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Debut EP album by the Greek Melodic Death/Alternative Metal band.
A mix of Aggressive, Melodic and Heavy Metal music, combined all together in a perfect whole.
“Mindless Mass” is here deeply shaking the Metal world, making Leave The Circus totally visible on the Heavy Metal map.
Leave The Circus has the privilege consisting of musicians who are fond of many different kinds of Metal music. This gives band the chance of creating fresh, but not inaccessible for the ordinary listener music.
For fans of such bands as: Stone Sour, Hellyeah, Machine Head, Shadows Fall, Trivium, In Flames ...
Another Side Records, 2014 (ASR08-85/DT).
 

Tracklist:
1. First Blood 01:31
2. Counter the Pain 03:09
3. Eradicate the Terror 04:20
4. Dreaming Lie 03:12 
5. Mindless Mass 01:22
Total playing time: 13:34 min.

 

The second EP by legendary Norwegian/German Symphonic/Gothic/Folk Metal band.
Originally planned as a Single from the "Vinland Saga" album, but later extended to a complete EP with new songs, "Legend Land" shows Liv's maturing and the band getting heavier. Liv Kristine has once again finally found her classic vocal verisimilitude. And the EP is more Metal than the band's two full-length releases (not heavier, but the sound is more accessible and more straight-forward). There was also more use of male vocals than "Vinland Saga". He actually appears in all songs, but he only sings a few lines here and there. Listening to this album makes you feel like you're out at sea during a storm. It really embraces the Viking theme much more than "Vinland Saga" did. This album has no fillers, and every song deserves a 10/10. Every track is unique and different from the previous.
This is a perfect album that its only flaw is that there aren't more songs!
Limited Edition to 5000 copies were released with a blue cover and are signed by all the band members. The signing took place with the band's attempt for the journalization in the Guinness Book of Records, carrying out the "Hardest Signing Session by a Rock Band". May 9th, Leaves' Eyes were the first band to sign, with a metallic silver pen, a complete edition of 5000 copies with blue cover within only 8 hours.
Standard Edition released with a Green cover.
Napalm Records Handels GmbH, 2006 (NPR 188). Made in Austria. Pressed in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Legend Land 03:42
2. Skraelings 03:34
3. Viking's Word 03:35
4. The Crossing 03:18
5. Lyset 02:15
6. Legend Land (Extended Version) 04:43
Total playing time: 21:10 min.

The debut full-length studio album by legendary Norwegian/German Symphonic/Gothic/Folk Metal band.
The band was formed by Liv Kristine (ex- Theatre of Tragedy) and the entire line-up of Atrocity. Almost all vocals on the album are by Liv Kristine, but there are also some death growls by Alexander Krull (Liv’s husband at that time) of Atrocity. Alex Krull also produced the album.
"Lovelorn" is undeniably a Metal record, but it seems to be split between two main moods: Gothic/Symphonic Operatics, and a warmer Folksier slant, complete with acoustic instrumentation and Atmospheric world music focus.
Liv Kristine finally gets the chance to unfurl a bit and show off her singing chops. She still has that iconic breathiness that she eventually learned to not do so much. She handles her own vocal melodies and lyrics with much more confidence and gusto than anything else she's done before, and the instrumentation meets her power quite well. The band essentially adds rhythm and girth, but the real draw to this record is the melodies. Lead vocals, harmonies, and various layers of keyboard and piano frills, etc. This is where most of the appeal and drama lives in this album.
The material on "Lovelorn" is generally strong. The atmosphere is rich, and the melodies are strong and catchy, and the inclusion of the Alexander's beast to Liv's beauty on some of these songs adds harshness to balance out the ephemeral tone of the album. Every song does include the twanging of the Folk acoustics, but it doesn't infringe upon the darker soundscape that they've made, it just adds texture.
"Lovelorn" is a strong and pleasant record; it doesn't do anything radically new or different, but it was a successful launch of Liv Kristine as the face of a new band, in which she took more of an active role in the music she was singing. It was also a successful launch of this band as a whole.
Enhanced CD includes media section with video clip “Into Your Light”.
Napalm Records, 2004 (NPR 145). Made in Austria. Pressed in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Norwegian Lovesong / Chapter I 3:43
2. Tale Of The Sea Maid / Chapter II 3:48
3. Ocean´s Way / Chapter III 3:32
4. Lovelorn / Chapter IV 4:11
5. The Dream / Chapter V 4:59
6. Secret / Chapter VI 4:31
7. For Amelie / Chapter VII 3:38
8. Temptation / Chapter VIII 3:44
9. Into Your Light / Chapter IX 5:33
10. Return To Life / Chapter X 4:09
Total playing time: 41:48 min.

