Antrabata's Studio Sessions

 

Vol 1

Total Time: 70:36

Olympic Studios, London, 20. Sept – 10. October 1968

1. Babe, I’m gonna leave you    7:01

2. Babe, I’m gonna leave you    6:16

3. You shook me   7:56

4. Baby, come on Home    8:53
Olympic Studios, London, 1968 ?

5. Guitar, Organ Instrumental  15:53

6. Guitar, Organ Instrumental  21:37
Morgan Studios, London, June 1969

7. Sugar Mama   8:58

 

 

Vol 2

Total Time: 70:19

Olympic Studios, London, November 1969

1. Jennings Farm Blues  24:53
Electric Ladyland Studios, New York, June 1972

2. No Quater  25:08
Headley Grange Studios, Hamshire, May – June 1970

3. That’s the way     5:37

4. Feel so Bad, Fixing to die, Thats Alright   7:06

5. Since I’ve been loving You    7:34

 

 

Vol 3

Total Time: 68:45

Headley Grange Studios, Hamshire, May – June 1970

1. Since I’ve been loving You (Vocal take)    3:06

Mirro Sound Studios, Los Angeles, May 1969

2. Moby Dick    1:41

3. Drum Set    7:01
Bron-Y-Aur Coffage, Wales, May 1970

4. I wanna be her Man, Guitar Intrstrumentals inc.
Down by the seaside, Stairway to heaven    1:44

5. Instrumental Take, Blues Guitar Instrumentals 54:41

6. Blues Guitar Instrumentals    0:28

 

 

VOLUME 4: (Total Time 51:10)
Page's Home Studio, Headley Grange,
Hampshire, England Dec. 1970 - Jan. 1971

01. Guitar From Page (42:57)

- take one - one guitar, sort of like the "Ten Years Gone" intro (0:00 - 1:25)

- take two - nice, calm guitar (1:25 - 2:02)

- take three - slow version of take two (2:02 - 4:09)

- take four - lots of acoustic diddling, distantly related to "The Rain Song" (4:24 - 6:23)

- take five - another attempt at take four (6:23 - 7:51)

- take six - JP plays piano... sounds like "The Rain Song" guitar part too! (7:51 - 10:54)

- take seven - solo guitar, includes "Ten Years Gone" riff (11:15 - 14:30)

- take eight - guitar something like "The Rain Song" (14:45 - 15:37)

- take nine - similar to take eight, even more like "The Rain Song" (15:37 - 17:11)

- take ten - weird slow acoustic slides like "The Rain Song" (17:11 - 18:18)

- take eleven - similar to ten (18:18 - 19:58)

- take twelve - sounds very familiar, but I can't place it! Help! (19:58 - 21:23)

- take thirteen - heavier acoustic guitar (21:23 - 23:45)

- take fourteen - solo acoustic "Bolero" jam... very cool! (23:45 - 24:42)

- take fifteen - one pretty guitar (24:56 - 29:20)

- take sixteen - early rock sound with a familiar bluesy rhythm (29:51 - 31:23)

- take seventeen - thick rhythm with a quick solo (31:23 - 33:28)

- take eighteen - same as take sixteen (33:40 - 35:09)

- take nineteen - 50s rock rhythm (35:09 - 35:57)

- take eighteen repeated

- take twenty - two slithery guitars, starts to head towards "The Rain Song" (36:16 - 37:47)

- take twenty-one - one guitar strumming (37:47 - 39:25)

- take twenty-two - carnivalesque piano interlude... played by Page? (39:25 - 39:49)

- take twenty-three - JP sings! plays guitar! rocks! (39:49 - 42:22)

- take twenty-four - acoustic take of the fast part of "Hots On For Nowhere" (42:22 - 42:53)

 

Olympic Studios, London, June 5, 1970
02. Poor Tom (3:16)

Rolling Stones Mobile Studio;
Stargroves, UK; May 1972
03. Walter’s Walk (4:36)

Unknown Studio
04. acoustic Guitar Instrumentals (0:08)
 

VOLUME 5: (Total Time 49:19)
Bron-Y-Aur Cottage;
Wales, UK; May; 1970
1. Friends (3:28)

Headley Grange Studios;
Hampshire, UK; May-June 1970
2. Immigrant Song (2:40) -
early rehearsal

3. Out On The Tiles (3:32) - early rehearsal

4. Bron-Y-Aur (1:37) - with congas and a baby crying

5. Poor Tom (3:20) - two takes

6. Hey Hey What Can I Do (1:46) – rehearsal

 

