Re: Who vs. Zep sales

[Scott Swanson <swandwn@agora.rdrop.com>]

>BTW, heath,m enjoyed your who v. zep dialogue on AMW- i do have to question
>your statement   that the who's and zep's sales figures are comparable- i
>think (and always thought) that zep sold more simply because zep released
>music in a more market oriented approach; the actual number of original 
>titles are close, but the who's catalogue has been deadened by GH, 
>comps, etc. anyone know for sure what he figures are for both?

I don't know about sales figures for The Who, but I have accurate figures 
for Led Zeppelin (U.S. sales):

_Led Zeppelin I_			4 million
_Led Zeppelin II_			6 million
_Led Zeppelin III_			3 million
_Led Zeppelin IV_			16 million*
_Houses Of The Holy_			6 million
_Physical Graffiti_			4 million
_Presence_				2 million
_"The Song Remains The Same"_ (Live)	2 million
_In Through The Out Door_		5 million
_Coda_					1 million

BOXED SETS:
_Led Zeppelin_ (4-discs)		4 million**
_Remasters_ (3-discs)			500,000
_Boxed Set 2_ (2-discs)			500,000

* 4th highest selling album of all time
** highest selling boxed set of all time

TOTAL (not including boxed sets):	49 million (#6 all time)
TOTAL (including boxed sets):		54 million+ (#4 all time)

Sorry for the lack of Who content, but somebody wanted to know.  Now, if 
somebody else knew the Who figures we could compare.

Later,

Scott
(swandwn@agora.rdrop.com)