Is Led zeppelin iv sd 7208 a first issue due to being rca music service edition?

The presence of the RCA Music Service logo on a copy of Led Zeppelin IV with catalog number SD 7208 does not necessarily indicate that it is a first issue. While RCA Music Service did distribute copies of Led Zeppelin IV during the album's initial release, this version is not considered a true first pressing.

The defining characteristics of a first issue Led Zeppelin IV LP include:

- Atlantic Recording Corporation labels with green/orange color-bands on both sides

- "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" stamped in the dead wax on both sides

- A pressing plant code of "A1" or "A2" in the dead wax on side 2

- "ST-A-6815358/ST-A-6815359" matrix numbers

- A Monarch pressing plant indicator "Monarch" stamped in the dead wax on side 1

RCA Music Service editions of Led Zeppelin IV typically feature a different label design with a red RCA logo, and they may not have the same mastering or pressing plant indicators as the first issue.