Bonham’s Squeaky Drum Pedal


On the song Since I’ve Been Loving You, Bonzo’s pedal squeaks. How pronounced is it on your system? How loud do you have to play the song before you notice it?

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Jimmy Page said that when he was working on the remasters (released in about 1990) he was unable to remove the squeak.

Yes, it was and is an issue. A shame, but there ya go.

I haven’t heard any subsequent remasters.

The squeak is there right @ 4" when the drums enter, continues throughout the track. Not the end of the world IMO...

I can hear it at moderate volume. It gives me a chuckle as a former Speed King user, I don't think it's a big deal. There are other quirks in Zep's recordings such as tape bleed through, a phone ringing during "The Ocean," airplane passing overhead, and some flubs by Page which he intentionally left in.

 

@lowrider57 I listened to several Zeppelin tracks last night and there are a lot of quirky little things going on. Pronounced amp buzz is one. I like it when they leave things in that happened in the studio. Like when Ronnie Van Zant exclaims "My Doughnuts, God Damn" on Sweet Home Alabama or when the microphone stand gets knocked over during the recording of Pink Floyd's Hey You.