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Like its predecessor, led zeppelin ii was an immediate hit upon its october 1969 release, topping the american charts two months after its release and spending seven weeks at number one. Inside the purple reign 1984 and whole lotta led zeppelin. The album helped establish led zeppelin as an international concert attraction, and for the next year, the group continued to tour relentlessly. See more ideas about zeppelin, history and historical photos. Despite being the former owner of an occult bookshop called equinox and the scottish manor house that. Explore releases from the led zeppelin archives label. Fans can now tour 23 brook street in mayfair next door. Youll find a wide selection of led zeppelin sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. They were originally going to be called the new yardbirds until the whos drummer keith moon.
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