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name	How the West Was Won| type = live| artist = Led Zeppelin| cover = Led Zeppelin - How the West Was Won.jpg| alt = Mixed-media stencil portrait of Led Zeppelin | genre = Hard rock heavy metal blues rock folk rock	m=150|s=27}}	Atlantic Records>Atlantic| producer = Jimmy Page| compiler = Jimmy Page| prev_title = Led Zeppelin DVD| prev_year = 2003	Mothership (Led Zeppelin album)>Mothership| next_year = 2007}}How the West Was Won is a live triple album by the English rock group Led Zeppelin, released by Atlantic Records on compact disc on 27 May 2003, DVD-Audio on 7 October 2003 and Blu-ray audio in 2018. The recordings are taken from two 1972 performances in California during their tour of North America: L.A. Forum (25 June 1972) and Long Beach Arena (27 June 1972). Background Guitarist Jimmy Page considers Led Zeppelin at this point to have been at their artistic peak, as is mentioned in the album's liner notes and in an interview he gave to The Times newspaper in 2010.James Jackson, "Jimmy Page on Led Zeppelin IV, the band's peak and their reunion, The Times, 8 January 2010 .For many years, recordings of these two shows circulated only in the form of bootlegs, such as Burn Like a Candle. Though soundboard recordings of Led Zeppelin concerts were circulated among fans after being stolen from Page's personal archive in the mid-1980s, no such versions of the 1972 Long Beach or LA Forum shows were taken, meaning How the West Was Won was the first chance fans had of hearing the soundboard versions of these concerts.BOOK, Lewis, Dave, 2003, Led Zeppelin: The 'Tight but Loose' Files: Celebration II, 1st, London, Omnibus Press, 156, 1-84449-056-4, The songs from the two shows underwent extensive editing and audio engineering by Page at Island Studios in London before being released on the album."It wasn't in our thoughts to try and outdo The Song Remains the Same…" remarked engineer Kevin Shirley. "The reason those performances still stand up now is because Jimmy really was a genius. He could create tempests, summon storms. He really was the master of light and shade. And the musicians around him allowed him to flesh out that vision. Especially John Bonham, without whom Jimmy and Zeppelin would never have been able to do what he did."MAGAZINE, Live albums, (Classic Rock (magazine), Classic Rock supplement: The Live Albums That Changed The World), December 2011, 14, The album was remastered and reissued on 23 March 2018 in many formats, including 3CD, 4LP, Blu-Ray Audio and a Super Deluxe Edition box set.WEB, Sinclair, Paul, Led Zeppelin / How The West Was Won reissued