Led Zeppelin [Video Box Set]

Led Zeppelin

Overview

"In the '70s, they made rock & roll history with such unforgettable classic rock tunes as ""Stairway to Heaven"" and ""Whole Lotta Love,"" now Led Zeppelin moves into the digital age with this Rhino release -- a two-disc set offering over five-and-a-half hours of vintage performances. Presented in 1.33:1 full frame, this release offers a variety of audio options including English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Stereo, PCM stereo, and DTS 5.1. In addition to unforgettable performances from London's Royal Albert Hall and Madison Square Garden, fans can also access such extras as interviews and appearances on Danish, French, American, and Italian television and little-seen promotional materials."

Product Details

Release Date:	05/27/2003
UPC:	0603497019823
Original Release:	2003
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner StraT. MKT.
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	5:20:00
Sales rank:	13,461

Special Features

Danish television appearance from 1962; French TV appearance from 1969; Promo; Australian TV excerpt from 1972; Robert Plant interview; Promo from 1990; NBC interview from 1970

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Led Zeppelin

Actor,Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Jimmy Page	Producer,Producer
Robert Plant	Composer
Dick Carruthers	Producer
Eddie Cochran	Composer
Ben E. King	Composer
Willie Dixon	Composer
James Albert Bethea	Composer
John Paul Jones	Composer
Sharon Sheeley	Composer
Jimmy Page	Composer
John Bonham	Composer
Jerry Capehart	Composer

Editorial Reviews

This double-DVD set includes over five hours of never-before-available concert and performance footage from Led Zeppelin, spanning the years 1969 to 1979. While enthusiasts have been trading poor quality versions of this material for years, this marks the first archival video release to contain any footage of the band playing live. The main feature on the first disc includes highlights of the band's legendary set at the Royal Albert Hall on January 9, 1970. If there was ever any doubt of the power and intricate legerdemain of Jimmy Page (guitar), Robert Plant (vocal/harmonica), John Paul Jones (bass/keyboards/mandolin), and John Bonham (drums), this performance will silence all detractors. The dozen songs from this show are derived primarily from their first two LPs with a few well-chosen covers thrown in for good measure. One particularly interesting inclusion is Plant's spontaneous incorporation of a few lines from Neil Young's "Down by the River" and "On the Way Home" during an epic "How Many More Times." Supplementary shorts on disc one feature a promotional video for "Communication Breakdown" -- with the band miming to a pre-recorded audio track -- a half-hour mini-show for Danish Television, a clip of "Dazed and Confused" from the British TV program Supershow, and a pair of tunes ("Communication Breakdown" and "Dazed and Confused") for the French TV show Tous en Scene. The second DVD fast forwards to the '70s and continues with a trio of main attractions and a slew of extras. First up is a composite video for "Immigrant Song," which contains some amateur footage married to a previously unissued live version of the song. This is followed by outtakes from the motion picture Song Remains the Same (1976), which finds the quartet at Madison Square Garden in 1973. The oft-bootlegged 1975 Earls Court is up next highlighted by acoustic renderings of "Going to California" and "That's the Way." The last extended set finds Zep during their triumphant return to England in 1979. It would ultimately be a bittersweet affair as it was likewise their final performance in their homeland prior to the death of Bonham the following year. Extras on disc two include a few interview clips, promotional videos for "Over the Hills and Far Away," and "Travelling Riverside Blues" -- both circa the Led Zeppelin (1990) four-CD box set. ~ Lindsay Planer

Shines a new light on the band and their monumental legacy.

Another Man - Benjamin Hammond

A massive, 400-page coffee table tome, filled with glossy, high resolution shots of the band at their decadent, high-flying best, with annotations written by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and quotes from the late, great John Bonham.

Uproxx - Corbin Reiff

Takes readers on tour with the band and offers a behind-the-scenes look along with handwritten lyric sheets, elaborate concert posters and colorful backstage passes.

CNN - Kyle Almond

Take a walk down memory lane with one of the greatest rock bands of all time.

CR Fashion Book - Sophie Shaw

New behind-the-scenes photos offer a rare glimpse into the world of Led Zeppelin through the years.

Daily Mail - Keith Griffith

…a 400-page time capsule into the bands exceptional career, and sequentially depicts artwork, illustrations and curated photographs personally chosen from the band's never before seen archives.

Daily Beast - Kelly Caminero

…an assemblage of vivid photographs, artworks and more culled from the band’s personal archive. The images mix the epic and the intimate, the iconic and the rarely seen…

Billboard - Rebecca Milzoff

This 400-page chronology spans half a century of the band's unparalleled career.

Blabbermouth

This is the story of the band who defined rock and roll, as seen by the band themselves.

PDN

The first official visual history of the band who made rock heavier than ever before, with unprecedented access to their photographic archive.

The Guardian

Chock-full of personal photographs, reproductions of posters, backstage passes, and handwritten lyrics.

Esquire