Track Listing

1. We're gonna groove
2. Poor Tom
3. I can't quit you baby
4. Walter's walk
5. Darlene
6. Ozone baby
7. Wearing and tearing
8. Bonzo's Montreux

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7933 in Music
• Released on: 1997-08-25
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Amazon.co.uk Review
Coda, released in 1982 after the break-up of the band, was the result of a trawl through the studio archives in search of leftover material. In fact, they had already used up almost all of the good stuff and, compared to their other releases, this was Led Zeppelin's only disappointing album. Nevertheless, even relatively poor material by Led Zeppelin still represents a decent level of quality and some tracks are classic, particularly "Poor Tom", "Ozone Baby" and "Wearing And Tearing". The latter song, one of three out-takes from the In Through The Out Door sessions, features a particularly high-octane blend of stripped-down and grungy rock and roll and is often spoken of as their response to contemporary punk. As so little studio material was found, they added live versions of "I Can't Quit You Babe" and "We're Gonna Groove" from 1970, the first of which in particular features some blistering playing. Even so, it was still their shortest ever release. --James Swift

CD Description
John Bonham's death in 1980 made the previous year's IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR the last album Led Zeppelin would record together, but two years after his passing, the faithful were still hungry for more. Hence the release of this previously unreleased material from the Zeppelin archives. Kicking off with an equal mix of swing and crunch on Ben E. King's "We're Gonna Groove", CODA showcases the less grandiose side of Zeppelin, also casting a backward glance toward the band's roots with a reverential treatment of Willie Dixon's "I Can't Quit You Baby" from a 1970 rehearsal.
Much of CODA is comprised of outtakes from the IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR sessions. "Ozone Baby" bobs and weaves with punky vigour, and "Darlene" grooves along with John Paul Jones's piano as the rudder. The grinding power of the stop-start rhythms on "Wearing and Tearing" ably displays Zeppelin's might, and the instrumental "Bonzo's Montreux" offers a rare glimpse into Bonham's percussive range, revealing his irreplaceable role and clearly demonstrating why the band broke up after his death.

Customer Reviews

LED ZEPPELIN'S POSTHUMOUS SWAN SONG HAS A NUMBER OF GEMS
I first bought this album two years ago, although previously, my brother said it wasn't all that good. My opinion : it's well worth buying for the blistering album closer, WEARING AND TEARING, which is best played extremely loud, as it's a rampaging monster of a track, used as an answer to the punks who had written off Zep and which also could have been a slight precursor to the early '80s NWOBHM craze. This is the most aggressive song on the track, although 'Walter's Walk' is impressive, too. Cut in 1972 during the HOUSES OF THE HOLY sessions, this features a groovy Jimmy Page riff and is efficiently powered along by Bonzo's powerful drums. The 1970 soundcheck version of 'I Can't Quit You, Baby' is heavier than the original, further improved by Page's sizzling solo and 'We're Gonna Goove' ain't bad, either. As for the other songs? 'Poor Tom' is an okay acoustic effort, with a distinctive, opening drumbeat, 'Bonzo's Montreux' is a pretty interesting drum solo from the man himself and the New Wave influenced 'Ozone Baby' and 'Darlene' are adequate rockers, indicating the sort of direction Zeppelin were taking towards the end of the Seventies. CODA is not brilliant, but it's certainly worth a listen.

Just buy this to complete your collection...
This collection of odd material from the Led Zeppelin vaults is well below the standard we have come to expect from the band. The songs were clearly never meant to be released and this album was rushed out with almost indecent haste following Bonzo's tragic demise. It is a grave disappointment. You may wish to just buy it to complete your Led Zeppelin collection, otherwise I urge you not to bother.

In my dreams
In my dreams Presence was the last Zep album and the band made a decision to finish on a high with one of the best rock albums ever made and therefore, in my dreams, 'Coda' doesn't exist. However, in reality, some of it should because some of it is worthy of inclusion on any of the proper Zep albums. Coda is only 33 minutes long. It's an extended EP by todays standards. It's a short collection of stuff that wasn't deemed worthy of inclusion on previous albums. In my opinion Coda contains two tracks that are amongst the best tracks that Zep ever recorded. I'm not a fan of drum solos but 'Bonzo's Montreux' is a gem, a reminder that John Bonham was, and still is, in a league of his own. Recorded in 1976, it wouldn't have been out of place on Presence. The second little gem is 'Wearing and Tearing'. Recorded in 1978 and therefore,I believe, would have improved 'In Throught The Out Door'. Coda is definately worth a listen for these two alone. The rest is good and well worth a place in your collection but its a far cry from the glory days of Zep 4 and Presence.