MADE IN OZ 1975 ON THE  SWANSONG  LABEL VINYL LP CAT NO SS2-200.MATRIX NOS. 174993/4/5/6.  NEVER PLAYED.  DIE CUT SLEEVE  IS  MINT AS IS THE THREE INNERS. VINYL IS NEAR MINT.

Physical Graffiti

Physical Graffiti
The daytime front cover image Studio album by Led Zeppelin Released 24 February 1975 Recorded July and December 1970 – March 1971, May 1972, January–February 1974 at multiple locations[1] Genre Hard rock, heavy metal, blues-rock Length 82:15 Label Swan Song Producer Jimmy Page Led Zeppelin chronology Houses of the Holy
(1973) Physical Graffiti
(1975) Presence
(1976)
Back cover The nighttime back cover image

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.

Music

In the opinion of Lewis, Physical Graffiti

was a massive outpouring of [Led] Zeppelin music that proved to be the definitive summary of their studio work ... Given the luxury of a double format, Physical Graffiti mirrors every facet of the Zeppelin repertoire. The end result is a finely balanced embarrassment of riches.[2]

Spanning several years of recording, the album featured 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").[2][6][7] 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.[2]

According to vocalist Robert Plant, of all the albums Led Zeppelin released, Physical Graffiti represented the band at its most creative and most expressive.[8] 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.[9]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, except where noted. 

Side one No. Title Date recorded Length 1. "Custard Pie"   January–February 1974 4:13 2. "The Rover"   May 1972 5:37 3. "In My Time of Dying" (Traditional; arr./adap. Page, Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham) January–February 1974 11:05 Side two No. Title Date recorded Length 1. "Houses of the Holy"   May 1972 4:02 2. "Trampled Under Foot" (Page, Plant, Jones) January–February 1974 5:37 3. "Kashmir" (Page, Plant, Bonham) January–February 1974 8:32 Side three No. Title Date recorded Length 1. "In the Light" (Page, Plant, Jones) January–February 1974 8:46 2. "Bron-Yr-Aur" (Page) July 1970 2:06 3. "Down by the Seaside"   February 1971 5:13 4. "Ten Years Gone"   January–February 1974 6:32 Side four No. Title Date recorded Length 1. "Night Flight" (Jones, Page, Plant) December 1970–January 1971 3:36 2. "The Wanton Song"   January–February 1974 4:07 3. "Boogie with Stu" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Ian Stewart, Mrs. Valens) December 1970–January 1971 3:53 4. "Black Country Woman"   May 1972 4:24 5. "Sick Again"   January–February 1974 4:42

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Led Zeppelin

• Jimmy Page – lead guitar, mandolin, production
• Robert Plant – lead vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar on "Boogie with Stu"
• John Paul Jones – bass guitar, organ, piano, electric piano, Mellotron, guitar, mandolin, VCS3 synthesiser
• John Bonham – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Ian Stewart – piano on "Boogie with Stu"
• George Chkiantz – engineering
• Peter Corriston – artwork, design, cover design
• Barry Diament – mastering (original Compact Disc release)
• Mike Doud – artwork, design, cover design
• Elliot Erwitt – photography
• B. P. Fallon – photography
• Peter Grant – producer, executive producer
• Roy Harper – photography
• Keith Harwood – engineering, mixing
• Dave Heffernan – illustrations
• Andy Johns – engineering
• Eddie Kramer – engineering, mixing
• George Marino – remastered Compact Disc release
• Ron Nevison – engineering