| Led Zeppelin II
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| Album by Led Zeppelin
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| Released
| October 22, 1969
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| Recorded
| January-August, 1969
Olympic Studios, London;
Mirror Sound, LA;
Mystic Studios, LA;
Morgan Studios, London;
A&R Studios, NY;
Juggy Sound Studio, NY;
Atlantic Studios, NY;
Mayfair Studios, NY;
Hut, Vancouver.
Mixed at A&R Studios, NY.
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| Producer
| Jimmy Page
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| Genre
| Hard rock
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| Length
| 41 min 29 s
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| Record label
| Atlantic Records
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| Catalogue
| (US) Atlantic SD 8236
(UK) Atlantic 588 198
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| Professional reviews
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| Q
| 4/5
| October 2000 (http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.review.redirect&fixture_review=124582&resource=124582&fixture_artist=144739)
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| Led Zeppelin Chronology
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Led Zeppelin
(1969)
| Led Zeppelin II
(1969)
| Led Zeppelin III
(1970)
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Led Zeppelin II was a rock and roll album released October 22, 1969 (see 1969 in music) by Led Zeppelin. The album was released on Atlantic Records. One of the more popular albums by Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II was an early forerunner of heavy metal, and helped inspire a lot of the next generation of metal performers, including Blue Öyster Cult, Van Halen and Deep Purple.
Commercially, "Whole Lotta Love" was Led Zeppelin's biggest hit; it reached #4 on the Billboard Top 100 in October 1969, which was after the record company went against the group's wishes by releasing an edited, shorter version on a 45. "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" peaked at #65.
In 2003 the TV network VH1 named Led Zeppelin II the 43rd greatest album of all time.
Track listing
- "Whole Lotta Love" (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham/Dixon) 5:34
- "What Is and What Should Never Be" (Page/Plant) 4:44
- "The Lemon Song" (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham) 6:19
- "Thank You" (Page/Plant) 4:47
- "Heartbreaker" (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham) 4:14
- "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" (Page/Plant) 2:39
- "Ramble On" (Page/Plant) 4:23
- "Moby Dick" (Bonham/Jones/Page) 4:21
- "Bring It On Home" (Page/Plant) 4:20
Personnel
- Jimmy Page - Acoustic, electric, and pedal steel guitar, backing vocals
- Robert Plant - Vocals, harmonica
- John Paul Jones - Bass guitar, organ, backing vocals
- John Bonham - Drums, backing vocals
- Peter Grant - Executive producer
- Eddie Kramer - Engineer, mixing
- George Chkiantz - Engineer (Tracks 1, 2)
- Chris Huston - Engineer (Tracks 3, 8)
- Andy Johns - Engineer (Track 4)
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