Coda was much derided upon release, and while it is obvious just why these are outtakes (Bonzo's Montreux is a four-and-a-half-minute drum solo that could take listeners with him to an early grave), there are enough new additions on this deluxe reissue to keep Zepp enthusiasts happy: If It Keeps on Raining (an embryonic version of the gargantuan When the Levee Breaks), and the snake-hipped strut of Sugar Mama, culled from their debut.
• Led Zeppelin. Coda (Deluxe Reissue). Atlantic/Swansong.
• Three stars (out of five)
Single download: Sugar Mama
For those who like: Scraping the barrel
- John Hayden