11. Into Your Light (Video) 4:29

The fourth full-length studio album by legendary Norwegian/German Symphonic/Gothic/Folk Metal band.
The album title is inspired by the Old English compound noun meredēað, literally "sea-death". On her website, Liv Kristine saying that "Meredead" could be translated as "dead by the sea".
Produced by Alexander Krull, the album blends the Folk elements from earlier works to shape "Meredead"'s atmospheric tone.
The opening track, "Spirits' Masquerade," incorporates Folk instrumentation, enriching the album’s diverse sound. Tracks like "Étaín" and "Sigrlinn" lyrically evoke the mysticism of ancient cultures, featuring Irish píobaí uilleann pipes to enhance their thematic depth. The album also includes more traditional songs, such as "Nystev" and "Kråkevisa"; the latter employs the Scandinavian nyckelharpa, or keyed fiddle. A cover of "To France" reinterprets the tragedy and emotion of Mike Oldfield's classic. 
Supporting vocals and instrumentation on the album are provided by Maite Itoiz and John Kelly (Elfenthal), Carmen Espenæs, the Norwegian Anette Guldbrandsen, and Victor Smolski's Lingua Mortis Orchestra.
Leaves' Eyes has always offered more than just a musical broadening of the horizon. Liv Kristine's use of Old English and Norwegian lyrics narrates fascinating sagas, bringing the listener even closer to a long-forgotten era. Whether a gentle ballad or an opulent opus, the tracks are direct and to the point. With the band's strength and courage, as well as an unorthodox variety, Leaves' Eyes has unequivocally reinvented itself. Refusing to be categorized, Leaves' Eyes dictates its own direction, and with "Meredead" ultimately achieves Symphonic Metal perfection!
Napalm Records, 2011 (NPR 375). Made in Austria. Pressed in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Spirits Masquerade 6:31
2. Etain 3:58
3. Velvet Heart 3:42
4. Krakevisa 4:34
5. To France (Mike Oldfield cover) 4:37
6. Meredead 5:19
7. Sigrlinn 8:47
8. Mine Taror Er Ei Grimme 2:54
9. Empty Horizon 4:58
10. Veritas 0:48
11. Nystev 4:39
12. Tell - Tale Eyes 3:57
Total playing time: 54:44 min.

The third EP by legendary Norwegian/German Symphonic/Gothic/Folk Metal band.
The EP released just a month before the third studio album, “Njord”. So, it should come as no surprise that news of a new album from the sextet draws some pretty strong reactions. Until then, which is mid to late September, Leaves’ Eyes offers a taste of things to come in the album in an EP titled "My Destiny".
The results, as you would expect, would depend on which side of the fence you’re on when it comes to the band. Leaves’ Eyes is one of those bands that you will either really love or hate with a vengeance. No matter where you stand on Leaves' Eyes, "My Destiny" EP will reinforce your opinion of Leaves' Eyes one way or the other.
The music catches up with the vocals more often than in the past. Liv Kristine was made for this kind of music. Her voice is at the forefront of the music. The EP provides a good idea of what to expect when the band releases its new full length and offers a few surprises of its own!
Napalm Records Handels GmbH, 2009 (NPR 303). Made in Austria. Pressed in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. My Destiny 04:13
2. The Battle Of Maldon (Non Album Track) 04:23
3. Scarborough Fair (Acoustic Version - Non Album Track) 03:24
4. Northbound 04:22
5. Nine Wave Maidens (Non Album Track) 03:24
6. My Destiny (Remix - Non Album Track) 04:12
Total playing time: 24:01 min.

The third full-length studio album by legendary Norwegian/German Symphonic/Gothic/Folk Metal band.
With "Njord", Leaves' Eyes embarks on yet another enthralling journey through the myths and sagas of the North. "Njörðr" comes from Norse mythology and is a name associated to the Vanir god of the sea and the wind. In this album, the band used for the first time a full orchestra and choir and wrote for them suitable arrangements.
The strong and sonorous compositions familiar to the band's fan base have been further developed. The adventure begins with the title track's powerful and sombre choruses and orchestra. Fans will find the continuation of the Leave's Eyes hit "Elegy" in the rocking single "My Destiny", which is only one of the many catchy and soon-to-be hits delivered by Liv and her colleagues. Devilishly enticing are the refrains found on "Take the Devil in Me", "Northbound", and "Through Our Veins", the last of which reminisces in the driving beats of the eighties' rock rhythms. Leaves' Eyes' passion for both heavy and opulent sounds harmonizes perfectly with memorable melodies, as in the epic track "Ragnarok", while "Emerald Island" surprises with heavy double bass passages that are counterattacked by Liv Kristine's haunting vocals. Alongside the lavish hits, Leaves' Eyes always finds room for the more subdued Folk moments, such as in the interpretation of the English traditional song "Scarborough Fair" or the fragile acoustic ballad "Irish Rain". The opus "Froyas Theme" rounds off the Nordic journey, uniting the choral arrangements of the magnificent Lingua Mortis Orchestra with the emotional strength inherent in the new Leaves' Eyes compositions.
"Njord" impressively defends the sextet's claim as the leading force in Symphonic Gothic Rock and Metal!
Napalm Records, 2009 (NPR 304). Made in Austria. Pressed in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Njord 6:14
2. My Destiny 4:13
3. Emerald Island 5:24
4. Take The Devil In Me 3:50
5. Scarborough Fair 4:04
6. Through Our Vains 3:40
7. Irish Rain 4:01
8. Northbound 4:22
9. Ragnarok 5:11
10. Morgenland 2:53
11. The Holy Bond 3:41
12. Froeya´s Theme 8:21
Total playing time: 55:54 min.

