Best Zeppelin LP recordings...


Are the best lp's for Zep the ones with the Plum labels? if so where can i get them, ive seen a few on ebay..but usually need paypal...and not a fan of paypal anywhere else?. BTW, i have the classic records reissue 200g, and like them, but im told the original pressings plum albums are FAR superior
jaf2290
since none of the zepplin albums are spectacular(in a purist audiophile sense), you may be disappointed to find the original pressings are nothing to write home about either. the music on the lp's however is 'lightning in a bottle'. the entire catalogue is in the midst of being re-worked by page and warner music....for those who think the original recordings need to be updated.
really jaybo?
have you had a chance to hear the plum label vs regular label vs classig records reissu for example? i told there are signifigantt differences in quality
i have been a yardbirds, zep fan since 1966..I have multiple copies of all the albums(at least 5 of each.a few still sealed.....pressings from the uk, japan, u.s.,etc. cd's as well....and 45's. if the new tracks on the remastered mothership are a sample of whats to come, the upcoming releases should sound pretty darn good in comparison with 'anything' to date.
There has recently been quite a flow of Zep and Who 200g Classic releases. Any insights into the sonics of these? Apart from sonics, has Classic resolved the extensive QA problems it was having with surface noise? At $31 a pop I'm not taking any more chances on Classic.
Zeps 1, 2, 3, and In Through The Out Door are the best of the Classic bunch. Houses is OK, 4 is dismal (dry and lifeless) and Graffiti and Presence are so-so (I know, I have them all, a blessing and a curse!).

My original Altantic 1969 copy of 2 still rocks the house and I had a very rudimentary set up back then; can you say spherical sapphire ceramic/piezo cartridge tracking at 5 grams on a five inch idler wheel platter?! Oh the humanity!