Back when I was 13 I purchased this record in 8-track format. Later, I purchased again in vinyl lp format, about a year later when I bought my first turn table. I do believe most of my readers to be of the age to remember the 8-track tape. Sorry, didn't mean this post to make you feel old or anything. And yes I did try the spinning-the-record-backwards to try and see if there was any truth to this so called "back masking". Though the speed was off I was hearing, satan is my lord, 666, and other such claimed phrases and messages. Coincidence? Perhaps, but I did hear rumors Jimmy Page was into Black Magic. Not real sure where the info originated, so I can't testify on the validity of such rumors.
Really what got me started on this is my music collection. For years has been put on CDR for removable storage; regardless of how many CD's it took. Since my new computer came with a DVD burner I have been slowly converting the 'discographies' that take more than one CDR to DVDR. My Led Zeppelin collection is approximately 2 gigs of data; audio alone took 2 CDR's to hold. I thought I had everything Led Zeppelin from the studio. So I go to burn this to a DVDR I noticed the collection was missing an album, the Led Zeppelin 4 aka signs, symbols, sticks, ruins, zoso. Not to say this is the best album they made but is probably the most popular. I'm a little tossed between Physical Graffiti or Presence. As far as the recorded performances I would hands down go with How the West Was Won, their newest (haha) newest? Live set of 3 cd's. But it did stick in my head how did I not have the original studio set with Stairway to Heaven on it? Not to mention I didn't have The Battle of Evermore or The Misty Mountain Hop. And further more, this was supposedly an 'updated' discography; since my daughter took my original to college with her.
There are a few more songs... well heck, all 8 of the songs on this album are great.
That's whats missing with cd's: the album art. I swear, I seen it myself, if you open the cover to see the man on the mountain with the lantern, hold it to a mirror you will see a beast.

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