The fifth full-length studio album by legendary Norwegian/German Symphonic/Folk Metal band.
Heavier and more Epic than previous albums, "Symphonies Of The Night" brings the listener into a world of legends. Majestic and sweeping songs, beautiful melodies that will you breathless and a massive amount of catchiness. Clad with a perfect sound, featuring a real orchestra, choir, Uilean pipes, Irish whistle, fiddle, and dulcimer, Leaves’ Eyes present a musical firework of the highest level. 
Hit songs like the title track, "Fading Earth", "Maid of Loraine" or the Folk tinged "Galswintha" will take the hearts of their fans by storm. The heart of the album is the bombastic "Hymn to the Lone Sands" that combines all Leaves’ Eyes' trademarks and brings the journey of the Northmen to the orient to a new life. The band’s strength is to create atmospheric moments and majestic melodies, which can be heard in songs "Ophelia", "Angel and the Ghost" or "Nightshade".
The record was produced by Alexander Krull at Mastersound Studio, Germany, and features album artwork by Stefan Heilemann. Like previous albums, "Symphonies Of The Night" features songs sung in different languages, including English, Shakespearean English, Norwegian, French, and Irish. The album title was said to be inspired by "Symphony of the Swan Lake" by Tchaikovsky.
Big-time stuff "Symphonies Of The Night" is, specifically if drama-filled Metal is your game, and the sensuous vocals of Kristine get you moving…or excited. This could be the band’s finest hour, an album that seemed predictable at its onset, but shifts from the expected, thus opening new doors for a band who has hung around for nearly a decade without a real stumble.
Napalm Records, 2013 (NPR 513 CD). Made in Austria. Pressed in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Hell To The Heavens 4:32
2. Fading Earth 4:33
3. Maid Of Lorraine 5:13
4. Galswintha 4:14
5. Symphony Of The Night 4:58
6. Saint Cecelia 4:12
7. Hymn To The Lone Sands 5:22
8. Angel And The Ghost 3:36
9. Eleonore De Provence 6:24
10. Nightshade 6:41
11. Ophelia 4:24
Total playing time: 54:09 min.

The second full-length studio album by legendary Norwegian/German Symphonic/Gothic/Folk Metal band.
A concept album that tells the story of the voyage of the Norse explorer Leif Erikson and his discovery of Vinland.
The main vocals are by the Norwegian singer Liv Kristine, but some harsh vocals performed by her former husband and producer Alexander Krull can be heard on the songs "Solemn Sea", "The Thorn", and "New Found Land".
In the vast sea of female-fronted Symphonic Metal outfits, "Vinland Saga" made quite a splash. It is a lush, gorgeous, ideally structured, haunting concept album that perfectly captures the Scandinavian spirit with its blend of folk-tinged songs, choral pieces and heavyweight beauty-and-the-beast numbers. It is right up there with the very best of the genre, like Within Temptation's "Mother Earth" and Nightwish's "Dark Passion Play".
Enhanced CD includes media section with video clip “Elegy”.
Napalm Records, 2005 (NPR 164). Made in Austria. Pressed in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Vinland Saga 3:12
2. Farewell Proud Men 4:04
3. Elegy 5:07
4. Solemn Sea 3:44
5. Leaves' Eyes 3:59
6. The Thorn 4:05
7. Misseri (Turn Green Meadows Into Grey) 3:50
8. Amhrán (Song Of The Winds) 2:48
9. New Found Land 3:28
10. Mourning Tree 4:03
11. Twilight Sun 3:22
12. Ankomst 6:27
Total playing time: 48:09 min.

13. Elegy (Video Clip)

Debut full-length album by the legendary British Hard Rock/Bluese/Heavy Metal band.
Led Zeppelin had a fully formed, distinctive sound from the outset, as their eponymous debut illustrates. Taking the heavy, distorted electric Blues of Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck and Cream to an extreme, Zeppelin created a majestic, powerful brand of guitar Rock constructed around simple, memorable riffs and lumbering rhythms. But the key to the band's attack was subtlety: it wasn't just an onslaught of guitar noise, it was shaded and textured, filled with alternating dynamics and tempos. As Led Zeppelin proves, the band was capable of such multi-layered music from the start. Although the extended Psychedelic Blues of "Dazed and Confused", "You Shook Me" and "I Can't Quit You Baby" often gather the most attention, the remainder of the album is a better indication of what would come later. "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" shifts from Folky verses to pummeling choruses; "Good Times Bad Times" and "How Many More Times" have Groovy, Bluesy shuffles; "Your Time Is Gonna Come" is an anthemic Hard Rocker; "Black Mountain Side" is pure English Folk; and "Communication Breakdown" is a frenzied Rocker with a nearly Punkish attack. Although the album isn't as varied as some of their later efforts, it nevertheless marked a significant turning point in the evolution of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal!
Although the album initially received negative reviews, it was commercially very successful and has now come to be regarded in a much more positive light by critics. In 2003, the album was ranked number 29 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. When Rolling Stone updated the list in 2012 the album remained ranked at 29th greatest of all time!!
Rare 1991 Russian 9-track vinyl LP with unique picture sleeve with Cyrillic text and unique band photo on the reverse.
AnTrop, 1969/1991 (P91 00149). Unofficial release. Made in USSR. Used (cover/disc): EX/EX-.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Good Times Bad Times 2:46
2. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You 6:42
3. You Shook Me 6:28
4. Dazed And Confused 6:28

