Collectors Music Reviews

Welcome Back:  How The West Was Won Tapes Revisited (Godfather Records GR BOX 08) Led Zeppelin built their reputation on long and furious live performances.  Based upon their interpretation of white man’s dirty blues, they were able to melt various styles of music.  By 1972, their improvisational style achieved an unsurpassed level of fluidity and [...]

The Calm & The Storm (LZ-92371) Budokan, Tokyo, Japan – September 23rd, 1971 (79:01):  Introduction, Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Since I’ve Been Loving You, Black Dog, Dazed & Confused, Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love (cut), Communication Breakdown Forty one years after Led Zeppelin’s first tour of Japan a new tape source for the first night [...]

Mean Business (Cosmic Energy CE-023) Led Zeppelin, after a two year absence from the stage, scheduled one of the biggest comebacks in the history of of rock.  With two massive festival appearances in August, it was meant to give the band the biggest amount of exposure on the biggest stage in the British festival circuit.  [...]

Geisha, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Tarantura TCD-120) Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan – September 29th, 1971 Disc 1 (75:39):  Intro, Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Since I’ve Been Loving You, Black Dog, Dazed And Confused Disc 2 (62:41):  Stairway To Heaven, Celebration Day, That’s The Way, Going To California, Tangerine, Friends, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, What Is And What Should Never Be, [...]

The Show Of The Century (Godfatherecords G.R.681/682) Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, UK – 5 December, 2007 Disc 1: Introduction, Good Times, Bad Times, Ramble On, Black Dog, In My Time Of Dying, For Your Life, Trampled Under Foot, Nobody’s Fault But Mine, No Quarter Disc 2: Since I’ve Been Loving You, Dazed And Confused, Stairway To [...]

The Triumph Rehearsals:  Guitar On Version (Tarantura TCD2007-REH-A-1, 2) Shepperton Studios, London, England – December 5th, 2007 Disc 1 (46:45):  Intro, Good Times Bad Times, Ramble On, Black Dog, In My Time Of Dying, For Your Life, Trampled Underfoot, Nobody’s Fault But Mine, No Quarter (start only) Disc 2 (53:21):  Since I’ve Been Loving You, [...]

Rare Films (Sorceress Productions SPDVD-001) (4:48:38):  New York 1969, Cleveland Jul. 20, 1969, Cleveland Oct. 24, 1969, North Carolina 1970, Iceland 1970, Germany 1970, Hawaii 1970, Montreux 1971, Houston 1971, Japan 1971, Australia 1972, San Bernardino 1972, Tucson, Arizona 1972, Japan 1972, Los Angeles 1973, San Francisco 1973, Pittsburgh 1973, New York Jun. 28, 1973, [...]

Jazz (NPJF 1001) Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI – July 6th, 1969 (62:49) Intro., Train Kept A-Rollin’, I Can’t Quit You, Dazed And Confused, You Shook Me, How Many More Times, Communication Breakdown, Long Tall Sally The Newport Jazz Festival, began in 1954 by George Wien, produced several legendary performances including Miles Davis performing “Round Midnight” [...]

I’ve Got You…Under My Skin (Tarantura TCD-118) Midwest Rock Festival, State Fair Grounds, Milwaukee, WI – July 25th, 1969 (52:59):  Train Kept A-Rollin’, I Can’t Quit You, Dazed & Confused, White Summer/Black Mountain Side, How Many More Times, Communication Breakdown During the summer of 1969 Led Zeppelin were primarily booked to play in festivals all [...]

Countdown (Boogie Mama) (78:01):  Shepperton Studios – November, 2007:  Good Times Bad Times, For Your Life, Since I’ve Been Loving You, Rock And Roll.  Led Zeppelin II isolated tracks:  Whole Lotta Love (bass), What Is And What Should Never Be (guitar), What Is And What Should Never Be (vocal), Heartbreaker (drums), Ramble On (vocal), Whole [...]

