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BBC Sessions [Live]

Led ZeppelinAudio CD
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listen  1. You Shook Me ( "Top Gear" Live Version From BBC Sessions) 5:15$0.99 Buy Track
listen  2. I Can't Quit You Baby ( "Top Gear" Live Version From BBC Sessions) 4:23$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. Communication Breakdown ("Tasty Pop Sundae" Live Version From BBC Sessions) 3:12$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. Dazed And Confused ( "Top Gear" Live Version From BBC Sessions) 6:40$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair ("Tasty Pop Sundae" Live Version From BBC Sessions) 3:02$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. What Is And What Should Never Be ( "Top Gear" Live Version From BBC Sessions) 4:22$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. Communication Breakdown ("Top Gear" Live Version From BBC Sessions) 2:41$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. Travelling Riverside Blues ( "Top Gear" Live Version From BBC Sessions) 5:12$0.99 Buy Track
listen  9. Whole Lotta Love ( "Top Gear" Live Version From BBC Sessions) 6:09$0.99 Buy Track
listen10. Somethin' Else ("Tasty Pop Sundae" Live Version From BBC Sessions) 2:10$0.99 Buy Track
listen11. Communication Breakdown ("One Night Stand" Live Version From BBC Sessions) 3:06$0.99 Buy Track
listen12. I Can't Quit You Baby ("One Night Stand" Live Version From BBC Sessions) 6:20$0.99 Buy Track
listen13. You Shook Me ("One Night Stand" Live Version From BBC Sessions)10:19Album Only
listen14. How Many More Times ("One Night Stand" Live Version From BBC Sessions)11:51Album Only
listen15. Immigrant Song ("In Concert" Live Version From BBC Sessions) 3:21$0.99 Buy Track
listen16. Heartbreaker ("In Concert" Live Version From BBC Sessions) 5:16$0.99 Buy Track
listen17. Since I've Been Loving You ("In Concert" Live Version From BBC Sessions) 6:56$0.99 Buy Track
listen18. Black Dog ("In Concert" Live Version From BBC Sessions) 5:17$0.99 Buy Track
listen19. Dazed And Confused ( "In Concert" Live Version From BBC Sessions)18:36Album Only
listen20. Stairway To Heaven ("In Concert" Live Version From BBC Sessions) 8:49$0.99 Buy Track
listen21. Going To California ("In Concert" Live Version From BBC Sessions) 3:54$0.99 Buy Track
listen22. That's The Way ("In Concert" Live Version From BBC Sessions) 5:43$0.99 Buy Track
listen23. Whole Lotta Love (Medley) ( "In Concert" Live Version From BBC Sessions)13:45Album Only
listen24. Thank You ("In Concert" Live Version From BBC Sessions) 6:38$0.99 Buy Track


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  • Audio CD (November 18, 1997)
  • Original Release Date: November 18, 1997
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Live
  • Label: Atlantic
  • ASIN: B000002JEV
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (158 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,602 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Frequently bootlegged and now digitally remastered by Jimmy Page, these tapes capture a 25-month (1969 to 1971) arc in which Zep's sound grew to encompass the speed rush and jazz/blues festival stuff of their 1969 debut, the fully developed folkie musings of "Going to California" (in which Plant vowed to make a hejira right up to Joni Mitchell's front door), and the band's modestly popular multilayered epic "Stairway to Heaven." The Sessions also give a glimpse of nearly off-the-cuff invention in an intense take on Robert Johnson's "Traveling Riverside Blues." Most other white blues musicians would've rushed to get this on vinyl; Page and Plant instead used it for parts, most notably taking its profound acoustic freneticism for Led Zeppelin III. --Rickey Wright

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Japanese reissue of 2000 compilation is packaged in a miniature heavy quality LP gatefold sleeve. 24 tracks including the 13-minute plus 'Whole Lotta Love' (Medley) featuring 'Boogie Chillun'/Fixin' To Die/That's Alright Mama/A Mess Of Blues'. Includes credits & lyric booklet. Atlantic. 2003. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

 

