The album title and cover art parody the 1975 album Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin.
The album was tracked and recorded at the band's own studio, Breakglass Studio, using a 1968 Neve germanium mixing console rumoured to have been used to record portions of Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti, and introduces some new instrumentation for the band: 12 string guitar, flute, omnichord, and mellotron.
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Jimmy Page, of Led Zeppelin and The Yardbirds, is perhaps one of the most famous bowed guitar players, such as on the songs "Dazed and Confused" and "How Many More Times" (from the album Led Zeppelin) as well as "In the Light" (from the album Physical Graffiti).