Mothership (album)

Mothership is a compilation album (3 CD or 4 LP set) by English rock group Led Zeppelin, released by Rhino Entertainment via Atlantic Records on 13 November 2007 in the United States, and 12 November 2007.

This 24 track collection has been remastered from the original tapes at Alchemy Mastering, and is not a reproduction of earlier Led Zeppelin box sets. The project was overseen in person by Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones. Mothership's release coincided with the first ever launch of Led Zeppelin's entire catalogue via digital download stores. Also made available was a choice between "Deluxe" (Atlantic R2 313212) and "Collector's" editions, with liner notes by David Fricke. The Bonus DVD included in the Deluxe 2CD/1DVD Edition is a scaled-down version of 2003's Led Zeppelin DVD, including 9 songs from the 1970 Royal Albert Hall show, 4 songs from The Song Remains the Same, 3 songs from the 1975 Earls Court show, and 4 songs from the 1979 Knebworth show.

The launch of Mothership coincided with a major television campaign featuring animation in the style of Shepard Fairey's cover art. A dedicated sattelite radio station XM LED, was established to support the release as well as the upcoming Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert in London on 10 December 2007. The station broadcast Led Zeppelin's catalogue 24 hours a day until it went into hiatus on 1 January 2009. On 26 August 2008, a 180 gram audiophile 4 vinyl LP set (Atlantic R1 344700) was released, and a promotional videoclip The Making Of made available via the official Led Zeppelin homesite.

Mothership débuted at Number 4 in the UK Albums Chart, with 58,000 units sold, and debuted at #7 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling an estimated 136,000 units in its first week. The album has since sold over 1,100,000 units in the U.S., and it has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA.