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''Houses of the Holy'' is an album by English Rock band Led Zeppelin released by Atlantic Records on 28 March 1973 . The album title is a dedication by the band to their fans who appeared at venues they dubbed "Houses of the Holy." OVERVIEW This album was a stylistic turning point in the lifespan of Led Zeppelin. Guitar Riff s became more layered within Jimmy Page 's production techniques and departed from the Blues influences of earlier records. In the album's opening opus, " The Song Remains The Same ", and its intricate companion suite, " The Rain Song ", Robert Plant 's lyrics matured toward a less overt form of the Mysticism and fantasy of previous efforts. ''Houses of the Holy'' also featured styles not heard on the first four Led Zeppelin albums. For example, " D'yer Mak'er " is a Reggae -based tune; " No Quarter " features foreboding keyboard sounds and an acoustic piano solo from bassist John Paul Jones ; " The Crunge " is a Funk tribute to James Brown ; and "The Rain Song" is embellished by Jones on Mellotron . The album's closing song " The Ocean " is dedicated to "the sea" of fans who massed to Led Zeppelin Concerts . The cover art for ''Houses of the Holy'' was inspired by the ending of Arthur C. Clarke 's novel '' Childhood's End .'' (The ending involves several naked children, only slightly and physically resembling the human race in basic forms). It is a collage of several photographs taken at the Giant's Causeway , Northern Ireland , by Aubrey Powell of Hipgnosis . The photoshoot was a miserable affair over the course of every morning for a week. The desired sunrise never appeared due to constant rain and clouds and many of the models were never used. The results of the shoot were less than satisfactory, but some accidental tinting effects in post-production created an unexpectedly magical album cover. The inner sleeve photograph was taken at Dunluce Castle near to the Causeway. It was initially released with a paper collar wrapped around the cover, printed with the band and album name, that had to be broken or slid off to access the record. This hid the children's bottoms from general display, but still the album was either banned or unavailable in Spain and some parts of the Southern United States for several years. The cover was rated #6 on VH1 's 50 Greatest Album Covers in 2003. Jimmy Page has stated that the album cover was actually the second version submitted by Hipgnosis. The first, by artist Storm Thorgerson , featured an electric green tennis court with a tennis racquet on it. Furious that Thorgerson was implying their music sounded like a "racket", the band fired him and hired Powell in his place.Brad Tolinski and Greg Di Bendetto, "Light and Shade", ''Guitar World'', January 1998. Ironically, Thorgerson went on to produce the album artwork for Led Zeppelin's subsequent albums '' Presence '' and '' In Through The Out Door ''. This was Led Zeppelin's last studio release on Atlantic Records, before forming their own label, Swan Song Records , in 1974. It was also the only Led Zeppelin album that contained complete printed lyrics to each song. In 2004, the Industrial Metal group Ministry released an album called '' Houses Of The Molé '', a parody of the title of this album. The 1989 film '' Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure '' pays homage to the album during the final scene, when the protagonists are delivering a presentation about ancient Greece (having recently visited it); they describe what they saw as follows: "470 BC. A time when much of the world looked like the cover of the Led Zeppelin album ''Houses of the Holy''". " Houses Of The Holy " is also the name of a song which was recorded during the sessions for this album, but wasn't actually released until 1975 on the album '' Physical Graffiti ''. Other songs recorded during the sessions for ''Houses of the Holy'' but not appearing on it include " Walter's Walk ," " The Rover " and " Black Country Woman ." TRACK LISTING #" The Song Remains The Same " ( Jimmy Page , Robert Plant ) – 5:32 #" The Rain Song " (Page, Plant) – 7:39 #" Over The Hills And Far Away " (Page, Plant) – 4:50 #" The Crunge " ( John Bonham , John Paul Jones , Page, Plant) – 3:17 #" Dancing Days " (Page, Plant) – 3:43 #" D'yer Mak'er " (Page, Plant, Jones, Bonham) – 4:23 #" No Quarter " (Page, Plant, Jones) – 7:00 #" The Ocean " (Page, Plant, Jones, Bonham) – 4:31 PERSONNEL Led Zeppelin
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