Wearing and Tearing

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“Wearing and Tearing”
Song by Led Zeppelin
Album Coda
Released 19 November 1982
Recorded November 1978
Genre Hard rock
Length 5:31
Label Swan Song
Writer Page/Plant
Producer 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.[1]

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 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 other two being "Ozone Baby" and "Darlene".[1]

"Wearing and Tearing" was intended as a statement by Led Zeppelin that they could compete against the popular punk bands of the time.[1]

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.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Dave Lewis (1994), The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.

[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