Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin III [2LP] (180G)
Tracklist:
LP 1: Original Album
A1 Immigrant Song 2:26
A2 Friends 3:55
A3 Celebration Day 3:29
A4 Since I’ve Been Loving You 7:25
A5 Out On The Tiles 4:04
B1 Gallows Pole 4:58
B2 Tangerine 3:12
B3 That’s The Way 5:38
B4 Bron-Y-Aur Stomp 4:20
B5 Hats Off To (Roy) Harper 3:41
LP 2: Companion Audio
C1 The Immigrant Song (Alternate Mix) 2:25
C2 Friends (Track – No Vocal) 3:43
C3 Celebration Day (Alternate Mix) 3:18
C4 Since I’ve Been Loving You (Rough Mix Of First Recording) 7:16
C5 Bathroom Sound (Track – No Vocal) 4:00
D1 Gallows Pole (Rough Mix) 5:17
D2 That’s The Way (Rough Mix With Dulcimer & Backwards Echo) 5:22
D3 Jennings Farm Blues (Rough Mix Of All Guitar Overdubs That Day) 5:54
D4 Key To The Highway / Trouble In Mind (Rough Mix) 4:05
Led Zeppelin III is the third studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded between January and August 1970 and released on 5 October by Atlantic Records. Composed largely at a remote cottage in Wales known as Bron-Yr-Aur, this work represented a maturing of the band’s music towards a greater emphasis on folk and acoustic sounds. This surprised many fans and critics, and upon its release the album received rather indifferent reviews.
Although it is not one of the highest sellers in Led Zeppelin’s catalogue, Led Zeppelin III is now generally praised, and acknowledged as representing an important milestone in their history. Although acoustic songs are featured on its predecessors, it is this album which is widely acknowledged for showing that Led Zeppelin were more than just a conventional rock band and that they could branch out into wider musical territory.