Listen To Previously Unreleased ‘Communication Breakdown’ From Led Zeppelin ‘Complete BBC Sessions’

On September 16 rock gods Led Zeppelin will re-release their BBC Sessions set featuring previously unreleased material as The Complete BBC Sessions. The new 3-CD/5-LP set includes eight never-before-issued tracks with some coming from a 1969 visit to The Beeb. Today, we have a taste of the unreleased material with the premiere of “Communication Breakdown.”

As per Rolling Stone, the “Communication Breakdown” below spans nearly five high-impact minutes more than twice the length of the studio track. It was recorded on April Fool’s Day in 1971 for broadcast on BBC, but for some reason didn’t make the cut and wasn’t aired. Guitarist Jimmy Page shows off why he’s one of the best of all-time on the track, while Robert Plant wails and the rhythm section of drummer John Bonham and bassist John Paul Jones provide a steady anchor.

Listen to “Communication Breakdown” from The Complete BBC Sessions:

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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