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|name        = Latter Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin Volume Two
|name        = Latter Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin Volume Two
|image      = [[Image:LDalbum2000.jpg]]
|image      = Image:LDalbum2000.jpg
|caption    =  
|caption    =  
|type        = compilation album
|type        = compilation album
|artist      = [[Led Zeppelin]]
|artist      = Led Zeppelin
|released    = 21 March 2000 (US)<br>21 March 2000 (UK)
|released    = 21 March 2000 (US)<br>21 March 2000 (UK)
|recorded    = <small>May 1972 - December 1978 at various studios.<br>Mastered at Sterling Sounds, New York.</small>
|recorded    = <small>May 1972 - December 1978 at various studios.<br>Mastered at Sterling Sounds, New York.</small>
|genre      = Hard rock, blues rock, folk rock, rock
|genre      = Hard rock, blues rock, folk rock, rock
|language    = English
|language    = English
|length      = 64 min 36 sec
|length      = 64 minutes 36 seconds
|label      = Atlantic Records
|label      = Atlantic Records
|catalogue  = Atlantic 83278-2 (US)<br>Atlantic 7567-83278-2 (UK)
|catalogue  = Atlantic 83278-2 (US)<br>Atlantic 7567-83278-2 (UK)
|producer    = [[Jimmy Page]]
|producer    = Jimmy Page
|engineer    = George Marino
|engineer    = George Marino
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'''''Latter Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin Volume Two''''' is a single compilation release (One compact disc or double vinyl album) by England|English rock group Led Zeppelin, issued by Atlantic Records on 21 March 2000.


'''''Latter Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin Volume Two''''' is a single compilation release (One CD or double vinyl album) by [[England|English]] [[rock group]] [[Led Zeppelin]], issued by [[Atlantic Records]] on 21 March 2000.
It features a total of 11 tracks selected by Jimmy Page, to highlight the band's later career from 1973 through to 1979. As an added bonus, the CD format is enhanced with the addition of a promotional music video, 'Kashmir (song)|Kashmir'. This video contains a combined footage recorded on the evenings of 24 and 25 May 1975, in Earls Court Arena, London. The footage used was the same as the one projected on the giant Ediphor screen at the venue,<ref>{{cite book|author= Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon|year=2005|title=Led Zeppelin: The Concert File|edition=Revised|location=London|publisher=Omnibus Press|pages=44|isbn=1-84449-659-7}}</ref> and synced to the remastered track. Footage of 'Kashmir' was also added to the ''Led Zeppelin (DVD)|Led Zeppelin'' DVD in 2003.


It features a total of 11 tracks selected by [[Jimmy Page]], to highlight the band's later career from 1973 through to 1979. As an added bonus, the CD format is enhanced with the addition of a promotional music video, "[[Kashmir (song)|Kashmir]]". This video contains a combined footage recorded on the evenings of 24 and 25 May 1975, in [[Earls Court Arena]], [[London]]. The footage used was the same as the one projected on the giant Ediphor screen at the venue,<ref>{{cite book|author= Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon|year=2005|title=Led Zeppelin: The Concert File|edition=Revised|location=London|publisher=Omnibus Press|pages=44|id=ISBN 1-84449-659-7}}</ref> and synched to the remastered track. Footage of "Kasmhir" was also added to the ''[[Led Zeppelin (DVD)|Led Zeppelin]]'' DVD in 2003.
The album debuted at number 81 on the ''Billboard Music Charts|Billboard'''s 200 Albums chart, and charted for a total of twenty-six weeks. It was preceded by ''Early Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin Volume One|Early Days'' (1999), rounding out the best of the band's catalogue. Both ''Early Days'' and ''Latter Days'' were later combined into the ''Early Days and Latter Days|Early Days and Latter Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin Volumes One and Two'' (2002) CD only box set.


The album débuted at Number 81 on the [[Billboard Music Charts|Billboard]]'s 200 Albums chart, and charted for a total of 26 weeks. It was preceeded by ''[[Early Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin Volume One|Early Days]]'' (1999), rounding out the best of the band's catalogue. Both ''Early Days'' and ''Latter Days'' were later combined into the ''[[Early Days and Latters Days|Early Days and Latters Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin Volumes One and Two]]'' (2002) CD only box set.
==Track list==
 
