Led Zeppelin IV

Two Masterpiece LPs Released This Day in 1971 And 1972

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Significant longplayers from yesteryear

LED ZEPPELIN 4th ‘s was untitled, but is commonly known
as Led Zeppelin IV. Many critics lauded it as one of their best.

It came out on 8 November 1971. Today 54 years ago.

Rolling Stone said: “Their most consistently good album yet.
Out of eight cuts, there isn’t one that steps on another’s toes,
that tries to do too much all at once.”

It featured their timeless masterstroke
Stairway To Heaven (more than
1,2 billion streams on Spotify).

ALBUM

All LED ZEP Albums

TRANSFORMER was LOU REED‘s 2nd LP.
It was produced by David Bowie and his
guitarist Mick Ronson.

It came out on 8 November 1972. Today 53 years ago.
It went to #13 in the UK and #29 in the US, but went on
selling for many years to come.

It featured his imperishable classic Walk On The
Wild Side (more than 557 million streams on Spotify).

ALBUM


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All LOU REED Albums

LED ZEPPELIN – Their Fourth Longplayer Came Out 50 Years Ago Today

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Back in time

8 November 2021

Band: LED ZEPPELIN
Active: 1968-1980 / 8 studio albums

Anniversary album: Untitled but labeled as LED ZEPPELIN IV
Released: 8 November 1971 – 50 years ago today

BBC Music said: “Recorded at Headley Grange in Hampshire, Island Studios in London and Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, Led Zeppelin IV is the album that put Led Zeppelin into homes around the world, acting as a successful marriage of the hard rock from their second album with the folkier meanderings of their third. It is an album that demonstrates their subtlety and restraint as much as their stadium-filling grandstanding and it confirmed their superstar rock status… With immaculate playing, a mystically obscure sleeve, and a remarkable range of tunes, Led Zeppelin IV, is still, for many, the best example of the group’s craft. Robert Plant thinks so himself. He has been quoted saying, simply: “the Fourth Album, that’s it.”

Turn Up The Volume: The band’s stairway to heaven album. A 5-star classic.

Singles: Black Dog / Rock ‘N Roll / Stairway To Heaven

– BLACK DOG –

– ROCK ‘N ROLL –

– STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN –

Full album…

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LED ZEPPELIN: All Albums

Picture This…

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Heavy blues-rock legends LED ZEPPELIN released their untitled fourth album, simply referred to as ‘Led Zeppelin IV‘ or the Four Symbols LP on 7 November 1971, 48 years
ago today. The 19th-century rustic oil painting on the front of the album was purchased from an antique shop in Reading, Berkshire by Robert Plant. The record featured their most famous song ever ‘Stairway To Heaven‘ and sold over more than 37 million copies.

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Album in full here…