Biography
Robert Anthony Plant, is an English singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin. A powerful and wide vocal range (particularly evident in his high-pitched vocals) has given him a successful singing career spanning over 50 years. Plant is regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock and roll. In 2006, Heavy Metal magazine Hit Parader named Plant the “Greatest Metal Vocalist of All Time”.In 2009, Plant was voted “the greatest voice in rock” in a poll conducted by Planet Rock.In 2008, Rolling Stone editors ranked him number 15 on their list of the 100 best singers of all time. In 2011, Rolling Stone readers ranked Plant the greatest of all lead singers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Plant
Album & Cover
The Principle of Moments is the second solo studio album by the English singer Robert Plant, formerly of Led Zeppelin. It was Plant’s second Top 10 album in the US and UK. It also gave him his first solo Top 40 hit with “Big Log”. The most popular track on album-oriented rock radio in the US was “Other Arms”, which reached number-one on the Billboard Top Tracks chart. Genesis’ drummer Phil Collins played drums for six of the album’s eight songs (as he did on Pictures at Eleven). On the other two tracks former Jethro Tull drummer Barriemore Barlow performed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Principle_of_Moments
On this cover Robert Plant is forming a ‘cat’s cradle’ but with a disguise. The white disguise was formed by a person wearing a lab coat running through the frame and it was shot using natural at a slow shutter speed. Plant wanted supernatural and he got it. But, why the cat’s cradle??
Cover Location: A London Street, UK.
Who Did What: Cover Design–APP( Aubrey Powell Productions), STD(Storm Thorgerson Design). Photography – A. Powell
Label: Es Paranza 90101-1(US), Es Paranza 79-0101-1(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
Tracklist
| Side One Other Arms In The Mood Messin’ With The Mekon Wreckless Love |
Side Two Thru’ With The Two Step Horizontal Departure Stranger Here…Than Over There Big Log |
Credits
Backing Vocals – John David, Ray Martinez
Bass Guitar – Paul Martinez
Drums – Phil Collins
Engineer – Pat Moran
Guitar [Guitars] – Robbie Blunt
Keyboards – Jezz Woodroffe
Mixed By – Benji Lefevre, Pat Moran, Robert Plant
Producer [& Quality Control] – Benji Lefevre, Pat Moran, Robert Plant
