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Becoming Led Zeppelin, the first authorized documentary of the hard rock pioneers, is getting a new collectible Blu-ray. The special collectors edition will be available on April 14 as a 2-disc 4K UHD and Blu-ray set, and is available for preorder now.
In addition to the film, the set includes a plethora of extras. There are exclusive photo card prints, two limited-edition guitar picks, an iron-on jacket patch, a vinyl guitar case sticker, and a letter to fans from director Bernard MacMahon. The box set is a packaged as a SteelBook, with a metal-wrapped cover instead of the standard plastic case.
Becoming Led Zeppelin – 4K + Blu-ray
Available April 14
The film was years in the making; It was announced in 2019 and premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2021, but wasn’t released until 2025. The documentary included a mix of concert footage, contemporary interviews with the band’s living members, and an unearthed, previously unheard interview with the late drummer John Bonham. The film specifically focuses on the band’s early years — it culminates in 1970, right as the band reaches stratospheric fame.
The archival work is particularly impressive, given the dearth of early footage of the band. MacMahon and writer-producer Allison McGourty were able to include unseen concert footage early performances at the Fillmore West in January 1969 and the Texas Pop Festival in August 1969.
The focus on the early years was by no means an accident. MacMahon told Rolling Stone last year, “Up to 1970 is the point where everything that happens is unique to them: the combination of these four individuals and the specific things they do and the choices they make and how they become hugely successful. Once that is achieved, the events that follow are often incredibly similar to countless other things that have been successful.”
In Rolling Stone’s review of the film, critic David Fear noted, “For viewers, the experience of hearing these rock heroes’ origin stories presented this way sometimes feels micromanaged to a fault,” adding, “But dear god on the stairway to heaven, what you get here footage-wise, especially when we finally get to the actual band’s formation? It’s revelatory even if you’ve heard live versions of these songs before, and often straight-up gobsmacking.”
