The surprise posting comes months after the band celebrated the 50th anniversary of its sixth studio album last fall.
“As a footnote to Physical Graffiti,” says Page, “I thought you might like to hear the original home demo, recorded in my studio at Plumpton Place of a piece of music that was going to surface as Ten Years Gone.
“I presented this rough mix to the band at Headley Grange in order to do this for real. Robert Plant came up with some lyrics for my music that were extraordinary and then we arrive at the song ‘Ten Years Gone.’”
Released on February 24, 1975 in the US (and four days later in the UK), “Physical Graffiti” immediately achieved platinum sales status and has recently been certified 17x platinum.
Generally regarded as one of the greatest double albums of all time, the original 15 tracks represent a creative tour de force that explores the band’s dynamic musical range, from the driving rock of “Custard Pie” to the exotic construction of “Kashmir” and the funky groove of “Trampled Under Foot.”
Page began the initial work at his home studio in Plumpton in the summer and autumn of 1973, with the first recording sessions taking place that October at Headley Grange, using Ronnie Lane’s Mobile Studio. Further sessions at Headley continued in January 1974. Additional overdubs were recorded at Olympic Studios, where Page completed mixing of the album in July 1974.
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