on vinyl, blu-ray and box set,weblink Super Deluxe Edition, 24 January 2018, 23 March 2018, Reception {{Music ratings	title=How the West Was Won|accessdate=7 October 2011}}| rev1 = AllMusic	4.5	class=album	label=How the West Was Won	last=Erlewine}}| rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	4		AUTHOR-LINK=COLIN LARKIN	YEAR=2007	OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS>EDITION=4TH	TITLE-LINK=THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POPULAR MUSIC, | rev3 = Entertainment Weekly		URL=HTTP://WWW.EW.COM/EW/ARTICLE/0,,458304,00.HTML	PUBLISHER=EW.COM	ACCESS-DATE=7 OCTOBER 2011	ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20110219005433/HTTP://WWW.EW.COM/EW/ARTICLE/0,,458304,00.HTML, dead,	Pitchfork (website)>Pitchfork		TITLE=LED ZEPPELIN – HOW THE WEST WAS WON	DATE=11 JUNE 2003, Pitchfork, | rev5 = Rolling Stone	4		TITLE=LED ZEPPELIN – HOW THE WEST WAS WON	DATE=21 MAY 2003, Rolling Stone, | rev6 = Stylus Magazine		TITLE=LED ZEPPELIN – HOW THE WEST WAS WON	WORK=STYLUSMAGAZINE.COM	URL-STATUS=DEAD	ARCHIVE-DATE=27 OCTOBER 2011,	Uncut (magazine)>Uncut	4		TITLE=LED ZEPPELIN – HOW THE WEST WAS WON	ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20081013065641/HTTP://UNCUT.CO.UK/MUSIC/LED_ZEPPELIN/REVIEWS/5808, 13 October 2008, }}The album debuted on the Billboard 200 chart for the week ending 14 June 2003 at number 1, with sales of 154,000 copies. It remained on the chart for 16 weeks.MAGAZINE,weblink The Billboard 200: How the West was Won, Billboard, 18 January 2009, It was certified gold and platinum by the RIAA on 30 June 2003.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|title=How the West Was Won|artist=Led Zeppelin|type=album}}MAGAZINE,weblink Zeppelin Smashes Records as CD/DVDs Debut at No. 1 â€“ 4 June 2003, Billboard, 19 January 2009, How the West Was Won received an overall score of 97 by review site Metacritic.{|class="wikitable sortable"|+Accolades for How the West Was Won
Classic Rock (magazine)>Classic Rock| UK		ACCESS-DATE=10 FEBRUARY 2009, Classic Rock, | 2003| 4
	ACCESS-DATE=10 FEBRUARY 2009, Les Inrockuptibles, | 2003| 4
	ACCESS-DATE=10 FEBRUARY 2009, Record Collector, | 2004| 4
	ACCESS-DATE=10 FEBRUARY 2009	URL-STATUS=DEAD	ARCHIVE-DATE=7 JULY 2009, | 2004| 37
Q (magazine)>Q| UK		ACCESS-DATE=10 FEBRUARY 2009, Q, | 2005| *
	ACCESS-DATE=17 MAY 2014, Q, | 2006| 11
	PUBLISHER=ROCK HARD (MAGAZINE)	>LANGUAGE=DE	PAGE=72, | 2005| 342
	WEBSITE=ROLLINGSTONE.COM	ACCESS-DATE=17 MAY 2021, | 2015| 23
	WEBSITE=GUITARWORLD.COM	ACCESS-DATE=17 MAY 2021, | 2019| 7
Planet Rock (radio station)>Planet Rock magazine| UK| "The 100 Greatest Live Albums Ever"| 2020| *

