I have one too. In fact, I've had several copies of Led Zeppelin II over the years (first one was an Eighties re-press) but, when I heard this one, it genuinely shocked me. And I got it by happenstance! After they retired, my parents used to enjoy going to garage sales and, because I'm the family audiophile, they'd grab records for me, when they could talk their way into getting a good deal (my father is less interested in the music and more interested in the overall fidelity and the sound -- so all the stuff they'd buy was in incredibly good condition) . Anyway, a couple of years ago, they brought a bunch of records that they'd picked up including two copies of Led Zeppelin I (no, none with aquamarine lettering), a copy of III with an un-removable spinning wheel and this copy of II. I honestly didn't know there were different masters so, when I put it on, I was absolutely floored by the sound; I've had vinyl copies before, but none which sounded like this one. So I started doing some research to figure out what it was, and it turns out that it was a copy of the Robert Ludwig hot mix. In the end, I just got lucky with it.
Good for you! I have 2. I bought one at a record store for what I thought was a great price and a couple months later found one at an antique store for $10. It's everything you say it is in this video. Just an incredible find.
Awesome find! I got a RL Monarch copy from my father in law's collection a few months ago. I was as excited as you were when I found the markings in the deadwax. It sounds amazing!
Congrats man!! What a score. You’re lucky but you also really get out there and hunt so it’s well deserved!! I’m lucky enough to own 2 copies and both were hard fought but now will be with me forever
@theboomerscalper hey I just found one in the wild. Same condition as you described, I couldn’t believe it when I saw the dead wax markings just like yours! This thing is night and day compared to represses! Thanks for the video!
great video Rob, I've got the Led Zep IV Porky from Patrick on the last auction. The sound on that pressing is sharp and biting, the guitars are snarling at you LOL. Great find!!
So true... I recently purchased a Porky pressing and what a huge difference. Lots of dynamic and bite like you said. Makes any other pressing sound luke warm to me.
Amazing find! You had me laughing out loud with the estate horror stories! We've all been there! And the pricing struggles with the people who put on the estate sales are WAY over pricing! The only way it works fair is $3 each! They don't know and read somewhere that there is a vinyl resurgence! Good for you and it shows that diligence can pay off!
Congratulations! RL and Page should get together and do a run of 20 ,000 copies. RL Still has his copy of the test pressing. It just occurred to me. I wonder how many of those pressings were tossed out when people were getting rid of their vinyl years ago.
Nice! I'm very lucky to not even have to look for one. My late grandpa had this exact version which I inherited. Incredibly happy, will forever hold on to it.
I have a german one with side one ONLY as the hot mix. super flexible cover too, assuming it was one they made on location, doesnt have import quality. So weird to go from how good side 1 sounds to how flat side 2 sounds lol
I had a few. Now my daughters have them. Told Laird to copy it and have it played out of the Iroquois in Nam. Yes, it was a Bob Ludwig copy. Monarch plant was not far from my family's lemon ranch. "Squeeze mah lemon-hah! I'm gonna fall right outta bed"
Hi yes I have two copies Of this led zeppelin 2 lp I got lucky getting 2 copies of this in the early 80s I have 2 the rl ss copies thay are getting harder and harder to find good that you found one cool!!!
("Sgt.J.") "I, miss my records."⏺️ I, started to collect records in the 80s. I, discovered Jimi Hendrix.&, Frank Zappa records for Over $100.00. And, thought 🤔💭 W.t.frick is that about. The limited # of records released. Cover. Or, label changed. The sound quality. Pics, posters. Lyrics.
I have two. One was $29 and noted as "rough". The other one is a "Hot Stamper", clean as a whistle. I stopped in my tracks the first time I heard that slamming sound on my system.
Ill be honest, i paid $250.00 for a 2 sided RL and indeed, the mix is insane. Premium price but graded VG. The reason i got it for that is someone wrote their name on side 2 around the spindle hole. I also have a German copy which is only side one. Side two is a later mix and is a letdown. Ive had it a week and have played it a dozen times so far. The difference, to me between the two, is like putting a sheet across your speaker. Bonzo's drums are also epic.❤
Hey Waxed, Congrats on finding the RL. .especially for $15 bucks. Yeah that's the advantage of a hot mix...if it's Zeppelin. .Rush.....Grand Funk...if they cut it hot. ..the noise floor isn't that big an issue. Especially on rock and metal albums. Congrats again on the find. Mark Anthony K Projekt Gemineye
This is awesome. You were rewarded for your persistence in that mess you came upon. Yes, this pressing actually lives up to the hype. I have had a few. The first two or three were beat-up but still sounded great, like you describe. My current one I grade VG. It looks VG+, but has some inexplicable bursts of noise during the quiet intro of Bring It On Home.
I have never found one in the wild, shocking I know. But was lucky to get one from the Coleman collection which is special. I would like to find another of it though. Nice find Waxed , you just kill it hunting !!
