Editing Led Zeppelin II (section)

==2014 reissue==
{{Album ratings
| title= 2014 reissue ratings
| MC = 95/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/led-zeppelin-ii-remastered/led-zeppelin|title=Reviews for Led Zeppelin II [Remastered] by Led Zeppelin|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=13 July 2015|archive-date=1 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150901015818/http://www.metacritic.com/music/led-zeppelin-ii-remastered/led-zeppelin|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[The Austin Chronicle]]''
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="TAC">{{cite news|last=Hernandez|first=Raoul|date=18 July 2014|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2014-07-18/led-zeppelin-led-zeppelin-i-led-zeppelin-ii-led-zeppelin-iii/|title=Review: Led Zeppelin|newspaper=[[The Austin Chronicle]]|access-date=6 September 2018|archive-date=6 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906195434/https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2014-07-18/led-zeppelin-led-zeppelin-i-led-zeppelin-ii-led-zeppelin-iii/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Consequence of Sound]]''
| rev2score = A−<ref name="COS"/>
| rev3 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev3score = 10/10<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19418-led-zeppelin-led-zeppelin-ii-led-zeppelin-iii/ |title=Pitchfork Review |publisher=Pitchfork.com |date=6 September 2018 |access-date=6 September 2018 |archive-date=6 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906195737/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19418-led-zeppelin-led-zeppelin-ii-led-zeppelin-iii/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|title=Review|page=120|date=July 2014}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="RS2014"/>
}}

Along with the group's [[Led Zeppelin (album)#2014 reissue|self-titled debut album]] and their third album, ''[[Led Zeppelin III#2014 reissue|Led Zeppelin III]]'', the album was remastered and reissued on 2 June 2014. The reissue comes in six formats: a standard CD edition, a deluxe two-CD edition, a standard LP version, a deluxe two-LP version, a super deluxe two-CD plus two-LP version with a hardback book, and as high-resolution, 24-bit/96k digital downloads. The deluxe and super deluxe editions feature bonus material containing alternative takes, backing tracks and the previously unreleased instrumental, "La La".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/led-zeppelin-return-with-new-unheard-song-after-scouring-vaults-for-unreleased-recordings-9189925.html|title=Led Zeppelin return with new unheard song|work=The Independent|access-date=13 March 2014|archive-date=13 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313145903/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/led-zeppelin-return-with-new-unheard-song-after-scouring-vaults-for-unreleased-recordings-9189925.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The reissue was released with an altered colour version of the original album's artwork as its bonus disc's cover.<ref>{{cite web|date=13 March 2014|url=http://www.mojo4music.com/12781/led-zeppelin-remasters-arrive-last/|title=Led Zeppelin Remasters Arrive At Last|work=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]|access-date=31 July 2014|archive-date=9 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809220559/http://www.mojo4music.com/12781/led-zeppelin-remasters-arrive-last/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The reissue was met with widespread critical acclaim. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalised]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an [[weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of 95, based on 10 reviews.<ref name="MC"/> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' journalist Mark Richardson said, "the reissue sounds as thrilling as ever",<ref name="pitchfork"/> while Julian Marszalek of ''[[The Quietus]]'' noted the bonus disc's "intriguing insight" into the original record's creation.<ref>{{cite web|last=Marszalek|first=Julian|date=2 June 2014|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/15412-led-zeppelin-reissue-reviews|title=Led Zeppelin|website=[[The Quietus]]|access-date=6 September 2018}}</ref> In ''Rolling Stone'', [[David Fricke]] wrote, "the alternate takes highlight Robert Plant's ripening vocal poise and, in a rough mix of 'Ramble On', the decisive, melodic force of John Paul Jones' bass and John Bonham's drumming."<ref name="RS2014">{{cite magazine|last=Fricke|first=David|author-link=David Fricke|date=3 June 2014|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/led-zeppelin-ii-reissue-88031/|title=Led Zeppelin II (Reissue)|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=6 September 2018|archive-date=6 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906195614/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/led-zeppelin-ii-reissue-88031/|url-status=live}}</ref> "As a two-disc set", ''[[Consequence of Sound]]''{{'}}s Michael Madden wrote, "this reissue is both a reminder of the original album's wallop and a closer look at the alchemy of a band increasingly attuned to ideas of progression."<ref name="COS">{{cite magazine|last=Madden|first=Michael|date=4 June 2014|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2014/06/album-review-led-zeppelin-led-zeppelin-ii-reissue/|title=Led Zeppelin II Reissue|magazine=[[Consequence of Sound]]|access-date=6 September 2018|archive-date=6 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906233713/https://consequenceofsound.net/2014/06/album-review-led-zeppelin-led-zeppelin-ii-reissue/|url-status=live}}</ref> Raoul Hernandez from ''[[The Austin Chronicle]]'' was more critical of the bonus disc, finding it to be "the thinnest of extras" offered by the reissue program.<ref name="TAC"/>
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