Led Zeppelin II Atlantic 588 198 A2/ B2 Lemon Song label+sleeve g/fold 1969
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Led Zeppelin ? "Led Zeppelin II" Atlantic ?588 198 UK press
Stereo Vinyl, LP, housed in a gate-fold sleeve.
The vinyl appears to have been lightly played and is in great condition. It played through beautifully on my elderly stereo - no hop, stick or jump. It is housed in a gate-fold sleeve which has some ring-wear front and back, but which has no rips or writing. The spine is worn and only partially legible. Matrix / Runout Side 1 : 588 1 9 8 A ? 2 [ ] 1 4 Matrix / Runout Side 2 : 588 1 9 8 B ? 2 [ ] 1 5
"Led Zeppelin II" is the second 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, and it was also Led Zeppelin's first album on which Eddie Kramer served as engineer. It was entirely recorded using the core band members, Page (guitar), Robert Plant (vocals, harmonica), John Paul Jones (bass, keyboards) and John Bonham (drums).
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 regularly cited "Led Zeppelin II" as one of the greatest and most influential albums of all time.
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