The Pagemeister Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 The plan was for Wearing & Tearing to be a single at the time of the Knebworth shows. That's why it was not on the album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 The plan was for Wearing & Tearing to be a single at the time of the Knebworth shows. That's why it was not on the album. Bingo. It was never destined for the album, because it was destined to be released for Knebworth, which of course, did not happen due to time constraints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Hermit Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Whatever the band's intentions for 'Wearing and Tearing' in the run-up to both Knebworth and the impending release of ITTOD that summer, my assertion still stands, it was simply too good a track to leave off their first studio release in three-and-a-half years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
price.pittsburgh Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 I always hated when singles were released but not put on albums. It was fine if they released the single a few months early, so everyone buys it without having access to the LP yet. But not having it on the albums at all, especially if from the same sessions, always seemed like a poor decision. I understand if both are out at the same time then sales could get split, but not if it's released before the album by a couple of months. Then the B side issue is another one I couldn't figure out, if they make albums either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pagemeister Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Plant's vocal on Walter's Walk was recorded at Jimmy Page's Sol Studio in '82 IIRC. Listen to the similarity between it and Burning Down One Side. It's unmistakable. That and Slow Dancer. Walter's Walk was most definitely Robert Plant's 1982 voice, and not '72. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
price.pittsburgh Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 That and Slow Dancer. Walter's Walk was most definitely Robert Plant's 1982 voice, and not '72. Yeah, no one thought it was 72 but some may have thought, for a while, that it could have been 78 ITTOD sessions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Whatever the band's intentions for 'Wearing and Tearing' in the run-up to both Knebworth and the impending release of ITTOD that summer, my assertion still stands, it was simply too good a track to leave off their first studio release in three-and-a-half years... Opinions make the world go 'round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
price.pittsburgh Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 I hear a lot of Zep fans on this forum and other general music forums, telling the same story about when ITTOD was released. About how excited they were, how they played it to death and how everyone was playing it. I also read that 3 of it's 6 million U.S. sales were purchased within a few months. I was only 9 at the time and unfortunately my musical interest was the Bee Gees lol. I can only assume that Wearing and Tearing would have been received as a bad ass Zeppelin track off of ITTOD, but I'm confident that it would have been embraced as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pagemeister Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 The other thing is that Wearing & Tearing may have been saved for the next album, as apparently Page and Bonham had been talking about the next album going in a heavier direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
price.pittsburgh Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 The other thing is that Wearing & Tearing may have been saved for the next album, as apparently Page and Bonham had been talking about the next album going in a heavier direction. Good Point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
price.pittsburgh Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 I'm still baffled over the decision to not include Hey Hey what can I do and Baby Come on Home on Zep I and III. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Hermit Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 There's nothing to be baffled about, both of those tracks weren't included on either I and/or III for the same probable reason that 'Wearing and Tearing' wasn't included on ITTOD... time constraints on vinyl, with the band holding them back for possible inclusion further down the line. I've no problem with the exclusion of either 'Baby Come On Home' or 'Hey Hey, What Can I Do' from their respective immediately-released albums, neither album is diminished in any way by said exclusions - unlike 'Wearing and Tearing' being left off ITTOD in my humble opinion - plus it just meant that when the band had to give Atlantic one more (contractually-obligated) album in the form of Coda, there was still some great material left in the vaults to be released... and there still is, hopefully soon to be unleashed later this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sathington Willoughby Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 I'm still baffled over the decision to not include Hey Hey what can I do and Baby Come on Home on Zep I and III. There's nothing to be baffled about, both of those tracks weren't included on either I and/or III for the same probable reason that 'Wearing and Tearing' wasn't included on ITTOD... time constraints on vinyl, with the band holding them back for possible inclusion further down the line. I've no problem with the exclusion of either 'Baby Come On Home' or 'Hey Hey, What Can I Do' from their respective immediately-released albums, neither album is diminished in any way by said exclusions - unlike 'Wearing and Tearing' being left off ITTOD in my humble opinion - plus it just meant that when the band had to give Atlantic one more (contractually-obligated) album in the form of Coda, there was still some great material left in the vaults to be released... and there still is, hopefully soon to be unleashed later this year... I think 'Hats Off to Roy Harper' over 'Key to the Highway/Trouble in Mind' was the real head-scratcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
price.pittsburgh Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 I think 'Hats Off to Roy Harper' over 'Key to the Highway/Trouble in Mind' was the real head-scratcher. Yeah, I recognize the limitations of vinyl at the time as far as playing time goes, but both BCOH and HHWCID are so solid in their arrangement and production, I'm surprised they both weren't seen as indispensable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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