Original Led Zeppelin In Through The Out Door Album Cover
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Original led zeppelin in through the out door album cover. The 40 000 interlocking and mostly hexagonal basalt columns are the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption some 50 to 60 million years. In through the out door is the eighth and final studio album by the english rock band led zeppelin it was recorded over a three week period in november and december 1978 at abba s polar studios in stockholm sweden and released by swan song records on 15 august 1979. Led zeppelin in through the out door album art 6 album covers 12 scenes 1 story. You can find sealed for less than 50 if you watch over a period of time and it has to be sealed.
On august 15 1979 after a two year absence from the music scene brought about by the unexpected death of robert plant s son karac in 1977 led zeppelin returned with the release of their eighth studio album in through the out door so named because jimmy page said that s the hardest way to get. Presence in through the out door and coda have been remastered for 2015 by guitarist and producer jimmy page and are accompanied by companion audio comprised of previously unreleased music related to the original release. Sadly it would be the last album that led zeppelin recorded. In my opinion led zeppelin has always had some great album covers and for what would become their last studio album in through the out door was no exception.
And uk album charts and has since been certified six times platinum. In through the out door topped the u s. Album issued in a brown paper bag with band name and title on front tracks on back printed in the u s a with two white stickers on the bottom a small one with the canadian catalog number and a larger one with the manufacturer and distributor information. All photos by neil priddey.
Led zeppelin swan song. Zeppelin employed design team hipgnosis who they worked with on their prior three albums to design the package and marketing for their eighth album in through the out door which was. The original album featured an unusual gimmick. If you re gonna play it on a turntable near mint or mint can be had for under 25.
The otherworldly cover image that adorns led zeppelin s fifth studio album is a collage of several photographs taken at the giant s causeway in northern ireland by aubrey powell of hipgnosis fame. Led zeppelin in through the out door all 6 sleeve variations posted by r3c0rdc0113ct0r on august 16 2012 posted in. Back when led zeppelin was setting the heavy metal standard lps i through iv for all time jimmy page was coming up with two or three great guitar riffs on damn near every tune.