JANUARY 1 - SALEM ARMORY AUDITORIUM, SALEM, OREGON (cancelled because of New Year's Eve break) (WEDNESDAY)
JANUARY 2 - WHISKEY A GO-GO, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (THURSDAY)
Billed as Led Zeppelin featuring: Jimmy Page formerly of The Yardbirds. With Alice Cooper as opening act but on the equival rights. Reported that due to Jimmy Page's illness the band eliminated their 2nd set from this show.
JANUARY 3 - WHISKEY A GO-GO, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (supposed to be cancelled due Jimmy Page's illness) (FRIDAY)
Billed as Led Zeppelin featuring: Jimmy Page formerly of The Yardbirds. With Alice Cooper as opening act on the equival rights. Reported that due to Jimmy Page's illness the band eliminated their 2nd set from this show.
JANUARY 4 - WHISKEY A GO-GO, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (SATURDAY)
Billed as Led Zeppelin featuring: Jimmy Page formerly of The Yardbirds. With Alice Cooper as opening act on the equival rights. Reported that due to Jimmy Page's illness the band eliminated their 2nd set from this show.

JANUARY 5 - WHISKEY A GO-GO, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (SUNDAY)
Billed as Led Zeppelin featuring: Jimmy Page formerly of The Yardbirds. With Alice Cooper as opening act on the equival rights. Reported that due to Jimmy Page's illness the band eliminated their 2nd set from this show.

Recording Includes: As Long As I Have You (<< Fresh Garbage, Shake, Mockingbird..) [ 10:35 ], I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:27 ], The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:34 ], Babe I'm Gonna Leave You [ 5:47 ], Dazed And Confused [ 9:55 ], Killing Floor [ 3:28 ], For Your Love [ 5:43 - cut ].
Source: Incomplete very good audience recording. 52 minutes.
Details: A really good sounding audience tape. Jimmy's guitar and Bonzo's loud drum tends to overshadow Robert's voice and Johnsey's bass but all the sounds are clearly discernible.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): Nineteen Sixtynine (The Swingin' Pig Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Conquering The States (no label), Live At Whisky A Go-Go!! (Eelgrass), Live At Whiskey A Go-Go!! (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & Things Began To Happen (Beelzebub Records CD-R)

Bootleg DVD Audio Reference(s): Live At Whiskey A Go-Go!!! (Empress Valley Supreme Disc) & Texas International Pop Festival (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

Comments: We can certainly feel that the performance of the band captured by the tape is one of its earliest, since most of the tunes are played in more compact manner than they became in later stages. Here, improvisations are confined to minimum levels. However, the brutality of Bonzo's drum playing and the wide range of Robert's voice is incredible. Jimmy also seems to have been doing some experimental guitar works here. For Your Love rounds out this performance and the band play it as it should have been originally. It doesn’t get more psychedelic than this version.

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JANUARY 9 - FILLMORE WEST, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (THURSDAY, 2 SHOWS)
Taj Mahal opened the night, then Led Zeppelin took the stage prior to the headliners Country Joe & The Fish.

Recording Includes: The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 3:04 ].
Source: Incomplete good audience recording. 4 minutes.
Details: A bit overloaded tape with Page and Bonham out front and Plant in the back.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): For Your Love (Cyanine Records CD-R), Fresh Garbage (Scorpio), Twinight (Immigrant), & Whole Lotta For Your Love (Pirate Records)

Comments: A single song said to be from the band's San Francisco debut at the Fillmore West. The band played these shows with second billing underneath headliners Country Joe And The Fish. The opening act for these shows was Taj Mahal. Like most of the early 1969 shows that the band did, in San Francisco they played two sets each night. Which means that the nightly program during this run at the Fillmore West saw the Taj Mahal do two sets, Zeppelin do two sets, and Country Joe do two sets. As was customary at the Fillmore and Winterland during this era, the start of each of the opening sets by each band was typically introduced by Bill Graham himself. Unfortunetaly, for this Zeppelin remainder, these intros can't be heard on this tape. What is fascinating about this supposed January 9th tape is that it is just the one song. There are a few other instances of this in Zeppelin collecting. Could be that this song was tacked on to someone's trading tape as a bonus (or a tease) by the taper. Or perhaps the taper on this night had intended to tape Country Joe, so only decided to capture one of Zeppelin's songs for the night. Or, perhaps the complete tape exists somewhere, and like so many rumored others, has simply yet to circulate. In any case, we can be fairly confident that the setlist for this show included more than just the one song that circulates on this audience tape, and that it is likely that the band played their complete set. If it is from January 9th, it may have even featured a performance of For Your Love, considering that the date before it and the date after it the band playing the song. Anyway, this is all we have from this show. It's a great performance of the song, sure, but what does it tell us about that night? First, if this tape is from the first night in San Francisco, we can assume that it's from the beginning of the second set. The reason for this can be found in Plant's intro: "Good evening ... thank you very much. It's very nice to come back for a second time. And once again ... uh, it's really a pleasure to be back again." The key to his words is that he mentions coming back for "a second time". Sure, he could be speaking of a second night in town, but from the way that he is talking, it sounds more like a casual sentiment of being back on the stage on the same night. But, as we can't be sure that this tape isn't really from some other date on their first tour, here's a little examination ... If this song isn't from the second set of the first night, but is still from San Francisco, then it would have to be the first song of the second set, from the third night on January 11th. The reason being because the tape we have of that third show features songs from the first set of the night (see Plant's speech before Communication Breakdown about worrying that they wouldn't have time to do another set). And, for the fact that we have those aforementioned complete audience recordings from the second and fourth nights. The song couldn't be from the beginning of that January 11th tape, because coming back for "a second time" wouldn't make sense in regards to either the set (since it was the first set) or the night (since it was the third). Notice that on this supposed January 9th tape, after The Train Kept A Rollin' ends, Page does not go directly into I Can't Quit You Baby, instead pausing and plucking some notes on his guitar. This further supports that this song is from the second set. Because if one examines the setlists from 1969, as well as the shows from 1970 up through April, one will notice that I Can't Quit You Baby was always played as the second song in the first set. So, for them not to have gone straight into the song on this night means that they had likely already played it in the first set. Which, again makes it a possibility that this song could have been from the second set of the first or third night. So, which is it? The first or the third? I lean towards it being from the first. Why? Listen to Plant's voice on this tape when compared to his voice on the third night. He is in great early shape on both nights, but on the recording we have here, he is in very high range. Whereas, the recording we have of the third night has Plant with just a tad less "freshness" to his voice, typical for having sung for three nights in a row. Sure, not a case-closer, but significant nonetheless. Of course, the remaining option is that this tape is not from San Francisco at all, and instead from some other night on the tour. Of which, it could be from anywhere on the tour. Either where they played two sets in one night, or played multiple shows in the same city. Detroit and Boston come to mind. We can limit the search down to this first tour, again by listening to Plant's voice, as well as to Page's guitar. The sound of those Rickenbacker amps only used on that first tour is unmistakeable. We admit that we initially had reservations about this tape having been from such an early date. The crowd sound just a little too rowdy and too enthusiastic to have this be the opening (or second) night in any of the towns that the band played. Not to mention, besides the radio airplay and hype, the band were still relative unknowns, and the first album was not even out yet. But yet, on the beginning of this tape you can hear all sorts of crowd noise and bodies shuffling, with shouts of "Sit down!" and "There ain't no room!", the kinds of things you'd hear at a show where the crowd were getting anxious to see their favorite band. But, again, perhaps that goes back to the likelihood that this song was the start of the second set. Which would speak to the first set having been so good that it whipped the audience into a frenzy. To which, it wouldn't be that surprising that the audience was excited to hear more, and as such were pushing and yelling to get a good spot on the floor. Furthermore, in favor of it being from San Francisco, if one listen's to the recording of the show from the next night, on January 10th, one can hear this very same kind of crowd reaction. After every song there are yells and whistles from the audience. Just before White Summer, you can even hear someone near the taper yell "Sit down!". So, if the band were able to get that kind of enthusiasm on the second night, perhaps it's not such a stretch to imagine that they had already gotten it on the first one. Page has long since been quoted as saying that it was in San Francisco where the band's popularity began to spread like "wildfire", after all. So, there you have it. Either this song is from January 9th, 1969, or it's from some other date. Only more tape, or more information, will tell.

