Down by the Seaside

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	To oppose or discuss a nomination, please go to CZ:Proposed for deletion and follow the instructions. For the monthly nomination lists, see Category:Articles for deletion. Down by the Seaside Appears on Physical Graffiti Published by Flames of Albion Music Registration ASCAP 340154461 Release date 24 February 1975 Recorded February 1971 at Island Studios, London. Mixed at Olympic Studios, London. Genre Rock music Language English Length 5 minutes 15 seconds Composer Jimmy Page, Robert Plant Label Swan Song Records Producer Jimmy Page Engineer Andy Johns 'Down by the Seaside' is a song by English Rock and roll|rock band Led Zeppelin from their 1975 album Physical Graffiti. Overview It was originally written as an Acoustic music|acoustic piece by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant at Bron-Yr-Aur, the cottage in Wales where they went after their 1970 concert tour of the United States of America. It was then recorded in 1971 as an electric arrangement and was intended for release on Led Zeppelin IV but was held over and eventually placed on Physical Graffiti to fill up the double album. The song alternates between soft and hard-rocking sections, with the lighter sections employing a tremolo effect on the guitar, or possibly by running it through a Leslie speaker, to give an 'underwater talking' feel. John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones plays a Hohner Electra-Piano electric piano on the track. Live performances 'Down by the Seaside' was never performed live at Led Zeppelin concerts. Plant would later record 'Down by the Seaside' as a duet with Tori Amos for the 1995 in music|1995 Led Zeppelin tribute album Encomium: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin|Encomium. Plant is a huge fan of Amos and wanted to get a different take on the song by having his wife sing while he played guitar. Tori Amos herself is a huge Led Zeppelin fan. Credits Personnel Musicians: Jimmy Page – electric guitar, producer, remastering, digital remastering Robert Plant – vocals John Paul Jones – electric piano, bass guitar John Bonham - drums, percussion Production: Peter Grant – executive producer Keith Harwood - mixing Andy Johns - engineer Joe Sidore - original CD mastering engineer (mid-1980s) George Marino - remastered CD engineer (1990) References