The fourth album released by the
British blues/
rock band Led Zeppelin was not officially titled
Led Zeppelin IV. The original pressing did not have the name Led Zeppelin anywhere on the outside, instead featuring four runes (one for each band member). For this reason the album is often called
Four Symbols or
The Runes Album.It is also referred to as "Zoso" because of Page's rune. In fact apart from the (unpronounceable) runes the album does not seem to have an official title.
Released on November 8, 1971 by Atlantic Records
Track Listing
- "Black Dog" (Page/Plant/Jones) 4:54
- "Rock And Roll" (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham) 3:40
- "The Battle Of Evermore" (Page/Plant) 5:51
- "Stairway To Heaven" (Page/Plant) 8:00
- "Misty Mountain Hop" (Page/Plant/Jones) 4:38
- "Four Sticks" (Page/Plant) 4:44
- "Going To California[?]" (Page/Plant) 3:31
- "When The Levee Breaks[?]" (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham/Minnie) 7:07
- All songs produced by Jimmy Page
- Despite the immense popularity of "Stairway To Heaven", as it received heavy AOR radio rotation back in the early 1970s, and regarded as one of the most popular rock songs of all time, the song was never released as a single thus it was never seen on the Billboard charts.
Personnel
- Jimmy Page - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Producer, Remastering, Digital Remastering
- Robert Plant - Harmonica, Vocals
- John Paul Jones - Synthesizer, Bass, Keyboards
- John Bonham - Drums
- Sandy Denny - Vocals (Track 3)
- Peter Grant - Executive producer
- George Chkiantz - Mixing
- Andy Johns - Engineer, Mixing
- George Marino - Digital Remastering
- Graphreaks - Design Coordinator
- Barrington Colby Mom - Inside Illustration - The Hermit
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts - North America
1987 Led Zeppelin IV The Billboard 200 (album) No. 136
1972 Black Dog Pop Singles No. 15
1972 Rock And Roll Pop Singles No. 47
Additional notes
Recorded at Headley Grange, Hampshire, with The Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, Island Studios, London. Mixed at Island Studios, London, Olympic Studios, London
Catalogue: Atlantic SD 7208
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