The Best of Led Zeppelin

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The Best of Led Zeppelin
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Greatest hits album seriesby
Led Zeppelin
ReleasedEarly Days: 22 November 1999 (1999-11-22)
Latter Days: 21 March 2000 (2000-03-21)
Box set: 19 November 2002 (2002-11-19) (US)
RecordedOctober 1968 – December 1978
Genre Hard rock, blues rock, folk rock, heavy metal
LengthEarly Days: 1:08:09
Latter Days: 1:06:36
Box set: 2:14:54
Label Atlantic
Producer Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin chronology
BBC Sessions
(1997)		The Best of Led Zeppelin
(1999–2000)		 Led Zeppelin DVD
(2003)
Early Days: Vol. 1
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No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Good Times Bad Times" John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page Led Zeppelin , 19692:48
2."Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" Anne Bredon, Page, Robert Plant Led Zeppelin6:41
3."Dazed and Confused"Page; inspired by Jake Holmes Led Zeppelin6:27
4."Communication Breakdown"Bonham, Jones, PageLed Zeppelin2:29
5."Whole Lotta Love"Bonham, Willie Dixon, Jones, Page, Plant Led Zeppelin II , 19695:34
6."What Is and What Should Never Be"Page, PlantLed Zeppelin II4:44
7."Immigrant Song"Page, Plant Led Zeppelin III , 19702:25
8."Since I've Been Loving You"Jones, Page, PlantLed Zeppelin III7:24
9."Black Dog"Jones, Page, Plant Led Zeppelin IV , 19714:54
10."Rock and Roll"Bonham, Jones, Page, PlantLed Zeppelin IV3:41
11."The Battle of Evermore"Page, PlantLed Zeppelin IV5:52
12."When the Levee Breaks"Bonham, Jones, Memphis Minnie, Page, PlantLed Zeppelin IV7:08
13."Stairway to Heaven"Page, PlantLed Zeppelin IV8:02

This enhanced CD contains 1969 television footage from Sweden of the band miming to "Communication Breakdown".

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Early Days – The Best of Led Zeppelin Volume One
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [18] Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [19] Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA) [20] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Latter Days

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."The Song Remains the Same"Page and Plant Houses of the Holy , 19735:28
2."No Quarter"Jones, Page, and PlantHouses of the Holy6:59
3."Houses of the Holy"Page and Plant Physical Graffiti , 19754:01
4."Trampled Under Foot"Jones, Page, and PlantPhysical Graffiti5:35
5."Kashmir"Bonham, Page, and PlantPhysical Graffiti8:33
6."Ten Years Gone"Page and PlantPhysical Graffiti6:31
7."Achilles Last Stand"Page and Plant Presence , 197610:22
8."Nobody's Fault but Mine"Page and PlantPresence6:27
9."All My Love"Jones and Plant In Through the Out Door , 19795:53
10."In the Evening"Jones, Page, and PlantIn Through the Out Door6:49

This enhanced CD contains a video of a live performance of "Kashmir" from Earls Court in 1975 matched to the studio track.

Charts

2000 weekly chart performance for Latter Days - The Best Of Led Zeppelin Volume Two
Chart (2000)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [21] 40
US Billboard 200 [16] 81

Box set

Appearance

The sleeve that holds the two CDs is made of cardstock. The cover of the sleeve is mainly occupied by the same photo from the cover of Early Days. It features the members of Led Zeppelin in late Apollo mission astronaut suits in front of a starry background and a Led Zeppelin logo. The logo behind them shows many space-related images, but the only one wholly visible is the image of the moon's face with a space capsule stuck in its eye taken from the early silent movie A Trip to the Moon .

On the back of the sleeve is an array of information split up into two columns. On the left column, there is a photograph of the cover of Latter Days. It features the same astronaut suits, but the photos were taken later and so the members of Led Zeppelin are older. In the logo is an image of Saturn and behind all of the foreground is an image of Earth taken from space. Below that is the information about Atlantic. On the right column is a synopsis of the tracks on both discs.

Early Days disc

Early Days is packaged in a plastic jewel compact disc case. Much of the background is a drawing of stars, yet inside the case and behind the CD is an image of an artist's rendition of a supernova, apparently airbrushed. On the backside of the case is a list of the tracks. The background of the back cover appears to be a slightly out-of-focus photograph, likely taken by an amateur photographer.

The Early Days liner notes begin with the cover. On the cover is the same image that appears on the foreground of the sleeve. Inside the booklet is first a summary of the tracks, and then photos of the band ranging from 1969 to 1972. Then after that is a list of their albums, and the back page is a list of the band members, design and artwork credits, and information about the Enhanced CD capabilities on Early Days.

Latter Days disc

The packaging for Latter Days mirrors that of Early Days. The four band members are pictured in the same Apollo space suits in the same order, but they are older. Much of the background is of Earth as viewed from orbit. There is a picture of Saturn in place of the picture of the moon with the ship in its eye. Behind the CD is an image of the Eagle Nebula.

The liner notes are just like those of Early Days, except for the fact that the images range from the years 1973 to 1979.

Enhanced CD

Both the Early Days CD and the Latter Days CD are enhanced so they can play extra content on a computer. On Early Days, a music video of the song "Communication Breakdown" is included. On Latter Days, a video of the song "Kashmir" is included.

Charts

2002 weekly chart performance for Early Days and Latter Days
Chart (2002–2003)Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [22] 40
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [23] 96
Italian Albums (FIMI) [24] 22
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [25] 17
UK Albums (OCC) [26] 11
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [27] 2
US Billboard 200 [16] 114

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [28] Platinum300,000^
United States (RIAA) [29] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Led Zeppelin
Additional musicians

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