The Strange Noises On Led Zeppelin Tracks

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[@Drummrboy67]

I came here to listen to you talk about a part in a song and the imagine what that must be, and you didn't disappoint.

[@DDEENY]

Not to forget the sound of someone saying "Stop" at 01:23 during "Out On The Tiles", supposedly to mark the stopping point of a mixed track.

Someone yells ‘Jimmy ‘in pages outro solo on black dog and when I was young and blasting it in my parents basement I always thought it was my dad yelling to turn it down from the top of the basement steps as my name is Jimmy lol

[@brianmcdermott281]

I cant hear it 🤔

[@chrispix61]

😂

[@lobotomyscam1051]

I did that too during other songs, except my name isn't Jimmy and I didn't have to go subterranean to listen to music.

[@brianmcdermott281]

In my time of dying, bonzo coughing at the end and plant goes “coughhh” lol

[@kodatrujillo8963]

And then it sounds like Jimmy plays SpongeBob

[@brianmcdermott281]

@ yup😂

[@PaulLothropDrums]

On the remastered "since I've been loving you" you can hear that speed king bass drum pedal squeaking, and it's beautiful!

[@DrRock2009]

When I had the album on cassette I thought it was the cassette squeaking….🙄

[@unjay1967]

I was going to say that! I couldn’t believe it at first, I listened over and over… up, that’s definitely the bass drum pedal

[@Cornmolio]

Once you notice it, you can’t unhear that Ludwig Speed King

[@gibbonjunkie]

This is the one I was going to mention. Used to listen to the c.d. in my car. I thought it was something in my car. It took me a while to realise it was always the same song playing when I heard it🤦‍♂️ I'm a bit slow😂

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

Yeah that was always a unique they never bothered the oil that pedal before they started recording and they just left it in there cuz that take was so awesome. At first I thought it was like a fan in the studio trying to keep the place cool squeaking away only to find out nope it was the bass pedal

[@BlackRoseImmortal]

I love how they left the plane at the beginning of Black Country Woman

[@DDEENY]

"Gotta get this airplane off." "Nah, leave it, yeah."

[@Antnee659]

Damn i wanted to say that with no context. Of course somebody beat me.

[@marciashiraishi5891]

Zeppelin's songs are great. Bonzo's screams, growls and ferocity make it perfect!

[@jeffsmeff5792]

Those are not "imperfections" as you call them. They are what make the song real.

[@megadethmofo-v4i]

My favorite.....the squeaky bass pedal in Since I've been loving you.

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

Yeah I always thought that was like an old fan in the studio trying to keep things cool I never realized that

[@faville]

My vinyl of Houses of the Holy, bought somewhere around 1986-87, does not have that spoken bit before the song starts. I was pretty surprised to hear it pop up on a friend’s cassette tape version I heard later.

[@BrandonHann]

Don't forget the airplane in the beginning of Black Country Woman.

[@rexsephe]

And Plant responding to it with "nah nah leave it in! "

[@ringerpferde]

don't forget police siren on Dazed and confused

[@jimce2799]

"Keep it rolling Jimmy".

[@dominicmoisant8393]

@@ringerpferde time stamp?

[@ringerpferde]

@@dominicmoisant8393 3:28

[@Pam-g5u]

Best band to have ever walked on stage

[@tinyb69]

You obviously haven't listened to any of their bootlegs, or seen more than "The Song Remains the Same".

[@randykirk62]

The greatest band to ever walk the face of the earth❤

[@mr.noname5731]

Nah, far from it, that would be The Doors.

[@kappy3382]

​@@mr.noname5731 Most their albums were half full of garbage and they were especially awful live, they could never be the best.

[@Hundert1]

ABSOLUTELY AGREE ❤ Past, present and the future!! 👍👍

[@mr.noname5731]

@kappy3382 Their composition is unmatched. Morrison was an idiot, but Manzarek and the others were professionals and good at what they do. Spanish Caravan, People are Strange, Light My Fire, Albinioni's Adagio in D minor, Variety is the Spice of Life, Lost Little Girl, listen to these songs and maybe you'll change your mind.

[@Hundert1]

@@mr.noname5731 The Doors have some good tunes is true. But they'll never make music like Zeppelin. Much of the Doors is dark, gloomy, negative and sad, depressing stuff. They're not on the same level or high rank kick ass music as Led Zeppelin. 🔊🎶🎸🥁

[@jimce2799]

"Keep it rolling, Jimmy".

