Led Zeppelin Songs, Album & Lyrics: Rock Band Is Returning, Releasing Unheard Songs
Iconic rock band Led Zeppelin is remastering their albums and releasing unheard songs, the band said Wednesday.
Jimmy Page, the band's guitarist, will be remastering the albums, set for release June 3. The first three to be released will be two-disc sets called "Led Zeppelin", "Led Zeppelin II" and "Led Zeppelin III." The second disc in the sets will have the unreleased music on it.
"The material on the companion discs presents a portal to the time of the recording of Led Zeppelin," Page said in a statement from the band.
"It is a selection of work in progress with rough mixes, backing tracks, alternate versions and new material recorded at the time," Page added.
The "Led Zeppelin" (1969) album's companion disc will feature a October 1969 performance from the Olympia Theatre in Paris. This is a nine-song set that includes a 15-minute version of "Dazed and Confused."
The companion disc for "Led Zeppelin II" will include alternate mixes of "Whole Lotta Love" and four other songs. It will also include backing tracks to "Thank You" and "Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman)". Additionally, it will include the unreleased track "La La."
The new version of "Whole Lotta Love" is signifcantly different than the original, and vocalist Robert Plant said he used a different "singing personality" in the unreleased track.
The band's third album "Led Zeppelin III" features a companion disc that includes outtakes from that album and three new songs. "Jennings Farm Blues," "Bathroom Sound" and "Keys To The Highway/Trouble In Mind" are three unheard songs that will be included on the companion disc.
In total, Led Zeppelin will release nine remastered albums, all of the band's studio albums, in order from first to last.
A Zeppelin reunion is not in the works, however. Both Plant and Page denied any rumors that the band will be getting back together to perform live.