Side Two
5. Your Time Is Gonna Come 4:34
6. Black Mountain Side 2:12
7. Communication Breakdown 2:30
8. I Can't Quit You Baby 4:42
9. How Many More Times 8:27


Samples: http://www.last.fm 

The famous reunion concert of the legendary Hard Rock/Blues/Heavy Metal band.
On December 10, 2007, Led Zeppelin took the stage at London’s O2 Arena to headline a tribute concert for dear friend and Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. What followed was a two-hour-plus tour de force of the band’s signature Blues-infused Rock ’n’ Roll that instantly became part of the legend of Led Zeppelin. Founding members John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant were joined by Jason Bonham, the son of their late drummer John Bonham, to perform 16 songs from their celebrated catalog including landmark tracks “Whole Lotta Love”, “Rock And Roll”, “Kashmir” and “Stairway To Heaven”...
Although 20 million people applied for tickets, the band’s first headline show in 27 years was seen only by the 18,000 ticket holders who were fortunate enough to have secured seats through the worldwide lottery.
The film of "Celebration Day saw a worldwide theatrical release by Omniverse Vision on 1,500 screens in over 40 territories on October 17.
Contrary to popular perception, Led Zeppelin isn't exactly averse to reunions. If anything, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant can't keep away from each other. Just four years after John Bonham's 1980 death, Page laid down guitar on Robert Plant's oldies act the Honeydrippers, and not long after that, John Paul Jones joined the pair for a performance at 1985's Live Aid Festival. That set was trashed by the public and band alike, as was their subsequent 1988 appearance at Atlantic Records' 40th Anniversary celebration, but despite these lackluster gigs, rumors of a full-fledged reunion continued to circulate well into the new millennium, even after Page & Plant recorded a pair of albums in the mid-'90s, a project that caused tension with Jones, who was unaware of the collaboration until its release. Eventually, all the bad blood cooled and the trio once again reunited, this time with Bonham's son Jason on drums, for a full-fledged set as the headliners for the 2007 Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert. Five years later, this reunion was finally released as "Celebration Day", a live album available either as 2CD set, letting the world at large experience what was roundly and rightly acclaimed as a near-perfect reunion.
"Celebration Day" is an ideal coda for Led Zeppelin, proof that the band's skills only deepened with age. Never once does the band sound as if they're grasping at re-creating their youth; they've selected a set Heavy on Blues, atmosphere, and hits, songs that allow each member, including Jason Bonham, to stretch out and casually flaunt his skills. Plant may no longer be able to reach the soaring highs he did in the '70s, but his lowered range gives "Black Dog" and "The Song Remains the Same" gravity, and helps give "Trampled Under Foot" a gut-level punch. Page still can muff a note or two, so can the band, actually, with Plant missing a line on the opening "Good Times Bad Times", a mistake that's thankfully left uncorrected, but his imagination is unchained, and, when compared to the Page/Plant records of the '90s, it becomes clear how much Jones contributed to the band's chemistry, lending it grit and funk ("Misty Mountain Hop" grooves more than any song without bass should), deepening and coloring Page's riffs, letting the band bounce out and return to center. All of this unique chemistry is evident on "Celebration Day", underscored ever so slightly by the presence of Jason Bonham, the son of the king who now seems like the only possible heir to the throne, emphasizing that the band is a family affair, and while this reunion is so unexpectedly, impossibly good that you'd want to experience this in the flesh, it also underscores the wisdom of leaving this as a one-time thing. This is so good that this is how you want to remember them: older, perhaps wiser, and still majestic!!
Album debuted on the Billboard 200 at ninth place. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), "Celebration Day" was the 13th global best-selling album of 2012 with sales of 1.8 million copies. It's won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, and the rendition of "Kashmir" featured on the album was nominated for the award for Best Rock Performance.
Three P Films Limited/Atlantic Recording Corporation, a Warner Music Group Company, 2012 (8122-79709-9). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

CD 1:
1. Good Times Bad Times 3:10 
2. Ramble On 5:37 
3. Black Dog 5:18 
4. In My Time Of Dying 11:01
5. For Your Life 6:08
6. Trampled Under Foot 6:02
7. Nobody's Fault But Mine 6:24
8. No Quarter 9:00

