Led Zeppelin

What are your thoughts on this album? The Page and Plant look off to me but its supposedly been authenticated by a very respectable authenticator as real. Thoughts?

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Permalink Reply by nicholas pansini on December 18, 2016 at 5:20am

This looks very real to me,

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Permalink Reply by Xwiesy on December 18, 2016 at 8:25am

As someone once said to me, "That's either real or a damn good forgery."

I think this is okay- Roger is terrific with Zep, for what you'll pay for this, Id verify that this is not a known forgery style.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on December 18, 2016 at 8:49am

I'd definitely get Roger on it before you buy it. I'm not comfortable with it.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Hakimian on December 18, 2016 at 11:10am

Looks good to me.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on December 18, 2016 at 1:08pm

The Robert Plant is what caught my eye here right off: most of all that the loop should end with a bump and a sharp upstroke. This one has no bump, going right to an upstroke and ending horizontally.

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Permalink Reply by Jerome Turner on December 18, 2016 at 9:41pm

What you pointed out Steve is exactly what I was wondering about too. That characteristic is lacking on the signature on this album. Also the Page just looks weird to me as well for some reason.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on December 18, 2016 at 10:10pm

If you're interested in it, ask Roger about your concerns. If any signing styles have recently changed he'd know. I don't know when this was signed, tho.

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Permalink Reply by Ian Baldock on December 18, 2016 at 2:31pm

I'm suspicious of it. looking at loops in JPJ and JP, might be same hand.

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Permalink Reply by Full Time Flipper on December 18, 2016 at 8:00pm

its for sale by RR and will have been checked by Roger already

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Permalink Reply by Ian Baldock on December 18, 2016 at 8:07pm

Saw that, still wonder about it.

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Permalink Reply by Paul on December 18, 2016 at 10:47pm

Steve brings a valid question to the table, i dont collect zep, but im interested in following the thread.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on December 19, 2016 at 12:03am

Pardon mt .02 cents, but speaking generally, of many houses, mistakes are made and...many...questions can lead to no harm. Sometimes even positive clarification. I have seen similar and asked such questions and the item was pulled/I had had authenticators change their minds more than once with additional date presented, Can't hurt. What's with everything so vague...thees days what is "Fine'? Can you rely on descriptions & condition reports that are 1 sentence if that? Read that small print? Does anyone care about the condition of the reverse or if it a lab photo? Contrast? Permanent? I try to address all in my offerings. If I wouldn't sell it if I would not buy it for me This of it a "prescreening" serice for for my customer. PPC has a Bowie for $1200 Iife out as a RR item (who correctly mentioned "pc print)at $300 or so- earlier in the year close to Mr. Jones demise - a low quality PC print - very low res on thin paper. Now, at PPC $1200 with PSA as an "8x10 color photograph". But, not a lab photo. Should never garner over lab photo value. Is it authentic? Yes. Nice -NO.