Bbc Sessions (Live) CD

MUSIC

POP

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. You Shook Me - (mono, top gear sessions) ~ Led Zeppelin

2. I Can't Quit You Baby - (mono, top gear session) ~ Led Zeppelin

3. Communication Breakdown (Tasty Pop Sundae Show) - (mono) ~ Led Zeppelin

4. Dazed And Confused - (mono, top gear sessions) ~ Led Zeppelin

5. Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair, The (Tasty Pop Sundae Show) - (mono) ~ Led Zeppelin

6. What Is And What Should Never Be - (mono, top gear sessions) ~ Led Zeppelin

7. Communication Breakdown - (mono, top gear sessions) ~ Led Zeppelin

8. Travelling Riverside Blues - (top gear sessions) ~ Led Zeppelin

9. Whole Lotta Love - (mono, top gear sessions) ~ Led Zeppelin

10. Somethin' Else (Tasty Pop Sundae Show) - (mono) ~ Led Zeppelin

11. Communication Breakdown - (mono, playhouse theatre) ~ Led Zeppelin

12. I Can't Quit You Baby - (mono, playhouse theatre) ~ Led Zeppelin

13. You Shook Me - (mono, playhouse theatre) ~ Led Zeppelin

14. How Many More Times - (mono, playhouse theatre) ~ Led Zeppelin

Disc 2

Song Title

1. Immigrant Song - (stereo) ~ Led Zeppelin

2. Heartbreaker - (stereo) ~ Led Zeppelin

3. Since I've Been Loving You - (stereo) ~ Led Zeppelin

4. Black Dog - (stereo) ~ Led Zeppelin

5. Dazed And Confused - (stereo) ~ Led Zeppelin

6. Stairway To Heaven - (stereo) ~ Led Zeppelin

7. Going To California - (stereo) ~ Led Zeppelin

8. That's The Way - (stereo) ~ Led Zeppelin

9. Whole Lotta Love: Boogie Chillun / Fixin' To Die / That's Alright Mama / A Mess Of Blues - (stereo) ~ Led Zeppelin

10. Thank You - (stereo) ~ Led Zeppelin

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	The material on the BBC SESSIONS is drawn from the band's performances for the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1969 and 1971. Disc 1 is presented in mono while Disc 2 is presented in stereo.
	Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant (vocals); Jimmy Page (guitar); John Paul Jones (keyboards, bass); John Bonham (drums).
	Recorded between 1969 and 1971.
	Includes liner notes by Luis Rey.
	Personnel: Robert Plant (vocals); Jimmy Page (guitar, electric guitar); John Bonham (drums).
	Liner Note Author: Luis Rey.
	Recording information: 03/03/1969-04/01/1971.
	Photographer: Chris Walter.
	There is no question that Led Zeppelin was one of the greatest studio bands ever. Every rock album made since 1969 owes a huge debt to the techniques Jimmy Page developed, especially his groundbreaking "guitar-as-orchestra" style of layering track upon track. But what is often forgotten is that for all of their studio tinkering, they could deliver a live performance as powerful and full of spontaneity as any "jam" band.
	Disc one, recorded on four separate nights in 1969, shows a raw, blues-obsessed rock and roll band. The emphasis is clearly placed on creating a highly-charged improvisatory atmosphere. Recorded in 1971, just before the release of their seminal IV album, disc two captures a band exploring the limits of what they could create live without losing sight of their roots. The performances are more cerebral and introspective, with more attention paid to arrangements, though they still find the time to stretch out and jam, particularly during "Whole Lotta Love" and "Dazed And Confused." Recorded at two critical points in the band's career, THE BBC SESSIONS offers an important look at Led Zeppelin as they define and redefine themselves, and in the process, rock and roll.
Producer: Jimmy Page (Compilation)

Compilation Appearances

The Song Remains The Same (Remastered & Expanded Edition)

Associated Artists and Works

	Classic Rock String Quartet
	Great White
	Jason Bonham Band (The)
	Jazz, Orchestre National De
	Lez Zeppelin
	London Symphony Orchestra
	On, Pickin'
	Orchestre National De Jazz
	Original Soundtrack
	The Song Remains the Same [Bonus Tracks] [Remaster ~ Original Soundtrack
	Pickin' On
	Vitamin String Quartet

Technical Info

	Release Date : 11/17/1997
	Original Release Date : 1997
	Catalog ID : 7567830612
	Label : Atlantic (Label)
	Number of Discs : 2
	Studio/Live : Live
	Mono/Stereo : Mixed
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00075678306129

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (12/25/97, p.164)
- "...captures Led Zeppelin in their early, hungry prime, a white blues-rock band with big ideas and the instrumental might and cocksure nerve to pull them off..."

Entertainment Weekly (11/28/97, p.85)
- "Let Page and Plant timewarp you back to a pre-PHYSICAL GRAFFITI era when Zep were still breathing blues fire. These oft-bootlegged live shows from '69 and '71 (remastered by Page himself)
are sloppy, gravy thick, and rife with inspired Page-Plant interplay..."

- Rating: B

Melody Maker (11/29/97, p.44)
- "...the band at their rawest, bluesiest best."

Musician (4/98, pp.87-88)
- "...the mettle of the mighty Zep comes through loud and raw....BBC SESSIONS is a must own..."