ROBERT PLANT – NOW AND ZEN LP – Nr MINT 1988 LED ZEPPELIN

Robert Plant – Now And Zen
(Es Paranza Records  1988  WX149)
Matrix No’s: A2/B1

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Inner Sleeve has a tiny split in the bottom

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition

Robert Anthony Plant, CBE (born 20 August 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin.

A powerful and wide vocal range (particularly evident in his high-pitched vocals) has given him a successful singing career spanning over 50 years. Plant is regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock and roll; he has influenced fellow rock singer-songwriters such as Freddie Mercury, Axl Rose and Chris Cornell. In 2006, Heavy Metal magazine Hit Parader named Plant the “Greatest Metal Vocalist of All Time”. In 2009, Plant was voted “the greatest voice in rock” in a poll conducted by Planet Rock. In 2008, Rolling Stone editors ranked him number 15 on their list of the 100 best singers of all time. In 2011, Rolling Stone readers ranked Plant the greatest of all lead singers.

Now and Zen is an album by Robert Plant, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music) under the label Es Paranza. The album made the top 10 in both the US and the UK, reaching #6 in the former, and #10 in the latter. The album was certified triple platinum by the RIAA on September 7, 2001.

Track listing

1. “Heaven Knows” (David Barratt, Phil Johnstone) – 4:06
2. “Dance on My Own” (Robert Crash, Johnstone, Robert Plant) – 4:30
3. “Tall Cool One” (Johnstone, Plant) – 4:40
4. “The Way I Feel” (Doug Boyle, Johnstone, Plant) – 5:40
5. “Helen of Troy” (Johnstone, Plant) – 5:06
6. “Billy’s Revenge” (Johnstone, Plant) – 3:34
7. “Ship of Fools” (Johnstone, Plant) – 5:01
8. “Why” (Crash, Plant) – 4:14
9. “White, Clean and Neat” (Johnstone, Plant) – 5:28
10. “Walking Towards Paradise” (Jerry Lynn Williams) – 4:40

Personnel

• Robert Plant – Vocals, Producer
• Phil Johnstone – Keyboards, Producer, Programming
• Tim Palmer – Producer
• Jimmy Page – Guitar (on tracks 1 & 3)
• Doug Boyle – Guitar
• Phil Scragg – Bass
• Chris Blackwell – Drums, Percussion
• David Barratt – Programming, Keyboards
• Marie Pierre – Vocals (Background)
• Toni Halliday – Vocals (Background)
• Kirsty MacColl – Vocals (Background)
• Robert Crash – Programming
• Rob Bozas – Engineer
• Martin Russell – Engineer
• Richard Evans Design & Art Direction