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Led Zeppelin
Image:LZdvd2003.jpg
Type DVD
Artist Led Zeppelin
Director Dick Carruthers and Jimmy Page
Producer Jimmy Page and Dick Carruthers
Engineer Kevin Shirley
Release Date 27 May 2003 (US)
26 May 2003 (UK)
Recorded 1968 - 1979
Genre Hard rock, blues rock, folk rock
Language English
Length 5 hours 20 minutes
Label Atlantic Records
Catalogue Atlantic R2-970198 (US)
Atlantic 0349701982 (UK)

Led Zeppelin is a double DVD box-set by the English rock music|rock band Led Zeppelin. The recording history of the DVD spans from the years 1969 to 1979 and comprises performances from the Led Zeppelin United Kingdom Tour 1970|Royal Albert Hall in 1970, Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1973|Madison Square Garden in 1973, Earl's Court 1975|Earls Court in 1975, and Knebworth 1979|Knebworth in 1979, in addition to other visual documentation. The DVD package was released in the United Kingdom on 26 May 2003, and the United States of America on 27 May 2003.

Overview

The DVD project was several years in the making. Due to dissatisfaction with the only visual document available in the form of The Song Remains the Same, Led Zeppelin guitarist and creative producer of the DVD Jimmy Page, resolved to compile all remaining archive footage of the band's performances for official release. Due to the deterioration of the original film material over time and gaps in filming, Page put out an open request for Led Zeppelin bootleg recordings|bootleg footage for specific concert dates to bootleg traders, some of whom complied. Bootleg footage from selected concerts was then interspersed with the professionally filmed material. Much of this footage was painstakingly restored for almost a year. Some of these film tapes were so aged and fragile, they had to be baked in ovens in order to regain their flexibility. The audio soundtrack was digitally remixed for stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes.

In keeping with enigmatic album covers of the past, and tieing in with the theme of the How the West Was Won (album)|How the West Was Won released at almost same the time, the DVD cover features buttes standing alone on a sea of desert sand, ringed by a cloud halo. The buttes are the West and East Mitten Buttes, photographed from the visitor centre at the Navajo Nation|Navajo Tribal Park located at Monument Valley, Arizona (U.S. state)|Arizona.

The RIAA certified the Led Zeppelin DVD at 10 times platinum for 2 million sales in the United States alone (estimated 2.5 million worldwide). It was, for three years the highest selling music DVD in the United States and Japan.

Track list

Album information

Track listing:

  • Disc 1:
    • Royal Albert Hall - 9 January 1970
      • 'We're Gonna Groove' (James Bethea, Ben E. King) – 3:14
      • 'I Can't Quit You Baby' (Willie Dixon) – 6:25
      • 'Dazed and Confused (Led Zeppelin song)|Dazed and Confused' (Jimmy Page) – 15:10
      • 'White Summer' (Jimmy Page) – 11:54
      • 'What Is and What Should Never Be' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 4:02
      • 'How Many More Times' (Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham) – 20:02
      • 'Moby Dick (song)|Moby Dick' (John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page) – 15:02
      • 'Whole Lotta Love' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, Willie Dixon) – 6:03
      • 'Communication Breakdown' (Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham) – 3:40
      • 'C'mon Everybody (song)|C'mon Everybody' (Jerry Capehart, Eddie Cochran) – 2:28
      • 'Somethin' Else (song)|Something Else' (Bob Cochran, Sharon Sheeley) – 2:02
      • 'Bring It On Home (Led Zeppelin song)|Bring It On Home' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, Willie Dixon) – 7:33
    • Atlantic Records promotional clip - February 1969
      • 'Communication Breakdown' (Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham) – 2:24
    • Danmarks Radio (Gladsaxe Teen Club, Gladsaxe) - 17 March 1969
      • 'Communication Breakdown' (Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham) – 2:46
      • 'Dazed and Confused' (Jimmy Page) – 9:09
      • 'Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (Led Zeppelin song)|Babe I'm Gonna Leave You' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Anne Bredon) – 6:46
      • 'How Many More Times' (Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham) – 12:20
    • Supershow (Staines Studio, London) - 25 March 1969
      • 'Dazed and Confused' (Jimmy Page) – 7:33
    • Tous En Scène (Theatre Olympia, Paris) - 19 June 1969
      • 'Communication Breakdown' (Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham) – 2:51
      • 'Dazed and Confused' [edited] (Jimmy Page) – 5:12
  • Disc 2:
    • Sydney Showground (Moore Park)|Sydney Showground - 27 February 1972 [Splodge edit]
      • 'Immigrant Song' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 4:03
    • Madison Square Garden - 27, 28, & 29 July 1973
      • 'Black Dog' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones) – 5:30
      • 'Misty Mountain Hop' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones) – 4:50
      • 'Since I've Been Loving You' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones) – 8:03
      • 'The Ocean (song)|The Ocean' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham) – 4:16
    • Earls Court Exhibition Centre|Earls Court - 24 & 25 May 1975
      • 'Going to California' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 4:41
      • 'That's the Way' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 6:04
      • 'Bron-Y-Aur Stomp|Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones) – 5:31
      • 'In My Time of Dying' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham) – 11:14
      • 'Trampled Under Foot' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones) – 8:14
      • 'Stairway to Heaven' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 10:32
    • Concerts at Knebworth House|Knebworth - 4 August 1979
      • 'Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin song)|Rock and Roll' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham) – 3:47
      • 'Nobody's Fault but Mine' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 5:45
      • 'Sick Again' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 5:08
      • 'Achilles Last Stand' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 9:03
      • 'In the Evening' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones) – 7:56
      • 'Kashmir (song)|Kashmir' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham) – 8:50
      • 'Whole Lotta Love' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, Willie Dixon) – 7:06
      • 'You'll Never Walk Alone' – 1:21
    • New York (disambiguation)|New York NBC Studio - 19 September 1970
      • Press Conference – 3:26 (mono)
    • Sydney Showground (Moore Park)|Sydney Showground - 27 February 1972
      • 'Rock and Roll' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham) – 3:06
    • ABC GTK (television series)|Get To Know - 27 February 1972
      • Robert Plant and Jimmy Page after concert interviews with Jeune Pritchard
    • BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test - 12 January 1975
      • Robert Plant interview at the Vorst Nationaal in Brussels with Bob Harris (journalist)|Bob Harris – 3:47
    • Remasters Promo One - October 1990
      • 'Over the Hills and Far Away' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 4:49
    • Remasters Promo Two - October 1990
      • 'Travelling Riverside Blues' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Robert Johnson) – 4:09
  • Menu clips:
    • Royal Albert Hall - 9 January 1970
      • RAH Dressing Room (pre-concert) – 0:27
    • Royal Albert Hall - 9 January 1970
      • 'Thank You (song)|Thank You' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) (pre-concert keyboard rehearsal outro) – 0:34
    • Royal Albert Hall - 9 January 1970 [collage edit]
      • 'Heartbreaker (song)|Heartbreaker' (guitar solo) – 0:36
    • Reykjavik Airport - 22 June 1970 [collage edit]
      • 'Moby Dick' (John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page) (drum solo excerpt) – 0:56
    • Laugardalshöll - 22 June 1970
      • 'Dazed and Confused' (Jimmy Page) (guitar bowing solo)
    • Sydney Showground - 27 February 1972
      • 'Black Dog' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones) – 0:36
    • Madison Square Garden - 27 July 1973
      • 'Since I've Been Loving You' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones) – 0:49
    • Madison Square Garden - 28 July 1973 [Knebworth campsite on 4 August 1979 video clip]
      • 'Over the Hills and Far Away' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 2:23
    • Seattle Center Coliseum - 21 March 1975
      • 'Whole Lotta Love [medley]' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, Willie Dixon) [theremin solo and 'The Crunge' excerpt from Earl's Court, 25 May 1975] – 0:48
    • Earl's Court - 24 May 1975 [streets of Belfast on 5 March 1971 clip]
      • 'Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones) – 0:49
    • Earl's Court - 25 May 1975 [collage edit]
      • 'Stairway to Heaven' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) (guitar intro) – 0:54
    • LA Forum - 21 June 1977 [8 mm video clips from various 1977 performances]
      • 'The Song Remains the Same (song)|The Song Remains the Same' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 5:37

