![]() ![]() Reflecting on the writing of what is now one of the most famous songs of all time, Stairway To Heaven, Robert Plant says: “I was sitting next to Jimmy in front of the fire at Headley Grange. ![]() The unconventional approach gave Led Zep more freedom to capture spontaneous performances and inspirations. There was music making in some way all the time, which, as you can see by the result, worked out pretty well.” And you could just wander down and start stuff up if nobody was there, or if somebody else would turn up, there would be a bit of jam. We just had this huge old room with a big fireplace with all the equipment set up. So that was really a new way of working for us, and I think it was a really good way. ![]() We’d never been in one place and had recording facilities there. Before, we were recording in studios…and it was always hotel, studio, hotel, studio. ![]() “But it was the first time we’d actually stayed together. “It was all a bit experimental,” John Paul Jones says. I was keen on this whole idea of using it as a workplace so you could concentrate totally on the effort of making the music while residing at the location.” Jimmy Page, guitarist and producer of the album, says: “After the brief stay that Robert and I had at Bron-Yr-Aur cottage, I could see a situation where we all resided at Headley Grange and had a recording truck. There, they recorded most of the album’s basic tracks with engineer Andy Johns, who also engineered some of Led Zeppelin II and III. The band began writing and recording Led Zeppelin IV toward the end of 1970, eventually moving to a country house in Hampshire, England called Headley Grange that they converted into a recording studio using the Rolling Stones’ mobile studio setup. Needless to say, it also stands as the best-selling of all Led Zeppelin albums. In the US, the album was recently certified 24x platinum by the RIAA, ranking as the fifth best-selling album of all time as well as the best-selling album by a British artist (tied with The Beatles aka The White Album). Arriving with some of rock's most iconic and enduring hits, including Black Dog, Rock and Roll, and Stairway to Heaven, one could argue that no Led Zeppelin album has made a more long-lasting impact than the band's fourth.Ĭommercially, Led Zeppelin IV is a juggernaut, selling more than 37 million copies worldwide. Led Zeppelin IV remains one of the most creatively influential and commercially successful albums in the history of music. Led Zeppelin’s fourth studio album, better known as Led Zeppelin IV, arrived 50 years ago this month, in November 1971. Sit back as the band’s surviving members, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones reflect on recording one of the most famous albums in rock history and its pivotal centrepiece, Stairway To Heaven. We’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of Led Zeppelin’s legendary fourth album. Led Zeppelin. Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. ![]()
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