{| class='wikitable'
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|colspan='2' style='background:#ccffff'|<center>'''Album information'''</center>
|colspan="2" style="background:lightsteelblue"|<center>'''Album information'''</center>
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2000 Track listing:
2000 Track listing:
*Disc 1:
*Disc 1:
# "[[The Song Remains the Same (song)|The Song Remains the Same]]" (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) - 5:28
#'The Song Remains the Same (song)|The Song Remains the Same' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) - 5:28
# "[[No Quarter (song)|No Quarter]]" (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones) - 6:59
#'No Quarter (song)|No Quarter' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones) - 6:59
# "[[Houses of the Holy (song)|Houses of the Holy]]" (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) - 4:01
#'Houses of the Holy (song)|Houses of the Holy' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) - 4:01
# "[[Trampled Under Foot]]" (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones) - 5:35
#'Trampled Under Foot' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones) - 5:35
# "[[Kashmir (song)|Kashmir]]" (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham) - 8:31
#'Kashmir (song)|Kashmir' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham) - 8:31
# "[[Ten Years Gone]]" (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham) - 4:22
#'Ten Years Gone' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham) - 4:22
# "[[Achilles Last Stand]]" (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) - 10:22
#'Achilles Last Stand' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) - 10:22
# "[[Nobody's Fault but Mine]]" (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) - 6:27
#'Nobody's Fault but Mine' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) - 6:27
# "[[All My Love]]" (Robert Plant, John Paul Jones) - 5:53
#'All My Love' (Robert Plant, John Paul Jones) - 5:53
# "[[In the Evening]]" (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones) - 6:49
#'In the Evening' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones) - 6:49
*Video "Kashmir" - 8:31
*Video 'Kashmir' - 8:31
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class='wikitable sortable'
!Chart (2000)
!Chart (2000)
!align="center"|Peak position
!align='center'|Peak position
|-
| German Albums Chart<ref name='German albums chart'>{{cite web | url = http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/LED+ZEPPELIN/The+Best+Of+Led+Zeppelin/longplay | title = Top 100 Albums - March 2000 | publisher = musicline.de | accessdate = 2009-01-19}}</ref>
|align='center'|71
|-
| UK Albums Chart<ref name='UK albums chart'>{{cite web | url = http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=6377 | title = Top 100 Albums - 1 April 2000 | publisher = chartstats.com | accessdate = 2009-01-19}}</ref>
|align='center'|40
|-
| US ''Billboard'' The 200 Albums Chart<ref name='US billboard 200 chart'>{{cite web | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=5047&aid=414864 | title = Billboard.com Latter Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin, Vol. 2 - 8 April 2000| publisher = ''Billboard'' | accessdate = 2008-12-03}}</ref>
|align='center'|81
|-
|-
| German Albums Chart<ref name="German albums chart">{{cite web | url = http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/LED+ZEPPELIN/The+Best+Of+Led+Zeppelin/longplay | title = Top 100 Albums - March 2000 | publisher = musicline.de | accessdate = 2009-01-19}}</ref>
| US ''Billboard'' Top Internet Albums<ref name='Billboard internet chart'>{{cite web | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=327&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Internet+Albums&ci=3037579&cdi=7570677&cid=04%2F08%2F2000 | title = Top Internet Albums - 8 April 2000 | publisher = ''Billboard'' | accessdate = 2009-01-19}}</ref>
|align="center"|71
|align='center'|6
|-
|-
| UK Albums Chart<ref name="UK albums chart">{{cite web | url = http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=6377 | title = Top 100 Albums - 1 April 2000 | publisher = chartstats.com | accessdate = 2009-01-19}}</ref>
|}
|align="center"|40
 
===Certification history===
{|class='wikitable'
!Organization
!Level
!Date
|-
|-
| US ''Billboard'' The 200 Albums Chart<ref name="US billboard 200 chart">{{cite web | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=5047&aid=414864 | title = Billboard.com Latter Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin, Vol. 2 - 8 April 2000| publisher = ''Billboard'' | accessdate = 2008-12-03}}</ref>
|RIAA – USA
|align="center"|81
|align='center'|Gold
|19 April 2004
|-
|-
| US ''Billboard'' Top Internet Albums<ref name="Billboard internet chart">{{cite web | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=327&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Internet+Albums&ci=3037579&cdi=7570677&cid=04%2F08%2F2000 | title = Top Internet Albums - 8 April 2000 | publisher = ''Billboard'' | accessdate = 2009-01-19}}</ref>
|RIAA – USA
|align="center"|6
|align='center'|Platinum
|19 April 2004
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Credits==
==Credits==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class='wikitable'
|colspan="2" style="background:lightgreen"|<center>'''Personnel'''</center>
|colspan='2' style='background:#ccffcc'|<center>'''Personnel'''</center>
|-
|-
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**John Bonham - drums, percussion, backing vocals
**John Bonham - drums, percussion, backing vocals
*Production:
*Production:
**[[Peter Grant]] – executive producer on original recordings
**Peter Grant – executive producer on original recordings
**George Marino - remastering engineer [Sterling Sound, New York]
**George Marino - remastering engineer [Sterling Sound, New York]
**Andie Airfix - art direction and design
**Andie Airfix - art direction and design

