Presence
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Presence is a studio album by Led Zeppelin, released by Swan Song Records on March 31, 1976. This album was conceived after Robert Plant sustained serious injuries from a car accident on Rhodes, Greece, August 5, 1975 which postponed a planned 1975/76 world tour by Led Zeppelin. During his convalescent period in Malibu, California, Plant—with Jimmy Page—had written enough material for rehearsals to begin at Hollywood's SIR Studio. The album was recorded within three weeks at Musicland Studios in Munich, Germany, with Plant in a wheelchair. Both Page and Plant had planned this album's recording session as a return to hard rock, much like their debut album, except at a new level of complexity. It is Led Zeppelin's only studio album that features neither acoustic tracks nor keyboards.
The album peaked at #1 on the Billboard's Pop Albums chart.
Its catalogue numbers are (US) Swan Song SS 8416
(UK) Swan Song SSK59402
The cover and inside sleeve of this album feature various images of people interacting with a black unknown object. Inside the album sleeve, the item is referred to simply as "The Object".
The album is the favourite of Megadeth front man Dave Mustaine, along side Highway to Hell by AC/DC.
Track listing
- "Achilles Last Stand" (Page/Plant) – 10:22
- "For Your Life" (Page/Plant) – 6:20
- "Royal Orleans" (Bonham/Jones/Page/Plant) – 2:58
- "Nobody's Fault But Mine" (Page/Plant) – 6:27
- "Candy Store Rock" (Page/Plant) – 4:07
- "Hots on for Nowhere" (Page/Plant) – 4:43
- "Tea for One" (Page/Plant) – 9:27
Personnel
- Jimmy Page - Electric guitars, producer
- Robert Plant - Vocals and harmonica
- John Paul Jones - Bass guitar.
- John Bonham - Drums and percussion
- Peter Grant - Executive producer
- Keith Harwood - Engineer, mixing
- Jeremy Gee - Tape engineer
- George Hardie - Sleeve design
- Hipgnosis - Sleeve design
External links
- [Presence] at MusicBrainz
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(IV) · Houses of the Holy · Physical Graffiti · Presence · In Through the Out Door · Coda
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