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Led Zeppelin

Black Dog

1971 · via Edsel Dope

Led Zeppelin’s 1971 recording of “Black Dog” is the earliest release on file. John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin are credited as its writers. Also recorded by Edsel Dope (released 2003), Led Zepagain (released 2005) and Jizzy Pearl (released 2006), among 713 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz. It is on the album Led Zeppelin IV (1971).

Led Zeppelin – Black Dog
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Page and Plant get the attention, but the bass player's name sits right there on the credit too, and he's worth following on his own. Spin Zeppelin's earlier cut, then hear how Edsel bent it in 2003.

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Credited writers: John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1971.

On the album Led Zeppelin IV (1971).

Other recordings on file · first release year

713 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

First pulled by @ga-2095 · No. 0004, Oct 13, 2026.

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Edsel Dope cut "Black Dog" in 2003, a song Led Zeppelin had on record earlier. Besides Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, who shares the writing credit?John Paul Jones
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