Led Zeppelin to reissue 1976 “The Song Remains the Same” soundtrack in September

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Atlantic/Swan Song

Atlantic/Swan SongLed Zeppelin has announced the next installment of its ongoing reissue campaign.  It’ll be remastered editions of the soundtrack to their 1976 concert film, The Song Remains the Same, which documents the band’s July 27-29, 1973 engagement at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.

The album will be released in multiple configurations on September 7, which coincides with the 50th anniversary of the group’s first live performance together, although they were billed as “The New Yardbirds” at that show.

Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page produced and supervised the remastering of The Song Remains the Same reissue, which will be available as a two-CD set, a four-LP vinyl collection, a Blu-ray Audio disc, in digital and streaming formats, and as a super deluxe box set.

The box set includes the two-CD and four-LP versions of the soundtrack; a two-DVD set featuring the entire The Song Remains the Same film, plus four bonus performances; a DVD-audio disc boasting 5.1 Surround Sound and PCM Stereo editions of the album; a high-def download card of the soundtrack; a 28-page book featuring photos and stills from the movie, as well as a new essay by acclaimed director and rock journalist Cameron Crowe; a replica of 1977 program from when the film toured Japan; and a high-quality print of the album’s cover.

The performances features in The Song Remains the Same took place during Led Zeppelin’s tour in support of their Houses of the Holy album, and included performances of such classic tunes as “Rock and Roll,” “Black Dog,” “Dazed and Confused,” “Stairway to Heaven” and “Whole Lotta Love.”

Here’s the track list for the CD and digital versions of The Song Remains the Same:

“Rock and Roll”
“Celebration Day”
“Black Dog”
“Over the Hills and Far Away”
“Misty Mountain Hop”
“Since I’ve Been Loving You”
“No Quarter”
“The Song Remains the Same”
“The Rain Song”
“The Ocean”
“Dazed and Confused”
“Stairway to Heaven”
“Moby Dick”
“Heartbreaker”
“Whole Lotta Love”

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