Notes

CD 1 :

1. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (6:58) full band, take eight
2. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (6:14) full band, take nine
3. You Shook Me (7:53)
- take one, cut - different arrangement from the album; this has bass and no organ.
4. Baby Come On Home (Tribute To Bert Burns) (8:50)

- take one - instrumental (0:00 - 1:23)
- take two - instrumental (1:45 - 2:49)
- take three - final, uncut recording (3:31 - 8:50)

5. Classical Guitar 'n' Church Organ (15:51)

- take one (0:00 - 2:41)
- take two (3:06 - 7:17)
- take three (7:37 - 12:37)
- take four (12:59 - 15:47)

6. More Classical Guitar 'n' Church Organ (21:34)

- take one - church organ intro (0:17 - 0:47)
- take two - inc. faster guitar (0:55 - 2:02)
- JP apologizes for messing up
- take three - inc. Dracula-esque organ (2:18 - 3:55)
- JP asks what he's doing wrong
- take four - omenous, distorted organ (4:11 - 6:56)
- take five - guitar comes in early (7:08 - 11:19)
- take six - best take yet! (11:36 - 16:31)
- take seven - glassy distortion on the organ (16:48 - 21:32)

7. Sugar Mama (2:58) completed, mixed studio outtake


CD 2 :

1. Jennings Farm Blues (Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp) (24:51)

- take one - short jam (0:00 - 1:18)
- take two - jam becoming more like "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" (1:55 - 3:16)
- take three - guitar intro --> "Stomp" jam (3:50 - 4:29)
- take four - guitar intro --> jam (4:36 - 5:22)
- take five - jam falls apart after the intro (5:26 - 5:42)
- take six - long cool "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" jam (5:48 - 10:20)
- take seven - different jam, ends suddenly (10:31 - 12:40)
- take eight - short intro --> long jam (12:54 - 16:16)
- take nine - intro --> "Stomp" jam (16:45 - 17:47)
- take ten - jam dies quickly (17:58 - 18:20)
- take eleven - full song with overdubs, licks, solos, percussion (18:30 - 24:45)

2. No Quarter (early rehearsals) (25:06)

- take one - instrumental, no overdubs/guitar solo (0:00 - 7:24)
- intro take 1 (7:52 - 8:09)
- intro take 2 (8:23 - 8:38)
- take two - instrumental, cool drums, keyboard overdubs (8:42 - 16:25)
- intro take 3 (17:00 - 17:40)
- take three - full version with vocals, bass, synth-like guitar solo (17:47 - 25:02)

3. That's The Way (5:34) - alternate mix of the final recording
4. Hats Off To (Roy) Harper rehearsal jam (7:04)

- includes "Feel So Bad", "Fixin' To Die", "That's Alright Mama" and more...

5. Since I've Been Loving You (7:33) - unedited, unmixed final recording

track 1: Olympic Studios, London, England (Nov. 1969)
track 2: Electric Ladyland Studios, New York, NY (June 1972)
track 3-5: Headley Grange Studios, Hampshire, England (May-June 1970)


CD 3 :

1. Since I've Been Loving You (vocals) (3:03) - only Plant's vocals from beginning of the song
2. Moby Dick (1:39) - the intro and coda of the song
3. Bonzo! (6:59) - unedited drum solo used on "Moby Dick"
4. I Wanna Be Her Man (1:43)
5. Guitar from Bron-Yr-Aur (54:38)

- take one - calm guitar strumming (0:00 - 0:42)
- take two - a little fancier (0:42 - 1:53)
- take three - two guitars (1:53 - 2:37)
- take four - acoustic guitar with Plant humming (2:37 - 3:43)
- take A - vaguely "Seaside" on acoustic (3:43 - 4:51)
- take five - hummed "Seaside" combined with take one (5:00 - 7:20)
- take six - fast jaunty intro to the take five rhythm (7:20 - 9:38)
- take seven - loose guitar strum, exotic tuning (9:56 - 11:16)
- take eight - more messing around, lots of picking (11:16 - 12:58)
- take nine - long neat song, with overdubbed lead (13:21 - 18:32)
- take ten - brief rhythm (18:32 - 18:43)
- take eleven - rhythm and lead become "Down By The Seaside" like (18:43 - 19:56)
- take twelve - messing around with a lead overdubbed (19:56 - 22:40)
- take thirteen - new rhythm, bluesy lead, Plant mumbles some vocals (22:40 - 23:50)
- take fourteen - faster blues... includes "Gallows Pole" at 24:35, then to the
- "Seaside" chords... more "GP" at around 26:00 (23:50 - 29:50)
- take fifteen - "Gallows Pole" rhythm continues with a sweet acoustic lead (29:56 - 31:35)
- take sixteen - calmer "Down By The Seaside" rhythm, nifty lead over a classical rhythm (31:35 - 34:25)
- take B - short take of "Down By The Seaside" (34:34 - 34:44)
- take C - more "Seaside", now with Plant singing lyrics (34:44 - 37:49)
- take D - fast twist part of "Seaside" with lyrics (37:49 - 40:10)
- take seventeen - more guitar with some Plant vocals (40:10 - 41:55)
- take eighteen - fast blues with a frenzied lead (41:55 - 43:47)
- take nineteen - brief vocals, strange strumming (43:47 - 45:16)
- take twenty - "Stairway To Heaven" intro with piano, no recorders (45:20 - 49:08)
- take twenty-one - cool piano, acoustic solo, sounds like "Black Dog" rhythm (49:08 - 53:11)
- take twenty-two - acoustic rehearsal of "Black Dog"! (53:11 - 54:38)

6. Black Dog (acoustic) (:28)

track 1: Headley Grange Studios, Hampshire, England (May - June 1970)
track 2-3: Mirror Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA (May 1969)
track 4-5: Bron-Yr-Aur Cottage, Wales (May 1970)
track 5 (the last three takes - 45:20-54:38)-6: Headley Grange Studios, Hampshire, England (Dec. 1970 - Jan. 1971)


CD 4 :

1. Guitar From Page (42:57)

- take one - one guitar, sort of like the "Ten Years Gone" intro (0:00 - 1:25)
- take two - nice, calm guitar (1:25 - 2:02)
- take three - slow version of take two (2:02 - 4:09)
- take four - lots of acoustic diddling, distantly related to "The Rain Song" (4:24 - 6:23)
- take five - another attempt at take four (6:23 - 7:51)
- take six - JP plays piano... sounds like "The Rain Song" guitar part too! (7:51 - 10:54)
- take seven - solo guitar, includes "Ten Years Gone" riff (11:15 - 14:30)
- take eight - guitar something like "The Rain Song" (14:45 - 15:37)
- take nine - similar to take eight, even more like "The Rain Song" (15:37 - 17:11)
- take ten - weird slow acoustic slides like "The Rain Song" (17:11 - 18:18)
- take eleven - similar to ten (18:18 - 19:58)
- take twelve - sounds very familiar, but I can't place it! Help! (19:58 - 21:23)
- take thirteen - heavier acoustic guitar (21:23 - 23:45)
- take fourteen - solo acoustic "Bolero" jam... very cool! (23:45 - 24:42)
- take fifteen - one pretty guitar (24:56 - 29:20)
- take sixteen - early rock sound with a familiar bluesy rhythm (29:51 - 31:23)
- take seventeen - thick rhythm with a quick solo (31:23 - 33:28)
- take eighteen - same as take sixteen (33:40 - 35:09)
- take nineteen - 50s rock rhythm (35:09 - 35:57)
- take eighteen repeated
- take twenty - two slithery guitars, starts to head towards "The Rain Song" (36:16 - 37:47)
- take twenty-one - one guitar strumming (37:47 - 39:25)
- take twenty-two - carnivalesque piano interlude... played by Page? (39:25 - 39:49)
- take twenty-three - JP sings! plays guitar! rocks! (39:49 - 42:22)
- take twenty-four - acoustic take of the fast part of "Hots On For Nowhere" (42:22 - 42:53)

2. Poor Tom (instrumental) (3:18) - very warped sound quality
!! Removed !! 3. Walter's Walk (instrumental) (4:37) - instrumental outtake used on "CODA" !! REMOVED !!
4. Guitar (:08) - 8 magical seconds!

track 1: Jimmy Page's Home Studio / Headley Grange, Hampshire, England (Dec. 1970 - Jan. 1971)
track 2: Olympic Studios, London, England (June 5, 1970)
track 3: Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, Stargroves, England (May 1972)
track 4: unknown


CD 5 :

1. Friends (instrumental) (3:26)
2. Immigrant Song (2:40) - early rehearsal
3. Out On The Tiles (3:32) - early rehearsal
4. Bron-Y-Aur (1:37) - with congas and a baby crying
5. Poor Tom (3:20) - two takes
6. Hey Hey What Can I Do (1:46) - rehearsal
7. Guitar Instrumental (2:15) - fun and complete
8. Guitar Instrumental #2 (2:05) - quiet, with a distant voice
9. Poor Tom (3:33) - Page and Plant demo
10. Guitar Piece (2:05) - complete acoustic guitar duet... could have been another "Bron-Yr-Aur"
11. Acoustic Duo (1:27) - Plant hums along to Page's guitar
12. That's The Way (rehearsals) (9:07)

