music.wikisort.org - CompositionBBC Sessions is a compilation album featuring studio sessions and a live concert recorded by English rock group Led Zeppelin for the BBC. It was released on 11 November 1997, by Atlantic Records. Disc one consists of material from four different 1969 BBC sessions. Disc two contains most of the 1 April 1971 concert from the Paris Theatre in London.[1] Disc three was only included in a limited run of album releases and features rare interviews from 1969, 1976/1977, and 1990.
1997 live album by Led Zeppelin
BBC Sessions |
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Released | 11 November 1997 (1997-11-11) |
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Recorded | March & June 1969, 1 April 1971, London, England, UK |
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Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock |
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Length | 149:23 197:37 (2016 reissue) |
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Label | Atlantic |
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Producer | Jimmy Page |
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Compiler | Jimmy Page |
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Countless bootlegs of these recordings circulated for years before the official release. This release was widely welcomed by Led Zeppelin fans as it was the first live release since The Song Remains the Same in 1976. Others have criticized the decision to edit some of the songs and drop others that were recorded for the BBC. Most notable are one session from 1969 which included the unreleased song "Sunshine Woman", and about seven minutes of the "Whole Lotta Love" medley from 1971.[2] The album was re-released in September 2016 as The Complete BBC Sessions with further BBC recordings, including the "Sunshine Woman" session.
Track listing
Standard edition
Disc oneTitle | Writer(s) |
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1. | "You Shook Me" | Willie Dixon, J. B. Lenoir | 5:14 |
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2. | "I Can't Quit You Baby" | Dixon | 4:22 |
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3. | "Communication Breakdown" | John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page | 3:12 |
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4. | "Dazed and Confused" | Page, inspired by Jake Holmes | 6:39 |
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5. | "The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair" | Bonham, Dixon, Sleepy John Estes, Robert Johnson, Jones, Page, Robert Plant | 3:00 |
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6. | "What Is and What Should Never Be" | Page, Plant | 4:20 |
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7. | "Communication Breakdown" | Bonham, Jones, Page | 2:40 |
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8. | "Travelling Riverside Blues" | Johnson, Page, Plant | 5:12 |
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9. | "Whole Lotta Love" | Bonham, Dixon, Jones, Page, Plant | 6:09 |
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10. | "Somethin' Else" | Eddie Cochran, Sharon Sheeley | 2:06 |
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11. | "Communication Breakdown" | Bonham, Jones, Page | 3:05 |
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12. | "I Can't Quit You Baby" | Dixon | 6:21 |
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13. | "You Shook Me" | Dixon, Lenoir | 10:19 |
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14. | "How Many More Times" | Bonham, Jones, Page | 11:51 |
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Total length: | 73:10 |
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Disc twoTitle | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Immigrant Song" | Page, Plant | 3:20 |
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2. | "Heartbreaker" | Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant | 5:16 |
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3. | "Since I've Been Loving You" | Jones, Page, Plant | 6:56 |
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4. | "Black Dog" | Jones, Page, Plant | 5:17 |
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5. | "Dazed and Confused" | Page, inspired by Holmes | 18:36 |
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6. | "Stairway to Heaven" | Page, Plant | 8:49 |
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7. | "Going to California" | Page, Plant | 3:54 |
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8. | "That's the Way" | Page, Plant | 5:43 |
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9. | "Whole Lotta Love"/"Boogie Chillun'"/"Fixin' to Die"/"That's Alright Mama"/"A Mess of Blues" | Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant/John Lee Hooker/Bukka White/Arthur Crudup/Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | 13:45 |
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10. | "Thank You" | Page, Plant | 6:37 |
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Total length: | 76:13 |
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The Complete Sessions edition – bonus disc
Nine recordings from a conglomerate of 1969 sessions, including "Dazed and Confused", "I Can't Quit You Baby", "You Shook Me" and "Sunshine Woman" along with two versions of both "Communication Breakdown" and "What Is and What Should Never Be" (recorded two years apart) were released on 16 September 2016, comprising a third disc of the previously two-disc BBC Sessions compilation. Eight of the nine songs were previously unreleased; "White Summer" was previously released in 1990 on the Led Zeppelin Boxed Set and the expanded 1993 reissue of Coda from The Complete Studio Recordings and Led Zeppelin Definitive Collection (2008) box sets. The lost March 1969 three-song session – by all accounts erased from its master tapes – appears on the disc sourced from a reputed AM radio recording. This session contains the oft-bootlegged, boogieing blues rocker "Sunshine Woman," a track that Zeppelin never formally released previously, and renditions of Willie Dixon's "I Can't Quit You Baby" and "You Shook Me."
