By 1970 , Led Zeppelin had achieved commercial success in both the UK and the US with their first two albums . They were determined to have a proper break , having recorded most of '' Led Zeppelin II '' in various locations while on tour , financing the sessions with the album sales and tour receipts . Following an exhausting concert tour of North America that spring , lead singer Robert Plant recommended to guitarist and producer Jimmy Page that they should retreat to Bron-Yr-Aur , an 18th-century cottage in Snowdonia , Wales , on a hilltop overlooking the Dyfi Valley , north of the market town Machynlleth . Plant had spent holidays there with his family
concert tour of North America
Led Zeppelin North American Tour Spring 1970
Led Zeppelin III