Led Zeppelin Boxed Set

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Led Zeppelin
A zeppelin flying across a crop circle
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
Coda
(1982)Coda1982		 Led Zeppelin
(1990)		 Profiled
(1990)Profiled1990
Singles from Led Zeppelin
  1. "Travelling Riverside Blues"
    Released: 8 October 1990

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 unreleased 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 four extra tracks appended to Coda. Also three years after this release, the remaining Led Zeppelin tracks not appearing on this box set were issued on the two-disc 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

Disc one
No. Title Writer(s) Origin Length
1. "Whole Lotta Love"   John Bonham, Willie Dixon, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin II, 1969 5:34
2. "Heartbreaker"   Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant from Led Zeppelin II, 1969 4:14
3. "Communication Breakdown"   Bonham, Jones, Page from Led Zeppelin, 1969 2:29
4. "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You"   Anne Bredon, Page, Plant from Led Zeppelin, 1969 6:42
5. "What Is and What Should Never Be"   Page and Plant from Led Zeppelin II, 1969 4:47
6. "Thank You"   Page and Plant from Led Zeppelin II, 1969 4:50
7. "I Can't Quit You Baby" (live 9 January 1970) Dixon from Coda, 1982 4:15
8. "Dazed and Confused"   Page (inspired by Jake Holmes) from Led Zeppelin, 1969 6:27
9. "Your Time Is Gonna Come" (early fade-out) Jones and Page from Led Zeppelin, 1969 4:14
10. "Ramble On"   Page and Plant from Led Zeppelin II, 1969 4:23
11. "Travelling Riverside Blues" (live at the BBC 24 June 1969) Robert Johnson, Page, Plant previously unreleased, 1969 5:11
12. "Friends"   Page and Plant from Led Zeppelin III, 1970 3:55
13. "Celebration Day"   Jones, Page, Plant from Led Zeppelin III, 1970 3:29
14. "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do"   Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant 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
No. Title Writer(s) Origin Length
1. "Black Dog"   Jones, Page, Plant from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971 4:55
2. "Over the Hills and Far Away"   Page and Plant from Houses of the Holy, 1973 4:50
3. "Immigrant Song"   Page and Plant from Led Zeppelin III, 1970 2:27
4. "The Battle of Evermore"   Page and Plant from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971 5:52
5. "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp"   Jones, Page, Plant from Led Zeppelin III, 1970 4:20
6. "Tangerine"   Page from Led Zeppelin III, 1970 2:57
7. "Going to California"   Page and Plant from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971 3:31
8. "Since I've Been Loving You"   Jones, Page, Plant from Led Zeppelin III, 1970 7:24
9. "D'yer Mak'er"   Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant from Houses of the Holy, 1973 4:23
10. "Gallows Pole"   traditional, arranged by Page and Plant from Led Zeppelin III, 1970 4:58
11. "Custard Pie"   Page and Plant from Physical Graffiti, 1975 4:13
12. "Misty Mountain Hop"   Jones, Page, Plant from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971 4:38
13. "Rock and Roll"   Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971 3:41
14. "The Rain Song"   Page and Plant from Houses of the Holy, 1973 7:39
15. "Stairway to Heaven"   Page and Plant from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971 8:02
Disc three
No. Title Writer(s) Origin Length
1. "Kashmir"   Bonham, Page, Plant from Physical Graffiti, 1975 8:32
2. "Trampled Under Foot"   Jones, Page, Plant from Physical Graffiti, 1975 5:37
3. "For Your Life"   Page and Plant from Presence, 1976 6:24
4. "No Quarter"   Jones, Page, Plant from Houses of the Holy, 1973 7:00
5. "Dancing Days"   Page and Plant from Houses of the Holy, 1973 3:43
6. "When the Levee Breaks"   Bonham, Memphis Minnie, Jones, Page, Plant from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971 7:07
7. "Achilles Last Stand"   Page and Plant from Presence, 1976 10:25
8. "The Song Remains the Same"   Page and Plant from Houses of the Holy, 1973 5:32
9. "Ten Years Gone"   Page and Plant from Physical Graffiti, 1975 6:32
10. "In My Time of Dying"   Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant from Physical Graffiti, 1975 11:05
Disc four
No. Title Writer(s) Origin Length
1. "In the Evening"   Jones, Page, Plant from In Through the Out Door, 1979 6:49
2. "Candy Store Rock"   Page and Plant from Presence, 1976 4:11
3. "The Ocean"   Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant from Houses of the Holy, 1973 4:31
4. "Ozone Baby"   Page and Plant from Coda, 1982 3:35
5. "Houses of the Holy"   Page and Plant from Physical Graffiti, 1975 4:02
6. "Wearing and Tearing"   Page and Plant from Coda, 1982 5:31
7. "Poor Tom"   Page and Plant from Coda, 1982 3:03
8. "Nobody's Fault but Mine"   Page and Plant from Presence, 1976 6:27
9. "Fool in the Rain"   Jones, Page, Plant from In Through the Out Door, 1979 6:12
10. "In the Light"   Jones, Page, Plant from Physical Graffiti, 1975 8:46
11. "The Wanton Song"   Page and Plant from Physical Graffiti, 1975 4:07
12. "Moby Dick/Bonzo's Montreux"   Bonham, Jones, Page remix of two recordings, 1990 3:50
13. "I'm Gonna Crawl"   Jones, Page, Plant from In Through the Out Door, 1979 5:30
14. "All My Love"   Jones and Plant from In Through the Out Door, 1979 5:51


Sales chart performance

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars link
Chart (1990) Peak position
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

Sales certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
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 #
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

Personnel

Led Zeppelin
Additional musicians
Technical personnel
  • Bob Alford – photography
  • Yves Beauvais – producer
  • Bruce Buchanan – engineering
  • Richard Creamer – photography
  • Cameron Crowe – liner notes
  • Jim Cummins – photography
  • Chris Dreja – photography
  • Robert Ellis – photography
  • Larry Fremantle – design
  • Peter Grant – executive producer
  • Jeff Griffin – producer
  • Bob Gruen – photography
  • Chris Houston – engineering
  • Richard "Hutch" Hutchison – design co-ordinator
  • Neil Jones – photography
  • John Kubick – digital transfers
  • Kurt Loder – liner notes
  • Janet Macoska – photography
  • John Mahoney – Programming and engineering on "Moby Dick"/"Bonzo's Montreux"
  • George Marino – remastering and digital remastering
  • 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
  • Tony Wilson – engineering on "Travelling Riverside Blues" and "White Summer"
  • Chris Wroe – photography and imaging
  • Neil Zlozower – photography

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jonathan Wingate, Interview: Guitarist Jimmy Page, Scotsman.com, 5 January 2010.
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