@tourtimenyc: Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti (1975) album cover was originally released with a die-cut sleeve design depicting a NYC tenement block, through whose windows various cultural icons could be interchangeably viewed. Graphic designer Peter Corriston cropped out one floor (the fourth floor) from the original photo so the tall rectangular buildings would fit into a square album cover format. Pop-culture gossip and local folklore sometimes claim that a drug dealer or associate connected to Jimmy Page or the band lived in the building, though biographers and historians treat this purely as unverified neighborhood myth. A street-level shop named Physical GraffiTea operates at the location in 2026. The Rolling Stones "Waiting on a Friend" (1981) music video was shot at📍96-98 St Marks Pl by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, the British-American director who worked closely with the Beatles as a pioneer in early music videos and as the director of their famous 1970 documentary Let It Be. Michael Lindsay-Hogg also previously directed the 1968 special The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus. While sitting on the stoop in the "Waiting on a Friend" video, Jagger interacts with locals, including reggae musician Peter Tosh. Mick and Keith Richards later walk into the St. Mark’s Bar & Grill (formerly located at St. Mark's Place and First Avenue).

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