http://www.collectorsmusicreviews.com/announcements/new-releases-10/ The Standard In Live Release Analysis Sun, 19 May 2013 06:12:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.collectorsmusicreviews.com/announcements/new-releases-10/comment-page-1/#comment-1820 Hager Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:12:45 +0000 http://www.collectorsmusicreviews.com/announcements/new-releases-10/#comment-1820 Although I’d bet that a fuller review of the Zeppelin Long Beach title will be posted, I have neither the precious time nor desire to sit through this six-disc set to compose a review. But I do have some initial thoughts, and, for me, they’re stark. Having heard a copy of Beelzebub’s version of the new Long Beach source of this show, and knowing that label’s history for producing some grisly work, I presumed the TCOLZ version of the new source would be an improvement. It is not, and is not by a wide margin. Beelzebub’s version has expansion and volume (some distorted, mind you) that dwarfs TCOLZ’s effort. The second source used by TCOLZ for this same concert, on its disc 4, does not compare favorably to the wonderful work previously done on that source by Winston Remasters. And, to add insult to injury, what’s the purpose of discs 1-3 when they’re essentially of the same show on discs 4-6? Discs 1-3 are of a lesser quality recording, but apparently is the whole show, so I guess that’s their redemption. All in all, I am disappointed by this release, and will give a deserving nod to Beelzebub on this new source unless, or until, someone does it better.

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