Editing Presence (album) (section)

==Background==
After touring in support of their previous album, ''[[Physical Graffiti]]'', released in early 1975, Led Zeppelin took a brief break from touring that summer, intending to start a major US tour on 23 August. Critics had said they were at the height of their popularity at this time. However, singer [[Robert Plant]] sustained serious injuries from a car accident on the Greek island of [[Rhodes]] on 4 August,<ref>{{cite web |title=Plant Car Accident, Tour Postponed (Press Release) |url=http://www.ledzeppelin.com/event/august-8-1975 |website=Led Zeppelin - Official Website |access-date=17 October 2018 |date=8 August 1975 |archive-date=25 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025042447/http://www.ledzeppelin.com/event/august-8-1975 |url-status=live }}</ref> which forced the band to cancel the tour and reschedule their activities.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SzgDAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT68|page=68|author=Dave Lewis|title=Led Zeppelin: A Celebration|publisher=Omnibus Press|date= 10 Apr 2012|isbn=978-0-85712-819-5 }}</ref>

Because of their status as [[tax exile]]s, Plant was forced to recuperate abroad, initially in [[Jersey]] in the [[Channel Islands]], then in [[Malibu, California]], and wrote several sets of lyrics that reflected on his personal situation and wondering about the future. Guitarist [[Jimmy Page]] joined him in Malibu in September and the pair began to think about plans to make an album instead.{{sfn|Lewis|1990|p=90}} The two prepared enough material to be able to present to the rest of the band. The other two members, drummer [[John Bonham]] and bassist [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]], joined them at Hollywood's SIR Studio where they rehearsed the material throughout October 1975.{{sfn|Lewis|1990|p=57,90}}