Led Zeppelin And IV To Go LP 1971 Live Studio Rehearsals for the 4th Zoso Album

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Hear the songs on IV as they were being written!

Very rare rehearsals recorded in early 1971, while preparing for the Led Zeppelin IV album. Thin cover folds out to a poster of the hermit on the hill. Cover is blank on the other side.

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Songs include....

Side 1:

Stairway To Heaven instrumental (take 1) [ 3:43 -cut ], [ cut ], Blues guitar improvisation [ 4:09 - cut ], [ cut ], Black Dog acoustic intrumental (take 1) [ 1:20 ], [ cut ], Black Dog acoustic instrumental (take 2) [ 0:20 ], [ cut ], drum clip [ 0:02 -edit/cut], [ cut ], Black Dog electric (several takes) [ 6:41 -edit/cut ], [ edit/cut ], No Quarter [ 3:56 - cut ], [ edit/cut ]


Side 2:

Stairway To Heaven instrumental (take 2) [ 2:06 ], [ edit/cut ], Stairway To Heaven instrumental (take 3) [ 1:29 - cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven instrumental (take 4) [ 2:51 ], [ edit/cut ], Electric guitar improvisation [ 0:59 - edit/cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven with vocals (take 1) [ 6:01 - cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven with vocal (take 2) [ 7:48 ].

Details

Here is the best description of this album that I could find online....

"The outtakes form the fourth album, these are essential. Especially in hearing the development of Stairway To Heaven from its shy acoustic beginnings to its masterpiece conclusion. The first take of Stairway To Heaven and the following three instrumental tapes feature Page on guitar and Jones on electric piano. Stairway To Heaven is a three and a half instrumental run-through of the opening theme played at normal speed, faster, and then returning to normal. The following jam features Jones playing a happy theme on the keyboard and Page accompanying him with a bouncy, catchy melody. Black Dog rehearsals are sounds as if they was recorded on a two-track, sounding heavy with the echo. Black Dog at this stage has yet to be fully worked out and Plant is improvising lyrics on the spot (something he would continue to do on stage for many years, come to think of it). By the third take, the band are clearly having difficulty mastering the difficult riff until Jones shouts out instructions and leads the band on the bass guitar. Page, followed by Bonham hit into a groove with Bonham shouting, "Yes!". The final take is a very confident delivery. No Quarter is the earliest reference to the Houses Of The Holy song, three years before its official release. Even in this primitive state the basic melody and structure of the song is present although it is a bit too up-tempo. Plant scats vocals and Page plays a solo before the tape runs out. The next couple of tracks come again from the Stairway To Heaven sessions. The first four rehearsals feature Page and Jones again working on the breaks and tempos of the piece. The final two Stairway To Heaven tracks are joined by Plant adding vocals to the rehearsals and Jones adding recorders at the beginning, bring the song closer to the final, recognizable version."

I bought this album new about 25 years ago, and carefully played it once or twice back then. It has been stored upright in a plastic sleeve since then. The photos might show some dust that should clean off easily, but I can't find my record cleaner right now.

Photos show the actual item you will receive. Sometimes I copy track listings from online sources, so small errors may sometimes occur in the song titles listed.

Grade (record / sleeve)

VG+ / VG+. Side One has some surface scuffs, but they cannot be felt. Very minor creases on cover.

All records visually graded. I use the following grading system, based on the Goldmine Grading System....

• Mint = New, unplayed.
• NM = Top grade for a used, excellent condition record.
• VG+ = Average grade for a really nice record, still glossy, possibly a few minor scuffs.
• VG = Some deeper scuffs or light scratches.
• G = Obvious wear.
• Fair = Will probably play OK on most turntables.
• Poor = Bad.

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