Led Zeppelin Houses Of The Holy 1973 K50014 1st Pressing Vinyl Record

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LED ZEPPELIN "Houses Of The Holy" 1973 UK 1st PRESS NM

LED ZEPPELIN
Houses Of The Holy

ORIGINAL UK ATLANTIC (K 50014) FIRST PRESSING (April 1973) OF LED ZEPPELIN'S CLASSIC "Houses Of The Holy" LP IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION

PRESSED ON QUALITY MID-WEIGHT VINYL WITH THE FIRST GROOVED ATLANTIC LABELS WITH NO 'WB' LOGO ON THE BOTTOM RIM TEXT
FIRST PRESS MATRIX: K50014 A2 / K50014 B2

THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL GATEFOLD SLEEVE (WITH NO TEXT)
AND COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL WHITE TEXTURED LYRIC INNER SLEEVE WITH "Printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd., London, S.E.1" CREDIT

By the time Houses Of The Holy was released in stores in the Spring of 1973, Led Zeppelin was one of the top established bands in the world. On the first two days on their Summer 1973 US Tour, over 100,000 fans came to see them in concert.
By this time, they had been playing material from Houses Of The Holy for about six months in Japan, Australia and the UK. With Houses Of The Holy, the band branched out from the same styles from the four previous albums. D'yer Mak'er showed their interest in reggae, while The Crunge showed the funk style of the Jones-Bonham rhythm section. Epics like The Song Remains The Same and The Rain Song cemented Zeppelin's position as the number one act in the world.

Houses Of The Holy was the first album covered commissioned by the band from Hipgnosis. According to Page, (The cover) "denoted the feeling of expectancy for the music contained within."

Houses of the Holy follows the same basic pattern as Led Zeppelin IV, but the approach is looser and more relaxed. Jimmy Page's riffs rely on ringing, folky hooks as much as they do on thundering blues-rock, giving the album a lighter, more open atmosphere. While the pseudo-reggae of "D'Yer Mak'er" and the affectionate James Brown send-up "The Crunge" suggest that the band was searching for material, they actually contribute to the musical diversity of the album. "The Rain Song" is one of Zep's finest moments, featuring a soaring string arrangement and a gentle, aching melody. "The Ocean" is just as good, starting with a heavy, funky guitar groove before slamming into an a cappella section and ending with a swinging, doo-wop-flavoured rave-up. With the exception of the rampaging opening number, "The Song Remains the Same," the rest of Houses of the Holy is fairly straightforward, ranging from the foreboding "No Quarter" and the strutting hard rock of "Dancing Days" to the epic folk/metal fusion "Over the Hills and Far Away." Throughout the record, the band's playing is excellent, making the eclecticism of Page and Robert Plant's songwriting sound coherent and natural.

Track Listing:
Side 1: The Song Remains The Same / The Rain Song / Over The Hills And Far Away / The Crunge
Side 2: Dancing Days / D'yer Maker / No Quarter / The Ocean

LABELS: The labels are clean, and bright. Excellent condition.
VINYL: No visible scratches or marks. Very good condition.
SLEEVE: The gatefold is clean, bright, fresh and mostly unmarked with no real wear to speak of on either the surfaces. Just a little around the edges - very fine example indeed - NEAR MINT
INNER SLEEVE: The textured lyric inner is clean and unmarked with no splits to any of the edges, no creases which is rare.

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