Editing Led Zeppelin (album) (section)

==Composition==
{{see_also|List of Led Zeppelin songs written or inspired by others}}
The songs on ''Led Zeppelin'' came from the first group rehearsals, which were then refined on the Scandinavian tour. The group were familiar with the material when they entered Olympic to start recording, a reason the album was completed quickly. Plant participated in songwriting but was not given credit because of unexpired contractual obligations to [[Sony Music|CBS Records]].{{sfn|Lewis|1990|p=47}} He was retroactively given credit on "Good Times, Bad Times",<ref>{{cite web|title=ACE Repertory|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/title/Good%20Times%20Bad%20Times|access-date=12 August 2020|website=www.ascap.com|archive-date=27 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127100731/https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/title/Good%20Times%20Bad%20Times|url-status=live}}</ref> "Your Time Is Gonna Come",<ref>{{cite web|title=ACE Repertory|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/title/your%20time%20is%20gonna%20come|access-date=12 August 2020|website=www.ascap.com|archive-date=27 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127100731/https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/title/your%20time%20is%20gonna%20come|url-status=live}}</ref> "Communication Breakdown",<ref>{{cite web|title=ACE Repertory|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/title/communication%20breakdown|access-date=12 August 2020|website=www.ascap.com|archive-date=27 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127100731/https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/title/communication%20breakdown|url-status=live}}</ref> "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You",<ref>{{cite web|title=ACE Repertory|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/title/Babe%20I%27m%20Gonna%20Leave%20You|access-date=12 August 2020|website=www.ascap.com|archive-date=27 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127100731/https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/title/Babe%20I%27m%20Gonna%20Leave%20You|url-status=live}}</ref> and "How Many More Times".<ref>{{cite web|title=ACE Repertory|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/title/How%20Many%20More%20Times|access-date=12 August 2020|website=www.ascap.com|archive-date=27 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127100731/https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/title/How%20Many%20More%20Times|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Side one===
"[[Good Times Bad Times]]" was a commercial-sounding track that was considered as the group's debut single in the UK, and released as such in the US. As well as showcasing the whole band and their new heavy style, it featured a catchy chorus and a variety of guitar overdubs.{{sfn|Lewis|1990|pp=45–46}} Despite being a strong track, it was seldom performed live by Led Zeppelin. One of the few occasions it was played was the [[Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert]] in 2007.{{sfn|Lewis|2012|p=36}}

"[[Babe I'm Gonna Leave You]]" was a re-arrangement of a song composed by [[Anne Bredon]] in the 1950s. Page had heard the song recorded by [[Joan Baez]] for her 1962 album ''[[Joan Baez in Concert]]''. It was one of the first numbers that he worked on with Plant when the two first met at Pangbourne in August 1968. Page played both the Gibson J-200 acoustic and Telecaster on the track. Plant originally sang the song in a heavier style, similar to other performances on the album, but was persuaded by Page to re-record it to allow some light and shade on the track.{{sfn|Lewis|1990|p=27}}{{sfn|Lewis|2012|p=36}}

"You Shook Me" was a blues song with lyrics by [[Willie Dixon]] and fitted in with the British blues boom that was ongoing when the album was being recorded. Jones, Plant and Page took solos on [[Hammond organ]], harmonica and guitar respectively. Page put backwards echo on the track, which was then a novel production device, on the [[call and response]] between the vocal and guitar towards the end. The song had been recorded by [[Jeff Beck]] for the album ''[[Truth (Jeff Beck album)|Truth]]'' (1968) and Beck subsequently said he was unhappy about Led Zeppelin copying his arrangement.{{sfn|Lewis|1990|p=46}}

"[[Dazed and Confused (Jake Holmes song)|Dazed and Confused]]" was written and recorded by [[Jake Holmes]] in 1967. The original album credited Page as the sole composer; Holmes sued for copyright infringement in 2010 and an out-of-court settlement was reached the following year. The Yardbirds performed the song regularly in concert during 1968, including several radio and television sessions. Their arrangement included a section where Page played the guitar with a [[violin bow]], an idea suggested by [[David McCallum Sr.]] whom Page had met while doing sessions. Page also used the guitar solo for one of the last Yardbirds recordings, "Think About It". Led Zeppelin's adaptations of "Dazed and Confused" used some different lyrics, while Jones and Bonham developed the arrangement to accommodate their playing styles.{{sfn|Lewis|1990|p=46}}{{sfn|Lewis|2012|pp=41–42}}

The song was an important part of Led Zeppelin's live show throughout their early career, and became a vehicle for group improvisation, eventually stretching in length to over 30{{nbsp}}minutes. The improvisation would sometimes include parts of another song, including the group's "[[The Crunge]]" and "Walter's Walk" (released later on ''[[Houses of the Holy]]'' and ''[[Coda (Led Zeppelin album)|Coda]]'', respectively), [[Joni Mitchell]]'s "[[Woodstock (song)|Woodstock]]" and [[Scott McKenzie]]'s "[[San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)]]". It was briefly dropped from the live set in 1975 after Page injured a finger, but was re-instated for the remainder of the tour. The last full live performance during Led Zeppelin's main career was at [[Earl's Court]] in London later that year, after which the violin bow section of the song's guitar solo was played as a standalone piece. It was revived as a complete song performance for the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert in 2007.{{sfn|Lewis|1990|p=46}}{{sfn|Lewis|2012|pp=41–42}}

===Side two===
"Your Time Is Gonna Come" opens with Jones playing an unaccompanied organ solo, leading into the verse. Page plays acoustic and pedal steel guitar. The track has a [[Fade (audio engineering)#Crossfading|crossfade]] into "Black Mountain Side", an acoustic instrumental based on [[Bert Jansch]]'s arrangement of the traditional folk song "[[Down by Blackwaterside|Black Water Side]]" and influenced by the folk playing of Jansch and [[John Renbourn]]. The song was regularly performed live as a medley with the Yardbirds solo guitar number "White Summer".{{sfn|Lewis|1990|p=46}}

"Communication Breakdown" was built around a Page guitar riff, and one of the first tunes the group worked on. They enjoyed playing it live, and consequently it was a regular part of their set. It was played intermittently throughout the group's career, often as an encore.{{sfn|Lewis|1990|pp=46–47}}{{sfn|Lewis|2012|p=45}}

"I Can't Quit You Baby" was another Willie Dixon-penned blues number. It was recorded live in the studio, and arranged in a slower and more laid-back style compared to some of the other material on the album.{{sfn|Lewis|1990|p=47}}

"How Many More Times" was the group's closing live number in their early career. The song was improvised around an old [[Howlin' Wolf]] number, "[[How Many More Years]]", and a Page guitar riff, which developed spontaneously into a [[jam session]]. The track includes a [[bolero]] section similar to Jeff Beck's "[[Beck's Bolero]]" (which was written by and featured Page), and segues into "Rosie" and "[[The Hunter (Albert King song)|The Hunter]]" which were improvised during recording. Page played the guitar with the violin bow in the middle section of the track, similar to "Dazed and Confused".{{sfn|Lewis|1990|p=47}}{{sfn|Lewis|2012|p=47}}

===Unreleased material===
Two other songs from the Olympic sessions, "[[Baby Come On Home]]" and "[[Sugar Mama (song)#Led Zeppelin song|Sugar Mama]]", were left off the album. They were released on the 2015 reissue of the retrospective album ''[[Coda (Led Zeppelin album)|Coda]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/coda-reissue-192526/ |title=Coda (reissue) |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=31 July 2015 |access-date=29 August 2018 |archive-date=30 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830005333/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/coda-reissue-192526/ |url-status=live }}</ref>