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''Physical Graffiti'' is the sixth album, a Double Album by the English Hard Rock band Led Zeppelin . It was released on February 24 , 1975 (see 1975 In Music ) and was the band's first release on its own Swan Song Records label. RECORDING HISTORY The recording sessions for ''Physical Graffiti'' took place in January and February 1974 at Headley Grange in East Hampshire , England . Several of the songs on the album, however, were recorded during the sessions for previous Led Zeppelin albums. The instrumental " Bron-Yr-Aur " was recorded in July 1970 at Island Studios, London , for '' Led Zeppelin III ''. " Night Flight " and " Boogie With Stu " were recorded at Headley Grange and " Down By The Seaside " at Island Studios, all for '' Led Zeppelin IV ''. " The Rover " and " Black Country Woman " were recorded at the same sessions as " D'yer Mak'er " at Stargroves using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio in May 1972. " Houses Of The Holy " was also recorded in May 1972, but at Olympic Studios . The group's fifth album '' Houses Of The Holy '' took its title from this song, despite the decision not to include the song on that album. The remaining eight songs were all recorded during the sessions for ''Physical Graffiti'' in early 1974. Additional overdubs were added and the final mixing was performed in October 1974 by Keith Harwood. ALBUM COVER The original album jacket for the LP included die-cut windows on the building shown on the cover. As the inner sleeves for the discs were inserted in different orientations, various objects and people would appear in the windows, including photos of the band members in drag. The two buildings photographed for the album cover are located at 96 and 98 is in front of in the Rolling Stones music video " Waiting On A Friend ". SALES AND INFLUENCE A review in '' readers voted ''Physical Graffiti'' the 28th greatest album of all time; in 2000 ''Q'' placed it at number 32 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever; and in 2001 the same magazine named it as one of the 50 Heaviest Albums Of All Time. In 2003 the TV Network VH1 named it the 71st greatest album ever. '' Rolling Stone '' ranked it #70 on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time . TRACK LISTING Side one #" Custard Pie " ( Jimmy Page , Robert Plant ) – 4:13 #" The Rover " (Page, Plant) – 5:37 #" In My Time Of Dying " (Page, Plant, John Paul Jones , John Bonham ) – 11:05 Side two #" Houses Of The Holy " (Page, Plant) – 4:02 #" Trampled Under Foot " (Page, Plant, Jones) – 5:36 #" Kashmir " (Page, Plant, Bonham) – 8:29 Side three #" In The Light " (Page, Plant, Jones) – 8:46
#" Down By The Seaside " (Page, Plant) – 5:13 #" Ten Years Gone " (Page, Plant) – 6:32 Side four #" Night Flight " (Jones, Page, Plant) – 3:36 #" The Wanton Song " (Page, Plant) – 4:07
#" Black Country Woman " (Page, Plant) – 4:24 #" Sick Again " (Page, Plant) – 4:42
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