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Led Zeppelin
Box set by Led Zeppelin
Released	29 October 1990
Recorded	October 1968 – December 1978
Genre	Hard rock heavy metal blues rock folk rock
Length	4:49:05
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Jimmy Page
Compiler	Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin chronology
Coda (1982) Led Zeppelin (1990) Led Zeppelin Remasters (1990)
Singles from Led Zeppelin
"Travelling Riverside Blues" Released: 8 October 1990

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

Led Zeppelin is a boxed set by English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was the first compilation of songs by the band (not counting Coda, which some sources list as a studio album) and the selection and remastering of the tracks were supervised by Jimmy Page. Atlantic Records released it on 29 October 1990 on several formats: four compact discs, six vinyl records, or four cassette tapes. A 36-page booklet was also included with the release.

Debuting at number 40 on the Billboard 200, the box set was described by Los Angeles Times journalist Dennis Hunt as "one of the most expensive albums ever to reach the Top 40", noting its retail price of $65 on CD and $55 on cassette.

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 album released the same 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.

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

Certifications

Release history

See also

• List of best-selling albums in the United States

References

1. "New Albums". Music Week. 3 November 1990. p. 36.
2. "Led Zeppelin [Box Set] - Led Zeppelin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
3. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
4. While some external sources categorise Coda as a compilation album, Led Zeppelin's official album label, Atlantic Records, categorises it as a studio album. See for example the liner notes for Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2 and the label attached to The Complete Studio Recordings boxed set.
5. Hunt, Dennis (2 November 1990). "Iceman Hits the Hammer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
6. "Australiancharts.com – Led Zeppelin – Boxed Set". Hung Medien. Retrieved July, 8 2023.
7. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9159". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July, 8 2023.
8. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July, 8 2023.
10. "Led Zeppelin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July, 8 2023.
11. "Italiancharts.com – Led Zeppelin – Boxed Set". Hung Medien. Retrieved July, 8 2023.
12. "Canadian album certifications – Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin". Music Canada.
13. "British album certifications – Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin - Box Set 1". British Phonographic Industry.
14. "American album certifications – Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin". Recording Industry Association of America.

• Albums produced by Jimmy Page
• Led Zeppelin box sets
• 1990 compilation albums
• Atlantic Records compilation albums
• Folk rock compilation albums
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