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October 9, 2024

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October 7, 2024

20,000 vinyl LPs 374: Led Zeppelin ~ Presence

Led Zeppelin ~ Presence

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:

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

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

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

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October 5, 2021

20,000 vinyl LPs 311: Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin ~ Led Zeppelin III

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.

Led Zeppelin ~ Led Zeppelin III

vinyl LP front cover detail

cover design by Zacron

detail photo of album cover by Styrous®

Led Zeppelin ~ Led Zeppelin III

vinyl LP gatefold cover

cover design by Zacron

photo of album cover by Styrous®

Led Zeppelin ~ Led Zeppelin III

vinyl LP front cover details

cover design by Zacron

detail photos of album cover by Styrous®

Rotated wheel photos

Led Zeppelin ~ Led Zeppelin III

vinyl LP back cover

cover design by Zacron

cover photographer unknown

photo of album back cover by Styrous®

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:

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

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

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May 29, 2021

Beemer Memory 35 ~ Peace Pipe, bull's ball stash box & the B.T. Express

Peace Pipe & bull's ball box

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Almost 50 years ago in 1972, when I first got my Beemer (links below), as a present to celebrate the purchase of my new bike, a friend gave me this special pipe that had been made at the height of the hippie movement in the late sixties; it was well used when I got it. It is made of some kind of horn, maybe a goat's horn, 8 inches long and beautifully bound in strips of well-worn leather.

The word hippie came from hipster and was used to describe beatniks who moved into Greenwich Village in New York City, the Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco, and the Old Town community in Chicago. The origins of the terms hip and hep are uncertain. By the 1940s, both had become part of African American jive slang and meant "sophisticated; currently fashionable; fully up-to-date". The Beats adopted the term hip, and early hippies inherited the language and countercultural values of the Beat Generation in the 1950's (a wonderful time to have experienced). Hippies created their own communities, listened to psychedelic music, embraced the sexual revolution, and many used drugs such as marijuana and LSD to explore altered states of consciousness.

In 1967, on the West Coast of the United States, the Human Be-In in Golden Gate Park and the Summer of Love in San Francisco . . .

. . . and the Monterey Pop Festival popularized hippie culture, leading to the 1969 Woodstock Festival on the East Coast (link below).

I enjoyed many happy hours of smoking my pipe while tripping to the music of Led Zeppelin, Captain Beyond, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Can, The Beatles, The Stones, Black Sabbath and on and on.

Of course, I would not only just trip but dance and gyrate madly in my studio at times to the fantastic dance song by the B.T. Express from their Non-Stop album, Peace Pipe; somehow the song and the pipe went together perfectly.

Peace Pipe was a BIG hit in the dance clubs in the mid-seventies; not only here, but all over the world, even in Japan.

B.T. Express ~ Peace Pipe

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Japanese issue

At a later point, someone gave me a bull scrotum that had been tanned and formed into a hard, circular container which I used as my stash box.

Both the pipe and the tanned, bull testicle, stash box made a very handsome set and I was ready for anything.

pipe and hard, tanned bull testicle

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After almost fifty years or so of having the enjoyment of my pipe, it is time to pass it on to a younger generation with good wishes, great love and grand health.

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