Led Zeppelin is the debut album by English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was released on 12 January 1969 in the US and on 31 March in the UK by Atlantic Records. Led Zeppelin showed the group's fusion of blues and rock, and their take on the emerging hard rock sound was immediately commercially successful in both the UK and US, reaching the top 10 on album charts in both countries. Led Zeppelin's front cover, which was chosen by [Jimmy] Page, features a black-and-white image of the burning Hindenburg airship, photographed by Sam Shere on 6 May 1937, during the Hinden-burg disaster. The image refers to the origin of the band's name itself: When Page, [Jeff] Beck and The Who's Keith Moon and John Entwistle were discussing the idea of forming a group, Moon joked, "It would probably go over like a lead balloon", and Entwistle reportedly replied, "a lead zeppelin!" [1]

 
Ross’s Take: “I don’t have a specific memory, just remember they were a badass band, one of the greatest bands all time.”

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin_(album)

Mural Installed:

September 25, 2020

Artists:

Dan Craig

Karen Hegglin

Sophie Kelly

Lynne Lampl

Pat Lewis

Lina Velasquez

Sandra Willson

Nancy Wulff

Art Director:

Dan Craig

Photographer:

Kim Bush

Installers:

Brandon Kuskie

Ross Kelly