Led Zeppelin - BBC Sessions

Taken from various London Broadcast venues and carried over the European airwaves by the BBC, these 1969-71 BBC Sessions are the authorized release of songs that have been long known and available only via bootlegging. Personally compiled by guitarist Jimmy Page, this collection captures the band without the use of overdubbing: live, raw and in their prime. It showcases many songs that were on their way to becoming rock standards plus allows the listener to hear songs that were still being worked out. A case in point is the inclusion of Stairway To Heaven, performed here eight months prior to it’s official studio release on Led Zeppelin IV. The BBC Sessions are now considered the best collection of live Led Zeppelin material released to date. Other selections include You Shook Me, I Can’t Quit You Baby, Communication Breakdown, Dazed and Confused, Whole Lotta Love, How Many More Times, Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Black Dog and thirteen medleys of blues and R & B snippets among others. This limited edition 4 LP deluxe box set features four jackets and an insert with the original artwork and liner notes.