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Although it was Led Zeppelin’s fifth studio album, it was their first album to contain all original material. A consistent fixture on “best album of all time” lists, this is a rock masterpiece that deserves to be listened to from beginning to end. Like so many amazing albums that came both before and after it (see “Paul’s Boutique”), critics had mixed reactions to “Houses.” 11+ million album sales later, I think we all know that the critics aren’t always correct.
Mike B.