By: Renee Grant
Led Zeppelin has been on a win streak of epic proportions. From winning their much-discussed ‘Stairway to Heaven’ trial, to their upcoming reissue of The Complete BBC Sessions, a 3-CD/5-LP deluxe boxed set, the band is enjoying quite a spotlight these days.
Related: Led Zeppelin to Reissue ‘Complete BBC Sessions’ with Extra Tracks
The wins keep rolling in, and this one is a great one for longtime fans of the band. Today, the band brought us a track that was previously only available via bootlegs titled Sunshine Woman, via The Guardian. The song comes from a session recorded for Alexis Korner’s World Service show in March 1969.
The original tape of that session has since disappeared, the bootleg of poor quality being the only one available. Page believes this version to be the best recording you will hear of what might be the only remaining previously unheard Zeppelin song to make official release.
Jimmy Page told Mojo the song, “was basically made up on the spot. It was pretty brave, bearing in mind the circumstances. We played it as if we were in rehearsals, starting it around the riff and then working it out. It shows that we were evolving pretty quickly.”
The Complete BBC Sessions is available for pre-order now, and is set for release on September 16th.
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