Led Zeppelin Boxed Set
Led Zeppelin | ||||
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Box set by Led Zeppelin | ||||
Released | 7 September 1990 | |||
Recorded | October 1968 – December 1978 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock, folk rock | |||
Length | 289:05 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Jimmy Page | |||
Compiler | Jimmy Page | |||
Led Zeppelin chronology | ||||
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Singles from Led Zeppelin | ||||
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Led Zeppelin is a box set compilation of songs by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on 7 September 1990 on Atlantic Records, digitally remastered on four compact discs, six vinyl records, or four cassette tapes. The first compilation album released by Led Zeppelin, selection and remastering of the tracks were supervised by Jimmy Page and took place in New York during early to mid-1990. A 36-page booklet was also included with the release.
This set contains two previously unreleased tracks and one new mix. "Travelling Riverside Blues" was recorded on 24 June 1969 at the BBC Maida Vale Studio. "White Summer/Black Mountain Side" was recorded at the Playhouse Theatre, London on 27 June 1969. The "Moby Dick/Bonzo's Montreux" mix took place at the Atlantic Synclavier Suite in New York, in May 1990. It also includes the band's only non-album B-side, "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" of the 1970 single "Immigrant Song", previously unavailable on compact disc.
To differentiate this box set from a set of selections taken from it, the Remasters box set released the following month, in some markets this release is listed under the title The Complete Collection. To further the confusion, in both cases this is different from The Complete Studio Recordings box set released three years later, which includes all nine of the band's studio albums on ten discs, with the three extra tracks appended to Coda, along with the 1969 recording "Baby Come On Home", first released on the two-disc Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2. The "Moby Dick/Bonzo's Montreux" mix is also included in the promotional interview album Profiled (1990). Also three years after this release, the remaining Led Zeppelin tracks not appearing on this box set were issued on Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2.
In an interview he gave in January 2010, Page made reference to the boxed set:
Oh, I'm now fully aware of the mark Led Zeppelin made on the musical landscape. My awareness was re-heightened when we were remastering the material to do that CD box set in 1990. When you hear it all, song after song, you realise what a textbook it is for musicians who are coming along, and that's so great. The whole thing is about passing it on, because that's how it was done for me when I was learning from all those old blues and rockabilly records. It's all part of how this cultural phenomenon keeps moving on. I think everyone carries the flame on.[1]
Track listing
All tracks produced by Jimmy Page except for "Travelling Riverside Blues" produced by John Walters and "White Summer/Black Mountain Side" produced by Jeff Griffin.
Disc one | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
1. | "Whole Lotta Love" | Led Zeppelin II, 1969 | 5:34 | |
2. | "Heartbreaker" |
| Led Zeppelin II | 4:14 |
3. | "Communication Breakdown" |
| Led Zeppelin, 1969 | 2:29 |
4. | "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" |
| Led Zeppelin | 6:42 |
5. | "What Is and What Should Never Be" |
| Led Zeppelin II | 4:47 |
6. | "Thank You" |
| Led Zeppelin II | 4:50 |
7. | "I Can't Quit You Baby" (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 9 January 1970) | Dixon | Coda, 1982 | 4:15 |
8. | "Dazed and Confused" | Page (inspired by Jake Holmes) | Led Zeppelin | 6:27 |
9. | "Your Time Is Gonna Come" (Early fade-out) |
| Led Zeppelin | 4:14 |
10. | "Ramble On" |
| Led Zeppelin II | 4:23 |
11. | "Travelling Riverside Blues" (Live at the BBC 24 June 1969) |
| Previously unreleased, 1969 | 5:11 |
12. | "Friends" |
| Led Zeppelin III, 1970 | 3:55 |
13. | "Celebration Day" |
| Led Zeppelin III | 3:29 |
14. | "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" |
| B-side of "Immigrant Song" single, 1970 | 3:55 |
15. | "White Summer/Black Mountain Side" (Live at the BBC 27 June 1969) | Page | Previously unreleased, 1969 | 8:01 |
Disc two | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
1. | "Black Dog" |
| Led Zeppelin IV, 1971 | 4:55 |
2. | "Over the Hills and Far Away" |
| Houses of the Holy, 1973 | 4:50 |
3. | "Immigrant Song" |
| Led Zeppelin III | 2:27 |
4. | "The Battle of Evermore" |
| Led Zeppelin IV | 5:52 |
5. | "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" |
| Led Zeppelin III | 4:20 |
6. | "Tangerine" | Page | Led Zeppelin III | 2:57 |
7. | "Going to California" |
| Led Zeppelin IV | 3:31 |
8. | "Since I've Been Loving You" |
| Led Zeppelin III | 7:24 |
