Led Zeppelin II is the second studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on 22 October 1969 in the United States and on 31 October 1969 in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at several locations in both the United Kingdom and North America from January to August 1969. The album's production was credited to the band's lead guitarist and songwriter Jimmy Page, and it was also Led Zeppelin's first album on which Eddie Kramer served as engineer. The album exhibited the band's evolving musical style of blues-derived material and their guitar riff-based sound. It has been described as the band's heaviest album. Six of the nine songs were written by the band, while the other three were reinterpretations of Chicago blues songs by Willie Dixon and Howlin' Wolf. One single, "Whole Lotta Love", was released outside of the UK (the band would release no UK singles during their career), and peaked as a top-ten single in over a dozen markets around the world. Led Zeppelin II was a
Led Zeppelin II es el segundo álbum de estudio de la banda de rock inglesa Led Zeppelin, lanzado el 22 de octubre de 1969 en los Estados Unidos y el 31 de octubre de 1969 en el Reino Unido por Atlantic Records. Las sesiones de grabación del álbum tuvieron lugar en varios lugares tanto en el Reino Unido como en Norteamérica desde enero a agosto de 1969. La producción del álbum fue acreditada al guitarrista y compositor principal de la banda Jimmy Page, y también fue el primer álbum de Led Zeppelin en el que Eddie Kramer sirvió como ingeniero. El álbum exhibía el estilo musical evolutivo de la banda de material derivado del blues y su sonido basado en el riff de guitarra. Se ha descrito como el álbum más pesado de la banda. Seis de las nueve canciones fueron escritas por la banda, mientras que las otras tres fueron reinterpretaciones de canciones de blues de Chicago por Willie Dixon y Howlin Wolf.