White Summer

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	To oppose or discuss a nomination, please go to CZ:Proposed for deletion and follow the instructions. For the monthly nomination lists, see Category:Articles for deletion. White Summer Appears on Led Zeppelin (box set) Published by Superhype Music Registration ASCAP 530149787 Release date 7 September 1990 Recorded 27 June 1969 Genre Folk rock Language English Length 8 min 1 sec Composer Jimmy Page]] Label Atlantic Records Producer Jimmy Page, Jeff Griffin Engineer Tony Wilson 'White Summer' is a guitar instrumental by England|English]] rock guitar]]ist Jimmy Page]], recorded with Led Zeppelin]], and released on the 1990 Led Zeppelin box set. Overview A folk song to bookend live medleys of 'Black Mountain Side]]', when playing and recording the song, Page specifically used a Danelectro]] guitar. Middle Eastern, Egyptian and Indian raga styles are incorporated into the song, which is played in the DADGAD]] tuning. In an interview he gave in 1977, he commented: ‘ I used a special tuning for [the song]; the low string down to D, then A, D, G, A and D. It's like a modal tuning, a sitar tuning, in fact. ’ A version was recorded at a BBC]] broadcast made from the Playhouse Theatre]] performance on 27 June 1969, for the pilot of Radio One]]'s In Concert series, which took place during the band's Led Zeppelin United Kingdom Tour Summer 1969|U.K. Tour of Summer 1969]]. As with most of the live versions of this song, Page dove-tailed the end of it straight into the instrumental 'Black Mountain Side', which was a track from Led Zeppelin's Led Zeppelin (album)|first album]]. The recording remained shelved for many years, but was eventually included on the 1990 Led Zeppelin (box set)|Led Zeppelin]] box set under the combined title 'White Summer/Black Mountain Side'. The piece was later included as a bonus track on the 1993 boxed set The Complete Studio Recordings (Led Zeppelin box set)|The Complete Studio Recordings]]. Live versions Jimmy Page often performed 'White Summer/Black Mountain Side' at Led Zeppelin concerts]] as part of the standard set list during 1968-1970 and again on the Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1977|1977]], Knebworth 1979|1979]] and Tour Over Europe 1980|1980]] tours, segueing it with 'Kashmir (song)|Kashmir]]'. He used his Danelectro]] guitar to play this piece, as shown on the Led Zeppelin (DVD)|Led Zeppelin]] DVD which includes his performance of the song at the Royal Albert Hall]] in 1970. On 26 April 1970, Page performed the piece on the Julie Felix]] Show. Page would also play versions of this song when he was with The Firm (band)|the Firm]], and again during his Outrider]] tour, seguing into 'White Summer/Black Mountain Side' in the solo section for 'Midnight Moonlight'. Personnel Musicians: Jimmy Page – electric guitar, producer, remastering, digital remastering Production: Peter Grant]] – executive producer Jeff Griffin - producer Tony Wilson - engineer, mixing Joe Sidore - original CD mastering engineer (mid-1980s) George Marino - remastered CD engineer (1990) Notes