A new live EP and updated 3 LP version of the original album to be released

Led Zeppelin will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their iconic sixth album, Physical Graffiti, with the release of their new Live E.P. on CD, 180-gram 12-inch vinyl, and digital formats on September 12th via Rhino Records. The label will also release an updated 50th Anniversary edition of 2015’s Physical Graffiti Deluxe Edition 3 LP vinyl set featuring the companion Audio disc, now including a new bonus replica Physical Graffiti promotional poster on the same date.

The new Live E.P. features live recordings of “In My Time Of Dying” and “Trampled Under Foot” from Earl’s Court, 1975, alongside “Sick Again” and “Kashmir” from Knebworth, 1979. These live performances were originally released on the 2003 Led Zeppelin DVD and appear in audio formats for the first time.

Released on February 24, 1975, in the US (and four days later in the UK), Physical Graffiti immediately achieved platinum sales status and has recently been certified 17 times platinum. Its commercial success was equalled by its critical reception.

Generally regarded as one of the greatest double albums of all time, the original 15 tracks represent a creative tour de force that explores the band’s dynamic musical range, from the driving rock of “Custard Pie” to the exotic construction of “Kashmir” and the funky groove of “Trampled Under Foot.”

“It goes from one extreme to the other but at the same time, it’s very evident that it’s Zeppelin… I love the album and it does work as a double album. There are some real humdinger, roaring tracks,” Robert Plant says.

Physical Graffiti was comprised of new compositions including “Kashmir,” “Sick Again,” “Ten Years Gone,” “The Wanton Song,” “Custard Pie,” “Trampled Under Foot,” and “In My Time Of Dying,” as well as unreleased songs from earlier album sessions, including “Houses Of The Holy,” “The Rover,” “Black Country Woman” (from Houses Of The Holy sessions), “Down By The Seaside,” “Boogie With Stu,” “Night Flight” (from the Led Zeppelin IV sessions), and “Bron-Yr-Aur” (from the Led Zeppelin III sessions).

Jimmy Page began the initial work at his home studio in Plumpton, Sussex, England, in the summer and autumn of 1973, with the first recording sessions taking place that October at Headley Grange, using Ronnie Lane’s Mobile Studio. Further sessions at Headley continued in January 1974. Additional overdubs were recorded at Olympic Studios, where Page completed mixing of the album in July 1974.

“We had enough material for one-and-a-half LPs, so I figured, ‘Let’s put out a double and use some of the material we’d done previously but never released’. I always thought the sequencing of an album was really important and that was part of my role as the producer,” guitarist and founder Jimmy Page says.

Physical Graffiti was not only the band’s first double LP, it was also the first release on their new label, Swan Song, which launched in May 1974. The album’s release was announced on November 13, 1974.

Following the ten-week North American tour that ran from January through March, 1975, Led Zeppelin played five sold-out nights at London’s Earl’s Court in May, 1975. Initially, three shows were announced, with another two added after the tremendous demand for tickets.

The band headlined both nights of the Knebworth Festival, which took place at Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, England on August 4 and 11, 1979. These were Led Zeppelin’s first live dates since their 1977 North American tour, and their first U.K. dates since the Earl’s Court 1975 shows.

In addition, Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening will be touring in August to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the album, performing it in its entirety. The tour, titled An Evening with JBLZE Celebrating 50 Years of Physical Graffiti, will feature the band performing the album’s songs, along with other Led Zeppelin classics.

1. In My Time Of Dying (Earl’s Court – 1975)
2. Trampled Under Foot (Earl’s Court – 1975)
3. Sick Again (Knebworth – 1979)
4. Kashmir (Knebworth – 1979)