Biography
Led Zeppelin formed out of the ashes of The Yardbirds. Jimmy Page had joined the band in its final days, playing a pivotal role on the group’s final album, 1967’s Little Games, which also featured string arrangements from John Paul Jones. During 1967, the Yardbirds were fairly inactive. Whilst the band members decided the group’s future, Page returned to session work in 1967. In the spring of 1968, he played on Jones’ arrangement of Donovan’s “Hurdy Gurdy Man.” During the sessions, Jones requested to be part of any future project Page would develop. Page would have to assemble a band sooner than he had planned. In the summer of 1968, the Yardbirds’ Keith Relf and Jim McCarty left, leaving Page and bassist Chris Dreja with the rights to the name, as well as the obligation of fulfilling an upcoming fall tour. Page set out to find a replacement vocalist and drummer. Initially, he wanted to enlist singer Terry Reid and Procol Harum’s drummer B.J. Wilson, but neither musician was able to join the group. Reid suggested that Page contact Robert Plant, who was singing with a band called Hobbstweedle.
Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin#Discography
Album & Cover
Coda is the ninth and final studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. The album is a collection of unused tracks from various sessions during Led Zeppelin’s twelve-year career. It was released two years after the group had officially disbanded following the death of drummer John Bonham. The word coda, meaning a passage that ends a musical piece following the main body, was therefore chosen as the title. Coda was released to honour contractual commitments to Atlantic Records and also to cover tax demands on previous monies earned. It cleared away nearly all of the leftover tracks from the various studio sessions of the 1960s and 1970s.The album was a collection of eight tracks spanning the length of Zeppelin’s twelve-year history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coda_(album)
This was the fifth album cover designed by Hipgnosis for Led Zeppelin. It was also the last album cover Hipgnosis designed before disbanding in 1983. The main four letters CODA are from an alphabet typeface design called “Neon” designed by Bernard Allum in 1978.
Cover Location: Hipgnosis Studio, London, UK
Who Did What: Sleeve Design & Graphics – Assorted iMaGes/Hipgnosis.
Label: Swan Song 90051-1(US), Swan
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
Tracklist
| Side One We’re Gonna Groove Poor Tom I Can’t Quit You Baby Walter’s Walk |
Side Two Ozone Baby Darlene Bonzo’s Montreaux Wearing And Tearing |
Credits
Engineer – Stuart Epps
Executive-Producer – Peter Grant
Producer – Jimmy Page
