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"The element of change has been the thing, really. We put out the first one, then the second... then a third LP totally different from them. It's the reason we were able to keep it together," said Jimmy Page. For those die-hard fans, songs like Immigrant Song, Celebration Day, and Out On The Tiles were a familiar sound. Since I've Been Loving You, a blues tune in C minor that was recorded live in the studio features excellent organ work by Jones and a killer solo by Jimmy Page. This is definitely one of Led Zeppelin's most underrated albums. On the B-Side to Immigrant Song, another acoustic masterpiece, Hey Hey What Can I Do, was released as part of the first Boxed Set in 1990, twenty years after the single was released. An advanced copy, Atlantic #ST-PR-A-157, of Gallows Pole was released to radio stations prior to the release of Led Zeppelin III and clocked in with an additional 11-second outro from the final release. |
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| Statistics Released: Oct. 5, 1970 (US) Oct. 23, 1970 (UK) Jun. 2, 2014 (Reissue) Chart Position: #1 (US) #1 (UK) Certified: Gold: Oct. 10, 1970 Multi-Platinum: 6x May 3, 1999 |
Tracks 1. Immigrant Song 2. Friends 3. Celebration Day 4. Since I've Been Loving You 5. Out On The Tiles 6. Gallows Pole 7. Tangerine 8. That's The Way 9. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp 10. Hats Off To (Roy) Harper DELUXE EDITION BONUS DISC 1. The Immigrant Song (Alternate Mix) 2. Friends (Track, No Vocal) 3. Celebration Day (Alternate Mix) 4. Since I've Been Loving You (Rough Mix of First Recording) 5. Bathroom Sound (Out On The Tiles) (Track, No Vocal) 6. Gallows Pole (Rough Mix) 7. That's The Way (Rough Mix with Dulcimer & Backwards Echo) 8. Jennings Farm Blues (Bron-Y-Aur Stomp) (Rough Mix of All Guitar Overdubs That Day) 9. Key To The Highway / Trouble in Mind (Rough Mix) |
Quick Fact The inner spinning wheel, conceptualized by Jimmy Page and realized by Zacron, was supposed to be based on crop rotation charts. "There are some silly bits--little chunks of corn and nonsense like that," Jimmy Page said in a 1996 interview. |
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| April 24, 1969 - 2nd US Tour begins (1st as headliners) at the Fillmore West |
| April xx, 1970 - Robert comments about the violence in the audience near the end of the fifth tour |
| April 04, 1970 - Jimmy Page performs White Summer/Black Mountain Side on the Julie Felix BBC show |
| April 16, 1970 - Whole Lotta Love was certified Gold in the US after selling over a million copies. The single had peaked at No. 4 on the US singles chart. In the UK, Atlantic Records had expected to issue the edited version themselves, and pressed initial copies for release on December 5, 1969. However, band manager Peter Grant was adamant that the band maintain a "no-singles" approach to marketing their recorded music in the UK and he halted the release. |
| April xx, 1971 - Untitled is rumored to be released this month |
| April xx, 1972 - Recording sessions for Houses Of The Holy at Stargroves and Olympic studios |
| April xx, 1973 - Led Zeppelin rehearse their new stage show in preparation for their huge 1973 US Tour |
| April xx, 1974 - Swan Song concentrates its efforts on signing new acts |
| April xx, 1975 - Jimmy does some mixing at Electric Lady studios for TSRTS soundtrack |
| April 19, 1975 - 51,000 tickets sell in two hours for three nights at Earls Court, two added dates see another 34,000 tickets sold |
| April xx, 1976 - The band decide they will release their film to theaters |
| April 30, 1977 - Led Zeppelin breaks the record for the largest attendance for a single-act show in the Pontiac Silverdome with 76,229 in attendance |
| April xx, 1978 - The band hold a meeting, this time with Robert, to discuss Zeppelin’s future |
| April 03, 1979 - Page, Bonham and Plant jam with Bad Company again in Birmingham |
| April 27, 1980 - The band rehearses at Rainbow Theater for an upcoming European tour |
| April 26, 1988 - James Patrick Page III’s birthday. He is named after his father is the only son of Jimmy and Patricia Ecker. Jimmy spoke of his son saying: "He is wonderful. He has made a big difference to my life." |
| April 21, 1998 - Page and Plant released Walking Into Clarksdale. |