LED ZEPPELIN “Houses of the Holy” LP ATLANTIC 7255 U.S. gatefold ’73 NM
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Description
Artist/Group: LED ZEPPELIN
Title: “Houses of the Holy”
Label: ATLANTIC ~ SD 7255. Stereo pressing on medium weight vinyl. Labels are green & red with black text.
Year: 1973.
Condition:
DISC: Vinyl is NM- with full original gloss. Has been played a small number of times and handled with care. There are a couple slight hairline paper scuffs but no serious or audible marks. Plays beautifully with superb fidelity. Labels are clean. This hard-to-find LP is one that you will never need to upgrade.
JACKET: Gatefold jacket is NEAR MINT with flawless outer and inner panels. Nice seams and spine. Traces of wear at corner tips. No writing, stickers, or other issues. A beautiful jacket worthy of display.
Review:
“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.”
(courtesy Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com.)
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