Led Zeppelin Unveils Video For ‘Complete BBC Sessions’ Version Of ‘What Is And What Should Never Be’

By Scott Bernstein Sep 14, 2016 1:25 pm PDT

Led Zeppelin will reissue their 1997 compilation BBC Sessions as The Complete BBC Sessions featuring several previously unreleased recordings this Friday, September 16. Today, the band shared a new video for the version of “What Is And What Should Never Be” from the new set:

Guitarist Jimmy Page discussed The Complete BBC Sessions during a discussion that aired live on Facebook ahead of the video’s premiere:

Jimmy talked about all the work that went into the new set and how certain recordings featured on The Complete BBC Sessions came from tapes made by fans in Eastern Europe. He also discussed his previous visit to The Beeb with Tom Jones and the Yardbirds ahead of Led Zeppelin’s formation.

Page was in charge of re-mastering the material found on The Complete BBC Sessions. Head here to pre-order in a variety of formats.

The Complete BBC Sessions Tracklist (via CoS)

Disc One:
01. You Shook Me
02. I Can’t Quit You Baby
03. Communication Breakdown
04. Dazed And Confused
05. The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair
06. What Is And What Should Never Be
07. Communication Breakdown
08. Travelling Riverside Blues
09. Whole Lotta Love
10. Somethin’ Else
11. Communication Breakdown
12. I Can’t Quit You Baby
13. You Shook Me
14. How Many More Times

Disc Two:
01. Immigrant Song
02. Heartbreaker
03. Since I’ve Been Loving You
04. Black Dog
05. Dazed And Confused
06. Stairway To Heaven
07. Going To California
08. That’s The Way
09. Whole Lotta Love (Medley: Boogie Chillun/Fixin’ To Die/That’s Alright Mama/A Mess of Blues)
10. Thank You

Disc Three:.
01. Communication Breakdown *
02. What Is And What Should Never Be *
03. Dazed And Confused *
04. White Summer
05. What Is And What Should Never Be *
06. Communication Breakdown *
07. I Can’t Quit You Baby *
08. You Shook Me *
09. Sunshine Woman *

* = Previously Unreleased

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