Led Zeppelin – The Song Remains the Same (Remaster)

John Paul Jones playing a Fender Rhodes Mark 1 with Led Zeppelin on June 2, 1973 in San Francisco, California. The Keyboards of Led Zeppelin & John Paul Jones website covers Jones's use of Rhodes electric pianos over the years:

The Rhodes Suitcase was used on the early Led Zeppelin tours from 1971 to 1973, often with a covering showing Jones's famous rune/symbol over the speaker box.

In 1973, the "Suitcase" model was replaced by a Stage 73 model -- a similar piano, but with no speaker box. Instead, it had chrome legs to support it. It was fed to two 1960's Fender Dual Showman amplifiers so it could be as loud as the guitar amps. The Stage 73 is the Rhodes seen on the famous "No Quarter" portion of The Song Remains The Same film. The Rhodes Stage 73 model was used on the 1973 and 1975 tours.

For the 1977 tour, a third Rhodes model was used -- the larger Stage 88. It too had chrome legs for a stand, but had a full-length keyboard with 88 notes (the same number of keys as a standard piano).

John Paul Jones playing a Fender Rhodes Suitecase 73 with Led Zeppelin at the Old Refectory in Southampton, England in March 1971. The Keyboards of Led Zeppelin & John Paul Jones website covers Jones's use of Rhodes electric pianos over the years:

The Rhodes Suitcase was used on the early Led Zeppelin tours from 1971 to 1973, often with a covering showing Jones's famous rune/symbol over the speaker box.

In 1973, the "Suitcase" model was replaced by a Stage 73 model -- a similar piano, but with no speaker box. Instead, it had chrome legs to support it. It was fed to two 1960's Fender Dual Showman amplifiers so it could be as loud as the guitar amps. The Stage 73 is the Rhodes seen on the famous "No Quarter" portion of The Song Remains The Same film. The Rhodes Stage 73 model was used on the 1973 and 1975 tours.

For the 1977 tour, a third Rhodes model was used -- the larger Stage 88. It too had chrome legs for a stand, but had a full-length keyboard with 88 notes (the same number of keys as a standard piano).

John Paul Jones playing a Fender Rhodes Mark 1 88-key Stage Piano with Led Zeppelin at Madison Square Garden on June 14, 1977. The Keyboards of Led Zeppelin & John Paul Jones website covers Jones's use of Rhodes electric pianos over the years:

The Rhodes Suitcase was used on the early Led Zeppelin tours from 1971 to 1973, often with a covering showing Jones's famous rune/symbol over the speaker box.

In 1973, the "Suitcase" model was replaced by a Stage 73 model -- a similar piano, but with no speaker box. Instead, it had chrome legs to support it. It was fed to two 1960's Fender Dual Showman amplifiers so it could be as loud as the guitar amps. The Stage 73 is the Rhodes seen on the famous "No Quarter" portion of The Song Remains The Same film. The Rhodes Stage 73 model was used on the 1973 and 1975 tours.

For the 1977 tour, a third Rhodes model was used -- the larger Stage 88. It too had chrome legs for a stand, but had a full-length keyboard with 88 notes (the same number of keys as a standard piano).

In this clip from the concert film "The Song Remains The Same", Jimmy Page can be seen playing a hurdy gurdy

Jimmy has been using the echoplex from the 1972 US tour to present-day. He has used 2 echoplexes over the years, one for his guitar, and one for his theremin.

This drumkit was delivered from Ludwig in March 1973 containing various-sized toms plus an additional bass drum. On the three nights that The Song Remains The Same was filmed, the 16" x 20" and 16" x 22" floor toms were rotated in use. Bonham was one of the first to play this new line from Ludwig and was the only amber-tinted kit of the first run.

A shot of Bonham on the Ludwig Amber Vistalite kit.