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JANUARY 10 - FILLMORE WEST, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (FRIDAY, 2 SHOWS)
Taj Mahal opened the night, then Led Zeppelin took the stage prior to the headliners Country Joe & The Fish.

Set 1 Includes: [ supposed to be not recorded: Bill Graham Introduction ] The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:58 - cut ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:28 ], [ edit ], As Long As I Have You (<< Fresh Garbage, Shake..) [ 10:43 ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused [ 10:33 - cut ], [ cut ], How Many More Times (<< Guitar Improvisation based on San Francisco theme, Dream Lower, The Hunter, Tobacco Road..) [ 14:16 - cut ].
Set 2 Includes: [ supposed to be not recorded: Bill Graham Introduction ] White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 6:31 ], [ cut ], Killing Floor (<< Improvisation based on What Is And What Should Never Be theme and Bring It On Home theme..) [ 4:17 ], [ cut ], You Shook Me [ 8:16 ], [ cut ], Pat's Delight [ 9:54 ], [ cut ], Babe I'm Gonna Leave You [ 5:43 - cut ], Communication Breakdown [ 3:37 ], For Your Love [ 7:45 ].
Source: Incomplete good audience recording. 95 minutes.
Details: The tape is a bit muffled with some hiss but clear enough to be enjoyable. Page and Plant are up front with the drums less discernible. The sound degrades during Pat's Delight, becoming more distorted and muffled with a lot of boomy low-end for the remainder of the show, clearing up a bit for For Your Love.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): The Final Option (Rock Solid Records & The Swingin' Pig Records) & For Your Love (Rock Solid Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): 1969.01.10 Fillmore West (Dadgad Productions CD-R), The Complete Tapes (1968/69 - Vol. 1) (Tintagel), The Cover Versions (Fancy Pantry), East/West (Digger Productions), Fillmore West San Francisco 1/10/69 (Zeppelin Digital CD-R), For Your Love (Cobra Standard Series CD-R, Cyanine Records CD-R, & Silver Rarities), For Your Love ~ The Legendary Fillmore Series - West Volume 4 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Fresh Garbage (Scorpio), A Live Adventure At The Fillmore West (Wendy Records), Live In San Francisco (Black Panther), Secret History Of Led Zeppelin (Scorpio), Syonen Zep (Akashic), Tales From The Riverside (Luna Records/ANF Corporation), Uncensored (Great Dane Records), & Whole Lotta For Your Love (Pirate Records)

Comments: A classic, early, primitive monster show that is amazing from start to finish! Stand-outs, among this entirely excellent show, are the great riffing intro to The Train Kept A Rollin', the epic As Long As I Have You and How Many More Times medley, and an incredible, 10 minute version of For Your Love that surpasses the original version by leaps and bounds. The song was introduced by Plant as "a thing Keith Relf had something to do with. Do you remember him? Works for Hammersmith Council now!" (sic!).

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JANUARY 11 - FILLMORE WEST, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (concert married by Page's guitar problems) (SATURDAY, 2 SHOWS)
Taj Mahal opened the night, then Led Zeppelin took the stage prior to the headliners Country Joe & The Fish. Originally aired On Q-107 (107.1 FM) on January 9th, 2009 and was rebroadcasted January 17th, 2009.

Set 1 Includes: [ supposed to be played: The Train Kept A Rollin' ] I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:39 ], Dazed And Confused [ 12:14 ], You Shook Me [ 7:47 ], How Many More Times [ 7:19 - cut ], Communication Breakdown [ 3:32 ].
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard recording. 43 minutes.
Details: The sound quality is typical of 1969 soundboards. Vocals and drums up front. The original original tape or its low gen copy from which many bootlegs were made has listenable music by some other artist in the background and it can be easy detecting on quiet fragments (ie. when Plant speaking to the audience etc.) This possibly caused the original tape was either recorded directly over a tape that was previously used to record another band.

