Led Zeppelin announce Deluxe Edtions of Presence, In Through The Out Door" & Coda

[per anporth]

There's a preview of the Coda bonus track "Sugar Mama", from 1968 sessions, at: http://www.theguardian.com/music/201...ong-sugar-mama

It's a relatively minor piece of funked up blues psychedlia - interesting enough as such - but, even on this, Bonham's playing just smokes.

[Vic2012]

There's a preview of the Coda bonus track "Sugar Mama", from 1968 sessions, at: http://www.theguardian.com/music/201...ong-sugar-mama

We Mericans can't hear it. It's blocked.

[Koreabruce]

Same here. Only available in the UK, according to the article itself.

[Koreabruce]

Thanks, YouTube! Interesting, but overall certainly nothing special.

[Vic2012]

Thanks for posting that. It's kind of raw, but I like the song.

[Trane]

Thanks for posting that. It's kind of raw, but I like the song.

yup, worthy of Zeppelin... it won't deface Coda for sure...

But it could've been included on the ZeP 1 album as a bonus track

[Koreabruce]

The official version was just uploaded:

[Vic2012]

That's a cool track. Might not have worked on the first album though. What is that strange sounding instrument in the background? Sort of sounds like a whacked out string section. Then when the solo bit starts it sounds like a pedal steel with effects.

[Koreabruce]

That descending bit in the background throughout the song, you mean? Just a nastily-distorted guitar riff, I would guess. The middle part sounds like guitar through a Leslie (rotating speaker).

[Vic2012]

That descending bit in the background throughout the song, you mean?

Yeah. It's probably a heavily effected, electric guitar. Don't quite get it though. It really adds nothing to the song (imo). Clearly, they were trying to do their version of "soul/funk" music. I know the Zeppers love that stuff but never took themselves seriously when it came to doing soul music. Personally I love their forays into R&B/Soul/whatever. I think I'm one of the very few on this site that really loves "The Crunge."

[Leibowitz]

If they tightened it up and put that track on steroids, I think it would sit well on HOTH or Physical Graffiti. Very funky..love the Bonham groove against Page's guitar riff. The guitar solo mainly sounds heavy on the "chorus".

[trurl]

Oh dude, I love The Crunge!! But I hate D'Yer Maker. It wasn't until a few years ago I found out that they actually thought that song sounded reggea.