who recorded stairway to heaven first
Something the Led Zeppelin song never did. Sedaka's Stairway To Heaven was recorded with Stan Applebaum and his Orchestra, on the RCA Victor label. It was his sixth single, and in the UK was released in March 1960 backed by Forty Winks Away.
A different version of this song by Led Zeppelin is featured on the remastered deluxe 2CD version of Led Zeppelin IV. Known as Stairway To Heaven (Sunset Sound Mix) , it was recorded on December 5, 1970, at Island Studio, No.1, in London with engineer Andy Johns and assistant engineer Diggs.