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Track listing

{{Track listing| headline = Disc one| extra_column = Recording date and venue| title1 = LA DroneJohn Paul Jones (musician)>John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page| extra1 = 27 June, Long Beach Arena| length1 = 0:14| title2 = Immigrant Song| writer2 = Page, Robert Plant| extra2 = Mixed from both nights| length2 = 3:42| note2 = from Led Zeppelin III Heartbreaker (Led Zeppelin song)>Heartbreaker| writer3 = John Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant| extra3 = Mixed from both nights| length3 = 7:25| note3 = from Led Zeppelin IIBlack Dog (Led Zeppelin song)>Black Dog| writer4 = Jones, Page, Plant| extra4 = Mixed from both nights| length4 = 5:41| note4 = from Led Zeppelin IVOver the Hills and Far Away (Led Zeppelin song)>Over the Hills and Far Away| writer5 = Page, Plant| extra5 = Mixed from both nights| length5 = 5:08| note5 = from Houses of the Holy| title6 = Since I've Been Loving You| writer6 = Jones, Page, Plant| extra6 = 27 June| length6 = 8:02| note6 = from Led Zeppelin III| title7 = Stairway to Heaven| writer7 = Page, Plant| extra7 = Mixed from both nights; Mellotron from Southampton University, Southampton, England, 22 January 1973| length7 = 9:38| note7 = from Led Zeppelin IV| title8 = Going to California| writer8 = Page, Plant| extra8 = 27 June| length8 = 5:37| note8 = from Led Zeppelin IVThat's the Way (Led Zeppelin song)>That's the Way| writer9 = Page, Plant| extra9 = 25 June, LA Forum| length9 = 5:54| note9 = from Led Zeppelin III| title10 = Bron-Y-Aur Stomp| writer10 = Jones, Page, Plant| extra10 = 27 June| length10 = 4:55| note10 = from Led Zeppelin III}}{{Track listing| headline = Disc two| extra_column = Recording date and venueDazed and Confused (song)>Dazed and Confused""Walter's Walk""The Crunge| writer1 = Page (inspired by Jake Holmes)Page, PlantBonham, Jones, Page, Plant| extra1 = 25 June| length1 = 25:25Led Zeppelin (album)>Led Zeppelin / Coda / Houses of the Holy| title2 = What Is and What Should Never Be| writer2 = Page, Plant| extra2 = 27 June| length2 = 4:41| note2 = from Led Zeppelin II| title3 = Dancing Days| writer3 = Page, Plant| extra3 = Mixed from both nights| length3 = 3:42| note3 = from Houses of the HolyMoby Dick (instrumental)>Moby Dick| writer4 = Bonham, Jones, Page| extra4 = 25 June| length4 = 19:20| note4 = from Led Zeppelin II}}{{Track listing| headline = Disc three| extra_column = Recording date and venueWhole Lotta Love""Boogie Chillen'>Boogie Chillun""Let's Have a Party""Hello Mary Lou" {{smallGoin' Down Slow>Going Down SlowWillie Dixon, Jones, Page, PlantBernie Besman, John Lee HookerJessie Mae RobinsonCayet Mangiaracina, Gene PitneySt. Louis Jimmy Oden>James B. Oden| extra1 = 25 June| length1 = 23:07| note1 = from Led Zeppelin IIRock and Roll (Led Zeppelin song)>Rock and Roll| writer2 = Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant| extra2 = 27 June| length2 = 3:56| note2 = from Led Zeppelin IVThe Ocean (Led Zeppelin song)>The Ocean| writer3 = Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant| extra3 = 25 June| length3 = 4:21| note3 = from Houses of the HolyBring It On Home (Sonny Boy Williamson II song)#Led Zeppelin version>Bring It On Home""Bring It On Back| writer4 = DixonBonham, Jones, Page, Plant| extra4 = 25 June| length4 = 9:30| total_length = 150:27| note4 = from Led Zeppelin II}}Notes:

• The DVD-Audio version of the album has tracks 1–11 on disc one with tracks 12–18 on disc two. It features the whole album in 24bit/48 kHz for both 5.1 and Stereo.
• The Blu-Ray Audio version of the albums has all tracks on one disc. It features the whole album in 24-bit/96 kHz DTS-Master Audio 5.1, as well as two stereo tracks (PCM and DTS-MA)
• The 4 LP version of the album has tracks 1–4 on Side A, tracks 5, 12 & 13 on Side B, track 6 & 7 on Side C, track 8–10 on Side D, tracks 11, 14 & 15 on Sides E, F & G respectively, and tracks 16–18 on Side H
• The medley omitting "Hello Mary Lou" has a runtime of 20:59 in the 2018 reissue

Personnel

Led Zeppelin

• Robert Plant â€“ vocals, harmonica
• Jimmy Page â€“ guitars, mandolin
• John Paul Jones â€“ bass guitar, double bass, bass pedals, keyboards, mandolin, backing vocals
• John Bonham â€“ drums, percussion, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp"

Additional personnel

• Jim Cummins â€“ photography
• James Fortune â€“ photography
• Drew Griffiths â€“ sound assistant
• Ross Halfin â€“ package creative consultant
• Eddie Kramer â€“ engineering
• Phil Lemon â€“ design, artwork
• Jeffrey Mayer â€“ photography
• Michael Putland â€“ photography
• Kevin Shirley â€“ engineering, mixing
• John Davis – mastering (2018 reissue)

Charts

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Weekly charts{| class"wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style"text-align:center"|+Sales chart performance for How the West Was Won

