Background
This set contains two previously unreleased tracks and one new mix. "Travelling Riverside Blues" was recorded on 24 June 1969 at the BBC Maida Vale Studio. "White Summer/Black Mountain Side" was recorded at the Playhouse Theatre, London on 27 June 1969. The "Moby Dick/Bonzo's Montreux" mix took place at the Atlantic Synclavier Suite in New York, in May 1990. It also includes the band's only non-album B-side, "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" of the 1970 single "Immigrant Song", previously unavailable on compact disc.
To differentiate this box set from a set of selections taken from it, the Remasters box set released the following month, in some markets this release is listed under the title The Complete Collection. To further the confusion, in both cases this is different from The Complete Studio Recordings box set released three years later, which includes all nine of the band's studio albums on ten discs, with the three extra tracks appended to Coda, along with the 1969 recording "Baby Come On Home", first released on the two-disc Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2. The "Moby Dick/Bonzo's Montreux" mix is also included in the promotional interview album Profiled (1990). Also three years after this release, the remaining Led Zeppelin tracks not appearing on this box set were issued on Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2.
Track listing
All tracks produced by Jimmy Page except for "Travelling Riverside Blues" produced by John Walters and "White Summer/Black Mountain Side" produced by Jeff Griffin.
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1. | "Whole Lotta Love" | | Led Zeppelin II, 1969 | 5:34 |
2. | "Heartbreaker" | | Led Zeppelin II | 4:14 |
3. | "Communication Breakdown" | | Led Zeppelin, 1969 | 2:29 |
4. | "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" | | Led Zeppelin | 6:42 |
5. | "What Is and What Should Never Be" | | Led Zeppelin II | 4:47 |
6. | "Thank You" | | Led Zeppelin II | 4:50 |
7. | "I Can't Quit You Baby" (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 9 January 1970) | Dixon | Coda, 1982 | 4:15 |
8. | "Dazed and Confused" | Page (inspired by Jake Holmes) | Led Zeppelin | 6:27 |
9. | "Your Time Is Gonna Come" (Early fade-out) | | Led Zeppelin | 4:14 |
10. | "Ramble On" | | Led Zeppelin II | 4:23 |
11. | "Travelling Riverside Blues" (Live at the BBC 24 June 1969) | | Previously unreleased, 1969 | 5:11 |
12. | "Friends" | | Led Zeppelin III, 1970 | 3:55 |
13. | "Celebration Day" | | Led Zeppelin III | 3:29 |
14. | "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" | | "Immigrant Song" single, 1970 | 3:55 |
15. | "White Summer/Black Mountain Side" (Live at the BBC 27 June 1969) | Page | Previously unreleased, 1969 | 8:01 |
Personnel
- John Bonham – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- John Paul Jones – bass guitar, keyboards, mandolin
- Jimmy Page – guitars, backing vocals, production, digital remastering
- Robert Plant – vocals, harmonica
- Sandy Denny – vocals on "The Battle of Evermore"
- Ian Stewart – piano on "Rock and Roll"
- Yves Beauvais – producer
- Bruce Buchanan – engineering
- Peter Grant – executive producer
- Jeff Griffin – producer
- Chris Houston – engineering
- John Mahoney – Programming and engineering on "Moby Dick"/"Bonzo's Montreux"
- George Marino – remastering and digital remastering
- Tony Wilson – engineering on "Travelling Riverside Blues" and "White Summer"
- Bob Alford – photography
- Richard Creamer – photography
- Cameron Crowe – liner notes
- Jim Cummins – photography
- Chris Dreja – photography
- Robert Ellis – photography
- Larry Fremantle – design
- Neil Jones – photography
- John Kubick – digital transfers
- Kurt Loder – liner notes
- Janet Macoska – photography
- Richard "Hutch" Hutchison – design co-ordinator
- Jennifer Moore – photography and imaging
- Terry O'Neil – photography
- Robert Palmer – liner notes
- Barry Plummer – photography
- Neal Preston – photography
- Michael Putland – photography
- Rhonda Schoen – digital editing and transfers
- Peter Simon – photography
- Pennie Smith – photography
- Jay Thompson – photography
- Chris Walter – photography
- Bob Gruen – photography
- Chris Wroe – photography and imaging
- Neil Zlozower – photography
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1990) |
Peak position |
UK Albums Chart[2] |
48 |
US Billboard The 200 Albums Chart[3] |
18 |
Japanese Albums Chart[4] |
17 |
Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart[5] |
16 |
Australian ARIA Top 50 Album Charts[6] |
46 |
Certifications
Country | Sales | Certification |
United States |
2,500,000 |
Diamond[7] |
Canada |
50,000 |
Gold[8] |
United Kingdom |
60,000 |
Silver[9] |
Release history
Region |
Date |
Label |
Format |
Catalog # |
United States |
7 September 1990 |
Atlantic Records |
6LP (33 rpm) |
82144-1 |
4 Compact disc |
82144-2 |
4 Cassette |
82144-4 |
United Kingdom |
4 Compact disc |
7567-82144-2 |
France |
Germany |
Japan |
AMCY-170/3 |
Germany |
1990 |
East West Records |
7567-80566-2 |
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