| Product Summary | | Label: Wea/atlantic | | UPC: 00075678263828 | | Release Date: 7/19/1994 | | Buy.com Sku: 60148746 | | Item#: M9CX22 | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 2026 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Black Dog ~ Led Zeppelin |  | | 2. Rock And Roll ~ Led Zeppelin | | | 3. Battle Of Evermore ~ Led Zeppelin | | | 4. Stairway To Heaven ~ Led Zeppelin | | | 5. Misty Mountain Hop ~ Led Zeppelin | | | 6. Four Sticks ~ Led Zeppelin | | | 7. Going To California ~ Led Zeppelin | | | 8. When The Levee Breaks ~ Led Zeppelin | |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Recorded at Headley, Grange, Hampshire, Island Studios, London, England and Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. | | Led Zeppelin: John Paul Jones (bass instrument); Jimmy Page, John Bonham, Robert Plant. | | Personnel: Robert Plant (vocals, harmonica); Sandy Denny (vocals); Jimmy Page (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); John Paul Jones (keyboards, synthesizer); John Bonham (drums). | | Additional personnel: Ian Stewart (piano); Sandy Denny (background vocals). | | Audio Mixers: George Chkiantz; Andy Johns. | | Audio Remasterer: Jimmy Page. | | Liner Note Author: Masa Ito. | | Recording information: Headley Grange, Hampshire, England (1971); Island Studios, London, England (1971); Rolling Stones Mobile Studio (1971); Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA (1971). | | Illustrator: Barrington Coleby. | | Led Zeppelin's epochal fourth album finds both the band's blues-rock thunder and their gentler, more lyrical side filed down to a razor-sharp point. "Black Dog" and "Rock and Roll" aren't just perennial air-guitar anthems; they're the ultimate distillation of the blues-inflected, hard-rock fury the band had already been perfecting for the past three years. Robert Plant's Little Richard-on-amphetamines wail rides perfectly atop the band's strategically directed crunch for maximum impact. "When the Levee Breaks"is a titanic take on the blues, with John Bonham's thunderous drums echoing through the subsequent decades. The folkier, acoustic tracks provide welcome moments of beauty and respite, and all the elements of the band's sound come together in "Stairway to Heaven," a suite of shifting dynamics that would become the Eiffel Tower of classic-rock radio forevermore. |
Producer: Jimmy Page; Jimmy Page |
Engineer: Andy Johns |
Musical Guests | | Sandy Denny |
| | Artist Overview | | Formed from the ashes of British blues-rockers the Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin shot to the stratosphere in the early 1970s. With Dionysian frenzy and a blast of blues-drenched riffs, they became one of the biggest bands of the era. Their intense musical excursions helped define the sound of hard rock, while their penchant for folk balladry added to their mystique as rock gods. The group called it quits after the death of drummer John Bonham in 1980, and remaining members Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones pursued (mostly) separate musical ventures. |
| | Compilation Appearances |
| | Associated Artists and Works | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Livin', Lovin', Played Led Zeppelin ~ Artists, Various | | The Electronic Tribute To Led Zeppelin ~ Artists, Various | | Great Zeppelin: A Tribute To Led Zeppelin ~ Great White | | Great White | | Great White | | Great White | | Jason Bonham Band (The) | | Close To Heaven: A Led Zeppelin Tribute ~ Jazz, Orchestre National De | | Lez Zeppelin ~ Lez Zeppelin | | Kashmir: Symphonic Led Zeppelin ~ London Symphony Orchestra | | Pickin' on Led Zeppelin, Vol. 2 ~ On, Pickin' | | Close To Heaven: A Led Zeppelin Tribute ~ Orchestre National De Jazz | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Song Remains The Same (Limited Edition Mini LP Cov ~ Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | The Song Remains the Same [Bonus Tracks] [Remaster ~ Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Pickin' On Led Zeppelin Vol. II: A Bluegrass... ~ Pickin' On | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | The String Quartet Tribute To Led Zeppelin Vol. 2 ~ Various Artists | | Livin' Lovin' Played: A Led Zeppelin Tribute ~ Various Artists | | The Electronic Tribute To Led Zeppelin ~ Various Artists | | String Quartet Tribute to Led Zeppelin, Vols. 1-2 ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Whole Lotta Bluegrass: A Bluegrass Tribute To Led ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Stairway to Rock (Not Just) A Led Zeppelin Tribute ~ Various Artists | | Dub Tribute To Led Zeppelin ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | World's Greatest Metal Tribute to Led Zeppelin ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Buddha Lounge Renditions of Led Zepplin ~ Various Artists | | Led Box: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Tribute [Box] ~ Various Artists | | Get The Led Out!: Led Zeppelin Salute ~ Various Artists | | The String Quartet Tribute to Led Zeppelin, Vol. 2 ~ Vitamin String Quartet |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 07/19/1994 | | Original Release Date : 1971 | | Catalog ID : 82638 | | Label : Atlantic (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Runtime : 42m : 25s | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : AAD | | UPC : 00075678263828 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.113)
- Ranked #66 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "...Towering..."Rolling Stone (12/23/71, p.63)
- "...out of the eight cuts, there isn't one that steps on another's toes, [or] that tries to do too much all at once..." - Lenny Kaye Spin (p.89)
- "[With] whipsaw riffs that treated the blues like ancient runes..." Q (6/00, p.76)
- Ranked #26 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" Q (10/94, p.141)
- 5 Stars - Indispensable - "...it's...big room ambience still best described by 'When The Levee Breaks'..." NME (Magazine)
(10/2/93, p.29)
- Ranked #56 in NME's list of the 'Greatest Albums Of All Time.' |
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