LED ZEPPELIN - rare 1971 DJ 45 Stairway To Heaven
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LED ZEPPELIN
Stairway To Heaven 45
In November of 1971, Led Zeppelin was again, at the top of the charts with an album in the US. But still, they weren't really a 'singles' band, and top 40 radio were a bit hesitant to play any of their music. They were considered a bit to heavy.
But this new album had a song that was doing remarkably well at album rock radio and they wanted so hard to cross it over. "Stairway To Heaven" was heavy, sure, but it kinda snuck up on you building and building to a crescendo. Perhaps if they made some concession to AM radio they could break it.
So Atlantic Records ran up this special promo version of "Stairway To Heaven" on 45rpm. Back at that time, you'd be hard pressed to find a top 40 station that would have an album in the studio. The song was nearly8 minutes long, surely one of the longest things ever pressed into an uninterrupted 45rpm.
This promo has the same song, in stereo, on both sides. The song was never available to the public on 45rpm, just in this very, very limited pressing for Djs.
CONDITION: VG++ and appears to have never been played. This is a very tight, and fragile groove so there is a little noise evident even on pristine pressings, like this. Actual postage on this item is 2.00 within the US. No handling charges ever!
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