Behind the Recording of Led Zeppelin III

[@freespirit1776]

Zeppelin III is one of my favorite albums. It really showcases their versatility.

[@djshad1885]

Its also their darkest and most spellcasted.

[@cognoscenticycles4351]

It took a lot of guts and self confidence to write and record so many acoustic songs for this album. In the end it showed their creative versatility. Great album.

[@StaceyWatson-e2q]

It's my favorite! Love the fact that they grew and stretched in a new musical direction!

[@JayCail]

When I first got the album in the late 70's my "go to" songs were "Since I've Been Loving You" and "Out on the Tiles". Still love those two gems, but today the first songs I play are "Hats Off To Roy Harper" and "Bron y Aur Stomp". My favorite LZ song of ALL TIME is the B side to "Immigrant Song" ... "Hey Hey What Can I Do" which was not released on the album. Led Zep III is my favorite LZ album followed by IV and Houses of The Holy.

[@perrysar5954]

Out on the Tiles!...one of their hidden gems!!!

[@billkingston4402]

It just so happened I stopped the car to give a mate a lift as it was raining heavily, live in Ireland, we moved off and out on the tiles can on the cd player, a Zepp convert there and then, blew his mind, said all he knew was Stairway to heaven and hates it

[@drvee1983]

I think it's their most " honest " album after they got away from their own explosion of the first two albums, tours, and mania, and were able to exhale. Then they were " off to the races " again. Thanks for posting.

[@ericbgordon1575]

Back in May 2022, I was writing new music for an independent solo record simply titled *Hope.* I had intended with the recording of these 12 tracks (partly motivated by dialogue from Wayne's World) to try homogenizing the disparate musical flavours of Led Zeppelin and the Bee Gees. Feeling closer to the latter stylistically, I went through the Zeppelin catalog one album a day (a practice I've done with other acts' recording catalogs). When I got to Led Zeppelin III, I was already aware of how disappointed their fans were when this album first materialized. It was still a great listening experience for me. Later on, there were two things that popped in my mind. One of them was how people who even today take issue with this particular LP don't take issue with the untitled follow-up which is hardly less musical or eclectic. The other thing is the watermark it includes for John Paul Jones; over the 70s, he became known for being one of those giants interlacing intricate keyboard and synthesizer passages with all else in the mix. That began here when he first played the Moog synthesizer on the transition between "Friends" and "Celebration Day".

[@TomLaios]

I had recorded this album and Deep Purple's "Perfect Strangers" on a cassette .2 perfect , magical albums I have listened to, countless times.

[@JayCail]

Love DP's Perfect Strangers.

[@michaelheller8841]

Zep III has Since I’ve Been Loving You on it, which makes it one of my favorite Zep records. I also really enjoy the acoustic numbers. It rocks and it also mellows you out.

[@poindextertunes]

Since I’ve Been Loving You is Page’s best guitar solo. Well, best guitar work in general imo. Great dynamics throughout the whole song

[@michaelheller8841]

@@poindextertunes I agree with you. As a guitarist myself, his solo breaths and growls. You can play it note for note but not get his tone. It's what made Jimmy Page special.

[@chaseparker9]

just commenting to give you major props! I've been scouring KZbin for videos like this for over a decade now, and these have been the most informative & entertaining. bravo sir!!!

[@mixingmasteringonline]

Thank you! 😃

[@dartsport1974]

There’s probably so many other Led Zeppelin fans that know much more than me. This is just my opinion, I think they were in their best musical shape when they recorded their third album in 1970. At some point, people reach their athletic/intelligence/musicianship peak. For whatever reason whether it means drugs, getting older, or being burnt out, that peak goes down.. This is what I meant when they recorded this album in 1970 I think they weren’t burnt out yet, they were excited, and they were still young. I am not saying this album was more creative than their other albums. I just felt they were probably in their best musical shape when they recorded this album.

[@mixingmasteringonline]

Good point!

[@seb4376]

there is certainly a special energy to zeppelin 3 and 4. houses of the holy has some of that youthfulness but it’s not quite the same

[@BLACK-AUTUMN-MAGICK]

I really don't know how anyone can look @ Zeppelin's work and conclude something like this... Each of their albums has their own unique magic... I once heard Steve Morse say very critical things of the Houses of the Holy album... He went as far as having accused Page of "not practicing anymore" once he got to that point in his career... I respect Steve Morse, but this statement to me was MIND BOGGLING !!! I don't know how anyone can listen to the studio version of The Song Remains the Same, and think, "that guitarist sounds like he hasn't practiced much"... I can honestly say that I'm not being defensive of Page in this, because I have ALWAYS admired Steve Morse's work, but to me the first three tracks of Houses of the Holy, are far better musical artistry than anything that Morse has ever done.

