The Song Remains the Same (album)
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| The Song Remains the Same | ||
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| Double album by Led Zeppelin | ||
| Released | September 21, 1976 | |
| Recorded | July 27, July 28 and July 29, 1973 at Madison Square Garden, New York. Mixed at Electric Ladyland Studios, New York. Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York. | |
| Producer | Jimmy Page | |
| Genre | Hard rock | |
| Length | Disc 1: 49 min 06 s Disc 2: 50 min 39 s | |
| Record label | Swan Song Records | |
| Catalogue | (US) Swan Song SS2-201 (UK) Swan Song SSK89402 (CD) Swan Song 11619 | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Q review | 2/5 | October 2000 (http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.review.redirect&fixture_review=131065&resource=131065&fixture_artist=144739) (remastered version) |
| Led Zeppelin Chronology | ||
| Presence (1976) | The Song Remains the Same (album) (1976) | The Song Remains the Same (film) (1976) |
The Song Remains the Same is a soundtrack album and concert film by the British blues/rock band Led Zeppelin. The recording of the album and film took place during a 3-night concert stand at New York's Madison Square Garden in 1973 during the band's Houses of the Holy tour. The album was released on September 21, 1976 by Swan Song Records.
The film includes "Black Dog" but not "Celebration Day". The soundtrack includes "Celebration Day" but not "Black Dog". The film also includes "Since I've Been Loving You", the intro to "Heartbreaker", and a hurdy gurdy piece called "Autumn Lake". Other tracks that were recorded and left off the film and soundtrack includes "The Ocean" and "Misty Mountain Hop". A comprehensive study of edits and sources of the album is available at The Garden Tapes (http://www.simplyled.net/thegardentapes.html).
| Contents |
Track listing
Disc 1
- "Rock and Roll" (Bonham/Jones/Page/Plant) - 4:03
- "Celebration Day" (Jones/Page/Plant) - 3:49
- "The Song Remains The Same" (Page/Plant) - 6:00
- "Rain Song" (Page/Plant) - 8:25
- "Dazed and Confused" (Page) - 26:53
Disc 2
- "No Quarter" (Jones/Page/Plant) - 12:30
- "Stairway to Heaven" (Page/Plant) - 10:58
- "Moby Dick" (Bonham/Jones/Page/Plant) - 12:47
- "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham/Jones/Page/Plant) - 14:25
Personnel
- Jimmy Page - Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar, backing vocals, producer
- Robert Plant - Vocals, harmonica
- John Paul Jones - Organ, bass guitar, backing vocals
- John Bonham - Drums, backing vocals
- Peter Grant - Executive producer
- Eddie Kramer - Engineer, mixing
- Cameron Crowe - Liner notes
- Hipgnosis - Sleeve
- Hardie - Sleeve
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album
1976 The Song Remains the Same The Billboard 200 No. 2
U.K. - album
1976 The Song Remains the Same No. 1
- Certified Gold on November 3, 1976
- Certified Platinum on April 12, 1977
External link
- The Garden Tapes (http://www.simplyled.net/thegardentapes.html) - a study of sources of the live material and the edits for release on this album.
| Led Zeppelin |
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| John Bonham - John Paul Jones - Jimmy Page - Robert Plant |
| Original albums: Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin III - Untitled - Houses of the Holy - Physical Graffiti - Presence - The Song Remains the Same - In Through the Out Door - Coda |
| Other albums: Boxed Set - Profiled - Remasters - Boxed Set 2 - The Complete Studio Recordings - BBC Sessions - Early Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin Volume One - Latter Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin Volume Two - How the West Was Won |
| Films: The Song Remains the Same - Led Zeppelin DVD |
| Songs: "The Battle of Evermore" - "Dazed and Confused" - "Stairway to Heaven" - "When the Levee Breaks" |
| Other: Peter Grant - Swan Song Records |