CD 2:
1. Since I've Been Loving You 7:35 
2. Dazed And Confused 11:19
3. Stairway To Heaven 8:28 
4. The Song Remains The Same 5:35 
5. Misty Mountain Hop 4:48 
6. Kashmir 8:48 
7. Whole Lotta Love 6:49 
8. Rock And Roll 4:19

Total playing time: 110:19


Samples: http://www.ledzeppelin.com

First European remastered re-release of the fifth full-length studio album by legendary British Blues/Hard Rock band.
The album represents a turning point in musical direction for the band, who had begun to record songs with more layering and production techniques, in contrast to the simpler Rock music heard on earlier albums. The album benefited from several band members installing studios at home, which allowed them to develop more sophisticated songs and arrangements, and expand their musical style.
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 Zeppellin'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 a cappella section and ending with a swinging, doo wop-flavored 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 Jimmy Page and Robert Plant's songwriting sound coherent and natural.
Several songs subsequently became fixtures in the band's live set, including "The Song Remains the Same", "The Rain Song" and "No Quarter". Other material recorded at the sessions, including the title track, was shelved and released on the later albums "Physical Graffiti" and "Coda".
In 1974, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Album Package. The cover was rated #6 on VH1's 50 Greatest Album Covers in 2003.
Although critical response was mixed, "Houses Of The Holy" became a commercial success and topped the UK charts, and spent 39 weeks on the Billboard 200 albums chart, including two weeks at number one (their longest stint since Led Zeppelin III). It was later certified 11x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 1999. In 2012, the album was ranked at #148 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Remastered and produced by Jimmy Page. 180gr vinyl in gatefold cover sealed with a white bellyband.
Atlantic Recording Corporation, a Warner Music Group Company, 1973/2014 (8122-79657-3). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

SIDE ONE
1. The Song Remains The Same 5:29 
2. The Rain Song 7:39 
3. Over The Hills And Far Away 4:50 
4. The Crunge 3:17

SIDE TWO
5. Dancing Days 3:43 
6. D'yer Mak'er 4:22 
7. No Quarter 7:02 
8. The Ocean 4:31

Total playing time: 40:53 min.

The second full-length studio album by the legendary British Blues/Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band.
Atlantic Recording Corp./WEA Musik GmbH, 1969/1984 (40 037 | SD 8236). Made in Germany. Used (cover/disc): EX+/EX.


Tracklist:

SIDE 1
1. Whole Lotta Love 5:33
2. What Is And What Should Never Be 4:47
3. The Lemon Song 6:20
4. Thank You 3:50

SIDE 2
5. Heartbreakers 4:15
6. Living Loving Maid 2:40
7. Ramble On 4:35
8. Moby Dick 4:25
9. Bring It On Home 4:19

Total playing time: 40:44 min.

Remastered re-release of the eighth and the final full-length studio album by legendary British Art Rock/Hard Rock band.
Marshalling their strength after the dark interlude of "Presence" - a period that extended far after its 1976 release, with the band spending a year in tax exile and Robert Plant suffering another personal tragedy when his son died - Led Zeppelin decided to push into new sonic territory on their eighth album.
In contrast to previous Led Zeppelin albums, "In Through The Out Door" features much greater influence on the part of bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones and vocalist Robert Plant, and relatively less from drummer John Bonham and guitarist Jimmy Page, who often failed to show up on time at the recording studio. Bonham was struggling with alcoholism and Page was battling heroin addiction. Jones later said, "there were two distinct camps by then, and we (Plant and I) were in the relatively clean one." Many of the songs were consequently put together by Plant and Jones during the day, with Page and Bonham adding their parts late at night. Jones was inspired by the Yamaha GX-1 synthesizer he had recently purchased, and he was "working closely with Robert, which was something that had not happened before".
The original album featured an unusual gimmick: the album had an outer sleeve which was made to look like a plain brown paper bag (reminiscent of similarly packaged bootleg album sleeves with the title rubber-stamped on it), and the inner sleeve featured black and white line artwork which, if washed with water, would become permanently fully colored. There were also six different sleeves featuring a different pair of photos (one on each side), and the external brown paper sleeve meant that it was impossible for record buyers to tell which sleeve they were getting. The pictures all depicted the same scene in a bar (in which a man burns a Dear John letter), and each photo was taken from the separate point of view of someone who appeared in the other photos. The walls are covered with thousands of yellowed business cards and dollar bills. The photo session in a London studio was meant to look like a re-creation of the Old Absinthe House, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The album artwork was designed by Hipgnosis' Storm Thorgerson. In 1980, Hipgnosis was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Album Package for "In Through The Out Door". A replica of the brown bag included in this re-edition.
The album was released before drummer John Bonham died on 29 September 1980, leading the band to disband.
"In Through The Out Door" was a huge commercial success; it went to the No. 1 on Billboard's chart in just its second week on the American chart, reportedly selling 1.7 million copies within days of release. It remained on the US top spot for seven weeks and sold three million copies by the end of September 1979. It also went to No. 1 in the UK, Japan, Germany, Canada and New Zealand. The album was credited with helping to revive the US record industry, which had begun to struggle. On this album's release, Led Zeppelin's entire catalogue made the Billboard 200 between the weeks of 23 October and 3 November 1979, an unprecedented feat, topping their own record in 1975, when all their albums up to "Physical Graffiti" were on the chart. It was the band's final studio release to reach the top of the charts in the United States. "In Through The Out Door" is the Led Zeppelin album that has spent the most weeks on the top of the charts (tied with "Led Zeppelin II"). To date, the album has sold six million copies in the US.
Remastered by Jimmy Page, 180 gram vinyl packaged in a replica brown paper bag.
Swan Song Records/, 1979/2015 (8122796574). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. In The Evening 6:53
2. South Bound Saurez 4:13
3. Fool In The Rain 6:10
4. Hot Dog 3:18

