Led Zeppelin III Deluxe Edition

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John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant came together in
1968 as Led Zeppelin. Over the next decade, the band would become one of the
most influential, innovative and successful groups in modern music, selling
more than 300 million albums worldwide. Their songs are some of the most
celebrated in rock n roll history that, to this day, resonate with fans young
and old around the globe. Still, no matter how many times you may have
listened to their music, you ve never heard Led Zeppelin like this before.
With the 2014 release of deluxe editions of Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II, &
Led Zeppelin III, the band will launch an extensive reissue program of all
nine of its studio albums in chronological order, each remastered by guitarist
and producer Jimmy Page. Led Zeppelin will also open its vaults to share
dozens of unheard studio and live recordings, with each album featuring a
second disc of companion audio comprised entirely of unreleased music related
to that album. “The material on the companion discs presents a portal to the
time of the recording of Led Zeppelin, ” says Page. “It is a selection of work
in progress with rough mixes, backing tracks, alternate versions, and new
material recorded at the time.” Following the whirlwind success of their first
two albums and near constant touring, Page and Plant took to the now famous
Bron-Yr-Aur cottage in Wales in 1970 to start the early composition of Led
Zeppelin III. They later convened with Bonham and Jones for rehearsals before
entering London s Olympic Studios to begin recording in May 1970. Fueled by
classic tracks such as “Immigrant Song” and “Since I ve Been Loving You, ” the
album soared to the top of charts worldwide upon its release in October of
1970 and has since been certified 6x platinum. The nine tracks featured on Led
Zeppelin III s companion audio continue to offer a window into the band s
recording process with seven studio outtakes of songs from the album as well
as three previously unheard compositions: “Jennings Farm Blues” (an
instrumental forerunner of “Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp”), “Bathroom Sound” (an
instrumental version of “Out On The Tiles”), and their take on the blues
classics “Keys To The Highway/Trouble In Mind. ” Led Zeppelin continues to be
honored for its pivotal role in music history. The band was inducted into the
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
in 2005, and a year later was awarded with the Polar Music Prize in Stockholm.
Founding members Jones, Page and Plant along with Jason Bonham, the son of
John Bonham took the stage at London s O2 Arena in 2007 to headline a tribute
concert for Ahmet Ertegun, a dear friend and Atlantic Records founder. The
band was honored for its lifetime contribution to American culture at the
Kennedy Center Honors in 2012. In January of 2014, the band won their first
ever Grammy award as Celebration Day, which captured their live performance at
the Ertegun tribute concert, was named Best Rock Album.

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Product Details:

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.67 x 5 x 0.35 inches; 3.1 Ounces
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Atlantic
• Item model number ‏ : ‎
• Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2014
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ March 13, 2014
• Label ‏ : ‎ Atlantic
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA