Jimmy Page has shared the “original home demo” version of Led Zeppelin‘s ‘Ten Years Gone’ – you can listen to it below.
The guitarist and founder of the legendary band uploaded the early recording of the 1975 song to his official YouTube channel last Sunday (March 29).
“As a footnote to ‘Physical Graffiti’ [Pink Floyd’s 1975 sixth album], I thought you might like to hear the original home demo, recorded in my studio at Plumpton Place, of a piece of music that was going to surface as ‘Ten Years Gone’,” he wrote in the description.
“I presented this rough mix to the band at Headley Grange in order to do this for real. Robert Plant came up with some lyrics for my music that were extraordinary and then we arrive at the song ‘Ten Years Gone’.”
Check out the animated visualiser here:
In the comments section, one fan hailed the alternate version as “a genius of layering guitars”. Another listener said: “Jimmy’s stripped down guitar playing heals my soul to the core… we need more of this pleaseeee.”
Someone else wrote: “Hard to choose, but ‘Ten Years Gone’ may be the greatest Zep song. It’s all right here in the demo. Incredible.” Elsewhere, a user called for “more of these” demos. A fan agreed by saying: “We wanna hear this all, Jimmy. Keep it coming.”
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In 2023, Page shared a previously unreleased Led Zeppelin instrumental demo, ‘The Seasons’. This recording would eventually form the basis of ‘The Rain Song’ from the group’s 1973 album ‘Houses Of The Holy’.
Last autumn, Led Zeppelin marked the 50th anniversary of ‘Physical Graffiti’ with the release of ‘Live EP’ on 12″ vinyl, CD and digital formats. A deluxe edition had arrived in 2015 to celebrate the LP’s 40th anniversary.
High-quality rare footage of Led Zeppelin playing live in Amsterdam in 1972 emerged online earlier this year.
The band played in the Dutch capital in May of that year, just six months after the release of their classic fourth album, at one of two warm-up shows for their US tour later that year.
In January, bassist John Paul Jones auctioned off a range of studio equipment, including an amp that was blown after being left at Dave Grohl’s house.