'One-off' Led Zeppelin album photo sells for £16k

A "real one-off" photograph which inspired the album cover of Led Zeppelin's fourth album has sold for £16,000 after a ...
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The Statement Led Zeppelin Was Making With the Cover of ‘Led Zeppelin IV’

Early in the band’s epic run, Led Zeppelin made it clear they would play by their own rules. By the time the group released Led Zeppelin II (1969), a policy of no TV appearances and no singles was in ...
American Songwriter

The ‘Led Zeppelin IV’ Track the Band Barely Played Live Because It Was Too Difficult

Flanked between “Misty Mountain Hop” and “Going to California,” “Four Sticks” was a harder deliverance that moves in a trance-like state between 5/4 and 6/8. The song was difficult to record and ...
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‘Led Zeppelin IV’ Has Gone Platinum 24 Times, Aerosmith Gain Six New Gold + Platinum RIAA Certifications

Rock legends Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith have just earned new gold and platinum certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America with Led Zeppelin IV having now gone platinum 24 times, ...
American Songwriter

Old Man on ‘Led Zeppelin IV’ Album Cover Apparently Identified as a Thatcher Named Lot Long

A half-century-old mystery regarding the identity of the man featured on the cover of Led Zeppelin’s classic 1971 album, Led Zeppelin IV, apparently has been solved. The BBC reports that Brian Edwards ...
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The Monster ‘Led Zeppelin IV’ Riff That Didn’t Come From Jimmy Page

What was Jimmy Page’s finest hour with Led Zeppelin? Whichever way you lean, it’s as fun a debate as a classic rock fan can have. Focusing strictly on songwriting and arrangement, tracks like “Kashmir ...