Source: Good News Network
50 years ago today, Led Zeppelin’s debut album was released. It was recorded in just 36 hours at Olympic Studios in Barnes, London, costing the band just £1,782. Most of the tracks were performed ‘live’ in the studio, with very few overdubs added. The groundbreaking heavy rock LP spent more than a year—71 weeks—on the UK album chart, and the blues-based quartet became one the most influential bands in rock history. (1969)
– 2007 Photo by Paul Hudson, CC license
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