Physical Graffiti

Brilliant thank you. I was even more delighted when I realised that I had ordered the vinyl edition by a happy mistake. Lovely art work. Well worth the money.Brilliant addition to my collection of now three vinyls -Queens Greatest Hits,Darkside of the moon and now this. I am delighted to now own this superlative album. I remember my trawel through record shops as a teenager in the 80’s when I used to look in awe at this album and it’s intriguing artwork Thank you it’s an unexpected addition to my vinyl collection.

Fantastic album. For a Led Zeppelin fan it’s a must

best album ever

Zeppelin's sixth studio album appeared in 1975, a generous 80 minutes of music spread over two 12" vinyl disks in those days known as a `double album'. PG contains a mix of styles ranging from pounding hard rock numbers (`Trampled Underfoot' was inspired by Robert Johnson's `Terraplane Blues') through poignant reflective songs with great dynamics like `Ten Years Gone' and `Down by the Seaside'. Add in a boogie-woogie jam, a short acoustic guitar piece, a thunderous 11-minute re-work of the gospel classic `In my Time of Dying' and the seminal `Kashmir': an epic, majestic number of awesome power "like the last dinosaur on Earth walking up the path" by common consent one of Zeppelin's finest moments (if not THE finest) and you have a truly classic album. In fact, PG is so packed with great songs it's difficult to pick out highlights without going through the complete song list as many excellent reviews have done already. If you're new to exploring the music of this talented British rock band from the 1970s, PG might be a good place to start because it has just about everything. Around half the songs were new compositions from 1973-75 and the remainder re-worked numbers - in some cases extensively re-worked - which hadn't made previous album releases, for example the title track from the `Houses of the Holy' album which didn't make the final cut of that 1973 release, but was revived for inclusion on PG. All four band members are here on top form, the contributions of John Paul Jones on `Trampled Underfoot', `In the Light' and `Kashmir' being particularly outstanding. The end-result is every bit as great as the `runes album' (LZ4) but more stretched-out and varied with greater scope; more the rounded collection than unified vision. PG showcases Zeppelin at the height of their creative powers and belongs in any collection of classic rock music. It's still selling after 35 years, still sounds fabulous and has found new generations of young fans not even born when this music was created.

This album by the rock greats, Led Zeppalin is one of there greatest ever masterpieces. Kashmir being the legendary track

Classic led Zeppelin with some of their best music.

I Like good rock music . And the band ' Led Zeppelin '. Are one of the top bands , who deliver excellent music . I highly recommend this album to anyone who appreciates first class rock music .

'Physical Graffiti' finds Led Zeppelin at just about the peak of their considerable powers. It's a sprawling behemoth of an album that takes in just about everything that the band stood for. From the stomping blues- rock of 'Custard Pie', to the supercharged funk of 'Trampled Underfoot' and the quirky barrel -house rock n' roll of 'Boogie With Stu', there is a sufficiency of riches to keep even the most avid listener occupied for a long ,long time. Of course,no discussion of this album would be complete without mentioning 'Kashmir' or the monumental slide guitar fest of 'In My Time of Dying',classic examples of how the band could develop and extend basic ideas into feverishly exciting displays of musical power.And lets not forget the shimmering beauty of the solo guitar instrumental 'Bron -Yr-Aur' and the heartfelt 'Ten Years Gone' with its beautiful solo by Jimmy is nothing short of extraordinary. Critics may argue that amid the gold there might be a hint of filler,and maybe (just, maybe)they might have a point.But even the less distinguished material ('Sick Again'/'Down By The Seaside'?)there is always some aspect of the performances to enjoy even if lyrical or musical inspiration occasionally flags.For me this is definitely a desert island set and whilst it may have flaws,it is about as consistently enjoyable and varied as rock albums ever get. Sadly the Zep would seldom reach these heights again- although 'Presence' has it's moments and 'In Through The Out Door' has glimmers of the old genius, but at least they knew when to quit.'Physical Graffiti' is a fitting monument to a great band,that sounds as alive and dynamic today as it did all those years ago.