Bron-Y-Aur Cottage; Wales, UK; May 1970
7. Guitar Instrumental (2:15) -
fun and complete

8. Guitar Instrumental #2 (2:05) - quiet, with a distant voice

9. Poor Tom (3:33) - Page and Plant demo

10. Guitar Piece (2:05) - complete acoustic guitar duet... could have been another "Bron-Y-Ar"

11. Acoustic Duo (1:27) - Plant hums along to Page's guitar

12. That's The Way (rehearsals) (9:07)

- take one - one guitar and Plant... angrier and faster (0:00 - 2:46)

- take two - similar, with more guitar experimentation (2:50 - 4:22)

- take three - guitar intro (4:25 - 4:49)

- take four - guitar from the chorus with Stryder barking! (5:00 - 5:35)

- take five - almost completed song with finished lyrics (5:40 - 9:07)

13. Friends (instrumental #2) (1:22) - with bongos, guitar, and Plant scat-singing

14. Bron-Y-Aur / Guitar Fun (8:28)

- take one - "Bron-Y-Aur" theme with some different directions (0:00 - 2:20)

- take two - fancier instrumental, similar to "Bron-Y-Aur" (2:20 - 3:24)

- take three - very cool, long guitar piece (3:25 - 8:28)

15. Guitar Fun (1:59) - two more takes from previous track
 

 

VOLUME 6: (Total Time 50:59)
Headley Grange Studios;
Hampshire, UK; December 1970 - January 1971
1. Black Dog (6:56) -
All four members hard at work on figuring out their parts

2. No Quarter (4:05)- crazy fast early instrumental with Plant scat-singing and some great drums

3. Stairway To Heaven (instrumental takes) (7:01) - Jones on piano and Page on guitar work the song out together

4. Guitar Riff (1:01) - where's this from???

5. Stairway To Heaven (vocal take one) (6:08)

6. Stairway To Heaven (vocal take two) (8:17)

7. The Battle of Evermore (5:45) - Plant is rehearsing and figuring out his vocals over the master recording

Jimmy Page’s Home Studio;
UK; January 1972?
8. Guitar Instrumental (The Rain Song) (4:18) -
Parts may have been reused on "Death Wish 2"... at 3:20 sounds like "The Rover".


Unknown Session
Ten Years Gone (early demos) (7:05)

- take one - acoustic approximation of "Ten Years Gone" (0:00 - 1:58)

- take two - acoustic take of "Ten Years Gone" (1:58 - 2:27)

- take three - similar to take two (2:27 - 3:02)

- take four - rhythm and lead stuff from "Ten Years Gone" (3:02 - 3:25)

- take five - further perfecting of "Ten Years Gone" leads (3:25 - 4:16)

- take six - a different lead lick (4:16 - 4:42)

- take seven - more lead guitar practice (4:42 - 5:09)

- take eight - more of the same (5:09 - 5:37)

- take nine - slow lead over the "Ten Years Gone" rhythm (5:37 - 6:02)

- take ten - sounds like three guitars (6:02 - 6:36)

- take eleven - closest take to the album version (6:36 - 7:05)

 

 

VOLUME 7: (Total Time 48:46)
with the Bombay Orchestra
, Bombay, India; April 1972
1. Friends (Bombay rehearsals) (31:39)

- conversation and noodling around (0:00 - 4:19)

- take one - slow take with violin, sitar, acoustic guitar, tabla (4:19 - 9:10)

- more discussions and whistling and stuff (9:10 - 16:00)

- take two - another rehearsal take, ends early (19:32 - 20:17)

- more instructions and lots of practising (20:17 - 26:10)

- take three - another take with cool tabla (26:10 - 31:39)

2. Four Sticks (take one) (4:48) - lots of tabla and a little flute, bare instrumental

3. Friends (take five) (4:49) - a complete, mixed take of the Bombay experiments... with Plant

4. Friends (take eleven) (4:38) - another mixed take from Bombay... with Plant

5. Four Sticks (take two) (2:16) -another take with more flute

 

 

VOLUME 8: (Total Time 62:09)
Old Refectory,
Southampton University; January 20, 1973
1. Love Me / Frankfurt Special (5:49) -
soundcheck fragments

soundcheck
Chicago Auditorium; Chicago; July 6, 1973
2. Sugar Baby (5:04)

