As part of its ongoing 50th anniversary celebration, Led Zeppelin has launched a new video series on its official YouTube channel looking at key highlights of the legendary band’s history.
The first episode of the Led Zeppelin History series begins in September 1968, when the band began recording its self-titled debut album at London’s Olympic Studios, starting with “Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You” and “You Shook Me.”
Using archival footage of the group in concert as a backdrop, and soundtracked by “Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You,” the video goes on to note that the album was self-financed, was recorded in just 30 hours, and cost 1,782 pounds — equivalent of around $2,300 in today’s money.
The clip also offers the following quotes from the band members about the making of Led Zeppelin I:
Jimmy Page: “The group had only been together for two-and-a-half weeks when we recorded it.”
Robert Plant: “We weren’t in a position at that time to be able to block whole studio time.”
John Paul Jones: “We did it in about 15 hours, with another 15 hours for mixing, so it was 30 hours in all.”
Page: “We deliberately aimed at putting down what we could reproduce live on stage.”
Check the Led Zeppelin YouTube channel soon for the second episode of the series.
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