<=== 40th Anniversary Definitive Collection (Zoso Box) (Led Zeppelin) 2008 / 2008

Pump Iron (Lee, Alvin) ???? / 2008 ===>

This is a fake Japanese Mini LP. It looks very much like the real thing but is not.

A real version of this product (made in Japan with royalties going to the artist) exists. This is a forgery. The most notable difference between this and the real thing is the printing of the CD. Most fakes have a noticable ring about 9mm from the centre hole of the CD (ie. a ring about 33mm in diameter). The printing on the CD is also often different to the Japanese. The cover is usually only noticably different if you hold the real and fake side by side.

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(The release date shown here is a guess.)

Led Zeppelin - Fake Led Zeppelin - 40th Anniversary Definitive Collection (Zoso Box) (2009)

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WPCR-13142 (fake) (2009)

This fake Led Zeppelin 40th Anniversary appears to be made in China. You would find it hard to pick a sealed copy of this as being anything other than than the real deal.

Inside it is also remarkably similar but has some significant, obvious differences in packaging including: (a) the CD comes in a flimsy loose fitting bag (b) Physical Graffiti has no cut out windows and (c) III (3) has no turning wheel.

The CDs also have the tell tale extra ring in the middle but this is much better disguised than usual.

Unusually for fakes these have the catalogue number and an IFPI code (CC 303) on the silver side of the disc.

Out of print (but other items from this artist may be available)

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Led Zeppelin - Fake Led Zeppelin - 40th Anniversary Definitive Collection (Zoso Box), Stickers - fake on top

Led Zeppelin - Fake Led Zeppelin - 40th Anniversary Definitive Collection (Zoso Box), III Front - fake on top - no wheel and no black border

Led Zeppelin - Fake Led Zeppelin - 40th Anniversary Definitive Collection (Zoso Box), III Inside Left - fake on top - no wheel and no black border

Led Zeppelin - Fake Led Zeppelin - 40th Anniversary Definitive Collection (Zoso Box), III Back - fake on top - no black border

Led Zeppelin - Fake Led Zeppelin - 40th Anniversary Definitive Collection (Zoso Box), III Obi - fake on top - hard to pick some text a little frosty on the fake

Led Zeppelin - Fake Led Zeppelin - 40th Anniversary Definitive Collection (Zoso Box), III Inners - fake on top - Text blurry / darker - protective bag swims around inside sleeve and is too big

Led Zeppelin - Fake Led Zeppelin - 40th Anniversary Definitive Collection (Zoso Box), III CDs - fake on top - poor definition of colour - faint inner ring

Led Zeppelin - Fake Led Zeppelin - 40th Anniversary Definitive Collection (Zoso Box), III Silver Side - fake on top - unusual in that they have bothered to fake th catalogue number but different (CC) ifpi

User Comments

rockmaker (Tue, 20 Dec 2011 (15:37))

Help? I'm having some trouble figuring out if my Zeppelin box is real. Its not by any means shotty, or poor quality, but no mention of SHM exists anywhere on the packaging or disc's. Is there any other ways to determine authenticity? Were there other Japan Box issues besides the SHMs?

alonzo (Tue, 20 Jul 2010 (23:17))

i think that in future we will khow many interestnig about SHM-CD

sam2095 (Wed, 14 Jul 2010 (09:28))

I would be very surprised if they bothered to use SHM. There have been so many of these sold on eBay that I suspect there are as many fakes out there as the real deal.

dirtyfonzie (Wed, 14 Jul 2010 (01:47))

Looks like I wound up with a fake from China. Can anyone tell me if the SHM-CD is also fake, or did they actual use this material for the CDs?

Release Details

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This version released:2009-01-01

Original LP release:2009.01

Page credits and acknowledgments...

2010-11-10 - Date changed (from 2009-01-01 to 2008-09-10) by robot harry (source CDJapan).

(Created : 2010 May 12 by sam2095; Last mod: 2010 Dec 14 by sam2095)

(Artist Oricon: 184022)

Releases by this artist...