Set 1 Includes: How Many More Times [ 6:41 - cut ], Communication Breakdown [ 3:30 ], DJ Banter/Commercials [ cut ], [ cut ], I Can't Quit You Baby [ 2:06 - cut ], You Shook Me [ 7:20 ], DJ Banter/Commercials.
Source: Incomplete excellent FM radio recording. 22 minutes.
Details: The sound is a little rumbly but still enjoyable and nothing too below of the original soundboard recording.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: Anybody Got A Les Paul? (Equinox), Birth Of The Gods (Balboa Productions), Early Ramshackle Days (Beelzebub Records CD-R), Fillmore East Vol. 2 (Mud Dogs), For Your Love (Cyanine Records CD-R), Fresh Garbage (Scorpio), How Many More Years ~ The Legendary Fillmore Series - West Volume 5 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Pb+ (Wild Card), Psycho A GoGo! (Led Note), Steel Mill Blues (Winston Remasters CD-R), Streets Of San Francisco (no label), Syonen Zep Zokango Tokubetsu Furoku (Akashic), & Whole Lotta For Your Love (Pirate Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) FM radio recording:

Comments: This is all that is known to exist of this show, and it is a shame ... this is great one! Robert is hoarse with a sore throat but his singing is still gutsy and the band is unreal, especially on Dazed And Confused. The group experienced some of equipment problems which caused the long delays between the songs so Robert leading to request the audience, "Has anybody got a Les Paul? Jeff who? Tell him to bring it here then!" As the band took the stage for the encore, Plant saying "I tell you what! This is the third night and we've decided that we're gonna come and live here, 'cos you're so nice! If we don't make it, then the police in England would rather we'd stay there!" Communication Breakdown has Plant substituting his "banshee-scream" before the solo with a lion's growl.

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JANUARY 12 - FILLMORE WEST, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (SUNDAY, 2 SHOWS)
Taj Mahal opened the night, then Led Zeppelin took the stage prior to the headliners Country Joe & The Fish.

Set 1 Includes: Bill Graham Introduction [ cut? ], As Long As I Have You (<< Mockingbird, Fresh Garbage..) [ 8:27 ], [ cut ], I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:47 ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused [ 9:43 - cut? ], [ cut ], Babe I'm Gonna Leave You [ 6:02 ], [ cut ], Communication Breakdown [ 3:28 - cut? ], [ cut ], You Shook Me [ 7:08 - cut? ].
Set 2 Includes: [ supposed to be not recorded: Bill Graham Introduction ] White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 6:37 - cut? ], The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:59 ], [ cut ], Pat's Delight [ 7:51 - cut? ], [ cut ], How Many More Times (<< The Hunter..) [ 17:00 - cut? ], [ cut ], Killing Floor [ 3:35 ].
Source: Incomplete good audience recording. Almost 80 minutes.
Details: Distant, rather very hissy and overloaded tape in the low-end with Page and Plant more easily discernible than Jones and Bonham.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): California '69 (Lemon Song), For Your Love (Cyanine Records CD-R), The Fourth Night - Legendary Fillmore Series ~ West Volume 6 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & Fresh Garbage (Scorpio)

Comments: A really raw and primitive show from early on; the playing is sheer inspiration and Robert's voice is throat tearing in the 2nd show especially. A classic early show when the band was young and every night was played with guts. This is also the earliest known live soundboard recording of Led Zeppelin and it's typical of the era, with the vocals and drums to the fore.

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JANUARY 13 - FOX THEATRE, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (disputed) (MONDAY)
JANUARY 15 - UNIVERSITY OF IOWA MEMORIAL UNION, IOWA CITY, IOWA (concert interrupted by the campus security removing a member of the audience who had not paid for his ticket) (TUESDAY 8pm)
Support from The Mother Blues. Some sources reported that Led Zeppelin jammed with The Mother Blues before their actual show.
JANUARY 16 - NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA (disputed) (THURSDAY)
JANUARY 17 - THE GRANDE BALLROOM, DETROIT, MICHIGAN (FRIDAY)
Billed erroneously as Led Zeptlin(sic!). Support from Linn County and Lawrence Blues Band. Led Zeppelin headlined.
JANUARY 18 - THE GRANDE BALLROOM, DETROIT, MICHIGAN (SATURDAY)
Billed erroneously as Led Zeptlin(sic!). Support from Target. Led Zeppelin headlined.
JANUARY 19 - THE GRANDE BALLROOM, DETROIT, MICHIGAN (SUNDAY)
Billed erroneously as Led Zeptlin(sic!). Support from Wind. Led Zeppelin headlined.
JANUARY 20 - WHEATON YOUTH CENTRE, WHEATON, MARYLAND (MONDAY)
JANUARY 21 - HUNT ARMORY, SEWICKLEY, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA (TUESDAY)
Billed as The Yardbirds for the last time.
JANUARY 22 - CLEVELAND, OHIO (disputed) (WEDNESDAY)

JANUARY 23 - BOSTON TEA PARTY, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (concert married by Page's guitar problems) (THURSDAY, 2 SHOWS)
Support from The Raven. 

Set 1 Includes: Band Announcements, The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:56 ], I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:31 ], As Long As I Have You (<< Fresh Garbage, Shake..) [ 11:50 ], Dazed And Confused [ 11:15 ], You Shook Me [ 8:30 ] [ supposed to be played: How Many More Times (<< The Hunter..) ].
Source: Incomplete good audience recording. Near 48 minutes.
Details: The tape is very clear with all instruments evenly balanced for the most part. There is what sounds like a damaged section of tape during I Can't Quit You Baby but it recovers quickly.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): Boston Tea Party (A&BRD&C)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Boston After Dark (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Complete Boston Tea Party (ARMS), Revolution Rock (Beelzebub Records CD-R), & Whisky And Tea Party (Ocean Recording Corporation)

Comments: This is all that is known to exist from this show. The band sunds really strong and Robert's voice is in its most primitive and powerful stage. Dazed And Confused is a very powerful and excting version. I only hope the rest of this great show comes out someday! The band stopped after The Train Kept A Rollin' because Jimmy Page had troubles with his guitar. "It's great to be in Boston. According to Jimmy it's one of the best places he's even played! I think, right now, in the shops there's an album called Led Zeppelin. I don't know whether it's out here yet. Is it out? You see, in one place it comes out one day and another place three weeks later. On this album we've tried to do a cross section of everything we've got into and we've included some blues because that's where it all comes from!" said Plant while Jimmy was preparing a guitar string.

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JANUARY 24 - BOSTON TEA PARTY, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (FRIDAY, 2 SHOWS)
Support from The Raven. 
JANUARY 25 - BOSTON TEA PARTY, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (SATURDAY, 2 SHOWS)
Support from The Raven.

JANUARY 26 - BOSTON TEA PARTY, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (SUNDAY, 2 SHOWS)

Set 1 Includes: MC Charie The Masterblaster Daniels Introduction [ cut ], The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 3:18 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:25 ], Killing Floor (<< The Lemon Song..) [ 6:05 ], Dazed And Confused (<< Shapes Of Things..) [ 12:25 ], You Shook Me [ 12:30 ], [ cut ], Communication Breakdown [ 4:20 ].
Set 2 Includes: White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 8:02 ], Babe I'm Gonna Leave You [ 6:57 ], [ cut ], Pat's Delight [ 13:29 ], How Many More Times (<< For Your Love, Over Under Sideways Down..) [ 14:43 - cut ].
Source: Incomplete very good audience recording. Near 92 minutes.
Details: The tape is very clear with Page in front and Bonham and Plant in the back. The drums sound a bit thin at times but overall it is a great recording.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): Killing Floor (Trade Mark Of Quality)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Fillmore 69 (House Of Elrond), Fillmore East Vol. 1&2 (Mud Dogs), Killing Floor (Cobra Standard Series), Revolution Rock (Beelzebub Records CD-R), A Sudden Attack Boston (Shout To The Top), Tight But Loose (Tarantura), Whisky And Tea Party (Ocean Recording Corporation), & Whole Lotta For Your Love (Pirate Records)

Comments: An amazing show ... this could be quite possibly one of the the best Led Zeppelin concert from 1969. The sound is vibrant and crisp and the playing is amazing. Jimmy's soloing throughout is nothing short of breathtaking and Jones' thundering bass and Bonham's amazing drums only add to it, as does Robert's crystalline and wonderful voice. An incredible show ... one of the very best! Some sources reports that another set of rock 'n' roll medleys was performed but a big care must be taken with these statements.

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JANUARY 27 - MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM, SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS (disputed) (MONDAY)
JANUARY 29 - ELECTRIC FACTORY, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA (disputed) (WEDNESDAY)

JANUARY 31 - FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (FRIDAY, 2 SHOWS)
Porter's Popular Preachers opened the night, then Led Zeppelin took the stage prior to the headliners Iron Butterfly. The Move was originally billed as the opening act, but dropped out. Psychedelic imageniry was provided by the Joshua Light Show.

Recording Includes: The Train Kept A Rollin' [ cut ], Dazed And Confused [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm color silent amateur footage. Near 1 minute.
Details: Filmed in color from right side much close to the stage. The band members' height fillings almost entire screen.

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): Early Ramshackle Days (Beelzebub Records DVD-R)

Comments: This was possibly great and very intense show. Having almost complete recordings for their second date at Fillmore we can expect that the band performed their usual set and crashed the audience what caused of an aplause for the Zeppelin instead of Iron Butterfly, whose were billed as headliners.

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FEBRUARY 1 - FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (concert delayed caused by the band fogetting Jones' bass guitar) (SATURDAY 8pm and 11:30pm SHOWS)
Porter's Popular Preachers opened the night, then Led Zeppelin took the stage prior to the headliners Iron Butterfly. The Move was originally billed as the opening act, but dropped out. Psychedelic imageniry was provided by the Joshua Light Show.

Set 1 Includes: Bill Graham Introduction [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 8:52 ], The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:47 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:36 ], Pat's Delight [ 7:42 ], How Many More Times (<< Dazed And Confused, The Hunter..) [ 14:51 ], Communication Breakdown [ 3:04 ].
Source: Almost complete good audience recording. 45 minutes.
Details: The sound is rather distant and muddy with slight tape hiss. There are also an distortion due to bass/drum overloading here and there.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Drive Me Insane (Scorpio), In The Heat Of The Night (Beelzebub Records CD-R), Legendary Fillmore Tapes Vol. 1 (Savage Beast Music), & New York In The Wind ~ The Legendary Fillmore Series - East Vol. 2 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

Set 2 Includes: [ supposed to be not recorded: Bill Graham Introduction ] The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:34 - cut ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:36 ], Dazed And Confused [ 9:24 ], Pat's Delight [ 7:51 ], [ edit ], How Many More Times (<< The Hunter..) [ 10:32 ], You Shook Me [ 7:52 ] [ supposed to be played: Communication Breakdown ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good audience recording. 47 minutes.
Details: The tape is fairly clear with some rather small distortion. The drums are slightly muddy.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): Realize & Move On Out (Grasshopper)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Butterfly Hunting (Gusto Productions CD-R), Drive Me Insane (Scorpio), East/West (Digger Productions), The Grande Ball (Missing Link), In The Heat Of The Night (Beelzebub Records CD-R), New York In The Wind ~ The Legendary Fillmore Series - East Vol. 2 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & Psychedelic Raw Blues (Immigrant)

Comments: A really good, but uptight and confused gig. The show starts with an announcement from Robert Plant: "We're sorry about the delay but because we're all a bit stupid, we forgot the bass player's guitar! Would you believe that! So we're gonna open up without the bass player. We're gonna feature Jimmy Page. This is a thing that was very popular when he was with The Yardbirds." After a nice early version the band breaks into an extremely powerful The Train Kept A Rollin'. Then the show starts properly and is excellent, except they forget to play Dazed And Confused before the last song ... so they insert it in the middle of How Many More Times! A blistering show where the audience's reaction would mirror mine were I there: "Who gives a shit about the Butterfly?" This was an opening slot for Iron Butterfly ... and indeed who does give a shit? Second set has Robert's voice in all of its high pitched, amazing 1969 glory and the band playing as well as ever. Dazed And Confused was played instead of How many More Times this time and the show is very tight and powerful throughout. Jimmy is on fire!

