MVD Visual and Sexy Intellectual have announced the home viewing release of LED ZEPPELIN: "The Origin of the Species" for U.S. distribution on DVD on August 8.

This 70-minute film covers the years of struggling before LED ZEPPELIN: the session studios and amateur band scene of the 1960s. It then focusses on the modest success of outfits like THE YARDBIRDS and BAND OF JOY, and eventually culminates in the formation of LED ZEPPELIN, the first two albums, and international acclaim and popularity. It features rare musical performances, and obscure footage of rare interviews and rarely seen photographs. The program is injected with review, comment, criticism and insight from Alan Clayson, author of "The Yardbirds" and "Led Zeppelin – How Why and Where It All Began"; former Melody Maker journalist, Chris Welch; ex-1960s NME editor, Keith Altham; THE YARDBIRDS guitarist, Chris Dreja; musicians and performers (all of whom worked with LED ZEPPELIN's future members in the 1960s), such as: Chris Farlowe, Dave Berry and Clem Cattini, journalists Barney Hoskyns and Phil Sutcliffe and others. It features live and studio recordings of ZEPPELIN classics such as "Whole Lotta Love", "Good Times Bad Times", "Dazed and Confused", "Communication Breakdown" and "Rock and Roll". Extras include: "Special Feature: The Story of the Yardbirds", LED ZEPPELIN interactive gaming feature "The Hardest Led Zeppelin Quiz in the World Ever", the "Beyond DVD" section, and contributor biographies.

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