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Latter Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin Volume Two
Image:LDalbum2000.jpg
Type compilation album
Artist Led Zeppelin
Release Date 21 March 2000 (US)
21 March 2000 (UK)
Recorded May 1972 - December 1978 at various studios.
Mastered at Sterling Sounds, New York.
Genre Hard rock, blues rock, folk rock, rock
Language English
Length 64 minutes 36 seconds
Label Atlantic Records
Catalogue Atlantic 83278-2 (US)
Atlantic 7567-83278-2 (UK)
Producer Jimmy Page
Engineer George Marino

Latter Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin Volume Two is a single compilation release (One compact disc or double vinyl album) by England|English rock group Led Zeppelin, issued by Atlantic Records on 21 March 2000.

It features a total of 11 tracks selected by Jimmy Page, to highlight the band's later career from 1973 through to 1979. As an added bonus, the CD format is enhanced with the addition of a promotional music video, 'Kashmir (song)|Kashmir'. This video contains a combined footage recorded on the evenings of 24 and 25 May 1975, in Earls Court Arena, London. The footage used was the same as the one projected on the giant Ediphor screen at the venue,[1] and synced to the remastered track. Footage of 'Kashmir' was also added to the Led Zeppelin (DVD)|Led Zeppelin DVD in 2003.

The album debuted at number 81 on the Billboard Music Charts|Billboard's 200 Albums chart, and charted for a total of twenty-six weeks. It was preceded by Early Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin Volume One|Early Days (1999), rounding out the best of the band's catalogue. Both Early Days and Latter Days were later combined into the Early Days and Latter Days|Early Days and Latter Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin Volumes One and Two (2002) CD only box set.

Track list

Album information

2000 Track listing:

  • Disc 1:
  1. 'The Song Remains the Same (song)|The Song Remains the Same' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) - 5:28
  2. 'No Quarter (song)|No Quarter' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones) - 6:59
  3. 'Houses of the Holy (song)|Houses of the Holy' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) - 4:01
  4. 'Trampled Under Foot' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones) - 5:35
  5. 'Kashmir (song)|Kashmir' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham) - 8:31
  6. 'Ten Years Gone' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham) - 4:22
  7. 'Achilles Last Stand' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) - 10:22
  8. 'Nobody's Fault but Mine' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) - 6:27
  9. 'All My Love' (Robert Plant, John Paul Jones) - 5:53
  10. 'In the Evening' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones) - 6:49
  • Video 'Kashmir' - 8:31

Chart performance

Chart (2000) Peak position
German Albums Chart[2] 71
UK Albums Chart[3] 40
US Billboard The 200 Albums Chart[4] 81
US Billboard Top Internet Albums[5] 6

Certification history

Organization Level Date
RIAA – USA Gold 19 April 2004
RIAA – USA Platinum 19 April 2004

Credits

Personnel
  • Musicians:
    • Jimmy Page – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, electronic effects, backing vocals, producer, remastering, digital remastering
    • Robert Plant – vocals, harmonica
    • John Paul Jones – bass guitar, keyboards, piano, bass pedals, backing vocals
    • John Bonham - drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Production:
    • Peter Grant – executive producer on original recordings
    • George Marino - remastering engineer [Sterling Sound, New York]
    • Andie Airfix - art direction and design
    • Ross Halfin - photography research
    • M. Dubra - photographic collage
    • Yves Beauvais - boxed set production

Notes

  1. Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (2005). Led Zeppelin: The Concert File, Revised. London: Omnibus Press, 44. ISBN 1-84449-659-7. 
  2. Top 100 Albums - March 2000. musicline.de. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
  3. Top 100 Albums - 1 April 2000. chartstats.com. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
  4. Billboard.com Latter Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin, Vol. 2 - 8 April 2000. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-12-03.
  5. Top Internet Albums - 8 April 2000. Billboard. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.