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FEBRUARY 2 - THE ROCK PILE, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA (SUNDAY, 2 SHOWS, START AT 8pm)
Billed as Led Zeppelin featuring Jimmy Page. Support from Tee Garden and Van Winkle. Light show was provided by Catharsis.

Recording Includes: Ritchie Yorke Introduction [ cut ], The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:34 - cut ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:26 ], Dazed And Confused [ 9:21 ], [ cut ], You Shook Me [ 6:50 - cut ], [ edit ], Killing Floor (<< The Lemon Song..) [ 5:32 ], How Many More Times (<< Fever, The Hunter, Money..) [ 14:12 ].
Source: Incomplete fair to good audience recording. 46 minutes.
Details: The tape is quite murky, sounding as if it was recorded underwater but it is still enjoyable. Page and Plant are up front while Jones and Bonham are barely discernible. There is the expectant tape hiss, especially when the volume has to be increased during I Can't Quit You Baby.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Absolutely Gems (Sanctuary), The Complete Rock Pile Tapes (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin), The Rockpile Canada 2-2-69 (Totanka), & The Rockpile Tapes (Badgeholders)

Comments: A very compact, complete and powerful set. Ritchie York announced the show: "Led Zeppelin is going to be doing two sets tonight ... in between we've got Tee Garden and Van Winkle. Next Friday and Saturday night - Albert King, don't forget and B.B. King at Massey Hall on February 14th ... but right now ... their first Canadian appearance, and there's going to be a lot more of them ... Atlantic recording stars - Led Zeppelin!" The band is smoking and Robert's voice is unbelievable! The highest note he reaches in How Many More Times is simply amazing.

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FEBRUARY 3 - STEVE PAUL'S SCENE CLUB, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (cancelled due to ill of Bonham's son) (MONDAY)
Billed erroneously as Jimmy Paige and England's most exciting new group - Lead Zeppelin(sic!).
FEBRUARY 4 - STEVE PAUL'S SCENE CLUB, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (cancelled due to ill of Bonham's son) (TUESDAY)
Billed erroneously as Jimmy Paige and England's most exciting new group - Lead Zeppelin(sic!).
FEBRUARY 5 - STEVE PAUL'S SCENE CLUB, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (cancelled due to ill of Bonham's son) (WEDNESDAY)
Billed erroneously as Jimmy Paige and England's most exciting new group - Lead Zeppelin(sic!).
FEBRUARY 6 - STEVE PAUL'S SCENE CLUB, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (cancelled due to ill of Bonham's son) (THURSDAY)
Billed erroneously as Jimmy Paige and England's most exciting new group - Lead Zeppelin(sic!).
FEBRUARY 7 - KINETIC PLAYGROUND, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (FRIDAY, 2 SHOWS)
Billed erroneously as Led Zepelin(sic!). Shared bill with Vanilla Fudge and Jethro Tull.
FEBRUARY 8 - KINETIC PLAYGROUND, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (SATURDAY)
Billed erroneously as Led Zepelin(sic!). Shared bill with Vanilla Fudge and Jethro Tull.
FEBRUARY 10 - STATE UNIVERSITY, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE (disputed) (MONDAY)

FEBRUARY 14 - THEE IMAGE CLUB, SUNNY ISLES BEACH MIAMI, FLORIDA (FRIDAY, 2 SHOWS)

Set 1 Includes: The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 3:08] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:30 ], Dazed And Confused [ 10:42 ], [ edit/cut ], Killing Floor (<< The Lemon Song, Needle Blues, You'll Be Mine..) [ 5:48 ], [ edit/cut ], Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (<< Reflection On My Mind..) [ 6:36 ], [ edit/cut ], How Many More Times (<< Roll Over Beethoven..) [ 11:06 - cut ].
Set 2 Includes: White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 9:40], As Long As I Have You (<< Fresh Garbage, Mockingbird, Shake..) [ 12:57 ], You Shook Me [ 8:34 ], [ edit/cut ], Pat's Delight [ 12:08 ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good audience recording. 90 minutes.
Details: The basic sound quality is slightly distant and muddy, with an emphasis on bass frequencies and hiss always present. The guitar is to the fore and the vocals in the background.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): The Image Club (Rag Doll Music), Miami Florida 2/14/69 (Zeppelin Digital CD-R), Reflections On My Mind (Image Quality), Roll Over Beethoven (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Snowblind (Scorpio), We're Unknown (Tarantura2000), & Yellow Zeppelin (Tarantura)

Comments: Two very high powered sets with different moods and feels to them. Both feature a band playing with fiery intensity! Robert hits some of the highest screams and is raw emotion, ranging from the primordial wails of How Many More Times and As Long As I Have You to the pain and suffering of Babe I'm Gonna Leave You. The band's assault is relentless as well. This was the second to last show from the first US tour of 1969. Again, the group ended (?) with Bonham's drum solo.

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FEBRUARY 15 - THEE IMAGE CLUB, SUNNY ISLES BEACH MIAMI, FLORIDA (SATURDAY, 2 SHOWS)

Led Zeppelin Second U.K. Clubs Tour
February 24, 1969 - March 13, 1969

FEBRUARY 24 - LAFAYETTE CLUB, WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND (staged for John Bonham's wife birthday party) (MONDAY)
MARCH 1 - VAN DIKE CLUB, PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND (SATURDAY)
Billed as Led Zeppelin (ex-Yardbirds).
MARCH 2 - FISHMONERS ARMS, LONDON, ENGLAND (disputed) (SUNDAY)

MARCH 3 - TOP GEAR, PLAYHOUSE THEATRE, LONDON, ENGLAND (MONDAY, recording session between 2pm and 6pm)
Broadcast on John Peel's "Top Gear", Radio One between 3pm and 5pm on March 23, 1969 (Sunday). Also on the show in session were The Moody Blues, Free and Deep Purple. The audition was rebroadcast on "Tommy Vance Friday Rock Show", BBC Radio, London, England on February 2, 1979 (Friday). Finally, Dazed And Confused, You Shook Me and I Can't Quit You Baby were released on BBC Sessions album in 1997.

