Communication Breakdown
A two-minute Page riff from the first rehearsals, and the B-side of the debut single.
Led Zeppelin, from Led Zeppelin (1969)
- Written by
- Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham
- Released
- 1969
- Length
- 2:26
- Album
- Led Zeppelin
The song was built around a Page guitar riff and was one of the first tunes the group worked on, in the rehearsals before the Scandinavian tour as the New Yardbirds. The band enjoyed playing it live, so it became a regular part of the set, played intermittently across the career and often as an encore. Plant took part in the writing but a previous record contract kept his credit off the song, so it was credited to the other three band members.
It was the B-side of Good Times Bad Times, the single issued outside the UK.
More songs by Led Zeppelin
Stairway to Heaven, Whole Lotta Love, Kashmir, Dazed and Confused, When the Levee Breaks, Black Dog, Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, The Rain Song, Trampled Under Foot, Achilles Last Stand
Sources
- Led Zeppelin (album), Wikipedia
- Led Zeppelin (1969), master release, Discogs