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In contrast to previous Led Zeppelin albums, ''In Through The Out Door'' features much greater influence on the part of bassist and keyboardist [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] and vocalist [[Robert Plant]], and less from drummer [[John Bonham]] and guitarist [[Jimmy Page]] (Bonham did not receive writing credits for any of the songs). This was a result of Bonham and Page often not showing up on time at the recording studio, and many of the songs were consequently put together by Plant and Jones during the day, with Page and Bonham adding their parts late at night.
In contrast to previous Led Zeppelin albums, ''In Through The Out Door'' features much greater influence on the part of bassist and keyboardist [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] and vocalist [[Robert Plant]], and less from drummer [[John Bonham]] and guitarist [[Jimmy Page]] (Bonham did not receive writing credits for any of the songs). This was a result of Bonham and Page often not showing up on time at the recording studio, and many of the songs were consequently put together by Plant and Jones during the day, with Page and Bonham adding their parts late at night.

In an interview he gave to ''[[Guitar World]]'' magazine in 1998, Page stated that he and John Bonham:

{{cquote|"both felt that ''In Through The Out Door'' was a little soft. I wasn't really keen on "All My Love". I was a little worried about the chorus. I could just imagine people doing the wave and all of that. And I thought, That's not us. That's not us. In its place it was fine, but I wouldn't have wanted to pursue that direction in the future."<ref>Tolinski, Brad, and Di Bendetto, Greg, "Light and Shade", ''Guitar World'', January 1998.</ref>}}


The original [[gramophone record]] of this album featured an unusual [[gimmick]]: the album had an outer sleeve which was made to look like a plain brown paper bag, and the inner sleeve featured black and white line artwork which, if washed with a wet brush, would become permanently fully colored. There were also six different sleeves featuring a different pair of photos (one on each side), and the external brown paper sleeve meant that it was impossible for record buyers to tell which sleeve they were getting. (There is actually a code on the spine of the album jacket, which indicated which sleeve it was—this could sometimes be seen while the record was still sealed.) The pictures all depicted the same scene in a bar (in which a man burns a [[Dear John letter]]), and each photo was taken from the separate point of view of someone who appeared in the other photos. The album artwork was made by [[Hipgnosis]].
The original [[gramophone record]] of this album featured an unusual [[gimmick]]: the album had an outer sleeve which was made to look like a plain brown paper bag, and the inner sleeve featured black and white line artwork which, if washed with a wet brush, would become permanently fully colored. There were also six different sleeves featuring a different pair of photos (one on each side), and the external brown paper sleeve meant that it was impossible for record buyers to tell which sleeve they were getting. (There is actually a code on the spine of the album jacket, which indicated which sleeve it was—this could sometimes be seen while the record was still sealed.) The pictures all depicted the same scene in a bar (in which a man burns a [[Dear John letter]]), and each photo was taken from the separate point of view of someone who appeared in the other photos. The album artwork was made by [[Hipgnosis]].

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In Through the Out Door is the final studio album by English rock band Led Zeppelin, recorded in November and December of 1978 at Polar Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, and released by Swan Song Records on 15 August, 1979. The album was named by the group as such, because of their recent problems and the rise of punk music, trying to get back into the public mind is like "trying to get in through the 'Out' door, than through the 'In' door". [citation needed]

In contrast to previous Led Zeppelin albums, In Through The Out Door features much greater influence on the part of bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones and vocalist Robert Plant, and less from drummer John Bonham and guitarist Jimmy Page (Bonham did not receive writing credits for any of the songs). This was a result of Bonham and Page often not showing up on time at the recording studio, and many of the songs were consequently put together by Plant and Jones during the day, with Page and Bonham adding their parts late at night.

In an interview he gave to Guitar World magazine in 1998, Page stated that he and John Bonham:

"both felt that In Through The Out Door was a little soft. I wasn't really keen on "All My Love". I was a little worried about the chorus. I could just imagine people doing the wave and all of that. And I thought, That's not us. That's not us. In its place it was fine, but I wouldn't have wanted to pursue that direction in the future."[1]

The original gramophone record of this album featured an unusual gimmick: the album had an outer sleeve which was made to look like a plain brown paper bag, and the inner sleeve featured black and white line artwork which, if washed with a wet brush, would become permanently fully colored. There were also six different sleeves featuring a different pair of photos (one on each side), and the external brown paper sleeve meant that it was impossible for record buyers to tell which sleeve they were getting. (There is actually a code on the spine of the album jacket, which indicated which sleeve it was—this could sometimes be seen while the record was still sealed.) The pictures all depicted the same scene in a bar (in which a man burns a Dear John letter), and each photo was taken from the separate point of view of someone who appeared in the other photos. The album artwork was made by Hipgnosis.

The album became the first album by a rock band to debut at #1 on the Billboard album chart (Elton John had previously accomplished this feat with Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy and Rock of the Westies, as had Stevie Wonder with Songs in the Key of Life), and it has sold seven million copies in the US to date.

It was Led Zeppelin's last album while together. Drummer John Bonham died the next year on 25 September 1980.

Track listing

  1. "In the Evening" (Jones/Page/Plant) – 6:49
  2. "South Bound Saurez" (Jones/Plant) – 4:12
  3. "Fool in the Rain" (Jones/Page/Plant) – 6:12
  4. "Hot Dog" (Page/Plant) – 3:17
  5. "Carouselambra" (Jones/Page/Plant) – 10:31
  6. "All My Love" (Plant/Jones) – 5:53
  7. "I'm Gonna Crawl" (Page/Plant/Jones) – 5:30

Personnel

Miscellanea

  • "Carouselambra" is the only Led Zeppelin studio song in which Jimmy Page uses his Gibson EDS-1275 guitar.
  • "Wearing and Tearing," "Ozone Baby," and "Darlene" were recorded during sessions for this album, but were dropped due to space constraints. All later appeared on Coda.
  • "South Bound Saurez" and "All My Love" were the only two original Led Zeppelin songs which Jimmy Page had no part in writing.
  • This is the unique Led Zeppelin studio album where drummer John Bonham isn't credited on any song. However, one of the outtakes from the sessions for the album, "Darlene", is credited to all four bandmembers.
  • The lyrics for "All My Love" expressed Plant's tribute to his son, who died in 1977.
  • The album was intended to be released prior to the band's Knebworth shows in August 1979, but delays meant that it was released shortly after their performances at this event had taken place. Plant jokingly referred to the delays at times during the August 4 performance.
  • The album title was referenced by Prince in the song Raspberry Beret as a tribute to Led Zeppelin [citation needed].
  • The title of an episode of La Femme Nikita matches the name of the album, though the music is not used.

Charts

Album

Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1979 Pop Albums (Billboard 200) 1 (7 weeks)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1979 "Fool In The Rain" Pop Singles (Billboard Hot 100) 21
1979 "Hot Dog" Pop Singles (Billboard Hot 100) 21
1980 "South Bound Saurez" Pop Singles (Billboard Hot 100) 50
1980 "All My Love" Pop Singles (Billboard Hot 100) 50

Catalogue

  • (US) Swan Song SS16002
  • (UK) Swan Song SSK59410
  1. ^ Tolinski, Brad, and Di Bendetto, Greg, "Light and Shade", Guitar World, January 1998.
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