The Led Zeppelin reissue campaign continues in 2015, turning the spotlight on the seminal double album 'Physical Graffiti,' the group's sixth studio album.
Arriving 40 years after the original debuted on February 24, 1975, and as with the previous deluxe editions, 'Physical Graffiti' has been newly remastered by guitarist and producer Jimmy Page and is accompanied by a disc of companion audio comprising previously unreleased music related to the original release.
Certified 3x platinum in Australia, and 16x platinum in the U.S., the commercial success of 'Physical Graffiti' was equaled by its critical reception. Generally regarded as one of the greatest double albums of all time, the original 15 tracks represent a creative tour de force that explores the band's dynamic musical range, from the driving rock of "Custard Pie" and acoustic arrangement of "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp," to the Eastern raga of "Kashmir" and funky groove of "Trampled Under Foot."
The companion audio disc that accompanies the deluxe edition of 'Physical Graffiti' has seven unreleased tracks, including rough mixes of "In My Time Of Dying" and "Houses Of The Holy," as well as an early mix of "Trampled Under Foot" called "Brandy & Coke." All the unreleased companion tracks offer fans a chance to hear well-known songs from a different perspective, including the Sunset Sound mix of "Boogie With Stu" and "Driving Through Kashmir," a rough orchestra mix of the band's eight minute opus "Kashmir." Also featured is "Everybody Makes It Through," a strikingly different early version of "In The Light" with alternate lyrics.
In 1968, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant formed Led Zeppelin, one of the most influential, innovative and successful groups in modern music, having sold more than 300 million albums worldwide. The band rose from the ashes of The Yardbirds, when Page brought in Plant, Bonham and Jones to tour as The New Yardbirds. In 1969, Led Zeppelin released its self-titled debut. It marked the beginning of a 12-year reign, during which the group was widely considered to be the biggest and most innovative rock band in the world.
Led Zeppelin continues to be honored for its pivotal role in music history. The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005, and a year later was awarded with the Polar Music Prize in Stockholm. Founding members Jones, Page and Plant – along with Jason Bonham, the son of John Bonham – took the stage at London's O2 Arena in 2007 to headline a tribute concert for Ahmet Ertegun, a dear friend and Atlantic Records' founder. The band was honored for its lifetime contribution to American culture at the Kennedy Center Honors in 2012. In January of 2014, the band won their first ever Grammy award as Celebration Day, which captured their live performance at the Ertegun tribute concert, was named Best Rock Album.
Title: Physical Graffiti
Format: CD
Release Date: 27 Feb 2015
Artist: Led Zeppelin
Sku: 2293547
Catalogue No: ATL544659.2
Category: Hard Rock
Disc Count: 3
Transfer Format: Compact Disc
Video Format: Rock
Primary Audio: 8122795794
Language: 0081227957940
Subtitles: Warner Music
DISC 1
Custard Pie
The Rover
In My Time Of Dying
Houses Of The Holy
Trampled Under Foot
Kashmir
DISC 2
In The Light
Bron-Yr-Aur
Down By The Seaside
Ten Years Gone
Night Flight
The Wanton Song
Boogie With Stu
Black Country Woman
Sick Again
DISC 3
Brandy & Coke (trampled Under Foot) [initial/rough Mix]
Sick Again (early Version)
In My Time Of Dying (initial / Rough Mix)
Houses Of The Holy (rough Mix With Overdubs)
Everybody Makes It Through (in The Light) [early Version/in Transit]
Boogie With Stu (sunset Sound Mix)
Driving Through Kashmir (kashmir Rough Orchestra Mix)