Description
In 1997, Led Zeppelin introduced BBC Sessions, an acclaimed two-disc set of live recordings selected from the band’s appearances on BBC radio between 1969 and 1971. In 2016, the band unveils THE COMPLETE BBC SESSIONS, an updated version of the collection that’s been newly remastered with supervision by Jimmy Page and expanded with eight unreleased BBC recordings, including three rescued from a previously “lost” session from 1969.

Musical highlights on the 2016 collection include the debut of a long-lost radio session that has achieved near-mythic status among fans. Originally broadcast in April 1969, the session included three songs: “I Can’t Quit You Baby,” “You Shook Me,” and the only recorded performance of “Sunshine Woman.”

Also included are two unreleased versions of both “Communication Breakdown” and “What Is And What Should Never Be.” Separated by two years, the performances vividly demonstrate the young band’s rapid evolution over a short period of time.

Tracklist
[CD1]
1. You Shook Me (23/3/69 Top Gear)
2. I Can't Quit You Baby (23/3/69 Top Gear)
3. Communication Breakdown (22/6/69 Pop Sundae)
4. Dazed And Confused (23/3/69 Top Gear)
5. The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair (22/6/69 Pop Sundae)
6. What Is And What Should Never Be (29/6/69 Top Gear)
7. Communication Breakdown (29/6/69 Top Gear)
8. Travelling Riverside Blues (29/6/69 Top Gear)
9. Whole Lotta Love (29/6/69 Top Gear)
10. Somethin' Else (22/6/69 Pop Sundae)
11. Communication Breakdown (10/8/69 Playhouse Theatre)
12. I Can't Quit You Baby (10/8/69 Playhouse Theatre)
13. You Shook Me (10/8/69 Playhouse Theatre)
14. How Many More Times (10/8/69 Playhouse Theatre)

[CD2]
1. Immigrant Song (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
2. Heartbreaker (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
3. Since I've Been Loving You (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
4. Black Dog (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
5. Dazed And Confused (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
6. Stairway To Heaven (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
7. Going To California (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
8. That's The Way (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
9. Whole Lotta Love (Medley) [1/4/71 Paris Theatre]
10. Thank You (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)

[CD3]
1. Communication Breakdown (23/3/69 Top Gear)
2. What Is And What Should Never Be (22/6/69 Pop Sundae)
3. Dazed And Confused (10/8/69 Playhouse Theatre)
4. White Summer (10/8/69 Playhouse Theatre)
5. What Is And What Should Never Be (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
6. Communication Breakdown (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
7. I Can't Quit You Baby (14/4/69 Rhythm & Blues Session)
8. You Shook Me (14/4/69 Rhythm & Blues Session)
9. Sunshine Woman (14/4/69 Rhythm & Blues Session)

3CD/5LP Super Deluxe Edition (pictured above)
US - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01INFZN9G/?tag=imwan-20
CA - https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01INFZN9G/?tag=imwanca-20
UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01INFZN9G/?tag=imwan-21

3CD Set
US - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IOAAZSE/?tag=imwan-20
CA - https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01IOAAZSE/?tag=imwanca-20
UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01IOAAZSE/?tag=imwan-21

5LP Set
US - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01INFYPAO/?tag=imwan-20
CA - https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01INFYPAO/?tag=imwanca-20
UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01INFYPAO/?tag=imwan-21

Say what bad things you might about something like this, Zep has alwys given their fans a choice for purchasing the format that they choose without having to pay for a format that they don't want and still getting every note of music. They did this with the studio re-releases as well. I'll be in for the 3 CD set.

This is what the 3CD set will look like (click for full size):



https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IOAAZSE/?tag=imwan-20

Thanks for the heads-up Linda.It's much appreciated as always.

Thanks for posting this. It's another 'Celebration Day' for Zep fans.

How about having to pay for two extra discs that are already in the collection of the majority of interested fans? Why not just release disc three of this set as a standalone release for $12? Pack it with the two already released CDs and then charge the consumer $25. "Sunshine Woman" is hardly a new discovery, probably the only thing that will interest many people, was available to put on the original release and now appears to have been held back to try and soak as many people as possible...loyal consumers who already bought this release once now will have to shell out $25 to get the one song they want.

There was talk that the original release was supposed to be 3 CDs and Atlantic forced it down to a 2 CD release. Obvious label cash-grab 20 years later.

This one is an easy pass on principle alone. I will be more than happy to spend the $25 on two CDs by newer artists rather than shell out money for this...especially when 2/3rds of the music is already in my collection.

No one has to pay for any of this. That's why the free market is so wonderful. It's completely voluntary. I love it.