9. | "D'yer Mak'er" |
| Houses of the Holy | 4:23 |
10. | "Gallows Pole" | traditional, arranged by
| Led Zeppelin III | 4:58 |
11. | "Custard Pie" |
| Physical Graffiti, 1975 | 4:13 |
12. | "Misty Mountain Hop" |
| Led Zeppelin IV | 4:38 |
13. | "Rock and Roll" |
| Led Zeppelin IV | 3:41 |
14. | "The Rain Song" |
| Houses of the Holy | 7:39 |
15. | "Stairway to Heaven" |
| Led Zeppelin IV | 8:02 |
Disc three | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
1. | "Kashmir" |
| Physical Graffiti | 8:32 |
2. | "Trampled Under Foot" |
| Physical Graffiti | 5:37 |
3. | "For Your Life" |
| Presence, 1976 | 6:24 |
4. | "No Quarter" |
| Houses of the Holy | 7:00 |
5. | "Dancing Days" |
| Houses of the Holy | 3:43 |
6. | "When the Levee Breaks" |
| Led Zeppelin IV | 7:07 |
7. | "Achilles Last Stand" |
| Presence | 10:25 |
8. | "The Song Remains the Same" |
| Houses of the Holy | 5:32 |
9. | "Ten Years Gone" |
| Physical Graffiti | 6:32 |
10. | "In My Time of Dying" |
| Physical Graffiti | 11:05 |
Disc four | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
1. | "In the Evening" |
| In Through the Out Door, 1979 | 6:49 |
2. | "Candy Store Rock" |
| Presence | 4:11 |
3. | "The Ocean" |
| Houses of the Holy | 4:31 |
4. | "Ozone Baby" |
| Coda | 3:35 |
5. | "Houses of the Holy" |
| Physical Graffiti | 4:02 |
6. | "Wearing and Tearing" |
| Coda | 5:31 |
7. | "Poor Tom" |
| Coda | 3:03 |
8. | "Nobody's Fault but Mine" |
| Presence | 6:27 |
9. | "Fool in the Rain" |
| In Through the Out Door | 6:12 |
10. | "In the Light" |
| Physical Graffiti | 8:46 |
11. | "The Wanton Song" |
| Physical Graffiti | 4:07 |
12. | "Moby Dick/Bonzo's Montreux" |
| Previously unreleased remix of two recordings, 1990 | 3:50 |
13. | "I'm Gonna Crawl" |
| In Through the Out Door | 5:30 |
14. | "All My Love" |
| In Through the Out Door | 5:51 |
Personnel
- John Bonham — drums, percussion, backing vocals
- John Paul Jones — bass guitar, keyboards, mandolin
- Jimmy Page — acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals, production, digital remastering
- Robert Plant — vocals and harmonica
- Sandy Denny — vocals on "The Battle of Evermore"
- Ian Stewart — piano on "Rock and Roll"
- Yves Beauvais – producer
- Bruce Buchanan – engineering
- Peter Grant – executive producer
- Jeff Griffin – producer
- Chris Houston – engineering
- John Mahoney – Programming and engineering on "Moby Dick"/"Bonzo's Montreux"
- George Marino – remastering and digital remastering
- Tony Wilson – engineering on "Travelling Riverside Blues" and "White Summer"
- Bob Alford – photography
- Richard Creamer – photography
- Cameron Crowe – liner notes
- Jim Cummins – photography
- Chris Dreja – photography
- Robert Ellis – photography
- Larry Fremantle – design
- Neil Jones – photography
- John Kubick – digital transfers
- Kurt Loder – liner notes
- Janet Macoska – photography
- Richard "Hutch" Hutchison – design co-ordinator
- Jennifer Moore – photography and imaging
- Terry O'Neil – photography
- Robert Palmer – liner notes
- Barry Plummer – photography
- Neal Preston – photography
- Michael Putland – photography
- Rhonda Schoen – digital editing and transfers
- Peter Simon – photography
- Pennie Smith – photography
- Jay Thompson – photography
- Chris Walter – photography
- Bob Gruen – photography
- Chris Wroe – photography and imaging
- Neil Zlozower – photography
Charts
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | link |
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart[2] | 48 |
US Billboard The 200 Albums Chart[3] | 18 |
Japanese Albums Chart[4] | 17 |
Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart[5] | 16 |
Australian ARIA Top 50 Album Charts[6] | 46 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[7] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[8] | 10× Platinum | 2,500,000^ |
^shipments figures based on certification alone |
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog # |
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United States | 7 September 1990 | Atlantic Records | 6LP (33 rpm) | 82144-1 |
4 Compact disc | 82144-2 | |||
4 Cassette | 82144-4 | |||
United Kingdom | 4 Compact disc | 7567-82144-2 | ||
France | ||||
Germany | ||||
Japan | AMCY-170/3 | |||
Germany | 1990 | East West Records | 7567-80566-2 |
See also
References
- ↑ Jonathan Wingate, Interview: Guitarist Jimmy Page, Scotsman.com, 5 January 2010.
- ↑ "Top 100 Albums - 10 November 1990". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
- ↑ "The Billboard 200 - 12 November 1990". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 January 1970. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- ↑ "Top 100 Albums - 15 November 1990". Oricon. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
- ↑ "RPM Albums Chart - 17 November 1990". RPM. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
- ↑ "Top 50 Albums - 16 December 1990". ARIA. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin". Music Canada.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH