Houses of the Holy

Buoyed by the runaway commercial success of Led Zeppelin IV, Jimmy Page used this 1973 follow-up to hone his already impressive production skills, and the result was a collection sporting an impressively expansive sound. Benefiting – especially on tracks such as “Dancing Days Are Here Again”, “The Crunge” and “Over the Hills and Far Away” – was Zeppelin’s always underrated rhythm section: thunder-fisted drummer John Bonham and rock-solid bassist John Paul Jones. John Paul Jones also emerged here as a secret weapon on keyboards with his subtle work on more pensive fare such as “No Quarter” and “The Ocean”. And the goofy “D’yer Ma’ker” showed that Zeppelin had more of a sense of humour than most people ever gave them credit for. CD – The original album, newly remastered, in a Gatefold sleeve that replicates the original LP. 2CD – Deluxe 2 CD package with the original artwork, plus the newly created negative artwork for the companion audio. The original album is newly remastered; the 2nd CD features previously unreleased studio outtakes. LP – Original album newly remastered on 180 gram vinyl in Gatefold sleeve replicating the original album. 2LP – Deluxe remastered album and unreleased companion audio on 180-gram vinyl. Box – Super deluxe box containing Double CD, Double LP, 80 page Hard Back book, High-quality print of the original album cover, the first 30,000 of which will be individually numbered and more.