℗ 2016 BBC
| Released | September 16, 2016 |
| Duration | 3h 21m 23s |
| Record Label | Rhino Atlantic |
| Genre | Rock (Classic Rock) |
The Complete BBC Sessions
Led Zeppelin
Available in MQA and 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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You Shook Me (23/3/69 Top Gear)
Led Zeppelin |
5:13 | |||
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1.2
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I Can't Quit You Baby (23/3/69 Top Gear)
Led Zeppelin |
4:23 | |||
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1.3
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Communication Breakdown (22/6/69 Pop Sundae)
Led Zeppelin |
3:11 | |||
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1.4
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Dazed And Confused (23/3/69 Top Gear)
Led Zeppelin |
6:39 | |||
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1.5
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The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair (22/6/69 Pop Sundae)
Led Zeppelin |
3:03 | |||
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1.6
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What Is and What Should Never Be (Live 29/6/69 Top Gear)
Led Zeppelin |
4:20 | |||
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1.7
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Communication Breakdown (29/6/69 Top Gear)
Led Zeppelin |
2:40 | |||
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1.8
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Travelling Riverside Blues (29/6/69 Top Gear)
Led Zeppelin |
5:10 | |||
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1.9
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Whole Lotta Love (29/6/69 Top Gear)
Led Zeppelin |
6:10 | |||
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1.10
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Somethin' Else ("Tasty Pop Sundae" Live BBC Session)
Led Zeppelin |
2:06 | |||
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1.11
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Communication Breakdown (10/8/69 Playhouse Theatre)
Led Zeppelin |
3:04 | |||
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1.12
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I Can't Quit You Baby (10/8/69 Playhouse Theatre)
Led Zeppelin |
6:20 | |||
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1.13
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You Shook Me (10/8/69 Playhouse Theatre)
Led Zeppelin |
10:13 | |||
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1.14
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How Many More Times (10/8/69 Playhouse Theatre)
Led Zeppelin |
11:35 | |||
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2.1
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Immigrant Song (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
Led Zeppelin |
3:20 | |||
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2.2
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Heartbreaker (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
Led Zeppelin |
5:15 | |||
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2.3
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Since I've Been Loving You (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
Led Zeppelin |
6:56 | |||
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2.4
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Black Dog (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
Led Zeppelin |
5:17 | |||
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2.5
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Dazed and Confused (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
Led Zeppelin |
18:36 | |||
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2.6
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Stairway To Heaven (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
Led Zeppelin |
8:49 | |||
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2.7
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Going To California (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
Led Zeppelin |
3:54 | |||
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2.8
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That's The Way (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
Led Zeppelin |
5:43 | |||
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2.9
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Whole Lotta Love (Medley / 1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
Led Zeppelin |
13:45 | |||
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2.10
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Thank You (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
Led Zeppelin |
6:37 | |||
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3.1
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Communication Breakdown (23/3/69 Top Gear)
Led Zeppelin |
3:00 | |||
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3.2
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What Is and What Should Never Be (Live 22/6/69 Pop Sundae)
Led Zeppelin |
4:14 | |||
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3.3
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Dazed And Confused (10/8/69 Playhouse Theatre)
Led Zeppelin |
11:08 | |||
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3.4
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White Summer (10/8/69 Playhouse Theatre)
Led Zeppelin |
8:22 | |||
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3.5
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What Is and What Should Never Be (Live 1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
Led Zeppelin |
4:44 | |||
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3.6
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Communication Breakdown (1/4/71 Paris Theatre)
Led Zeppelin |
4:54 | |||
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3.7
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I Can't Quit You Baby (14/4/69 Rhythm & Blues Session)
Led Zeppelin |
5:26 | |||
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3.8
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You Shook Me (14/4/69 Rhythm & Blues Session)
Led Zeppelin |
4:10 | |||
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3.9
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Sunshine Woman (Rhythm & Blues BBC Session)
Led Zeppelin |
3:06 |
"Newly remastered by Jimmy Page, the three-disc set featuring recordings from ’69-’71 captures a vibrant and liminal phase of the band's career that shows who they once were and who they would become."
- Pitchfork
BBC Sessions is a compilation album featuring studio sessions and a live concert recorded by English rock group Led Zeppelin for the BBC. It was released on 11 November 1997, by Atlantic Records. Disc one consists of material from four different 1969 BBC sessions. Disc two contains most of the 1 April 1971 concert from the Paris Theatre in London. Disc three was only included in a limited run of album releases and features rare interviews from 1969, 1976/1977, and 1990.
Countless bootlegs of these recordings circulated for years before the official release. This release was widely welcomed by Led Zeppelin fans as it was the first live release since The Song Remains the Same in 1976. Others have criticized the decision to edit some of the songs and drop others that were recorded for the BBC. Most notable are one session from 1969 which included the unreleased song "Sunshine Woman", and about seven minutes of the "Whole Lotta Love" medley from 1971.
