Alfred's Classic Album Editions series highlights the most important albums of our time. A true classic has lasting significance, it may establish a new style or direction, and often, a true classic album may help define an era.
Led Zeppelin II, featuring pivotal recordings like "Whole Lotta Love," "What is and What Should Never Be," and "Heartbreaker," does all that and more.
Recorded while the band was on the road in support of their first album, Led Zeppelin II was released in the fall of 1969, and within two months reached the top of the American music charts. It spent seven weeks at Number One, and has received worldwide recognition. This book provides authentic guitar TAB for all the songs on the record.
Whole Lotta Love * What Is and What Should Never Be * The Lemon Song * Thank You * Heartbreaker * Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman) * Ramble On * Moby Dick * Bring It on Home.
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. The band's heavy, guitar-driven sound, rooted in blues and psychedelia on their early albums, has earned them recognition as one of the progenitors of heavy metal, though their unique style drew from a wide variety of influences, including folk music.
After changing their name from the New Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin signed a deal with Atlantic Records that afforded them considerable artistic freedom. Although the group was initially unpopular with critics, they achieved significant commercial success with albums such as Led Zeppelin (1969), Led Zeppelin II (1969), Led Zeppelin III (1970), Led Zeppelin IV (1971), Houses of the Holy (1973), and Physical Graffiti (1975). Their fourth album, which features the track "Stairway to Heaven", is among the most popular and influential works in rock music, and it helped to secure the group's popularity.