[@elmolewis9123]

Loved the first two but have a soft spot for III

[@custom55]

Friends/Celebration Day together, is incredible.

[@DrRock2009]

“That’s the way” is my fave Zep song 🤷‍♂️

[@condoruite]

that slide guitar! dream like quality

[@redfrozenseven]

The BBC live version is pure magic!

[@mariodriessen9740]

I absolutely love this album! ❤ Then again, I absolutely love most of their albums. Good times, wild memories of a time when I was a teenager, exploring music and a whole lotta love with my friends. If I could only relive those days. 🥹

[@CBC68]

That’s The Way is one of my favorite Zep songs ❤️

[@billphipps453]

great album... listened to it over and over again...and over...

[@OutOnTheTiles]

A masterpiece. Three in a row. 5 more to go.

[@JCM-LedZeppelin-Stories]

This is why i was hesitant of doing the first three albums...some people come in later after the hard work has been done. I liked this video but the visuals like these are way easier to compile and do (some photos are not from the proper timeline). It's a strange world Tim, some of us Care too much. I dont think this channel needs to do 5 more. Someone already did :)

[@rg1355]

Out on the Tiles...one of Zep's best rock song's...the sound of Jimmy's guitar!! Tangerine...one of the best guitar solo's ever!!

[@WesCOX-mm4oz]

First two were definitely the best!!!

[@benjaminhawthorne1969]

If I could only ever, the rest of my life, listen to a single LED ZEPPELIN album, it would be III. It is THE BEST. 🥰

[@raysearch-iu3fr]

You left out mention of the recording studio assistant who, after realizing he'd accidentally erased the beginning of Celebration Day, ran out of the studio for fear of his life! True story.

[@michaelstevens972]

I bet he did. I want to hear about that now

[@raysearch-iu3fr]

@michaelstevens972 I believe I first read about this back in the 70's in Ritchie Yorke's Led Zeppelin Biography. My copy is in storage at the moment, but you can read about it online if you search "Celebration Day" in wiki and scroll down to "composition and recording "... although there's no mention of him running out of the studio there. Give me time and I'll find my Biography copy and quote it here.

[@jeremywanner4526]

Favorite album from my favorite band,the diversity on this album is astounding.

[@redMaple_QC]

My favorite album from LZ

[@adamvigil8320]

Me too!

[@greensombrero3641]

It's a beautiful album - a left turn and a gutsy work from the previous two

[@wisdomhunter3797]

Great work, man! Appreciate you putting this together for us.

[@mixingmasteringonline]

Thank you!

[@robertdillon6821]

Love John's squeaky bass pedal on Since I've Been Loving You.

[@mikehersh6192]

Leather strap

[@michaelchance8771]

@@mikehersh6192 I think he used a ludwig speed king pedal which is direct drive - but because it’s designed to be collapsible there’s a linkage between the metal parts which tends to squeak. I put Vaseline on mine now and then

[@geschickt]

I don't want to increase the mystery/confusion around it, but per the prompting (5:32) on that SIBLY guitar amp... ;) I remember reading an interview with Page where he relates the story pretty much as presented here: an amp in the corridor either belonging to the studio, or someone from another band that was also recording there, which he brought in and had a go with--what's more it was reportedly a solid state amp. Damn, now I'm going to have to track that interview down...! =) Brilliant vid on LZIII--thank you MMO!

[@mixingmasteringonline]

Thank you and cheers for the info on the amp . Wow, solid state, great! Please do try and find it 🙏

[@mickmrowan]

III is my fav.

[@messi8921]

Another brilliant Zeppelin vid mate! 3 is one of my favourites from Zeppelin, it’s a great album! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@JEM133]

How can you not love 3,,,,,,,, genius/s at work.

[@peterfyle2168]

Love the reverse reverb on the guitar when the outro starts.

[@fxsrider]

Have always loved the third album!!

[@poindextertunes]

My favorite thing about Led Zeppelin is that none of their albums sound the same. Its cool to find a signature sound, but recording numerous signature sounds is genius

[@ericlitts9917]

Out on the tiles. Tangerine. Thats the way.

[@TheWorld_2099]

I was skeptical about the possibility of another revisionist / rehashed rock history, from a person who might not have experienced it back in the day… But I’m going to say that you did very well, and the mention of the Helios console says everything about your research and what you personally bring to the table. Thank you, this was a very good video

[@mixingmasteringonline]

Thank you!

