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Discography

Statistics
Released:
Jan. 12, 1969 (US)
Mar. 28, 1969 (UK)

Chart Position:
#2 (US) #1 (UK)

Certified:
Gold 07-22-69
Multi Platinum 10.0 3-02-01
Diamond Award 3-02-01

Tracks
• Good Times Bad Times
• Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
• You Shook Me
• Dazed And Confused
• Your Time Is Gonna Come
• Black Mountain Side
• Communication Breakdown
• I Can't Quit You Baby
• How Many More Times
Quick Fact
This album was recorded in 30 studio hours over a period of 9 days, with a reputed cost of £1,782. This, coming from an album that has sold over 6 million units to date, is a remarkable feat.
LED ZEPPELIN

This album, Led Zeppelin's 1969 debut begins with the crunching bare chords of Good Times, Bad Times. This heavy start to the album gives it the jump start it needs to belt out more rock classics further up the track listing and sets the tone for Zeppelin's brand of guitar based rock. "Is that all there is to expect from this album?" I hear you say. Well, as soon as the second track Babe I'm Gonna Leave You begins Led Zep's dual-pronged acoustic/heavy rock approach is fully exposed to the listener.

The classic song from this album to most fans is Dazed and Confused - a Jimmy Page written piece which starts with a brooding riff from John Paul Jones' bass then moves up a gear for the solo, in which Page takes his trademark violin bow to the guitar for the first time. On the excellent Black Mountain Side, Page gets the chance to show off his nimble acoustic finger picking on the acoustic guitar, whereas on songs like You Shook Me and Your Time Is Gonna Come John Paul Jones shines on the keyboards. How Many More Times is a lengthy, high energy exit to the first album. This spontaneous medley contains, excellent wah-wah action and a bow solo by Page.

Led Zeppelin I is the band's rawest and most blues based recording. Page's guitar is on fire throughout, Bonham's drums thunder away in awe-inspiring fashion, Jones plays some terrific bass guitar and keyboards, and Plant's high-pitched vocal wail (with many a "baby baby" lyric) became the template for all future hard rock singers. Yet for all of their individual excellence, and they do all take spectacular solo turns here (particularly Page), it is the band's ensemble playing that remains most mind-blowing over 30 years later.

Communication Breakdown, along with Whole Lotta Love, from the first album were also released on Atlantic Records' 1969 release Age Of Atlantic. [Front Pic] [Inside Pic] [Disc Front] [Disc Rear]
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