"The Song Remains the Same" is the live soundtrack album of the concert film of the same name by Led Zeppelin, released on October 20, 1976. The recordings were made during three nights of concerts at Madison Square Garden in July 1973, part of the band's North American tour. The album was recorded by Eddie Kramer using the Wally Heider Mobile Studio truck and mixed at Electric Lady Studios in New York and Trident Studios in London. The sleeve design features a dilapidated movie house at Old Street film studios in London, where the band rehearsed.
The original album and film had slightly different track lists. The soundtrack included "Celebration Day," which did not appear in the film, while some songs featured in the film, such as "Black Dog," "Since I've Been Loving You," and "Heartbreaker," were omitted from the album. Some tracks recorded at Madison Square Garden were not included in either release.
In 2007, the surviving band members oversaw the remixing and remastering of the original release. The reissued soundtrack included six songs not on the original album, aligning the audio with the visuals of the film. Kevin Shirley, who worked on How The West Was Won, was involved in this process. The 2007 release was followed by a four-LP edition in 2008, presented in a deluxe box with a booklet featuring unpublished stills from the film.
A newly remastered edition was issued on September 7, 2018, available in multiple formats, including a super deluxe boxed set and hi-resolution audio files, concluding a series of reissues of the band's live albums and deluxe editions of their studio albums.
