Led Zeppelin STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN ("Untitled" (IV) 1971) (Drum Improv 2)

Album:Led Zeppelin (IV) Released:8 November 1971 Recorded:December 1970–February 1971 Studio:Island Studios, London; Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, Stargroves, East Woodhay, Hampshire; Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio, Headley Grange, Hampshire Genre:Hard rock heavy metal blues rock Length:42:37 Label:Atlantic Producer:Jimmy Page Led Zeppelin (IV) Robert Plant–vocals, harmonica on "When the Levee Breaks" Jimmy Page–electric and acoustic guitars (six-string and twelve-string), mandolin on "The Battle of Evermore", production, mastering, digital remastering John Paul Jones–bass, electric piano, mandolin, recorders, synthesizer John Bonham–drums Other musicians Sandy Denny–duet vocals on "The Battle of Evermore" Ian Stewart–piano on "Rock and Roll" Production George Chkiantz–mixing Andy Johns–engineering, mixing Peter Grant–executive production Barrington Colby M.O.M.–The Hermit illustration Keith Morris–photography Graphreaks–design coordination _________________________________________________________________________ Zoso OAAA OOO OF BLaCK • DoG• RoCK • AND • RoLl • THE • BATTLE • oF • EVERMoRE • AAA STAIRWAY • To • HEAVEN• MISTY • MoUNTAIN • HoP • FoUR • STICKS • GoING • To • CALiFoRNIA• WHEN • THE • LeVEE • BREAKS• AAA SANDY • DENNY • appears • by • courtesy • of • island • records • recOrded • at • headlEy • grange • hampshire • islAnd • studiOs • LOndOn • sunset • sOund • lOs • angelEs • calif • inside • ilLustrated • 'the hermit' • barrington • cOlby • m•O•m design • cO • OrdinatiOn • graphreaks • photOgraphy • keith • mOrris • prOduced • by • jimmy • page • executive • prOducer • peter • grant • printed • in • england • by • gothic • print • finishers There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold And she's buying a Stairway to Heaven When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed With a word she can get what she came for Ooh, ooh, and she's buying a Stairway to Heaven 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 Ooh, it makes me wonder Ooh, makes me wonder 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 Ooh, it makes me wonder Ooh, really makes me wonder 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 Oh-oh-oh-oh-whoa 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 And it makes me wonder Ohh, whoa 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 And she's buying a Stairway to Heaven ​ _________________________________________________________________________ Stairway to Heaven (notes) - Following Led Zeppelin's fifth American Tour, the song originated in segments and started birth in 1970 at Bron-Yr-Aur, which was a remote cottage in Wales. Robert Plant wrote the lyrics on paper with a pencil over a campfire (supposedly) at Headley Grange, Hampshire. Totally improvising the lyrics. I wonder what was going through his mind? I can imagine the spooky atmosphere of Headley Grange, and the aroma of a campfire there. Again, manager Peter Grant refused to release it as a single because it would hurt the sales of fans purchasing the whole LP. The song debuted at Belfast's Ulster Hall on 5 March 1971. According to John Paul Jones, "They were all bored to tears waiting to hear something they knew." When played live it was when Jimmy Page made the Gibson EDS-1275 double neck guitar famous. It was the guitar of choice used because with its 18 strings it could mimic the overdubbed sections heard on the studio version. John Paul Jones used a Mellotron to replicate the sound of the woodwind instruments he used on the studio recording. Over time Robert Plant refused to sing the song (maybe too sentimental?). December 22, 2025 I posted the whole LP played in full with me on my Roland TDK-4PV electric kit and decided to take the pinnacle part of the LP (that ends side one) here for a separate video with some mixing adjustments to the best of my ability. FULL ALBUM    • Led Zeppelin "UNTITLED" (IV) (1971)