Led Zeppelin To Issue Deluxe Editions Of First Three Albums

Today, an announcement Led Zeppelin fans have been waiting for finally came as the band revealed they will release deluxe editions of their first three albums on June 3. The deluxe editions of Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II and Led Zeppelin III will contain “dozens of unheard studio and live recordings, with each album featuring a second disc of companion audio comprised entirely of unreleased music related to that album.”

The release of the first three albums will be followed by the eventual release of the rest of the group’s nine studio efforts in chronological order. Guitarist Jimmy Page remastered each of the albums. “The material on the companion discs presents a portal to the time of the recording of Led Zeppelin,” says Page. “It is a selection of work in progress with rough mixes, backing tracks, alternate versions, and new material recorded at the time”

Here’s the formats in which the three albums will be released on June 3:

Single CD -Remastered album packaged in a gatefold card wallet.

Deluxe Edition (2CD) -Remastered album, plus a second disc of unreleased companion audio.

Single LP -Remastered album on 180-gram vinyl, packaged in a sleeve that replicates the LP’s first pressing in exacting detail. (For example, III will feature the original wheel and die cut holes.)

Deluxe Edition Vinyl -Remastered album and unreleased companion audio on 180-gram vinyl.

Digital Download -Remastered album and companion audio will both be available.

Super Deluxe Boxed Set -This collection includes:
o Remastered album on CD in vinyl replica sleeve.
o Companion audio on CD in card wallet.
o Remastered album on 180-gram vinyl in a sleeve replicating first pressing.
o Companion audio on 180-gram vinyl.
o High-def audio download card of all content at 96kHz/24 bit. (Live tracks are 48kHz/24 bit).
o Hard bound, 70+ page book filled with rare and previously unseen photos and memorabilia.
o High quality print of the original album cover, the first 30,000 of which will be individually numbered.
o Led Zeppelin will also include a replica of the band’s original Atlantic press kit.

For Led Zeppelin, the companion audio features a previously unreleased performance recorded on October 10, 1969 at the Olympia Theatre in Paris, which includes a 15-minute version of “Dazed And Confused,” as well as “Heartbreaker” and “Moby Dick.” The Led Zeppelin II companion audio contains alternate mixes of five songs from the album, backing tracks to “Thank You” and “Living Loving Maid (She’s Just A Woman),” and the previously unreleased track “La La.” Led Zeppelin III’s companion audio features seven studio outtakes of songs that made the album as well as three previously unheard compositions.

Led Zeppelin
Track Listing

1. “Good Times Bad Times”
2. “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You”
3. “You Shook Me”
4. “Dazed And Confused”
5. “Your Time Is Gonna Come”
6. “Black Mountain Side”
7. “Communication Breakdown”
8. “I Can’t Quit You Baby”
9. “How Many More Times”

Companion Audio Disc
Live At The Olympia -Paris, France
October 10, 1969

1. “Good Times Bad Times/Communication Breakdown”
2. “I Can’t Quit You Baby”
3. “Heartbreaker”
4. “Dazed And Confused”
5. “White Summer/Black Mountain Side”
6. “You Shook Me”
7. “Moby Dick”
8. “How Many More Times”

Led Zeppelin II
Track Listing
1. “Whole Lotta Love”
2. “What Is And What Should Never Be”
3. “The Lemon Song”
4. “Thank You”
5. “Heartbreaker”
6. “Living Loving Maid (She’s Just A Woman)”
7. “Ramble On”
8. “Moby Dick”

Companion Audio Disc
1. “Whole Lotta Love”
2. “What Is And What Should Never Be”
3. “Thank You”
4. “Heartbreaker”
5. “Living Loving Maid (She’s Just A Woman)”
6. “Ramble On”
7. “Moby Dick”
8. “La La”

Led Zeppelin III
Track Listing
1. “Immigrant Song”
2. “Friends”
3. “Celebration Day”
4. “Since I’ve Been Loving You”
5. “Out On The Tiles”
6. “Gallows Pole”
7. “Tangerine”
8. “That’s The Way”
9. “Bron-Y-Aur Stomp”
10. “Hats Off To (Roy) Harper”

Companion Audio Disc
1. “The Immigrant Song”
2. “Friends”
3. “Celebration Day”
4. “Since I’ve Been Loving You”
5. “Bathroom Sound”
6. “Gallows Pole”
7. “That’s The Way”
8. “Jennings Farm Blues”
9. “Keys To The Highway/Trouble In Mind”