Auction Identifies Man on Cover of ‘Led Zeppelin IV’ Dukes Auctions/Atlantic Records His image is familiar to millions, iconic to a generation of rock fans and a 52-year mystery finally solved ...

“It sounds like good detective work, but in truth there was a lot of luck involved,” Mr. Edwards said. “I caught a few good breaks.” As for how that photo ended up on the album cover ...

A researcher in England was going through a Victorian photo album when he spotted one he recognized: a bearded man hunched over with a bundle of sticks on his back. The thatcher's name is Lot Long.

However, the actual identity of the man on the 1971 LP remained unknown for 52 years until University of the West of England researcher (and Led Zeppelin fan) Brian Edwards — working on another ...

You can create a really high quality album for between $100 and $200; from there, the price is going to increase if you want a more expensive cover material, like leather, or if you want to add ...

The museum purchased the photo album for £420 (about $515). “It sounds like good detective work, but in truth there was a lot of luck involved,” Edwards tells the Times . “I caught a few ...