LED ZEPPELIN: II 1969 CD PROMO Remastered 1994. RARE. Check full audio and a video review

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Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II
Label: Atlantic 7567-82633-2
Format: CD, Album, Remastered
Country: Europe
Released: 18 Jul 1994
Style: Blues Rock, Classic Rock

Track list :
1 Whole Lotta Love  5:34   Engineer George Chkiantz
2 What Is And What Should Never Be 4:44 Engineer George Chkiantz
3 The Lemon Song 6:19 Engineer Chris Huston
4 Thank You 4:47 Engineer Andy Johns
5 Heartbreaker 4:14 Engineer Eddie Kramer
6 Living Loving Maid (Shes Just A Woman) 2:39 Engineer Andy Johns
7 Ramble On 4:23 Engineer Eddie Kramer
8 Moby Dick 4:21 Engineer Chris Huston
9 Bring It On Home 4:20 Engineer Eddie Kramer

Written-By Jimmy Page, John Bonham (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 8), John Paul Jones (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 8), Robert Plant (tracks: 1 to 7, 9)

LP originally released as Atlantic 8236 on October 22, 1969. Remastered at Sterling Sound.
© 1994 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Made in Germany.
Barcode: 0 7567-82633-2 3
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 756782633-2.3 07/99
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 756782633-2.2 WME
Other (Mastering SID Code): IFPI L011
Other (Label Code): LC 0121
Other (Rights Societies): GEMA/BIEM
Other: CA 851

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Led Zeppelin II is the second studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in October 1969 on Atlantic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at several locations in the United Kingdom and North America from January to August 1969. Production was entirely credited to lead guitarist and songwriter Jimmy Page, while it also served as Led Zeppelins first album to utilise the recording techniques of engineer Eddie Kramer.
Led Zeppelin II furthered the lyrical themes established on their debut album, creating a work that became more widely acclaimed and influential than its predecessor. With elements of blues and folk music, it also exhibits the bands evolving musical style of blues-derived material and their guitar and riff-based sound. It is one of the bands heaviest albums.
Upon release, Led Zeppelin II earned a considerable amount of sales and was Led Zeppelins first album to reach number one in the United Kingdom and United States. In 1970, art director David Juniper was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package for Led Zeppelin II. On 15 November 1999, it was certified 12x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales in excess of 12 million copies. Following its initial reception, it has been recognised by writers and music critics as one of the greatest and most influential rock albums ever recorded.

Background
Led Zeppelin II was conceived during a hectic and much-travelled period of Led Zeppelins career from January through August 1969, when they completed four European and three American concert tours. The album furthered the lyrical themes established on their debut album, Led Zeppelin (1969). This progress helped create a work that became more widely acclaimed and influential than its predecessor. With elements of blues and folk music, it also exhibited the bands evolving musical style of blues-derived material and their guitar and riff-based sound.
Each song was separately recorded, mixed and produced at various studios in the United Kingdom and North America. The album was written on tour, during periods of a couple of hours in between concerts, a studio was booked and the recording process begun, resulting in a sound with spontaneity and urgency through necessity. Bassist John Paul Jones recalled that “We were touring a lot. Jimmy [Page]s riffs were coming fast and furious. A lot of them came from on-stage especially during the long improvised section of ‘Dazed and Confused’. We’d remember the good stuff and dart into a studio along the way.”clubs and ballrooms, then in larger auditoriums and eventually stadiums as their popularity grew.
In 1970 art director David Juniper was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of best album package for Led Zeppelin II. On 10 November 1969, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and in 1990 it was certified 5x platinum reflecting sales of over five million copies. By 14 November 1999, Led Zeppelin II had sold over twelve million copies and was certified 12x platinum by the RIAA.

Year Single Chart Position
1970 “Whole Lotta Love” US Billboard Hot 100 4
1997 “Whole Lotta Love” UK Singles Chart 21
1970 “Living Loving Maid (Shes Just a Woman)” US Billboard Hot 100 65

Sales certifications

Country Sales Certification
Austria (IFPI) 10,000+ Gold
Argentina (CAPIF) 30,000+ Gold
United States (RIAA) 12,000,000+ 12x Platinum
Canada (CRIA) 900,000+ 9x Platinum
France (SNEP) 200,000+ 2x Gold
Spain (PROMUSICAE) 40,000+ Gold
Germany (IFPI) 500,000+ Platinum
Australia (ARIA) 280,000+ 4x Platinum
United Kingdom (BPI) 1,200,000+ 4x Platinum

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