Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III (1970) [Full Album] Remaster

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Led Zeppelin III is the third studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on 5 October 1970. It was recorded in three locations. Much of the work was done at Headley Grange, a country house, using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio. Additional sessions were held at Island Studios and Olympic Studios in London. As with the prior album, the band eschewed the use of guest musicians, with all music performed by band members Robert Plant (vocals), Jimmy Page (guitars), John Paul Jones (bass, keyboards), and John Bonham (drums). The range of instruments played by the band was greatly enhanced on this album, with Jones especially emerging as a talented multi-instrumentalist, playing a wide range of keyboard and stringed instruments, including various synthesizers, mandolin and double bass, in addition to his usual bass guitar. As with prior albums, Page served as producer on the album, with mixing done by Andy Johns and Terry Manning.

The album showed a progression from straightforward rock towards folk and acoustic music. While hard rock influences were still present, such as on "Immigrant Song", acoustic-based songs such as "Gallows Pole" and "That's the Way" showed Led Zeppelin were capable of playing different styles successfully. The band wrote most of the material themselves, but as with prior records, included two songs that were re-interpretations of earlier works: "Gallows Pole", based on a traditional English folk song, by way of American singer Fred Gerlach; and "Hats Off to (Roy) Harper", a reworking of a blues song by Bukka White. The acoustic material developed from a songwriting session between Plant and Page at Bron-Yr-Aur cottage in Wales, which influenced the musical direction.

Tracklist:
0:00 Immigrant Song
2:26 Friends
6:20 Celebration Day
9:50 Since I've Been Loving You
17:14 Out On The Tiles
21:21 Gallows Pole
26:19 Tangerine
29:31 That's The Way
35:08 Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp
39:25 Hat's Off To (Roy) Harper

Led Zeppelin
John Bonham – drums, percussion
John Paul Jones – bass, Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer, mandolin, double bass in "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp", string arrangement in "Friends"
Jimmy Page – guitars, pedal steel guitar, banjo, backing vocals on "Tangerine", bass on "That's the Way", production
Robert Plant – vocals

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