Led Zeppelin were an English rock band who recorded 94 songs between 1968 and 1980. The band pioneered the concept of album-oriented rock and often refused to release popular songs as singles, [1] instead viewing their albums as indivisible, complete listening experiences, and disliked record labels re-editing their songs for single releases. [2]
Their self-titled debut album, Led Zeppelin , released in early 1969, contained songs that were influenced by the genres of blues, hard rock and heavy metal. [3] Led Zeppelin II , released in October 1969, built upon their debut with a more direct, hard-hitting sound that has become a blueprint for heavy metal bands. [4] Led Zeppelin III (1970) marked a musical growth for the band; half of its songs were hard rockers while the other half were built upon folk and acoustic music that gave it "extra depth". [5] "Immigrant Song", released as a single, was backed by the band's only non-album single, "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do". [6] Their untitled fourth album, commonly referred to as Led Zeppelin IV, [7] was released in November 1971. [8] Bringing together all the genres from their previous albums, [8] the album contains some of the band's best-known songs, including "Black Dog", "Rock and Roll", "Going to California" and "Stairway to Heaven", referred to as one of the greatest rock songs of all time. [9]
The band's following albums, Houses of the Holy (1973) and Physical Graffiti (1975), continued the band's musical growth. [10] [11] Houses of the Holy contained a wider range of musical styles, from the ballad "The Rain Song" to the funk-inspired "The Crunge", [12] while Physical Graffiti was a double album that contained new songs as well as unreleased outtakes from previous albums. [13] The album, like its predecessor, contained a variety of musical styles, including hard rock, funk, acoustic rock, blues, soft and progressive rock, and even country rock. [14] [15] Presence (1976) marked a departure from their previous albums by featuring more straightforward, guitar-driven songs with less emphasis on musical experimentation. [1] [16] In Through the Out Door (1979), a direct contrast to Presence, [17] featured a keyboard-heavy sound that was dominated by Jones. [18] The album would prove to be their last as a band, as after Bonham's death in September 1980, the remaining members decided to disband the group. Coda (1982) is a collection of outtakes from various sessions during the band's career. [19] [20]
Since their breakup, 26 songs have seen official release. The Led Zeppelin Boxed Set (1990) saw the release of the band's cover of Robert Johnson's "Travelling Riverside Blues", the live medley "White Summer/Black Mountain Side", and the first album release of "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do?"; [21] the second boxed set (1993) saw the release of "Baby Come On Home". [22] New songs were also released on BBC Sessions (1997) and its remaster, The Complete BBC Sessions (2015), [23] [24] 2003's Led Zeppelin DVD and the live album How the West Was Won (2003). [25] After the release of the concert film Celebration Day (2012), Page announced the remastering of the band's discography in the form of deluxe editions, which together included 13 previously unreleased songs, some of which were different mixes of previously released songs. [26] The albums were released between 2014 and 2015. [27] [28] [29] [30]
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Year of recording [ab] | Year of release [ac] | Album | Credited to | Collaboration by Robert Plant | Collaboration by Jimmy Page | Collaboration by John Paul Jones | Collaboration by John Bonham |
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1968−81 | 1982 | Coda | Led Zeppelin | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1984 | 1984 | The Honeydrippers: Volume One | The Honeydrippers | ![]() | ![]() | ||
1984 | 1985 | Scream for Help | John Paul Jones | ![]() | ![]() | ||
1985 | – | Live Aid (Live Reunion) | Led Zeppelin | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
1987 | 1988 | Now and Zen | Robert Plant | ![]() | ![]() | ||
1987 | 1988 | Outrider | Jimmy Page | ![]() | ![]() | ||
1988 | – | Atlantic Records 40th anniversary (Live Reunion) | Led Zeppelin | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
1992–1993 | 1993 | Fate of Nations | Robert Plant | ![]() | ![]() | ||
1994 | 1994 | No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded | Page and Plant | ![]() | ![]() | ||
1995 | – | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Live Reunion) | Led Zeppelin | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
1997 | 1998 | Walking into Clarksdale | Page and Plant | ![]() | ![]() | ||
2001 | 2001 | The Legacy Of Sun Records | Various | ![]() | ![]() | ||
2007 | 2012 | Celebration Day (Live Reunion) | Led Zeppelin | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
2008 | 2008 | Live at Wembley Stadium | Foo Fighters | ![]() | ![]() | ||
1968–1970, 2021 | – | Becoming Led Zeppelin (Documentary) | Led Zeppelin | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Coda is the ninth and final studio album, as well as the first compilation album by English rock band Led Zeppelin. It is a collection of rejected and live tracks from various sessions during the band's twelve-year career. The album was released on 26 November 1982, almost two years after the group had officially disbanded following the death of drummer John Bonham. In 2015, a remastered version of the entire album with two discs of additional material was released.
10 from 6 is a compilation album released by English supergroup Bad Company in December 1985 on Atlantic Records label. All the songs on the album were previously released on Swan Song Records, a record label begun by Led Zeppelin in 1974. The title refers to the album's 10 songs taken from the six albums Bad Company had recorded to that time, though no songs from Burnin' Sky appear on the album.
"Thank You" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin from their second studio album Led Zeppelin II (1969). It was written by Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, and produced by Page.
"Station to Station" is a song by the English musician David Bowie. It was released in January 1976 as the title track and opener of his tenth studio album Station to Station, as well as on a promotional 7-inch single in France the same month. Co-produced by Bowie and Harry Maslin, it was written and recorded in Los Angeles between September and November 1975. At over 10 minutes in length, it is Bowie's longest studio recording. Opening with a train-like noise, the song's first half is a slow march, while the second takes the form of a prog-disco suite in a different key and tempo than the first. It has been characterised as art rock and is influenced by the German electronic bands Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream.
Apartment Life is the second studio album by American band Ivy, released by Atlantic Records on October 6, 1997. After being dropped from Seed Records following the release of Realistic in 1995, the group signed to Atlantic due to connections that Adam Schlesinger had with the record label. In addition to band members Andy Chase and Schlesinger, the album was produced by Lloyd Cole and Peter Nashel. In contrast to their previous releases, such as Lately (1994) and Realistic, Apartment Life is a pop album with varying forms of production consisting of keyboards, brass, and string instruments. Some of the compositions featured on the record were compared to the works of My Bloody Valentine, Pixies, and the Smiths. To promote the album, Ivy embarked on a series of promotional tours across the United States.
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.
In Through the Out Door is the eighth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded in three weeks in November and December 1978 at ABBA's Polar Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, and released by their label Swan Song Records on 22 August 1979 in the US and 24 August 1979 in the UK. Unlike earlier Led Zeppelin albums, In Through the Out Door was dominated musically by bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones. It was the band's last release before the death of their drummer John Bonham in September 1980 and their disbandment three months later.
The Led Zeppelin Deluxe Edition is a series of albums reissued by English rock group Led Zeppelin, distributed by Atlantic Records. It contains all nine of the original Led Zeppelin studio albums remastered from the original analog tapes. Along with the remastered albums, there is a companion disc with each album, consisting of previously unreleased audio tracks and alternate mixes of released tracks. Many of these are described as work-in-progress or alternate mixes made during the original production rather than new remixes generated to highlight discarded recording elements. The first companion album consists of the 10 October 1969 concert in Paris. The albums were released in chronological order, each with inverted album covers.
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