Physical Graffiti turns 50!

Celebrating the iconic double album’s 50th Anniversary…

Led Zeppelin’s sixth album was released on February 24, 1975.

This is the cover of the album “Physical Graffiti” by Led Zeppelin.

“Physical Graffiti” was commercially and critically successful upon its release and reached number one on album charts in the UK and in the United States (Billboard 200). It was promoted by a successful U.S. tour and a five-night residency at Earl's Court, London. Physical Graffiti was later certified 16× platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

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“There was something truly mystical about learning to play a few of Jimmy Page’s riffs and songs of Led Zeppelin while seated next to my black and white wall tapestry that showcased some of the band’s iconic imagery.”

- Woodard, Anthony. “Driving with binoculars...”. Mar. 16, 2023

“Kashmir” from “Physical Graffiti” was the one Led Zeppelin song that I absolutely had to learn.  It was the first song I played with an alternate guitar tuning other than “Drop D”.  Arguably, Kashmir is Zeppelin’s magnum opus.  No matter where you are when you play it, you feel like you are on stage in front of 200,000 people.

Paying homage… Me, my guitar, and my iPhone.

Courtesy of Anthony Woodard

I was fortunate to see Jimmy Page and Robert Plant in person when their “No Quarter Tour” arrived at Kemper Arena some twenty years later on May 5, 1995.  In addition to the band’s regular roster of touring musicians, Page and Plant were joined on stage by distinguished members of the Kansas City Symphony.  All in all, it was a great night, filled with great songs, especially the iconic “Kashmir”.

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