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Definitive Collection

Limited Edition

Box Set, Remastered

4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 162 ratings

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Audio CD, Box set, Limited Edition, November 11, 2008
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2008 Twelve Cd Box Set From Led Zeppelin Featuring All Ten Albums In Beautiful Mini-Lp Reproductions! The Led Zeppelin 40Th Anniversary Cardboard Sleeve Reissue Series Features Advanced Cardboard Sleeve Replicas Of The Original Uk E-Style Album Jackets, Plus Six Bonus Cardboard Sleeves Including Five Alternate Jackets For In Through The Out Door And One Alternate Jacket For Led Zeppelin I Utilizing The Original Ink. From Their 1969 Debut Album Straight Through To Their Final Album In 1979, Zeppelin Laid The Blueprint For What Is Now Known As Classic Rock, Hard Rock And Heavy Metal. It Really Doesn'T Get Better Than This!. Warner. 2008.

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 6 x 3.75 inches; 2.03 Pounds
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Rhino Records
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2008
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ September 10, 2008
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Rhino Records
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001FSDP08
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 12
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 162 ratings

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Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2012
I just received this box set and it is simply excellent. For the short summary skip this part.

LONG DESCRIPTION:

This collection includes every studio album released by Led Zeppelin--from Led Zeppelin I to Coda, as well as the soundtrack to The Song Remains the Same (extended version). For those worried if the album Coda includes the bonus tracks: it does--all previously released studio songs are included in this collection (bonus tracks aren't listed on the albums to preserve the look of the album--more on this below).

Since every song is included and the albums are separate and in order, unlike in other box sets where the songs are randomly arranged, one can enjoy Led Zeppelin the way they were meant to be.

Inside the elegant black box adorned with the band members' symbols are 10 mini versions of the UK vinyls, down to the smallest detail (as far as I know): the Led Zeppelin III album has the spinning wheel and In Through the Out Door is easily smeared. The discs even have 70s copyrights printed on them. There are also alternate sleeves for several of the albums.

Each album is wrapped in plastic and contains the track listing in Japanese (this could be discarded but the plastic is recommended to preserve the discs' quality).

The sound quality is superb on these cds: anyone who says otherwise is full of themselves. Also to the person who says these discs are remastered from the 90s versions: every Led Zeppelin cd is from the same transfers from the 90s and these Japanese cds really do sound great; the bass is fat and full, the drums and guitar are powerful but not overly loud like in Mothership, and Plant's lows and highs and everything in between sound vivid (for me to be wow'd by his singing is a surprise since i'm usually focusing on how the instrumentals sound awesome).

Overall these are the best studio cds you can get, and the next best thing to the entire collection on vinyl. If you are a huge Led Zeppelin fan and are trying to decide between getting this or the Complete Studio Recordings or Box Set 1 and 2, this mini lp set is your best bet for awesomeness. If you are a casual fan you should get Mothership which is the "best of" and see if you enjoy the zep ear magic.

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SHORT SUMMARY:

Every studio album including The Song Remains The Same in awesome vinyl-replica sleeves and cool box. All officially released studio songs. Better than other box sets. Super good sound. Best you can get if you want entire (digital) studio Led Zeppelin collection. If you're not that big a fan try "Mothership" which is a best-of compilation.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2010
This boxset has every official studio album, plus The Song Remains The Same live album. They all come in Mini LP style jackets, protected by wax paper, and then plastic wrap (outer sleeves). The CD's are printed in Japan by Rhino, and when imported into iTunes using Apple Lossless with Error Correction, the sound is utterly amazing. The clarity of the voices, the perfect balance of each instrument, not too much fuzz or distortion from the sound, which could translate to little audio compression. Still, some of the highest frequencies, as parts of Bonzo's drumming, can get distorted, but it's not uncomfortable to listen to like an iTunes-store bought song. The total collection weighs about 7 GB in my iTunes, but it's worth every gigabyte; compared to the Mothership set, the sound seems to sound even more contemporary, as if the master tapes were recorded yesterday.

The actual box of the boxset is not as sturdy nor does it exude quality as much as my Beatles Mono Box set, yet it looks very elegant in all-black and boasting the band member's symbols in shiny silver. It has two jackets for LZ I, 5 for In Through the Out Door, and LZ III has the spinning wheel behind the circles, so you can change the artwork and place the band member's faces in different positions. Physical Graffiti has a removable paper that will change what appears in the windows of the house. In this aspect the boxset is beautiful, yet the outer sleeves are very fragile, and the adhesive on them can stick to the album and damage them.

