Led Zeppelin Boxed Set

Boxed Set, released on 7 September 1990 is a boxed set of English rock group Led Zeppelin's popular songs digitally remastered, on six vinyl albums, four compact discs, and four cassette formats. Compilation and remastering of the tracks took place in New York during early-to-mid 1990. A 30-page booklet was included for the vinyl and CD releases.

This boxed set contains two new tracks and a new mix. "Travelling Riverside Blues" was recorded on 24 June 1969 at the BBC Maida Vale Studio. "White Summer" was recorded at the Playhouse Theatre, London on 27 June 1969. The "Moby Dick"/"Bonzo's Montreux" mix took place at the Atlantic Synclavier Suite in New York, in May 1990.

To differentiate this release from the future Remasters box sets, some world recording industry associations have listed this under the title The Complete Collection (not to be confused with the later 1993 release The Complete Studio Recordings).

In an interview he gave in January 2010, Page made reference to the Boxed Set:

Oh, I'm now fully aware of the mark Led Zeppelin made on the musical landscape. My awareness was re-heightened when we were remastering the material to do that CD box set in 1990. When you hear it all, song after song, you realise what a textbook it is for musicians who are coming along, and that's so great. The whole thing is about passing it on, because that's how it was done for me when I was learning from all those old blues and rockabilly records. It's all part of how this cultural phenomenon keeps moving on. I think everyone carries the flame on.^[1]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Whole Lotta Love" (from Led Zeppelin II, 1969)	Bonham, Dixon, Jones, Page, Plant	5:34
2.	"Heartbreaker" (from Led Zeppelin II, 1969)	Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant	4:14
3.	"Communication Breakdown" (from Led Zeppelin, 1969)	Bonham, Jones, Page	2:29
4.	"Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" (from Led Zeppelin, 1969)	Bredon, Page, Plant	6:42
5.	"What Is and What Should Never Be" (from Led Zeppelin II, 1969)	Page, Plant	4:47

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Thank You" (from Led Zeppelin II, 1969)	Page, Plant	4:50
2.	"I Can't Quit You Baby (live January 9th, 1970)" (from Coda, 1982)	Dixon	4:43
3.	"Dazed and Confused" (from Led Zeppelin, 1969)	Page	6:27
4.	"Your Time Is Gonna Come" (from Led Zeppelin, 1969)	Jones, Page	4:41
5.	"Ramble On" (from Led Zeppelin II, 1969)	Page, Plant	4:23

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Travelling Riverside Blues (live at the BBC June 24th, 1969)" (previously unreleased, 1969)	Johnson, Page, Plant	5:11
2.	"Friends" (from Led Zeppelin III, 1970)	Page, Plant	3:55
3.	"Celebration Day" (from Led Zeppelin III, 1970)	Jones, Page, Plant	3:29
4.	"Hey Hey What Can I Do" (appeared on b-side to "Immigrant Song" single, 1970)	Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant	3:55
5.	"White Summer/Black Mountain Side" (recorded)	Page	8:01

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Black Dog" (from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971)	Jones, Page, Plant	4:55
2.	"Over the Hills and Far Away" (from Houses of the Holy, 1973)	Page, Plant	4:50
3.	"Immigrant Song" (from Led Zeppelin III, 1970)	Page, Plant	2:27
4.	"The Battle of Evermore" (from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971)	Page, Plant	5:52
5.	"Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" (from Led Zeppelin III, 1970)	Jones, Page, Plant	4:20
6.	"Tangerine" (from Led Zeppelin III, 1970)	Page	3:12

Side five
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Going to California" (from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971)	Page, Plant	3:31
2.	"Since I've Been Loving You" (from Led Zeppelin III, 1970)	Jones, Page, Plant	7:24
3.	"D'yer Mak'er" (from Houses of the Holy, 1973)	Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant	4:23
4.	"Gallows Pole" (from Led Zeppelin III, 1970)	trad., arr. Page, Plant	4:58
5.	"Custard Pie" (from Physical Graffiti, 1975)	Page, Plant	4:13

Side six
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Misty Mountain Hop" (from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971)	Page, Plant, Jones	4:38
2.	"Rock and Roll" (from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971)	Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant	3:41
3.	"The Rain Song" (from Houses of the Holy, 1973)	Page, Plant	7:39
4.	"Stairway to Heaven" (from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971)	Page, Plant	8:02

Side seven
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Kashmir" (from Physical Graffiti, 1975)	Bonham, Page, Plant	8:32
2.	"Trampled Under Foot" (from Physical Graffiti, 1975)	Jones, Page, Plant	5:37
3.	"For Your Life" (from Presence, 1976)	Page, Plant	6:24

Side eight
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"No Quarter" (from Houses of the Holy, 1973)	Jones, Page, Plant	7:00
2.	"Dancing Days" (from Houses of the Holy, 1973)	Page, Plant	3:43
3.	"When the Levee Breaks" (from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971)	Page, Plant, Jones, Minnie	7:07
4.	"Achilles Last Stand" (from Presence, 1976)	Page, Plant	10:25

Side nine
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Song Remains the Same" (from Houses of the Holy, 1973)	Page, Plant	5:32
2.	"Ten Years Gone" (from Physical Graffiti, 1975)	Page, Plant	6:32
3.	"In My Time of Dying" (from Physical Graffiti, 1975)	Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant	11:05

