7/27/2023 0 Comments Physical graffiti![]() ![]() There were other reissues in Japan (e.g., AMJY series of the 80's? and Sony-Pioneer club issue series), but I have never listened to them and cannot comment on their sound. These reissues were done very well, and they sound almost identical to the original P-8xxx series. no.), P-10xxx series and 16P1-xxxx series (i.e., the so-called "forever young" series). These "same-family" reissues include the P-6xxx series (which were made during the 70's, I would think, based on the information that Physical was initially released in Japan using the P-6xxx cat. nos., indicating that they were probably mastered from the same mother/lacquer/metal parts. These five LPs were then later reissued by Warner-Pioneer, with the dead wax matrices showing the original P-8xxx cat. I have never listened to this pressing and cannot comment on its sound. Their 5th album (i.e., Houses) was initially released in Japan (around the same time as their release in the U.S.) by Warner-Pioneer with the P-8xxx cat. original or UK original) as the Warner-Pioneer pressings of the first three LPs (compared to the U.S. By the way, although I have not listened to this Japanese pressing in quite a while, I remember this pressing not sounding as good (relative to its competition pressings, such as the U.S. I am sure Warner-Pioneer made good money from their decision, as I am sure that the fourth LP was a big success in Japan. (probably at a high price), banking on the success of this fourth album. ![]() I am guessing that due to the popularity of Led Zep reaching certain critical mass in Japan by this time, Warner-Pioneer decided to take over Led Zep's cat. These sound excellent, in general.Īround the same time, Warner-Pioneer released the fourth album (IV or zoso or symbols LP) in Japan for the first time with the P-8xxx cat. They also used the red/white/green labels (similar to the label used by U.S. And whether you go by quality or quantity, Zep didn’t disappoint. The album sold best in United States (8,000,000 copies), United Kingdom (600,000. When Led Zeppelin released Physical Graffiti (1975), fans had been waiting nearly two years for new material from the band. These were mastered from a different dub of the master tapes and/or mastered differently, as they sound significantly different from the Nippon Grammophon originals. PHYSICAL GRAFFITI by LED ZEPPELIN has sold 9,295,130 copies in 9 countries. and re-released the first three albums on the P-8xxx cat. The most complex concept accompanied their album Led Zeppelin III. In many ways Physical Graffiti combined the best of all that they had done before. At this point, Zeppelin were the masters of the creative album sleeve. ![]() It was also their only double studio album. These, I would guess, were pressed from a dub of the master tapes.Īround 1971 or so, Warner-Pioneer in Japan took over the cat. Physical Graffiti was Led Zeppelin’s sixth studio album, released in March 1975. and blue/white/green label (similar to the label used by U.S. The first three albums (i.e., I, II and III) were first released in Japan by Nippon Grammophon with the SMT and MT cat. I am more of a fan of Led Zep's first five albums. Unfortunately, I have never listened to the Japanese pressings of Physical and cannot comment. ![]()
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