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{{Infobox Song | {{Infobox Song | ||
|name = White Summer | |name = White Summer | ||
|image = | |image = | ||
|album = '' | |album = ''Led Zeppelin (box set)|Led Zeppelin'' | ||
|published = Superhype Music | |published = Superhype Music | ||
|registration = ASCAP 530149787 | |registration = ASCAP 530149787 | ||
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|language = English | |language = English | ||
|length = 8 min 1 sec | |length = 8 min 1 sec | ||
|composer = | |composer = Jimmy Page | ||
|label = Atlantic Records | |label = Atlantic Records | ||
|producer = Jimmy Page, Jeff Griffin | |producer = Jimmy Page, Jeff Griffin | ||
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''''White Summer'''' is a guitar instrumental by [[England|English]] | ''''White Summer'''' is a guitar instrumental by [[England|English]] rock guitarist Jimmy Page, recorded with Led Zeppelin, and released on the 1990 ''Led Zeppelin'' box set. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
A folk song to bookend live medleys of ' | A folk song to bookend live medleys of 'Black Mountain Side', when playing and recording the song, Page specifically used a Danelectro guitar.<ref>{{cite journal| journal=Guitar Player |url =http://willybrauch.de/In_Their_Own_Words/jimmypage77.htm | title =Jimmy Page Interview| last=Rosen |first=Steven | date=July 1977|accessdate =2 August 2013}}</ref> Middle Eastern, Egyptian and Indian raga styles are incorporated into the song, which is played in the DADGAD tuning. In an interview he gave in 1977, he commented: | ||
{{Quote|I used a special tuning for [the song]; the low string down to D, then A, D, G, A and D. | {{Quote|I used a special tuning for [the song]; the low string down to D, then A, D, G, A and D. It's like a modal tuning, a sitar tuning, in fact.<ref>{{cite journal| journal=Guitar Player |url =http://willybrauch.de/In_Their_Own_Words/jimmypage77.htm | title =Jimmy Page Interview| last=Rosen |first=Steven | date=July 1977|accessdate =2 August 2013}}</ref>}} | ||
A version was recorded at a | A version was recorded at a BBC broadcast made from the Playhouse Theatre performance on 27 June 1969, for the pilot of Radio One's ''In Concert'' series, which took place during the band's Led Zeppelin United Kingdom Tour Summer 1969|U.K. Tour of Summer 1969.<ref>{{cite book | author= Lewis, Dave| title=Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream| edition=1st edn| location=London| publisher=Omnibus Press| year=2012| pages=104| isbn=978-1-78038-547-1}}</ref> As with most of the live versions of this song, Page dove-tailed the end of it straight into the instrumental 'Black Mountain Side', which was a track from Led Zeppelin's Led Zeppelin (album)|first album. The recording remained shelved for many years, but was eventually included on the 1990 ''Led Zeppelin (box set)|Led Zeppelin'' box set under the combined title 'White Summer/Black Mountain Side'. The piece was later included as a bonus track on the 1993 boxed set ''The Complete Studio Recordings (Led Zeppelin box set)|The Complete Studio Recordings''. | ||
==Live versions== | ==Live versions== | ||
Jimmy Page often performed 'White Summer/Black Mountain Side' at | Jimmy Page often performed 'White Summer/Black Mountain Side' at Led Zeppelin concerts as part of the standard set list during 1968-1970 and again on the Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1977|1977, Knebworth 1979|1979 and Tour Over Europe 1980|1980 tours, segueing it with 'Kashmir (song)|Kashmir'. He used his Danelectro guitar to play this piece, as shown on the ''Led Zeppelin (DVD)|Led Zeppelin'' DVD which includes his performance of the song at the Royal Albert Hall in 1970. | ||
On 26 April 1970, Page performed the piece on the | On 26 April 1970, Page performed the piece on the Julie Felix Show. Page would also play versions of this song when he was with The Firm (band)|the Firm, and again during his ''Outrider'' tour, seguing into 'White Summer/Black Mountain Side' in the solo section for 'Midnight Moonlight'. | ||
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**Jimmy Page – electric guitar, producer, remastering, digital remastering | **Jimmy Page – electric guitar, producer, remastering, digital remastering | ||
*Production: | *Production: | ||
** | **Peter Grant – executive producer | ||
**Jeff Griffin - producer | **Jeff Griffin - producer | ||
**Tony Wilson - engineer, mixing | **Tony Wilson - engineer, mixing | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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'White Summer' is a guitar instrumental by English rock guitarist Jimmy Page, recorded with Led Zeppelin, and released on the 1990 Led Zeppelin box set. OverviewA folk song to bookend live medleys of 'Black Mountain Side', when playing and recording the song, Page specifically used a Danelectro guitar.[1] Middle Eastern, Egyptian and Indian raga styles are incorporated into the song, which is played in the DADGAD tuning. In an interview he gave in 1977, he commented:
A version was recorded at a BBC broadcast made from the Playhouse Theatre performance on 27 June 1969, for the pilot of Radio One's In Concert series, which took place during the band's Led Zeppelin United Kingdom Tour Summer 1969|U.K. Tour of Summer 1969.[3] As with most of the live versions of this song, Page dove-tailed the end of it straight into the instrumental 'Black Mountain Side', which was a track from Led Zeppelin's Led Zeppelin (album)|first album. The recording remained shelved for many years, but was eventually included on the 1990 Led Zeppelin (box set)|Led Zeppelin box set under the combined title 'White Summer/Black Mountain Side'. The piece was later included as a bonus track on the 1993 boxed set The Complete Studio Recordings (Led Zeppelin box set)|The Complete Studio Recordings. Live versionsJimmy Page often performed 'White Summer/Black Mountain Side' at Led Zeppelin concerts as part of the standard set list during 1968-1970 and again on the Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1977|1977, Knebworth 1979|1979 and Tour Over Europe 1980|1980 tours, segueing it with 'Kashmir (song)|Kashmir'. He used his Danelectro guitar to play this piece, as shown on the Led Zeppelin (DVD)|Led Zeppelin DVD which includes his performance of the song at the Royal Albert Hall in 1970. On 26 April 1970, Page performed the piece on the Julie Felix Show. Page would also play versions of this song when he was with The Firm (band)|the Firm, and again during his Outrider tour, seguing into 'White Summer/Black Mountain Side' in the solo section for 'Midnight Moonlight'.
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