[@michaelmollamusic]

Page and Plant living out a Frog and Toad story

[@jawoody9745]

IMO, just as essential as the first two. They went whole hog into another facet of their young selves!

[@ramongarcia482]

JPJ bass playing on Out on the Tiles was soooo ahead of time

[@dougintothesunset]

I heard a story years ago, before the internet, about that sound at the start of Immigrant Song. The repeated hit at the beginning was caused by improper tape storage. The first three are ghosts of the big first chord at the start of the song from multiple layers of tape, the first being the quietest because it was physically furthest away from the actual first chord of the song. . . . Allegedly. 🙂 Thanks for sharing.

[@TheLordGoat]

Zepp 3 has the best production and mastering, eerie.

[@eleusismusic]

Great album and excellent video! This is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels. Thank you!

[@mixingmasteringonline]

Thank you! That’s great to hear, really encouraging 😃

[@joelonsdale]

Another interesting video... I love LZ3....

[@mixingmasteringonline]

Thank you! Me too 😃

[@agirotto1]

I love the first one, but III, IV and Physical Grafitti are special.

[@coldacre]

the video doesn’t mention that “Tangerine” has already been recorded by The Yardbirds under the title “Knowing That I’m Losing You”

[@adamstephenson7518]

Great video 🤙

[@mixingmasteringonline]

Thank you!

[@paradox7743]

Pivotal move for Zeppelin-not even to try another Whole Lotta Love. III represents the growth & versatility of the band. The Indian infused Friend’s fading into the drone of Celebration Day is a highlight for me & contains one of the Gnarly Grooves and has the band firing on all cylinders! Seeds of Stairway blossoming.

[@jimrogers7425]

Yes Zep III was more or less an acoustic album, but look at what followed it!! Their first 4 albums were simply amazing and then they kept getting better!

[@drvee1983]

Did anybody know JPJ played slide on Celebration Day? Thanks for that. Cool.

[@drvee1983]

That is what got my attention on this post. JPJ also wrote the riff to " " Black Dog ". If it has strings or a keyboard? John Paul Jones can play it.

[@paulwright6121]

Brilliant thanks for making this !

[@mixingmasteringonline]

Thank you!

[@chuckselvage3157]

Their best album.

[@clintbahr]

Their finest release & tour 1970!!! ❤

[@StevenTemple-y2b]

Tangerine is my favorite on LZ III..

[@yurikostyk745]

Gallows Pole was awesome the first time I heard it. Still is...

[@ptklip]

This video is fantastic.

[@mixingmasteringonline]

Thank you!

[@johndef5075]

Tangerine and Thats the Way are the real gems here.

[@drewmaciver523]

Great video, there are some discrepancies with some of the gear that the band used. Page goes into detail about what guitars and amps were used on what songs in his book “Jimmy Page” by Jimmy Page

[@michaelburrows4722]

Outstanding job on this vid. So much regurgitated rubbish out there on my favourite band ever. Really interesting details, and beautifully presented. Thankyou very much.

[@mixingmasteringonline]

Thank you! I really appreciate your kind words 😃

[@Jmarshall-kj4hc]

Thank you Mr Miagy!

[@samr.england613]

Jimmy Page was more than a great guitarist, and live showman with an incredible sense of stagecraft and panache, he was a very talented record producer! As well as an astute businessman.

[@billkingston4402]

Great video, subscribed and looking forward to further viewings

[@mixingmasteringonline]

Thank you! 😃

[@thedrumdoctor]

Contains the best song (only song?) ever written about a collie dog.

[@MrPhotodoc]

I was 16 when this was recorded. Let that sink in.

[@RustyKnorr]

Uh, who cares? 🤷‍♂️

[@Plato222]

That mobile studio - the Stones’ van for “Exile on Main Street” (and SO many other incredible albums like “Harvest”, LZ4 and which famously featured in Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” - resides today in … Calgary Alberta Canada!! It’s part of the (in)famous King Eddy Hotel, part of the National Music Centre’s StudioBell.

[@travelinben1966]

Zep 3 is my favorite for the same reasons Robert Plant mentioned.

[@TheSpoonwood]

The one I've listened to most..

[@WSFScotland]

My earliest memory of life is Friends...

