Led Zeppelin – Untitled
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Atlantic – 2401012 |
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Country: |
UK |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Blues Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Black Dog | |
| A2 | Rock And Roll | |
| A3 | The Battle Of Evermore | |
| A4 | Stairway To Heaven | |
| B1 | Misty Mountain Hop | |
| B2 | Four Sticks | |
| B3 | Going To California | |
| B4 | When The Levee Breaks |
Companies, etc.
- Licensed From – Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Published By – Kinney Music Ltd.
- Pressed By – Phonodisc Ltd.
- Recorded At – Headley Grange
- Recorded At – Sunset Sound
- Recorded At – Island Studios
- Marketed By – Polydor Records Ltd.
Credits
- Design [Coordination] – Graphreaks
- Design [Inside Cover] – Barrington Colby
- Executive-Producer – Peter Grant
- Illustration [Inside, The Hermit] – Barrington Colby M O M*
- Lacquer Cut By – Porky (5) (tracks: B)
- Photography By – Keith Morris (8)
- Producer – Jimmy Page
Notes
'Plum' Atlantic pressing on red/white/plum label.
This is the 2nd (of 8) verified and known 'plum' label variants. Specific to this label variant are:
Variation label of the 1st pressing - Feather symbol on Side 2 has been corrected and is the right way up.
Catalogue number at 3 o'clock above circular Atlantic logo reads 'deluxe 2401012'
'Marketed by Polydor Records Limited' at 6 o'clock on labels.
The 'Under licence from Atlantic Recording Corpn., U.S.A.' text is printed above the white centre strip,
and omitting the music publisher, "Superhype Music Inc", credit.
also it has the distinctive 'Peter Grant' credit at the bottom label.
The music credits on this label variation state only "Kinney Music Ltd,"
"Led Zeppelin" printed in the plum area on bottom label just under the track titles in smaller lettering.
"Kinney Music Ltd."
"LED ZEPPELIN"
"Produced By Jimmy Page."
"Executive Producer Peter Grant."
"Porky" and "Pecko Duck" hand etched into Run-Out Groove.
Inner sleeve has lyrics to 'Stairway to Heaven' on one side and track titles and credits on the other. The first inner sleeves are dark gray with two foldback edges to the side.
Some copies have the inner with four credits lines, while some copies have the inner with five credits lines (see pics).
This release was commonly referred to as 'Led Zeppelin IV', to follow in sequence with their previous three releases, but no actual title appears on the release.
℗ 1971
This is the 2nd (of 8) verified and known 'plum' label variants. Specific to this label variant are:
Variation label of the 1st pressing - Feather symbol on Side 2 has been corrected and is the right way up.
Catalogue number at 3 o'clock above circular Atlantic logo reads 'deluxe 2401012'
'Marketed by Polydor Records Limited' at 6 o'clock on labels.
The 'Under licence from Atlantic Recording Corpn., U.S.A.' text is printed above the white centre strip,
and omitting the music publisher, "Superhype Music Inc", credit.
also it has the distinctive 'Peter Grant' credit at the bottom label.
The music credits on this label variation state only "Kinney Music Ltd,"
"Led Zeppelin" printed in the plum area on bottom label just under the track titles in smaller lettering.
"Kinney Music Ltd."
"LED ZEPPELIN"
"Produced By Jimmy Page."
"Executive Producer Peter Grant."
"Porky" and "Pecko Duck" hand etched into Run-Out Groove.
Inner sleeve has lyrics to 'Stairway to Heaven' on one side and track titles and credits on the other. The first inner sleeves are dark gray with two foldback edges to the side.
Some copies have the inner with four credits lines, while some copies have the inner with five credits lines (see pics).
This release was commonly referred to as 'Led Zeppelin IV', to follow in sequence with their previous three releases, but no actual title appears on the release.