[@DDEENY]

"We're rolling on one? No, one again." Engineer Eddie Kramer.

[@douglasgugel2752]

Led Zeppelin was the best rock n roll band of all time ever !!!

[@jennifersman7990]

And there’s Plant’s little giggle at the beginning of Whole Lotta Love On the LZ concert DVD, one deleted concert scene from the ‘73 MSG shows has Bonham doing the same intro to their encore of The Ocean

[@elizabetheaton3882]

Perfectly imperfect ❤

[@davidmcintier128]

The cough at the end of In my time of dying!

[@wingchun-simplekungfu7584]

And that’s the difference between then & now. Music until the early 80,s paved the way

[@yungpm]

Led Zeppelin is my favorite cover band

[@NoNotMe0000]

"Song Remains The Same" Movie, Bonzo starts the show with, "alright, let's go" before launching into the opening song, "Rock n' Roll!"⚔️

[@venugopalgopal1304]

Led Zeppelin stairway to awesome music All of them a gift to music.. Bonham a genius R. I. P

[@jakethehuman7]

Was waiting for you to actually play the bits so we can hear what you're talking about...

[@geniebeats9309]

The ocean is a dope song. Should listen yourself

[@ingridredfern5065]

Didn,t know it was Bonham,s voice 🤘❤️🥁

[@Shanehutcheson841]

You can also hear the kick bass pedal squeaking when they recorded Dazed and Confused on "Zeppelin 2" and All of My Love on "In Through the Out door"

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

Really was it still squeaking after all it was only really audible you could hear it squeaking away on since I've been Loving You

[@michaelkopacz6324]

Supposedly you can hear a squeaky drum pedal during Since I've been loving you. I haven't personally tried to listen for it but, some day I will. Hahaha

[@daver12591]

Once you hear it you'll be ruined

[@dovlewisgelbard]

​@@daver12591 Yes exactly! I have been listening to that song all my life and one day 5 or 6 years ago my Dad pointed it out to me, and it completely ruined me... Not the song ;)

[@shuntguy]

On the re-masters it's right out in front. Strangely, it's not really there on the alt. take of Loving You on the bonus disc.

[@Dav2112]

It's there for sure.

[@jasonbennett60]

It’s on All of My Love, too

[@DjmMik]

I like the squeaky bass pedal you can clearly hear in “Since I’ve Been Loving You.”

[@Hundert1]

Hey, thank you for letting us know about this. ZEPPELIN FOREVER ❤🎉❤🎉

[@Ms.K_LaTrailera]

😅😅😅, I always thought that was Robert Plant screaming at the end in Whole Lotta Love

[@skootrcootr4073]

GOAT!

[@Loc-Nar73]

Those small, so called "imperfections" are some of the best parts of their albums. Well, that's my opinion, anyway. Led Zeppelin are my all time favorite Rock band! 💯%

[@luvbasses5487]

Pull up the Osaka 9-29-71 concert on KZbin. Drag forward to John Paul’s organ solo. This leads us into Thank You and listen to Bonzo scream out when the drums come in! It’s just AWESOME.

[@cheftekard7165]

I never knew this about the phone in the ocean lol. I just checked and you can totally hear it

[@ringerpferde]

check out the end of the bow part on dazed and confused their is a siren

[@anthonyattard6726]

That is rock and roll

[@chilledmonkeebrains]

They left the sound of a small plane going overhead on their Richie Valens cover from Physical Graffiti

[@billepperson2662]

There's also Robert Plant's "Vocal solo" during the end of the ocean they turned down to almost be inaudible

[@markrandall7400]

Best band ever

[@BubbaZen10]

my favourite is Jimmy whispering "fire" at the end of D'yer Maker

[@AmeliaHubbard-rb6hz]

That’s Jimmy?

[@BubbaZen10]

@@AmeliaHubbard-rb6hz yup, one of the few times you hear his voice. that and i think he does a backing vocal on tangerine. That and are we rolling Jimmy? And he goes something like we're rolling on ...one? One again

[@geoffhaycraft1233]

Hiya. I always thought he whispered " Why? " Whatever we both loved led zep😊

[@geoffhaycraft1233]

Thought he whispered " Why?" Whatever, one big fan to another😊

[@BubbaZen10]

@@geoffhaycraft1233 kinda does sound like that on the first one

[@roccocroce]

Best band ever to exist

[@TRUMP-2024-STF]

No one comes Close.

[@Zepplinite]

Stick clicks on Black Dog and the squeaky bass drum pedal on Since I've Been Loving You

[@MrMysteriosguy]

I can’t unhear the telephone ringing halfway through The Ocean, it’s so obvious I couldn’t believe I didn’t hear it the several dozen times I heard it before!

[@locutiss100]

I've listened to this song too many times and never heard a telephone ring. Just listened on Spotify, still don't hear it 🤔

[@jacoboreyes3160]

Now, with AI and autotune, all that perfection sucks out all the soul out of recordings

[@rickwilliams967]

Dude, shut the hell up. You probably like the Eagles. You have no leg to stand on.

[@geoffhaycraft1233]

That's gonna be the one, that is! Come n have a listen then. Finishing up one of my favourite songs on physical graphiti- in my time of dying😊

[@mf-kd6ss]

I love the "Nah, leave it, yeah!" On Black Country Woman

[@relaxmethods6958]

Damn I always thought the voice at the beginning of the ocean was a sample from some kind of army marching

[@Hickorybee]

There are also traks where Robert plants vocals leaks through from previous takes and appears on the final takes. His voice was that powerful ❤

[@AllofJudea]

That was actually due to improper tape storage

[@Cornmolio]

@@AllofJudeaCorrect, that’s why we always used to store tapes “tails out”. It’s not a previous take you’re hearing, it’s material recorded a few seconds later that’s bleeding through early because of the charged magnetic particles on the tape influencing the part of the tape it’s wrapped around. The hotter the signal, the more “bleed”.

[@cplineberger]

The plane on "Black Country Woman"

[@DisneyMaks]

Love his “UURRRHAAAA!” when he smashes his drums in Moby Dick (live Paris 1969)

[@jeremywhakarau2403]

Got to and do that Voodoo the you do so well ❤❤

[@skipmagil]

I don’t get it

[@rosejuan9665]

anyone have the timestamp for bonham’s yell in WLL?

[@Michael69]

I just listened a couple of times and couldn't hear it, only Robert's screams

[@ihateusernames96]

I think the we've done 4 already and now were steady is a reference to tsking 4 shots

[@Bohr2um]

I also love the cough and chatter at the end of In My Time Of Dying

[@jimmyb4728]

A bit of imperfection makes it irreplaceable and undeniable original, that's one of the things that made THE MIGHTY LED ZEPPELIN the greatest band of all time

[@ColinCottingham-j7c]

You can hear the blues Blackman wanting his residuals from ripping them off. 😢

[@c.e.anderson558]

Phone is because they set up a soundstage to retake some shots. They miming and put on movie . They had some holes in the video they had to fill. Any shot with crowd is live. Any without maybe staged. The music is all live recording. You can see Pages hair is different lengths. JPJ had to wear a wig for reshoots because he had cut his hair considerably. Jimmy said this himself. The music is very live in front of people.

[@WesBell-l4s]

On Black country woman,there is an airplane going over and someone says I'm trying keep the airplane out,and then,Robert,says no leave it, yeah!

[@troyc4250]

Immigrant Song: in the beginning listen closely you’ll hear a 1 2 3 4 count

[@briano.1503]

On a whole bunch of songs you can hear Bonzos squeaky bass drum pedal.

[@-elijahriggs-]

The phone ringing was actually the 14-year-old girl that jimmy page was statutorily graping. He used to take her from state to state and make her stay locked in the hotel room. He wouldn't let her ride on the bus you know with that whole crossing state lines with a minor so he knew what he was doing was illegal and immoral. Kinda like the Ted Nugent of the 60s. if Ted Nugent like girls over the age of 13. Well I guess at least she had gone through puberty so that's a plus.

[@jimce2799]

What about Jerry Lee Lewis.

[@jimce2799]

14 will get you twenty.

[@brianmcdermott281]

David Bowie took Lori Maddox virginity

[@bonzology322]

The 1,2,3,4 was a simple count off and had nothing to do with take count

[@MarkSchreind]

The music is well balanced ... not over or under polished .... These little imperfections seem to add something to the music.

[@DDEENY]

Never to forget the squeaking noise during the beginning of "Since I've Been Loving You" which is Bonham's bass drum pedal. Some thought that it was a vinyl manufacturing defect.

[@sherrilldean211]

THE AIR PLANE… NAH LEAVE IT

[@UliKunckle]

I don't know. I always took it to mean we've done four ALBUMS already and now we're steady and here's the final track on our fifth album.

