Wearing and Tearing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| "Wearing and Tearing" | ||
|---|---|---|
 |
||
| Song by Led Zeppelin | ||
| from the album Coda | ||
| Released | 19 November 1982 | |
| Recorded | November 1978 | |
| Genre | Hard rock | |
| Length | 5:31 | |
| Label | Swan Song | |
| Writer(s) | Page/Plant | |
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Page | |
| Coda track listing | ||
| "Bonzo's Montreux" (5) |
"Wearing and Tearing" (8) |
|
"Wearing and Tearing" is a song by English rock group Led Zeppelin. It was recorded at Polar Studios in Stockholm, Sweden during the In Through the Out Door sessions on November 21, 1978.
Due to space constraints, the song was not included on In Through the Out Door. It was left unreleased until 1982, when it was eventually included on the compilation album Coda. It was one of three songs recorded at Polar Studios which were omitted from In Through the Out Door and later released on Coda, the the other two being "Ozone Baby" and "Darlene".
"Wearing and Tearing" was intended as a statement by Led Zeppelin that they could compete against the popular punk bands of the time.
This song was never performed live at Led Zeppelin concerts, although it was played by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant at their reunion at Knebworth in 1990.
[edit] Sources
- Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every Song, by Chris Welch, ISBN 1-56025-818-7
- The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, by Dave Lewis, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9
| Led Zeppelin |
|---|
| Jimmy Page • Robert Plant • John Paul Jones • John Bonham
Studio albums: Led Zeppelin • Led Zeppelin II • Led Zeppelin III • Live albums: The Song Remains the Same • BBC Sessions • How the West Was Won Compilations: Box Set • Profiled • Remasters • Box Set 2 • Complete Studio Recordings • Early Days: Best of Led Zeppelin Volume One • Latter Days: Best of Led Zeppelin Volume Two • Coda The Song Remains the Same • Led Zeppelin DVD Peter Grant • Richard Cole • Swan Song Records • The Yardbirds • XYZ • The Firm • Page and Plant • Strange Sensation • Bootlegs • Concerts • Songs |
