ROBERT PLANT – THE PRINCIPLE OF MOMENTS LP – Nr MINT/EXC+ A4/B4

Robert Plant – The Principle Of Moments
(Atlantic Records  1983  7901011)
Matrix No’s: A4/B4

Sleeve in Excellent/Very Good+ condition
– sticker mark top right & some discolouration marks
Inner Sleeve in Excellent condition
– a couple of marks but no splits

Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)

The Principle of Moments is the second solo album by former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant. It was Plant’s second top 10 album in the US and UK. It also gave him his first solo Top 40 hit with “Big Log”. The most popular track on album-oriented rock radio in the US was “Other Arms”, which reached number one on the Billboard Top Tracks chart. Genesis drummer Phil Collins played drums for six of the album’s eight songs (as he did on Pictures at Eleven). On the other two tracks former Jethro Tull drummer Barriemore Barlow performed.

Like Plant’s first solo album, Pictures at Eleven, the songs departed from the hard rock of Led Zeppelin. Following the strength of these albums, Plant launched a successful tour in 1983. Phil Collins was the drummer for Plant’s band on this tour. Collins was content to perform in the background, despite his own enormous success as a solo artist at the time. Little Feat’s Richie Hayward played drums for the Australasian leg of the tour.

Track listing

Side One

1. “Other Arms” (Robert Plant, Robbie Blunt) – 4:20
2. “In the Mood” (Plant, Blunt, Paul Martinez) – 5:19
3. “Messin’ with the Mekon” (Plant, Blunt, Martinez) – 4:40
4. “Wreckless Love” (Plant, Blunt) – 5:18

Side Two

1. “Horizontal Departure” (Plant, Blunt, Martinez, Jezz Woodroffe) – 4:19
2. “Thru’ with the Two Step” (Plant, Blunt, Martinez) – 5:33
3. “Stranger Here… Than Over There” (Plant, Blunt, Martinez, Woodroffe) – 4:18
4. “Big Log” (Plant, Blunt, Woodroffe) – 5:03

Personnel

• Robert Plant – vocals
• Robbie Blunt – guitars
• Paul Martinez – bass guitar
• Jezz Woodroffe – keyboards
• Phil Collins – drums on 1-3, 5-6, 8
• Barriemore Barlow – drums on 4 and 7
• John David – backing vocals
• Ray Martinez – backing vocals