! scope="col"| Chart (2003)! scope="col"| Peakposition{{album chart|Australia|10|artist=Led Zeppelin|album=How the West Was Won|rowheader=true|access-date=2 November 2021}}{{album chart|Austria|17|artist=Led Zeppelin|album=How the West Was Won|rowheader=true|access-date=2 November 2021}}{{album chart|Flanders|9|artist=Led Zeppelin|album=How the West Was Won|rowheader=true|access-date=2 November 2021}}{{album chart|Wallonia|2|artist=Led Zeppelin|album=How the West Was Won|rowheader=true|access-date=2 November 2021}}{{album chart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Led Zeppelin|rowheader=true|access-date=2 November 2021}}{{album chart|Denmark|25|artist=Led Zeppelin|album=How the West Was Won|rowheader=true|access-date=2 November 2021}}{{album chart|Netherlands|47|artist=Led Zeppelin|album=How the West Was Won|rowheader=true|access-date=2 November 2021}}{{album chart|Finland|23|artist=Led Zeppelin|album=How the West Was Won|rowheader=true|access-date=2 November 2021}}{{album chart|France|11|artist=Led Zeppelin|album=How the West Was Won|rowheader=true|access-date=2 November 2021}}{{album chart|Germany4|11|id=4526|artist=Led Zeppelin|album=How the West Was Won|rowheader=true|access-date=2 November 2021}}{{album chart|Ireland2|9|artist=Led Zeppelin|rowheader=true|access-date=2 November 2021}}{{album chart|Italy|7|artist=Led Zeppelin|album=How the West Was Won|rowheader=true|access-date=2 November 2021}}! scope="row"| Japanese Albums ChartWEB,weblink Top 100 Albums – 11 June 2003, Oricon, 19 January 2009, | 3{{album chart|New Zealand|13|artist=Led Zeppelin|album=How the West Was Won|rowheader=true|access-date=2 November 2021}}{{album chart|Norway|10|artist=Led Zeppelin|album=How the West Was Won|rowheader=true|access-date=2 November 2021}}{{album chart|Portugal|9|artist=Led Zeppelin|album=How the West Was Won|rowheader=true|access-date=2 November 2021}}{{album chart|Scotland|5|date=20030601|rowheader=true|access-date=2 November 2021}}{{album chart|Spain|55|artist=Led Zeppelin|album=How the West Was Won|rowheader=true|access-date=2 November 2021}}{{album chart|Sweden|16|artist=Led Zeppelin|album=How the West Was Won|rowheader=true|access-date=2 November 2021}}{{album chart|Switzerland|20|artist=Led Zeppelin|album=How the West Was Won|rowheader=true|access-date=2 November 2021}}{{album chart|UK2|5|date=20030601|rowheader=true|access-date=2 November 2021}}{{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Led Zeppelin|rowheader=true|access-date=2 November 2021}}{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"|+Sales chart performance for How the West Was Won! scope="col"| Chart (2018)! scope="col"| Peakposition{{album chart|Hungary|10|year=2018|week=13|rowheader=true|access-date=29 November 2021}}{{col-2}}How the West Was Won">

Year-end charts{| class"wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style"text-align:center"|+2003 Year-end chart performance for How the West Was Won

! scope="col"| Chart (2003)! scope="col"| Position! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)WEB,weblink Rapports Annuels 2003, Ultratop, 2 November 2021, | 51! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)WEB, The Official UK Albums Chart 2003,weblink 2 November 2021, UKChartsPlus, | 136! scope="row"| US Billboard 200MAGAZINE,weblink Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003, Billboard, 2 November 2021, | 140{{col-end}}

Certifications

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Release history{|class"wikitable"|+Release formats for How the West Was Won

!Region!Date!Label!Format!Catalog #United States27 May 2003Atlantic Records|Compact Disc (×3)|83587-27 October 2003|DVD-Audio (×2)|83587-9Japan27 May 2003Warner Music Group>WEA Japan|Compact Disc (×3)|11585-7Worldwide23 March 2018|Warner|Blu-ray (×1)|Worldwide23 March 2018|Warner|Vinyl (×4)|

References

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External links

• How the West Was Won from Led Zeppelin's official site {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923013732weblink |date=23 September 2019 }}
• The Garden Tapes – analysis of live tracks edits for the album
• {{metacritic album|title=How the West Was Won}}
• {{Discogs master|type=album|115931|name=How the West Was Won}}

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