℗ 1971
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (A Side Stamped, variant 1): 2401012** A//3 1 1 1 2
- Matrix / Runout (B Side Stamped, variant 1): 2401012 B//3 1 2 7
- Matrix / Runout (A Side Stamped, variant 2): 2401012** A//3 1 1 3
- Matrix / Runout (B Side Stamped, variant 2): 2401012 B//3 1 1 3
- Matrix / Runout (A Side Stamped, variant 3): 2401012** A//3
- Matrix / Runout (B Side Stamped, variant 3): 2401012 B//4
- Matrix / Runout (A Side Stamped, variant 4): 2401012** A//3 1 1 1 1
- Matrix / Runout (B Side Stamped, variant 4): 2401012 B//4 1 1 7
- Matrix / Runout (A Side Stamped, variant 5): 2401012xx// A//3 1 1 7
- Matrix / Runout (B Side Stamped, variant 5): 2401012 B//3 1 2 2
- Matrix / Runout (A Side hand etched, all variants): Pecko Duck
- Matrix / Runout (B Side hand etched, all variants): Porky
Other Versions (5 of 1115)
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Untitled (LP, Album, Stereo, Version 5, Gatefold) | Atlantic | 2401012 | UK | 1971 | ||
| Untitled (LP, Album) | Atlantic | N° 50.008, 50 008 | 1971 | ||||
| Untitled (LP, Album, Gatefold) | Atlantic | SD 7208 | Canada | 1971 | |||
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Untitled (LP, Album) | Atlantic | ATL 50 008 | Scandinavia | 1971 | ||
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Untitled (LP, Album, Club Edition, Richmond Pressing) | Atlantic | SD 7208 | US | 1971 |
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Reviews
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Looking to the printed inner sleeves: which one is the earliest version - the 4 line credits, or the 5 line credits one (showing also the PHOTOGRAPHY . KEITH . MORRIS .)? I'm asking, because I can't believe, that both versions appeared at the same time.
Thanks in advance for helping me. -
What would be most helpful if someone could give a comparison between the porky UK pressings and the classic pressing? Thank you! -
Hi, please could someone help advise if my copy is this version? I couldn't quite find a match but version 2 seems to be the most appropriate.
Labels match the pictures for this version exactly
Inner sleeve match pictures exactly (credits are over 5 lines not 4)
Runouts don't match any I've seen here:
2401012 A//3 1 1 2 0 (the second 1 in the last part is stamped backwards / inverted)
2401012 B//4 1 2 2
Looks like there was once a sticker underneath the symbols, and another one over where it says "Kinney Music Ltd. Led Zeppelin Produced by Jimmy Page Executive Producer: Peter Grant -
Led Zeppelin - IV
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Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group consisted of vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound, they are cited as one of the progenitors of hard rock and heavy metal, although their style drew from a variety of influences, including blues and folk music. Led Zeppelin have been credited as significantly impacting the nature of the music industry, particularly in the development of album-oriented rock (AOR) and stadium rock.
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The untitled fourth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, commonly known as Led Zeppelin IV, was released on 8 November 1971 by Atlantic Records. It was produced by guitarist Jimmy Page and recorded between December 1970 and February 1971, mostly in the country house Headley Grange. The album is notable for featuring "Stairway to Heaven", which has been described as the band's signature song. The informal setting at Headley Grange inspired the band, and allowed them to try different arrangements of material and create songs in a variety of styles. After the band's previous album Led Zeppelin III received lukewarm reviews from critics, they decided their fourth album would officially be untitled, and would be represented instead by four symbols chosen by each band member, without featuring the name or any other details on the cover. Unlike the prior two albums, the band was ed by some guest musicians, such as vocalist Sandy Denny on "The Battle of Evermore", and pianist Ian Stewart on "Rock and Roll". As with prior albums, most of the material was written by the band, though there was one cover song, a hard rock re-interpretation of the Memphis Minnie blues song "When the Levee Breaks".
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A1 Black Dog
A2 Rock And Roll
A3 The Battle Of Evermore
A4 Stairway To Heaven
B1 Misty Mountain Hop
B2 Four Sticks
B3 Going To California
B4 When The Levee Breaks
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Led Zeppelin's Untitled Album (IV) is well know for both it's cover art as well as it's songs with 'Stairway to Heaven' Being Led Zeppelin's most recogniseable song (Pre-Thor:Ragnarok) it definitely can fend for itself in the wide world of great albums, I could go on and on about how it is not only a musical masterpiece in how it builds to a final crescendo but is also one of the most overplayed songs by guitarists accross the globe. Otherwise it is a great album with good lyricism and riffs, very highly recommended.
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Album Score: 8/10 -
Recently picked up this version of the album. I have the remaster from 2014 and I must say I prefer this one by far. I'm guessing it has to do with the digital aspect of the remaster, but this one just sounds better on my ears.
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