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Led
Zeppelin Studio Sessions & Rehearsals
September - October 1968
AUGUST
00 - RONNIE SCOTT'S JAZZ CLUB BUILDING, 39 GERRADRD STREET, LONDON,
ENGLAND (group's first rehearsal) (NONE)
AUGUST
00/SEPTEMBER 00 - LANSDOWNE STUDIOS, LONDON, ENGLAND (all four members
of Led Zeppelin recording with P. J. Proby) (NONE)
Recording
Includes:
Merry Hopkins Never Had Days Like These, Jim's Blues/George Wallace
Is Rollin' In This Mornin'.
Source: Complete excellent to superb
soundboard recordings. 13 minutes.
Official
LP Reference(s):
Three Week Hero (Liberty)
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
The Final Option (Rock Solid Records & The Swingin' Pig Records)
& Strange Tales From The Road (Rock Solid Records)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Cabala (CD Company SRL), Olympic Gold (Red Robin & Scorpio), Strange
Tales From The Road (no label), & Studio Gems Vol. 1 (Kobra Records)
Comments:
A very rare and a treat - Led Zeppelin supporting just an average
British singer, P. J. Proby during the sessions for his album! Two
bluesy numbers played with guts and fresh energy ... but it was before
the first album was released!
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SEPTEMBER
27 - OLYMPIC SOUND STUDIOS, BARNES, LONDON, ENGLAND (FRIDAY)
The final mixes of Babe I'm Gonna Leave You and You Shook Me were
later used for Led Zeppelin I album.
Recording
Includes:
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (take 1), Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (take
2), You Shook Me [ cuts out at guitar solo], Baby Come On Home [AKA
Tribute To Bert Berns] (take 1), Baby Come On Home [AKA Tribute To
Bert Berns] (take 2), Baby Come On Home [AKA Tribute To Bert Berns]
(take 3).
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard
recordings. 30 minutes.
Official
CD Reference(s):
Led Zeppelin Box Set 2 (Atlantic)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Another Trip (Big Music), Danish TV And Studio Sessions (Watch Tower
1st & 2nd edition), Gems And Jams (no label), Meet The Led Zeppelin
(Akashic Records), Olympic Gold (Red Robin & Scorpio), Robert's
Last Stand (Red Devil), The Rockpile Canada 2-2-69 (Totonka), Sessions
(Antrabata Reference Master), Studio Gems Vol. 1 (Kobra Records),
Studio Sessions Ultimate (Scorpio), & Through The Years (Big Music)
Comments:
The first two tracks are full band run through of Babe I'm Gonna Leave
You. The final product sounds much more restrained than these two
takes, with Plant singing his guts out. You Shook Me is the very first
take according to the voice of engineer Glyn Johns. It lasts for almost
eight minutes and cuts out at the very end. There are three takes
of Tribute To Bert Burns, which surfaced in 1993 as Baby Come On Home.
A rather rare example of Zeppelin playing in a quite pop style!
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OCTOBER
00 - OLYMPIC SOUND STUDIOS, BARNES, LONDON, ENGLAND (Jimmy Page/John
Paul Jones only) (NONE)
Recording
Includes:
Guitar/organ instrumentals (take 1), Guitar/Organ instrumentals (take
2), Guitar/organ instrumentals (take 3), Guitar/organ instrumentals
(take 4).
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard
recordings. 37 minutes.
Details: Cuts throughout.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Danish TV And Studio Sessions (Watch Tower 1st and 2nd edition), Olympic
Gold (Red Robin & Scorpio), Meet The Led Zeppelin (Akashic Records),
Sessions (Antrabata Reference Master), Studio Gems Vol. 1 (Kobra Records),
& Studio Sessions Ultimate (Scorpio)
Comments:
A very interesting jam. Its origin and purpose is a mystery and when
they first surfaced it was claimed the organ player was Steve Winwood.
The music is very moody and it sounds like Page and John Paul Jones
trying to get a handle on Your Time Is Gonna Come.
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OCTOBER
00 - OLYMPIC SOUND STUDIOS, BARNES, LONDON, ENGLAND (NONE)
Final mixing of Led Zeppelin I album.
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Zeppelin Studio Sessions & Rehearsals
April - November 1969
APRIL
00 - OLYMPIC SOUND STUDIOS, BARNES, LONDON, ENGLAND (also other tracks
were rehearsed) (NONE)
Recording
Includes:
What Is And What Should Never Be, Whole Lotta Love.
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard
recordings. 8 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Meet The Led Zeppelin (Akashic Records)
Comments:
Suppsoed to be a pirate of Led Zeppelin II tracks so a big care must
be given to them before classifying them as a 'real' outtakes.
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APRIL
00 - A&M STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (NONE)
MAY 00 - JUGGY SOUND STUDIOS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (NONE)
MAY 00 - QUANTUM STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (NONE)
MAY 4 THRU 6 - SUNSET SOUND, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (SUNDAY THRU
TUESDAY)
Recording of Whole Lotta Love.
MAY
4 THRU 6 - MIRROR SOUND, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (SUNDAY THRU TUESDAY)
The final mixes of these songs were later used for Led Zeppelin II
album.
Recording
Includes:
The Lemon Song, Moby Dick, drum solo.
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard
recordings. 16 minutes.
Details: Moby Dick is introduction and
end only, without drum section.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
1970 Studio Works (Theramin Music), Eternal Mystery (Classical Shots
On CD), Meet The Led Zeppelin (Akashic Records), Olympic Gold (Red
Robin & Scorpio), Sessions (Antrabata Reference Master), Studio
Gems Volume 1 (Kobra Records), & Studio Sessions Ultimate (Scorpio)
Comments:
A fine example of how Moby Dick was recorded. Now we know the band
just recorded an intro and outro to that song first, then they left
Bonham for his drum solo.
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MAY
10 - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (SATURDAY)
Laying down harmonica tracks for Bring It On Home (also final recording
of the whole song).
MAY 30 THRU 31 - A&R STUDIOS, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
(FRIDAY THRU SATURDAY)
Recording of Heartbreaker.
MAY 00 - JUGGY SOUND STUDIOS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (NONE)
Recording of Ramble On.
JUNE 00 - GROOVE STUDIOS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (NONE)
Recording of What Is And What Should Never Be.
JUNE 00 - MAYFAIR RECORDING STUDIO, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (NONE)
Recording of Moby Dick.
JUNE 00 - HANWELL COMMUNITY CENTRE, LONDON, ENGLAND (NONE)
Preparing programme for the forthcoming fourth British Tour, featuring
a set that would concentrate primarly on their own material from the
Led Zeppelin I album.
JUNE 00 - OLYMPIC SOUND STUDIOS, BARNES, LONDON, ENGLAND (NONE)
Recording of Whole Lotta Love and What Is And What Should Never Be.
JUNE
00 - MORGAN STUDIOS, WILLESDON, LONDON, ENGLAND (NONE)
Also recording of Thank You.
Recording
Includes:
Sugar Mama.
Source: Complete excellent soundboard
recording. Almost 3 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Different Mixed Coda (POT), The Lost Sessions Volume 8 ~ Led Zeppelin
In The 80's Coda Advance Tapes (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Sessions
(Antrabata Reference Master), Studio Sessions Ultimate (Scorpio),
& Sugar Mama/Alternative Coda (no label)
Comments:
A very rare cover of Sonny Boy Williamson's tune. This was intended
possibly for the second album. It is a bouncy, catchy pop number and
is obvious why it has never been issued by the band in any form.
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JUNE
25 - MORGAN STUDIOS, WILLESDON, LONDON, ENGLAND (WEDNESDAY)
Also recording of Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman). We're Gonna
Groove was later mixed at The Sol Studio, Cookham, Berkshire, England
and released on Coda album in 1982.
Recording
Includes:
We're Gonna Groove.
Source: Complete excellent soundboard
recording. Almost 3 minutes.
Official
LP Reference(s):
Coda (Swan Song)
Official
CD Reference(s):
Coda (Swan Song)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Different Mixed Coda (POT), Live (Vol. 2) (Joker Productions), The
Lost Sessions Volume 8 ~ Led Zeppelin In The 80's Coda Advance Tapes
(Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Sessions (Antrabata Reference Master),
Stormy Blues (Joker Productions), Sugar Mama/Alternative Coda (no
label), & Whole Lotta Zep (Turtle Records)
Comments:
The band cut the studio take of Ben E. King/James Bethea's song for
possible inclusion on the second album. Although it was not used on
the Led Zeppelin II, this track remained as a set opener for their
early 1970 shows.
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AUGUST
00 - A&R STUDIOS, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (NONE)
Playing the mixes of Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman), Heartbreaker,
and What Is And What Should Never Be.
AUGUST
00 - A&R STUDIOS, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (NONE)
Recording
Includes:
Whole Lotta Love [ cut in - drum take with headphone bleed ], Heartbreaker
[ cut in - guitar solo with room mic running ], Heartbreaker [ cut
in - solo with rhythm section and vocals ], Ramble On [ cut in - drums
and some guitar and bass bled up ]
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard
recordings. 4 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
The Lost Sessions Volume 2 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)
Comments:
An extremely rare example of how the band working in the studio! Complete
LZ II outtakes supposed to be exists but still not released as a definitive.
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AUGUST
5 - MYSTIC SOUND STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (TUESDAY)
Recording of The Lemon Song and Bring It On Home.
AUGUST 29 THRU 30 - A&R STUDIOS, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW
YORK (FRIDAY THRU SATURDAY)
Final mixing of Led Zeppelin II album.
NOVEMBER
00 - OLYMPIC SOUND STUDIOS, BARNES, LONDON, ENGLAND (NONE)
Recording
Includes:
Jennings Farm Blues (take 1), Jennings Farm Blues (take 2), Jennings
Farm Blues (take 3), Jennings Farm Blues (take 4), Jennings Farm Blues
(take 5), Jennings Farm Blues (take 6), Jennings Farm Blues (take
7), Jennings Farm Blues (take 8), Jennings Farm Blues (take 9), Jennings
Farm Blues (take 10), Jennings Farm Blues (take 11).
Source: Incomplete superb soundboard
recordings. 25 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
1970 Studio Works (Theramin Music), The Complete Tapes (1968/69 -
Vol. 1) (Tintagel), Eternal Mystery (Classical Shots On CD), Farmhouse
Blues (Blue Kangaroo Records), Jennings Farm Blues (Scorpio), The
Lost Sessions Volume 6 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Scorpio Rising
(Akashic), Sessions (Antrabata Reference Master), Studio Gems Vol.
1 (Kobra Records), Studio Sessions Ultimate (Scorpio), Tales From
The Riverside (Luna Records/ANF Corporation), & Uncensored (Great
Dane Records)
Comments:
Led Zeppelin's manager Peter Grant at the time was quoted in the music
press that the band have "written a special number which they
intended as their first British single which they will be recording
next week" for a January, 1970 release to coincide with their
appearance at the Royal Albert Hall. This would have been their first
single but this, along with several throughout their career, was scrapped
and England wouldn't have a single from Led Zeppelin until 1997's
"Whole Lotta Love". What more interesting, the song was
re-arranged in the early 1970 and was re-named as Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp.
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April - December 1970
00
- UNKNOWN LOCATION (NONE)
Possibly this comes from between May and June 1970 Headley Grange
Studios, Hampshire, England recording sessions.
Recording
Includes:
Celebration Day, Hey Hey What Can I Do?, Out On The Tiles.
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard
recordings. 12 minutes.
Details: All are pre vocal mixes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
The Lost Mixes EP Volume 3 ~ Led Zeppelin 1970-1971 (Empress Valley
Supreme Disc), Outside The Door (Beelzebub Records CD-R), & The
Smithereens (Akashic, 3CD)
Comments:
All three songs sounds similar to their album versions. The only difference
is all are pre-vocal mixes.
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APRIL
00/MAY 00 - BRON-YR-AUR COTTAGE, MACHYNLLETH GWYNEDD, WALES (Robert
Plant/Jimmy Page only) (NONE)
Recording
Includes:
Friends.
Source: Complete good to very good cassette
demo recording. 3 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
1970 Studio Works (Theramin Music), Led Zeppelin III (Tarantura),
Sessions (Antrabata Reference Master), & Studio Sessions Ultimate
(Scorpio)
Comments:
An early attempt to that song, with Bonzo playing on congas. This
version was later used on Spring Bron-Yr-Aur sessions.
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APRIL
00/MAY 00 - BRON-YR-AUR COTTAGE, MACHYNLLETH GWYNEDD, WALES (acoustic)
(Robert Plant/Jimmy Page only) (NONE)
Recording
Includes:
I Wanna Be Her Man, Guitar instrumental 1, Guitar instrumental 2,
Guitar instrumental 3, Guitar instrumental 4, Down By The Seaside
instrumental, Guitar instrumental 5, Guitar instrumental 6, Guitar
instrumental 7, Guitar instrumental 8, Guitar instrumental 9, Guitar
instrumental 10, Guitar instrumental 11, Guitar instrumental 12, Guitar
instrumental 13, Guitar instrumental 14, Guitar instrumental 15, Guitar
instrumental 16, Stairway To Heaven instrumental, Down By The Seaside
(take 1), Down By The Seaside (take 2), Down By The Seaside (take
3), Guitar instrumental 17, Guitar instrumental 18, Guitar instrumental
19, Guitar instrumental 20, Guitar instrumental 21, Guitar instrumentals
1-2.
Source: Incomplete good to very good
cassette demo recordings. 57 minutes.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
Best Of Led Zeppelin Vol. 1 (Rock Solid Records), The Final Option
(Rock Solid Records & The Swingin' Pig Records), Led Zeppelin
Film Can (Rock Solid Records), Led Zeppelin III Studio Rehearsals
May 1970 (RL Records), More Inedits (MLZ), Studio Rehearsals May 1970
(Rock Live), Studio Rehearsals 1967-1971 Part 1 (Grasshopper), &
III To Get Ready (Early Times)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
1970 Studio Works (Theramin Music), Another Way To Wales (Black Swan),
The Complete Tapes (1970/71 - Vol. 2) (Tintagel), Led Zeppelin III
(Tarantura), Sessions (Antrabata Reference Master), Stairway To Heaven
Sessions 1970-1971 (Live Storm & Zoso's Company), Studio Gems
Vol. 2 (Kobra Records), Studio Sessions Ultimate (Scorpio), Tales
From The Riverside (Luna Records/ANF Corporation), Tribute To Johnny
Kidd And The Pirates (Punjonian Productions & Scorpio), Ultra
Rare Tracks Volume 1 (Missing Link), & Ultra Rare Trax Part 2
(Savage Beast Music)
Comments:
A wonderful piece of history here; these are the sketches for Led
Zeppelin III and besides that, are some great examples of Jimmy's
acoustic guitar style. The instrumentals are haunting and contain
snippets of other songs, including Over The Hills And Far Away and
Down By The Seaside, and Gallows Pole as well as Crosby Stills Nash's
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes interpretation! has nearly the same arrangement
it had when it was recorded and eventually released on Coda, except
Robert hums the melody.
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MAY
6 - MORGAN STUDIOS, WILLESDON, LONDON, ENGLAND (WEDNESDAY)
Take 2 was later mixed at The Sol Studio, Cookham, Berkshire, England
and released on Coda album in 1982.
Recording
Includes:
Poor Tom (take 1), Poor Tom (take 2), Poor Tom (take 3).
Source: Complete poor soundboard recordings.
9 minutes.
Details: Take 1 - without vocals, take
2 - with vocals - album mix, take 3 - album mix with longer ending
(mixing error?).
Official
LP Reference(s):
Coda (Swan Song)
Official
CD Reference(s):
Coda (Swan Song)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Different Mixed Coda (POT), The Lost Sessions Volume 8 ~ Led Zeppelin
In The 80's Coda Advance Tapes (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Sessions
(Antrabata Reference Master), Studio Sessions Ultimate (Scorpio),
& Sugar Mama/Alternative Coda (no label)
Comments:
Another example of Zeppelin preparing studio material. In fact, this
is group's own interpretation of Robert Wilkins' Prodigal Son number.
Three different takes, from which the one was later used on Coda album
in 1982.
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MAY
00/JUNE 00 - HEADLEY GRANGE STUDIOS, HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND (NONE)
Near this date the following songs were recorded: Immigrant Song (another
version), Friends (w/Viram Jasani on tablas), Celebration Day, Since
I've Been Loving You, Gallows Pole, and Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp. The final
mixes of these songs were lated used for Led Zeppelin III album.
Recording
Includes:
Immigrant Song, Out On The Tiles, Bron-Yr-Aur, Poor Tom (take 1),
Poor Tom (take 2), Hey Hey What Can I Do?, The Rover (acoustic), Guitar
instrumental (take 1), Guitar instrumental (take 2), Poor Tom (instrumental
& Plant harmony), Acoustic Duo, Bron-Yr-Aur Progressions, That's
The Way (take 1), That's The Way (take 2), That's The Way (take 3),
That's The Way [Strider vocals] (take 4), That's The Way (take 5),
Friends (incomplete repeat of track from May 00, 1970 session), Bron-Yr-Aur
guitar instrumentals, Guitar Instrumental (take 1), Guitar instrumental
(take 2).
Source: Incomplete good to very good
cassette demo recordings. 46 minutes.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
Hiawatha Express (Stash) & The Making Of Friends (III)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
1970 Studio Works (Theramin Music), Another Way To Wales (Black Swan),
Cabala (CD Company SRL), The Complete Tapes (1970/71 - Vol. 2) (Tintagel),
Gems And Jams (no label), Hiawatha Express (Toasted/Condor), In Through
The Outtakes (Widget), Led Zeppelin III (Tarantura), Sessions (Antrabata
Reference Master), Stairway To Heaven Sessions 1970-1971 (Live Storm
& Zoso's Company), Studio Gems Vol. 2 (Kobra Records), Studio
Sessions Ultimate (Scorpio), Tales From The Riverside (Luna Records/ANF
Corporation), Tribute To Johnny Kidd And The Pirates (Punjonian Productions
& Scorpio), & Ultra Rare Trax Part 2 (Savage Beast Music)
Comments:
The two versions of Friends, Poor Tom, Bron-Yr-Aur and Hey Hey What
Can I Do? sound like they date from the Bron-Yr-Aur cottage since
it contains only Page and Plant playing guitar and bongos. Immigrant
Song and Out On The Tiles, are full band rehearsals and bootlegs have
always attributed them to the third album rehearsals in Headley Grange.
However the sequence of events after the cottage is first a rehearsal
session at Plant's farm in Worcestershire. Afterwards they convened
in Olympic Studio to record Friends and Poor Tom and afterwards continued
rehearsals in Headley Grange. It is difficult to determine which set
of rehearsals those two tracks date from, but if indeed all six tracks
come from the same rehearsal then they were recorded at Plant's farm.
The two full band electric rehearsals are fascinating to hear as the
band work on them. Immigrant Song contains the famous screeching and
inaudible lyrics different from the Viking saga the song developed
into. The final studio version doesn't have a guitar solo, but the
rehearsal has one that is short and primitive. Out On The Tiles, John
Bonham's song, has the basic melody and only the chorus present ("all
I need from you/is all your love").
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MAY
00/JUNE 00 - OLYMPIC SOUND STUDIOS, BARNES, LONDON, ENGLAND (NONE)
Near this date another version of Out On The Tiles was recorded and
later used for Led Zeppelin III album.
Recording
Includes:
That's The Way, Feel So Bad (<< Fixin' To Die, That's Alright
Mama..), Since I've Been Loving You [ opening note cut ], Since I've
Been Loving You (vocal track only).
Source: Incomplete superb soundboard
recordings. 23 minutes.
Details: Some sources reported that these
sessions were recorded in Studio One in Island Studios, London and
were concluded in August same year.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
Studio Daze (Scorpio)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
1970 Studio Works (Theramin Music), Cabala (CD Company SRL), The Cover
Versions (Fancy Pantry), Happy Days (Blue Kangaroo Records), Led Zeppelin
III (Tarantura), Live On Tour With Led Zeppelin Volume 1 (Beelzebub
Records CD-R), The Lost Sessions Volume 6 (Empress Valley Supreme
Disc), Scorpio Rising (Akashic), Sessions (Antrabata Reference Master),
Studio Daze (Scorpio), Studio Daze Revisited (Scorpio), Studio Gems
Volume 2 (Kobra Records), Studio Sessions Ultimate (Scorpio), Through
The Years (Big Music), & Ultra Rare Trax Part 2 (Savage Beast
Music)
Comments:
That's The Way sounds identical to the final version. Feel So Bad
is a medley of blues hits played by Page on a nervous sounding slide
guitar and is part of the sessions for Hats Off For (Roy) Harper which
closes the third album. Since I've Been Loving You is the take used
for the final product with the addition of Plant screaming during
the solo. This is followed by the three-minute vocal take of Since
I've Been Loving You of which many collectors question its authenticity.
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JULY
00 - ISLAND STUDIOS, LONDON, ENGLAND (NONE)
Recording of Tangerine, That's The Way (another version) and Hats
Off To (Roy) Harper. Another version of Bron-Yr-Aur was later used
for Physical Graffiti album.
AUGUST 00 - ELECTRIC LADY STUDIOS, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
(NONE)
Final mixing of Gallows Pole.
AUGUST 00 - ARDENT STUDIOS, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE (NONE)
Final overdubbing of Since I've Been Loving You. Also final mixing
of Led Zeppelin III album.
OCTOBER 00 THRU DECEMBER 00 - BRON-YR-AUR COTTAGE, MACHYNLLETH GWYNEDD,
WALES (NONE)
OCTOBER 00 THRU DECEMBER 00 - ISLAND STUDIOS, LONDON, ENGLAND (NONE)
DECEMBER 00 - ROLLING STONES MOBILE STUDIO, HEADLEY GRANGE STUDIOS,
HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND (NONE)
Recording of Black Dog, Rock And Roll, The Battle Of Evermore (w/Sandy
Denny on backing vocals), Misty Mountain Hop, Going To California,
and When The Levee Breaks. Possibly these sessions took place between
January and February 1971 but not confirmed. These mixes were later
used for Led Zeppelin IV album. Also on these sessions Night Flight
and Boogie With Stu (w/Ian Stewart on piano) were recorded and later
used for Physical Graffiti album.
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January - October 1971
JANUARY
00 - ROLLING STONES MOBILE STUDIO, HEADLEY GRANGE STUDIOS, HAMPSHIRE,
ENGLAND (NONE)
Recording of Black Dog, Rock And Roll, The Battle Of Evermore (w/Sandy
Denny on backing vocals), Misty Mountain Hop, Going To California,
and When The Levee Breaks. Possibly these sessions took place between
January and February 1971 but not confirmed. These mixes were later
used for Led Zeppelin IV album. Also on these sessions Night Flight
and Boogie With Stu (w/Ian Stewart on piano) were recorded and later
used for Physical Graffiti album.
00
- JIMMY PAGE'S HOME STUDIO, SOMEWHERE IN U.K. (Jimmy Page solo) (NONE)
These takes could took place at Headley Grange Studios, Hampshire,
England on Nov. '73 by Jimmy Page working on Lucifer Rising soundtrack
but not confirmed.
Recording
Includes:
Guitar Instrumentals (<< Hots On For Nowhere, The Rain Song..)
(guitar and piano instrumental)
Source: Incomplete very good cassette
demo recordings. 45 minutes.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
In Through The Outtakes (White Box & Widget Recordworks)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
1970 Studio Works (Theramin Music), Brutal Artistry (Midas Touch),
In Through The Outtakes (Widget), Sessions (Antrabata Reference Master),
& Studio Sessions Ultimate (Scorpio)
Comments:
This is a real mystery. It consists of Page working out melodies on
the acoustic guitar. Many of the melodies introduced on the guitar
are then played on piano. The piano playing is very good and causes
questions as to whether or not it is Page playing or someone else.
There is no further evidence on tape that he even plays the instrument.
Nevertheless some of the melodies are recognizable including the fast
break found in 1976's Hots On For Nowhere and an embryonic version
of The Rain Song.
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JANURY
00/FEBRUARY 00 - HEADLEY GRANGE STUDIOS, HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND (NONE)
Possibly this comes from bewteen December 1970 and January 1971 Headley
Grange Studios, Hampshire, England or February 1971 Island Studios,
London, England studio sessions but not confirmed.
Recording
Includes:
Four Sticks (with Bonham chat & drum intro), Black Dog (alternate
mix with count-in), When The Levee Breaks (alternate mix with no drum
intro), Four Sticks (pre-vocal mix), When The Levee Breaks.
Source: Incomplete superb soundboard
recordings. 30 minutes.
Details: The 1st version of Four Sticks,
Black Dog and the 2nd version of When The Levee Breaks are outtakes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
All That Glitters Is Gold (Celebration Definitive Masters), Control
Monitor Mixes EP (Watch Tower), The Lost Mixes EP Volume 1 (Empress
Valley Supreme Disc), The Lost Mixes EP Volume 3 ~ Led Zeppelin 1970-1971
(Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Outside The Door (Beelzebub Records
CD-R), The Rovers Return...And More (Gusto Productions/Billy's Zep
Phreaks Club CD-R), The Smithereens (Akashic, 3CD), & Studio Sessions
Ultimate (Scorpio)
Comments:
The variations of the final tracks that was released on the fourth
album. These are pristine quality versions of the official releases
with some minor variations in the mix. When The Levee Breaks begins
with inaudible studio chatter and the opening drums are missing, beginning
with the first verse. Absent also is the second verse and some guitar
overdubs. The bass and drums are louder than the final mix. Four Sticks
begins with Bonham playing the rhythm on drums, stopping and speaking
about the sound being "African" before the tune begins again.
This does sound slightly clearer than the final version. Black Dog
begins with the same guitar tune-ups but there is a Bonham count-in
before the vocals begin. Bonham's time keeping on the sticks is louder
and the ending of the song contains a solo that was omitted from the
final version before the fade.
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JANUARY
00/FEBRUARY 00 - HEADLEY GRANGE STUDIOS, HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND (NONE)
Recording
Includes:
Black Dog (take 1), Black Dog (take 2), Black Dog (take 3), No Quarter,
Stairway To Heaven instrumental (take 1), Stairway To Heaven instrumental
(take 2), Stairway ToHeaven instrumental (take 3), Blues guitar improvisation
(take 1), Blues guitar improvisation (take 2), Electric guitar improvisations,
Stairway To Heaven with vocal (take 1), Stairway To Heaven with vocal
(take 2), Stairway To Heaven (outtake), The Battle Of Evermore (acoustic
intro), The Battle Of Evermore (with alternate lyrics), The Battle
Of Evermore (echoed harmonies & chorus), The Battle Of Evermore
(full mix), The Battle Of Evermore (full mix 1), The Battle Of Evermore
(full mix 2), The Rain Song (acoustic only instrumental), Untitled
instrumental, Ten Years Gone (acoustic), Ten Years Gone (electric).
Source: Incomplete good to very good
cassette demo recordings. 115 minutes.
Details: Some takes of The Battle Of
Evermore featured Sandy Denny on backing vocals.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
And IV To Go (Ugly Duckling), Inedits (LZ 1-2), Led Zeppelin IV Studio
Rehearsals January 1971 (RL Records), Studio Rehearsals January 1971
(Rock Live), & Studio Rehearsals 1967-1971 Part 1&2 (Grasshopper)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
All That Glitters Is Gold (Celebration Definitive Masters), Brutal
Artistry (Midas Touch), Gems And Jams (no label), The Lost Sessions
Volume 9 (Eelgrass), The Lost Sessions Volume 9 ~ All Roads Lead To
Headley Grange 1 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), More Than Something
Else (Aulica), Sessions (Antrabata Reference Master & The Diagrams
Of Led Zeppelin), Shenandoah (Aulica), Stairway Sessions (Silver Rarities),
Stairway To Heaven Sessions 1970-1971 (Live Storm & Zoso's Company),
Studio Gems Vol. 2 (Kobra Records), Studio Sessions Ultimate (Scorpio),
Through The Years (Big Music), Ultra Rare Tracks Volume 1 (Missing
Link), & Ultra Rare Trax Part 2 (Savage Beast Music)
Comments:
The outtakes form the fourth album, these are essential. Especially
in hearing the development of Stairway To Heaven from its shy acoustic
beginnings to its masterpiece conclusion. The first take of Stairway
To Heaven and the following three instrumental tapes feature Page
on guitar and Jones on electric piano. Stairway To Heaven is a three
and a half instrumental run-through of the opening theme played at
normal speed, faster, and then returning to normal. The following
jam features Jones playing a happy theme on the keyboard and Page
accompanying him with a bouncy, catchy melody. Black Dog rehearsals
are sounds as if they was recorded on a two-track, sounding heavy
with the echo. Black Dog at this stage has yet to be fully worked
out and Plant is improvising lyrics on the spot (something he would
continue to do on stage for many years, come to think of it). By the
third take, the band are clearly having difficulty mastering the difficult
riff until Jones shouts out instructions and leads the band on the
bass guitar. Page, followed by Bonham hit into a groove with Bonham
shouting, "Yes!". The final take is a very confident delivery.
No Quarter is the earliest reference to the Houses Of The Holy song,
three years before its official release. Even in this primitive state
the basic melody and structure of the song is present although it
is a bit too up-tempo. Plant scats vocals and Page plays a solo before
the tape runs out. The next couple of tracks come again from the Stairway
To Heaven sessions. The first four rehearsals feature Page and Jones
again working on the breaks and tempos of the piece. The final two
Stairway To Heaven tracks are joined by Plant adding vocals to the
rehearsals and Jones adding recorders at the beginning, bring the
song closer to the final, recognizable version.
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JANUARY
00/FEBRUARY 00 - JIMMY PAGE'S HOME STUDIO, SOMEWHERE IN U.K./HEADLEY
GRANGE STUDIOS, HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND (NONE)
Recording
Includes:
The Battle Of Evermore, Night Flight.
Source: Incomplete superb soundboard
recordings. 25 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
The Lost Sessions Volume 8 ~ Led Zeppelin In The 80's Coda Advance
Tapes (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)
Comments:
The Battle Of Evermore contains the final instrumental track and has
Plant singing lyrics, with some variations from the final version,
without Sandy Denny's contribution.
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FEBRUARY
00 - ISLAND STUDIOS, LONDON, ENGLAND (NONE)
Recording of Stairway To Heaven and Four Sticks. Down By The Seaside
was also recorded and later used for Physical Graffiti album. Another
track from Physical Graffiti album, Night Flight, was overdubbed during
these sessions.
FEBRUARY 00 - ISLAND STUDIOS, LONDON, ENGLAND/OLYMPIC SOUND STUDIOS,
BARNES, LONDON, ENGLAND (NONE)
Final mixing of Led Zeppelin IV by Andy John, later deleted.
OCTOBER 00 - SUNSET SOUND, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (NONE)
Final mixing of Led Zeppelin IV by Glyn Johns, with all the instruments
properly balanced.
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January - October 1972
JANUARY
00 - JIMMY PAGE'S HOME STUDIO, SOMEWHERE IN U.K. (Jimmy Page solo)
(NONE)
Recording
Includes:
Acoustic instrumental (<< The Rain Song..).
Source: Incomplete good to very good
cassette demo recording. (Need length.)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Comments:
Another example of preparing material for Houses Of The Holy album.
The basic structure of The Rain Song can be found here throwed in
during guitar exercises.
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MARCH
00 - EMI STUDIOS, BOMBAY, INDIA (Robert Plant/Jimmy Page with Bombay
Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vijay Ragav Rao) (NONE)
Recording
Includes:
Friends (take 1), Friends (take 2), Friends (take 3), Friends (take
4), Friends (take 5), Friends (take 6), Friends (take 7), friends
(take 8), Friends (take 9), Four Sticks (take 1), Friends (take 10),
Friends (take 11), Four Sticks (take 2), Four Sticks (take 3).
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard
recordings. 52 minutes.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
The Making of Friends (III)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
All That Glitters Is Gold (Celebration Definitive Masters), Cabala
(CD Company SRL), Complete 1972 Bombay Sessions (Tecumseh), Electric
Magic Over Dallas (Dinopower Records), The Lost Sessions Volume 2
- Led Zeppelin In India (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Luzifer Rising
(Dynamite Studio), The Making Of Friends (HEN), Sessions (Antrabata
Reference Master & The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), The Smithereens
(Akashic, 3CD), Studio Sessions Ultimate (Scorpio), & Through
The Years (Big Music)
Comments:
Page and Plant recruited famous Indian musician Vijay Ragav Rao to
assemble an ad hoc orchestra comprised of both western and Indian
instruments. What can be clearly heard are both Jimmy Page and Robert
Plant speaking to Rao, and Rao translating their instructions to the
musicians. The orchestra tries their best but the different takes
reveal missed cues and misunderstandings. This is the first time they
tried to interpret their musical ideas to anyone other than members
of the band and they have difficulty in explaining what they want.
Rehearsals exist only for Friends, as well as a very good final take
with vocals. For Four Sticks, the other eastern inspired tune they
practice, only more polished takes without vocals exist.
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APRIL
00/MAY 00 - ROLLING STONES MOBILE STUDIO, STARGROVES, NEWBURY, BERKSHIRE,
ENGLAND/ISLAND STUDIOS, LONDON, ENGLAND (NONE)
The songs listed below all are original mixes later used for Houses
Of The Holy and Physical Graffiti albums. There are also early mix
reel-to-reel tapes from these sessions. One of them, 7-inch reel of
complete mixed Houses Of The Holy album, was soled out at the auction
by Eddie Kramer in 2004. Over The Hills And Far Away was titled Many,
Many Times. And although there is no bootleg tape with these recordings
it may be possible that in near future these tapes will be surfaced
as well.
Recording
Includes:
D'yer Mak'er (take 1) (album mix), Black Country Woman (album mix),
The Ocean (album mix with vocals distant), The Rain Song (take 1)
(album mix with vocal distant), Walter's Walk (album mix with vocals
distant), The Rover (take 1) (album mix with vocals distant), The
Song Remains The Same (take 1), Houses Of The Holy (take 1) (album
mix), D'yer Mak'er (take 2) (album mix), Houses Of The Holy (take
2) (album mix), The Rain Song (take 2) (album mix), The Rover (take
2) (album mix), The Song Remains The Same (take 2) (album mix), Over
The Hills And Far Away (album mix with vocals distant), Dancing Days
(album mix with vocals distant), No Quarter (album mix with vocals
distant), The Crunge (album mix with vocals distant).
Source: Incomplete superb soundboard
recordings. 82 minutes.
Details: Walter's Walk runs fast. The
Song Remains The Same (take 1) is an outtake.
Official
LP Reference(s):
Coda (Swan Song), Houses Of The Holy (Atlantic), & Physical Graffiti
(Swan Song)
Official
CD Reference(s):
Coda (Swan Song), Houses Of The Holy (Atlantic), & Physical Graffiti
(Swan Song)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Another Trip (Big Music) & The Smithereens (Akashic, 3CD)
Comments:
This is what's remainded from the sessions for Houses Of The Holy
album. All mixes presented on this tape are the versions used on the
album. Some are album mixes while other are almost finished takes
with vocal distant.
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MAY
00 - OLYMPIC SOUND STUDIOS, BARNES, LONDON, ENGLAND (NONE)
Final mixing of The Song Remains The Same and The Rain Song. No Quarter
was also mixed.
MAY 5 - WIGAN, U.K. (FRIDAY)
MAY 6 - WIGAN, U.K. (SATURDAY)
MAY 7 - WIGAN, U.K. (SUNDAY)
MAY
15 - ROLLING STONES MOBILE STUDIO, STARGROVES, NEWBURY, BERKSHIRE,
ENGLAND/ISLAND STUDIOS, LONDON, ENGLAND (MONDAY)
One of vocal takes was later mixed at The Sol Studios, Cookham, Berkshire,
England and released on Coda album in 1982.
Recording
Includes:
Walter's Walk (take 1), Walter's Walk (take 2), Walter's Walk (take
3).
Source: Complete superb soundboard recordings.
14 minutes.
Details: Take 1 - without vocals, take
2 & 3 - album mixes, with vocals.
Official
LP Reference(s):
Coda (Swan Song)
Official
CD Reference(s):
Coda (Swan Song)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
1970 Studio Works (Theramin Music), Another Trip (Big Music), Different
Mixed Coda (POT), The Lost Sessions Volume 8 ~ Led Zeppelin In The
80's Coda Advance Tapes (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Sessions (Antrabata
Reference Master), Studio Daze (Scorpio), Studio Sessions Ultimate
(Scorpio), & Sugar Mama/Alternative Coda (no label)
Comments:
Walter's Walk was the instrumental track recorded during the rehearsals
and recording of Houses Of The Holy. Plant recorded vocals at that
time for Coda and this represents his final recorded vocal performance
as a member of Led Zeppelin.
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JUNE
00 - ELECTRIC LADY STUDIOS, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (NONE)
This is one of the final mixing sessions where the band prepared tracks
for Houses Of The Holy album. Near this date the following tracks
were also mixed: Over The Hills And Far Away, The Crunge, Dancing
Days, D'yer Mak'er, and The Ocean. Houses Of The Holy was another
song mixed during these sessions and later used for Physical Graffiti
album.
Recording
Includes:
No Quarter (take 1), No Quarter (take 2), No Quarter (take 3).
Source: Complete superb soundboard recordings.
25 minutes.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
Studio Daze (Scorpio)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
1970 Studio Works (Theramin Music), Cabala (CD Company SRL), Eternal
Mystery (Classical Shots On CD), Happy Days (Blue Kangaroo Records),
The Lost Sessions Volume 6 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Sessions
(Antrabata Reference Master), Scorpio Rising (Akashic), Studio Daze
(Scorpio), Studio Daze Revisited (Scorpio), Studio Gems Vol. 2 (Kobra
Records), Studio Sessions Ultimate (Scorpio), & Uncensored (Great
Dane Records)
Comments:
The first No Quarter opens with Bonham banging the sticks before Jones
begins the familiar cold organ intro. This is a complete seven and
a half minute run-through without vocals or guitar solo, but with
the same timbre of the official version. The second take is thirty
seconds and is aborted by Jones with a giggle. This is followed by
another attempt stopped after twenty seconds since Jones hits a bum
note. This is followed by the second full run-through, lasting eight
minutes. Again no vocals, guitar solo or grand piano is present, but
Jones and Bonham change the rhythm during the solo. After two more
aborted takes, with Jones hitting a really nasty note, we are rewarded
with the final take of the song. This one is complete with vocals,
guitar solo, and grand piano flourishes in the solo. There are also
additional effects and guitars by Page and some Plant moans that were
eventually cut out of the final release.
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OCTOBER
00 - RAINBOW THEATRE, FINSBURY PARK, LONDON, ENGLAND (NONE)
Preparing programme for the band's Eighth U.K. Tour.
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January - November 1973
JANUARY
21 - GAUMONT THEATRE, SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND (with Robert Plant playing
on drums occasionally) (SUNDAY)
Recording
Includes:
Drums & Mellotron Tuning, Love Me, Frankfurt Special [AKA Station
Blues], King Creole, Love Me (reprise).
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard
recording. 7 minutes.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
Hiawatha Express (Stash)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
British Story (Wendy Records), Burn Like A Candle (Tarantura2000),
Check It Out (Theramin Music), Elvis Presley Has Just Left The Building
(no label), The Great Lost Live Album (Nasty Music), Hiawatha Express
(Toasted/Condor), Hot Sticks In Stoke (Beelzebub Records CD-R), Sessions
(Antrabata Reference Master), & Studio Sessions Ultimate (Scorpio)
Comments:
It begins with Bonham cursing at a roadie before Bonham, Jones and
Plant (no Page) bang out some Elvis hits. Love Me and King Creole
are two songs that were never played in any medley so it's good to
have these. Between the songs boys are joking a lot and it's very
funny to hear the whole band so relaxed and happy.
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APRIL
00 - OLD STREET FILM STUDIOS, LONDON, ENGLAND/SHEPPERTON STUDIOS,
SHEPPERTON, ENGLAND (NONE)
The band rehearsing a new stage and lighting act for the forthcoming
Ninth U.S. Tour. Also preparing some new live arrangements such as
No Quarter and Misty Mountain Hop.
MAY
3 - UNKNOWN LOCATION (THURSDAY)
Very possibly that this soundcheck could took place on May 4, 1973
at the Braves Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia.
Recording
Includes:
Sugar Baby [AKA Strawberry Jam] (take 1), Sugar Baby [AKA Strawberry
Jam] (take 2), The Wanton Song (take 1), The Wanton Song (take 2),
The Rover (take 1), The Rover (take 2), The Rover (take 3), Night
Flight (take 1), Night Flight (take 2), Night Flight (take 3), Night
Flight (take 4), Night Flight (take 5), Night Flight (take 6), School
Days, Nadine, Round And Round, Move On Down The Line, Love Me Like
A Hurricane, Move It (C'Mon Pretty Baby), Dynamite, Shakin' All Over,
Hungry For Love, I'll Never Get Over You, Reelin' And Rockin', Surrender,
drumming and organ.
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard
soundcheck recording. 59 minutes.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
Get The Boogie (Whispering Souls Authentic Vinyl Records)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Another Trip (Big Music), Cabala (CD Company SRL), Check It Out (Theramin
Music), The Cover Versions (Fancy Pantry), The Lost Sessions Volume
5 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Magical Mystery Tape (Tarantura),
Round And Round (Ghost Music), Sessions (Antrabata Reference Master),
Shakin' All Over (Triangle Records), The Smithereens (Akashic, 3CD
& 1CD), Studio Gems Volume 3 (Kobra Records), Studio Sessions
Ultimate (Scorpio), Tribute To Johnny Kidd And The Pirates (Punjonian
Productions & Scorpio), Uncensored (Great Dane Records), &
Zoso's Back To Rock And Roll (Oh Boy)
Comments:
The exact venue from the 1973 tour is not known but what a great piece
this is! Robert sounds wonderful on the 50's oldies, as does the whole
band, and many songs that would see much later release, such as Night
Flight, The Rover, and The Wanton Song, are being worked on here.
Sugar Baby is an awesome funky workout with Robert singing the melody.
Shakin' All Over is markedly different from The Who's definitive version
and is effective. A great snapshot of a band developing new music
and having fun with the old!
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OCTOBER
17 - HEADLEY GRANGE STUDIOS, HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND (WEDNESDAY)
Possibly the tapes are in the hands of the group if were not wiped.
Approach any tapes or LPs/CDs that claim to be this date with caution.
Recording
Includes:
Baby I Don't Care (take 1), Baby I Don't Care (take 2), Jailhouse
Rock (take 1), Jailhouse Rock (take 2), One Night, Don't Be Cruel
(take 1), Don't Be Cruel (take 2), The Girl Of My Best Friend, Jailhouse
Rock (take 3), Jailhouse Rock (take 4), Jailhouse Rock (take 5), Money
Honey (take 1), Money Honey (take 2), Summertime Blues.
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard
recording. (Need length.)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Comments:
Still not released anywhere and possibly wiped but the track listing
is very promising and telling us that the band rehearsed heavily on
50's classics as well.
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OCTOBER
00/NOVEMBER 00 - BOLESKINE HOUSE, LOCH NESS, SCOTLAND (Jimmy Page
solo) (NONE)
Recording
Includes:
Lucifer Rising, The Light Bearer, Outtakes.
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard
recordings. 28 minutes.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
Lucifer Rising (Boleskine House Records ) & Solo Performances
(RPJP)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Brutal Artistry II (Midas Touch), Cabala (CD Company SRL), Graffiti
Grooves (Real Dragon CD-R), Inducted And Possessed (Beelzebub Records
CD-R), The Making Of Friends (HEN), Sessions (Antrabata Reference
Master), & Studio Sessions Ultimate (Scorpio)
Comments:
The many and various Lucifer Rising titles all contain the soundtrack
used for the final cut of Kenneth Anger's film recorded by Bobby Beausoleil
And The Freedom Orchestra. The three tracks consist of violin bow
on guitar exercises and Page finding the right harmonics to produce
an unsettling effect. The tape dates from late 1973 but the location
of recording, although always attributed to Boleskine House, is still
speculative.
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OCTOBER
00/NOVEMBER 00 - HEADLEY GRANGE STUDIOS, HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND (NONE)
Working on new compositions, including Trampled Underfoot, Kashmir,
In The Light, and Swan Song.
OCTOBER 00/NOVEMBER 00 - HEADLEY GRANGE STUDIOS, HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND
(NONE)
Working on new compositions, including Trampled Underfoot, Kashmir,
In The Light, and Swan Song.
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January - November 1974
JANUARY
00/FEBRUARY 00 - HEADLEY GRANGE STUDIOS, HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND (Jimmy
Page solo) (NONE)
Recording
Includes:
Swan Song [AKA Midnight Moonlight] (takes 1-20).
Source: Incomplete very good to excellent
soundboard & good to very good cassette demo recordings. 62 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Brutal Artistry (Midas Touch) & Studio Sessions Ultimate (Scorpio)
Comments:
This is the famous lost Zeppelin epic song. It is also known under
the title Midnight Moonlight and that is correct since it did finally
surface in the early eighties with The Firm. Tt is an important piece
of Zeppelin's history, giving the band the name of its record label,
and deserves to be acknowledged as such. This recording has Page playing
acoustic guitar over splashes of mellotron. He works on themes that
have been heard onstage for years in his White Summer improvisations,
and over the hour or so he runs these themes through many different
textures and variations. The last take of Midnight Moonlight is an
eight minute long variation of the old Yardbirds tracks.
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JANUARY
00/FEBRUARY 00 - HEADLEY GRANGE STUDIOS, HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND (NONE)
Recording
Includes:
The Wanton Song, Trampled Underfoot (long ending).
Source: Incomplete superb soundboard
recording. 9 minutes.
Details: The Wanton Song has count-in.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Alternative Graffiti (Celebration Definitive Masters), Control Monitor
Mixes EP (Watch Tower), The Lost Mixes EP Volume 1 (Empress Valley
Supreme Disc), The Rovers Return...And More (Gusto Productions/Billy's
Zep Phreaks Club CD-R), & Studio Sessions Ultimate (Scorpio)
Comments:
Both songs are the final mixes done at Olympic Studios that appear
on Physical Graffiti but with minor variations in the mix. The Wanton
Song has a count in and is perhaps a bit more raw in the vocals than
the final mix. Trampled Underfoot has a very soft count-in from Jones.
There are subtle differences in the guitar mix and additional guitar
dubs in the end. This version also fades out whereas the final mix
ends with a sustained chord.
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JANUARY
00/FEBRUARY 00 - HEADLEY GRANGE STUDIOS, HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND (NONE)
Mixing session of tracks originally recorded between December 1970
and January 1971 at Headley Grange Studios, Hampshire, England.
Recording
Includes:
Boogie With Stu (5 edit piece), Night Flight (10 edit piece).
Source: Incomplete superb soundboard
recording. 29 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Alternative Graffiti (Celebration Definitive Masters), Brutal Artistry
II (Midas Touch), Studio Sessions Ultimate (Scorpio), & Ultra
Rare Trax Part 2 (Savage Beast Music)
Comments:
Takes that were later used to create final versions released on Physical
Graffiti album. Boogie With Stu was not recorded at Olympic Studio
in 1974 but at Headley Grange in 1971 with Ian Stewart of the Rolling
Stones on piano.
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JANUARY
00/FEBRUARY 00 - HEADLEY GRANGE STUDIOS, HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND (NONE)
Recording
Includes:
The Wanton Song (take 1), The Wanton Song (take 2), Take Me Home (take
1), Take Me Home (take 2), In The Morning (take 1), Trampled Underfoot
(take 1), Trampled Underfoot (take 2), Trampled Underfoot (take 3),
Trampled Underfoot (take 4), Trampled Underfoot (take 5), Trampled
Underfoot (take 6), In The Morning (take 2), Sick Again, The Rover
(acoustic & vocal), funk-jazz rhythm exercise, In My Time Of Dying
(take 1), In My Time Of Dying (take 2), In My Time Of Dying (take
3), In My Time Of Dying (take 4), In My Time Of Dying (take 5).
Source: Incomplete good to very good
cassette demo recordings. 65 minutes.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
Hiawatha Express (Stash), In Through The Outtakes (White Box &
Widget Recordworks), & Tangible Vandalism (TV & White Box)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Alternative Graffiti (Celebration Definitive Masters), Brutal Artistry
(Midas Touch), Headly Grange (Immigrant), Graffiti Grooves (Real Dragon
CD-R), Hidden Documents (Punjonian Productions), In Through The Outtakes
(Widget), The Lost Sessions EP Volume 10 ~ All Roads Leads To Headley
Grange 2 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Physically Present (House
Of Elrond), Sessions (Antrabata Reference Master), Studio Sessions
Ultimate (Scorpio), & Totally Tangible (Blimp)
Comments:
This tape is a crucial document for seeing the development of songs
and the album and the songwriting talents of Led Zeppelin. The Wanton
Song is much more complete than in the 1973 sound check tape with
lyrics close to the final version and plenty of missed time signatures.
The second The Wanton Song is the same descending riff from the earlier
tape capturing the band nailing down that difficult transition with
the track ending with Bonham saying "hold on, hold on".
Take Me Home has a country picking beginning before landing on a Zeppelin
groove very similar to The Wanton Song with Plant singing about someone
wanting to leave or some such. The second take reaches almost five
minutes and is more of the same. In The Light is a very early version
with its original diatonic arrangement and lyrics about singing a
song of salvation. The next tracks are the band working out Trampled
Underfoot. None of the tracks is longer than three and a half minutes
and they try different tempi over Jones' clavinet melody. Following
this is another five-minute stab at In The Light, called"In The
Morning at this point. Sick Again is an early rehearsal of the closing
track of the album. In My Time Of Dying rehearsals consist mostly
of Page working with Bonham to get the correct rhythm down. The one
version of In My Time Of Dying is an almost complete take lasting
eight minutes and breaks down by the end. The last couple of tracks
reveal some tensions with Bonham. "You've got to have a count”
he says after one take. "There's got to be a count. It would
be easy but the way Rob..." "Just do it again and see"
Page says to the drummer trying to calm him down. "Now just a
minute, Rob's vocals never come in." Page plays the riff and
Bonham responds with marching patterns on the drums before it all
come crashing down and Bonzo saying still "we gotta have a count.
We'll give Robert there his freedom and it doesn't matter what Rob
does we can still do it." Plant asks, "but where are you
counting from now?" "Well I can't count where he stops because
your vocals might be different. I mean, your voice might go half a
beat and we're gonna be fucked." Plant responds: "Ah, but
if you do that it will be like 'Black Dog', it gives me time to move."
Bonham shouts back, "but the reason we did 'Black Dog' is because
we counted and you did it afterwards". Sadly, the tape cuts out.
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JANUARY
00/FEBRUARY 00 - HEADLEY GRANGE STUDIOS, HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND (NONE)
Near one of these early 1974 dates the following songs were finally
recorded, and then later used for Physical Graffiti album: Custard
Pie, In My Time Of Dying, Trampled Underfoot, Kashmir, In The Light,
Ten Years Gone, The Wanton Song, and Sick Again.
Recording
Includes:
Trampled Underfoot (normal ending), Kashmir, Custard Pie, In The Light,
Swan Song (take 1) [AKA Midnight Moonlight], Swan Song (take 2) [AKA
Midnight Moonlight], Ten Years Gone.
Source: Incomplete superb soundboard
recordings. 33 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Alternative Graffiti (Celebration Definitive Masters), Brutal Artistry
(Midas Touch), Brutal Artistry II (Midas Touch), Graffiti Grooves
(Real Dragon CD-R), Hidden Documents (Punjonian Productions), The
Lost Sessions Volume 12 - All Roads Lead To Headley Grange 3 (Empress
Valley Supreme Disc), Physical Graffiti Alternate Trax (Tarantura),
Physically Present (House Of Elrond), Still Dazed And Confused (Rude
World), Studio Sessions Ultimate (Scorpio), & Swansongs (Tarantura)
Comments:
Trampled Underfoot is another mix of the final version and Kashmir
is the instrumental rhythm track used in the final version. Custard
Pie is again the final mix but without the harmonica at the end. In
The Light is a perfectly mixed polished version of the version heard
on the Headley Grange rehearsal tape. It is amazing to think how far
this version got before they scrapped it in favor of the arrangement
used on Physical Graffiti. The following two tracks are perfectly
mixed versions of Swan Song, but with no vocals. Since the band spent
the time to record and mix Swan Song in the studio, it begs the question
why it was never completed with vocals. There were some stories in
the press that Page was working on a suite based on the four seasons
and this was one of them, but that project never got off the ground.
This tape got released because Plant himself gave it to someone who
passed it around and we are all fortunate to have it available to
listen to and enjoy. It is truly the greatest of Zeppelin's lost tracks
and deserves an official release, even in this form, in the future.
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AUGUST
00 - SHEPPERTON STUDIOS, LONDON, ENGLAND (NONE)
An additional The Song Remains The Same on-stage sequences were prepared
during these sessions to complete the video.
OCTOBER 00 - OLYMPIC SOUND STUDIOS, BARNES, LONDON, ENGLAND (NONE)
Final overdubing and mixing tracks for Physical Graffiti album except
for Houses Of The Holy, which was mixed during May 1972 mixing sessions
at Electric Lady Studios, New York City, New York, New York.
NOVEMBER 26 - LIVEWIRE THEATRE, EALING, LONDON, ENGLAND (TUESDAY)
Rehearsing Trampled Underfoot, In My Time Of Dying, When The Levee
Breaks, Sick Again, Custard Pie, Don't Be Cruel, and Hound Dog.
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January - November 1975
00
- WPLJ 95.5 RADIO BROADCAST, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (NONE)
Recording
Includes:
The Wanton Song (alternate take) [ count-in before the song missing,
the end notes missing too possibly eliminating DJ's voice ].
Source: Complete excellent professional
FM broadcast recording. Almost 4 minutes.
Details: This is an improvement version
of an outtake mentioned below and comes from tape which is far close
to the master. The quality is excellent stereo and instruments are
well balanced. It also has few seconds more at the beginning.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
The Lost Sessions Volume 12 - All Roads Lead To Headley Grange 3 (Empress
Valley Supreme Disc) & Relax (Beelzebub Records CD-R)
Comments:
Still a dispute if it is really from that radio station but obviously
a great improvement over the old version and a real gem!
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JANUARY
1 - WLIR 92.7 RADIO BROADCAST, WESTBURY, NEW YORK (WEDNESDAY)
Recording
Includes:
The Wanton Song (alternate take).
Source: Complete very good to excellent
professional FM broadcast recording. 5 minutes.
Details: This is a leaked outtake by
Eddie Kramer to that radio station.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Alternative Graffiti (Celebration Definitive Masters), Brutal Artistry
(Midas Touch), Graffiti Sessions (Real Dragon CD-R), Sessions (Antrabata
Reference Master), & Studio Sessions Ultimate (Scorpio)
Comments:
It was never confirmed how this song found its way to the public transmission.
Definitely an outtake from which official version was made.
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APRIL
00 - ELECTRIC LADY STUDIOS, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (NONE)
Mixing of The Song Remains The Same movie and soundtrack.
APRIL 00/MAY 00 - SJEPPERTON STUDIOS, SHEPPERTON, ENGLAND/EARL'S COURT
ARENA, LONDON, ENGLAND (NONE)
The band had their vast PA flown over and set up in the studio in
preparation for the fothcoming U.K. dates. Various lighting tests
were made to ensure the laser lights worked effectively. The band
also rehearsed new extended set to include acoustic numbers.
AUGUST 00 - TRIDENT STUDIOS, LONDON, ENGLAND (NONE)
Final mixing sessions of tapes later used for The Song Remains The
Same movie soundtrack.
OCTOBER
00 - STUDIO INSTRUMENT RENTALS STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
(NONE)
Recording
Includes:
Royal Orleans (instrumental) [ tape clip - opening notes only ], Tea
For One [AKA Hootchie Kootchie version] [ end only, rest cut ], Don't
Start Me Talking >> Blues Medley >> All My Lovin' [ tape
clip - cuts out at the end ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good
cassette demo recordings. 7 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Bizarre (Tarantura), Brutal Artistry II (Midas Touch), Graffiti Grooves
(Real Dragon CD-R), Sessions (Antrabata Reference Master), & Studio
Sessions Ultimate (Scorpio)
Comments:
Royal Orleans is only twenty seconds of the opening riff. The following
Tea For One is called the Hootchie Cootchie version. The final song
is a slow blues dirge, but this is at a faster pace with Plant singing
the hootchie cootchie lyrics over the plodding rhythm. The final five
minutes of the tape show the band jamming on some blues oldies before
the tape cuts out. It is valuable since this is all we have from such
a tumultuous time but doesn't really reveal all that much.
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NOVEMBER
9 THRU 27 - MUSICLAND STUDIOS, ARABELLA HOTEL BASEMENTS, MUNICH, GERMANY
(SUNDAU THRU THURSDAY)
Recording nad mixing of entire Presence album.
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NOVEMBER
00 - EZYHIRE STUDIOS, LONDON, ENGLAND (NONE)
Working on live arrangement of Achilles Last Stand due to the forthcoming
Eleventh U.S. Tour.
DECEMBER 9 - MOUNTAIN STUDIOS, MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND (THURSDAY)
DECEMBER
12 - MOUNTAIN STUDIOS, MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND (SUNDAY)
One of below takes was later mixed at The Sol Studio, Cookham, Berkshire,
England and released on Coda album in 1982.
Recording
Includes:
Bonzo's Montreux (take 1), Bonzo's Montreux (take 2).
Source: Complete excellent soundboard
recording. Almost 9 minutes.
Details: Album mixes.
Official
LP Reference(s):
Coda (Swan Song)
Official
CD Reference(s):
Coda (Swan Song)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Different Mixed Coda (POT), The Lost Sessions Volume 8 ~ Led Zeppelin
In The 80's Coda Advance Tapes (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), &
Sugar Mama/Alternative Coda (no label)
Comments:
Two very similar takes later used to produce final mix for Coda album
in 1982. The only differences I detected are that Bonham’s count
ins for the one of the take.
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January - February 1977
JANUARY
00/FEBRUARY 00 - MANTICORE STUDIOS, FULHAM, LONDON, ENGLAND (NONE)
Working on live arrangements of Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore,
Custard Pie, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, and Candy Store Rock due to
the forthcoming Eleventh U.S. Tour. Also the band spent time perfecting
a new stage show for the next American tour. Once upon a time, Steve
Marriott joined the band, singing old Muddy Waters tunes.
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May - November 1978
MAY 00
- CLEARWELL CASTLE, FOREST OF DEAN, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND (NONE)
Recording
Includes:
Say You Gonna Leave Me [AKA Fire], Carouselambra (take 1), Carouselambra
(take 2), Carouselambra (take 3).
Source: Incomplete good to very good
cassette demo recordings. 17 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Bizarre (Tarantura), Brutal Artistry II (Midas Touch), The Lost Sessions
Volume 4 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Missing Links (The Diagrams
Of Led Zeppelin), Sessions (Antrabata Reference Master), & Studio
Sessions Ultimate (Scorpio)
Comments:
A really great snippet of studio time during the sessions for In Through
The Out Door. Fire is a great unreleased song that should have seen
its place on the album! The takes of Carouselambra are really heavy
and sound great as the band develops it throughout these three takes.
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OCTOBER
00 - EZYHIRE STUDIOS, LONDON, ENGLAND (NONE)
Rehearsing Carouselambra, In The Evening, All My Love, and Wearing
And Tearing.
NOVEMBER
00 - POLAR STUDIOS, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (NONE)
Near this date possibly some other songs or below songs' other takes
were recorded, later mixed at the end of 1978 in Plumpton Studios,
Sussex, England and then used for In Through The Out Door album.
Recording
Includes:
Carouselambra (take 1, instrumental), untitled fragment, Wearing And
Tearing, Fool In The Rain (take 1), Hot Dog, In The Evening, Southbound
Suarez, Darlene, Fool In The Rain (take 2), Carouselambra (take 2,
with vocal).
Source: Incomplete very good soundboard
recordings. 60 minutes.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
In Through Out Door Sessions (Toasted Records), In Through The Outtakes
(White Box & Widget Recordworks), & Out Through The Back Door
(Amazing Stork & White Box)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
All My Love (Tarantura), In Through The Outtakes (Widget), The Lost
Sessions Volume 4 ( Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Out Through The
Back Door (Exile Records), Sessions (Antrabata Reference Master),
Strange Friots From A Lost Paradise (Disc Exploitation CD-R), &
Studio Sessions Ultimate (Scorpio)
Comments:
Carouselambra is the instrumental track used for the final mix without
vocals. This is the last of Zeppelin's great epics and incorporates
new wave and disco elements within a bombastic idiom that only Zeppelin
could pull off. This sounds brighter than the final version and doesn't
end in a fade out. Wearing And Tearing was going to be a special EP
to commemorate the Knebworth concerts but was scrapped and wouldn't
be released until 1982's Coda. This is the final version of the piece
with a count-in by Bonham and additional Plant interjections throughout
the song. Fool In The Rain begins with a count-in from Bonham. And
Plant, referring to the Latin flavor of the song, shouts "quartro!".
There is an additional "oh yea" by the beginning but the
whistle, Plant's vocals in the bridge and guitar solo are missing.
Hot Dog is the same as the final version except with the guitar solo
missing and Plant throwing in funny interjections like "that's
my kind of music" and "c'mon Mr. Philips you can do it again".
In The Evening sounds dull and fuzzy compared to the others. Since
it has the vocals, guitar solo and vocal and guitar overdubs this
is the final product but has a drone introduction rather than the
one used for the final take. The second Carouselambra begins with
a snort and giggle and contains the final take of the lyrics.
Recording
Includes:
All My Love (full mix), drum segment, Carouselambra (drum track),
Ozone Baby (drum track1 ), Ozone Baby (drum track 2), All My Love
(drum track), Wearing And Tearing (drum track), drum segment, Fool
In The Rain (drum track).
Source: Inomplete excellent to superb
soundboard recordings. 36 minutes.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
Studio Daze (Scorpio)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Cabala (CD Company SRL), Happy Days (Blue Kangaroo Records), The Lost
Sessions Volume 4 ( Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Sessions (Antrabata
Reference Master), Strange Friots From A Lost Paradise (Disc Exploitation
CD-R), Studio Daze (Scorpio), Studio Daze Revisited (Scorpio), &
Studio Sessions Ultimate (Scorpio)
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