Best Zeppelin LP recordings...

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!

the very best Led Zepplin Lp's are the Classic 45rpm reissue box set. i also have all the 33rpm Classic reissues and various other pressings.

nothing comes close to the 45's. they are bigger, bolder, have blacker backgrounds, much more depth and sense of scale, more alive and immediate, and bass slam and dynamics to die for.

the 45's are more something to be experienced and to dwell in, as oppossed to listen to.

unfortunately; there were only 250 of the box sets made and they now sell for around $4k to $5k each (the last couple i have seen advertised). if you love their music it is worth it if you have a quality tt that plays 45's at a high level.

the song remains the same recent re-release by stan ricker is a huge disappointment. it sounds awful. flat, lifeless, no bottom end, smeary, terrible definition.
the classics are a hit and miss. presence has terrible sibbilance (sp?), physical graffiti is much like the song remains the same. the first 3 are ok, the 4th not quite as good. none of them outstanding. i recently got a german pressing of presence and it is much better than any of the claassics.