Houses Of The Holy

Robert Plank, Jammy Page, Jean Paul Georgian-Ringo and John ‘Bongos’ Bingham made up what was quite possibly the best band of what used to be called the 1970s ( and I only say ‘quite possibly’ because there were so many other world-beating ‘outfits’, of all musical hues, about and around and all over the place in those halcyon (something to do with kingfishers) days. Bands and groups and ‘outfits’ of such utterly different musical hues that one would have to be mentally infirm to ever consider comparing them. Bands like The Clash and Pink Floyd. Bands like The Jam and Joy Division. Bands like The Who and Buzzcocks. Then there are all the solo artists, Dylan, Bowie, Reed, Pop, Mitchell, Springsteen, Young, etc, etc. Then there are Showaddywaddy! All of which said, and excusing the rather questionable cover, this is a fine album by an absolutely topping band and though I enjoyed the Seventies myself as a little lad, actually being born in the same year as the Zep themselves, I also wish I might have been born a bit sooner so as to enjoy that epoch a bit more fully. But then the Sixties might have been even better, Northern Working Class people seemed to do pretty well in those days, and then what about even earlier, fighting the Nazis in WWII, but then, the Eighties were all right too, actually, so… So what is the point of this, what am I ‘trying’ to ‘say’, exactly? Have I lost my thread? Did I even have one to begin with? Did I think I had one, as one can sometimes, held between first finger and thumb, only to find that it had either slipped away or had been a figment of my feverish imagination all along? As you can probably tell I don’t get out much, and probably shouldn’t be allowed to, all things considered, but let me leave you with this thought…

A brilliant cd especially for led zeppelin fans

Class, just perfect class

.....if you like this album and play vinyl. This is my favourite Led Zep album though I will leave its' merits/demerits to others to discuss. This vinyl is fantastic. Lovely job done by Mr Page. Huge depth and everything leaps out at you when it's meant to. In comparison to the original it sounds huge, and really polishes up the songs which sound like they were recorded yesterday. Even the ill conceived but brilliantly played "Crunge". I can hear what they were trying to do. Highlights are drums, bass and vocal remasterings. Can't think of a better hearing of Bonham's drums - "D'Yer Maker" and "The Ocean" (and "Crunge") are brilliant demonstrations of his technique and skill. It does a belting job of showing what Led Zeppelin was about and why they are so revered. It's so good I'd buy it twice

The music needs no review if you are a fan of Rock. One of the best songs "No Quarter" is on this album, along with many other top notch tunes. The quality of the vinyl pressing is FAR better than the ones we were getting in the US. The copy that I had was full of flaws and had to be returned, which seems to be a common problem based off the many reviews I have read. The European pressing was highly suggested, so I ordered it and had it sent to me in the US. The suggestion was correct: the Euro pressing is superior, hands down. The vinyl was flawless, flat as a pancake and the packaging was perfect, despite being shipped from across the Atlantic. Highly recommended!!

I'm a big fan so Mr Page's latest remastering is never going to fail. What did was the packaging. Before I got a cd out I had to get the sellotape out as I ripped the 'case' (or folded cardboard to be more accurate) when taking the insert out. IF these albums are so good (they are) why such CHEAP packaging???! I've seen £2.99 supermarket cd's with better protection. God knows what state it'll be in a few years time. The sound sparkles even through a modest set up (though quite a clean and somewhat trebley remastering this time round for the catalogue but each to their own I guess). However, for the life of me I can't see much of a wide appeal to the 'bonus' disks - virtually no 'new' material in the first 5 remasters so far or mildly different mixes which simply never surpass the originals. Plant-less mixes (karioki anyone?) also seem just that (would you take the lead violin out of a symphony and release it?) as the power of LZ is in the interaction of all four together as 'CD1' clearly demonstrates every time. So terrible packaging, CD2 an 'interesting' curio strictly for fans but it's CD1 you'll keep on playing time and time again.......

Don't mind the packaging although I would prefer hard covers for durability. Pleased with the mix on these CD remasters although I think some of the early Analogue remasters are superior in timbre and tone. Clarity was never an issue with Zeppelin albums so tweaking for a more precise sound really isn't what one needs to hear. All-in-all I'm glad I bought all the albums from Zep two to six as the sound is definitely superior to my standard CD versions. I didn't bother with Zep one as most other reviewers say this one is the weakest of the bunch and anyway I'm happy with my 1979 analogue-remaster. I will be buying the first six vinyl copies shortly although I already have excellent early vinyl pressings in my collection. I'm looking forward to comparing the originals against the remastered vinyl. It should be interesting! One thing has confused me, according to the adverts on Amazon, four out of the five Cd's should have auto-rip versions available for download, but I can't find any vouchers or codes within the packaging to allow me do this. Am I missing something Amazon?

For me, apart from the fact that the quality of the sound in this remastered version is better, the bonus material is well worth having. Yes, it's similar, but it's an added layer that I think is well worth having. It gives an insight into what the band were doing at the time. It also illustrates the depth of their talent (I was already convinced of that anyway, but it's good to hear these little extras). It shows that, unlike a lot of bands who perhaps can only produce one or two tracks of note, these guys were consistently good.

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Perfect delivery, and album.

Uma das Obras Primas do Led. Chegou impecável.

Can anyone believe such a masterpiece album could be written as a followup to Zeppelin IV? This is a quality pressing, very quiet - superb sound!

Remaster (2014) godibilissimo di uno degli album più famosi dei Led Zeppelin. Voto 5 stelle