The Complete BBC Sessions (deluxe edition)

~ Release by Led Zeppelin (see all versions of this release, 17 available)

Annotation

3-1, 1-4, 1-1, and 1-2 recorded March 3, 1969. Original broadcast date March 23, 1969 on John Peel's Top Gear.

3-9, 3-7, and 3-8 recorded March 19, 1969. Original broadcast date April 14, 1969 on BBC World Service's Rhythm And Blues.

1-5, 1-3, 1-10, and 3-2 recorded June 16, 1969. Original broadcast date June 22, 1969 on Chris Grant's Tasty Pop Sundae.

1-9, 1-7, 1-6, and 1-8 recorded on June 24, 1969. Original broadcast date June 29, 1969 on Top Gear introduced by John Peel

1-11, 1-12, 3-3, 3-4, 1-13, and 1-14 recorded on June 27, 1969. Original broadcast date August 10, 1969 for the pilot One Night
Stand part of Top Gear, introduced by John Peel.

2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 3-5, 2-9, 2-10, 3-6 recorded April 1, 1971. Original broadcast date April 4, 1971 on the John Peel Sunday In Concert programme.

Original Release 11 November 1997 BBC Sessions
Matrix Id: CD 1 812279438-9/1 V01 TLI IFPI L016 IFPI 056T
Matrix id: CD 2 812279438-9/2 V01 XQP IFPI L016 IFPI 05M6
Matrix id: CD 3 812279438-9/3 V01 GEM IFPI L016 IFPI 055S

Tracklist

| |
1CD
#TitleLength
1You Shook Me
engineer:
Bob Conduct and Pete Ritzema
producer:
Bernie Andrews
drums (drum set):
John Bonham
guitar:
Jimmy Page
Hammond organ:
John Paul Jones
harmonica and lead vocals:
Robert Plant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (in 2016)
recorded at:
Playhouse Theatre in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-03-03)
cover recording of:
You Shook Me (on 1969-03-03)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
additional writer:
J.B. Lenoir
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp., BMG Rights Management (US) LLC and Hoochie Coochie Music
5:14
2I Can’t Quit You Baby
engineer:
Bob Conduct and Pete Ritzema
producer:
Bernie Andrews
bass guitar:
John Paul Jones
drums (drum set):
John Bonham
guitar:
Jimmy Page
lead vocals:
Robert Plant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (in 2016)
recorded at:
Playhouse Theatre in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-03-03)
cover recording of:
I Can’t Quit You Baby (on 1969-03-03)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Conrad Music and Hoochie Coochie Music
medley including a cover recording of:
She's Nineteen Years Old
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield
4:24
3Communication Breakdown3:12
4Dazed and Confused
engineer:
Bob Conduct and Pete Ritzema
producer:
Bernie Andrews
bass guitar:
John Paul Jones
drums (drum set):
John Bonham
guitar:
Jimmy Page
lead vocals:
Robert Plant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (in 2016)
recorded at:
Playhouse Theatre in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-03-03)
recording of:
Dazed and Confused (Led Zeppelin version) (on 1969-03-03)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Page
additional writer:
Jake Holmes
publisher:
WB Music Corp.
version of:
Dazed and Confused (original)
6:40
5The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair3:03
6What Is and What Should Never Be
engineer:
Tony Wilson
producer:
John Walters
bass guitar:
John Paul Jones
drums (drum set):
John Bonham
guitar:
Jimmy Page
lead vocals:
Robert Plant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (in 2016)
recorded at:
Maida Vale Studios: Studio 4 in Paddington, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-24)
recording of:
What Is and What Should Never Be (on 1969-06-16)
writer:
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
publisher:
WB Music Corp.
4:20
7Communication Breakdown2:40
8Travelling Riverside Blues
engineer:
Tony Wilson
producer:
John Walters
bass guitar:
John Paul Jones
drums (drum set):
John Bonham
guitar:
Jimmy Page
lead vocals:
Robert Plant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (in 2016)
recorded at:
Maida Vale Studios: Studio 4 in Paddington, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-24)
recording of:
Travelling Riverside Blues (Led Zeppelin version) (on 1969-06-24)
additional writer:
Robert Johnson
writer:
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
version of:
Traveling Riverside Blues
5:11
9Whole Lotta Love6:11
10Somethin’ Else
producer:
Paul Williams
drums (drum set):
John Bonham
guitar:
Jimmy Page
upright piano:
John Paul Jones
lead vocals:
Robert Plant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (in 2016)
recorded at:
Aeolian Hall Studio 2 in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-16)
cover recording of:
Somethin’ Else (on 1969-06-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Cochran, Eddie Cochran and Sharon Sheeley
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
2:06
11Communication Breakdown3:05
12I Can’t Quit You Baby
engineer:
Tony Wilson
producer:
Jeff Griffin
bass guitar:
John Paul Jones
drums (drum set):
John Bonham
guitar:
Jimmy Page
lead vocals:
Robert Plant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (in 2016)
recorded at:
Playhouse Theatre in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-27)
live cover recording of:
I Can’t Quit You Baby (on 1969-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Conrad Music and Hoochie Coochie Music
6:21
13You Shook Me
engineer:
Tony Wilson
producer:
Jeff Griffin
drums (drum set):
John Bonham
guitar:
Jimmy Page
Hammond organ:
John Paul Jones
harmonica and lead vocals:
Robert Plant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (in 2016)
recorded at:
Playhouse Theatre in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-27)
live cover recording of:
You Shook Me (on 1969-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
additional writer:
J.B. Lenoir
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp., BMG Rights Management (US) LLC and Hoochie Coochie Music
10:14
14How Many More Times
engineer:
Tony Wilson
producer:
Jeff Griffin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (in 2016)
recorded at:
Playhouse Theatre in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-27)
edit of:
How Many More Times by Led Zeppelin
live recording of:
How Many More Times (on 1969-06-27)
writer:
John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
publisher:
WB Music Corp.
is based on:
How Many More Years
is based on:
The Hunter
11:38
2CD
#TitleLength
1Immigrant Song
producer:
Jeff Griffin
bass guitar:
John Paul Jones
drums (drum set):
John Bonham
guitar:
Jimmy Page
lead vocals:
Robert Plant
spoken vocals:
John Peel
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (in 2016)
recorded at:
Paris Theatre in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1971-04-01)
live recording of:
Immigrant Song (on 1971-04-01)
lyricist:
Robert Plant
composer:
Jimmy Page
publisher:
Superhype Music, Inc.
3:21
2Heartbreaker
producer:
Jeff Griffin
bass guitar:
John Paul Jones
drums (drum set):
John Bonham
guitar:
Jimmy Page
lead vocals:
Robert Plant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (in 2016)
recorded at:
Paris Theatre in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1971-04-01)
live recording of:
Heartbreaker (Led Zeppelin song) (on 1971-04-01)
writer:
John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
publisher:
WB Music Corp.
5:16
3Since I’ve Been Loving You6:56
4Black Dog5:18
5Dazed and Confused
producer:
Jeff Griffin
bass guitar:
John Paul Jones
drums (drum set):
John Bonham
guitar:
Jimmy Page
lead vocals:
Robert Plant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (in 2016)
recorded at:
Paris Theatre in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1971-04-01)
live recording of:
Dazed and Confused (Led Zeppelin version) (on 1971-04-01)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Page
additional writer:
Jake Holmes
publisher:
WB Music Corp.
version of:
Dazed and Confused (original)
18:37
6Stairway to Heaven8:49
7Going to California
producer:
Jeff Griffin
acoustic guitar:
Jimmy Page
mandolin:
John Paul Jones
lead vocals:
Robert Plant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (in 2016)
recorded at:
Paris Theatre in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1971-04-01)
live recording of:
Going to California (on 1971-04-01)
writer:
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
3:55
8That’s the Way
producer:
Jeff Griffin
acoustic guitar:
Jimmy Page
mandolin:
John Paul Jones
tambourine:
John Bonham
lead vocals:
Robert Plant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (in 2016)
recorded at:
Paris Theatre in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1971-04-01)
live recording of:
That’s the Way (on 1971-04-01)
lyricist:
Robert Plant
composer:
Jimmy Page
5:43
9Whole Lotta Love (medley): Boogie Chillun / Fixin’ to Die / That’s Alright Mama / A Mess of Blues
producer:
Jeff Griffin
bass guitar:
John Paul Jones
drums (drum set):
John Bonham
guitar and theremin:
Jimmy Page
lead vocals:
Robert Plant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (in 2016)
recorded at:
Paris Theatre in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1971-04-01)
live medley including a cover recording of:
A Mess of Blues (on 1971-04-01)
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry River Music, Chrysalis Songs, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc. and R&H Music
live medley including a cover recording of:
Boogie Chillen’ (on 1971-04-01)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., La Cienega Music and Sony Music Publishing Ltd.
live medley including a cover recording of:
Fixin’ to Die Blues (on 1971-04-01)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
live medley including a cover recording of:
That’s All Right (on 1971-04-01)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Crudup Music, Hill & Range Songs, Inc., Intersong GmbH, PW Ballads, Special Rider Music, St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
live medley including a recording of:
Whole Lotta Love (on 1971-04-01)
additional lyricist:
Willie Dixon
writer:
John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
publisher:
Flames of Albion Music, Inc., Succubus Music Ltd., Superhype Music, Inc., Superhype Publishing, Inc. and WB Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
is based on:
You Need Love
13:45
10Thank You
producer:
Jeff Griffin
drums (drum set):
John Bonham
guitar:
Jimmy Page
Hammond organ:
John Paul Jones
lead vocals:
Robert Plant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (in 2016)
recorded at:
Paris Theatre in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1971-04-01)
live recording of:
Thank You (on 1971-04-01)
writer:
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
publisher:
WB Music Corp.
6:40
3CD
#TitleLength
1Communication Breakdown3:01
2What Is and What Should Never Be
producer:
Paul Williams
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (in 2016)
recorded at:
Aeolian Hall Studio 2 in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-16)
recording of:
What Is and What Should Never Be (on 1969-06-16)
writer:
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
publisher:
WB Music Corp.
4:15
3Dazed and Confused
engineer:
Tony Wilson
producer:
Jeff Griffin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (in 2016)
recorded at:
Playhouse Theatre in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-27)
live recording of:
Dazed and Confused (Led Zeppelin version) (on 1969-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Page
additional writer:
Jake Holmes
publisher:
WB Music Corp.
version of:
Dazed and Confused (original)
11:08
4White Summer
engineer:
Tony Wilson
producer:
Jeff Griffin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (in 2016)
recorded at:
Playhouse Theatre in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-27)
live medley including a recording of:
Black Mountain Side (Led Zeppelin instrumental) (on 1969-06-27)
additional composer:
Jimmy Page
publisher:
Succubus Music Ltd., WB Music Corp., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
arrangement of:
Blackwaterside (Bert Jansch arrangement)
live medley including a recording of:
White Summer (on 1969-06-27)
composer:
Jimmy Page
publisher:
Warner/Chappell North America
is based on:
She Moved Thru the Bizarre
8:22
5What Is and What Should Never Be
producer:
Jeff Griffin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (in 2016)
recorded at:
Paris Theatre in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1971-04-01)
live recording of:
What Is and What Should Never Be (on 1971-04-01)
writer:
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
publisher:
WB Music Corp.
4:44
6Communication Breakdown4:55
7I Can’t Quit You Baby
engineer:
Joe Young
producer:
Jeff Griffin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (in 2016)
recorded at:
Maida Vale Studios in Paddington, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-03-19)
live cover recording of:
I Can’t Quit You Baby (on 1969-03-19)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Conrad Music and Hoochie Coochie Music
5:27
8You Shook Me
engineer:
Joe Young
producer:
Jeff Griffin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (in 2016)
recorded at:
Maida Vale Studios in Paddington, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-03-19)
live cover recording of:
You Shook Me (on 1969-03-19)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
additional writer:
J.B. Lenoir
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp., BMG Rights Management (US) LLC and Hoochie Coochie Music
4:10
9Sunshine Woman
engineer:
Joe Young
producer:
Jeff Griffin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (in 2016)
recorded at:
Maida Vale Studios in Paddington, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-03-19)
recording of:
Sunshine Woman (on 1969-03-19)
additional lyricist:
Willie Dixon and Robert Johnson
writer:
John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
3:08