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Led Zeppelin’s First Three Albums Getting Reissued With Bonus Tracks
Perhaps one of the most influential rock bands in history, Led Zeppelin have paved the way for countless bands, influencing hordes of musicians who learned their songs forwards and backwards in an attempt to find and harness that magical spark that captured so many. And now, on June 3rd, the band’s first three albums will be rereleased as deluxe remastered editions, each feature bonus material that has never before been released.
This marks the beginning of a reissue period, each album remastered by guitarist Jimmy Page and each featuring time appropriate bonus material.
Page states, “The material on the companion discs presents a portal to the time of the recording of Led Zeppelin. It is a selection of work in progress with rough mixes, backing tracks, alternate versions, and new material recorded at the time.”
Head below for more information about the releases.
The albums are available for pre-order in the following formats:
SUPER DELUXE EDITION BOX
Remastered album on CD in vinyl replica sleeve
Companion audio on CD in a new sleeve and on 180-gram vinyl (Led Zeppelin features a previously unreleased October 1969 concert from Paris, II & III feature previously unreleased studio outtakes)
Remastered album on 180-gram vinyl in a sleeve replicating the first pressing
High-def audio download card of all content at 96kHz/24 bit (Live tracks are 48kHz/24bit)
Hard bound, 70+ page book filled with rare and previously unseen photos and memorabilia
High quality print of the original album cover, the first 30,000 of which will be individually numbered
Led Zeppelin will also include a replica of the band’s original Atlantic press kit
DELUXE EDITION 2CD
Remastered album, plus a second disc of unreleased companion audio (Led Zeppelin features a previously unreleased October 1969 concert from Paris, II & III feature previously unreleased studio outtakes)
DELUXE EDITION VINYL
Remastered album and unreleased companion audio on 180-gram vinyl (Led Zeppelin features a previously unreleased October 1969 concert from Paris [2 LP’s], II & III feature previously unreleased studio outtakes [Each contains 1 LP] )
SINGLE CD
Remastered album packaged in a gatefold sleeve with an 8 page booklet (Led Zeppelin III contains CD sleeve in a replica of the original vinyl, including the die cut holes and wheel)
ORIGINAL ALBUM VINYL
Remastered album on 180-gram vinyl, packaged in a sleeve that replicates the LP’s first pressing in exact detail
DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
Remastered album and companion audio (Led Zeppelin features a previously unreleased October 1969 concert from Paris, II & III feature previously unreleased studio outtakes)
It’s a new day, and you’ve got new John Carpenter to listen to. John Carpenter, Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter have released the new track He Walks By Night this morning, the second single off their upcoming album Lost Themes IV: Noir, out May 3 on Sacred Bones Records.
Lost Themes IV: Noir is the latest installment in a series that sees Carpenter releasing new music for John Carpenter movies that don’t actually exist. The first Lost Themes was released in 2015, followed by Lost Themes II in 2016 and Lost Themes III: Alive After Death in 2021.
Sacred Bones previews, “It’s been a decade since John Carpenter recorded the material that would become Lost Themes, his debut album of non-film music and the opening salvo in one of Hollywood’s great second acts. Those vibrant, synth-driven songs, made in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies, kickstarted a musical renaissance for the pioneering composer and director. With Lost Themes IV: Noir, they’ve struck gold again, this time mining the rich history of the film noir genre for inspiration.
“Since the first Lost Themes, John has referred to these compositions as “soundtracks for the movies in your mind.” On the fourth installment in the series, those movies are noirs. Like the film genre they were influenced by, what makes these songs “noirish” is sometimes slippery and hard to define, and not merely reducible to a collection of tropes. The scores for the great American noir pictures were largely orchestral, while the Carpenters and Davies work off a sturdy synth-and-guitar backbone.
“The trio’s free-flowing chemistry means Lost Themes IV: Noir runs like a well-oiled machine—the 1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster from Kiss Me Deadly, perhaps, or the 1958 Plymouth Fury from John’s own Christine. It’s a chemistry that’s helped power one of the most productive stretches of John’s creative life, and Noir proves that it’s nowhere near done yielding brilliant results.”
You can pre-save Lost Themes IV: Noir right now! And listen to the new track below…
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