Disc threeTitle | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Communication Breakdown" | Bonham, Jones, Page | 3:00 |
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2. | "What Is and What Should Never Be" | Page, Plant | 4:14 |
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3. | "Dazed and Confused" | Page, inspired by Holmes | 11:08 |
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4. | "White Summer" | Page | 8:22 |
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5. | "What Is and What Should Never Be" | Page, Plant | 4:44 |
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6. | "Communication Breakdown" | Bonham, Jones, Page | 4:54 |
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7. | "I Can't Quit You Baby" | Dixon | 5:26 |
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8. | "You Shook Me" | Dixon, Lenoir | 4:10 |
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9. | "Sunshine Woman" | Bonham, Dixon, Johnson, Jones, Plant, Page | 3:06 |
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Total length: | 48:14 |
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- Session one
- John Peel's Top Gear
- Venue: Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, London
- Recording date: Monday 3 March 1969
- Original broadcast: Sunday 23 March 1969 (in a show with sessions from Free, the Moody Blues and Deep Purple)
- Tracks: "Communication Breakdown" (disc 3, track 1), "Dazed and Confused" (disc 1, track 4), "You Shook Me" (disc 1, track 1), "I Can't Quit You Baby" (disc 1, track 2).
- Producer: Bernie Andrews
- Engineer: Pete Ritzema
- Tape operator: Bob Conduct
- Session two
- Alexis Korner's Rhythm and Blues, (BBC World Service)
- Venue: Maida Vale Studio 4, Delaware Road, London
- Recording date: Wednesday 19 March 1969
- Original broadcast: Monday 14 April 1969
- Tracks: "Sunshine Woman" (disc 3, track 9), "I Can't Quit You Baby" (disc 3, track 7), "You Shook Me" (disc 3, track 8). The session was wiped or lost by the BBC, although recordings survive on bootlegs. The show was re-run later in 1969, adding the recording of "What Is And What Should Never Be" from the June 16 session.
- Producer: Jeff Griffin
- Session three
- Chris Grant's Tasty Pop Sundae (originally commissioned for Dave Symond's Symonds On Sunday show)
- Venue: Aeolian Hall Studio 2, Bond Street, London
- Recording Date: Monday 16 June 1969
- Original Broadcast: Sunday 22 June 1969
- Tracks: "The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair" (disc 1, track 5), "Communication Breakdown" (disc 1, track 3), "Somethin' Else" (disc 1, track 10), "What Is and What Should Never Be" (disc 3, track 2).
- Producer: Paul Williams
- Session four
- John Peel's Top Gear (Double recording session)
- Venue: Maida Vale Studio 4, Delaware Road, London
- Recording date: Tuesday 24 June 1969
- Original broadcast: Sunday 29 June 1969
- Tracks: "Whole Lotta Love" (disc 1, track 9), "Communication Breakdown" (disc 1, track 7), "What Is and What Should Never Be" (disc 1, track 6), "Travelling Riverside Blues" (disc 1, track 8). "Travelling Riverside Blues" had previously been released on the Led Zeppelin box set and expanded versions of Coda.
- Producer: John Walters
- Engineer: Tony Wilson
- Session five
- One Night Stand
- Venue: Playhouse Theatre
- Recording date: Friday 27 June 1969
- Original broadcast: Sunday 10 August 1969
- Tracks: "Communication Breakdown" (disc 1, track 11), "I Can't Quit You Baby" (disc 1, track 12), "Dazed and Confused" (disc 3, track 3), "White Summer" (disc 3, track 4), "You Shook Me" (disc 1, track 13), "How Many More Times" (disc 1, track 14). "White Summer" had previously been released as "White Summer/Black Mountain Side" on the Led Zeppelin box set and expanded versions of Coda, but with 15 seconds cut out.
- Session six
- In Concert (Emcee John Peel)
- Venue: Paris Theatre, Lower Regent Street, London
- Recording date: Thursday 1 April 1971
- Original broadcast: Sunday 4 April 1971
- Tracks: "Immigrant Song", "Heartbreaker", "Since I've Been Loving You", "Black Dog", "Dazed and Confused", "Stairway to Heaven", "Going to California", "That's the Way" (disc 2, tracks 1–8), "What Is and What Should Never Be" (disc 3, track 5), "Whole Lotta Love" (medley, disc 2, track 9), "Thank You" (disc 2, track 10), "Communication Breakdown" (disc 3, track 6). The "Whole Lotta Love" medley has had "For What It's Worth", "Trucking Little Mama" and "Honey Bee" edited out, shortening the medley by seven minutes.