Recording Includes: You Shook Me [ 5:11 ], I Can't Quit You Baby (<< Nineteen Years Old..) [ 4:21 ], Communication Breakdown [ 2:56 ], Dazed And Confused [ 6:36 ].
Source: Complete superb pre-FM professional radio recording. 19 minutes.
Details: The tape is an excellent radio master.

Official LP Reference(s): BBC Sessions (Atlantic)

Bootleg LP Reference(s): Bonham's Rebirth (The Amazing Kornyphone Rebirth Label), The Complete BBC Performances (Toasted Records), Dazed And Confused (Atlantic), In The Light 69-85 (Zipp Zapp), Knebworth Fair Vol. 1 (K&S Records), The Last Farewell Vol. 2 (Fujiyo Music), Riverside Blues (The Swingin' Pig Records), & Winterland (Living Legend Records)

Official CD Reference(s): BBC Sessions (Atlantic)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Another Trip (Big Music), Badge Holders - The Best Live In Concert 1969 (Double Time), BBC (Last Stand Disc), Cabala (Osoz), Classics Off The Air 1 (Neutral Zone), The Complete '69 BBC Classics (Immigrant), The Complete British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Sessions (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Dazed And Confused (Joker Productions), Fillmore East Vol. 2 (Mud Dogs), Gonzaga '68 (So Fucking What!), Live (Vol. 3) (Joker Productions), The Lost BBC Sessions (Led Note), Pb (Tarantura), Put Led In Your Pencil (Turtle Records), Radio Appearances (World Productions Of Compact Music), Radio Sessions (Chapter One), Riverside Blues (The Swingin' Pig Records), Secret History Of Led Zeppelin (Scorpio), Traveling Riverside Blues (Rockin' Records/The Pageboys), Whole Lotta Love (Vol. 2) (Banana), & Winterland (Living Legend Records)

Comments: Debut radio appearance and a great delight for ears! A classic, early Zeppelin in the best form. Robert hints some incredible notes during I Can't Quit You Baby. All songs were played very close to the album versions what caused powerful and raw sound.

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MARCH 5 - TOP RANK SUITE CLUB, CARDIFF, WALES (WEDNESDAY)
MARCH 7 - BLUESVILLE '69 CLUB, THE HORNSEY WOOD TAVERN, LONDON, ENGLAND (FRIDAY)
MARCH 10 - COOKS FERRY INN, EDMONTON, LONDON, ENGLAND (MONDAY)
MARCH 13 - DE MONTFORT HALL, LEICESTER UNIVERSITY, LEICESTER, ENGLAND (THURSDAY)
Billed as Pyjama Dance as a part of the University's Rag Week celebrations. Shared equal bill with Ferris Wheel and Decoys.

Led Zeppelin Mini Scandinavian Tour
March 14, 1969 - March 17, 1969

MARCH 14 - SWEDISH TV, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (lip-sync performance) (FRIDAY, EARLY SHOW)
The whole video was used for Early Days - The Very Best Of Led Zeppelin Volume 1 in 2000 and DVD in 2003.

Recording Includes: Communication Breakdown.
Source: Complete superb professional black & white TV recording. 2 minutes.
Details: The tape is an excellent television master.

Official Visual Reference(s): DVD (Warner Music Vision)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): 1969 (Cosmic Energy DVD-R), Bring It On Home (Eye Thank You), & Visualize Vol. II - Tarantura Video Works Volume 2 (Tarantura VHS)

Comments: This is probably second to only lip-sync performance by the group. Previous one was shoot somewhere between February and March of 1969 and most likely it might be from Thee Image Club in Florida. A real rare and a gem! Some nice close-ups are available here.

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MARCH 14 - KONSERTHUSET, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (concert married by Page's guitar problems) (FRIDAY, EARLY EVENING SHOW, START AT 7:30pm)
Shared bill with Country Joe & The Fish. Broadcast on "Rock fran underjorden" ("Rock From Underground") in 1982 and 1985.

Recording Includes: Band Opening Announcements [ cut ], The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:38 ], [ edit ], I Gotta Move [ 3:07 ], I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:36 ], Dazed And Confused [ 10:29 ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 7:08 - edit ], How Many More Times (<< Communication Breakdown, The Hunter..) [ 16:11 ], Band Closing Announcements [ cut ].
Source: Almost complete fair audience recording. Near 51 minutes.
Details: The quality of the tape is poor. It sounds like it was taped in the lobby of the venue. What you hear for the most part is the echo from the PA, making it sound slow and distorted.

Recording Includes: I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:35 ], I Gotta Move [ 3:12 ], Dazed And Confused [ 10:29 ], How Many More Times [ 2:07 - cut ].
Source: Incomplete superb pre-FM soundboard recording. 22 minutes.
Details: Superb quality and spectrum. Very clear and well balanced but a bit bass heavy.

