ROBERT PLANT, JIMMY PAGE To Discuss 40th Anniversary Of LED ZEPPELIN II On Redbeard's In The Studio; Audio Preview Available
September 27, 2009, 15 years ago
LED ZEPPELIN legends ROBERT PLANT, JIMMY PAGE will discuss the 40th Anniversary of their landmark second album - simply titled Led Zeppelin II - on the October 12th edition of In The Studio - The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands with professional radio broadcaster and rock musician interviewer Redbeard.
An audio preview of the show can be heard at this location (scroll down on the left-hand side).
Led Zeppelin II was released on October 22nd, 1969 on Atlantic Records. According to Wikipedia, 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 Zeppelin's first album to utilise the recording techniques of engineer Eddie Kramer.
Led Zeppelin II earned a considerable amount of sales and was Led Zeppelin's first album to reach number one in the United Kingdom and United States.