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|album = ''[[Led Zeppelin (album)|Led Zeppelin | |album = ''[[Led Zeppelin (album)|Led Zeppelin'' | ||
|published = Superhype Music | |published = Superhype Music | ||
|registration = ASCAP 330171185 | |registration = ASCAP 330171185 | ||
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|language = English | |language = English | ||
|length = 2 minutes 28 seconds | |length = 2 minutes 28 seconds | ||
|composer = [[Jimmy Page | |composer = [[Jimmy Page, [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones, and [[John Bonham | ||
|label = Atlantic Records | |label = Atlantic Records | ||
|producer = Jimmy Page | |producer = Jimmy Page | ||
|engineer = Glyn Johns | |engineer = Glyn Johns | ||
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''''Communication Breakdown'''' is a song by the [[England|English | ''''Communication Breakdown'''' is a song by the [[England|English [[Rock music|rock band, [[Led Zeppelin, from their 1969 debut album ''[[Led Zeppelin (album)|Led Zeppelin''. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The pounding guitar riff was played by Page through a small, miked [[Supro | The pounding guitar riff was played by Page through a small, miked [[Supro [[amplifier throughout, and ran his [[Fender Telecaster through a fully closed Vox wah pedal to create the 'guitar in a shoebox' sound on the lead. 'Communication Breakdown' is also one of the few songs that Page sang a [[Backup vocalist|backing vocal on. The tightly-constructed song would prove to be influential in rock, metal, and alternative music. | ||
In the [[United States of America|US | In the [[United States of America|US, the track was released as the B-side of the single '[[Good Times Bad Times'. On the ''[[BBC Sessions (Led Zeppelin album)|BBC Sessions'', released in 1997, this song was featured three times, each with a slightly different improvisation by the musicians. Two live versions taken from performances at the TV program ''[[Tous En Scene'' in [[Paris in 1969 and at the [[Royal Albert Hall in 1970 can also be seen on the ''[[Led Zeppelin (DVD)|Led Zeppelin DVD''. 'Communication Breakdown' is also one of the few Zeppelin songs in which the group did a proper lip-sync video for which is also available on the ''Led Zeppelin DVD''. | ||
The song was used on the soundtrack to the 1998 film ''Small Soldiers''.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Small Soldiers'' (1998)|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/335176/Small-Soldiers/music.html|work=Turner Classic Movies|publisher=Turner Entertainment|accessdate=18 October 2013}}</ref> | The song was used on the soundtrack to the 1998 film ''Small Soldiers''.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Small Soldiers'' (1998)|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/335176/Small-Soldiers/music.html|work=Turner Classic Movies|publisher=Turner Entertainment|accessdate=18 October 2013}}</ref> | ||
==Live history== | ==Live history== | ||
The song was a popular live number at [[Led Zeppelin concerts | The song was a popular live number at [[Led Zeppelin concerts, and was the only song to be played during every year that the band toured. It usually either opened shows or was played as an [[Encore (concert)|encore. 'Communication Breakdown' was the last song performed in the year of 1975 and 1979 for the band at [[Earls Court 1975|Earls Court on 25 May 1975 and [[Knebworth Festival 1979|Knebworth on 11 August 1979. | ||
== Formats and track listings == | == Formats and track listings == | ||
See '[[Good Times Bad Times | See '[[Good Times Bad Times' single. | ||
==Credits== | ==Credits== | ||
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*Musicians: | *Musicians: | ||
**Jimmy Page – electric guitar, producer, remastering, digital remastering | **Jimmy Page – electric guitar, producer, remastering, digital remastering | ||
**[[Robert Plant | **[[Robert Plant – vocals | ||
**John Paul Jones – bass guitar | **John Paul Jones – bass guitar | ||
**John Bonham - drums, percussion | **John Bonham - drums, percussion | ||
*Production: | *Production: | ||
**[[Peter Grant | **[[Peter Grant – executive producer | ||
**Glyn Johns - engineer, mixing | **Glyn Johns - engineer, mixing | ||
**Joe Sidore - original CD mastering engineer (mid-1980s) | **Joe Sidore - original CD mastering engineer (mid-1980s) |
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{{Infobox Single |
name = Communication Breakdown | image = | caption = | album = [[Led Zeppelin (album)|Led Zeppelin | published = Superhype Music | registration = ASCAP 330171185 | released = 12 January 1969 | recorded = October 1968 | genre = Hard rock, blues-rock | language = English | length = 2 minutes 28 seconds | composer = [[Jimmy Page, [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones, and [[John Bonham | label = Atlantic Records | producer = Jimmy Page | engineer = Glyn Johns
}} 'Communication Breakdown' is a song by the [[England|English [[Rock music|rock band, [[Led Zeppelin, from their 1969 debut album [[Led Zeppelin (album)|Led Zeppelin. OverviewThe pounding guitar riff was played by Page through a small, miked [[Supro [[amplifier throughout, and ran his [[Fender Telecaster through a fully closed Vox wah pedal to create the 'guitar in a shoebox' sound on the lead. 'Communication Breakdown' is also one of the few songs that Page sang a [[Backup vocalist|backing vocal on. The tightly-constructed song would prove to be influential in rock, metal, and alternative music. In the [[United States of America|US, the track was released as the B-side of the single '[[Good Times Bad Times'. On the [[BBC Sessions (Led Zeppelin album)|BBC Sessions, released in 1997, this song was featured three times, each with a slightly different improvisation by the musicians. Two live versions taken from performances at the TV program [[Tous En Scene in [[Paris in 1969 and at the [[Royal Albert Hall in 1970 can also be seen on the [[Led Zeppelin (DVD)|Led Zeppelin DVD. 'Communication Breakdown' is also one of the few Zeppelin songs in which the group did a proper lip-sync video for which is also available on the Led Zeppelin DVD. The song was used on the soundtrack to the 1998 film Small Soldiers.[1] Live historyThe song was a popular live number at [[Led Zeppelin concerts, and was the only song to be played during every year that the band toured. It usually either opened shows or was played as an [[Encore (concert)|encore. 'Communication Breakdown' was the last song performed in the year of 1975 and 1979 for the band at [[Earls Court 1975|Earls Court on 25 May 1975 and [[Knebworth Festival 1979|Knebworth on 11 August 1979. Formats and track listingsSee '[[Good Times Bad Times' single. Credits
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