Ultimate Mudslide.Pb (OMS-004 Original Master Series) Pacific Coliseum-Vancouver,B.C. Canada March 21,1970 This reportedly is the original vinyl restoration with the tracks sequenced properly. Track listing: We’re Gonna Groove,Heartbreaker,Since I’ve Been Loving You, Organ Solo,Thank You,What is and Never Should Be, Communication Breakdown Medley,Whole Lotta Love March 26th,1970 Hofeinz Pavilion,University of Houston Houston,Texas,U.S.A. White Summer/Black Mountainside,How [...]

 Haven’t We Met Somewhere Before? (Eelgrass EGL-20241/42/43) Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA – March 17th, 1975 Disc 1 (58:20):  Rock And Roll, Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same, The Rain Song, Kashmir Disc 2 (58:03):  No Quarter, Trampled Under Foot, Moby Dick Disc [...]

Mudslide (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin Vol. 044) Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada – March 21st, 1970 (37:55):  Heartbreaker, organ solo/Thank You, What Is and What Should Never Be, Communication Breakdown (include. Ramble On), We’re Gonna Groove, Since I’ve Been Loving You, Whole Lotta Love (middle cut) Perhaps the earliest Led Zeppelin bootleg to be [...]

Bonzo’s Birthday Party (Graf Zeppelin LZSC-006A/B/C) The Forum, Los Angeles, CA – May 31st, 1973 Disc 1 (63:23): Introduction, Rock And Roll, Celebration Day, Black Dog, Over The Hills And Far Away, Misty Mountain Hop, Since I’ve Been Loving You, No Quarter, The Song Remains The Same, The Rain Song Disc 2 (40:33): Dazed And [...]

The Last Of The Last (Tarantura TCD-115) Madison Square Garden, New York, NY – July 29th, 1973 Disc 1 (65:10):  opening, Rock And Roll, Celebration Day, (Bring It On Home intro.) Black Dog, Over the Hills and Far Away, Misty Mountain Hop, Since I’ve Been Loving You, No Quarter, The Song Remains the Same, Rain [...]

  A Celebration For Being Who you Are (Godfatherecords G.R. 636/637/638) Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA, USA – 2 June 1973 Disc 1: Opening Anouncements, Rock And Roll, Celebration Day, [Bring It On Home Intro/]Black Dog, Over The Hills And Far Away, Misty Mountain Hop, Since I’ve Been Loving You, No Quarter, The Song Remains [...]

 In Through The Outdoor Sessions (Boogie Mama) (73:59):  All My Love, Fire, Carouselambra, unknown song, Wearing And Tearing, Fool In The Rain, Hot Dog, In The Evening, Southbound Suarez, Darlene, Fool In The Rain In Through The Outdoor Sessions is another excellent compilation of previously available outtakes from Led Zeppelin’s final studio sessions.  The sound quality on [...]

 Coda Advanced Tapes (Boogie Mama) (68:30):  Sugar Mama, Poor Tom, Walter’s Walk (instrumental), Ozone Baby, Walter’s Walk, Ozone Baby, Night Flight, Darlene, Bonzo’s Montreux, Wearing And Tearing.  John Bonham isolated drum tracks:  unreleased, Carouselambra, Ozone Baby (2x), All My Love, Wearing And Tearing, drum segments, Fool In The Rain Coda Advanced Tapes is the new [...]

Detroit Rock City 1973 (Graf Zeppelin LZSC-010A/B/C) Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI - July 12th, 1973 Disc 1 (61:09):  Rock And Roll, Celebration Day, Black Dog, Over the Hills And Far Away, Misty Mountain Hop, Since I’ve Been Loving You, No Quarter, The Song Remains The Same, Rain Song Disc 2 (71:25):  mc, Dazed And Confused, Stairway To Heaven, Moby Dick, Heartbreaker, Whole Lotta Love Disc 3 (66:09):  Encore Call, Communication Breakdown, The Ocean.  Cobo Hall, Detroit, [...]

Fighting Back At The Coliseum (Empress Valley EVSD-166/167/168) Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY – February 13th, 1975 Disc 1 (73:11):  Rock And Roll, Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same, The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter Disc 2 (76:27):  Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused Disc 3 (35:12): Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love, Black Dog, Communication [...]