Led Zeppelin-Houses Of The Holy (1973)


 

Artist: Led Zeppelin

Title: Houses Of The Holy

Label: Atlantic

Format: 8 Track

Cat #: TP 19130

Year of Release: 1973

Country and Year of Edition Issue: US Columbia Record & Tape Club grey shell

Listed Condition: VG/G+ untested

Sell Date: 4/29/25

Sell Price: $9.30

Discogs Last Sold: 3/26/25 VG+/generic $13.89

Low: $5.55

Median: $9.65

Average: $9.68

High: $13.89

Current low price: $15.00

Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 2

Have/Want: 17/305

Where Sold: Richmond, VA

Time it took to sell: 2 months

Where and When Bought:  Ebay lot

Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+

Sad To See It Go: No

Getting a quality 8-track copy of Houses of the Holy has been a bit of a challenge.  I've had older copies with a pink shell that didn't sound so hot, but this Columbia House version I got in a lot recently with a sticker of the front cover and a grey shell sounded great.

There are a couple weird things.  It sounds like "Over The Hills And Far Away" has an abrupt (non-defect) edit around the 3:50.  I A/B'd it with the digital one just to make sure, and lo and behold my ears were correct, they added another bar probably to fill up the track.  The 4th track has 1:11 of silence at the end.

"D'yer Mak'er" made conversation recently because of how it is supposed to be pronounced.  The official line is it is to rhyme with Jamacia as one would expect with its reggae rhythm.  It is also a play on the phrase "did you make her?"  

Don't ever again pronounce it DIRE MAKER.

FOR FURTHER REVIEW:

III (1970)

The Soundtrack From The Film The Song Remains The Same (1976)

In Through The Out Door (1979)

Early Days & Later Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin Volumes One and Two (2002)

Wings-Back To The Egg (1979)

Jimmy Page-Death Wish II (The Original Soundtrack) (1982)

Robert Plant-The Principle of Moments (1983)

Soundtrack-Porky's Revenge (1985)

Jimmy Page & Robert Plant-No Quarter (1994)

Jimmy Page & Robert Plant-Walking Into Clarksdale (1998)


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