to a few songs from it and had no idea it was the 40th anniversary exactly. I bought the vinyl album around 1978, the original packaging with the cutouts, and I've transferred most of the songs on it to my computer. "Night Flight" always gives me a happy, energized feeling. I also listen to "Ten Years Gone" on a regular basis; hearing it evokes memories of warm summer nights by a pool in the late 70s. One thing that I've always wondered - why was the song "Houses of the Holy" on the "Physical Graffiti" album and not on the "Houses of the Holy" album?

It was considered one of those 'throwaway' songs from side 4 where they thought Page was just trying his best to complete a double album but I think that is such an awesome fun song get up and dance your ass off in fun! Lyrics are whimsically fun. I think on a lesser album that would have been a #1 one hit for any band but on such an epic album like Physical Graffiti where there were so many awesome hits it got overlooked by so many.

The entire album is gold though.

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That is a great clip

classical radio station, KSjN in St. Paul.

Wonderful idea and the kids are great.

And yes, Physical Graffiti is one of the greatest albums ever. Some bands, like some mountains, become even bigger and more imposing the further away one gets from them. Zep is one of those few.

was that they decided it sounded too similar to Dancing Days.

I've been disappointed by their neglect of that song, which I always liked. I had to buy a Japanese imported 45 to get it in the 70s. They never put it on any LP, and only on a compliation CD years later. Even the deluxe boxed set of LZ III which came out recently has a bonus disc, which they could easily have put "Hey Hey" onto, yet again they left it out. What's the deal with that? Is Jimmy not proud of that song?

Maybe he thinks of it as part of Coda? Just a guess.