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vinyl LP front cover
cover design by Zacron
photo of album cover by Styrous®
Led Zeppelin III is the third studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on the 5th of October in 1970, fifty-one years ago.
This album is going into the "Just the cover, ma'am" category (link below) because the cover is the subject and needs no words. It is a gatefold format but inside the front part is a wheel that can be turned so that different images appear in the die cut openings.
vinyl LP front cover details
cover design by Zacron
detail photos of album cover by Styrous®
Rotated wheel photos
Favorite tracks? The opener has always grabbed me! The yell? howl? by Robert Plant is a ferocious reference to the Valkyrie of Norse mythology. Since I've Been Loving You is also a knockout for me with its very slow blues sound. Tangerine is right in there. It is a beautiful love song. And I love the bouncy, syncopated beat and hand claps of Bron-Y-Aur Stomp.
Tracklist:
Side 1:
Side 1:
A1 - Immigrant Song, written by Page*, Plant* - 2:26
A2 - Friends, written by Page*, Plant* - 3:55
A3 - Celebration Day, written by Page*, Jones*, Plant* - 3:29
A4 - Since I've Been Loving You, written by Page*, Jones*, Plant* - 7:25
A5 - Out On The Tiles, written by Page*, Bonham*, Plant* - 4:04
A2 - Friends, written by Page*, Plant* - 3:55
A3 - Celebration Day, written by Page*, Jones*, Plant* - 3:29
A4 - Since I've Been Loving You, written by Page*, Jones*, Plant* - 7:25
A5 - Out On The Tiles, written by Page*, Bonham*, Plant* - 4:04
Side 2:
B1 - Gallows Pole, arranged by Page*, Plant*, written by Trad* - 4:58
B2 - Tangerine, written by Page* - 3:12
B3 - That's The Way, written by Page*, Plant* - 5:38
B4 - Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, written by Page*, Jones*, Plant* -
B5 - Hats Off To (Roy) Harper, arranged by Charles Obscure, written by Trad* - 3:41
Companies, etc.
Licensed From – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Published By – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
Manufactured By – Polydor Records Ltd.
Printed By – E.J. Day Group
Made By – E.J. Day Group
Credits:
Design Concept [Visual Creations] – Zacron
Engineer [Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee] – Terry Manning
Engineer [London] – Andrew Johns*
Executive-Producer – Peter Grant
Producer – Jimmy Page
Notes:
Released on the Atlantic "red/maroon" label, in a fully laminated gatefold sleeve with working wheel.
1st Cat on labels , 2nd Cat on sleeve
Specific to the first pressing ;
(1) 2401002 (on labels)
(2) Produced by Jimmy Page , Executive Producer : Peter Grant (credited on top half of labels)
(3) Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
(4) Matrix numbers end with A5 and B5.
Various matrix number combinations from A6/A7 to B5/B6/B7 may exist with the above described first generation of label. They are transitional copies from the first pressing to the second pressing (the ones without Peter Grant credits), and they are later copies.
Under License from Atlantic Recording Corp., U.S.A.
Manufactured for Polydor Records Ltd., London
Printed and made by the E. J. Day Group London and Bedford.
Directly after the Peter Grant credit was removed another label was released with a track error
the track 'celebration day' was incorrectly typed 'celebration' and was immediately changed to the latter label variarion
℗ 1970
(Later subsequent pressings released on the Red/maroon labels do not have the Executive Producer Peter Grant credits on the label, the label Cat# appears as 2401-002 and the publisher credits appear only as Warner Bros. Music)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - Runout side A): 127 Do what thou wilt 2401002 A-5
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - Runout side B): 122 So mote it be 2401002 B-5
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 - Runout side A, stamped/etched): 1 1 7 / Do what thou wilt 2401002 A-5
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 - Runout side B, stamped/etched): 1 1 1 / So mote it be 2401002 B-5
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 - Runout side A, stamped/etched): 1 1 8 / Do what thou wilt 2401002 A-5 Gp↙
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 - Runout side B, stamped/etched): 1 1 7 / So mote it be 2401002 B-5 G4C
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 - Runout side A, stamped/etched): 11 1 / Do what thou wilt 2401002 A 6
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 - Runout side B, stamped/etched): 11 11 / So mote it be 2401002 B-5
Matrix / Runout (Variant 5 - Runout side A, stamped/etched): 11 4 / Do what thou wilt 2401002 A 7 OP↙
Matrix / Runout (Variant 5 - Runout side B, stamped/etched): 11 / So mote it be 2401002 B-5 21 G4C
Matrix / Runout (Variant 6 - Runout side A, stamped/etched): 1 4 3 / Do what thou will 2401002 A-5 Gp↙
Matrix / Runout (Variant 6 - Runout side B, stamped/etched): 11 / So mote it be 2401002 B-5 G4C
Matrix / Runout (Variant 7 - Runout side A, stamped/etched): 144 / Do what thou will 2401002 A-5 Gp↙
Matrix / Runout (Variant 7 - Runout side B, stamped/etched): 128 / So mote it be 2401002 B-5 G4C
Matrix / Runout (Variant 8 - Runout side A, stamped inverted/etched): 11 4 / Do what thou wilt 2401002 A-5 GHC
Matrix / Runout (Variant 8 - Runout side B, stamped inverted/etched): 11 5 So mote it be 2401002 B-5 GHC
Matrix / Runout (Variant 9 - Runout side A, stamped, 4 inverted/etched): 15 4 / Do what thou wilt Gp↙ 2401002 A-5
Matrix / Runout (Variant 9 - Runout side B, stamped/etched): 13 12 / So mote it be Gp↙ 2401002 B-5
Matrix / Runout (Varinat 10 - Runout side A, stamped/etched): 11 7 / Do what thou will 2401002 A-7 Gp↙
Matrix / Runout (Varinat 10 - Runout side B, stamped/etched): 12 14 / So mote it be 2401002 B-5 GHC
Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin III
Label: Atlantic – 2401002, Atlantic – 2401 002
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold, First Pressing
Country: UK
Released: Oct 5, 1970
Genre: Rock
Style: Classic Rock, Hard Rock
Label: Atlantic – 2401002, Atlantic – 2401 002
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold, First Pressing
Country: UK
Released: Oct 5, 1970
Genre: Rock
Style: Classic Rock, Hard Rock
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