Product Overview
Led Zeppelin II / Pop Classic / Euroton Audio CD / EUCD-0042
UPC 5998490700423
Led Zeppelin II is the second album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on 22 October 1969 in the United States and on 31 October 1969 in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at several locations in both the United Kingdom and North America from January to August 1969. The album's production was credited to the band's lead guitarist and songwriter Jimmy Page, and it was also Led Zeppelin's first album on which Eddie Kramer served as engineer.
The album exhibited the band's evolving musical style of blues-derived material and their guitar riff-based sound. It has been described as the band's heaviest album. Six of the nine songs were written by the band, while the other three were reinterpretations of Chicago blues songs by Willie Dixon and Howlin' Wolf. One single, "Whole Lotta Love", was released outside of the UK (the band would release no UK singles during their career), and peaked as a top-ten single in over a dozen markets around the world.
Led Zeppelin II was a commercial success, and was the band's first album to reach number one on charts in the UK and the US. The album's cover designer David Juniper was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package in 1970. On 15 November 1999, the album was certified 12× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales passing 12 million copies. Since its release, various writers and music critics have regularly cited Led Zeppelin II as one of the greatest and most influential albums of all time.
Tracklist:
| 1 | Whole Lotta Love | 5:36 |
| 2 | What Is And What Should Never Be | 4:48 |
| 3 | The Lemon Song | 6:21 |
| 4 | Thank You | 4:52 |
| 5 | Heartbreaker | 4:16 |
| 6 | Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman) |
2:41 |
| 7 |
Ramble On | 4:27 |
| 8 | Bring It On Home | 4:23 |
| 9 | Moby Dick | 4:21 |
Led Zeppelin
- John Bonham – drums, backing vocals
- John Paul Jones – bass guitar, organ, backing vocals
- Jimmy Page – guitars, theremin, backing vocals
- Robert Plant – lead vocals, harmonica
Production
- Producer - Jimmy Page
- Recording engineers
- George Chkiantz at Olympic Studios, London: "Whole Lotta Love", "What Is and What Should Never Be"
- Chris Huston at Mirror Sound, Los Angeles: "The Lemon", "Moby Dick"
- Andy Johns at Morgan Studios, London: "Thank You", "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)"
- Eddie Kramer at A & R Studios, Juggy Sound Studio, and Atlantic Studios (resp.), New York: "Heartbreaker", "Ramble On", "Bring It On Home"
- Director of engineering and mixing at A & R Studios - Eddie Kramer
- LP mastering - Robert Ludwig
- Executive producer - Peter Grant
- Artwork - David Juniper
