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March 25, 2026
March 1, 2026
20,000 vinyl LPs 409: Jimmy Page ~ Death Wish II soundtrack
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vinyl LP front cover
cover illustration by R. Graves
photo of album cover by Styrous®
On Monday, March 1, 1982, the first solo LP by guitarist and founder of the rock band Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page was released.
That year, Page collaborated with director Michael Winner to record the Death Wish II soundtrack. This and several subsequent Page recordings, including the Death Wish III soundtrack, were recorded and produced at his recording studio, The Sol in Cookham, which he had purchased from Gus Dudgeon in the early 1980s.
vinyl LP front cover details
cover illustration by R. Graves
detail photos of album cover by Styrous®
Death Wish II is a 1982 American vigilante action-thriller film directed and co-edited by Michael Winner and produced by Cannon Films. It is the sequel to the 1974 film Death Wish. It is the second installment in the Death Wish film series. The sequel makes a complete breakaway from the Brian Garfield novels Death Wish and Death Sentence, redefining the Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) character. It was succeeded by Death Wish 3. All three films starred Charles Bronson.
The actions of the Bronson
character are dictated by the inability of the police to prevent crime,
the preoccupation of the courts with technical rather than real
justice, and the cancerous climate of fear in which we find ourselves
today. Paul Kersey is no hero. In his pursuit of vengeance he loses the
only emotional relationship of his life and by story's end has become as
much a victim of crime as the thugs he leaves dead in his wake".
Tracklist:
Side 1:
Side 1:
A1 - Who's To Blame - 2:38
A2 - The Chase - 5:45
A3 - City Sirens - 1:57
A4 - Jam Sandwich - 2:35
A5 - Carole's Theme - 2:48
A6 - The Release - 2:32
A2 - The Chase - 5:45
A3 - City Sirens - 1:57
A4 - Jam Sandwich - 2:35
A5 - Carole's Theme - 2:48
A6 - The Release - 2:32
Side 2:
B1 - Hotel Rats And Photostats - 2:36
B2 - Shadow In The City - 4:00
B3 - Jill's Theme - 3:59
B4 - Prelude - 2:18
B5 - Big Band, Sax, And Violence - 2:48
B6 - Hypnotizing Ways (Oh Mamma) - 2:45
Companies, etc.
Distributed By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Copyright © – Swan Song Inc.
Pressed By – Allied Record Company
Pressed By – Europadisk
Published By – Flames Of Albion Music Inc.
Mixed At – The Sol Studio
Mastered At – Strawberry Mastering
Credits:
Drums – Dave Mattacks
Electric Piano – Gordon Edwards (2)
Engineer, Mixed By – Stuart Epps
Producer, Written-By, Electric Guitar, Bass – Jimmy Page
Vocals – Chris Farlowe
Written-By – Gordon Edwards (2) (tracks: A3)
Notes:
"AR" in matrix number denotes an Allied Record Company pressing.
Soundtrack to Michael Winner's 'Death Wish II' (1982).
Matrix Info:
Sides A/B: "EDP" is in an oval.
Side A: The "4" in "824887" is a "4" etched over an "8"
Side A: "++" is two plus signs, with a dot in each quadrant (8 dots total).
