LED ZEPPELIN - HOUSES OF THE HOLY - UK LP + OBI STRIP EX
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Description
LED ZEPPELIN
HOUSES OF THE HOLY
UK pressed LP with inner sleeve and rare OBI strip. Comes in a gatefold sleeve with the OBI strip attached to the front part of the sleeve. When the album was first issued the OBI was across the centre and most were removed or torn and then discarded.
Catalogue Number:
K50014
Condition:
There are a couple of very light scuff marks on the record that in no way affect its playing, these are only really visible under a bright light. There are a couple of other light marks caused by the record being removed from the inner sleeve, There are no deep scratches or scuffs.
Play grade:
Great album that plays superbly throughout, there are NO Skips, Pops or Jumps and only the occasional hint of crackle between tracks and occasionally deep in the background. Sounds just like it should i.e. SUPERB!
The sleeve is in excellent condition throughout with no rips or tears.
The OBI has a small tear at the bottom but is in one piece with nothing missing.
The inner lseeve has ring crease but no rips or tears.
Houses of the Holy is the fifth studio album by Led Zeppelin, released by Atlantic Records on 28 March 1973. The album title is a dedication by the band to their fans who appeared at venues they dubbed "Houses of the Holy." It represents a musical turning point for Led Zeppelin, as they began to use more layering and production techniques in recording their songs. This was Led Zeppelin's final studio release on Atlantic Records before forming their own label, Swan Song Records, in 1974. It was also the only Led Zeppelin album that contained complete printed lyrics to each song. The album provided some great additions to the band's catalogue of songs, and was certified for shipping 11 million copies in the United States.
Much of this album was recorded in Spring 1972 at Stargroves, the country estate in Berkshire owned by Mick Jagger, through the use of the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio. Some songs from the album had initially been tried out earlier than this, such as "No Quarter", which was first attempted during a session at Headley Grange. Several of the songs were produced as trial recordings at the personal studios of Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones. These two musicians had recently installed these studios in their respective homes, which enabled them to complete the arrangements which had been laid down earlier. In particular, Page was able to present complete arrangements of "The Rain Song" and "Over the Hills and Far Away", while Jones had developed the monumental "No Quarter". Another bout of recording took place at Olympic Studios in May 1972, and during the band's 1972 North American tour additional recording sessions were conducted at Electric Lady Studios in New York.
This album was a stylistic turning point in the life span of Led Zeppelin. Guitar riffs became more layered within Jimmy Page's production techniques and departed from the blues influences of earlier records. In the album's opening opus, "The Song Remains the Same", and its intricate companion suite, "The Rain Song", the lyrics moved toward a less overt form of the mysticism and fantasy of previous efforts. Houses of the Holy also featured styles not heard on the first four Led Zeppelin albums. For example, "D'yer Mak'er" is a reggae-based tune (the name of the song being derived from the phonetic spelling of the British pronunciation of "Jamaica"); "No Quarter" features atmospheric keyboard sounds and an acoustic piano solo from John Paul Jones; "The Crunge" is a funk influenced song, and "The Rain Song" was embellished by Jones on his newly-acquired mellotron. The album's closing song "The Ocean", which features an acappella section and a doo-wop influenced coda, is dedicated to "the ocean" of fans who were massing to Led Zeppelin concerts at this point of the band's career.
Although intended for release in January 1973, delays in producing the album cover meant that it was not released until March, when the band was on its 1973 European tour. The album was promoted heavily before the commencement of Led Zeppelin's subsequent North American Tour, ensuring that it had ascended the top of the American chart by the beginning of the tour. Because much of the album had been recorded almost a year previously, many of the songs which are featured on the album had already been played live by Led Zeppelin on their concert tours of North America, Japan, Europe and the United Kingdom in 1972-1973.
The album was hugely successful commercially, entering the UK chart at number one, while in America its 39-week run (2 of them spent at number one) on the Billboard Top 40 was their longest since their third album. Houses of the Holy remains one of Zeppelins most iconic albums.
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