It was 47 years ago today (March 22nd, 1975), that Led Zeppelin's sixth album, Physical Graffiti, hit Number One on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The album, which marked the band's only studio double set, was released on February 24th, 1975 and topped the charts for six straight weeks, staying in the Top 10 for 12 weeks.
Physical Graffiti remains beloved by fans for such Zeppelin classics as “Kashmir,” “Trampled Under Foot,” “Houses Of The Holy,” “In My Time Of Dying,” “Down By The Seaside,” “Boogie With Stu,” “In The Light,” and “The Wonton Song,” among others.
Much like the Rolling Stones‘ 1972 double album, Exile On Main Street, Physical Graffiti is a hodge podge of new songs mixed with high quality outtakes from previous albums — “Bron-Yr-Aur” was originally intended for 1970’s Led Zeppelin III; “Boogie With Stu,” “Down By The Seaside,” and “Night Flight,” were recorded in 1971 for that year’s Led Zeppelin IV album. “The Rover,” “Houses Of The Holy,” and “Black Country Woman” were originally recorded in 1972 for the following year’s Houses Of The Holy collection.