[@mattheweast29]

Me too

[@DavidHummel-cc4of]

I swore i heard the phone in 'the ocean'

[@Bubba603]

Let’s hear it

[@finscreenname]

The real reason they left stuff like that in is because tape was expensive and for the most part no one would ever hear them on production albums or cassette tapes. One of the reasons back in the day the band and others like them drug their feet on putting their stuff on CD until it could be "remastered". I have a lot of CD's from back then and you can hear all kinds of stuff.

[@bmw_m4255]

Roaring?

[@DDEENY]

Never to forget the cough after the end of "In My Time Of Dying" followed by Bonham, "That's gotta be the one, hasn't it?"

[@THEBLUEGLOVE]

He is counting them in on the ocean

[@trebleface7835]

I swear a member of Zep can fart and Zep Heds will call it genius.

[@Olysterz]

The beginning of the ocean is just a musician counting time so that everyone starts at the same time. The fact the it's the fifth take has no link. Otherwise said they counted exactly like that the first four takes.

[@xqj1032]

I think the “1-2-3-4” was just him counting in the song. I don’t think it’s that deep, it’s no shock they tracked live

[@StephenS-2024]

At one point you hear the band Spirit sobbing quietly in the background.

[@joaquinodriozola4963]

ROFL

[@mattheweast29]

Too funny

[@stevep5408]

Can't remember what song it is but you can hear a metallic squeak on the drum kit?

[@brianmcdermott281]

Since I’ve been loving you

[@cyn37211]

David Gilmour left his bad smoker’s cough in Wish You Were Here. He said it inspired him to quit smoking

[@BradStarkey-b8b]

Front row King Dome Seattle 1976

[@KeithStLouis-kd5nz]

What about the sound on What Is And What Should Never Be that sounds like one note on a saxophone?

[@jeper1969]

Out on the tiles : “ I’m so glad I’m leaving ( STONED) don’t tell the world I ain’t …”

[@megadethmofo-v4i]

Interesting....I always thought it was "Stop" Because of the guitar pause.

[@JasonMcKay-fi7nn]

I thought the we done for already and now we're steady in there they went 1 234 was talking about their first four albums not the how many tracks or takes it took

[@HOWYOUDOIN884]

It would be nice if short videos included the actual examples of the songs... I guess a lot of these shorts are completely AI generated

[@davidplummer4034]

A squeaky spring on the bass pedal on when the levey breaks

[@kerrysamuels2632]

It wasn't the fourth take of the ocean he meant they've done four albums already

[@greenhandgeezer]

All the times I’ve heard it, I didn’t know the ocean count in was Bonzo. Now I’m like duh of course.

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

Oh my cheese its Don't make it my dying.... Clearly audible cough

[@TommyKing-m3f]

The imperfections is what made it real. Modern music sucks because it’s fake and the artists sound nothing like the album when they sing it live. I hate modern music. Very little of it is any good.

[@datping7377]

Please dont include the clip and let us do the tedious search

[@johnnyzoom7andthenoisekeep514]

We played one already and now we're steady 1, 2 DUDUDUDUU ..

[@EmmertFamily]

For the Ocean intro they had done four albums already.

[@rickwilliams967]

Way to not show literally any of those things...

[@gerardvanbrakel2080]

If you listen very carefully you can hear one fart !! We will never know who it was !!

[@georgeanderson7657]

Not sure if these small details are what makes the band or albums great lol

[@Trohawkk]

Drank 40 shots of vodka and died in 1980

[@jerrygill931]

Pretty sure 4 already meant albums.

[@arturzini4736]

In baby i'm gonna leave you, there's a moment when it seems to have some kids playing or laughing in the background

[@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020]

I heard Bonham says “we’ve done four already” referring to the four albums they had released.

[@matthewmckinney5387]

Im sorry but what makes them great is not leaving a phone ring in the song, its because they were great. They didn't have nearly the level of recording tech that we have today and it was very expensive to re record tracks. You have no idea or any understanding of what it is to be a musician.

[@sl3102]

I'm pretty sure it's on purpose.

[@theariesexperiment4642]

The reason they left that crap in,.....is because the label was already over budget paying that engineer to clean up slop master Page's guitar tracks.

[@brianmcdermott281]

Just stop

[@alexanderstoner4306]

Artifacts

There are pig like snorting noises on the song , for your life, as the song is about cocaine