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Led Zeppelin guitar legend Jimmy Page was recently interviewed by Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell on November 12th at the Theater at Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, CA. Rolling Stone has posted a list of high points during the one-hour conversation. An excerpt is available below:

- Page described his intentions with Led Zeppelin's debut as "a guitar tour de force, but not at the expense of the other members." Taking a moment to praise each of his bandmates, he quirkily called John Bonham "very regional as a drummer."
- Cornell's best turn of phrase came when he described a photo of Page sitting in a rural Welsh stream: "This is a photo of the front porch of that universe you created with acoustic music."
- The craziest outfit in the book is Page wearing a red sweater emblazoned with his "Zoso" symbol from Zeppelin's fourth album. He said that it was knitted by the girlfriend of a friend, but that when he sweated onstage, it immediately started to shrink.
- Talking about his plans for the future, Page promised to be touring soon (or soon-ish). "The most important part is to be seen to be playing," he told the crowd, which whooped with delight. "It doesn't matter what I do at home."

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"I don't intend to revisit the vaults for awhile," Page tells Rolling Stone with a smile, sitting in the opulent library of a Victorian hotel in London. The ex-Led Zeppelin guitarist, 70, has spent much of the last decade in a retrospective frenzy: collating the images for his lavish, photographic memoir, Jimmy Page, first published in a collectors' edition in 2010 and now widely available; and curating acclaimed, deluxe reissues of his band's historic studio LPs. Rarity-laden editions of 1971's Led Zeppelin IV and '73's Houses of the Holy are out now, and Page has finished preparing the rest of the catalog for release.

The new version of Presence, he reveals in the current issue of Rolling Stone, includes "two extra things" he found on a reel with an early mix of that album. But in this expanded version of that interview, he is more coy about curious omissions amid the bonus tracks so far, including the Led Zeppelin III-era B-side, "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" and unreleased Indo-symphonic versions of III's "Friends" and IV's "Four Sticks," recorded by Page and singer Robert Plant in 1972 in what was then Bombay, India, with sitars, tabla drums and a local orchestra.

"Can't comment on that, really," Page says with a sly grin. "I can't tell you what's coming, can I?"

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North American syndicated rock radio show and website, InTheStudio: The Stories Behind History’s Greatest Rock Bands, host Jimmy Page and Robert Plant on the release of Led Zeppelin IV and Houses Of the Holy in new deluxe editions.

Anyone assuming that Led Zeppelin’s allure was limited to the decade of the 70s, or even the 20th century, simply has not been paying attention: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction 1995; Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award 2005; one-off 2007 London O2 Arena performance that had over six million ticket requests; and recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2012 awarded by US President Barack Obama, proving that the Led Zeppelin legacy and their music has certainly not diminished.

With the second installment of new Led Zeppelin deluxe editions, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page share with InTheStudio host Redbeard the efforts of the band to continue to evolve after three monumental years (1968 -71) together.

“We just did whatever... whenever it was most appropriate, with amplifiers, without amplifiers, in a desert, on top of a Welsh mountain, wherever it was which could be indicative and show what we were all about.”  - Robert Plant

“I wanted to make music that people would respect... I knew it was good, but I hadn’t got the faintest idea that it was ever going to become as big as it did... I wanted to do something that could stand the test of time.”  - Jimmy Page

Led Zeppelin IV, Houses Of The Holy/InTheStudio interview program is available here.

The clip below is the official video for Led Zeppelin's "Rock And Roll (Alternate Mix)" taken from Led Zeppelin IV (Deluxe Edition). The band's  remastered forth album will include additional companion audio with unreleased studio outtakes. Released on multiple CD, vinyl, and digital formats as well as a Limited Edition Super Deluxe Box. Details on all formats are available here.

The second round of Led Zeppelin reissues (out now), begins with one of the most artistically influential and commercially successful albums in the history of music, Led Zeppelin IV, and continues with 1973's chart-topping Houses Of The Holy.

As with the previous Deluxe Editions, both albums have been newly remastered by guitarist and producer Jimmy Page and are accompanied by a second disc of companion audio comprised entirely of unreleased music related to that album.

Led Zeppelin IV and Houses Of The Holy, each album is now available in the following formats: Super Deluxe Edition Box: - Remastered album on CD in vinyl replica sleeve - Companion audio on CD in card wallet featuring new alternate cover art - Remastered album on 180-gram vinyl in a sleeve replicating first pressing - Companion audio on 180-gram vinyl in a sleeve with new alternate cover art - High-def audio download card of all content at 96kHz/24 bit - Hard bound, 80 page book filled with rare and previously unseen photos and memorabilia - High-quality print of the original album cover, the first 30,000 of which will be individually numbered

Deluxe Edition 2CD: - Remastered album, plus a second disc of unreleased companion audio

Deluxe Edition Vinyl 2LP: - Remastered album and unreleased companion audio on 180-gram vinyl

Single CD: - Remastered album packaged in a gatefold card wallet Original Album Vinyl: - Remastered album on 180-gram vinyl, packaged in a sleeve that replicates the LP's first pressing in exacting detail

Digital Download: - Remastered album and companion audio will both be available Order here.

Led Zeppelin IV tracklisting:

"Black Dog”
“Rock And Roll”
“The Battle Of Evermore”
“Stairway To Heaven”
“Misty Mountain Hop”
“Four Sticks”
“Going To California”
“When The Levee Breaks”

Companion Audio Disc:

“Black Dog” – Basic Track With Guitar Overdubs

“Rock And Roll” – Alternate Mix

“The Battle Of Evermore” – Mandolin/Guitar Mix From Headley Grange

“Stairway To Heaven” – Sunset Sound Mix

“Misty Mountain Hop” – Alternate Mix

“Four Sticks” – Alternate Mix

“Going To California” – Mandolin/Guitar Mix

“When The Levee Breaks” – Alternate UK Mix

Houses of the Holy tracklisting:

“The Song Remains The Same”
“The Rain Song”
“Over The Hills And Far Away”
“The Crunge”
“Dancing Days”
“D’yer Mak’er”
“No Quarter”
“The Ocean”

Companion Audio Disc:

“The Song Remains The Same” – Guitar Overdub Reference Mix

“The Rain Song” – Mix Minus Piano

“Over The Hills And Far Away” – Guitar Mix Backing Track

“The Crunge” – Rough Mix - Keys Up

“Dancing Days” – Rough Mix With Vocal

“No Quarter” – Rough Mix With JPJ Keyboard Overdubs - No Vocal

“The Ocean” – Working Mix