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The Wanton Song
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Appears on
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Physical Graffiti]]
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Published by
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Flames of Albion Music
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Registration
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ASCAP 530195183
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Release date
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24 February 1975
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Recorded
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January-February 1974 at Headley Grange, Hampshire with Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio. Mixed at Olympic Studios, London.
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Genre
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Hard rock
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Language
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English
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Length
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4 minutes 10 seconds
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Composer
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Jimmy Page]], Robert Plant]]
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Label
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Swan Song Records]]
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Producer
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Jimmy Page
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Engineer
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Ron Nevison
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'The Wanton Song' is a song by England|English]] Rock and roll|rock]] band Led Zeppelin]] from their 1975 album Physical Graffiti]]. The song came about as the result of a jam session at rehearsals and features a sharp, aggressive riff from guitarist Jimmy Page]]. Lyrically it is mainly about uncontrolled desire.
Overview
For his solo Page employed a backwards echo]] (where the echo is heard before the note), and also put his guitar through a Leslie speaker]] cabinet, to create a Doppler effect]] with a Hammond organ]].[1] This was a technique Page had himself used as far back as his work with the Yardbirds]], and faced serious scepticism from audio engineer]]s when he tried it on the earliest Led Zeppelin recordings.
'The Wanton Song' was played live during some of the Led Zeppelin's European and American Led Zeppelin concerts|concerts]] in 1975, but was then dropped.[2] 'The Wanton Song' was played extensively as an opening number during Jimmy Page and Robert Plant]]'s tours in 1995 and 1998. The song was played live a few times when Jimmy Page teamed up with the Black Crowes]] in 1999.
Credits
Personnel
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- Musicians:
- Jimmy Page – electric guitar, producer, remastering, digital remastering
- Robert Plant – vocals
- John Paul Jones – bass guitar
- John Bonham - drums, percussion
- Production:
- Peter Grant]] – executive producer
- Keith Harwood]] - mixing
- Ron Nevison - engineer, mixing
- Joe Sidore - original CD mastering engineer (mid-1980s)
- George Marino - remastered CD engineer (1990)
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References
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