price.pittsburgh Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Does anyone else think the main pilot sitting in the front of Zep II reminds them of Robert Plant dressed up? lol. I know Plant's image is right behind him, but every time I first glance at the cover my brain thinks it's him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stairway is NOT stolen Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 You mean the one in the hat at the front? That's Jonesy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef free Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I always thought the person right above Jimmy looked like Lucille Ball! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woz70 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I always thought the person right above Jimmy looked like Lucille Ball! That's Glynis Johns - stuck in there as a play on Glyn Johns, who was engineer on the first album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef free Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 That's Glynis Johns - stuck in there as a play on Glyn Johns, who was engineer on the first album. Wow! Thanks! I had no idea. Cool little bit of trivia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apantherfrommd Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 The album cover for Led Zeppelin II was from a poster by David Juniper, who was simply told by the band to come up with an idea that was interesting.His design was based on this photograph of a Division of the German Air Force during World War I. Dubbed The Flying Circus and led by Manfred von Richthfen The Red Barron.Led Zeppelin II Red Barron Manfred von Richthofen ALbum CoverHe airbrushed the photo adding the faces of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham taken from this 1969 Led Zeppelin publicity band photo.Band Publicity Photo Used For Led Zeppelin II Album CoverHe also added the faces of manager Peter Grant and tour manager Richard Cole.Peter Grant Richard Cole Led Zeppelin II Album Cover Photo The woman on the album cover is actress Glynis John (the monther of Mary Poppins). Her presence of photo was a play on the name of recording engineer Glyn Johns.Glynis Johns Led Zeppelin II Photo When Juniper himself, was asked about the other people featured on the album cover he said,All the faces were replaced or altered (sunglasses & beards on some of the pilots!). In amongst the four band members (airbrushed in from a publicity photograph) are Miles Davis (or was it Blind Willie Johnson?), a girlfriend/muse of Andy Warhol (perhaps Mary Woronov) and the astronaut Neil Armstrong.Juniper thought he had put Neil Armstrong on the cover but actually put NASA Astronaut Frank Borman on the cover by mistake.Led Zeppelin II Album Cover Neil Armstrong Frank Borman AstronautLed Zeppelin Twice Attempted To Put Neil Armstong On Album Covershttp://www.feelnumb.com/2011/02/17/led-zeppelin-ii-album-cover-based-of-a-photo-of-german-pilot-the-red-barron/*Note* I corrected the spelling of Borman.* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 The album cover for Led Zeppelin II was from a poster by David Juniper, who was simply told by the band to come up with an idea that was interesting.His design was based on this photograph of a Division of the German Air Force during World War I. Dubbed The Flying Circus and led by Manfred von Richthfen The Red Barron.Led Zeppelin II Red Barron Manfred von Richthofen ALbum CoverHe airbrushed the photo adding the faces of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham taken from this 1969 Led Zeppelin publicity band photo.Band Publicity Photo Used For Led Zeppelin II Album CoverHe also added the faces of manager Peter Grant and tour manager Richard Cole.Peter Grant Richard Cole Led Zeppelin II Album Cover Photo The woman on the album cover is actress Glynis John (the monther of Mary Poppins). Her presence of photo was a play on the name of recording engineer Glyn Johns.Glynis Johns Led Zeppelin II Photo When Juniper himself, was asked about the other people featured on the album cover he said,All the faces were replaced or altered (sunglasses & beards on some of the pilots!). In amongst the four band members (airbrushed in from a publicity photograph) are Miles Davis (or was it Blind Willie Johnson?), a girlfriend/muse of Andy Warhol (perhaps Mary Woronov) and the astronaut Neil Armstrong.Juniper thought he had put Neil Armstrong on the cover but actually put NASA Astronaut Frank Borman on the cover by mistake.Led Zeppelin II Album Cover Neil Armstrong Frank Borman AstronautLed Zeppelin Twice Attempted To Put Neil Armstong On Album Covershttp://www.feelnumb.com/2011/02/17/led-zeppelin-ii-album-cover-based-of-a-photo-of-german-pilot-the-red-barron/*Note* I corrected the spelling of Borman.* Interesting post and information. I have always hated the LZ II cover, but knowing the inside story of its creation makes it a little more palatable. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
price.pittsburgh Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 Oh okay, lol, I didn't realize that was JPJ, ha ha, Well at lest it was an actual member of the band, so I wasn't as far off as I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I always thought the person right above Jimmy looked like Lucille Ball! I did too! Thanks for all of the interesting information panther! I knew some of it already, but the rest answers a number of questions I had thought of, but never asked about. It certainly is a very cryptic album cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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