Vinyl of The Week - Mothership by Led Zeppelin

The body of work left by Led Zeppelin is nothing short of amazing. Sure, it may not be the most expansive, but the sheer quality is breathtaking. As a child of the 80’s and 90’s, I obviously was not around to experience Zeppelin firsthand, so I have a faux revisionist relationship with their music. I can appreciate the sound of their time, but like all good music, theirs is timeless and transcends generations.

My draw to Zeppelin comes from the fact that their inspiration for many of their songs is good ol’ American blues. The raw, dirty sound of the Delta. Make no bones about it, Zeppelin is a rock outfit, but many of their songs have been heavily influenced by blues.

In my opinion, anyone not familiar with Zeppelin’s body of work should start out with Mothership. Mothership is a compilation album of the premium cuts from their eight studio albums. The songs were chosen by Jimmy Page, John Paul Johns and Robert Plant themselves, so who are we to argue?

It truly is an amazing boxset. Even more amazing is the 4LP vinyl version. It’s an audiophile’s dream. All 4 Lps are 180gram, mastered at half speed by the legendary Stan Ricker. It comes in an archival 2-piece box, which includes 12-page oversized full-color booklet with photos and 4 individual jackets with unique artwork. The album cover was designed by notable Los Angeles artist, Shepard Fairey. It also features new liner notes.

This album is highly recommended.

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