Led Zeppelin Studio Recording
| "Dazed and Confused" | |||||||||
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| Song by Led Zeppelin from the album Led Zeppelin | |||||||||
| Released | 12 January 1969 | ||||||||
| Recorded | October 1968, Olympic Studios, London, England | ||||||||
| Genre | Heavy metal, psychedelic rock, blues rock, hard rock | ||||||||
| Length | 6:26 | ||||||||
| Label | Atlantic | ||||||||
| Writer | Jimmy Page | ||||||||
| Producer | Jimmy Page | ||||||||
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When the Yardbirds disbanded in 1968, Page planned to record the song yet again, this time with Led Zeppelin. According to Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones, the first time he heard the song was at the band's very first rehearsal session at Gerrard Street in London in 1968: "Jimmy played us the riffs at the first rehearsal and said, 'This is a number I want us to do'." Led Zeppelin recorded their version in October 1968 at Olympic Studios, London, and the song was included on their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin.
The Led Zeppelin version was not credited to Holmes. Page used the title, penned a new set of lyrics, and changed enough of the melody to escape a plagiarism lawsuit from Holmes — the song's arrangement, however, remained markedly similar to the version performed by The Yardbirds the previous year. While Holmes took no action at the time, he did later contact Page in regards to the matter. Page had not replied as of 2001. In June 2010 Holmes filed a lawsuit in United States District Court, alleging copyright infringement and naming Page as a co-defendant.
This was one of three Led Zeppelin songs on which Page used a bow on his guitar, the others being "How Many More Times" and "In the Light". The intro of the song "In the Evening" utilised the Gizmotron rubber wheel string exciter to achieve the violin-like effects. Many often mistake this for his use of the bow.
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