''Led Zeppelin'' is a

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by English rock band

Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound, they are ci ...

. It was the first compilation of songs by the band (not counting ''

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'', which some sources list as a studio album)While some external sources categorise ''Coda'' as a

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, Led Zeppelin's official album label,

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, categorises it as a studio album. See for example the liner notes for ''

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'' and the label attached to '' The Complete Studio Recordings'' boxed set. and the selection and remastering of the tracks were supervised by

Jimmy Page James Patrick Page (born 9 January 1944) is an English musician who achieved international success as the guitarist and founder of the rock band Led Zeppelin. Page is prolific in creating guitar riffs. His style involves various alternative ...

released it on 7 September 1990 on several formats: four

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s. A 36-page booklet was also included with the release.

Background

This set contains two previously unreleased tracks and one new mix. " Travelling Riverside Blues" was recorded on 24 June 1969 at the

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White Summer "White Summer" is a guitar instrumental by English rock guitarist Jimmy Page, that incorporates Indian and Arabic musical influences. Page initially recorded and performed it with the Yardbirds and later included it in many Led Zeppelin concerts ...

Black Mountain Side "Black Mountain Side" is an instrumental by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded in October 1968 at Olympic Studios in London, and is included on the group's 1969 debut album ''Led Zeppelin''. Composition and recording "Black Mo ...

" 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

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" of the 1970 single "

Immigrant Song "Immigrant Song" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It is built upon a repeating riff and features lyrical references to Norse mythology, with singer Robert Plant's howling vocals mentioning war-making and Valhalla. The song was i ...

", previously unavailable on compact disc. To differentiate this box set from a set of selections taken from it, the ''

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'' 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 ''

'', along with the 1969 recording "

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", first released on the two-disc ''

''. 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''.

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.

Personnel

* John Bonham – drums, percussion, backing vocals * John Paul Jones – bass guitar, keyboards, mandolin *

– guitars, backing vocals, production, digital remastering *

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– vocals, harmonica *

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– vocals on "The Battle of Evermore" * Ian Stewart – piano on "Rock and Roll" *Yves Beauvais – producer *Bruce Buchanan –

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* 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 *

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– 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 *

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– photography *Jay Thompson – photography *Chris Walter – photography *Bob Gruen – photography *Chris Wroe – photography and imaging *Neil Zlozower – photography

Charts

Release history

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