- take one - one guitar and Plant... angrier and faster (0:00 - 2:46)
- take two - similar, with more guitar experimentation (2:50 - 4:22)
- take three - guitar intro (4:25 - 4:49)
- take four - guitar from the chorus with Stryder barking! (5:00 - 5:35)
- take five - almost completed song with finished lyrics (5:40 - 9:07)

13. Friends (instrumental #2) (1:22) - with bongos, guitar, and Plant scat-singing
14. Bron-Y-Aur / Guitar Fun (8:28)

- take one - "Bron-Y-Aur" theme with some different directions (0:00 - 2:20)
- take two - fancier instrumental, similar to "Bron-Yr-Aur" (2:20 - 3:24)
- take three - very cool, long guitar piece (3:25 - 8:28)

15. Guitar Fun (1:59) - two more takes from previous track

track 1: Bron-Yr-Aur Cottage, Wales (May 1970)
track 2-6: Headley Grange, Hampshire, England (May - June 1970)
track 7-15: Bron-Yr-Aur Cottage, Wales (May 1970)


CD 6 :

1. Black Dog (6:56) - All four members hard at work on figuring out their parts
2. No Quarter (4:05)- crazy fast early instrumental with Plant scat-singing and some great drums
3. Stairway To Heaven (instrumental takes) (7:01)
- Jones on piano and Page on guitar work the song out together
4. Guitar Riff (1:01) - where's this from???
5. Stairway To Heaven (vocal take one) (6:08)
6. Stairway To Heaven (vocal take two) (8:17)
7. The Battle of Evermore (5:45)
- Plant is rehearsing and figuring out his vocals over the master recording
8. Guitar Instrumental (The Rain Song) (4:18)
- Parts may have been reused on "Death Wish 2"... at 3:20 sounds like "The Rover".
9. Ten Years Gone (early demos) (7:05)

- take one - acoustic approximation of "Ten Years Gone" (0:00 - 1:58)
- take two - acoustic take of "Ten Years Gone" (1:58 - 2:27)
- take three - similar to take two (2:27 - 3:02)
- take four - rhythm and lead stuff from "Ten Years Gone" (3:02 - 3:25)
- take five - further perfecting of "Ten Years Gone" leads (3:25 - 4:16)
- take six - a different lead lick (4:16 - 4:42)
- take seven - more lead guitar practice (4:42 - 5:09)
- take eight - more of the same (5:09 - 5:37)
- take nine - slow lead over the "Ten Years Gone" rhythm (5:37 - 6:02)
- take ten - sounds like three guitars (6:02 - 6:36)
- take eleven - closest take to the album version (6:36 - 7:05)

track 1-9:

Headley Grange, Hampshire, England (Dec. 1970 - Jan. 1971)


CD 7 :

1. Friends (Bombay rehearsals) (31:39)

- conversation and noodling around (0:00 - 4:19)
- take one - slow take with violin, sitar, acoustic guitar, tabla (4:19 - 9:10)
- more discussions and whistling and stuff (9:10 - 16:00)
- take two - another rehearsal take, ends early (19:32 - 20:17)
- more instructions and lots of practising (20:17 - 26:10)
- take three - another take with cool tabla (26:10 - 31:39)

2. Four Sticks (take one) (4:48) - lots of tabla and a little flute, bare instrumental
3. Friends (take five) (4:49) - a complete, mixed take of the Bombay experiments... with Plant
4. Friends (take eleven) (4:38) - another mixed take from Bombay... with Plant
5. Four Sticks (take two) (2:16) -another take with more flute

track 1-5: with the Bombay Orchestra, Bombay, India (March 1972)


CD 8 :

1. Love Me / Frankfurt Special (5:49) - soundcheck fragments
2. Sugar Baby (5:04)
3. The Wanton Song (rehearsal) (2:37)
4. The Rover (takes 1 & 2) (8:19)
5. Night Flight (rehearsals) (11:01)
6. School Days (3:08)
7. Nadine (1:00)
8. Round and Round (3:23)
9. Move On Down The Line (2:51)
10. Please Don't Tease (2:41) - Often mislabelled as "Love Me Like A Hurricane", this is the correct title.
11. Move It / Dynamite (3:01
12. Shakin' All Over (2:48)
13. Hungry For Love (2:25)
14. I'll Never Get Over You (2:10)
15. Reelin' and Rockin' (1:43)
16. Surrender / Rock and Roll (3:38)

track 1: Old Refectory, Southampton University, Southampton, England (Jan. 22, 1973)
tracks 2-16: soundcheck, Chicago Auditorium, Chicago, IL (July 6, 1973)