Congratulations, you no good dirty son of a…super nice guy. Geez, my Tourette’s almost kicked in. Seriously though, great find, Rob, especially for $15. It really is an amazing sounding record. 🔊🎶👍
Before mr Ludwig died he posted a letter about the different variants on the internet. The copy I have is not what is considers the best version by whomever decides that stuff. It is out of body , truly. Read the letter.
I just happened to score a RL2 copy this past week that was also a little scuffed, but the condition and price did not matter to me. It was worth every penny. Spot on ,it's probably my favorite Zep album, and when I played it yesterday at full volume my life changed.
@@theboomerscalper I think you probably already know this now, but Bob Ludwig himself confirmed that RL doesnt need to be on both sides to be a HOT CUT pressing.
hey judge...congratulations....i've heard alot about it, but never owned one myself (or maybe i did when it first came out, but that purchase is no longer with us...)....what i do have a copy of is my own album, 'futility's last request', and i would love to send you a copy...it's basically a spoken word album, but you might dig it...just let me know where to send it....once again...congratulations...peace always my friend...rocky
Hot master, not mix. Huge difference. Yup. The RL version is light years better sonically. Only pressing close is the most recent remaster...but RL rules! Shakes the shack. Listened to it yesterday as a matter of fact.
I just found out I had one sitting on my shelf ! 😆 I put it on without even knowing and it sounded so good that I thought, if this aint RL, then I don’t need it. Mines pretty scratchy but yr right, doesn’t matter! 😂
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I have one too. In fact, I've had several copies of Led Zeppelin II over the years (first one was an Eighties re-press) but, when I heard this one, it genuinely shocked me. And I got it by happenstance! After they retired, my parents used to enjoy going to garage sales and, because I'm the family audiophile, they'd grab records for me, when they could talk their way into getting a good deal (my father is less interested in the music and more interested in the overall fidelity and the sound -- so all the stuff they'd buy was in incredibly good condition) . Anyway, a couple of years ago, they brought a bunch of records that they'd picked up including two copies of Led Zeppelin I (no, none with aquamarine lettering), a copy of III with an un-removable spinning wheel and this copy of II. I honestly didn't know there were different masters so, when I put it on, I was absolutely floored by the sound; I've had vinyl copies before, but none which sounded like this one. So I started doing some research to figure out what it was, and it turns out that it was a copy of the Robert Ludwig hot mix. In the end, I just got lucky with it.
Good for you! I have 2. I bought one at a record store for what I thought was a great price and a couple months later found one at an antique store for $10. It's everything you say it is in this video. Just an incredible find.
Awesome find! I got a RL Monarch copy from my father in law's collection a few months ago. I was as excited as you were when I found the markings in the deadwax. It sounds amazing!
Great Video, Rare Pressing!!
Congrats man!! What a score. You’re lucky but you also really get out there and hunt so it’s well deserved!! I’m lucky enough to own 2 copies and both were hard fought but now will be with me forever
@theboomerscalper hey I just found one in the wild. Same condition as you described, I couldn’t believe it when I saw the dead wax markings just like yours! This thing is night and day compared to represses! Thanks for the video!
You’re welcome
great video Rob, I've got the Led Zep IV Porky from Patrick on the last auction. The sound on that pressing is sharp and biting, the guitars are snarling at you LOL. Great find!!
So true... I recently purchased a Porky pressing and what a huge difference. Lots of dynamic and bite like you said. Makes any other pressing sound luke warm to me.
Amazing find! You had me laughing out loud with the estate horror stories! We've all been there! And the pricing struggles with the people who put on the estate sales are WAY over pricing! The only way it works fair is $3 each! They don't know and read somewhere that there is a vinyl resurgence! Good for you and it shows that diligence can pay off!
Congratulations! RL and Page should get together and do a run of 20 ,000 copies. RL Still has his copy of the test pressing. It just occurred to me. I wonder how many of those pressings were tossed out when people were getting rid of their vinyl years ago.
Wow Rob. What a great story. Very good on you. Always love to see someone who appreciates the best. Greg
Got mine from uncle/parents collection. Didn't know what it was til i listened to and then looked it up on Discogs because it was freakin good: RL SS
Nice! I'm very lucky to not even have to look for one. My late grandpa had this exact version which I inherited. Incredibly happy, will forever hold on to it.
I have a german one with side one ONLY as the hot mix. super flexible cover too, assuming it was one they made on location, doesnt have import quality. So weird to go from how good side 1 sounds to how flat side 2 sounds lol
I had a few. Now my daughters have them. Told Laird to copy it and have it played out of the Iroquois in Nam. Yes, it was a Bob Ludwig copy. Monarch plant was not far from my family's lemon ranch.
"Squeeze mah lemon-hah! I'm gonna fall right outta bed"
Hi yes I have two copies
Of this led zeppelin 2 lp I got lucky getting 2 copies of this in the early 80s I have 2 the rl ss copies thay are getting harder and harder to find good that you found one cool!!!
