Led Zeppelin release their debut on January 12, 1969 …
The album was created in 36 hours, a mix of original and re-worked blues/folk standards. The group was paid by Jimmy Page himself. Manager Peter “Bear” Grant chipped in, too. Jimmy Page’s friend since childhood — Glyn Johns — mixed the album and helped produce with Jimmy. So much rock history.
It’s #29 on the original Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” falling to #101 on the revised 2020 list.