3. The Wanton Song (rehearsal) (2:37)

4. The Rover (takes 1 & 2) (8:19)

5. Night Flight (rehearsals) (11:01)

6. School Days (3:08)

7. Nadine (1:00)

8. Round and Round (3:23)

9. Move On Down The Line (2:51)

10. Please Don't Tease (2:41) - Often mislabelled as "Love Me Like A Hurricane", this is the correct title. 1

1. Move It / Dynamite (3:01

12. Shakin' All Over (2:48)

13. Hungry For Love (2:25)

14. I'll Never Get Over You (2:10)

15. Reelin' and Rockin' (1:43)

16. Surrender / Rock and Roll (3:38)

 

 

VOLUME 9: (Total Time 66:53)
Headley Grange Studios;
Hampshire, UK; November 1973- May 1974
1. The Wanton Song (rehearsals) / Take Me Home (take one) (5:32)

2. Take Me Home (take two) (4:43) - bad-ass rhythm section

3. In The Morning (take one) (6:10)

4. Trampled Under Foot (rehearsals) (18:57)

- take one - too fast, messy version, different lyrics (0:00 - 2:18)

- take two - close to take one, falls apart (2:18 - 2:59)

- discussion and noodling (2:59 - 3:59)

- take three - funkier version with strange guitar licks (3:59 - 6:36)

- take four - bare take led by the guitar, not the clavinet (6:50 - 10:48)

- take five - similar to take four, Plant is distant (10:56 - 13:10)

- more messing around... cool bassline! (13:10 - 15:22)

- take six - closer to the album, not perfect... (15:22 - 18:57)

5. In The Morning (take two) (6:01)

6. Sick Again (rehearsal) (3:47)

7. The Rover (acoustic) (1:18)

8. Wacky Rhythm Jam (3:14)

9. In My Time Of Dying (rehearsals) (12:57)

take one - fast, sloppy, and funky take with little momentum (0:18 - 0:45)

discussion (0:45 - 1:22)

take two - sharper main riff, trouble with the bridge (1:22 - 2:14)

take three - long take close to final version... very cool! (2:29 - 10:33)

more discussion (10:33 - 10:54)

take four - Bonham drums a marching beat (10:54 - 11:15)

more chatter and some bass noodling (11:15 - 12:23)

take five - like take four (12:23 - 12:50)

 

WLIR 92.7 Radio Broadcast; Westbury, NY; Spring 1975
10. The Wanton Song (3:55)
 

 

VOLUME 10: (Total Time 66:47)
Polar Studio’s
Stockholm; Sweden; November - December 1978
1. Carouselambra (take one) (11:06) -
instrumental

2. Wearing and Tearing (outtake) (5:57) - pretty much identical to "CODA" version

3. Fool in the Rain (outtake one) (6:14) - Latin section not yet conceived

4. Hot Dog (outtake) (3:29) - final recording without Page's guitar solo

5. In The Evening (outtake) (6:36) - similar to the final version, more bass heavy

6. South Bound Saurez (outtake) (4:18) - final recording without Page's guitar solo

7. Darlene (outtake) (5:18) - longer jam at the end than on "CODA", but close to the same length! Where's the editing?

8. Fool in the Rain (outtake two) (6:19) - much of the same recording as on "In through the out door"

9. Carouselambra (take two) (8:45)

10. All My Love (alternate mix) (7:55) - longer, unedited, alternate mix

 

 

VOLUME 11: (Total Time 68:21)
Concert Rehearsals
Victoria Theatre; London, UK; May 1980
1. White Summer (live take one) (2:23)

2. White Summer / Black Mountain Side (live take two) (6:17)

3. Kashmir (live) (8:32)

4. Achilles Last Stand (live) (10:12)

5. Stairway To Heaven (live) (10:09)

Clearwater Castle; Forest Of Dean, Wales; May 1978
6. Fire (Say You Gonna Leave Me) (4:43) -
kick ass studio outtake

7. Carouselambra (early rehearsals) (12:34)

- take one - first section, main riff, vocals, different lyrics (0:00 - 2:53)

- discussions (2:53 - 3:24)

- take two - more practice of the song (3:24 - 7:25)

- discussion and some synthesizer noodling (7:25 - 8:34)

- take three - still working on the song (8:34 - 12:14)


Boleskine House; Loch
Ness, Scotland, UK; November 1975
8. Lucifer Rising (outtakes) (5:12)

- take one - Page's erratic violin bow/guitar effect --- reused on "Death Wish 2" (0:00 - 1:00)

- take two - smoother violin bow over spooky rhythm (1:00 - 3:08)

- take three - Indian sounding violin bow fun (3:10 - 5:08)


Malibu, CA; October - November 1975
9. Royal Orleans (instrumental) (0:18)

10. Tea For One (Hootchie Cootchie) (2:44)

11. Don't Start Me Talkin' / All My Lovin' (4:55)