Led Zeppelin

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Led Zeppelin (sometimes referred to as Led Zeppelin I) is the debut studio album by English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was released on 12 January 1969 in the United States and on 31 March in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Records. The album was recorded in September and October 1968 at Olympic Studios in London, shortly after the band's formation. It contains a mix of original material worked out in the first rehearsals, and remakes and rearrangements of contemporary blues and folk songs. The sessions took place before the group had secured a recording contract and totalled 36 hours; they were paid for directly by Jimmy Page, the group's founder, leader and guitarist, and Led Zeppelin's manager Peter Grant and cost £1,782 to complete. They were produced by Page and the tracks were mixed by Page's childhood friend Glyn Johns, and the iconic album cover showing the Hindenburg disaster was designed by George Hardie. Led Zeppelin showcased the group's fusion of blues and rock, and their take on the emerging hard rock sound was immediately commercially successful in both the UK and US, reaching the top 10 on album charts in both countries, as well as several others. Many of the album's songs have become classic rock radio staples. Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant – lead vocals, harmonica Jimmy Page – electric, acoustic and pedal steel guitars, backing vocals, production John Paul Jones – bass, Hammond organ, backing vocals John Bonham – drums, timpani, backing vocals 🔘 Side 1: Good Times Bad Times Babe I'm Gonna Leave You You Shook Me Dazed and Confused 🔘 Side 2: Your Time Is Gonna Come Black Mountain Side Communication Breakdown I Can't Quit You Baby How Many More Times

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Led Zeppelin II is the second studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on 22 October 1969 in the United States and on 31 October 1969 in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at several locations in both the United Kingdom and North America from January to August 1969. The album's production was credited to the band's lead guitarist and songwriter Jimmy Page. The album exhibited the band's evolving musical style of blues-derived material and their guitar riff-based sound. It has been described as the band's heaviest album. Six of the nine songs were written by the band, while the other three were reinterpretations of Chicago blues songs by Willie Dixon and Howlin' Wolf. One single, "Whole Lotta Love", was released outside of the UK (the band would release no UK singles during their career), and peaked as a top-ten single in over a dozen markets around the world. Led Zeppelin II was a commercial success, and was the band's first album to reach number one on charts in the UK and the US. The album's cover designer David Juniper was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package in 1970. On 15 November 1999, the album was certified 12× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales passing 12 million copies. Since its release, various writers and music critics have cited Led Zeppelin II as one of the greatest and most influential albums of all time. Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant – lead vocals, harmonica Jimmy Page – guitars, theremin, backing vocals, producer John Paul Jones – bass guitar, organ, backing vocals John Bonham – drums, backing vocals 🔘 Side One: Whole Lotta Love What Is and What Should Never Be The Lemon Song Thank You 🔘 Side Two: Heartbreaker Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman) Ramble On Moby Dick Bring It On Home

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Led Zeppelin III is the third studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on 5 October 1970 in US and 23 October 1970 in UK. It was recorded in three locations. Much of the work was done at Headley Grange, a country house, using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio. Additional sessions were held at Island Studios and Olympic Studios in London. The range of instruments played by the band was greatly enhanced on this album, with Jones especially emerging as a talented multi-instrumentalist, playing a wide range of keyboard and stringed instruments, including various synthesizers, mandolin and double bass, in addition to his usual bass guitar. As with prior albums, Page served as producer on the album, with mixing done by Andy Johns and Terry Manning. The album showed a progression from straightforward rock towards folk and acoustic music. While hard rock influences were still present, such as on "Immigrant Song", acoustic-based songs such as "Gallows Pole" and "That's the Way" showed Led Zeppelin were capable of playing different styles successfully. The album was one of the most anticipated of 1970, and its shipping date was held up by the intricate inner sleeve design based around a volvelle, with numerous images visible through holes in the outer cover. It was an immediate commercial success upon release and topped the UK and US charts. Although many critics were initially confused over the change in musical style and gave the album a mixed response, Led Zeppelin III has since been acknowledged as representing an important milestone in the band's history and a turning point in their music. Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant – vocals Jimmy Page – guitars, pedal steel guitar, banjo, backing vocals, bass, production John Paul Jones – bass, Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer, mandolin, double bass, string arrangement John Bonham – drums, percussion 🔘 Side One: Immigrant Song Friends Celebration Day Since I've Been Loving You Out on the Tiles 🔘 Side Two: Gallows Pole Tangerine That's the Way Bron-Y-Aur Stomp Hats Off to (Roy) Harper

