Robert Plant - The Principle of Moments

Following 1982’s Pictures at Eleven (click here for that review), legendary Led Zeppelin front-man Robert Plant released his second solo studio album in 1983. This week (July 11th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of The Principle of Moments.

It charted at number 41 in Sweden, number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 200, number 7 in the UK and number 1 in New Zealand.

Robert Plant - Pictures At Eleven

After Led Zeppelin broke up in 1980, a number of the members went on to solo careers.

Thirty years ago today (June 28th), singer/songwriter Robert Plant released his first solo album Pictures At Eleven. This 1982 release went Platinum in a number of countries and performed well on the charts. It went to number 32 in Sweden, number 17 in Norway, number 16 in New Zealand and number 2 in the UK. In the US, it went all the way to number 5 on the Billboard Hot 200.