Side ten
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"In the Evening" (from In Through the Out Door, 1979)	Jones, Page, Plant	6:49
2.	"Candy Store Rock" (from Presence, 1976)	Page, Plant	4:11
3.	"The Ocean" (from Houses of the Holy, 1973)	Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant	4:31
4.	"Ozone Baby" (from Coda, 1982)	Page, Plant	3:35
5.	"Houses of the Holy" (from Physical Graffiti, 1975)	Page, Plant	4:02

Side eleven
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Wearing and Tearing" (from Coda, 1982)	Page, Plant	5:31
2.	"Poor Tom" (from Coda, 1982)	Page, Plant	3:03
3.	"Nobody's Fault but Mine" (from Presence, 1976)	Page, Plant	6:27
4.	"Fool in the Rain" (from In Through the Out Door, 1979)	Jones, Page, Plant	6:12

Side twelve
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"In the Light" (from Physical Graffiti, 1975)	Page, Plant, Jones	8:46
2.	"The Wanton Song" (from Physical Graffiti, 1975)	Page, Plant	4:07
3.	"Moby Dick/Bonzo's Montreux" (remix of previous two recordings)	Bonham, Jones, Page	3:50
4.	"I'm Gonna Crawl" (from In Through the Out Door, 1979)	Jones, Page, Plant	5:30
5.	"All My Love" (from In Through the Out Door, 1979)	Jones, Plant	5:51

The Compact Disc edition contains the same track listing and order as the vinyl release, with disc one comprising sides one, two and three; disc two being sides four, five, and six; disc three being sides seven, eight, and nine; and disc four being final three.

Sales chart performance

Chart (1990)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart^[2]	48
US Billboard The 200 Albums Chart^[3]	18
Japanese Albums Chart^[4]	17
Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart^[5]	16
Australian ARIA Top 50 Album Charts^[6]	46

Sales certifications

Country	Sales	Certification
United States (RIAA)	2,500,000+	Diamond^[7]
Canada (CRIA)	50,000+	Gold^[8]

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog #
United States	7 September 1990	Atlantic Records	6LP (33 rpm)	82144-1
			4 Compact Disc	82144-2
			4 Cassette	82144-4
United Kingdom			4 Compact Disc	7567-82144-2
France
Germany
Japan				AMCY-170/3
Germany	1990	East West Records		7567-80566-2

Personnel

Led Zeppelin

John Bonham – Drums and percussion.
John Paul Jones – Bass guitar, keyboards, and mandolin.
Jimmy Page – Acoustic and electric guitars, producer, remastering, and digital remastering.
Robert Plant – Vocals and harmonica.

Additional musicians

Sandy Denny – vocals on "The Battle of Evermore"
Ian Stewart – piano on "Rock and Roll"

Production

Bob Alford – photography
Yves Beauvais – producer
Bruce Buchanan – engineering
Richard Creamer – photography
Cameron Crowe – liner notes
Jim Cummins – photography
Chris Dreja – photography
Robert Ellis – photography
Larry Fremantle – design
Peter Grant – executive producer
Jeff Griffin – producer
Bob Gruen – photography
Chris Houston – engineering
Richard "Hutch" Hutchison – design co-ordinator
Neil Jones – photography
John Kubick – digital transfers
Kurt Loder – liner notes
Janet Macoska – photography
John Mahoney – Programming and engineering ("Moby Dick"/"Bonzo's Montreux")
George Marino – remastering and digital remastering
Jennifer Moore – photography and imaging
Terry O'Neil – photography
Robert Palmer – liner notes
Barry Plummer – photography
Neal Preston – photography
Michael Putland – photography
Rhonda Schoen – digital editing and transfers
Peter Simon – photography
Pennie Smith – photography
Jay Thompson – photography
Chris Walter – photography
Tony Wilson – engineering ("Travelling Riverside Blues" and "White Summer")
Chris Wroe – photography and imaging
Neil Zlozower – photography

References

^ Jonathan Wingate, Interview: Guitarist Jimmy Page, Scotsman.com, January 5, 2010.
^ "Top 100 Albums - 10 November 1990". chartstats.com. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
^ "The Billboard 200 - 12 November 1990". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-01-01. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Top 100 Albums - 15 November 1990". Oricon. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
^ "RPM Albums Chart - 17 November 1990". RPM. Retrieved 2009-01-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Top 50 Albums - 16 December 1990". ARIA. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
^ "RIAA.org Led Zeppelin - 12 November 1990". RIAA. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
^ "CRIA Led Zeppelin - 27 February 1991". CRIA. Retrieved 2009-01-19.

External links

Atlanticrecords.com announcement

[Wingate-1] Jonathan Wingate, Interview: Guitarist Jimmy Page, Scotsman.com, January 5, 2010.

[UK_albums_chart-2] "Top 100 Albums - 10 November 1990". chartstats.com. Retrieved 2009-01-19.

[3] "The Billboard 200 - 12 November 1990". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-01-01. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[Japanese_albums_chart-4] "Top 100 Albums - 15 November 1990". Oricon. Retrieved 2009-01-19.

[Canadian_rpm_chart-5] "RPM Albums Chart - 17 November 1990". RPM. Retrieved 2009-01-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[Australian_albums_chart-6] "Top 50 Albums - 16 December 1990". ARIA. Retrieved 2009-01-01.

[7] "RIAA.org Led Zeppelin - 12 November 1990". RIAA. Retrieved 2009-01-19.

[8] "CRIA Led Zeppelin - 27 February 1991". CRIA. Retrieved 2009-01-19.

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