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The image of the zeppelin Hindenburg, seconds after catching fire on 6 May 1937, was cropped and used as basis for the Led Zeppelin album cover. Led Zeppelin ' s front cover, which was chosen by Page, is based on a black-and-white image of the German zeppelin Hindenburg photographed by Sam Shere on 6 May 1937, when the airship burst into flames ...
Led Zeppelin III (1970) was a softer, more folk-based effort compared to the hard rock of the band's previous releases. [8] It also peaked at number one in the UK and in the US. Led Zeppelin's untitled fourth album, often called Led Zeppelin IV and released on 8 November 1971
Alfred William McCoy (born June 8, 1945) is an American historian and educator. He is the Fred Harvey Harrington Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin–Madison . [ 1 ] He specializes in the history of the Philippines , foreign policy of the United States , European colonisation of Southeast Asia , illegal drug trade , and Central ...
Plant and Page perform acoustically in Hamburg in March 1973, just before the release of the band's fifth album, Houses of the Holy. Led Zeppelin's next album, Houses of the Holy, was released in March 1973. It featured further experimentation by the band, who expanded their use of synthesisers and mellotron orchestration
"When the Levee Breaks" was re-worked by English rock group Led Zeppelin and became the final song on their untitled fourth album. Singer Robert Plant used many of the original lyrics. The songwriting is credited to Memphis Minnie and the individual members of Led Zeppelin. [1] Many other artists have performed and recorded versions of the song.
Led Zeppelin is a boxed set by English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was the first compilation of songs by the band (not counting Coda , which some sources list as a studio album) [ a ] and the selection and remastering of the tracks were supervised by Jimmy Page .
The album cover was designed by Hipgnosis, the fifth album cover the design group designed for Led Zeppelin. It was also the last album cover Hipgnosis designed before disbanding in 1983. The main four letters CODA are from an alphabet typeface design called "Neon Slim" designed by Bernard Allum in 1978. [10]
Encomium: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin is a tribute album by various artists dedicated to Led Zeppelin, released by Atlantic Records on March 14, 1995. Many of the appearing artists were signed to Atlantic or an affiliate at the time of the release.