Of course my fave two tracks were coming just after them and Evermore and Stairway are proof enough that Zep had what it took to verse into the progressive rock realm. Those two excellent good-times RnR tracks starting out the albums were like a shot towards the past good times parties of my teenhood. Of all the albums I had grown allergic, this one was at the top of the list. Having come to terms with the fact that I had finally bought the Zep Cds in 03, it took me a few months to actually start to listen to them again.

When their records where reissued in the mini-Lp format, I just dived instinctively (and I must admit a bit thoughtlessly) in for the first five albums, avoiding anything else after it. In 71, Zep was soaring, reaching the apex of their career creatively both in terms of blossoming musicianship but also in the songwriting dept.Īlthough I spent almost two decades refusing to listen to this album and the first two, having involuntarily overdosed on them, for it was absolutely impossible to avoid having these albums not playing at parties (house or frat parties indifferently) until the mid-80's. Thanks to Grimble Crumble for the additionĬertainly one of the best loved album in the rock realm, Zep's fourth untitled (or IV - Zoso- Runes > cross out the ones you wish), this stunning sombre gatefold artwork album, is certainly the crowning achievement of the greatest rock band in the world. Note: This album was actually untitled, but is variably referred to as 'Led Zeppelin IV', 'Volume IV', 'Runes' or 'Four Symbols'.Īrtwork: Based upon a 19th-century rustic oil paintingĢLP Atlantic - 8122796433 (2014, Europe) Remastered by Jimmy Page with bonus LP including alternate mixesĬD Atlantic ‎- 7567-82638-2 (1994, Europe) Remastered by George Marino & Jimmy PageĢCD Atlantic - 8122796446 (2014, Europe) Remastered by Jimmy Page with bonus CD including alternate mixesĢCD+2LP Atlantic ‎- 8122796431 (2014, Europe) Remastered by Jimmy Page with bonus CD (alternate mixes) in a Box including the whole also on 2 LPs Sandy Denny / vocals (3) Releases information John Paul Jones / bass, EMS VCS3, Hohner Electra-Piano, Mellotron, mandolin (7), acoustic guitar (3), recorders Jimmy Page / acoustic & electric guitars, mandolin (3), producer Robert Plant / lead & backing vocals, acoustic guitar (7), harmonica (8), tambourine When the Levee Breaks (alternate UK mix in progress) (7:10) Going to California (mandolin/guitar mix) (3:34)Ĩ. Misty Mountain Hop (alternate mix) (4:45)ħ. Stairway to Heaven (Sunset Sound mix) (8:03)ĥ. The Battle of Evermore (mandolin/guitar mix from Headley Grange) (4:13)Ĥ. Black Dog (basic track with guitar overdubs) (4:34)ģ.

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