These Liner Notes Provided Courtesy of Steve Eidem
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BLACK DOG
ROCK AND ROLL
THE BATTLE OF EVERMORE*
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
MISTY MOUNTAIN HOP
FOUR STICKS
GOING TO CALIFORNIA
WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS
* SANDY DENNY APPEARS BY COURTESY OF ISLAND RECORDS
THERE’S A LADY WHO’S SURE ALL THAT
GLITTERS IS GOLD
AND SHE’S BUYING A STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
AND WHEN SHE GETS THERE SHE KNOWS
IF THE STORES ARE CLOSED
WITH A WORD SHE CAN GET WHAT SHE CAME FOR
THERE’S A SIGN ON THE WALL
BUT SHE WANTS TO BE SURE
CAUSE YOU KNOW SOMETIMES WORDS HAVE
TWO MEANINGS
IN A TREE BY THE BROOK THERE’S A SONGBIRD
WHO SINGS SOMETIMES
ALL OF OUR THOUGHTS ARE MISGIVEN
THERE’S A FEELING I GET WHEN I LOOK
TO THE WEST
AND MY SPIRIT IS CRYING FOR LEAVING
IN MY THOUGHTS I HAVE SEEN RINGS OF SMOKE
THROUGH THE TREES
AND THE VOICES OF THOSE WHO STAND LOOKING
AND IT’S WHISPERED THAT SOON IF WE ALL
CALL THE TUNE
THEN THE PIPER WILL LEAD US TO REASON
AND A NEW DAY WILL DAWN FOR THOSE
WHO STAND LONG
AND THE FORESTS WILL ECHO WITH LAUGHTER
AND IT MAKES ME WONDER
IF THERE’S A BUSTLE IN YOUR HEDGEROW
DON’T BE ALARMED NOW
IT’S JUST A SPRING CLEAN FOR THE MAY-QUEEN
YES THERE ARE TWO PATHS YOU CAN GO BY
BUT IN THE LONG RUN
THERE’S STILL TIME TO CHANGE THE ROAD YOU’RE ON
YOUR HEAD IS HUMMING AND IT WON’T GO
IN CASE YOU DON’T KNOW
THE PIPER’S CALLING YOU TO JOIN HIM
DEAR LADY CAN YOU HEAR THE WIND BLOW
AND DID YOU KNOW
YOUR STAIRWAY LIES ON THE WHISPERING WIND
AND AS WE WIND ON DOWN THE ROAD
OUR SHADOWS TALLER THAN OUR SOUL
THERE WALKS A LADY WE ALL KNOW
WHO SHINES WHITE LIGHT AND WANTS TO SHOW
HOW EVERYTHING STILL TURNS TO GOLD
AND IF YOU LISTEN VERY HARD
THE TUNE WILL COME TO YOU AT LAST
WHEN ALL ARE ONE AND ONE IS ALL
TO BE A ROCK AND NOT TO ROLL
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1. BLACK DOG 4:54
(Jimmy Page, Robert Plant & John Paul Jones; Superhype Publishing, Inc.
All rights administered by WB Music Corp., ASCAP.)
Recorded in 1971 at Headley Grange, Hampshire, with The Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.
Engineered by Andy Johns.
Mixed at Island Studios with Andy Johns.
Released as a single (Atlantic 2849) on 12/2/71; #15 U.S. pop.
2. ROCK AND ROLL 3:40
(Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones & John Bonham; Superhype Publishing, Inc.
All rights administered by WB Music Corp., ASCAP.)
Recorded in 1971 at Headley Grange, Hampshire, with The Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.
Engineered by Andy Johns.
Mixed at Island Studios and Olympic Studios with Andy Johns.
Released as a single (Atlantic 2865) on 2/21/72; #47 U.S. pop.
3. THE BATTLE OF EVERMORE 5:51
(Jimmy Page & Robert Plant; Superhype Publishing, Inc.
All rights administered by WB Music Corp., ASCAP.)
Recorded in 1971 at Headley Grange, Hampshire, with The Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.
Engineered by Andy Johns.
Mixed at Olympic Studios with George Chkiantz.
4. STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN 8:00
(Jimmy Page & Robert Plant; Superhype Publishing, Inc.
All rights administered by WB Music Corp., ASCAP.)
Recorded in 1971 at Island Studios, London.
Engineered by Andy Johns. Mixed at Island Studios, London, with Andy Johns.
5. MISTY MOUNTAIN HOP 4:38
(Jimmy Page, Robert Plant & John Paul Jones; Superhype Publishing, Inc.
All rights administered by WB Music Corp., ASCAP.)
Recorded in 1971 at Headley Grange, Hampshire, with The Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.
Engineered by Andy Johns.
Mixed at Olympic Studios with Andy Johns.
Released as the B-side of “Black Dog” (Atlantic 2849) on 12/2/71.
6. FOUR STICKS 4:44
(Jimmy Page & Robert Plant; Superhype Publishing, Inc.
All rights administered by WB Music Corp., ASCAP.)
Recorded in 1971 at Island Studios, London.
Engineered by Andy Johns.
Mixed at Olympic Studios with Andy Johns.
Released as the B-side of “Rock And Roll” (Atlantic 2865) on 2/21/72.
7. GOING TO CALIFORNIA 3:31
(Jimmy Page & Robert Plant; Superhype Publishing, Inc.
All rights administered by WB Music Corp., ASCAP.)
Recorded in 1971 at Headley Grange, Hampshire, with The Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.
Engineered by Andy Johns.
Mixed at Olympic Studios with Andy Johns.
8. WHEN THE LEVE BREAKS 7:07
(Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham & Memphis Minnie;Superhype Publishing, Inc. All rights administered by WB Music Corp., ASCAP.)
Recorded in 1971 at Island Studios, London.
Engineered by Andy Johns.
Mixed at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, with Andy Johns.
PRODUCED BY JIMMY PAGE
Executive Producer: Peter Grant
Inside illustration: ‘The Hermit’ Barrington Colby Mom
Design coordinator: Graphreaks
Originally released as Atlantic 7208 on November 8, 1971.
“Stairway To Heaven” Lyrics © 1971 Superhype Publishing, Inc.
All rights administered by WB Music Corp., ASCAP.
All Rights Reserved. Used by permission.
Digitally remastered from the original master tapes by Jimmy Page and George Marino at Sterling Sound.
