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''How the West Was Won'' is a triple live album by English Rock Group Led Zeppelin , released by Atlantic Records on CD May 27 , 2003 and DVD-Audio on October 20 , 2003 . These original performances are from the band's 1972 Concert Tour of the United States , recorded at the L.A. Forum on June 25 1972 and Long Beach Arena on June 27 1972 . Guitarist Jimmy Page considers Led Zeppelin at this point to have been at their artistic peak, as mentioned on the liner notes. For many years, live recordings of these two shows only circulated in the form of Bootlegs , and even then only certain audience recordings were available to fans and collectors (for example, '' Burn Like A Candle ''). Though several soundboard recordings of Led Zeppelin Concerts were circulated amongst fans after having been stolen from Page's personal archive some time in the 1980s, no soundboards of the 1972 Long Beach or LA Forum shows were taken, meaning the release of ''How the West Was Won'' was the first chance fans had of hearing the soundboard versions of these concerts. The songs from the two shows underwent some extensive editing and audio engineering by Page at SARM West Studios in " and a rare version " Louie Louie " from the June 25 show, were left off ''How the West Was Won''. The album debuted on the Billboard 200 chart on June 14 , 2003 at number 1, with sales of 154,000 copies. It remained on the chart for 16 weeks. It was certified gold and platinum record awards by the RIAA on June 30 , 2003 . The album became the first Led Zeppelin album since 1979's '' In Through The Out Door '' to reach the #1 position. TRACK LISTING Disc one
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