Counterfeit Guide
Led Zeppelin — Led Zeppelin IV
Atlantic 2401012
Last updated June 4, 2026
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The 1971 UK fourth album on Atlantic 2401012 carries the red-and-plum (maroon) Atlantic label with the 'Superhype Music' publishing credit and no album title on the spine or label — the four runic symbols define it. The gatefold sleeve houses the old-man/hermit artwork and the runes inner sleeve with 'Stairway to Heaven' lyrics. Early UK pressings were cut at various plants and the dead wax detail is the key authenticator.
Matrix / Runout
UK firsts carry 2401012 A//1 and B//1 stampers with hand-etched 'Porky'/'Pecko' or related Masterdisk/plant signatures. Counterfeits show machine-typeset matrices and no hand-cut engineer marks.
3 Tells That Reveal a Fake
- 1
The runes inner sleeve is missing or printed on bright white modern paper rather than the original cream stock with the correct lyric typography.
- 2
The maroon Atlantic label is the wrong hue (too orange or too brown) and the 'Superhype' credit is absent or wrongly typeset.
- 3
The runout lacks the hand-etched plant signatures; genuine UK cuts often show 'Porky' / 'Pecko Duck' or 'A Porky Prime Cut' scratched by hand, which fakes never reproduce convincingly.
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