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Led Zeppelin - BBC ZEP
Review by Bartosz Dul
BBC ZEP is a compilation album by the legendary rock band, Led Zeppelin. The album features live recordings of the band's performances on BBC radio between 1969 and 1971. The album captures the raw energy and power of Led Zeppelin's live shows, and showcases the band's unparalleled musicianship.
The album includes classic tracks such as "Whole Lotta Love," "Dazed and Confused," and "Stairway to Heaven," as well as lesser-known songs like "Communication Breakdown" and "What Is and What Should Never Be." The performances are dynamic and explosive, with Robert Plant's soaring vocals, Jimmy Page's virtuosic guitar playing, John Paul Jones' driving bass lines, and John Bonham's thunderous drumming.
One of the standout tracks on the album is "Heartbreaker," which features a blistering guitar solo from Page. The song is a showcase for the band's improvisational skills, as they take the audience on a journey through different musical styles and moods.
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Download
Filename: led-zeppelin-bbc-zep.rar- MP3 size: 175.2 mb
- FLAC size: 948 mb
Tracks
| Track | Duration | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Since I've Been Loving You | ||
| Black Dog | ||
| Whole Lotta Love Medley | ||
| Whats That Sound | ||
| Improvisational Medley (Includes: Boogie Chillun / That's Alright Mama / For What It's Worth / Mess O The Blues) | 9:58 | |
| Minnesota Blues | ||
| Communication Breakdown | ||
| Heartbreaker | ||
| Communication Breakdown Medley (Includes: I Feel So Bad & Broke Down Engine Blues) | 4:54 | |
| Stairway To Heaven | ||
| Improvisations | ||
| Communication Breakdown (Medley: I Feel So Bad / Broke Down Engine Blues) | 4:54 | |
| Going To California | ||
| Dazed And Confused | ||
| That's The Way | ||
| Intro | ||
| Whole Lotta Love | ||
| Dazed & Confused | 16:07 | |
| Thats Alright Mama | ||
| Immigrant Song | ||
| Medley: | ||
| Boogie Woogie | ||
| What Is And What Should Never Be | ||
| Thankyou |
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Catalog Numbers
- LZ 537
- ARM 25371
- 3646
- 520
- JL 520
Labels
- Trade Mark Of Quality
- Not On Label (Led Zeppelin)
- Antrabata Reference Master
- Contra Band Music
- JL
- King Kong Records
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Formats
- Vinyl
- LP
- Unofficial Release
- Album
- 2 × CD
- Mono
- Red labels
- White Label
- White labels
Companies
| Role | Company |
|---|---|
| Recorded At | Paris Theatre, London |
Notes
- Recorded live at Paris Theatre, London, England on April 1st, 1971.
- Plain blank white labels, generic white sleeve with printed insert.
- Both sides of LP are unbanded, with no track seperations.
- There is another shorter version of this program with the same title on CONTRABAND label CBM 3646. That version is reportedly in mono.
- ~from www.argenteumastrum.com
- BBC ZEP PQ 202
- Recording: Excellent stereo professional pre-FM soundboard radio recording.
- Source: In Concert, Paris Theatre, London, England Apr. 1 '71.
- Comments: Not from Royal Albert Hall.
- Radio One Live Session ~ John Peel's Sunday In Concert
- Paris Cinema, Lower Regent Street, London, England
- 1st April 1971
- Concert bootleg recorded at Paris Cinema, London, on April 1st 1971 - Mono soundboard source.
- This variation has red labels with the 'Pirate' logo.
- This version is pressed in Japan.
- JL-520.
- King Kong Records logo.
- deluxe black and white printed jacket.
- From a very rare 1971 stereo broadcast.
- This variation has a blue cover and white labels (Side A label has orange stripe through it)
- Track titles and durations are not listed on labels or cover. There was a printed sheet that came with album.
- Cover is a plain white unprinted jacket.
- Labels are light blue and feature a large A or B with the Contra Band logo.
- Recorded live at the Paris Cinema (also known as the Paris Theatre and Paris Studios), London, on April 1, 1971, and not from the Royal Albert Hall show as stated on some variations.
- Sourced from a mono soundboard recording.
- Track titles were created from other known variants of this recording and further detailed with duration times by me actually listening to the record. My timings are only approximate.
- Tracks are not listed on labels.
Barcodes
- Matrix / Runout (Scribed in runout, side A): LZ 537 - A
- Matrix / Runout (Scribed in runout, side B): LZ 537 - B
- Matrix / Runout: 3646-A WEC
- Matrix / Runout: 3646-B WEC
About Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin formed out of the ashes of The Yardbirds. had joined the band in its final days, playing a pivotal role on the group's final album, 1967's , which also featured string arrangements from . During 1967, the Yardbirds were fairly inactive. Whilst the band members decided the group's future, Page returned to session work in 1967. In the spring of 1968, he played on Jones' arrangement of 's "Hurdy Gurdy Man." During the sessions, Jones requested to be part of any future project Page would develop. Page would have to assemble a band sooner than he had planned. In the summer of 1968, the Yardbirds' and left, leaving Page and bassist with the rights to the name, as well as the obligation of fulfilling an upcoming fall tour. Page set out to find a replacement vocalist and drummer. Initially, he wanted to enlist singer Terry Reid and Procol Harum's drummer B.J. Wilson, but neither musician was able to join the group. Reid suggested that Page contact Robert Plant, who was singing with a band called Hobbstweedle.
Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 (Performer).
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- Lead Zeppelin
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Aliases
- The New Yardbirds
Members
- Jimmy Page
- Robert Plant
- John Bonham
- John Baldwin
