Led Zeppelin – In Through The Out Door

John Paul Jones and Robert Plant did the work in Stockholm's Polar Studios almost alone. Jimmy Page and John Bonham were in personal crises. There was no keyboard on "Presence" at the time. On "In Through The Out Door", Jones' experiments with his new Roland synthesiser provided completely new sounds.

The title "In Through The Out Door" was generally interpreted in fan circles to mean that Led Zeppelin, as rock dinos in times of the burgeoning punk movement, only reach the big stage via detours. "Fool in the Rain" with "Hot Dog" on the B-side remained the only single release from the album. While Robert Plant was on tour with Led Zeppelin in 1977, his son Karac died of a viral infection at the age of five. Plant dedicated the song "All My Love" to him.

Led Zeppelin caused another sensation with their cover design in 1979. "In Through The Out Door" had six different inside cover variations. A bar was photographed in each case from the point of view of one of the people present. When moistened with water, the inside cover of some copies could also be discoloured.

"In Through The Out Door" was to be the last album on which all four members were still in the studio in the flesh. The remastering and the previously unreleased raw mixes also make the 2015 reissue of "In Through The Out Door" indispensable for every fan.

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