Editing Presence (album) (section)

==Release and reception==
{{Music ratings
| title = Retrospective professional reviews
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |last1=Erlewine |first1=Stephen Thomas |author1-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title=''Presence'' – Led Zeppelin |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/presence-mw0000194594 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507161759/https://www.allmusic.com/album/presence-mw0000194594 |archive-date=7 May 2021}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|Christgau's Record Guide]]''
| rev2score = B<ref name="CG">{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]|publisher=[[Ticknor & Fields]]|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: L|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=L&bk=70|access-date=March 1, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com|archive-date=25 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200525112140/https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=L&bk=70|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="TDT">{{cite web|last=McCormick|first=Neil|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopmusic/10782738/Led-Zeppelins-albums-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html|title=Led Zeppelin's albums ranked from worst to best|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=23 April 2014|access-date=8 December 2014|archive-date=13 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213142850/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopmusic/10782738/Led-Zeppelins-albums-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|year=2007|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|edition=4th|isbn=978-0195313734|title-link=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev5score = C+<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Tom Sinclair |url=https://ew.com/article/2003/06/20/recordsled-zeppelin/ |title=Entertainment Weekly Review |magazine=EW.com |date=20 June 2003 |access-date=1 January 2012 |archive-date=7 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807033831/http://www.ew.com/article/2003/06/20/recordsled-zeppelin |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[MusicHound|MusicHound Rock]]''
| rev6score = 4/5<ref>{{cite book|editor-last1=Graff|editor-first1=Gary|editor-last2=Durchholz|editor-first2=Daniel|title=MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide|publisher=Visible Ink Press|location=Farmington Hills, MI|year=1999|isbn=978-1-57859-061-2|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781578590612/page/662 662]|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781578590612|url-access=registration}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev7score = 7.6/10<ref name="Pitch">{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20668-presence-in-through-the-out-door-coda/ |last=Richardson |first=Mark |title=Led Zeppelin ''Presence'' |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |date=28 July 2015 |access-date=31 August 2015 |archive-date=27 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827022335/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20668-presence-in-through-the-out-door-coda/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Q">{{cite magazine|title=Led Zeppelin ''Presence''|magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|date=November 1994|page=143}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev9score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/led-zeppelin/albumguide |title=Led Zeppelin: Album Guide |magazine=[[Rolling Stone|rollingstone.com]] |access-date=8 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301030118/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/led-zeppelin/albumguide |archive-date=1 March 2014 }}</ref>
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The album was released on 31 March 1976, having been delayed by the completion of the album sleeve.{{sfn|Lewis|1990|p=57}} In Britain it attained one of the highest ever advance orders, shipping gold on the day of release. It entered at {{Numero|2}} and peaked the following week at {{Numero|1}} on the US ''[[Billboard charts|Billboard]]'' Pop Albums chart.{{sfn|Lewis|1990|p=57}} However, the album was the lowest selling of their career as it was overshadowed by the release of the band's movie and soundtrack ''[[The Song Remains the Same (film)|The Song Remains the Same]]''.{{sfn|Lewis|1990|p=57}} "Candy Store Rock" was released as a single in the US, but it failed to chart.{{sfn|Lewis|1990|p=95}}

In a contemporary review for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', [[Stephen Davis (music journalist)|Stephen Davis]] said ''Presence'' established Led Zeppelin as the premier heavy metal act and featured some exceptional rock music, highlighting the "clean and purifying" guitar riffs. In spite of a few dull blues rock songs, the album was  "another monster in what by now is a continuing tradition of battles won by this band of survivors", in Davis' opinion.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Davis, Stephen |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/presence-19760520 |title=Rolling Stone Review |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=20 May 1976 |access-date=1 January 2012 |archive-date=9 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809150011/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/presence-19760520 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Robert Christgau]] was less enthusiastic in ''[[The Village Voice]]'', citing "Hots on for Nowhere" as a "commanding cut" while finding much of the rest consistent but unnecessary in comparison with earlier recordings.<ref name="VV">{{cite news|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=12 July 1976|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv7-76.php|title=Christgau's Consumer Guide|newspaper=[[The Village Voice]]|access-date=28 July 2018|archive-date=29 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729013010/https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv7-76.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

Neil McCormick of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' claimed it was "Zeppelin at their most blunted", awarding it two stars out of five.<ref name="TDT"/> In a retrospective review, a ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' critic who gave the album three out of five stars wrote, "''Presence'' sounds as rushed as it was."<ref name="Q"/>