[@streamofconsciousness5826]

Backlash, kind of like Signals from RUSH for polar opposite reasons, and it also holds up as one of their Best Albums I always wondered how it was received at the time being so different. One of my Favorites (except for the Immigrant Song, I never liked that one). He does get a great tone on Since I've been loving you, and in one take, makes it more enjoyable.

[@nawiedzonebagno7291]

how about Who’s Next next?

[@mixingmasteringonline]

Good idea! 👍

[@johnskerlec9663]

I'd often wondered the same thing, about why Zep 3 was so different. The only reason I can suggest might be that as other bands started to kick into the heavier sound inspired by Zeps 1 and 2 Page may have felt he wanted to distance this record from the crowd. Just thinking.

[@thedrumdoctor]

Might be worth clarifying the ‘hit singles’ were American releases as they never released a single in the UK.

[@ImYourOverlord]

It's Led Zeppelin. What's not to love? 😁

[@fast4wood]

Led Zep 2 for me .

[@smathfury]

My favorite!!

[@caramanico1]

People forget now - and ignored back then - that out of 15 tracks on their first two albums, six featured acoustic playing. I guess it's just that, while the acoustic stuff is excellent, the heavy stuff was their main forte. Nobody had their combination of excellent indivdual musicianship (including lead vox) and excellent/versatile songwriting plus a great (though erratic at times) live show that was unique and innovative (the violin bow, etc...). Then throw in excellent production and the drive to always change and move forward, and you get a group that made the other early hard rock bands all sound like lame garage bands.

[@christopherr9517]

LED ZEPPLIN 3 ABSOLUTLY A GREAT ALBUM, CODA { DARLENE '}.... the beat of this song captered my imagination

[@chumbels]

My favorite crash cymbal sound ever... Very glassy long sustain.... Compressor has to be quick attack slow release....

[@adamvigil8320]

I think that's my job😂😂😂❤

[@jordanknapp8061]

@7:10 I always heard jimi page had small hands those look like werewolf hands

[@stampede4107]

Great pictures and video. I always thought this album wasn’t recorded well. Immigrant song is great but it sounds kind of small and a bit thin, kind of like communication breakdown, not big and fat like whole lotta love or good times bad times. There’s almost no bass drum on celebration day. The acoustic guitars on bron yr sour stomp are thin and treble-y. That’s the way and hey hey what can I do sound really great though.

[@warrenbutterfield4208]

Ohhh OK Krikey…then let me change my opinion…

[@bertroost1675]

I have a reel to reel copy of a master copy of LZIII

[@warrenbutterfield4208]

Try not to have a house fire…

[@bertroost1675]

@@warrenbutterfield4208 I'll try.

[@stevenmonte7397]

I still have a reel to reel player!

[@Corstopitum]

III is there best album followed by I and then II 👍

[@nothing-b2n]

Yep

[@Madkid73]

Bron yr aur is in North Wales. Just saying. Brilliant doc as per though

[@mixingmasteringonline]

Thank you!

[@ryandorn7831]

RTB not Andy in the photo mate.

[@311superfly]

love the satellite dish at bron-y-aur laugh my ass off!!

[@thecolourrose9022]

Could you do something by The Who next? Pretty please

[@mixingmasteringonline]

Definitely, I'll be doing one soon.

[@HadEnough745]

Why is there a hiss at the beginning of Immigrant Song?

[@mixingmasteringonline]

It’s from the echoplex delay.

[@deanallen927]

Three and Four are my faves; I get sick of listening to Two before it's over. Physical Graffiti is about my second favorite.

[@DanRelayer_Ukraine]

III > II

[@chumbels]

Okay okay.. the kick on gallows pole.. wtf???is he doing 16 th notes???? Help me. Someone

[@fredfox3851]

No such thing as too much LZ. Thanks MMO.

[@mixingmasteringonline]

Absolutely! Cheers!

[@brianwarner308]

666 views baby!!

[@HadEnough745]

1:50 is that a rolled up bill in Jimmy's hands? Hmmm...

[@mrb7094]

A thousand a week then is about 60k a week now in 2024.

[@efolson]

If only they had put Hey Hey What Can I Do on instead of Hats off to (Roy) Harper!!

[@familydogg1234]

Hey Hey What Can I Do?

[@sativagirl1885]

*21st century blues:* Johnny B. Jabbed. No job. No joke. The trouser snake has not been fed in weeks.

[@R3R3T]

And minors was used 😮

[@Mustafa-Dump]

This album totally lacks bottom end - I hate the way it is mixed. The first two albums sound great!

[@VonL]

If they were cribbing from Moby Grape, they just had to be doing the same thing to Spirit