Led Zeppelin – Houses Of The Holy (Vinyl) Japanese Pressing
Atlantic Records (1973 / This Pressing 1976)
$99.00
Rare Early Japanese Pressing ~ Vinyl Still In Top Condition! Gatefold Cover Includes Textured Inner Sleeve With Lyrics, Plus Insert. “The Song Remains The Same”, “The Rain Song”, “Over The Hills And Far Away”, “No Quarter”…
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Rare Early Japanese Pressing! Vinyl Still In Top Condition! Heavy Grade Gatefold Cover Includes Textured Inner Sleeve With Lyrics & Japanese Insert. The Fantastic Fifth Led Zeppelin LP Features “The Song Remains The Same”, “The Rain Song”, “Over The Hills And Far Away”, “No Quarter” & More!
Made by Warner-Pioneer Corporation, Japan.
Condition – Vinyl: EXCELLENT! Sounds fantastic! Music this brilliant deserves to be such beautiful vinyl quality!
Condition – Cover: VERY GOOD PLUS! Some foxing inner gatefold (pretty nice for almost 50 years old).
Japanese vinyl pressings are highly sought after by audiophiles and collectors, due to their premium sound quality and beautifully presented packaging. The sonic quality of Japanese records is regarded as the best in the world. No wonder all the original Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab records were pressed in Japan! The covers are printed on better quality heavy stock paper too. Nice condition original Japanese pressings are becoming scarcer ~ and therefore more collectable and valuable every year.
Side 1:
The Song Remains The Same
The Rain Song
Over The Hills And Far Away
The Crunge
Side 2:
Dancing Days
D’Yer Mak’er
No Quarter
The Ocean
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Atlantic Records (1973 / This Pressing 1976)
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Geoff –
One of the most ESSENTIAL rock albums EVER!!! Page, Plant, Jones & Bonham at the top of their game… A masterpiece of an album, ‘Houses of the Holy’ was released in 1973 when the mighty Zeppelin were at their peak. Major highlights include the amazing “No Quarter” (featuring atmospheric keyboard work from John Paul Jones), the brilliant “Over the Hills and Far Away”, the catchy super-crunch of “Dancing Days” and fun tracks such as “D’yer Mak’er” and “The Ocean”. However, most impressive would have to be the powerful title track, “The Song Remains the Same”, with Jimmy Page in full flight on guitar and Robert Plant belting out the vocals, as if on helium! It segues beautifully into “The Rain Song”, as they so often performed these songs so well in concert. No doubt about it — ‘Houses of the Holy’ is one of the most ESSENTIAL rock albums EVER!!!
AMG –
The fifth Zep LP is... Diverse ~ Fun ~ Brilliant! 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-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 Page and Robert Plant’s songwriting sound coherent and natural.