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SoundStageDirect Led Zeppelin Vinyl Contest
Talking with Seth from SoundStageDirect over the weekend and he has graciously given me one Led Zeppelin Mothership Vinyl Set to give away to a lucky blog reader.
It's very simple to enter, just email me at rbenson30@wi.rr.com with the words "SoundStageDirect Led Zeppelin Mothership Vinyl Contest"in the subject line and you are entered. Limit one email entry per person. Contest will end Feburary 7, 2014 at noon and the winner will be chosen via a random drawing of all qualified email entrants. Good luck and special thanks to SoundStageDirect for the fantastic prize!!
Mothership (Very Best Of) 180g 33RPM 4LP Box Set
It's rare that a group can truly rock today's world, but the arrival of 'Mothership,' the first-ever comprehensive 4LP Led Zeppelin compilation qualifies.
Produced by Jimmy Page and mixed by Kevin Shirley, 'Mothership's' 24 monolithic tracks were selected and sequenced by the band, who also oversaw the painstaking remastering.
Spanning their epic career, the unprecedented collection pulls immortal songs from all eight of the band's classic studio albums, one of the 20th century's most enduring bodies of musical work. Arguably the most influential and innovative rock band ever, Led Zeppelin has sold over 200 million records worldwide. They continue to inspire successive generations with their passionate, groundbreaking, genre-transcendent, mystic, heavy and blues-infused rock 'n roll. Forty years since they formed, the song indeed remains the same.
This release features new liner notes by David Fricke and cover designed by noted Los Angeles artist Shepard Fairey.
Features: Premium HQ-180g Vinyl 4LP Comprehensive Collection on 180 gram Audiophile Vinyl 24 tracks chosen and sequenced by the band members Remastering supervized by Jimmy Page Half-Speed Mastered by Stan Ricker Pressed at RTI Deluxe archival 2-piece box Oversized 20-Page Full-Color Booklet with new liner notes by David Fricke Embossed artwork cover designed by noted LA artist Shepard Fairey
The album debuted at #4 in the UK Albums Chart, with 58,000 units sold, and debuted at #1 on the Official New Zealand Albums Chart and stayed there for several weeks. The album also debuted at #7 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling about 136,000 copies in its first week. The album has sold almost 1,7 million + copies in the U.S and 4 million + copies worldwide, it has been certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA.