Led Zeppelin Definitive Collection

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Led Zeppelin Definitive Collection of Mini-LP Replica CDs Boxed Set
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Released4 November 2008 (2008-11-04)
RecordedOctober 1968 – December 1978
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Length568:05
Label Atlantic/Rhino Entertainment
Producer Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin chronology
Mothership
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Led Zeppelin Definitive Collection of Mini-LP Replica CDs Boxed Set
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The Definitive Collection of Mini-LP Replica CDs Boxed Set is a compilation of twelve compact discs featuring albums by the English rock group Led Zeppelin. It was distributed by Atlantic Records in collaboration with Rhino Entertainment on 4 November 2008. This collection comprises all nine of Led Zeppelin's original studio albums that have been digitally remastered. Additionally, it includes previously unreleased tracks that were initially part of the 1990 Boxed Set, now presented on disc 12. The set also encompasses the two-disc remastered edition of the film soundtrack The Song Remains the Same , incorporating bonus tracks. The albums are organized chronologically and each is presented in miniature replica sleeves mimicking the original vinyl releases. Prior to this boxed set, these replica CDs were only obtainable as separate releases in Japan. An exclusive Japanese deluxe boxed set was initially offered from 10 September 2008, and was limited to 5,000 copies in the SHM-CD format.

Contents

The miniature replica sleeves have diligently endeavored to preserve the original artwork and functionality of the initial vinyl releases. In line with this, the sleeves and CD labels only detail the songs that were originally released, excluding the bonus tracks from the packaging. [2]