Title	Type		Master - Format	Release ID	Date	Reprint*	Orig	CDJapan
Definitive Box Set	Japan		SHM-CD (12)	WPCR-14953	2013-03-27			Related
Led Zeppelin	Japan	Warner	HDCD	AMCY-2431	1997-11-05		1969.01	Related
Led Zeppelin	Japan	Warner		WPCR-11611	2001-01-24		1969.01	Related
Led Zeppelin	Japan	Warner	SHM-CD	WPCR-13130	2008-09-10	2012-08-08	1969.01	Related
II	Japan	Warner	HDCD CD	AMCY-2432	1997-11-05		1969.10	Related
II	Japan	Warner		WPCR-11612	2001-01-24	2003-05-28	1969.10	Related
II	Japan	Warner		WPCR-13131	2008-09-10	2012-08-08	1969.10	Related
III	Offic	Warner		7567-82678-5			1970.10
III	Japan	Warner	HDCD CD	AMCY-2433	1997-11-05		1970.10	Related
III	Japan	Warner		WPCR-11613	2001-01-24		1970.10	Related
III	Japan	Warner		WPCR-13132	2008-09-10	2012-08-08	1970.10	Related
IV (aka Zoso)	Japan	Warner	HDCD CD	AMCY-2434	1997-11-05		1971.11	Related
IV (aka Zoso)	Japan	Warner		WPCR-11614	2001-01-24		1971.11	Related
IV (aka Zoso)	Japan	Warner		WPCR-13133	2008-09-10	2012-08-08	1971.11	Related
Houses Of The Holy	Japan	Warner	HDCD CD	AMCY-2435	1997-11-05		1973.03	Related
Houses Of The Holy	Japan	Warner	CD	WPCR-11615	2001-01-24		1973.03	Related
Houses Of The Holy	Japan	Warner	SHM-CD	WPCR-13134	2008-09-10	2012-08-08	1973.03	Related
Physical Graffiti	Japan	Warner	HDCD CD (2)	AMCY-2436	1997-11-05		1975.02	Related
Physical Graffiti	Japan	Warner		WPCR-11616	2001-01-24		1975.02
Physical Graffiti	Japan	Warner		WPCR-13135	2008-09-10	2012-08-08	1975.02	Related
Presence	Japan	Warner	HDCD CD	AMCY-2438	1997-11-05		1976.03	Related
Presence	Japan	Warner		WPCR-11618	2001-01-24		1976.03
Presence	Japan	Warner		WPCR-13137	2008-09-10	2012-08-08	1976.03	Related
The Song Remains The Same	Japan	Warner	HDCD CD	AMCY-2439	1997-11-05		1976.09	Related
The Song Remains The Same	Japan	Warner		WPCR-11619	2001-01-24	2003-05-28	1976.09	Related
The Song Remains The Same	Japan	Warner	SHM-CD (2)	WPCR-13138	2008-09-10	2012-08-08	1976.09	Related
In Through The Out Door	Japan	Warner	CD CD	AMCY-2441	1997-11-05		1979.08	Related
In Through The Out Door	Japan	Warner		WPCR-11621	2001-01-24	2003-05-28	1979.08	Related
In Through The Out Door	Japan	Warner		WPCR-13140	2008-09-10	2012-08-08	1979.08	Related
Coda	Japan	Warner	HDCD CD	AMCY-2442	1997-11-05		1982.11	Related
Coda	Japan	Warner		WPCR-11622	2001-01-24	2003-05-28	1982.11	Related
Coda	Japan	Warner		WPCR-13141	2008-09-10	2012-08-08	1982.11	Related
Led Zeppelin III Box	Fakes			LEDZ-BOX1	1997-01-01		1997
Complete Vinyl Replica Collection box	Fakes			LEDZ-CCBOX	1997-01-01		1997
BBC Sessions	Japan	Warner		WPCR-11756	2001-01-24		1997.11	Related
The Very Best Of Led Zeppelin - Early Days and Latter Days (CD-Extra)	Japan	Warner	Remastered	WPCR-11758	2001-01-24	2003-12-17	2000.01	Related
Led Zeppelin Custom Box	Home			aser-zep1	2003-01-01		2003
40th Anniversary Definitive Collection (Zoso Box)	Manuf	Warner	12 SHM-CD Box	WPCR-13142	2008-09-10		2008.09	Related
Fake Led Zeppelin - 40th Anniversary Definitive Collection (Zoso Box)	Fakes			WPCR-13142 (fake)	2009-01-01		2009.01	Related

* Reprint date is pretty hit and miss (especially older releases). If there's a date it's probably correct but if there's no date there still may have been a reprint. If one mini in a sequential range of minis for one artist has been reprinted then the chances are they all were. The date shown here is the most recent one we know of.
Reprints usually have the obi identical to the original Mini (including release date), often have different stickers on the bag and occasionally have different inserts.