Houses Of The Holy - Led Zeppelin


Cover

Vinyl L.P - Atlantic Records SD 7255.
1973 - U.S.A

Sleeve, photography (A. Powell): HIPGNOSIS.
Hand tinting: Philip Crennell.


Back cover

Gatefold

Inner getafold

Inner sleeve

Inner sleeve

Disc side 1

Disc side 2

Labels



Led Zeppelin




About the artwork:


Locations:

The Giant’s Causeway, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, U.K.


Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, U.K.



Dunluce Castle & The Giant’s Causeway
County Antrim, Northern Ireland


The models:

Stefan & Samantha Gates

Stefan & Samantha Gates

Stefan Gates

Samantha Gates



Photos:

Aubrey Powell


Storm Thorgerson



Memorabilia:

Store display

Atlantic Records

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  1. WIKIPEDIAJune 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM


    Houses of the Holy is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on 28 March 1973 in the United States and on 30 March 1973 in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Records.

    The album benefited from two band members installing studios at home, which allowed them to develop more sophisticated songs and arrangements and expand their musical style.

    Several songs subsequently became fixtures in the group's live set, including "The Song Remains the Same", "The Rain Song" and "No Quarter".

    Other material recorded at the sessions, including the title track, was shelved and released on the later albums Physical Graffiti (1975) and Coda (1982).

    All instruments and vocals were provided by the band members Robert Plant (vocals), Jimmy Page (guitar), John Paul Jones (bass, keyboards), and John Bonham (drums).

    The album was produced by Page and mixed by Eddie Kramer.

    Houses of the Holy was the first album by the group to have an explicit title that was not eponymous, but like the previous one, neither the band's name nor the album title was printed on the sleeve. However, manager Peter Grant did allow Atlantic Records to add a wrap-around paper title band to US copies of the sleeve that had to be broken or slid off to access the record.

    The first CD release of the album in the 1980s had the title logos printed on the cover itself.

    The cover art for Houses of the Holy was inspired by Arthur C. Clarke's novel Childhood's End.

    The cover is a collage of several photographs which were taken at the Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland, by Aubrey Powell of Hipgnosis. This location was chosen ahead of an alternative one in Peru which had also been considered.

    The photo shoot featured two naked child models, Stefan and Samantha Gates. It was a frustrating affair over the course of 10 days. Shooting was done first thing in the morning and at sunset in order to capture the light at dawn and dusk, but the desired effect was never achieved due to constant rain and clouds.

    The photos of the two children were taken in black and white and were multi-printed to create the effect of 11 individuals that can be seen on the album cover. The results were unsatisfactory, but some accidental tinting effects in post-production created a suitable cover.

    The inner gatefold photograph was taken at Dunluce Castle nearby the Causeway.

    In February 2010, Stefan Gates was featured on a BBC Radio 4 documentary about the cover. He said there was something sinister about the image, though his sister disagreed. He also admitted never having heard the album.

    The programme ended with Gates returning to Giant's Causeway and listening to the album on a portable player, after which he said that a great weight had been lifted from him. Samantha also appeared on the back cover of the band's 1976 album Presence.

    In 1974, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Album Package.

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