Led Zeppelin III is the eponymous third studio album by Led Zeppelin, released in October 1970. It showed a progression from straightforward rock towards folk and acoustic music.
While hard rock influences were still present, such as on "Immigrant Song", acoustic-based songs such as "Gallows Pole" and "That's the Way" showed Led Zeppelin were capable of playing different styles successfully. The band wrote most of the material themselves, but as with prior records, included two songs that were re-interpretations of earlier works, "Gallows Pole" based on a traditional English folk song, by way of American singer Fred Gerlach, and "Hats Off to (Roy) Harper", a reworking of a blues song by Bukka White.
The album was one of the most anticipated of 1970, and its shipping date was held up by the intricate inner sleeve design based around a volvelle, with numerous images visible through holes in the outer cover. It was an immediate commercial success upon release and topped the UK and US charts.
Tracklist
Side A:
1. Immigrant Song
2. Friends
3. Celebration Day
4. Since I've Been Loving You
5. Out on the Tiles
Side B:
6. Gallows Pole
7. Tangerine
8. That's the Way
9. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
10. Hats Off to (Roy) Harper