Side Two
5. Carouselambra 10:34
6. All My Love 5:53
7. I'm Gonna Crawl 5:29

Total playing time: 42:30 min.

The eighth and the final full-length studio album by legendary British Art Rock/Hard Rock band.
Atlantic Recording Corp./Suzy Records, 1979/1980 (SS 59410). Made in Yugoslavia. Used (cover/disc): VG+/VG+.


Tracklist:

SIDE 1
1. In The Evening 6:48
2. South Bound Saurez    4:11
3. Fool In The Rain 6:08
4. Hot Dog 3:15

SIDE 2
5. Carouselambra 10:28
6. All My Love 5:51
7. I'm Gonna Crawl 5:28

Total playing time: 42:09 min.

Remastered re-release of the fourth full-length studio album by legendary British Blues/Hard Rock band.
The untitled fourth studio album, commonly known as "Led Zeppelin IV". After the band's previous album "Led Zeppelin III" received lukewarm reviews from critics, band decided their fourth album would officially be untitled, and would be represented instead by four symbols chosen by each band member, without featuring the name or any other details on the cover.
Encompassing Heavy Metal, Folk, pure Rock & Roll, and Blues, this album is a monolithic record, defining not only Led Zeppelin, but the sound and style of '70s Hard Rock. Led Zeppelin fuse their majestic Hard Rock with a mystical, rural English Folk, that gives the record an Epic scope. At its basic, the album has a grand sense of drama, which is only deepened by Robert Plant's burgeoning obsession with mythology, religion, and the occult. Plant's mysticism comes to a head on the eerie Folk ballad "The Battle of Evermore", a mandolin-driven song with haunting vocals from Sandy Denny, and on the epic "Stairway to Heaven". Of all of Zeppelin's songs, "Stairway to Heaven" is the most famous, and not unjustly. Building from a simple fingerpicked acoustic guitar to a storming torrent of guitar riffs and solos, it encapsulates the entire album in one song. Which, of course, isn't discounting the rest of the album. "Going to California" is the band's best Folk song, and the rockers are endlessly inventive, whether it's the complex, multi-layered "Black Dog", the pounding Hippie satire "Misty Mountain Hop", or the Funky riffs of "Four Sticks". But the closer, "When the Levee Breaks", is the one song truly equal to "Stairway to Heaven", helping give "IV" the feeling of an Epic. An apocalyptic slice of urban Blues, "When the Levee Breaks" is as forceful and frightening as Zeppelin ever got, and its seismic rhythms and layered dynamics illustrate why none of their imitators could ever equal them.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 69 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time", which described it as "the peak of Seventies Hard Rock". The album was a commercial and critical success and is Led Zeppelin's best-selling, shipping over 37 million copies worldwide as of 2014. In 2016, Classic Rock Magazine ranked "Led Zeppelin IV" as the greatest of all Led Zeppelin albums. As of 2018, it is tied for third-highest-certified album in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America at 23× Platinum.
Atlantic Recording Corporation, 1971/2014 (8122796448). Made in the Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Black Dog 4:55
2. Rock And Roll 3:40
3. The Battle Of Evermore 5:51
4. Stairway To Heaven 8:02
5. Misty Mountain Hop 4:38
6. Four Sticks 4:45
7. Going To California 3:32
8. When The Levee Breaks 7:08
Total playing time: 42:31 min.

