LED ZEPPELIN Houses Of The Holy LP ATLANTIC 1973 UK original+inner+foc K50014
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LED ZEPPELIN
JOHN BONHAM, ROBERT PLANT, JIMMY PAGE, JOHN PAUL JONES
Led Zeppelin formed out of the ashes of the Yardbirds.
"HOUSES OF THE HOLY"
Produced by JIMMY PAGE
Executive producer Peter Grant
1973 LP ATLANTIC RECORDS K50014 STEREO
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL PRESSING
GATEFOLD SLEEVE + INNER
This version: initial UK release, orange/white/green Atlantic labels with no WEA logo,
'All Rights...' circular label text in the orange section only.
Released in a matt gatefold sleeve with textured lyric inner sleeve.
Without the wrap-around paper title band to US and UK copies of the sleeve
that had to be broken or slid off to access the record
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: ATLANTIC - ORANGE/WHITE/GREEN LABEL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: none
Catalog on inner sleeve: K50014
Catalog on labels: K 50014 (K50014 A / K50014 B)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): K50014 A3 STERLING
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): K50014 B2 STERLING
Other / Runout (on both sides, Etched): RL
On labels: rim text reads "All rights........prohibited"
Made in UK
Produced by Jimmy Page. Engineered by Eddie Kramer, George Chkiantz and Keith Harwood
?1973
Rights Society / Publishing: Superhype Publishing / Warner Bros. Music
On Inner Sleeve: Produced by: Jimmy Page
Recorded at Electric Lady Studios New York and Olympic London
Sleeve by Hipgnosis
Executive Producer: Peter Grant
All titles published by Superhype Publishing/Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
? & © 1973 WEA Records Ltd.
An Atlantic Record distributed by WEA Records Ltd.
Printed in England by MacNeill Press Ltd.
tracklisting
Side A: THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME - THE RAIN SONG
OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY - THE CRUNGE
Side B: DANCING DAYS - D'YER MAK'ER
NO QUARTER - THE OCEAN
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RECORD VG(+) but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Houses of the Holy follows the same basic pattern as Led Zeppelin IV, but the approach is looser and more relaxed.
Jimmy Page's riffs rely on ringing, folky hooks as much as they do on thundering blues-rock, giving the album
a lighter, more open atmosphere. While the pseudo-reggae of "D'Yer Mak'er" and the affectionate
James Brown send-up "The Crunge" suggest that the band was searching for material, they actually contribute
to the musical diversity of the album. "The Rain Song" is one of Zep's finest moments, featuring a soaring string
arrangement and a gentle, aching melody. "The Ocean" is just as good, starting with a heavy, funky guitar groove
before slamming into an a cappella section and ending with a swinging, doo wop-flavored rave-up.
With the exception of the rampaging opening number, "The Song Remains the Same,"
the rest of Houses of the Holy is fairly straightforward, ranging from the foreboding "No Quarter"
and the strutting hard rock of "Dancing Days" to the epic folk/metal fusion "Over the Hills and Far Away."
Throughout the record, the band's playing is excellent, making the eclecticism of
Page and Robert Plant's songwriting sound coherent and natural...(AllMusic)
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