Track listing

Led Zeppelin (disc one)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Good Times Bad Times" John Bonham, John Paul Jones, and Jimmy Page 2:44
2."Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" Anne Bredon, Page, and Robert Plant 6:40
3."You Shook Me" Willie Dixon and J. B. Lenoir 6:30
4."Dazed and Confused"Page (inspired by Jake Holmes)6:26
5."Your Time Is Gonna Come"Jones and Page4:41
6."Black Mountain Side"Page2:13
7."Communication Breakdown"Bonham, Jones, and Page2:29
8."I Can't Quit You Baby"Dixon4:43
9."How Many More Times"Bonham, Jones, and Page8:28
Led Zeppelin II (disc two)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Whole Lotta Love"Bonham, Dixon, Jones, Page, and Plant5:34
2."What Is and What Should Never Be"Page and Plant4:45
3."The Lemon Song"Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant6:19
4."Thank You"Page and Plant4:49
5."Heartbreaker"Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant4:14
6."Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)"Page and Plant2:39
7."Ramble On"Page and Plant4:24
8."Moby Dick"Bonham, Jones, and Page4:20
9."Bring It On Home"Page and Plant4:21
Led Zeppelin III (disc three)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Immigrant Song"Page and Plant2:25
2."Friends"Page and Plant3:54
3."Celebration Day"Jones, Page, and Plant3:29
4."Since I've Been Loving You"Jones, Page, and Plant7:23
5."Out on the Tiles"Bonham, Page, and Plant4:06
6."Gallows Pole"traditional, arr. Page and Plant4:56
7."Tangerine"Page3:10
8."That's the Way"Page and Plant5:37
9."Bron-Y-Aur Stomp"Jones, Page, and Plant4:16
10."Hats Off to (Roy) Harper"traditional3:42
(Untitled) [a.k.a. Led Zeppelin IV ] (disc four)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Black Dog"Jones, Page, and Plant4:57
2."Rock and Roll"Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant3:40
3."The Battle of Evermore"Page and Plant5:52
4."Stairway to Heaven"Page and Plant8:02
5."Misty Mountain Hop"Jones, Page, and Plant4:38
6."Four Sticks"Page and Plant4:46
7."Going to California"Page and Plant3:31
8."When the Levee Breaks"Jones, Memphis Minnie, Page, and Plant7:07
Houses of the Holy (disc five)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Song Remains the Same"Page and Plant5:32
2."The Rain Song"Page and Plant7:39
3."Over the Hills and Far Away"Page and Plant4:50
4."The Crunge"Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant3:17
5."Dancing Days"Page and Plant3:43
6."D'yer Mak'er"Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant4:23
7."No Quarter"Jones, Page, and Plant7:00
8."The Ocean"Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant4:31
Physical Graffiti [1] (disc six)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Custard Pie"Page and Plant4:13
2."The Rover"Page and Plant5:37
3."In My Time of Dying"Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant11:05
4."Houses of the Holy"Page and Plant4:02
5."Trampled Under Foot"Jones, Page, and Plant5:37
6."Kashmir"Bonham, Page, and Plant8:33
Physical Graffiti [2] (disc seven)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In the Light"Jones, Page, and Plant8:46
2."Bron-Yr-Aur"Page2:06
3."Down by the Seaside"Page and Plant5:13
4."Ten Years Gone"Page and Plant6:32
5."Night Flight"Jones, Page, and Plant3:36
6."The Wanton Song"Page and Plant4:07
7."Boogie with Stu"Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Ian Stewart, Mrs. Valens 3:53
8."Black Country Woman"Page and Plant4:24
9."Sick Again"Page and Plant4:42
Presence (disc eight)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Achilles Last Stand"Page and Plant10:25
2."For Your Life"Page and Plant6:24
3."Royal Orleans"Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant2:58
4."Nobody's Fault but Mine"Page and Plant6:27
5."Candy Store Rock"Page and Plant4:11
6."Hots On for Nowhere"Page and Plant4:43
7."Tea for One"Page and Plant9:27
The Song Remains the Same [1] (disc nine)*
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rock and Roll"Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant3:56
2."Celebration Day"Jones, Page, and Plant3:37
3."Black Dog" (with "Bring It On Home" intro)"Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant3:46
4."Over the Hills and Far Away"Page and Plant6:11
5."Misty Mountain Hop"Jones, Page, and Plant4:43
6."Since I've Been Loving You"Jones, Page, and Plant8:23
7."No Quarter"Jones, Page, and Plant10:38
8."The Song Remains the Same"Page and Plant5:39
9."The Rain Song"Page and Plant8:20
10."The Ocean"Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant5:13
The Song Remains the Same [2] (disc ten)**
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dazed and Confused"Page29:18
2."Stairway to Heaven"Page and Plant10:52
3."Moby Dick"Bonham, Jones, and Page11:02
4."Heartbreaker"Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant6:19
5."Whole Lotta Love"Bonham, Dixon, Jones, Page, and Plant13:51
In Through the Out Door (disc eleven)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In the Evening"Jones, Page, and Plant6:49
2."South Bound Saurez"Jones and Plant4:12
3."Fool in the Rain"Jones, Page, and Plant6:12
4."Hot Dog"Page and Plant3:17
5."Carouselambra"Jones, Page, and Plant10:32
6."All My Love"Jones and Plant5:51
7."I'm Gonna Crawl"Jones, Page, and Plant5:30
Coda (disc twelve)***
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."We're Gonna Groove"James A. Bethea and Ben E. King 2:40
2."Poor Tom"Page and Plant3:03
3."I Can't Quit You Baby"Dixon4:17
4."Walter's Walk"Page and Plant4:31
5."Ozone Baby"Page and Plant3:35
6."Darlene"Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant5:06
7."Bonzo's Montreux"Bonham4:17
8."Wearing and Tearing"Page and Plant5:31
9."Baby Come On Home" (Recorded 1968, appeared on Boxed Set 2 , 1993) Bert Berns, Page, and Plant4:30
10."Travelling Riverside Blues" (Recorded 1969, appeared on Boxed Set , 1990) Robert Johnson, Page, and Plant5:11
11."White Summer/Black Mountain Side" (Recorded 1969, appeared on Boxed Set , 1990)Page8:01
12."Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" (Recorded 1970; B-side to the "Immigrant Song" single, 1970)Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant3:55

Notes
(*) Includes five bonus tracks: "Black Dog" (with "Bring It On Home" intro), "Over the Hills and Far Away", "Misty Mountain Hop", "Since I've Been Loving You", and "The Ocean".
(**) Includes one bonus track: "Heartbreaker".
(***) Includes four bonus tracks: "Baby Come On Home", "Travelling Riverside Blues", "White Summer"/"Black Mountain Side", and "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do".

Personnel

Production

Chart positions

Sales chart performance for Led Zeppelin Definitive Collection
Chart (2008)Peak Position
Japanese Albums Chart [4] 23

Release history

Release formats for Led Zeppelin Definitive Collection
RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog #
Japan10 September 2008WEA Japan Compact disc (boxed set)13142-53
United States4 November 2008Atlantic Records/Rhino EntertainmentCompact disc (boxed set)513820

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