Led Zeppelin II 2nd album LP 1969 Australian reissue 1970 Atlantic NM++
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Led Zeppelin II 2nd album LP 1969 Australian reissue 1970 Atlantic NM++
Original Australian 1970 reissue pressing on Atlantic SD 8236.
Led Zeppelin formed out of the ashes of The Yardbirds. Jimmy Page had joined the band in its final days, playing a pivotal role on their final album, 1967's Little Games, which also featured string arrangements from John Paul Jones. During 1967, the Yardbirds were fairly inactive. While the Yardbirds decided their future, Page returned to session work in 1967. In the spring of 1968, he played on Jones' arrangement of Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man." During the sessions, Jones requested to be part of any future project Page would develop. Page would have to assemble a band sooner than he had planned. In the summer of 1968, the Yardbirds' Keith Relf and Jim McCarty left the band, leaving Page and bassist Chris Dreja with the rights to the name, as well as the obligation of fulfilling an upcoming fall tour. Page set out to find a replacement vocalist and drummer. Initially, he wanted to enlist singer Terry Reid and Procol Harum's drummer B.J. Wilson, but neither musician was able to join the group. Reid suggested that Page contact Robert Plant, who was singing with a band called Hobbstweedle.
Led Zeppelin II is the second studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in October 1969 on Atlantic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at several locations in the United Kingdom and North America from January to August 1969. Production was credited to lead guitarist and songwriter Jimmy Page, while it also served as Led Zeppelin's first album to utilise the recording techniques of engineer Eddie Kramer. With elements of blues and folk music, Led Zeppelin II also exhibits the band's evolving musical style of blues-derived material and their guitar and riff-based sound. It has been described as the band's heaviest album.
Upon release, Led Zeppelin II sold well and was the band's first album to reach number one in the UK and the US. In 1970, art director David Juniper was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package for the album. On 15 November 1999, it was certified 12× Platinum by the RIAA for sales in excess of 12 million copies. Since its release, writers and music critics have regularly cited it in polls of the greatest and most influential rock albums.
A1 Whole Lotta Love
A2 What Is And What Should Never Be
A3 The Lemon Song
A4 Thank You
B1 Heartbreaker
B2 Livin' Lovin' Maid (She's Just A Woman)
B3 Ramble On
B4 Moby Dick
B5 Bring It On Home
CONDITION:
SLEEVE: NM— Unlaminated gatefold, no marks or writing though a few faint age marks, no damage at all, one of the best you’ll find. Even the spine is perfect, save a small faint crease about 4” up.
RECORD: NM+ Not a mark; labels clean, no spindles, a possible faint fingerprint is all.
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