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Sound: Very good soundboard/home recording

Time: Approx. 30 Minutes

Tracks:

Guitar Instrumentals, Poor Tom, Bron-Y-Aur, That's the Way, Friends, Guitar Instrumentals

Comments: A wonderful piece of history here; these are the sketches for Led Zeppelin III and besides that, are some great examples of Jimmy's acoustic guitar style. The instrumentals are haunting and contain snippets of other songs, including Tangerine and That's the Way, and Poor Tom has nearly the same arrangement it had when it was recorded and eventually released on Coda, except Robert hums the melody. More of this please!

Sound: Excellent soundboard

Time: Approx. 45 Minutes

Tracks:

Stairway to Heaven (take 1), Blues Guitar Jam (takes 1-2), Black Dog (takes 1-3), No Quarter, Stairway to Heaven (takes 2-4), Stairway to Heaven (takes 5-6)

Comments: The outtakes form the fourth album, these are essential. Especially in hearing the development of Stairway from its shy acoustic beginnings to its masterpiece conclusion. Back Dog includes some great drumming as he tries to get it right and No Quarter is very jazzy and faster than the final version a year later.

Sound: Excellent soundboard

Time: Approx. 2 Hours

Track listing:

Custard Pie, The Rover (acoustic), The Rover (electric), In My Time of Dying, Trampled Underfoot, Kashmir, In the Light, Bron-Y-Aur, Down By the Seaside, Ten Years Gone, Night Flight, The Wanton Song, Swansong, Sick Again, The Wanton Song (Take 1-2), Take Me Home (Takes 1-2), In the Morning (Take 1), Trampled Underfoot (Takes 1-6), In the Morning (Take 2), Sick Again, Untitled Jam (Including Royal Orleans, Hots On for Nowhere, Candy Store Rock), In My Time of Dying (Takes 1-5)

Comments: The outtakes for Physical Graffiti, this tape is invaluable. In the Light is an amazing, different version and Swansong is a masterpiece. This tape is a crucial document for seeing the development of songs and the album and the songwriting talents of Led Zeppelin. The untitled jam contains great rhythm exercises and bits of songs that would later be finished for Presence. Take Me Home is a great, unfinished song that never saw the light of day...essential stuff!

Sound: Very good audience

Time: Approx. 15 Minutes

Track listing:

Fire, Carouselambra (Takes 1-3)

Comments: A really great snippet of studio time during the sessions for In Through the Out Door. Fire is a GREAT unreleased song that should have seen its place on the album! The takes of Carouselambra are really heavy and sound great as the band develops it throughout these three takes.

Sound: Excellent soundboard

Time: Approx. 50 Minutes

Tracks:

Carouselambra, Wearing and Tearing, Fool In the Rain, In the Evening, South Bound Saurez, Darlene, Fool In the Rain

Comments: These are takes and alternate versions of the songs on In Through the Out Door. These are very excellent versions and the band seems to really be enjoying themselves. The takes of Fool In the Rain are really good and Darlene has a great jam at the end. Really rare and a great glimpse into the last Led Zeppelin album's making.

Sound: Very good to excellent soundboard

Time: Approx. 12 Hours

Tracks:

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (Takes 8 and 9), You Shook Me (Take 1), Baby Come On Home (Takes 1-4), Guitar/Organ Instrumental (Takes 1-3), Sunshine Woman, Moby Dick (Takes and edits), The Girl I Love, Something Else, Sugar Mama, Jennings Farm Blues (Rehearsals and final take), White Summer/Black Mountain Side (April 28, 1970, see 1970), The Rover (instrumental), Guitar Instrumental #1, Poor Tom, Guitar Instrumental #2 and #3, That's the Way (Takes 1-4, Take 3 with Strider), Friends (Takes 1 and 2), Bron-Y-Aur (Takes 1 and 2), Guitar Instrumental #4, Bron-Y-Aur (with Carmen), Poor Tom, Hey Hey What Can I Do, Immigrant Song (Takes 1 and 2), Out On the Tiles (instrumental), Since I've Been Loving You, Since I've Been Loving You (vocal only), That's the Way (alternate mix), Poor Tom (instrumental), Blues Medley, I'm Gonna Be Her Man, Down By the Seaside, Guitar Jam #1 and #2, Down By the Seaside (Takes 1 and 2), Guitar Jam #3, The Crunge, Stairway to Heaven (Takes 1-6), Guitar/Organ Instrumental, Gallows Pole, Black Dog, Hots On For Nowhere, No Quarter, The Rover, The Battle of Evermore (Takes 1-2), Night Flight (Takes 1-2), Boogie With Stu, Friends/Four Sticks (Bombay Sessions, see 1972), Guitar Instrumental #1, The Rain Song (Takes 1-3), Guitar Instrumentals #2-8, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over the Hills and Far Away, Guitar Instrumentals #9-10, The Rain Song, Piano Instrumental, Guitar Instrumental #11, Hots On For Nowhere, Guitar Instrumental #12, Walter's Walk (instrumental), No Quarter (Takes 1-3), Lucifer Rising, Swan Song (Takes 1-5), Ten Years Gone, In the Morning (Takes 4 and 5), Sick Again, The Wanton Song (Takes 1-2), Custard Pie (Takes 1-2), Hots On For Nowhere, Trampled Underfoot (Takes 1-9), In My Time of Dying (Takes 1-5), Ten Years Gone, Trampled Underfoot, Kashmir (instrumental), Custard Pie, In the Light, Swan Song, The Wanton Song, Royal Orleans (instrumental), Tea For One, Minnie the Moocher, Don't Star Me Talkin', All Your Lovin', Fire, Carouselambra (Takes 1-3), Darlene, Fool In the Rain, Hot Dog, South Bound Suarez, In the Evening, Carouselambra, Wearing and Tearing, All My Love

Comments: These, couple with what I have from other sources (see above) are ALL the known Led Zeppelin studio outtakes. There are too many great moments to mention but this is an excellent and awesome glimpse into the making of some of the best music ever by one of the greatest bands of all time!