Houses Of The Holy
Led Zeppelin (Musical group)
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
Dec 1971 - Aug 1972
Materials
Vinyl record with paper labels
Measurements
300 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Hampshire
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672683.1
Summary
A vinyl record, the album ‘Houses Of The Holy’ by Led Zeppelin. The record contains eight songs with four on each side. There is a circular paper label in the centre of each side. These labels both have an Atlantic Records logo at the top with the title of the record printed immediately below. A list of the songs on each side of the record with song writing credits and song durations printed next to each title is immediately below the centre of both labels. At the bottom on each label are various production and engineering credits and to the right of centre is the records catalogue number ‘K 50014’. Led Zeppelin were an English rock band who formed in London in 1968 and were comprised of the four members Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham. They were at the forefront of the hard rock and heavy metal genre of music popular in the 1970’s but were also influenced by folk and blues music. The band is one of the biggest selling artists in music history but split in 1980 following the death of John Bonham. Houses Of The Holy was the bands fifth album. It was recorded on a mobile studio at the country estates of Stargroves and Headley Grange, both in Hampshire and at Olympic Studios in London. It was produced by the band member Jimmy Page and was released on the Atlantic Records label.
Provenance
Vinyl record recorded by Led Zeppelin between December 1971 and August 1972. Released by Atlantic Records on 28th March 1973. Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood via Discogs on 4th March 2020 as part of the Collecting Cultures Exploring Childhoods project.
Makers and roles
Led Zeppelin (Musical group) , publisher Atlantic Records, record label