("Sgt.J.") "I, miss my records."⏺️ I, started to collect records in the 80s. I, discovered Jimi Hendrix.&, Frank Zappa records for Over $100.00. And, thought 🤔💭 W.t.frick is that about. The limited # of records released. Cover. Or, label changed. The sound quality. Pics, posters. Lyrics.
Awesome find, really happy for you!
I have two. One was $29 and noted as "rough". The other one is a "Hot Stamper", clean as a whistle. I stopped in my tracks the first time I heard that slamming sound on my system.
Why do people call it a "hot mix"? That's NOT what it is.
Ill be honest, i paid $250.00 for a 2 sided RL and indeed, the mix is insane. Premium price but graded VG. The reason i got it for that is someone wrote their name on side 2 around the spindle hole. I also have a German copy which is only side one. Side two is a later mix and is a letdown. Ive had it a week and have played it a dozen times so far. The difference, to me between the two, is like putting a sheet across your speaker. Bonzo's drums are also epic.❤
I am incredibly happy to have this HOT mix, in decent shape as well which is also hard to find.
The best Zeppelin album along with Physical Graffiti...
Hey Waxed,
Congrats on finding the RL. .especially for $15 bucks. Yeah that's the advantage of a hot mix...if it's Zeppelin. .Rush.....Grand Funk...if they cut it hot. ..the noise floor isn't that big an issue. Especially on rock and metal albums.
Congrats again on the find.
Mark Anthony K
Projekt Gemineye
Not bad for a rookie picker.
A grail
This is awesome. You were rewarded for your persistence in that mess you came upon.
Yes, this pressing actually lives up to the hype. I have had a few. The first two or three were beat-up but still sounded great, like you describe. My current one I grade VG. It looks VG+, but has some inexplicable bursts of noise during the quiet intro of Bring It On Home.
I found a Rl/LH Terre Haute, about the same condition. Plays really freakin great, little noise in between tracks!
Hu Wax, finally subscribed to the channel. I'm gonna do a RL video soon...anything for viewers. Thanks
Thanks!
I have never found one in the wild, shocking I know. But was lucky to get one from the Coleman collection which is special. I would like to find another of it though. Nice find Waxed , you just kill it hunting !!
Thanks Vance!
Congratulations, you no good dirty son of a…super nice guy. Geez, my Tourette’s almost kicked in. Seriously though, great find, Rob, especially for $15. It really is an amazing sounding record. 🔊🎶👍
Don't speak to me like I'm Frank!
Before mr Ludwig died he posted a letter about the different variants on the internet. The copy I have is not what is considers the best version by whomever decides that stuff. It is out of body , truly. Read the letter.
He is still alive.
@@theboomerscalperI read that comment and was like, "Shit, Bob DIED??" How did I miss this?" Very relieved to see your response.
Always a thrill!
I just happened to score a RL2 copy this past week that was also a little scuffed, but the condition and price did not matter to me. It was worth every penny. Spot on ,it's probably my favorite Zep album, and when I played it yesterday at full volume my life changed.
Your happiness made me happy and smile.
😁
@@theboomerscalper I think you probably already know this now, but Bob Ludwig himself confirmed that RL doesnt need to be on both sides to be a HOT CUT pressing.
He shoots...He SCORES!!!
Congratulations on the RL grail. Your hard work is paying off.
Fantastic Find. God Bless the record God. What Ultrasonic cleaner do you use.
hey judge...congratulations....i've heard alot about it, but never owned one myself (or maybe i did when it first came out, but that purchase is no longer with us...)....what i do have a copy of is my own album, 'futility's last request', and i would love to send you a copy...it's basically a spoken word album, but you might dig it...just let me know where to send it....once again...congratulations...peace always my friend...rocky
Hi Waxed, great find brother!
Well done! On the hunt myself
Hot master, not mix. Huge difference.
Yup. The RL version is light years better sonically. Only pressing close is the most recent remaster...but RL rules! Shakes the shack. Listened to it yesterday as a matter of fact.
👍
I have an RL House's of the Holy , so I'm guessing that one isn't as rare ???
Rad
What is a hot mix?
Is that a Led Zeppelin RL2? You're so lucky🤓
I will let you make a quick profit - $16 and shipping :) Tho....I suppose the shippin would be $500 now.!
What no Needle D? 🤦
That's the exact way to get the video taken down by RUclips.
@@theboomerscalper Maybe w/ a voice over..?
@@itayashkenazy2895 RUclips still to text that stuff.
so not in real good condition.
I just found out I had one sitting on my shelf ! 😆 I put it on without even knowing and it sounded so good that I thought, if this aint RL, then I don’t need it. Mines pretty scratchy but yr right, doesn’t matter! 😂
Does anyone know where .wav files of this album exist?