Chart positions

Chart (2003) Peak position
Norwegian Music Chart[1] 1
German Music Chart[2] 18
US Billboard Top Music Video Chart[3] 1
UK Top 10 Music DVDs and Videos Chart 1
Australian ARIA Top 40 DVD Chart 1
US Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart[4] 4
Hungarian MAHASZ Top 20 DVDs Chart[5] 8
Finnish Music Chart[6] 3

Certifications

Country Sales Certification
CAPIF) 40,000+ Platinum[7]
United States (RIAA) 2,600,000+ 13× Multi-Platinum[8]
RIAJ) 100,000+ Gold[9]
Brazil (ABDP) 100,000+ Diamond[10]
ARIA) 75,000+ 5× Platinum[11]
Finland (IFPI) 10,006+ Platinum[12]
Germany (IFPI) 10,000+ Platinum[13]

Certification history

Organization Level Date
RIAA – USA Gold 7 July 2003
RIAA – USA Platinum 7 July 2003
RIAA – USA 10× Platinum 7 July 2003
RIAA – USA 11× Platinum 9 July 2012
RIAA – USA 12× Platinum 9 July 2012
RIAA – USA 13× Platinum 9 July 2012

Credits

Personnel
  • Musicians:
    • Jimmy Page - electric guitars, acoustic guitars, backing vocals, producer, creative director
    • Robert Plant - vocals, harmonica
    • John Paul Jones - bass guitar, keyboards, bass pedals, mandolin
    • John Bonham - drums, percussion
  • Production:
    • Peter Grant - executive producer on original recordings
    • Dick Carruthers – producer, creative director
    • Kevin Shirley – sound engineer
    • Joe Massot - director (The Song Remains the Same footage)
    • Peter Clifton - director (The Song Remains the Same footage)
    • Peter Whitehead - director (Albert Hall footage)
    • Stanley Dorfman - director (Albert Hall footage)
    • Eddie Kramer - engineer on original recordings
    • Brian Condliffe - technician
    • Mick Hinton - technician
    • Benji Lefevre - technician
    • Ray Thomas - technician

Notes

  1. The Top 100 - 2 June 2003. lista.vg.no. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
  2. The Top 100 - 9 June 2003. musicline.de. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
  3. Top Music Video - 14 June 2003. Billboard. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
  4. Comprehensive Albums - 20 March 2004. Billboard. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
  5. Top 20 DVDs - 9 January 2005. MAHASZ. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
  6. The Top 100 - 13 August 2006. pop.yle.fi. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
  7. CAPIF: Led Zeppelin - 10 June 2003. CAPIF. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
  8. RIAA.org Mothership - 9 July 2012. RIAA. Retrieved on 2 October 2013.
  9. RIAJ DVD Accreditations - 6 November 2003. RIAJ. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
  10. ABDP DVD - January 2005. ABDP. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
  11. ARIA DVD Accreditations - 31 December 2006. ARIA. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
  12. Finnish Charts Certifications: DVD - 2007. IFPI. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
  13. Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Mothership - 2008. IFPI. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.