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With their first six studio albums not containing a single dud track, trying to neatly assemble a Led Zeppelin 'best of' must have been quite a daunting task. All in all, the folks at Atlantic did an admirable job when the first-ever, single-disc Zeppelin 'best of's' were issued in 1999 (Early Days) and 2000 (Latter Days), covering most of the essentials. For fans that wanted to buy both discs in one shot, both were packaged together in 2002, under the title of Early Days and Latter Days…

Best of Led Zeppelin is a two-volume compilation album series by English rock group Led Zeppelin released by Atlantic Records. Volume One, Early Days, was released on November 23, 1999 while Volume Two, Latter Days, was released on March 21, 2000. Early Days is composed of selected tracks from the period in the band's history dating 1968 to 1971. Latter Days covered 1973 to 1979. Early Days debuted at #71 on the Billboard's Pop Albums chart and Latter Days debuted at #81.

Latter Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin, Vol. 2 offers ten highlights from Houses of the Holy, Physical Graffiti, Presence, and In Through the Out Door. While all fans can argue about missing album tracks – some may choose "The Rover" and "Over the Hills and Far Away" for should-have-beens, while others take "Custard Pie," "For Your Life," and "Hots on for Nowhere" – the only true staples missing are "Dancing Days" and the exquisite faux-Brazilian "Fool in the Rain."…