- Producer: Jeff Griffin
- Engineer: Tony Wilson
Personnel
Led Zeppelin
- John Bonham – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- John Paul Jones – bass guitar, bass pedals, keyboards, mandolin, backing vocals
- Jimmy Page – acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals, mastering, production
- Robert Plant – vocals, harmonica
Additional personnel
- Andie Airfix – art direction, design
- Jon Astley – mastering
- John Davis – mastering (The Complete BBC Sessions 2016 reissue)
- Luis Rey – liner notes
- Chris Walter – photography
Chart positions
1997 sales chart performance for BBC Sessions
Chart (1997) |
Peak position |
Japanese Albums Chart[8] |
10 |
French Albums Chart[9] |
38 |
New Zealand RIANZ Top 50 Albums Chart[10] |
26 |
Finnish Albums Chart[11] |
28 |
Swedish Albums Chart[12] |
50 |
UK Albums Chart[13] |
23 |
Norwegian Albums Chart[14] |
36 |
US Billboard The 200 Albums Chart[15] |
12 |
Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart[16] |
30 |
Certifications
Release history
Release formats for BBC Sessions
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Catalog # |
United States |
11 November 1997 |
Atlantic Records |
4 LP |
83061-1 |
2 Compact Disc |
83061-2 |
2 Cassette |
83061-4 |
3 Compact Disc |
83074-2 |
United Kingdom |
2 Compact disc |
7567-83061-2 |
Japan |
WEA Japan |
2 Compact disc |
11756-7 |
References
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- Lewis, Dave (2004). "BBC Sessions". Led Zeppelin: The Complete Guide to Their Music (1st ed.). London: Omnibus Press. p. 76. ISBN 1-84449-141-2.
- BBC Sessions at AllMusic
- Archived November 22, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: led zeppelin". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- Archived February 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- "Top 100 Albums – 15 November 1998". Oricon. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
- "Top 200 Albums – 22 November 1997". lescharts.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
- "Top 50 Albums – 23 November 1997". RIANZ. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
- "Top 40 Albums – 23 November 1997". finnishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
- "Top 100 Albums – 28 November 1997". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
- Warwick, Neil (2004). "Led Zeppelin – 29 November 1997". The Complete Book of the British Charts (3rd ed.). London: Omnibus Press. p. 627. ISBN 1-84449-058-0.
- "Top 40 Albums – 30 November 1997". norwegiancharts.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
- "The 200 Chart – 6 December 1997". Billboard. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
- "RPM Albums Chart – 1 December 1997". RPM. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
- "Australiancharts.com – Led Zeppelin – The Complete BBC Sessions". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- "Austriancharts.at – Led Zeppelin – The Complete BBC Sessions" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- "Ultratop.be – Led Zeppelin – The Complete BBC Sessions" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- "Ultratop.be – Led Zeppelin – The Complete BBC Sessions" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- "Led Zeppelin Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Led Zeppelin – The Complete BBC Sessions" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Led Zeppelin – The Complete BBC Sessions" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2016. 38. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 38, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- "Italiancharts.com – Led Zeppelin – The Complete BBC Sessions". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- "Weekly Foreign Albums Chart". oricn ME inc. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- "Charts.nz – Led Zeppelin – The Complete BBC Sessions". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- "Portuguesecharts.com – Led Zeppelin – The Complete BBC Sessions". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- "TOP 100 ALBUMES — SEMANA 38: del 16.09.2016 al 22.09.2016" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- "Swisscharts.com – Led Zeppelin – The Complete BBC Sessions". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- "Led Zeppelin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- "Japanese album certifications – Led Zeppelin – BBC Sessions" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1997年12月 on the drop-down menu
- "British album certifications – Led Zeppelin – BBC Sessions". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- "American album certifications – Led Zeppelin – BBC Sessions". Recording Industry Association of America.
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На других языках
- [en] BBC Sessions (Led Zeppelin album)
[es] BBC Sessions (álbum de Led Zeppelin)
Led Zeppelin BBC Sessions es un triple álbum de grabaciones de estudio y de conciertos para la BBC, de la banda británica Led Zeppelin. Fue publicado el 11 de noviembre de 1997 por Atlantic Records.
[ru] BBC Sessions (альбом Led Zeppelin)
BBC Sessions — альбом британской рок-группы Led Zeppelin, выпущен 11 ноября 1997 года фирмой Atlantic Records. На диск собраны некоторые концертные и студийные записи группы, для BBC. Это первый релиз Led Zeppelin после пятнадцатилетнего перерыва. На первом диске собраны записи с четырёх различных сессий группы в BBC в 1969. Второй диск в основном собран из записей на концерте группы в Paris Theatre в Лондоне (1 апреля 1971).
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