YouTube has placed unofficial releases of a live Led Zeppelin performance at the top of the band’s profile on the site, causing days of speculation that the band has officially released more live material.
On December 1, YouTube began featuring multiple videos containing audio of Led Zeppelin’s March 21, 1970 performance in Vancouver, Canada in the “For You” section at the top of the band’s official, verified YouTube profile.
Anyone who watched the videos was shown that they were uploaded by Led Zeppelin’s official YouTube profile, making them seem legitimate.
The videos weren’t created or uploaded by Led Zeppelin, however. Instead, the songs are unauthorised releases seemingly published by a Dutch company.
Sam Rapallo, the administrator of Led Zeppelin’s official forum, confirmed in a forum post on December 2 that Led Zeppelin didn’t release the live tracks. “Not authorized. It happens sometimes,” he wrote.
The unofficial videos claim to have been released by Triple Vision Record Distribution, a Dutch electronic music label. Another section of YouTube’s automated description for the videos claims the material’s copyright belongs to The Media Champ, a Dutch business that releases unofficial live recordings made by rock groups.
YouTube’s decision to feature the unofficial audio tracks at the top of Led Zeppelin’s profile has caused days of online confusion about their legitimacy.
“Official recordings from ZEP’s 1970-71 Canadian tour, originally broadcast on FM radio, have been officially released on the ZEP Official Channel,” a post on the band’s official forum claimed, “this is a major event.”
Meanwhile, a Reddit user asked whether an official Led Zeppelin live album was on the way. “They arent showing on their videos section in the channel, whats going on with that,” they asked.
YouTube was approached for comment.
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