Photos courtesy of Discogs Released: January 12, 1969 Photography: Chris Dreja Atlantic Records Album Cover Story (Courtesy of Wikipedia) Led Zeppelin ' s front cover, which was chosen by Page, features a black-and-white image of the burning Hindenburg airship, photographed by Sam Shere on 6 May 1937, during the Hindenburg disaster . [30] The image refers to the origin of the band's name itself: When Page, Beck and The Who's Keith Moon and John Entwistle were discussing the idea of forming a group, Moon joked, "It would probably go over like a lead balloon", and Entwistle reportedly replied, "a lead zeppelin!" [15] The back cover features a photograph of the band taken by Dreja. The entire design of the album's sleeve was coordinated by George Hardie , with whom the band would continue to collaborate for future sleeves. [5] Hardie himself also created the front cover illustration, rendering the famous original black-and-white p...
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