Novembre 73. Libérés d’une tournée qui commençait à prendre des allures de pensum, surtout pour un John Paul Jones sur le seuil de rupture, Led Zeppelin entre pour la sixième fois en studio, plus particulièrement dans leur manoir Headley Grange, pour y enregistrer un nouvel album et organiser le lancement de leur propre label, Swan Song. Pour bien gérer ces deux affaires, le groupe va ainsi prendre son temps et, pratiquement sept mois, pour sortir aux forceps, un objet rare, à la fois controversé, adulé, singulier tant par sa forme que son contenu : Physical Graffiti. Composé pour moitié de nouveautés, dont une certaine Kashmir qui deviendra avec le temps l'incantation majeure du dirigeable, tandis que se retrouvent certains morceaux écartés lors de sessions précédentes, pour l’autre, ce disque est d’une emphase confinant à la majesté. Sur ce double album donc, deux époques, deux formules magiques aux prétentions diverses, mais qui laissent derrière elles une telle impression, que l’on en arrive à pardonner le dispensable. Témoins d’une période riche en influences, si le premier volume se veut le retour en grâce d’un heavy blues n’hésitant pas quelques nappes orientales, le second disque laisse le goût mitigé d’une performance non aboutie. Non pas que ce dernier soit mauvais, mais surtout parce que la recette appliquée manque de cette touche de spontanéité si caractéristique du groupe. Néanmoins, comme souvent dans sa discographie et à l’appui de quelques titres phares, Led Zeppelin nous livre un ensemble de grande facture. On l’aura deviné, malgré quelques errances, à un moment ou à un autre, Physical Graffiti est le genre d’album qui vous prend au corps et ne vous lâche plus. En dominant son sujet sur Custard Pie, puis évitant la démonstration de slide sur l’intense In My Time Of Dying, le dirigeable fascine par cette faculté naturelle de nuancer la violence d’un souffle de sensualité. Car si le jeu musical est intense, c’est au travers de contrées plus aériennes, plus folk que Page et consorts s’avèrent les plus fertiles. Alors que certains verront dans ce double enregistrement, une contestable opposition des genres, une indigente volonté de remplissage, il en est d’autres qui, en abandonnant toute résistance, se laisseront parcourir par cette sensation si étrange, que l’on nomme parfois, l'évidence. En négligeant le quelconque et hormis le pouvoir incomparable de l’hypnotique Kashmir, absout de tout solo, la plupart des morceaux ne s’aventurent que très rarement dans l’ordinaire. Sans les nommer tous, on soulignera le mélodique, The Rover, Trampled Under Foot pour son groove communicatif, puis, dans un registre un peu plus soft, Ten Years Gone ou Down By The Seaside, dont on aurait tort de se priver. Exercice délicat, si peu de doubles albums ont su passer les frontières du temps, cet objet violent nimbé d’inspiration reste un évènement lors de chaque écoute. Peut-être un peu trop long, peut-être un peu trop, tout simplement, Physical Graffiti résume cependant, à lui seul, ce que furent les seventies : un laboratoire au service d’une certaine idée de la musique. A la fois, discipline physique d’un John Bonham souverain, fin de cycle pour un Robert Plant victime d’une usure prématurée de ses cordes vocales et révélateur d’un John Paul Jones lumineux d’opportunisme, cette maison du sacré voué à l’héroïsme de Page ressemble par bien des égards à sa pochette à tiroirs : plurielle, tout en étant unique.

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Lovely artwork on the vinyl cover the mix sounds muddy but it does so on cd also buy the vinyl guys

Thank you very much! Great music from yesteryear. Very good sound quality. Delivery very, very fast - 2 days to Belgium. 🤝

UNO DE LOS MEJORES DISCOS DEL GRUPO. SUENA ESTUPENDAMENTE