Disc: 1
1. You Shook Me (23/3/69 Top Gear)
2. I Can't Quit You Baby (23/3/69 Top Gear)
3. Communication Breakdown (22/6/69 Pop Sundae)
4. Dazed And Confused (23/3/69 Top Gear)
5. The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair (22/6/69 Pop Sundae)
6. What Is And What Should Never Be (29/6/69 Top Gear)
7. Communication Breakdown (29/6/69 Top Gear)
8. Travelling Riverside Blues (29/6/69 Top Gear)
9. Whole Lotta Love (29/6/69 Top Gear)
10. Somethin' Else (22/6/69 Pop Sundae)
11. Communication Breakdown (10/8/69 Playhouse Theatre)
12. I Can't Quit You Baby (10/8/69 Playhouse Theatre)
13. You Shook Me (10/8/69 Playhouse Theatre)
14. How Many More Times (10/8/69 Playhouse Theatre)

Disc: 2
1. Immigrant Song (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
2. Heartbreaker (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
3. Since I've Been Loving You (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
4. Black Dog (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
5. Dazed And Confused (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
6. Stairway To Heaven (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
7. Going To California (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
8. That's The Way (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
9. Whole Lotta Love (Medley) [1/4/71 Paris Theatre]
10. Thank You (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)

Disc: 3
1. Communication Breakdown (23/3/69 Top Gear)
2. What Is And What Should Never Be (22/6/69 Pop Sundae)
3. Dazed And Confused (10/8/69 Playhouse Theatre)
4. White Summer (10/8/69 Playhouse Theatre)
5. What Is And What Should Never Be (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
6. Communication Breakdown (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
7. I Can't Quit You Baby (14/4/69 Rhythm & Blues Session)
8. You Shook Me (14/4/69 Rhythm & Blues Session)
9. Sunshine Woman (14/4/69 Rhythm & Blues Session)

If it had the unedited version of "Whole Lotta Love" I would be in.

Back in the early 80's, before people worried much about such things, a now defunct radio station in Dallas played bootlegs of the Playhouse Theatre and Paris Theater shows, including the unedited Whole Lotta Love medley. I happened to be a nut about recording songs off the radio at the time and was able to record the whole thing. I wore those tapes down all the way through high school.

Per Acoustic Sounds there is also a download code with the super deluxe. Bit/sampling rate not stated. Hopefully 96/24 & hopefully available separately. Right now they're saying the dl code only comes with the S.D., which is way past my price point or even desire (I already own the cd's & no longer own a turntable)..

In!

Super IN! for Super Deluxe!

All of these songs should have been Bonus tracks on the last round of remasters. They were held back for this collection to soak more money out of their incredibly loyal fan base.

I guess the questions I have are (a) whether this collects all of the remaining, surviving BBC recordings, and (b) where, when and how the tape of the so-called "lost session" surfaced, and how well it sounds.

That said: I remember picking up the 2-disc version at Circuit City for some ridiculously low price back around 2001 or so--maybe tten bucks--and while my seventeen-year-old self might have obsessively played this over and over again, full-blast, on headphones, my adult self has never really mustered the time or the inclination to play it more than once every couple of years or so.

and that.....in a nutshell.......is just one of the reasons i have developed a terrible dislike for page and plant.

Come on Renny...you don't discriminate. You "dislike" everyone!

Zeppelin has been my favorite band since I was 12 and I've happily spent money on anything they've released...including all of the super deluxe box sets of their studio albums. As much as I love them, I can't justify spending the money for this box set. I will be happy with the 3-CD version. I never knew I had a limit when it came to them but this is it.

As I kind of wrote above; I'd pay around $20 for a 96/24 download only, but that's it.

I swear to God--two announcements in the same week about upcoming releases of rare/unreleased Led Zeppelin and Beatles music, yet all people seem to be doing is bellyaching about how they're somehow getting screwed or something.

If collecting music made me this consistently miserable, I would have given it up years ago.

I'm not miserable re: either; Just plan to pass on the Beatles unless it's a remix, & will only by the LZ as a standalone Download. I am satisfied with my Current LZ BBC 2 CD set, & I never liked Beatles at Hollywood Bowl. You're welcome to buy both!

I remember buying the Led Zeppelin DVD and How The West Was Won for $19.99 at Circuit City in Princeton the week they were released. Such a deal.

Regarding the BBC tapes, I wish they had left in the announcer introductions that I remember from my broadcast tape in the 80s. "And now a typical Led Zeppelin stage show closing...," was classic.

Cheers, Michael