In Through the Out Door

In Through the Out Door is the eighth and final studio album by English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded over a three week period in November and December of 1978 at ABBA's Polar Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, and released by Swan Song Records on 15 August, 1979. The album was named by the group to describe its recent struggles amidst the tragic death of Robert Plant's son Karac, and the taxation exile the band took from the UK as a result of the Harold Wilson and James Callaghan administrations, which also adversely affected other major British bands of the time, such as The Rolling Stones. The exile resulted in the band being unable to tour on British soil for over two years. Trying to get back into the public mind was like "trying to get in through the 'out' door". In contrast to previous Led Zeppelin albums, In Through the Out Door features much greater influence on the part of bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones and vocalist Robert Plant, and relatively less from... full article at wikipedia