There is nothing more I can say about the quality of the audio besides the fact that it's excellent. I recently bought an Audio Technica AT LP120 and replaced it's stylus with a Shure M97xe, and own a first edition LZ IV. I also have a vinyl-recording of LZ IV downloaded from the internet, and then the Definitive Collection LZ IV. I can say that either I am not doing things right on my turntable, or my record is too old, but my LZ IV record does not sound anywhere near as good as my CD, and then the CD and the vinyl-recording on my computer have barely noticeable differences. The quality of the recordings in this boxset is just as good as the records, or even better, as the remastering has "dusted off" the tapes, balanced out the instrument volumes better so the other instruments don't cover Robert Plant's voice.

If you are a great fan of this band as I am, you should definitely get this Definitive Collection ;)

Rock & Roll!
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Ghis
5.0 out of 5 stars Tout Led Zep dans un coffret compact
Reviewed in France on December 25, 2019
Tous les albums de Led Zeppelin en CD dans des pochettes en carton qui sont des miniatures des pochettes d'origine. Magnifique ! Les japonnais sont trop forts !
Alessia Flora
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfetto.
Reviewed in Italy on July 24, 2017
Ho acquistato questo cofanetto anni ed anni fa, lo adoro. Perfetto in ogni dettaglio. La cura dei dettagli delle custodie dei dischi è assolutamente ineccepibile, così come la qualità del suono, riesce a riempire ogni stanza. Uno degli acquisti più azzeccati che io abbia mai fatto.
Inoltre, anche la custodia del cofanetto stesso è ben fatta.
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Chantel
5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous and definitely definitive!
Reviewed in Canada on January 7, 2017
I have to say that this is a truly beautiful collection. The packaging is simple, but very elegant; it's all black with simple silver logos and lettering, and the contents within are as advertised. It has all ten albums, but one thing that my father was most excited for was the fact that one of the CDs has all the different kinds of album arts. He said that when this certain album was released, it came wrapped in packaging so you couldn't tell what artwork you were going to get, which made collecting all the artworks hard. But this collection has all the different artworks, which had him grinning from ear to ear!

I can't tell you what they sound like, as my father doesn't want to open them to listen to them whatsoever. He absolutely refuses to play them, he wants them to stay boxed and beautiful just as they are. It's a gorgeous set that any Led Zeppelin lover will truly appreciate!
Stu
5.0 out of 5 stars AWSOME BOX SET
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 25, 2013
Took a risk on buying this as I've read that some have been sent the fake version. I was not disapointed. Album sleeves all correct, LZ3 has the rotating wheel, Booklet with TSRTS, Sticker with Presence, all inners with PG, HOH, 4, Prescence, ITTOD and Coda.
Turquoise lettered LZ1 cover and also the Orange print sleeve is included along with the 5 sleeves for ITTOD. CD'S sound great and the box doesn't take up too much shelf space. You get the extended versions of TSRTS and Coda.
Whole package is top quality, infact the sleeves are some of the finnest quality CD sleeves that i have seen and are absolute faithfull replicas of the original Vinyl sleeves (Down to texture and paper/plastic inner sleeves). If your a Zep fan then I don't have to give details on the music as we all know it's awesome. Highlights for me though are, Your time is gonna come, Goodtimes, Badtimes, What is and what should never be, Heartbreaker, Immigrant song, Tangerine, Freinds, Rock and roll, When the Levee breaks, Misty mountain hop, No Quater, Over the hills and far away, Achillies last stand, For Your Life, Black country woman, Trampled under foot, In the light, Sick again, Dazed and confused (live), Celebration day (live), Whole lotta love (live), In the evening, All of my love, Southbound saurez. Where gonna groove, wearing and tearing, Travelling riverside blues and even Carouselambra (John Paul Jonses Keyboard driven 10 min+ monster). If you have the cash, Risk it, you can always return it if it isn't the correct and genuine item). 10/10 for everything. Made up.
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SpirituallyUplifting
5.0 out of 5 stars ツェッペリンの大きな足跡
Reviewed in Japan on December 11, 2012
このボックス・セットを購入される方はオリジナル・アルバムを数枚もしくはすべて所有されている方が
多いのではないかと思います。
現在ツェッペリンの紙ジャケを手に入れるのは新品ではこのボックス以外ないでしょう。
アナログLPで聞いていた世代の方には懐かしくも嬉しいセットです。
細部に渡り再現されたジャケットはどれも見事で(さすがMADE IN JAPAN)細かいエンボス加工などには
感心します。紙の質感もオリジナルLPと同じです。
インナースリーブも発売当時のものを再現してあり輸入盤によくあるCDが素のままジャケットに入って
いるということもなく国内盤と全く同じ仕様でCD本体もMADE IN JAPAN です。

リマスターは1994年と表記されていますが現在単品で販売されているものと比べても最も音質が良いと思います。
もうこれは輸入盤というより国内盤と考えていいと思いますしこの価格ではお買い得でお薦めのボックスです。
ツェッペリンの偉大な足跡を一度に入手できる上に貴重な紙ジャケも手に入るのは嬉しいものです。
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