WIWS Banner

The Second Disc

Expanded and Remastered Music News

  • Home
  • News
    • Classic Rock
    • Rock
    • Pop
    • Jazz
    • Popular Standards/Vocal
    • R&B/Soul
    • Country
    • Folk
    • Cast Recordings
    • Soundtracks
    • Everything Else
      • Classical/Opera
      • Disco/Dance
      • Funk
      • Gospel
      • Rap/Hip-Hop
  • Features
    • Release Round-Up
    • Giveaways!
    • Interviews
  • Reviews
    • Classic Rock
    • Rock
    • Pop
    • Jazz
    • Popular Standards/Vocal
    • R&B/Soul
    • Country
    • Folk
    • Cast Recordings
    • Soundtracks
    • Everything Else
      • Classical/Opera
      • Disco/Dance
      • Funk
      • Gospel
      • Rap/Hip-Hop
  • Release Calendar
    • Coming Soon
    • Now Available
  • About
  • Second Disc Records
    • Full Catalog
  • Contact

/ News

Rhino Gets The Led Out, Wave Two: "Led Zeppelin IV" and "Houses of the Holy" Arrive TODAY!

October 27, 2014 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Led Zeppelin - IV Box

 

The wait is over!  The second wave of Led Zeppelin reissues arrive in stores today!  Led Zeppelin IV premieres an entire alternate version of the album, including the Sunset Sound Mix of "Stairway to Heaven," the U.K. mix of "When the Levee Breaks" and the basic track with guitar overdubs of "Black Dog."    Houses of the Holy has seven of its eight tracks in bonus form, primarily rough or working mixes.  This is your place to sound off on this pair of remastered and expanded releases from Messrs. Page, Plant, Jones and Bonham!

JULY 29, 2014 - It may be the dog days of summer, but that hasn't stopped Led Zeppelin from adding a little more heat.  Following yesterday's news of the next two reissues in Paul McCartney's Archive Collection series, the legendary blues-rock band has announced the two next installments in its own definitive reissue program.  On October 28, Rhino/Atlantic - in conjunction with Zeppelin's Swan Song label - will release Led Zeppelin IV and Houses of the Holy in a variety of CD, vinyl and digital formats.

The album referred to as Led Zeppelin IV arrived in late 1971, bearing no album title or even the band's name on its cover.  Not that anybody was confused; with songs like "Stairway to Heaven," "Black Dog," "Rock and Roll" and "Going to California," sales soared.  Though it peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, it's currently the second-best selling album ever in the U.S., nestled between Michael Jackson's Thriller and Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon.  How to top that?  Houses of the Holy, consisting of all original material, arrived in spring 1973, and moved the band even further away from its blues-based brand of hard rock.  Its layered production and intricate compositions of "The Rain Song," "The Song Remains the Same" and the reggae-based "D'yer Mak'er" a chart-topping album on both sides of the Atlantic.

Both albums will be available in the style of the recent Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II and Led Zeppelin III reissues, in the following formats:

  • Standard CD - Remastered album packaged in a gatefold card wallet.
  • 2-CD Deluxe Edition (2CD) - Remastered album plus previously unreleased companion audio disc.
  • Standard LP - Remastered album on 180-gram vinyl, packaged in a replica sleeve of the album's first pressing.
  • Deluxe Edition Vinyl (2LP) - Remastered album and previously unreleased companion audio pressed on 180-gram vinyl.
  • Digital Download - Remastered album and companion audio will both be available.
  • Super Deluxe Box Set featuring the remastered original album and companion audio on both CD and 180-gram vinyl, plus a high-resolution digital download card for all content, housed in a hardbound 80-page book with a high-quality print of the album cover (the first 30,000 of which are individually numbered) also included.

After the jump, we have more information including the complete track listings and pre-order links for both titles!

Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy Box

Led Zeppelin IV and Houses of the Holy will hit stores on October 28, just in time for the holiday gift-giving season.  You can check out the specs and pre-order links just below!  (Amazon U.K. links are currently inactive; we will update shortly!)

Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin IV (Atlantic SD 7208, 1971 - reissued Atlantic/Swan Song, 2014)

1-CD Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.

2-CD Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.

Super Deluxe Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.

1-LP Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.

2-LP Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.

Digital Download: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.

Original Album:

  1. "Black Dog"
  2. "Rock And Roll"
  3. "The Battle of Evermore"
  4. "Stairway To Heaven"
  5. "Misty Mountain Hop"
  6. "Four Sticks"
  7. "Going To California"
  8. "When The Levee Breaks"

Companion Audio Disc:

  1. "Black Dog" - Basic Track With Guitar Overdubs
  2. "Rock And Roll" - Alternate Mix
  3. "The Battle Of Evermore" - Mandolin/Guitar Mix From Headley Grange
  4. "Stairway To Heaven" - Sunset Sound Mix
  5. "Misty Mountain Hop" - Alternate Mix
  6. "Four Sticks" - Alternate Mix
  7. "Going To California" - Mandolin/Guitar Mix
  8. "When The Levee Breaks" - Alternate UK Mix

Led Zeppelin, Houses of the Holy (Atlantic SD 7255, 1973 - reissued Atlantic/Swan Song, 2014)

1-CD Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.

2-CD Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.

Super Deluxe Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.

1-LP Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.

2-LP Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.

Digital Download: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.

Original Album:

  1. "The Song Remains The Same"
  2. "The Rain Song"
  3. "Over The Hills And Far Away"
  4. "The Crunge"
  5. "Dancing Days"
  6. "D'yer Mak'er"
  7. "No Quarter"
  8. "The Ocean"

Companion Audio Disc

  1. "The Song Remains The Same" - Guitar Overdub Reference Mix
  2. "The Rain Song" - Mix Minus Piano
  3. "Over The Hills And Far Away" - Guitar Mix Backing Track
  4. "The Crunge" - Rough Mix - Keys Up
  5. "Dancing Days" - Rough Mix With Vocal
  6. "No Quarter" - Rough Mix With JPJ Keyboard Overdubs - No Vocal
  7. "The Ocean" - Working Mix

Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Led Zeppelin

Avatar photo

Joe Marchese

JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

Connect With Joe: FacebookTwitter

You Might Also Like

  • Almost Famous 20th Anniversary 2CDRelease Round-Up: Week of July 9
  • almost famous ostHold Me Closer, Tiny Dancer: Cameron Crowe's "Almost Famous" Soundtrack Gets Mega-Expansion
  • Led Zeppelin The Song Remains the Same CoverRelease Round-Up: Week of September 7
  • Led Zeppelin The Song Remains the Same CoverWhole Lotta Love: Led Zeppelin's "The Song Remains the Same" Gets Super Deluxe Treatment in September

Comments

  1. KamerTunesBlog (by Rich Kamerman) says

    July 29, 2014 at 12:45 pm

    Zeppelin's been my favorite band since I was 13 (that's 35 years & counting) so I will continue to be excited about this reissue campaign & purchase all of the super deluxe editions, but they're definitely overpriced based on the content included. At least they do the right thing by offering each album in multiple formats and they don't induce fans to buy an expensive box by putting one rarity on it.

    I respect that Page is curating these releases & taking an artistic approach with the Companion Audio discs, but there's so much great unreleased music in the vaults & these reissues are the place where they belong. I hope there's a rarities box set waiting for us at the end of this reissue rainbow.

    Reply
    • Simon says

      July 30, 2014 at 4:02 am

      Yes, I hope there will be some sort of rarities box too. I'm damned if I'm gonna buy these albums again just to get 40 odd minutes of unreleased stuff. Grrrrrrr.........

      Reply
  2. John Phillips says

    July 29, 2014 at 12:50 pm

    Where's the recordings from India? There's only two songs recorded!

    Reply
  3. mark schlesinger says

    July 29, 2014 at 1:37 pm

    would prefer unreleased tunes or actual alternate takes to these alternate mixes. Or a concert recording.

    Reply
    • Shaun says

      July 29, 2014 at 6:14 pm

      Agreed. I'm not a big alternate mix guy unless it's something truly extraordinary (like that version of Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" that to this day has never been released on CD). A couple of great albums here (maybe my two favorites from Zep), but I'll stick with the CDs I have.

      Reply
  4. ronfrankl says

    July 29, 2014 at 2:00 pm

    The extras on the 2nd CD in each of these sets seem a little thin, compared to those that accompanied the first three reissues. But, yes, I'm going to buy them; need you ask?

    Reply
  5. Jake says

    July 29, 2014 at 2:33 pm

    “When The Levee Breaks” – Alternate UK Mix

    This is already the single biggest disappointment of the new sets:
    How the **** could he not give us an instrumental mix of this song?!?!?!?!?!

    Reply
  6. Shadows Taller Than Our Souls says

    July 29, 2014 at 7:01 pm

    Yes, it seems Page is only interested in things that exist as multi-tracks, hence a lot of alternate mixes and takes. Omitting things like the "Stairway to Heaven" acoustic demos seems like a mistake regardless of quality, but I guess he did frame these as alternative views of a given album, not so much how it came to be. Like someone said already, I'd feel better knowing a true rarities set was also in the offing. Maybe that's being saved for Coda.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Upcoming Releases

  • Crazy Horse All Roads Lead Home
    All Roads Lead Home
    Crazy Horse
    March 31, 2023
  • The Who With Orchestra Live at Wembley
    The Who with Orchestra Live at Wembley
    The Who
    March 31, 2023
  • The Birth of Bop
    The Birth of Bop: The Savoy 10-Inch LP Collection
    Various Artists
    March 31, 2023
See Full Calendar

Connect

  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 4,573 other subscribers

Popular

  • Rush Signals 40th
    Chemistry: Rush Revisits "Signals" For 40th Anniversary posted on March 22, 2023 | under News
  • Rick Springfield Springfield
    Call the Fire Brigade: Iconoclassic Premieres Rick Springfield's Lost 1974 Album "Springfield" in Expanded Edition posted on March 20, 2023 | under News
  • Talking Heads Stop Making Sense Deluxe 2LP
    What a Day That Was: Talking Heads' 'Stop Making Sense' Expanded for Vinyl, Film Reissue posted on March 17, 2023 | under News

Comments

  • small faces here come the nice2
    Return To Itchycoo Park: Small Faces' "Here Come The Nice" Deluxe Box Set Arrives In January [UPDATED 12/3] 84 comments | by Joe Marchese | posted on December 3, 2013 | under News
  • the beatles u s albums box2
    British Invasion! The Beatles Unveil "The U.S. Albums" Box Set in January 69 comments | by Joe Marchese | posted on December 12, 2013 | under News
  • Rolling Stones in Mono
    Out of Their Heads: Stones Plan Mono Box Set 47 comments | by Mike Duquette | posted on August 10, 2016 | under News

Music Resources

  • Addicted to Vinyl
  • Crap from the Past
  • Discogs
  • Film Score Monthly
  • IMWAN Forum – From the Vaults
  • MusicTAP
  • Musoscribe
  • Pause & Play
  • Popblerd
  • Popdose
  • Record Racks
  • Slicing Up Eyeballs
  • Steve Hoffman Music Forums
  • Ultimate Classic Rock
  • Vintage Vinyl News
  • Viva La Mainstream
  • Wolfgang's Vault

Labels of Note

  • Ace Records
  • Analog Spark
  • Bear Family
  • BGO Records
  • Big Break Records
  • Blixa Sounds
  • Cherry Red Label Group
  • Craft Recordings
  • Demon Music Group
  • Friday Music
  • Funky Town Grooves
  • Iconoclassic Records
  • Intervention Records
  • Intrada
  • Kritzerland
  • La La Land Records
  • Legacy Recordings
  • Light in the Attic
  • Masterworks Broadway
  • Now Sounds
  • Omnivore Recordings
  • Real Gone Music
  • Resonance Records
  • Rhino Entertainment
  • Rock Candy Records
  • SoulMusic Records
  • Sunset Blvd. Records
  • Supermegabot
  • Varese Sarabande
  • Vinyl Me, Please
  • Wounded Bird
Copyright © 2023 The Second Disc. All rights reserved. · Site by Metaglyphics

The Second Disc is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com, amazon.ca and amazon.co.uk.

Terms and Conditions - Privacy Policy