On February 25, 1975, “Swan Song” label released “Physical Graffiti”, the sixth studio Led Zeppelin album. It was recorded July – December 1970, January and March 1971, May 1972, January and February 1974, at multiple locations, and was produced by Jimmy Page. The album included unreleased tracks from earlier recording sessions: one outtake from “Led Zeppelin III”, three tracks from “Led Zeppelin IV”, and three tracks from “Houses of the Holy”, including the unused title track. “Physical Graffiti” was certified 16× Platinum in the US by “RIAA”, and 2× Platinum in UK by “BPI”. In 1996, “Mojo” magazine ranked the album at number 47 on its list of “The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made”; in 2000, “Q” magazine ranked the album at number 32 on its list of the “100 Greatest British Albums Ever”; in 2001 “Classic Rock” magazine ranked the album at number 5 at its list of “100 Greatest Rock Album Ever”; in 2003, the TV network “VH1” named it the 71st “Greatest album ever”; in 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Physical Graffiti” at number 70 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”; in 2006 “Guitar World” magazine ranked the album at number 9 at its list of “Reader’s Poll: 100 Greatest Guitar Albums”. In 1976, the album won “Grammy Award for Best Recording Package”.
Personnel:
- Robert Plant– lead vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar
- Jimmy Page– electric, acoustic, lap steel and slide guitar, mandolin
- John Paul Jones– bass guitar, organ, acoustic and electric piano, mellotron, guitar, mandolin, VCS3 synthesiser, Hohner clavinet, Hammond organ, string arrangement
- John Bonham– drums, percussion
- Ian Stewart– piano
- Peter Corriston– artwork, design
- Mike Doud – artwork, design
- Dave Heffernan – illustrations
- Elliot Erwitt, P. Fallon, Roy Harper– photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, except where noted.
- Custard Pie
- The Rover
- In My Time of Dying – John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
- Houses of the Holy
- Trampled Under Foot – John Paul Jones, Robert Plant
- Kashmir – John Bonham, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
- In the Light – John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
- Bron-Yr-Aur – Jimmy Page
- Down by the Seaside
- Ten Years Gone
- Night Flight – John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
- The Wanton Song
- Boogie with Stu – John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, Ian Stewart
- Black Country Woman
- Sick Again
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