Recording Includes: DJ Banter, I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:37 ], I Gotta Move [ 3:01 ], Dazed And Confused [ 10:30 ], How Many More Times [ 2:10 - cut ], DJ's Outroduction.
Source: Complete superb FM broadcast. 23 minutes.
Details: Superb quality and spectrum. Very clear and well balanced but a bit bass heavy.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) pre-FM soundboard source: Best Of Led Zeppelin Vol. 1 (Rock Solid Records), Blow One's Cool (Grasshopper), The Final Option (Rock Solid Records & The Swingin' Pig Records), Led Zeppelin (K&S Records), Led Zeppelin (Sound & Vision) (Kaleidoscopic Music), Led Zeppelin Film Can (Rock Solid Records), Riverside Blues (The Swingin' Pig Records), Spare Parts (Toasted Records), & 10th Anniversary (Help)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience: In The Garden Of Sweden (Beelzebub Records CD-R) & Rock Of Ages (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) pre-FM soundboard source: 20 Years Train Kept A Rollin Volume 2 (Living Legend Records), '69 In Flames (Manic Depression), Badge Holders - The Best Live In Concert 1969 (Double Time), The Complete Tapes (1968/69 - Vol. 1) (Tintagel), Conquering California (Dinopower Records), The Cover Versions (Fancy Pantry), Hampton Kicks (House Of Elrond), In The Garden Of Sweden (Beelzebub Records CD-R disc 1), Kicks (Tarantura), Killing Floor (Azija Records), Many More Early Times (Insect Records), Missing Links (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), Momma Don't Wanna Play No Skiffle No More (Azija Records) & More Than Something Else (Aulica), Radio Appearances (World Productions Of Compact Music), Secret History Of Led Zeppelin (Scorpio), Shenandoah (Aulica), Stockholm 14/03/69 (Kaleidoscopic Music), Through The Years (Big Music), Uncensored (Great Dane Records), & Whole Lotta Love (Vol. 2) (Banana)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) FM broadcast source: In The Garden Of Sweden (Beelzebub Records CD-R disc 2) & The Valkyrie's Vigil (Tarantura2000)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience & pre-FM soundboard mixes: Super Session At Tivolis Koncertsal (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

Comments: A very powerful and compact show. Jimmy breaks a string after the first song so the band ad-libs a one-time only I Gotta Move with guitar, bass, harmonica and vocals while Jimmy restrings. A unique performance! The show is very good and strong, albeit too short!

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MARCH 14 - UPPSALA UNIVERSITY LECTURE HALL, UPPSALA, SWEDEN (FRIDAY, LATE EVENING SHOW, 11pm)
Shared bill with Country Joe & The Fish.

MARCH 15 - TEENS CLUBS BOX 45, GLADSAXE, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK (SATURDAY, AFTERNOON SHOW)
Billed as Led Zeppelin (Yardbirds). Support from The Ox and Uffe Sylvesters Badekat.

Recording Includes: The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:43 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:24 ], As Long As I Have You (<< Fresh Garbage, Shake, I Just Wanna Make Love To You..) [ 11:44 ], You Shook Me [ 7:44 ], Communication Breakdown [ 4:53 ]
Source: Complete very good to excellent audience recording. 35 minutes.
Details: The sound is very clear and dynamic but bass and drums might be defined better. The recording is taped much close to the stage and hiss is not annoying.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): Led Zeppelin (Sound & Vision) (Kaleidoscopic Music)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Back To The Beginning (Beelzebub Records CD-R), C'Mon Everybody (House Of Elrond), Copenhagen (Kaleidoscopic Music), Danish Television March 1969 (Cobra Standard Series), Led Zeppelin Is A Gas (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Many More Early Times (Insect Records), Rock Of Ages (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), & Short Cuts (Image Quality)

Comments: An incredibly powerful concert! The band is really ripping through everything tonight. As Long As I Have You is a shortened, compact and brutal version. Dazed And Confused is missing here, only the second time known (so far, see February 1st, 1969 for the other). Page checks the guitar-tuning with a bossa nova riff, quickly followed by the other two instruments for a few seconds, Plant says: "We'll try to carry on despite Che Guevara" much to everyone's amusement. You Shook Me and Communication Breakdown are massive as well.

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MARCH 15 - BRONDBY POP CLUB, NORREGARDHALLEN, NORREGARD, DENMARK (SATURDAY, EVENING SHOW)
Support from The Keef Hartley Blues Band and Made In Sweden.

Recording Includes: The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:46 ], I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:42 ], Dazed And Confused [ 10:55 ], You Shook Me [ 9:01 ] [ supposed to be played: How Many More Times (<< The Hunter..) ].
Source: Incomplete very good audience recording. Almost 30 minutes.
Details: The quality is definitely very good. A mild hiss is present and there is some very minor distortion that occurs briefly at times on the high end. Pagey overpowering the rest of the band at some points.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Back To The Beginning (Beelzebub Records CD-R), The Complete Tapes (1968/69 - Vol. 1) (Tintagel), Denmark '69 (Deep Records), Led Zeppelin Is A Gas (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & Rock Of Ages (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)

Comments: Another excellent and raw, powerful show in front of a small crowd. Robert's voice is a little sore but he makes up for it in passion and the band sounds very primitive, raw and powerful. The extended Dazed And Confused is the perfect example.

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MARCH 16 - SUPER SESSION, TIVOLIS KONCERTSAL, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK (SUNDAY, 2 SHOWS AT 4pm and 7pm)
Support from Country Joe & The Fish and The Keef Hartley Blues Band.

MARCH 17 - TV BYEN/DENMARKS RADIO/DANISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION, GLADSAXE, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK (MONDAY, afternoon recording session)
Aired on Danish TV, May 19, 1969 (Saturday) and "Arena Heavy Metal", BBC2 on January 1, 1990. Fragments were used on "Over The Hills And Far Away" (late 1990) and "Whole Lotta Love" (1997) promo videos. Finally, the whole video was used for DVD in 2003.

Recording Includes: Communication Breakdown [ 2:45 ], Dazed And Confused [ 9:07 ], Babe I'm Gonna Leave You [ 6:46 ] >> How Many More Times (<< The Hunter..) [ 12:37 ].
Source: Complete superb professional TV soundtrack. 32 minutes.
Details: The tape is an excellent soundboard recording.