Remastered re-release of the fourth full-length studio album by legendary British Blues/Hard Rock band.
The untitled fourth studio album, commonly known as "Led Zeppelin IV". After the band's previous album "Led Zeppelin III" received lukewarm reviews from critics, band decided their fourth album would officially be untitled, and would be represented instead by four symbols chosen by each band member, without featuring the name or any other details on the cover.
Encompassing Heavy Metal, Folk, pure Rock & Roll, and Blues, this album is a monolithic record, defining not only Led Zeppelin, but the sound and style of '70s Hard Rock. Led Zeppelin fuse their majestic Hard Rock with a mystical, rural English Folk, that gives the record an Epic scope. At its basic, the album has a grand sense of drama, which is only deepened by Robert Plant's burgeoning obsession with mythology, religion, and the occult. Plant's mysticism comes to a head on the eerie Folk ballad "The Battle of Evermore", a mandolin-driven song with haunting vocals from Sandy Denny, and on the epic "Stairway to Heaven". Of all of Zeppelin's songs, "Stairway to Heaven" is the most famous, and not unjustly. Building from a simple fingerpicked acoustic guitar to a storming torrent of guitar riffs and solos, it encapsulates the entire album in one song. Which, of course, isn't discounting the rest of the album. "Going to California" is the band's best Folk song, and the rockers are endlessly inventive, whether it's the complex, multi-layered "Black Dog", the pounding Hippie satire "Misty Mountain Hop", or the Funky riffs of "Four Sticks". But the closer, "When the Levee Breaks", is the one song truly equal to "Stairway to Heaven", helping give "IV" the feeling of an Epic. An apocalyptic slice of urban Blues, "When the Levee Breaks" is as forceful and frightening as Zeppelin ever got, and its seismic rhythms and layered dynamics illustrate why none of their imitators could ever equal them.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 69 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time", which described it as "the peak of Seventies Hard Rock". The album was a commercial and critical success and is Led Zeppelin's best-selling, shipping over 37 million copies worldwide as of 2014. In 2016, Classic Rock Magazine ranked "Led Zeppelin IV" as the greatest of all Led Zeppelin albums. As of 2018, it is tied for third-highest-certified album in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America at 23× Platinum.
Remastered 180 gram vinyl in gatefold cover.
Atlantic Recording Corporation, 1971/2014 (8122-79657-7). Made in the Germany.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Black Dog 4:55
2. Rock And Roll 3:40
3. The Battle Of Evermore 5:51
4. Stairway To Heaven 8:02

Side Two
5. Misty Mountain Hop 4:38
6. Four Sticks 4:45
7. Going To California 3:32
8. When The Levee Breaks 7:08

Total playing time: 42:31 min.

The fourth full-length studio album by legendary British Blues/Hard Rock band.
Atlantic Recording Corp./Suzy Records, 1971/1981 (ATL 50008). Made in Yugoslavia. Used (cover/disc): VG+/VG+.


Tracklist:

SIDE 1
1. Black Dog    
2. Rock And Roll
3. The Battle Of Evermore
4. Stairway To Heaven

SIDE 2
5. Misty Mountain Top
6. Four Sticks
7. Going To California
8. When The Levee Breaks

The third full-length studio album by legendary British Blues Rock/Hard Rock/Folk Rock band.
"Led Zeppelin III" was one of the most eagerly awaited albums of 1970, and advance orders in the US alone were close to the million mark.
On their first two albums, Led Zeppelin unleashed a relentless barrage of heavy Blues and Rockabilly riffs, but “Led Zeppelin III” provided the band with the necessary room to grow musically. While there are still a handful of Metallic rockers, "III" is built on a Folky, acoustic foundation that gives the music extra depth.
And even the rockers aren't as straightforward as before: the galloping "Immigrant Song" is powered by Robert Plant's banshee wail, "Celebration Day" turns Blues Rock inside out with a warped slide guitar riff, and "Out on the Tiles" lumbers along with a tricky, multi-part riff. Nevertheless, the heart of the album lies on the second side, when the band delve deeply into English Folk. "Gallows Pole" updates a traditional tune with a menacing flair, and "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" is an infectious acoustic romp, while "That's the Way" and "Tangerine" are shimmering songs with graceful country flourishes. The band hasn't left the blues behind, but the twisted bottleneck Blues of "Hats off to (Roy) Harper" actually outstrips the epic "Since I've Been Loving You," which is the only time Zeppelin sound a bit set in their ways.
"Led Zeppelin III"'s original vinyl edition was packaged in a gatefold sleeve with an innovative cover, designed by Zacron. The cover and interior gatefold art consisted of a surreal collection of seemingly random images on a white background, many of them connected thematically with flight or aviation (as in "Zeppelin"). Behind the front cover was a rotatable laminated card disc, or volvelle, covered with more images, including photos of the band members, which showed through holes in the cover. Moving an image into place behind one hole would usually bring one or two others into place behind other holes.
"Led Zeppelin III" was a trans-Atlantic #1 hit. It spent four weeks at the top of the Billboard chart, while it entered that British chart at #1 and remained there for three weeks (returning to the top for a further week on 12 December). In spite of its initially indifferent reviews and lower sales than Led Zeppelin's other early albums, "Led Zeppelin III"'s reputation has recovered considerably with the passage of time. The RIAA certified the album 2x Platinum in 1990, and 6x Platinum in 1999. Despite the album going to number 1 in the UK charts, it is the only Led Zeppelin album not to have a certification in the UK. The 2014 reissue of the album helped itself get back into the Billboard Top 10 just barely when it got to #10.
Replica of Original Sleeve - gatefold cover with working wheel!
Atlantic Recording Corporation/Warner Music Manufacturing Europe, 1970/1991 (ATL 50 002 (SD 7201)). Made in Germany. Used (cover/vinyl): NM/NM.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Immigrant Song 2:26
2. Friends 3:55
3. Celebration Day 3:29
4. Since I've Been Loving You 7:25
5. Out On The Tiles 4:04

Side Two
1. Gallows Pole 4:58
2. Tangerine 3:12
3. That's The Way 5:38
4. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp 4:20
5. Hats Off To (Roy) Harper 3:41

Total playing time: 43:08 min.