The album was re-released in this format in September 2016 as The Complete BBC Sessions with further BBC recordings, including the "Sunshine Woman" session.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Rhino Atlantic Studio Masters
Disc 2, Tracks 1-10; Disc 3, Tracks 1-9 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source Disc 3, Track 9 – contains material which has been processed by a perceptual audio coding algorithm Disc 1, Tracks 1-10; Disc 2, Tracks 1-10; Disc 3, Tracks 1, 2 – 48 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit
Disc 2, Tracks 1-10; Disc 3, Tracks 1-9 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source Disc 3, Track 9 – contains material which has been processed by a perceptual audio coding algorithm Disc 1, Tracks 1-10; Disc 2, Tracks 1-10; Disc 3, Tracks 1, 2 – 48 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.72 -2.95 to -0.06 | -16.30 -23.35 to -12.00 | -12.97 -20.60 to -8.60 | 10 8 to 14 | |
| 1.1 | You Shook Me (23/3/69 Top Gear) | -0.29 | -15.58 | -12.4 | 10 |
| 1.2 | I Can't Quit You Baby (23/3/69 Top Gear) | -0.20 | -17.74 | -14.5 | 11 |
| 1.3 | Communication Breakdown (22/6/69 Pop Sundae) | -0.14 | -14.40 | -11.3 | 10 |
| 1.4 | Dazed And Confused (23/3/69 Top Gear) | -0.41 | -17.06 | -14.1 | 11 |
| 1.5 | The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair (22/6/69 Pop Sundae) | -0.64 | -14.97 | -12.5 | 9 |
| 1.6 | What Is and What Should Never Be (Live 29/6/69 Top Gear) | -0.28 | -14.90 | -11.8 | 9 |
| 1.7 | Communication Breakdown (29/6/69 Top Gear) | -0.26 | -13.86 | -10.7 | 9 |
| 1.8 | Travelling Riverside Blues (29/6/69 Top Gear) | -0.19 | -15.16 | -12.0 | 10 |
| 1.9 | Whole Lotta Love (29/6/69 Top Gear) | -0.59 | -15.66 | -12.4 | 10 |
| 1.10 | Somethin' Else ("Tasty Pop Sundae" Live BBC Session) | -0.33 | -15.59 | -12.7 | 10 |
| 1.11 | Communication Breakdown (10/8/69 Playhouse Theatre) | -0.40 | -15.74 | -13.2 | 11 |
| 1.12 | I Can't Quit You Baby (10/8/69 Playhouse Theatre) | -0.41 | -17.89 | -14.9 | 12 |
| 1.13 | You Shook Me (10/8/69 Playhouse Theatre) | -0.06 | -16.69 | -13.2 | 11 |
| 1.14 | How Many More Times (10/8/69 Playhouse Theatre) | -0.06 | -17.41 | -14.4 | 11 |
| 2.1 | Immigrant Song (1/4/71 Paris Theatre) | -1.01 | -14.04 | -10.9 | 8 |
| 2.2 | Heartbreaker (1/4/71 Paris Theatre) | -1.01 | -15.26 | -11.8 | 9 |
| 2.3 | Since I've Been Loving You (1/4/71 Paris Theatre) | -0.67 | -15.85 | -12.5 | 9 |
| 2.4 | Black Dog (1/4/71 Paris Theatre) | -0.57 | -15.29 | -11.9 | 9 |
| 2.5 | Dazed and Confused (1/4/71 Paris Theatre) | -0.90 | -17.14 | -13.2 | 9 |
| 2.6 | Stairway To Heaven (1/4/71 Paris Theatre) | -1.54 | -17.61 | -13.6 | 9 |
| 2.7 | Going To California (1/4/71 Paris Theatre) | -2.95 | -23.35 | -20.6 | 14 |
| 2.8 | That's The Way (1/4/71 Paris Theatre) | -1.99 | -21.13 | -18.2 | 13 |
| 2.9 | Whole Lotta Love (Medley / 1/4/71 Paris Theatre) | -1.05 | -15.57 | -12.1 | 9 |
| 2.10 | Thank You (1/4/71 Paris Theatre) | -1.03 | -17.21 | -12.1 | 9 |
| 3.1 | Communication Breakdown (23/3/69 Top Gear) | -0.25 | -15.12 | -11.4 | 10 |
| 3.2 | What Is and What Should Never Be (Live 22/6/69 Pop Sundae) | -0.88 | -17.83 | -14.4 | 10 |
| 3.3 | Dazed And Confused (10/8/69 Playhouse Theatre) | -0.07 | -17.38 | -13.6 | 11 |
| 3.4 | White Summer (10/8/69 Playhouse Theatre) | -0.09 | -19.77 | -15.6 | 12 |
| 3.5 | What Is and What Should Never Be (Live 1/4/71 Paris Theatre) | -0.92 | -16.44 | -12.7 | 9 |
| 3.6 | Communication Breakdown (1/4/71 Paris Theatre) | -0.96 | -15.64 | -12.6 | 9 |
| 3.7 | I Can't Quit You Baby (14/4/69 Rhythm & Blues Session) | -1.63 | -14.90 | -11.7 | 9 |
| 3.8 | You Shook Me (14/4/69 Rhythm & Blues Session) | -1.48 | -13.58 | -10.5 | 8 |
| 3.9 | Sunshine Woman (Rhythm & Blues BBC Session) | -0.35 | -12.00 | -8.6 | 8 |