| Led Zeppelin | |
| Type: | box |
| Artist: | Led Zeppelin |
| Cover: | Led Zeppelin - Boxed Set.jpg |
| Alt: | A zeppelin flying across a crop circle |
| Released: | 8 October 1990[1] |
| Recorded: | October 1968 – December 1978 |
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| Label: | Atlantic |
| Producer: | Jimmy Page |
| Compiler: | Jimmy Page |
| Prev Title: | Coda |
| Prev Year: | 1982 |
| Next Title: | Led Zeppelin Remasters |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
Led Zeppelin is a boxed set by English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was the first compilation of songs by the band (not counting Coda, which some sources list as a studio album)[2] and the selection and remastering of the tracks were supervised by Jimmy Page.Atlantic Records released it on 8 October 1990 on several formats: four compact discs, six vinyl records, or four cassette tapes. A 36-page booklet was also included with the release.
This set contains two previously unreleased tracks and one new mix. "Travelling Riverside Blues" was recorded on 24 June 1969 at the BBC Maida Vale Studio. "White Summer/Black Mountain Side" was recorded at the Playhouse Theatre, London on 27 June 1969. The "Moby Dick/Bonzo's Montreux" mix took place at the Atlantic Synclavier Suite in New York, in May 1990. It also includes the band's only non-album B-side, "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" of the 1970 single "Immigrant Song", previously unavailable on compact disc.
To differentiate this box set from a set of selections taken from it, the Remasters album released the same month, in some markets this release is listed under the title The Complete Collection. To further the confusion, in both cases this is different from The Complete Studio Recordings box set released three years later, which includes all nine of the band's studio albums on ten discs, with the three extra tracks appended to Coda, along with the 1969 recording "Baby Come On Home", first released on the two-disc Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2. The "Moby Dick/Bonzo's Montreux" mix is also included in the promotional interview album Profiled (1990). Also three years after this release, the remaining Led Zeppelin tracks not appearing on this box set were issued on Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2.
All tracks produced by Jimmy Page except for "Travelling Riverside Blues" produced by John Walters and "White Summer/Black Mountain Side" produced by Jeff Griffin.
| Peak position | |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] | 17 |
|---|---|
| United States | 8 October 1990 | Atlantic Records | 6LP (33 rpm) | 82144-1 |
| 4 Compact disc | 82144-2 | |||
| 4 Cassette | 82144-4 | |||
| United Kingdom | 4 Compact disc | 7567-82144-2 | ||
| France | ||||
| Germany | ||||
| Japan | AMCY-170/3 | |||
| Germany | 1990 | East West Records | 7567-80566-2 |