Details : Physical Graffiti \nArtist Led Zeppelin \nAlbum Title Physical Graffiti \nDate of Release Feb 24, 1975 (release) inprint \nAMG Rating (Best-of-Genre) \nGenre Rock \nStyles Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Blues-Rock, Electric British Blues \nTime 82:15 \n \nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Led Zeppelin returned from a nearly two year hiatus in 1975 with the double-album Physical Graffiti, their most sprawling and ambitious work. Where Led Zeppelin IV and Houses of the Holy integrated the influences on eachsong, the majority of the songs on Physical Graffiti are individual stylistic workouts. The highlights are when Zeppelin incorporate influences together and stertch out into new stylistic territory, most notablyon the tense, Eastern-influenced "Kashmir." "Trampled Underfoot," withJohn Paul Jones' galloping keyboard, is their best funk-metal workout,while "Houses of the Holy" is their best attempt at pop, while "Down Bythe Seaside" is the closest they've come to country. Even the heavierblues -- the 11-minute "In My Time of Dying," the tightly-wound "Custard Pie," and the monsterous epic "The Rover" -- are louder, more extended and textured than their previous work. Also, all of the heavy songs are on the first record, leaving the rest ofthe album to explore more adventerous territory, whether it's acoustic tracks or grandiose but quiet epics like the affecting "Ten Years Gone." The second half of Physical Graffiti feels like the group is cleaning the vaults out, issuing every little scrap of music they set to tape in the past few years. Thatmeans that the album is filled with songs that aren't quite filler, butthey don't quite match the peaks of the album, either. Still, even these songs have their merits -- "Sick Again" is the meanest, most decadent rocker they ever recorded and the folky acoustic rock & roll of "Boogie with Stu" and "Black Country Woman" may be tossed off, but they havea relaxed, off-hand charm that Zeppelin never matched. It takes a while to sort out all of the music on the album, but Physical Graffiti captures the whole experience of Led Zeppelin at the top of their game better than any of their other albums. -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine \n \nRoyHarper - Photography \nJimmy Page - Guitar, Producer, Remastering \nRobert Plant - Harmonica, Vocals \nJohn Paul Jones - Bass, Keyboards, Mellotron \nJohn Bonham - Drums \nGeorge Chkiantz - Engineer \nPeter Grant - Producer, Executive Producer \nKeith Harwood - Engineer, Mixing \nAndy Johns - Engineer \nEddie Kramer - Engineer, Mixing \nGeorge Marino - Remastering \nRon Nevison - Engineer \nIan Stewart - Piano \nMike Doud - Artwork, Design, Cover Design \nPeter Corriston - Artwork, Design, Cover Design \nElliot Erwitt - Photography \nDave Heffernan - Illustrations \nB.P. Fallen - Photography \n\n CD Swan Song SS-200-2 \n1975 CS Swan Song CS2-200 \n CD Atlantic 92442 \n1995 CD Atlantic 7567-92442-2 \n1994 CD Atlantic 92442 \n1994 CSAtlantic 92442 \n1990 LP Atlantic 200 \n1990 CD Atlantic 200 \n\nArtist: Led Zeppelin Genre: Rock/Pop\nPhysical Graffiti [Remaster] \nRelease date: 08/09/1994 \nOriginal release date: 1975 \nLabel: Swan Song\nProducer: Jimmy Page\nStudio\nPieces in Set: 2\nCatalog#: 92442\nDistributor: WEA\nDesc: Performer\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n \nAdditional Notes: \n \nLed Zeppelin: Robert Plant (vocals, harmonica); Jimmy Page (acoustic & electric guitars, mandolin, background vocals); John Paul Jones (bass, keyboards, background vocals); John Bonham (drums, background vocals). \n\nAdditional personnel: Ian Stewart (piano).\n\nEngineers: Eddie Kramer, George Chkiantz, Andrew Johns, Ron Nevison. \n\nAll tracks have beendigitally remastered.\n\nAll songs written by members of Led Zeppelin.\n\nLed Zeppelin launched its new Swan Song label with the double-LP PHYSICAL GRAFFITI. Recording, which began in December 1973 and concludedin July 1974, took place YEAR: 1975
