Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin II is the second album released by English rock band Led Zeppelin in 1969. Here they further developed ideas established on their debut album, creating a work which became even more widely acclaimed and arguably more influential. The album was recorded during a hectic and much-traveled period of the band's career from January through August 1969, when they completed four Europe and three American concert tours. Each song was separately recorded, mixed and produced at various studios in the UK and the U.S. Some of the recording studios utilised by the band were far from state-of-the-art. One studio in Vancouver had an eight-track set up that did not even have proper headphone facilities. Led Zeppelin II was Led Zeppelin's first album to utilise the skills of recording engineer Eddie Kramer, whose prior work with Jimi Hendrix had impressed the band's members, especially Jimmy Page. According to Led Zeppelin expert Dave Lewis: Kramer and Page formed a strong partnership,... full article at wikipedia