Walter's Walk

Song infobox
Name = Walter's Walk


Artist = Led Zeppelin
Album = Coda
Released = 19 November 1982
track_no = 4
Recorded = May 1972 (basic track; vocals recorded at an indeterminate later date)
Genre = Hard rock, heavy metal
Length = 4:31
Label = Swan Song
Writer = Page/Plant
Producer = Jimmy Page
prev = "I Can't Quit You Baby"
prev_no = 3
next = "Ozone Baby"
next_no = 5"Walter's Walk" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded at Stargroves in May 1972 during the sessions for the group's fifth album, "Houses Of The Holy", but it remained unreleased until 1982 when it was included on the album "Coda".Dave Lewis (1994), "The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin", Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.]

The date of singer Robert Plant's performance on the song is debatable, as it may have been recorded at a later time. Plant's tone in this track is far more reminiscent of "In Through the Out Door" than the rest of the material recorded during the "Houses of the Holy" era. Others have suggested that Plant's vocals may have been recorded at Jimmy Page's Sol Studios in 1982.Dave Lewis (1994), "The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin", Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.] It is quite possible that the song existed only as a basic backing track until "Coda" was assembled.Dave Lewis (1994), "The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin", Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.]

"Walter's Walk" was never performed live in its entirety at Led Zeppelin concerts, though instrumental snippets of it were regularly included into "Dazed and Confused" during the band's 1972 and 1973 concert tours.Dave Lewis (1994), "The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin", Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.] One example of this arrangement is presented on the live album "How the West Was Won", where it also appears with "The Crunge" during a 25-minute version.

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