Led Zeppelin III

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[Click above for album images] Easily one of 1970's most highly-anticipated albums, Led Zeppelin III shocked the world with acoustic songs like Friends, Gallows Pole, That's The Way and Bron-Y-Aur Stomp. "The element of change has been the thing, really. We put out the first one, then the second... then a third LP totally different from them. It's the reason we were able to keep it together," said Jimmy Page. For those die hard fans, songs like Immigrant Song, Celebration Day and Out On The Tiles were a familiar sound. Since I've Been Loving You, a blues tune in C minor that was recorded live in the studio, features excellent organ work by Jones and a killer solo by Jimmy Page. This is definitely one of Led Zeppelin's most underrated albums. On the B-Side to Immigrant Song, another acoustic masterpiece, Hey Hey What Can I Do, was released as part of the first Boxed Set in 1990, twenty years after the single was released. An advanced copy, Atlantic #ST-PR-A-157, of Gallows Pole was released to radio stations prior to release of Led Zeppelin III and clocked in with an additional 11 second outro from the final release.
Statistics Released: Oct. 5, 1970 (US) Oct. 23, 1970 (UK) Jun. 2, 2014 (Reissue) Chart Position: #1 (US) #1 (UK) Certified: Gold: Oct. 10, 1970 Multi Platinum: 6x May 3, 1999 [More Info]	Tracks 1. Immigrant Song 2. Friends 3. Celebration Day 4. Since I've Been Loving You 5. Out On The Tiles 6. Gallows Pole 7. Tangerine 8. That's The Way 9. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp 10. Hats Off To (Roy) Harper DELUXE EDITION BONUS DISC 1. The Immigrant Song (Alternate Mix) 2. Friends (Track, No Vocal) 3. Celebration Day (Alternate Mix) 4. Since I've Been Loving You (Rough Mix of First Recording) 5. Bathroom Sound (Out On The Tiles) (Track, No Vocal) 6. Gallows Pole (Rough Mix) 7. That's The Way (Rough Mix with Dulcimer & Backwards Echo) 8. Jennings Farm Blues (Bron-Y-Aur Stomp) (Rough Mix of All Guitar Overdubs That Day) 9. Key To The Highway / Trouble in Mind (Rough Mix)	Quick Fact The inner spinning wheel, conceptualized by Jimmy Page and realized by Zacron, was supposed to be based on crop rotation charts. "There are some silly bits--little chunks of corn and nonsense like that," Jimmy Page said in a 1996 interview.

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