CD 9 :

1. The Wanton Song (rehearsals) / Take Me Home (take one) (5:32)
2. Take Me Home (take two) (4:43) - bad-ass rhythm section
3. In The Morning (take one) (6:10)
4. Trampled Under Foot (rehearsals) (18:57)

- take one - too fast, messy version, different lyrics (0:00 - 2:18)
- take two - close to take one, falls apart (2:18 - 2:59)
- discussion and noodling (2:59 - 3:59)
- take three - funkier version with strange guitar licks (3:59 - 6:36)
- take four - bare take led by the guitar, not the clavinet (6:50 - 10:48)
- take five - similar to take four, Plant is distant (10:56 - 13:10)
- more messing around... cool bassline! (13:10 - 15:22)
- take six - closer to the album, not perfect... (15:22 - 18:57)

5. In The Morning (take two) (6:01)
6. Sick Again (rehearsal) (3:47)
7. The Rover (acoustic) (1:18)
8. Wacky Rhythm Jam (3:14)
9. In My Time Of Dying (rehearsals) (12:57)

take one - fast, sloppy, and funky take with little momentum (0:18 - 0:45)
discussion (0:45 - 1:22)
take two - sharper main riff, trouble with the bridge (1:22 - 2:14)
take three - long take close to final version... very cool! (2:29 - 10:33)
more discussion (10:33 - 10:54)
take four - Bonham drums a marching beat (10:54 - 11:15)
more chatter and some bass noodling (11:15 - 12:23)
take five - like take four (12:23 - 12:50)

10. The Wanton Song (Radio) (3:56)


track 1-9: Headley Grange, Hampshire, England (Nov. 1973 - May 1974)
tracks 10: WLIR 92.7, Westbury, NY radio broadcast (spring 1975)


CD 10 :

1. Carouselambra (take one) (11:06) - instrumental
2. Wearing and Tearing (outtake) (5:57) - pretty much identical to "CODA" version
3. Fool in the Rain (outtake one) (6:14) - Latin section not yet conceived
4. Hot Dog (outtake) (3:29) - final recording without Page's guitar solo
5. In The Evening (outtake) (6:36) - similar to the final version, more bass heavy
6. South Bound Saurez (outtake) (4:18) - final recording without Page's guitar solo
7. Darlene (outtake) (5:18)
- longer jam at the end than on "CODA", but close to the same length! Where's the editing?
8. Fool in the Rain (outtake two) (6:19) - much of the same recording as on "In through the out door"
9. Carouselambra (take two) (8:45)
10. All My Love (alternate mix) (7:55) - longer, unedited, alternate mix


track 1-10: Polar Studios, Stockholm, Sweden (Nov. - Dec. 1978)


CD 11:

1. White Summer (live take one) (2:23)
2. White Summer / Black Mountain Side (live take two) (6:17)
3. Kashmir (live) (8:32)
4. Achilles Last Stand (live) (10:12)
5. Stairway To Heaven (live) (10:09)
6. Fire (Say You Gonna Leave Me) (4:43) - kick ass studio outtake
7. Carouselambra (early rehearsals) (12:34)

- take one - first section, main riff, vocals, different lyrics (0:00 - 2:53)
- discussions (2:53 - 3:24)
- take two - more practice of the song (3:24 - 7:25)
- discussion and some synthesizer noodling (7:25 - 8:34)
- take three - still working on the song (8:34 - 12:14)

8. Lucifer Rising (outtakes) (5:12)

- take one - Page's erratic violin bow/guitar effect --- reused on "Death Wish 2" (0:00 - 1:00)
- take two - smoother violin bow over spooky rhythm (1:00 - 3:08)
- take three - Indian sounding violin bow fun (3:10 - 5:08)

9. Royal Orleans (instrumental) (0:18)
10. Tea For One (Hootchie Cootchie) (2:44)
11. Don't Start Me Talkin' / All My Lovin' (4:55)


track 1-5: Victoria Theatre, London, England (May 1980) concert rehearsals
tracks 6-7: Clearwell Castle, Forest of the Dean, Wales (May 1978)
track 8: Boleskine House, Loch Ness, Scotland (Nov. 1975)
tracks 9-11: S.R.I. Studios, Hollywood, CA (Nov. 1975)