The first six Led Zeppelin records contain nary a less-than-stellar track and define perfection as a canon; yet adequately compiling bits and pieces of this remarkable run has always eluded the band. Though this collection is no substitute for the first six records, MOTHERSHIP succeeds as a greatest hits retrospective on two levels: one, as an introduction for neophytes who want all the band's signature songs, and two, as a sound upgrade for completists. (In fact, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones themselves are all given production credit on these blistering remasters.) While many extraordinary gems--"Going to California," "Battle Of Evermore," and "Your Time Is Gonna Come," among them--are left out, no reasonable Zep head can argue with the cuts that are included, from "Communication Breakdown" and "Black Dog" to "Dancing Days," "Kashmir," and "Achilles' Last Stand." In the end, MOTHERSHIP works as a stirring lecture in Zeppelin 101.

(Note: The deluxe edition includes a live DVD of collected performances that stands with HOW THE WEST WAS WON as proof that the quartet could destroy a stage just as handily as they could a reel of tape.)

DVD Features:

DVD Features include:

We're Gonna Groove

I Can't Quit You Babe

Dazed & Confused

White Summer

What Is And What Should Never Be

Moby Dick

Whole Lotta Love

Communication Breakdown

Bring It On Home

Immigrant Song

Black Dog

Misty Mountain Hop

Going To California

In My Time Of Dying

Stairway to Heaven

Rock And Roll

Nobody's Fault But Mine

Kashmir

Whole Lotta Love