Houses of the Holy

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MIke Oldfield 'Tubular Bells' (Virgin); Led Zeppelin 'Houses of the Holy' (Atlantic); Roxy Music 'For Your Pleasure' Warner Bros./Island; Pink Floyd 'The Dark Side of the Moon' (Harvest/Capitol); Lou Reed 'Berlin' (RCA); New York Dolls 'New York Dolls' (Mercury); David Bowie 'Aladdin Sane' (RCA); Stevie Wonder 'Innervisions' (Tamla)

50 Years Ago, Rock and Roll Experienced One of Its Greatest Years: Here’s Why

By Christopher Scapelliti published

With debut albums from Queen and Aerosmith, epic masterpieces by Mike Oldfield and Elton John, plus Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ and Led Zeppelin’s ‘Houses of the Holy,’ 1973 was a multi-genre, stylistically freewheeling musical jamboree

Albums, Singles & New Releases
Led Zeppelin 'House of the Holy' album artwork and Jimmy Page performing with a Gibson Les Paul Standard

Discover How Jimmy Page’s Genre-Melding Musical Innovations on ‘Houses of the Holy’ Helped Led Zeppelin Reach a New Creative Peak

By Jeff Jacobson published

As this classic album turns 50, we explore how the guitarist blew the lid off his band’s blues-based formula

Lessons
Jimmy Page performing with Led Zeppelin at the Seattle Coliseum, June 1972

The Best Guitar Moments of 1972

By Chris Buono published

From Jimmy Page, Keith Richards and Steve Howe to Neil Young, Elliott Randall and Paul Simon, we pay homage to some of 1972’s greatest in this essential 50th anniversary tribute lesson

Lessons