According to Dave Lewis, "The direct, hard-hitting nature of the seven recordings failed to connect with a fan base more accustomed to the diversity and experimental edge of their previous work.{{sfn|Lewis|2010|p=45}} Page later acknowledged that, because the album conveys a sense of urgency resulting from the troubled circumstances in which it was recorded, "it's not an easy album for a lot of people to access&nbsp;... [I]t's not an easy album for a lot of people to listen to."<ref name=williamson>{{cite journal|first=Nigel|last=Williamson|title=Forget the Myths|journal=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|date=May 2005|page=72}}</ref> Lewis nonetheless believed that ''Presence'' was underrated, as its music "packs a considerable punch", highlighting Page's playing and the production on the album.{{sfn|Lewis|1990|p=57}} Fellow journalist [[Mick Wall]] said it "pulled Led Zeppelin back from the brink of crisis".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/how-presence-pulled-led-zeppelin-back-from-the-brink-of-crisis|title=How "Presence" pulled Led Zeppelin back from the brink of crisis|first=Mick|last=Wall|work=Louder Sound|date=14 July 2017|access-date=23 July 2018|archive-date=23 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723212314/https://www.loudersound.com/features/how-presence-pulled-led-zeppelin-back-from-the-brink-of-crisis|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2015 reissue===
{{Music ratings
| title = 2015 deluxe edition reviews
| MC = 77/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/presence-remastered/led-zeppelin |title=Presence [Remastered] – Led Zeppelin |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=3 January 2016 |archive-date=8 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108135650/http://www.metacritic.com/music/presence-remastered/led-zeppelin |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Anon.|magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]|title=Presence|date=September 2015|page=98}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev2score = 7.6/10<ref name="PF">{{cite magazine|last=Richardson|first=Mark|date=July 28, 2015|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20668-presence-in-through-the-out-door-coda/|title=Led Zeppelin: Presence / In Through the Out Door / Coda Album Review|magazine=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=March 16, 2019|archive-date=19 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119164254/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20668-presence-in-through-the-out-door-coda/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
| rev3score = 7/10<ref name="PM">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.popmatters.com/led-zeppelin-presence-deluxe-edition-2495490060.html|access-date=March 16, 2019|title=Led Zeppelin: Presence (Deluxe Edition)|magazine=[[PopMatters]]|last=Doscas|first=Andrew|date=September 9, 2015|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330205616/https://www.popmatters.com/led-zeppelin-presence-deluxe-edition-2495490060.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Anon.|date=September 2015|page=121|title=Presence|magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev5score = 8/10<ref name="Uncut">{{cite magazine|last=Robinson |first=John |magazine=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|title=Presence|date=September 2015|page=93}}</ref>
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A remastered version of ''Presence'', along with ''[[In Through the Out Door#2015 reissue|In Through the Out Door]]'' and ''[[Coda (Led Zeppelin album)#2015 reissue|Coda]]'' were reissued on 31 July 2015. The reissue comes in six formats, including CD, vinyl and digital download. The deluxe and super deluxe editions feature bonus material containing alternative takes and one previously unreleased instrumental, "10 Ribs & All/Carrot Pod Pod". The reissue was released with an altered colour version of the original album's artwork as the bonus disc's cover.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Grow|first=Kory|date=3 June 2015|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/led-zeppelin-announce-final-three-deluxe-reissues-20150603|title=Led Zeppelin Announce Final Three Deluxe Reissues|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=3 June 2015|archive-date=4 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604144435/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/led-zeppelin-announce-final-three-deluxe-reissues-20150603|url-status=live}}</ref>

The reissue received generally positive reviews. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalised]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an [[weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of 77, based on eight reviews.<ref name="MC"/> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' wrote, "It might be their weakest album, but ''Presence'' is among the most special; none of these songs sound like they could have come from another record."<ref name="PF"/> ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'' said the original album is grand "in lyric form and musical scale", while "the discs of 'companion audio,' often short on revelation, here reveal a moment of sheer anomaly. '10 Ribs & All/Carrot Pod Pod (Pod)' is whatever that title may mean, everything the LP is not: a tender piano piece."<ref name="Uncut"/> ''[[PopMatters]]'' was less impressed, saying "like the rest of the re-releases, the bonus material leaves too much to be desired", but concluded, "despite its weak second half, ''Presence'' is too good of an album to be dismissed."<ref name="PM"/>
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