Led Zeppelin Boxed Set by Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin Boxed Set

by Led Zeppelin

Released: October 29, 1990

Hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock, folk rock

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Why This Album Matters

This album matters because its strongest editorial story is: Chart Success.

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The Album

The unreleased tracks are "Travelling Riverside Blues," recorded on June 24, 1969, at the BBC Maida Vale Studio, and "White Summer/Black Mountain Side," recorded on June 27, 1969, at the Playhouse Theatre in London. Los Angeles Times journalist Dennis Hunt described it as "one of the most expensive albums ever to reach the Top 40." The Led Zeppelin boxed set, released on October 8, 1990, includes two previously unreleased tracks and one new mix. This compilation was the band's first collection of their music (excluding Coda, which is sometimes considered a studio album) and was overseen by Jimmy Page, who supervised the selection and remastering of the tracks.

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Interesting Facts

This is separate from the Remasters album, also…

This is separate from the Remasters album, also released in October 1990, and differs from the The Complete Studio Recordings boxed set released three years later.

The latter includes all nine studio albums on…

The latter includes all nine studio albums on ten discs, with additional tracks such as "Baby Come On Home" and the "Moby Dick/Bonzo's Montreux" mix.

The boxed set was available in multiple formats…

The boxed set was available in multiple formats: four compact discs, six vinyl records, or four cassette tapes.

"Led Zeppelin" is a boxed set by the…

"Led Zeppelin" is a boxed set by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on October 8, 1990, by Atlantic Records.

It included a 36-page booklet

It included a 36-page booklet.

Then

Reception

Upon its release, the boxed set debuted at number 40 on the Billboard 200, making it notable for its high retail price—$65 for the CD version and $55 for the cassette version.

Full background

The Complete Album Story

"Led Zeppelin" is a boxed set by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on October 8, 1990, by Atlantic Records. This compilation was the band's first collection of their music (excluding Coda, which is sometimes considered a studio album) and was overseen by Jimmy Page, who supervised the selection and remastering of the tracks. The boxed set was available in multiple formats: four compact discs, six vinyl records, or four cassette tapes. It included a 36-page booklet.

Upon its release, the boxed set debuted at number 40 on the Billboard 200, making it notable for its high retail price—$65 for the CD version and $55 for the cassette version. Los Angeles Times journalist Dennis Hunt described it as "one of the most expensive albums ever to reach the Top 40."

The Led Zeppelin boxed set, released on October 8, 1990, includes two previously unreleased tracks and one new mix. The unreleased tracks are "Travelling Riverside Blues," recorded on June 24, 1969, at the BBC Maida Vale Studio, and "White Summer/Black Mountain Side," recorded on June 27, 1969, at the Playhouse Theatre in London. The new mix included is "Moby Dick/Bonzo's Montreux," created in May 1990 at the Atlantic Synclavier Suite in New York. Additionally, the set features the band's only non-album B-side, "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do," from the 1970 single "Immigrant Song," which had not been previously available on compact disc.

To distinguish this boxed set from other collections, it was sometimes listed as The Complete Collection in certain markets. This is separate from the Remasters album, also released in October 1990, and differs from the The Complete Studio Recordings boxed set released three years later. The latter includes all nine studio albums on ten discs, with additional tracks such as "Baby Come On Home" and the "Moby Dick/Bonzo's Montreux" mix.

The Moby Dick/Bonzo's Montreux mix also appears on the promotional interview album Profiled (1990). The remaining tracks not included in this set were later issued in the Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2 in 1993.

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