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): ST SS 824887 AR
Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): ST SS 824888 AR
Matrix / Runout: + ++ △1198 ST-SS 824887-B (2) B-16558-B EDP MISFI SM1 STRAWBERRY
Matrix / Runout: + △1198-X ST-SS-824888-B (2) B-16558-B EDP MISFI SM1 STRAWBERRY
Matrix / Runout (Sides A/B - stamped): EDP
Matrix / Runout (Sides A/B - stamped): STRAWBERRY
Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): ST SS 824888 AR
Matrix / Runout: + ++ △1198 ST-SS 824887-B (2) B-16558-B EDP MISFI SM1 STRAWBERRY
Matrix / Runout: + △1198-X ST-SS-824888-B (2) B-16558-B EDP MISFI SM1 STRAWBERRY
Matrix / Runout (Sides A/B - stamped): EDP
Matrix / Runout (Sides A/B - stamped): STRAWBERRY
Rights Society: ASCAP
Jimmy Page – Death Wish II (The Original Soundtrack)
Label: Swan Song – SS 8511
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, AR - Allied Pressing
Country: US
Released: Mar 1982
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Classic Rock, Synth-pop, Symphonic Rock
Label: Swan Song – SS 8511
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, AR - Allied Pressing
Country: US
Released: Mar 1982
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Classic Rock, Synth-pop, Symphonic Rock
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date & photographer unknown
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Herbie Hancock ~ Death Wish
Jimmy Page ~ Death Wish II
October 7, 2024
20,000 vinyl LPs 374: Led Zeppelin ~ Presence
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vinyl LP front cover
cover Artwork by Hipgnosis
photo of album cover by Styrous®
Last month was the birthday of Robert Plant, which was August 20. Plant was the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin! How could I possibly have missed that? OK, I'll make up for lost time.
This article is not so much about the music as it is about the record album cover, so, it belongs in my "Just the cover, Ma'am" category (link below).
The title came from the strong presence the group felt as they worked together. The LP's artwork from Hipgnosis featured several photographs focused on a mysterious black object, called "The Object".
"The Object"
cover Artwork by Hipgnosis
detail photo of album cover by Styrous®
Presence is dominated by compositions by Page and Plant, with
only one track credited to the entire group; unlike other Zeppelin
albums, it features no keyboards and with the exception of a rhythm track on Candy Store Rock, no acoustic guitar.
Tracklist:
Side 1:
Side 1:
A1 - Achilles Last Stand, written by Page*, Plant* - 10:26
A2 - For Your Life, written by Page*, Plant* - 6:21
A3 - Royal Orleans, written by Page*, Bonham*, Jones*, Plant* - 2:58
A2 - For Your Life, written by Page*, Plant* - 6:21
A3 - Royal Orleans, written by Page*, Bonham*, Jones*, Plant* - 2:58
Side 2:
B1 - Nobody's Fault But Mine, written by Page*, Plant* - 6:15
B2 - Candy Store Rock, written by Page*, Plant* - 4:10
B3 - Hots On For Nowhere, written by Page*, Plant* - 4:42
B4 - Tea For One, written by Page*, Plant* - 9:27
Companies, etc.
Copyright © – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Record Company – Swan Song Inc.
Pressed By – PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN
Distributed By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Recorded At – Musicland Studios
Mixed At – Musicland Studios
Published By – Flames Of Albion Music Inc.
Designed At – Hipgnosis (2)
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Copyright © – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Copyright © – Swan Song Inc. – "The Object"
Lacquer Cut At – Atlantic Studios
Credits:
Design [Sleeve] – Hardie*, Hipgnosis (2)
Engineer [Tape] – Jeremy Gee
Engineer, Mixed By – Keith Harwood
Executive-Producer – Peter Grant
Producer – Jimmy Page
Notes:
℗© 1976 Atlantic Recording Corp.
"THE OBJECT" © 1976 Swan Song Inc.
PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN - Denoted by A "PRC" etching will most often be found in the runout etching 'deadwax' of the vinyl. Also the Atlantic pressing plant code "RI" will usually appear at the end of of the matrix number printed on the center labels of Atlantic.
Recorded and mixed at Musicland Studios, Munich, West Germany.
Gatefold Cover with embossed title on the front cover and embossed Swan Song logo on back cover.
Printed rough inner sleeve.
Promotional copies known to exist.
These copies come with a promo sticker "Promotional Copy NOT FOR SALE" and a sticker with songs' title on front jacket (see pic).
The "PRC" in the runouts are upside down when compared to the other text in the runouts.
