Led Zeppelin/Led Zeppelin II/Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin/Led Zeppelin II/Led Zeppelin III
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Artist: Led Zeppelin
Genre: Rock
Label: Rhino

Available in a variety of suit-all-pockets formats, the first three albums from the revered rockers arrive remastered by the band's guitarist, Jimmy Page. Excising all the glorified gubbins that come with album reissues from heritage acts, you'd be hard-pressed to find a finer granite-hard album than Zep's 1969 debut. Communication Breakdown, You Shook Me and Dazed and Confused pack such a punch that it's still impossible not to be unimpressed. Led Zeppelin II, released nine months later (that quick enough for you?), continued with the body blows, including one of Zep's signature songs, Whole Lotta Love. Led Zeppelin III, while still strong, lessened the impact, notably via a courageous shift from guitar solos and hard rock textures to acoustic, folksy songs. ledzeppelin.com

Download: Dazed and Confused, Whole Lotta Love, Immigrant Song

Tony Clayton-Lea

Tony Clayton-Lea

Tony Clayton-Lea is a contributor to The Irish Times specialising in popular culture