PHYSICAL GRAFFITI is the sixth album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It is a double album which was released on 24 February 1975. Recording sessions for the album were initially disrupted when John Paul Jones considered leaving the band. After reuniting at Headley Grange, the band wrote and recorded eight songs, the combined length of which stretched the album beyond the typical length of an LP. This prompted the band to make PHYSICAL GRAFFITI a double album by including previously unreleased tracks from earlier recording sessions.
PHYSICAL GRAFFITI was commercially and critically successful - the album is 16 times platinum (though this signifies sales of 8 million copies, as it is a double album) in the United States alone, and has come to be regarded as one of Led Zeppelin's defining works. The album is ranked highly on several prominent best album or best rock album lists of all time.
Spanning several years of recording, the album features forays into a range of musical styles, including hard rock ("The Rover", "The Wanton Song", "Sick Again". "Houses of the Holy"), eastern-influenced orchestral rock ("Kashmir"), driving funk ("Trampled Under Foot"), acoustic rock-and-roll ("Boogie With Stu", "Black Country Woman"), love ballad ("Ten Years Gone"), blues rock ("In My Time of Dying") and acoustic guitar instrumental ("Bron-Yr-Aur"). The wide range of PHYSICAL GRAFFITI is also underlined by the fact that it contains both the longest and shortest studio recordings by Led Zeppelin. "In My Time of Dying" clocks in at 11 minutes 5 seconds and "Bron-Yr-Aur" is 2 minutes 6 seconds. It is also the only Led Zeppelin album to feature bassist / keyboardist John Paul Jones playing additional guitar on some tracks.
Several tracks off the album became live staples at Led Zeppelin concerts. In particular, the songs "In My Time of Dying", "Trampled Under Foot", "Kashmir", "Ten Years Gone" and "Sick Again" became regular components of the band's live concert set lists following the release of the album.
According to vocalist Robert Plant, of all the albums Led Zeppelin released, PHYSICAL GRAFFITI represented the band at its most creative and most expressive. He has commented that it is his favourite Led Zeppelin album. Similarly, guitarist Jimmy Page considers this album to be a "high watermark" for Led Zeppelin.
Personnel:
Robert Plant (vocals, harmonica) Jimmy Page (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar) John Paul Jones (Mellotron, keyboards) John Bonham (drums).
Additional personnel:
Ian Stewart (piano).
Recording information:
Electric Ladyland Studio, New York, NY (1970-1974) Headley Grange, Hampshire, England (1970-1974) Island Studios, London, England (1970-1974) Olympic Studios, London, England (1970-1974) Stargroves, Hampshire, England (1970-1974) Stargroves, Newbury, Berkshire, England (1970-1974).
Audio Mixers: Eddie Kramer, Keith Harwood. Audio Remasterers: George Marino, Jimmy Page. Producers: Jimmy Page & Peter Grant. Photographers: Elliot Erwitt, B.P. Fallen & Roy Harper.
Track Listing:
1. Custard Pie - 4:14 2. The Rover - 5:37 3. In My Time of Dying - 11:05 4. Houses of the Holy - 4:02 5. Trampled Under Foot - 5:36 6. Kashmir - 8:28 7. In the Light - 8:47 8. Bron-Yr-Aur - 2:06 9. Down by the Seaside - 5:16 10. Ten Years Gone - 6:33 11. Night Flight - 3:37 12. The Wanton Song - 4:09 13. Boogie with Stu - 3:53 14. Black Country Woman - 4:32 15. Sick Again - 4:43
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Album Description:
PHYSICAL GRAFFITI is the sixth album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It is a double album which was released on 24 February 1975. Recording sessions for the album were initially disrupted when John Paul Jones considered leaving the band. After reuniting at Headley Grange, the band wrote and recorded eight songs, the combined length of which stretched the album beyond the typical length of an LP. This prompted the band to make PHYSICAL GRAFFITI a double album by including previously unreleased tracks from earlier recording sessions.
PHYSICAL GRAFFITI was commercially and critically successful - the album is 16 times platinum (though this signifies sales of 8 million copies, as it is a double album) in the United States alone, and has come to be regarded as one of Led Zeppelin's defining works. The album is ranked highly on several prominent best album or best rock album lists of all time.
Spanning several years of recording, the album features forays into a range of musical styles, including hard rock ("The Rover", "The Wanton Song", "Sick Again". "Houses of the Holy"), eastern-influenced orchestral rock ("Kashmir"), driving funk ("Trampled Under Foot"), acoustic rock-and-roll ("Boogie With Stu", "Black Country Woman"), love ballad ("Ten Years Gone"), blues rock ("In My Time of Dying") and acoustic guitar instrumental ("Bron-Yr-Aur"). The wide range of PHYSICAL GRAFFITI is also underlined by the fact that it contains both the longest and shortest studio recordings by Led Zeppelin. "In My Time of Dying" clocks in at 11 minutes 5 seconds and "Bron-Yr-Aur" is 2 minutes 6 seconds. It is also the only Led Zeppelin album to feature bassist / keyboardist John Paul Jones playing additional guitar on some tracks.
Several tracks off the album became live staples at Led Zeppelin concerts. In particular, the songs "In My Time of Dying", "Trampled Under Foot", "Kashmir", "Ten Years Gone" and "Sick Again" became regular components of the band's live concert set lists following the release of the album.
According to vocalist Robert Plant, of all the albums Led Zeppelin released, PHYSICAL GRAFFITI represented the band at its most creative and most expressive. He has commented that it is his favourite Led Zeppelin album. Similarly, guitarist Jimmy Page considers this album to be a "high watermark" for Led Zeppelin.
Personnel:
Robert Plant (vocals, harmonica)
Jimmy Page (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar)
John Paul Jones (Mellotron, keyboards)
John Bonham (drums).
Additional personnel:
Ian Stewart (piano).
Recording information:
Electric Ladyland Studio, New York, NY (1970-1974)
Headley Grange, Hampshire, England (1970-1974)
Island Studios, London, England (1970-1974)
Olympic Studios, London, England (1970-1974)
Stargroves, Hampshire, England (1970-1974)
Stargroves, Newbury, Berkshire, England (1970-1974).
Audio Mixers: Eddie Kramer, Keith Harwood.
Audio Remasterers: George Marino, Jimmy Page.
Producers: Jimmy Page & Peter Grant.
Photographers: Elliot Erwitt, B.P. Fallen & Roy Harper.
Track Listing:
1. Custard Pie - 4:14
2. The Rover - 5:37
3. In My Time of Dying - 11:05
4. Houses of the Holy - 4:02
5. Trampled Under Foot - 5:36
6. Kashmir - 8:28
7. In the Light - 8:47
8. Bron-Yr-Aur - 2:06
9. Down by the Seaside - 5:16
10. Ten Years Gone - 6:33
11. Night Flight - 3:37
12. The Wanton Song - 4:09
13. Boogie with Stu - 3:53
14. Black Country Woman - 4:32
15. Sick Again - 4:43