Lacquer Cut At credit for Atlantic Studios denoted by the "AT" stamping in the Side B runout.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Rights Society: ASCAP
Price Code (Spine): 0698
Pressing Plant ID (Sides A&B Etched): PRC
Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): ST-SS-763559-RI
Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): ST-SS-763560-RI
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 1): ST-SS-763559-EEE-1 PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 1): ST-SS-763560-EEE++-1 AT PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 2): ST-SS-763559-FFF++-1 WITH HELP FROM TOM PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 2): ST-SS-763560-EEE-1 AT PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 3): ST-SS-763559-EEE+-1 PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 3): ST-SS-763560-FFF+-1 -11 AT ATLANTIC STUDIOS PRC
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 4): ST-SS-763559-EEE-1-111 PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 4): ST-SS-763560-EEE++-1 AT PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 5): ST-SS-763559-EEE+-1-11 PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 5): ST-SS-763560-EEE+-1 AT PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 6): ST-SS-763559-EEE-1 PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 6): ST-SS-763560-EEE-1-111 AT PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 7): ST-SS-763559-E EE-1 PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 7): ST-SS-763560-E EE-1 -11 AT PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 8): ST-SS-763559-EEE+++-1-11 PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 8): ST-SS-763560-FFF+-1-11 AT ATLANTIC STUDIOS PRC
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 9): ST-SS-763559-EEE++++ - 1-11 PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 9): ST-SS-763560-EEE ++-1 AT PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 10): ST-SS-763559-EEE - 1 - 11 PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 10): ST-SS-763560-EEE - 1 - 11 AT PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 11): ST-SS-763559-FFF++-1 WITH HELP FROM TOM PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 11): ST-SS-763560-EEE+-1 AT PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 12): ST-SS-763559-EEE - 1 - 11 PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 12): ST-SS-763560-EEE ++-1 -11 AT PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 13): ST-SS-763559-FFF++-1 WITH HELP FROM TOM PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 13): ST-SS-763560-EEE-1-11 AT PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Price Code (Spine): 0698
Pressing Plant ID (Sides A&B Etched): PRC
Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): ST-SS-763559-RI
Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): ST-SS-763560-RI
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 1): ST-SS-763559-EEE-1 PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 1): ST-SS-763560-EEE++-1 AT PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 2): ST-SS-763559-FFF++-1 WITH HELP FROM TOM PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 2): ST-SS-763560-EEE-1 AT PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 3): ST-SS-763559-EEE+-1 PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 3): ST-SS-763560-FFF+-1 -11 AT ATLANTIC STUDIOS PRC
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 4): ST-SS-763559-EEE-1-111 PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 4): ST-SS-763560-EEE++-1 AT PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 5): ST-SS-763559-EEE+-1-11 PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 5): ST-SS-763560-EEE+-1 AT PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 6): ST-SS-763559-EEE-1 PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 6): ST-SS-763560-EEE-1-111 AT PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 7): ST-SS-763559-E EE-1 PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 7): ST-SS-763560-E EE-1 -11 AT PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 8): ST-SS-763559-EEE+++-1-11 PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 8): ST-SS-763560-FFF+-1-11 AT ATLANTIC STUDIOS PRC
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 9): ST-SS-763559-EEE++++ - 1-11 PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 9): ST-SS-763560-EEE ++-1 AT PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 10): ST-SS-763559-EEE - 1 - 11 PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 10): ST-SS-763560-EEE - 1 - 11 AT PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 11): ST-SS-763559-FFF++-1 WITH HELP FROM TOM PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 11): ST-SS-763560-EEE+-1 AT PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 12): ST-SS-763559-EEE - 1 - 11 PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 12): ST-SS-763560-EEE ++-1 -11 AT PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side A - Variant 13): ST-SS-763559-FFF++-1 WITH HELP FROM TOM PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side B - Variant 13): ST-SS-763560-EEE-1-11 AT PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS
Led Zeppelin – Presence
Label: Swan Song – SS 8416
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, RI - PRC Pressing, Embossed, Gatefold
Country: US
Released: Mar 31, 1976
Genre: Rock
Style: Hard Rock, Classic Rock
Label: Swan Song – SS 8416
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, RI - PRC Pressing, Embossed, Gatefold
Country: US
Released: Mar 31, 1976
Genre: Rock
Style: Hard Rock, Classic Rock
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October 5, 2021
20,000 vinyl LPs 311: Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin III
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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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