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John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant came together in 1968 as Led Zeppelin. Over the next decade, the band would become one of the most influential, innovative and successful groups in modern music, selling more than 300 million albums worldwide. Their songs are some of the most celebrated in rock n roll history that, to this day, resonate with fans young and old around the globe. Still, no matter how many times you may have listened to their music, youve never heard Led Zeppelin like this before.

With the June 2 release of deluxe editions of Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II, and Led Zeppelin III, the band will launch an extensive reissue program of all nine of its studio albums in chronological order, each remastered by guitarist and producer Jimmy Page. Led Zeppelin will also open its vaults to share dozens of unheard studio and live recordings, with each album featuring a second disc of companion audio comprised entirely of unreleased music related to that album.

The material on the companion discs presents a portal to the time of the recording of Led Zeppelin, says Page. It is a selection of work in progress with rough mixes, backing tracks, alternate versions, and new material recorded at the time

The band wrote and recorded nearly all of Led Zeppelin II while touring relentlessly to support its debut album. Incredibly, the album was released just seven months after Led Zeppelin in October of 1969. Led Zeppelin II features some of the bands most beloved tracks including Ramble On and Heartbreaker as well as Whole Lotta Love, considered by many to be one of the greatest rock n roll songs of all time. The album is certified diamond by the RIAA with sales of over 12 million copies.

The Led Zeppelin II companion audio gives fans the first peek into the bands recording sessions, with alternate mixes of five songs from the album, backing tracks to Thank You and Living Loving Maid (Shes Just A Woman), and the previously unreleased track La La.

Original remastered LP, plus an album of companion audio, on 180 gram vinyl in a tri-fold sleeve, featuring previously unreleased studio outtakes.