second studio album english rock band released october united_states october recording sessions album took place locations united_kingdom north_america january august production credited lead guitarist songwriter served album recording techniques engineer elements blues folk music exhibits band evolving musical style blues derived material guitar riff based sound described band heaviest album release sold band album reach number art director nominated grammy award best recording package album november certified riaa sales excess million copies release writers music critics regularly cited polls greatest influential rock albums conception background conceived travelled period career january august completed european american concert tours song separately recorded mixed produced studios north_america album written tour periods couple hours concerts studio booked recording process begun resulting sound urgency necessity bassist recalled touring lot riffs coming fast furious lot came onstage especially long improvised section confused remember good stuff studio way recording studios band advanced studio vancouver credited track set proper facilities group lead singer later discussed writing recording process stating crazy writing numbers hotel rooms rhythm track london add vocal new_york harmonica vancouver come finish mixing new_york thank lemon song dick overdubbed tour mixing love tour page later stated words material came tour getting new material recording recording sessions album took place olympic london england quantum mystic studios los_angeles california memphis tennessee groove new_york_city vancouver production entirely credited served album skills recording techniques engineer wrote album production stating album turned triumph particular production quality sounds fresh today small way successful alliance page control room partnership particularly exhibited central section track love later said famous love mix going combination jimmy flying small console known man interview later gave great credit page sound achieved despite inconsistent conditions recorded album piece meal cut tracks bizarre studios imagine little holes wall cheap studios end sounded bloody unification sound led guy charge page page spent days mixing album song sessions included deluxe edition album composition finished tracks reflect raw evolving sound band ability live performers album noted featuring development lyrical themes established debut album point written lyrics band served create work widely acclaimed arguably influential love lemon song feature sexual themes contains metaphor according music writer unnamed ladies squeeze lemon juice runs leg later observed plant album going staying power capacity stimulate blues based approach music flamboyant created run hotel rooms features experimentation musical styles approaches alternately soft loud featured page acoustic guitar pop influenced ballad thank mysterious helped develop hard rock association fantasy themes partly derived psychedelic rock genre years plant personal interest writings musical direction later countless subsequent groups later carry influence extremes conversely instrumental dick features extended drum solo extended concert performances long half hour page contribution album significant electric guitar solo song emulated younger rock group intense musical attack band album feature page playing electric guitar helped innovative recording drum effects tracks love demonstrated considerable skill originality producer rolling_stone_magazine later called page guitar riff song guitar riffs rock roll later discussed page contributions jimmy started coming producer love backwards echo stuff lot microphone techniques inspired everybody thinks goes studio huge walls doesn uses small fits sonic picture album material marked certain plant vocal approach signalled emergence songwriter plant previously absent songwriting credits band album previous contractual commitments resulted earlier association solo artist influence tracks band musical future plant commented sessions started feel home vocalist studio interview uncut stated far concerned thought going leave band didn feel comfortable lot demands vocally way thing nervous didn enjoying packaging album sleeve design poster simply told band come interesting idea fellow student page surrey design based photograph division world war famed led picture faces members band publicity photograph faces added according friend possibly astronaut actually fellow astronaut cover pictured outline brown background similar cover band album gave album nickname brown bomber release reception album released october advance orders copies advertising campaign built way fly led flying commercially band album hit knocking beatles abbey road twice spot remained seven weeks april registered million american sales whilst britain enjoyed week residence chart climbing spot february album yielded biggest hit track love song reached billboard hot january atlantic went group wishes releasing shorter version single living loving maid woman hit billboard chart peaking april album helped establish international concert attraction year group continued tour initially performing clubs larger eventually popularity grew art director nominated grammy award category best album package november album certified gold recording_industry_association_of_america certified platinum reflecting shipping million copies november shipped million copies certified platinum riaa reissue album helped got legacy cited music writers blueprint heavy metal bands followed blues derived songs like love lemon song bring home seen representing standards genre guitar based riff vocal chorus verses defines song provides key hook arrangements emphasis time popular music page guitar solo featuring rapid fire runs notes tapped left hand major inspiration later work metal album generally considered influential development rock music early forerunner heavy metal inspiring host rock bands including guns roses initial critical reception acknowledged critics music writers influential albums rock music earned accolades music publications frequently placed near best album lists ranked album list greatest albums time magazine placed number list greatest british albums album ranked number rolling_stone_magazine list greatest albums time accolades lists reissue group self titled debut album album album remastered reissued june reissue comes formats standard edition deluxe edition standard version deluxe version super deluxe plus version book high resolution bit digital downloads deluxe super deluxe editions feature bonus material containing alternative takes backing tracks previously unreleased instrumental reissue released negative version original album artwork bonus disc cover track listing cassette tape releases album ending thank starting second original album incorrectly listed running time thank song coda features false fade point deluxe edition bonus disc sales chart performance original release reissue singles sales certifications personnel drums bass guitar organ thank jimmy page electric acoustic guitars backing vocals love lead vocals harmonica bring home production engineering transferred mastered tape original compact disc engineer love peter grant executive producer engineering lemon song dick andy engineering thank engineering mixing mastering engineering engineering remastered engineering remastered
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