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
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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.
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.
ok i just compared(even though I hate to play the rare copies) an original uk version of LZ2(plum), with an original u.s., and the classic records re-issue....side one on each. the classic has pops and ticks, but overall sounds beefier, but a little exagerated in the upper bass. the plum and the us version, pretty much sound identical.....warner is working on the entire library with page.