Physical Graffiti

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Physical Graffiti · A first attempt to record new songs foundered in November 1973 at Headley Grange, the country house in Hampshire where the band had worked before. In January and February 1974 Led Zeppelin returned and recorded eight tracks there. The informal atmosphere left room to improvise and refine arrangements. Because the new tracks almost filled three sides of an LP, it became a double album, supplemented with seven tracks left over from earlier records.

The record covers hard rock, progressive rock, funk, blues and folk. Kashmir sounds Eastern-tinged and orchestral, Trampled Under Foot is a driving funk rocker and Bron-Yr-Aur is an instrumental piece for acoustic guitar. The release was delayed because the sleeve with die-cut windows was difficult to produce. In the United Kingdom the album went straight to number one.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Custard Pie4:16Apple Music ↗
2. 2The Rover5:39Apple Music ↗
3. 3In My Time of Dying11:08Apple Music ↗
4. 4Houses of the Holy4:05Apple Music ↗
5. 5Trampled Under Foot5:37Apple Music ↗
6. 6Kashmir8:37Apple Music ↗
7. 7In the Light8:48Apple Music ↗
8. 8Bron-Yr-Aur2:07Apple Music ↗
9. 9Down By the Seaside5:16Apple Music ↗
10. 10Ten Years Gone6:35Apple Music ↗
11. 11Night Flight3:38Apple Music ↗
12. 12The Wanton Song4:09Apple Music ↗
13. 13Boogie With Stu3:53Apple Music ↗
14. 14Black Country Woman4:25Apple Music ↗
15. 15Sick Again4:42Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