Remastered re-release of the second full-length studio album by the legendary British Blues/Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band.
With elements of Blues and Folk music, "Led Zeppelin II" also exhibits the band's evolving musical style of Blues-derived material and their guitar and riff-based sound. It has been described as the band's heaviest album.
Recorded quickly during Led Zeppelin's first American tour, "Led Zeppelin II" provided the blueprint for all the Heavy Metal bands that followed it. Since the band could only enter the studio for brief amounts of time, most of the songs that compose "II" are reworked Blues and Rock & Roll standards that the band was performing on-stage at the time. Not only did the short amount of time result in a lack of original material, it made the sound more direct. Jimmy Page still provided layers of guitar overdubs, but the overall sound of the album is heavy and hard, brutal and direct. "Whole Lotta Love", "The Lemon Song", and "Bring It on Home" are all based on classic blues songs - only, the riffs are simpler and louder and each song has an extended section for instrumental solos. Of the remaining six songs, two sport light acoustic touches ("Thank You", "Ramble On"), but the other four are straight-ahead Heavy Rock that follows the formula of the revamped Blues songs.
While "Led Zeppelin II" doesn't have the eclecticism of the band's debut, it's arguably more influential. After all, nearly every one of the hundreds of Zeppelin imitators used this record, with its lack of dynamics and its pummeling riffs, as a blueprint!
Upon release, "Led Zeppelin II" sold well and was the band's first album to reach number one in the UK and the US. In 1970, art director David Juniper was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package for the album. On 15 November 1999, it was certified 12× Platinum by the RIAA for sales in excess of 12 million copies. Since its release, writers and music critics have regularly cited it in polls of the greatest and most influential Rock albums.
The 2014 reissue of the album helped itself get back into the Billboard Top 10 when it got to #9. Deluxe Edition includes bonus CD with unreleased studio outtakes!
Atlantic Recording Corporation, a Warner Music Group Company, 1969/2014 (8122796453). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

CD 1:
1. Whole Lotta Love 5:35
2. What Is And What Should Never Be 4:46
3. The Lemon Song 6:19
4. Thank You 4:49
5. Heartbreaker 4:14
6. Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman) 2:39
7. Ramble On 4:34
8. Moby Dick 4:21
9. Bring It On Home 4:21

CD 2:
1. Whole Lotta Love (Rough Mix) 5:39
2. What Is And What Should Never Be (Rough Mix) 4:33
3. Thank You (Backing Track) 4:20
4. Heartbreaker (Rough Mix) 4:25
5. Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman) (Backing Track) 3:11
6. Ramble On (Rough Mix) 4:44
7. Moby Dick (Backing Track) 1:38
8. La La (Intro / Outro Rough Mix) 4:09

Total playing time: 74:17


Samples: http://www.last.fm

Remastered re-release of the second full-length studio album by the legendary British Hard Rock/Blues/Heavy Metal band.
Recorded quickly during Led Zeppelin's first American tours, "Led Zeppelin II" provided the blueprint for all the Heavy Metal bands that followed it. Since the band could only enter the studio for brief amounts of time, most of the songs that compose "II" are reworked Blues and Rock & Roll standards that the band was performing on-stage at the time. Not only did the short amount of time result in a lack of original material, it made the sound more direct. Jimmy Page still provided layers of guitar overdubs, but the overall sound of the album is heavy and hard, brutal and direct. "Whole Lotta Love", "The Lemon Song" and "Bring It on Home" are all based on classic Blues songs - only, the riffs are simpler and louder and each song has an extended section for instrumental solos. Of the remaining six songs, two sport light acoustic touches ("Thank You", "Ramble On"), but the other four are straight-ahead Heavy Rock that follows the formula of the revamped Blues songs. With elements of Blues and Folk music, "Led Zeppelin II" also exhibits the band's evolving musical style of Blues-derived material and their guitar and riff-based sound. It has been described as the band's heaviest album.
While "Led Zeppelin II" doesn't have the eclecticism of the band's debut, it's arguably more influential. After all, nearly every one of the hundreds of Zeppelin imitators used this record, with its lack of dynamics and its pummeling riffs, as a blueprint.
"Led Zeppelin II" was the band's first album to reach number one in the UK and the US. In 1970, art director David Juniper was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package for the album. On 15 November 1999, it was certified 12× Platinum by the RIAA for sales in excess of 12000000 copies. Since its release, writers and music critics have regularly cited it in polls of the greatest and most influential Rock albums.
180 gram gatefold vinyl.
Atlantic Recording Corporation, a Warner Music Group Company, 1969/2014 (8122796640). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Whole Lotta Love
2. What Is And What Should Never Be
3. The Lemon Song
4. Thank You

Side Two
5. Heartbreaker
6. Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman)
7. Ramble On
8. Moby Dick
9. Bring It On Home


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