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52 of 54 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Zeppelin: Live At The BBC, November 18, 2004
This review is from: BBC Sessions (Audio CD)
Led Zeppelin's "BBC Sessions" is a great treasure trove of live material the group recorded for the BBC between 1969 and 1971. Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham were one of the rock world's greatest live acts, as this live set clearly shows. Granted, several songs are repeated, like "Communication Breakdown" (3 versions), "You Shook Me" and "I Can't Quit You Baby" (2 versions), but who's complaining? One of Zeppelin's live trademarks was never to perform any song the exact same way, so each version of "Communication Breakdown," for example, differs somewhat from the other versions, as the band wanted to jam on it in a different, fresh way each time. And it works. Other goodies include a smokin' version of "Travelling Riverside Blues," and a brilliant performance of Zeppelin's signature song, "Stairway To Heaven." I also love the band's extended workouts on display here, including an 18 1/2 minute jam on "Dazed And Confused" (with Page getting some truly wild sounds out of his guitar), and the nearly 14-minute blast through "Whole Lotta Love," in which Zeppelin also insert some blues favorites like "Boogie Chillin'" and "That's Alright Mama." So, what are you waiting for, Zepheads---"BBC Sessions" totally deserves a place in your Led Zeppelin collection.
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5.0 out of 5 stars not a true live album, but the magic is still there ..., November 10, 2001
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when i first popped the first cd in my cd player i was really surprised. i didn't expect much from it for some reason, but whatever reason that was, it was wrong. this album revitalized my enduring enthusiasm for led zeppelin, the band that could play the same song several different ways.
speaking of playing the same song different ways, bbc sessions has 3 versions of communication breakdown, 2 versions of you shook me and i can't quit you baby, 2 versions of dazed and confused and whole lotta love, i think i covered everything. :O
if you're a new zepp fan, then you'll love the rhythm and ferocity at 80% of their tunes on here - it harkens back to their early days of their first 4 albums.
it also contains the phenomenal, The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair and Travelling Riverside Blues! Truely missed classics, not on any lone album (i do think they are in one of the box sets).
trust me, if you're looking for a great rock album from a band that you thought you heard it all from, then pick up this album -its a welcome breath of fresh air.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Early Showcase of Rock Talent, September 8, 2002
This review is from: BBC Sessions (Audio CD)
The "BBC Sessions" showcases the awesome musical ability of all four members of the 70's rock titan Led Zeppelin. Disc 1 is mainly composed of heavy rock and blues familiars from their first two official releases. "Communication Breakdown" is found during three different points during this album, with each track showing the vast improvement of Zeppelin's playing ability in just three short months of touring in 1969. This is also effectively displayed with the inclusion of "You Shook Me" and "I Can't Quit You," played from the first "Top Gear" BBC Sessions in March of 1969 and during the "One Night Stand" BBC recordings from August of the same year. The blues drenched standout "Travelling Riverside Blues" features white hot Blues riffing by Page, and includes song writing credits that are typically documented as produced by Page, Plant, and Robert Johnson, who was one of many mysterious "fifth" song writers of Led Zeppelin. For those who aren't hardcore Zep heads like myself, Led Zeppelin was a band notorious for stealing lyrics directly out of old blues favorites. My only complaint about Disc 2 is that Robert Plant's voice cracks during the opening track "The Immigrant Song" and the then-yet-to-be-released "Black Dog," which kicks off with the opening drum beat of "Out On the Tiles." Outside of those two weak moments, Disc 2 delivers the goods and then some. Led Zeppelin flexes their heavy metal muscles on a rip-roaring version of "Whole Lotta Love," which was also one of the first live performances of this song. The 60's flower power side found on "Zeppelin III" or "Zeppelin IV" is also displayed with perfection on "Going to California," "That's the Way," and "Thank You," which is a great way to end a concert. Outside of a couple of dips in sound quality caused by Father Time and an inept mixing board, "The BBC Sessions" is a perfect collector's item for Led Zeppelin fans. It is a perfect reminder to those who have forgotten how awesome Led Zeppelin was when they were playing together.
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