A new online campaign hopes to persuade Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin’s record label Rhino to remaster Led Zeppelin’s catalogue, releasing the band’s material in a full AAA format – meaning an analogue remaster using the original master tapes, an analogue mix and analogue cutting.
The campaign was started by Steve Westman, the host of the widely viewed The Audiophiles YouTube channel which has more than 45,000 subscribers.
In a video posted on July 14, Westman called on Page and Rhino to release “a true AAA all analog Led Zeppelin reissue campaign.”
Rhino has already released AAA reissues of classics albums by artists such as Black Sabbath, Fleetwood Mac, The Stooges and Joni Mitchell. But so far it hasn’t reissued any Led Zeppelin material through this imprint.
In the video, which gained more than 10,000 views in less than a day, Westman says: “Would you not want your tapes remastered maybe one more time while you’re alive?”
“We’re the fans, we’re the ones that buy their records. We are,” Westman continues in the video. “I think sometimes we need to remember that. What, you think Led Zeppelin will have the demand to have AAA pressings in 10 years as it is right now? I bet you not, demographics change. Things shift. More options out there. Right now is the time for it.”
Along with the video, Westman has also launched a survey for fans to signal their demand for AAA pressings of Led Zeppelin’s albums. 2,000 people have completed the survey in less than 24 hours, according to Westman.
LedZepNews spoke to Westman to better understand his campaign and to find out exactly what he’s calling on Led Zeppelin to do. You can read our full interview below:
What is it you’d like Jimmy Page and Rhino to do that’s different to the most recent remaster campaign?
It’s been over 12 years since the Led Zeppelin catalog was remastered, and that was remastered digitally by Jimmy Page. We’re in a vinyl resurgence, and who knows what the next five or ten years will bring to the vinyl industry or market. I just feel this is the best time to capitalize on that.
From a demographic point of view, having the catalog cut AAA by Rhino HiFi, who would have the rights to doing this all analog and having it mastered by Kevin Gray, would be the perfect opportunity.
How has the initial reaction from fans been to the campaign?
It’s been very overwhelming. The video I did, Can 10,000 Led Zeppelin Fans Make This Happen?, has had close to 10,000 views, and I’ve received a tremendous amount of positive feedback. Lots of people have reached out to me, including yourself at LedZepNews.com.
My goal is to have 10,000 Led Zeppelin fans complete the survey and cast their vote. From there, I hope our voices are heard by Led Zeppelin’s management, and hopefully it also encourages Rhino HiFi to push a little harder for an all analog AAA reissue campaign.
I think this is a great opportunity for fans to come together and let their interest be known in a respectful way.
Is Led Zeppelin an outlier in the industry for not doing an analog reissue campaign?
Led Zeppelin is definitely an outlier. If you look at other bands, like The Beatles, they did their AAA Mono Box in 2014 and then reissued it again in 2025.
So yes, from a true audiophile AAA standpoint, Led Zeppelin is probably the last major outlier, especially considering they are arguably the biggest rock band. We still have not seen approved all analog cuts by Jimmy Page and the band or management.
This could be huge for audiophiles and for anyone who wants to experience the Led Zeppelin catalog on AAA vinyl.
Why do you believe this hasn’t happened yet? Is it because of a lack of fan interest or something else?
That’s the million dollar question. I don’t know why it hasn’t happened.
Like I said, it’s been 12 years. I believe Jimmy Page is the one who can decide this. He remastered the catalog digitally back in 2014, and those releases sound great.
But this is the vinyl resurgence. Twelve years is a long time between reissues of a band’s catalog. Why not pull out the tapes, dust them off, and have Rhino HiFi produce true all analog cuts, mastered by Kevin Gray for the audiophile market?
How likely do you believe it is that the campaign is successful?
Like I said, we’ve had over 10,000 views, hundreds of people comment, email me, text me, and message me wishing the campaign success. We’ve also had over 2,000 people complete the survey.
My goal is to reach 10,000 Led Zeppelin fans through the survey so our voices can be heard. At that point, I’d like to present those results to Led Zeppelin’s management and simply ask for an answer. If the answer is yes, and this is something they’d like to do, that would be fantastic. If the answer is no, I’d simply like to understand why. That’s really what I’m trying to accomplish with this campaign.
It’s been 12 years since the last Led Zeppelin reissues, and I believe this is the time. I know I sound like a broken record, pun intended, but this is the time to capitalize on the current demographic that’s passionate about vinyl and audiophile releases.
I think this would be huge for everyone, and I believe now is the time to do it, not in five years and definitely not in ten years, as we know the demographic will continue to shift.
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