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. The untitled fourth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, commonly known as Led Zeppelin IV or ZoSo, the symbol of Jimmy Page. After the band's previous album Led Zeppelin III received lukewarm reviews from critics, they decided their fourth album would officially be untitled and would be represented instead by four symbols – one chosen by each band member – without featuring the name or any other details on the cover. The album was released on 8 November 1971 by Atlantic Records. It was produced by Jimmy Page and recorded between December 1970 and February 1971, mostly in the country house Headley Grange. The album contains the band's most well-known recording, the eight-minute-long "Stairway to Heaven". The informal recording environment inspired the band, allowing them to try different arrangements of material and create songs in various styles. "Stairway to Heaven" was mostly written by Page, and the bulk of the chord sequence was already worked out when recording started at Basing Street Studios. The lyrics were written by Plant at Headley Grange, and the final take of the song was recorded at Island Studios after the Headley Grange session. The basic backing track featured Bonham on drums, Jones on electric piano and Page on acoustic guitar. The whole group contributed to the arrangement, such as Jones playing recorders on the introduction and Bonham's distinctive drum entry halfway through the piece. Page played the guitar solo using a Fender Telecaster he had received from Jeff Beck and had been his main guitar on the group's first album and early live shows. He put down three different takes of the solo and picked the best to put on the album. The song was considered the standout track on the album and was played on FM radio stations frequently, but the group resisted all suggestions to release it as a single. It became the centrepiece of the group's live set from 1971 onwards; in order to replicate the changes between acoustic, electric and twelve-string guitar on the studio recording, Page played a Gibson EDS-1275 double-neck guitar during the song. The album was a critical and commercial success and is Led Zeppelin's best-selling album, having shipped over 37 million copies worldwide. It is one of the best-selling albums in the US and of all time in general, while critics have regularly placed it highly on lists of the greatest albums of all time. In 2010, Led Zeppelin IV was one of ten classic album covers from British artists commemorated on a UK postage stamp issued by the Royal Mail. Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant – vocals, harmonica Jimmy Page – electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, production, mastering John Paul Jones – bass, electric piano, mandolin, recorders, synthesizer John Bonham – drums 🔘 Side One: Black Dog Rock and Roll The Battle of Evermore Stairway to Heaven 🔘 Side Two: Misty Mountain Hop Four Sticks Going to California When the Levee Breaks

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Houses of the Holy is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on 28 March 1973 by Atlantic Records. The album benefited from two band members installing studios at home, which allowed them to develop more sophisticated songs and arrangements and expand their musical style. Several songs subsequently became fixtures in the group's live set, including "The Song Remains the Same", "The Rain Song" and "No Quarter". Other material recorded at the sessions, including the title track, was shelved and released on the later albums Physical Graffiti and Coda. All instruments and vocals were provided by the band members Robert Plant (vocals), Jimmy Page (guitar), John Paul Jones (bass, keyboards), and John Bonham (drums). The album was produced by Page and mixed by Eddie Kramer. The cover was the first for the band to be designed by Hipgnosis and was based on a photograph taken at Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland. Although critical response was mixed, Houses of the Holy became a commercial success, later receiving a Diamond (over 10 million albums sold) certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 1999. In 2020, the album was ranked at number 278 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant – vocals Jimmy Page – guitars, production John Paul Jones – bass guitar, piano, Mellotron, organ, synthesizer, backing vocals John Bonham – drums, backing vocals 🔘 Side One: The Song Remains the Same The Rain Song Over the Hills and Far Away The Crunge 🔘 Side Two: Dancing Days D'yer Mak'er No Quarter The Ocean

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Physical Graffiti is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. Released as a double album on 24 February 1975, it was the group's first album to be released under their new label, Swan Song Records. The band wrote and recorded eight new songs for the album in early 1974 at Headley Grange, a country house in Hampshire, which gave them ample time to improvise arrangements and experiment with recording. The total playing time covered just under three sides of an LP, so they decided to expand it into a double by including previously unreleased tracks from the sessions for the earlier albums Led Zeppelin III, Led Zeppelin IV and Houses of the Holy. The album covered a range of styles including hard rock, progressive rock, rock 'n' roll and folk. The album was then mixed over summer 1974 and planned for an end-of-year release; however, its release was delayed because the Peter Corriston-designed die-cut album cover proved difficult to manufacture. Physical Graffiti was commercially and critically successful upon its release and debuted at number one on album charts in the UK and number three in the US. It was promoted by a successful US tour and a five-night residency at Earl's Court, London. Physical Graffiti was later certified 16× platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2006, signifying shipments of over eight million copies. Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant – vocals, harmonica Jimmy Page – electric, acoustic, lap steel and slide guitars, production John Paul Jones – bass guitar, mandolin, acoustic guitar, keyboards, Mellotron John Bonham – drums, backing vocals 🔘 Side 1: Custard Pie The Rover In My Time of Dying 🔘 Side 2: Houses of the Holy Trampled Under Foot Kashmir 🔘 Side 3: In the Light Bron-Yr-Aur Down by the Seaside Ten Years Gone 🔘 Side 4: Night Flight The Wanton Song Boogie with Stu Black Country Woman Sick Again

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Presence is the seventh studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released by their own label Swan Song Records on 31 March 1976. While the record was commercially successful, reaching the top of both the British and American album charts, and achieving a triple-platinum certification in the United States by the RIAA, it received mixed reviews from critics and is the lowest-selling album by the band. The album was written and recorded in the last months of 1975, during a difficult time in the band's history. Singer Robert Plant was recuperating from serious injuries he had sustained earlier that year in a car accident; this led to tours being cancelled and the band booking studio time to record Presence instead. The entire album was completed in a few weeks, with guitarist and producer Jimmy Page putting in several long shifts to complete recording and mixing. The title came from the strong presence the group felt as they worked together. The LP's artwork from Hipgnosis featured several photographs focused on a mysterious black object, called "The Object". Presence is dominated by compositions by Page and Plant, with only one track credited to the entire group; unlike other Zeppelin albums, it features no keyboards and little acoustic guitar. Because Plant was still recuperating, the band could not tour to capitalise on the release, and only two tracks, including the ten-minute opener "Achilles Last Stand", were performed live. However, the album has been re-appraised in retrospective reviews for its hard rock dynamics and simplicity compared to the group's other work. Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant – vocals, harmonica Jimmy Page – guitars, production John Paul Jones – bass John Bonham – drums 🔘 Side 1: Achilles Last Stand For Your Life Royal Orleans 🔘 Side 2: Nobody's Fault but Mine Candy Store Rock Hots On for Nowhere Tea for One

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. In Through the Out Door is the eighth and final studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded in three weeks in November and December 1978 at ABBA's Polar Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, and released by their label Swan Song Records on 22 August 1979 in the US and 24 August 1979 in the UK. The album was named by the group to describe its struggles after the death of Robert Plant's son Karac in 1977, and the taxation exile the band took from the UK. The exile resulted in the band being unable to tour on British soil for over two years, and trying to get back into the public mind was therefore like "trying to get in through the 'out' door". Unlike earlier Led Zeppelin albums, In Through the Out Door was dominated musically by bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones. It was the band's last release before they disbanded in December 1980 after the death of their drummer John Bonham three months earlier. The album was a huge commercial success; it went to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in its second week on the American chart. It also went to No. 1 in the UK, Canada, and New Zealand. Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant – vocals Jimmy Page – guitars, gizmotron, production John Paul Jones – bass guitar, keyboards John Bonham – drums, percussion 🔘 Side 1: In the Evening South Bound Saurez Fool in the Rain Hot Dog 🔘 Side 2: Carouselambra All My Love I'm Gonna Crawl

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Coda is a collection of rejected tracks from various sessions during Led Zeppelin's twelve-year career. It was released on 19 November 1982, almost two years after the group had officially disbanded following the death of drummer John Bonham. The word coda, meaning a passage that ends a musical piece following the main body, was therefore chosen as the title. Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant – lead vocals, harmonica Jimmy Page – acoustic and electric guitars, electronic treatments, production John Paul Jones – bass guitar, piano, keyboards John Bonham – drums, percussion 🔘 Side 1: We're Gonna Groove Poor Tom I Can't Quit You Baby Walter's Walk 🔘 Side 2: Ozone Baby Darlene Bonzo's Montreux Wearing and Tearing