This Week In Rock History 28th June - 4th July

 

This Week In Rock History 21st - 28th June

 

Led Zeppelin IV - 50 Years On.

 Led Zepplin IV

Led Zeppelin IV climbed to the No1 spot in the UK chart on Dec 4th 1971 where it stayed fo 2 weeks before being dislodged by 'Electric Warrior' by T.Rex.It would go to to spend 61 consecutive weeks in the chart.

In the US it was kept of the top of the charts by Carole Kings 'Tapestry'. However it remained in the chart longer than any other Led Zeppelin Album.

Since its release it has racked up worldwide sales of nearly 40 million. It attained platinum status 23 times over. 

In the UK an error at a pressing plant resulted in a few copies appearing on the Asylum Records label.

In November 1978 it was officially released on lilac vinyl in the UK by Atlantic.

The completed and mixed album was cut at Trident Studios in London.

The Band's first live performance of 'Stairway To Heaven' was on March 5th 1971 at the Ulster Hall in Belfast.

The actual cover photo was said by Page to have been discovered by Plant when the pair of the visited an antique shop in Reading.

So is Led Zeppelin IV 'The One' ,the album that comes as close to front and back perfection as any rock record?

Black Dog

Rock and Roll

The Battle Of Evermore

Stairway To Heaven

Misty Mountain Hop

Four Sticks

Going To California

When The Levee Breaks

 

This Week In Rock History 14th - 20th June,

 

Rock Music Timeline 1971

Rock Music Timeline 1971

Snippets From 1971:

 

  UK No1 Singles include George Harrison 'My Sweet Lord',T-Rex 'Hot Love' and 'Get It

On', Rod Stewart 'Maggie May and Slade with 'Coz I Love You'.

  USA No1 Singles include George Harrison 'My Sweey Lord', The Rolling Stone 'Brown 

Sugar' and Rod Stewart with 'Maggie May'.

  UK No1 Albums Simon and Garfunkel 'Bridge Over Troubled Waters', Rolling Stone 'Sticky

Fingers',ELP 'Tarkus', The Who 'Who's Next', Deep Purple 'Fireball', Rod Stewart 'Every

Picture Tells A Story', John Lennon 'Imagine', Led Zeppelin 'Led Zeppelin 4', and T-Rex 

'Electric Warrior'.

  USA No1 Albums, George Harrison 'All Things Must Pass', Rolling Stones 'Sticky Fingers',

Rod Stewart 'Every Picture Tells A Story', John Lennon ' Imagine'

 Best selling single worldwide was George Harrison with 'My Sweet Lord'. Best selling album

worldwide was Led Zeppelin 4.

  Jim Morrison dies of a drug overdose.The first Glasonbury Festival was held. George Harrison 

helps organise 'A Concert For Bangladesh' in New York. Yes bring progressive rock into the top ten

in both UK and USA.

Jan 1970 - UK singer and Pianist 

Elton John has his first UK Top 

Ten hit 'Your Song' which reaches

 No8.

Jan 1970 -Black Sabbath release 

their second album 'Paranoid'.

The album goes to No1 in the

 UK, the single 'Paranoid' reaches

 No4.

Mar 71 - Jethro Tull release their 

fourth studio album 'Aqualung'.

It would be their best selling album

with over 7 million sales worldwide.

Apr 71 -  Paul McCartney has his 

first solo hit with 'Another Day'.

The song features his wife Linda

on vocal harmonies and would go 

on to reach No2 in the UK chart.

Apr 71 - The Doors release their 6th

studio album 'LA Woman'.It includes

'Love Her Madly' and Riders On The 

Storm. Lead singer Jim Morrison

dies of a drug overdose three months

later.

Apr 71 - The Rolling Stones 9th studio

album 'Sticky Fingers' is released. It 

tops the charts in the UK and USA.

It included the hit single 'Brown Sugar.

May 71 - Rod Stewart releases his 3rd

studio album 'Every Picture Tells A Story'.

It goes on to No 1 in the UK and USA along

with the single 'Maggie May'.

June 71 - Pilton, Somerset holds the first

'Glastonbury Fair' featuring a Pyramid Stage.

Artists includes David Bowie, Traffic and 

Hawkwind.

July 71 - The Allman Brothers release

their breakthrough live double album 'At

Filmore East'.In October Duanne Allman

is killed in a motorcycle accident.

July 71 - Marc Bolan shortens his bands name

from Tyrannosaurus Rex to T.Tex.They go on 

to score a No1 single with 'Get It On'.

Aug 71 - The concert for Bangladesh is held in

New York City. The concert was organised by 

George Harrison and Ravi Shankar.

Aug 71 - The Who release their 5th album Who's

Next which hits No1 in the UK and No4 in US.

It included the hit single 'Won't Get Fooled Again'.

Nov 71 - Led Zeppelin release their 4th studio 

album which tops the UK chart and reaches No2 

in US. The album contained 'Stairway To Heaven'

and becomes one of the best selling albums of all

time.

Dec 71 - David Bowie moves to RCA Records

and releases his 4th album Hunky Dory which

reaches No3 in UK. It contained the hit single

'Life On Mars'.

Dec 71 - Alice Cooper release their 4th album

Killer. It gives them their highest chart position

to date reaching No 21 in the US and No27 in

the UK.

Source rockmusictimeline.com

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