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Led Zeppelin II – the variations, the reissues!

Posted by r3c0rdc0113ct0r on August 5, 2012
Posted in: Atlantic, Led Zeppelin. 4 Comments

The first issue managed to get the song title wrong on track 2, side 2; ‘Living Loving Wreck (She’s A Woman)’, corrected to ‘Living Loving Maid (She’s A Woman)’ on 2nd press.

1st and 2nd pressings have a credit for production on the plum segment of the labels.

Also, all songs are listed as ‘Copyright control’ on both sides.

3rd pressing corrects ‘The Lemon Song’ to ‘Killing Floor’ by Chester Burnett (Howling Wolf) following a legal battle and claims of plagiarism against Led Zeppelin.

Production credit to Jimmy Page now appears in the orange segment on the label.

Copyright now credited to Warner Bros. and Jewel Music.

1st reissue (c. 1972) on green and orange labels following Kinney Music Group takeover of Atlantic Records.

Note the copyright statement and compare to the later 70’s reissue below once Atlantic became part of the WEA Group.

Late 70’s reissue label. Compare to above.

Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow – the ultimate site for collectors

Posted by r3c0rdc0113ct0r on August 4, 2012
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This is a new site dedicated to all things Rainbow from the original solo project idea with Elf as backing band to record a cover of ‘Black Sheep Of The Family’ originally by Quatermass, through to the multiple line up changes, diverting back to Deep Purple for 10 years and culminating with ‘Stranger In Us All’ in 1995, before finally hanging up the Rainbow ‘mantle’ in 1997.

ritchieblackmoresrainbow.wordpress.com gives an exhaustive overview of all the UK album releases, complete with a critical review and variations in UK 1st pressings as well as the UK singles, non-UK singles, UK tours and even a run down of every single musician that’s been in Rainbow…and there are plenty!