Recording Includes: Communication Breakdown [ 2:45 ], Dazed And Confused [ 9:07 ], Babe I'm Gonna Leave You [ 6:46 ] >> How Many More Times (<< The Hunter..) [ 12:37 ].
Source: Complete superb professional black & white TV broadcast with actual sound. 31 minutes.
Details: The tape is an excellent television recording.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) TV soundtrack: Danish Television March 1969 (RL Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) TV soundtrack: Black Dog (Vol. 1) (Banana), C'Mon Everybody (House Of Elrond), Danish Television March 1969 (Cobra Standard Series), Danish TV 1969 (Flying Disc Music), Danish TV & Studio Sessions (Watch Tower 1st & 2nd edition), Denmark '69 (Deep Records), The Fifth Element Volume One (Gusto Productions CD-R), & Hammer Of The Gods (Azija Records)

Official Visual Reference(s): DVD (Warner Music Vision) & Over The Hills And Far Away (promo video)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): 1969 (Cosmic Energy DVD-R), Bring It On Home Part 1 (Eye Thank You), Cabala: When The Levee Breaks (Osoz VHS), Days And Confused (Rare Video Collection 1969~1977) (Seymour Vision), Early Visions/The Best Of Led Zeppelin Clips Volume One (Celebration Definitive Masters), Hats Off To John Bonham (Sugar Mama), & Visualize - Tarantura Video Works Volume 1 (Tarantura VHS)

Comments: This is a great mini-show performed for a small television audience and the only chance to see the whole band live on TV screen until 1976 (except March 25th and 27th, 1969). There is an incredible amount of energy packed into this set and the improvisations showcase the immense talents of the band ... a great one to have! Few versions of this tape are available. The one used on "DVD" is possibly pre-broadcast tape from Denmark TV archives. Its length is 31 minutes (cut on "DVD" some seconds too early at the end of How Many More Times). The second version is known from BBC2 "Heavy Metal Arena" show from 1990 and this was the first occcassion to see this film after its premiere in 1969 on Denmark television. It clocks at 32 minutes (without introduction). The third version comes from French TV and length is 31 minutes.

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Led Zeppelin Third U.K. Clubs Tour
March 17, 1969 - April 17, 1969

MARCH 17 - COLSTON HALL, BRISTOL, ENGLAND (cancelled because of the Scandinavian tour) (MONDAY)

MARCH 19 - RHYTHM & BLUES, STUDIO 4, MAIDA VALE, LONDON, ENGLAND (WEDNESDAY, recording session between 5:30pm and 9pm)
Original tapes were have been wiped by BBC crew. The audition was originally broadcast on Alexis Korner's "Rhythm & Blues", later re-titled "Blues Is Where You Hear It", BBC World Service, April 14, 1969, (Monday).

Recording Includes: Alexis Korner Introduction [ 0:23 ], What Is And What Should Never Be [ 4:06 - cut ], Alexis Korner Introduction [ 0:18 - cut ], I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:26 ], Alexis Korner Introduction [ 0:29 ], You Shook Me [ 4:08 - cut ], [ cut ], Sunshine Woman [ 3:08 ].
Source: Incomplete very good professional AM broadcast recording. 18 minutes.
Details: The instruments are in a good balance but since the show was recorded from medium wave broadcast the quality suffers from some distortion and tape hiss. I used term professional only to indicate that the actual show was taped by the radio.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) radio broadcast source: Anybody Got A Les Paul? (Equinox), BBC Sessions (Last Stand Disc), The Complete British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Sessions (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Graffiti Grooves (Real Dragon), Kozmic Blues (Beelzebub Records CD-R), Ottawa Sunshine (House Of Elrond), Streets Of San Francisco (no label), Sunshine Woman (Flagge), Taking Toronto By Strategy (OffRoadTracks), & Touch And Go (Antrabata Reference Master "leftover")

Comments: Probably one of the rarest Zeppelin studio recording ever discovered. What makes this tape more attractive is group's attempt to the song called Sunshine Woman. It shares the "I've got a mortgage on my body/I've got a lean on my soul" and "When she walks/she walks just like a willow tree" lyrics and is an interesting coincidence Plant recycles those lyrics since Rod Stewart was using them in the Jeff Beck Group at the same time. The tapes were wiped by BBC crew and supposedly the only remainder master copies are somewhere in Eastern Europe but if they really exists, they are in the hands of tape hoarders or persons who have no idea what they have! It is also reported that these masters have a complete version of Sunshine Woman and obviously a Polish pirate flexi-card must be sourced from one of low gen copies. What Is And What Should Never Be was commonly attributed to this date but it's really from June 16th, 1969 broadcast and was added later to this tape.

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MARCH 21 - HOW LATE IT IS, STUDIO G, LIME GROVE STUDIOS, LONDON, ENGLAND (FRIDAY, recording session at 5:45pm) (Appearing to replace Flying Burrito Brothers and performed Communicatiion Breakdown)
Tapes have been wiped by BBC crew. Approach any tapes or CDs that claim to be this date with caution. Aired at 10:50pm that night on "How Late It Is" introduced by Michael Wale, BBC TV.

MARCH 22 - MOTHERS' CLUB, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND (Ron Berg - drummer of Blodwyn Pig - allegedly took over the drum duties for the encore as John Bonham was ill) (SATURDAY 8:00pm)
Support from Blodwyn Pig.

Recording Includes: The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:40 - cut ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:42 ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused [ 2:50 - cut ] [ supposed to be played: You Shook Me, How Many More Times (<< The Hunter..), Communication Breakdown ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good audience recording. 11 minutes.
Details: The sound is great for the time and all the instruments can be heard reasonably clearly. There's a bit of distortion but you get the impression that this is caused not so much by recording overload but also the nature of such a small venue.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Blighty (Tarantura2000)

Comments: This is the earliest known true live recording of the band during their UK Clubs tour. Too bad since the quality is great!

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MARCH 23 - THE ARGUS BUTTERFLY, PETERLEE, ENGLAND (SUNDAY)
MARCH 24 - COOKS FERRY INN, EDMONTON, LONDON, ENGLAND (MONDAY)

MARCH 25 - SUPERSHOW, STAINES, ENGLAND (TUESDAY)
Billed with with Buddy Guy, Jack Bruce, Buddy Miles, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Chris Mercer, Stephen Stills, Dallas Taylor, Duster Bennett Eric Clapton, Colosseum, The Misunderstood Featuring Glenn Fernando Campbell, Modern Jazz Quartet and Roland Kirk Quartet. Led Zeppelin performed on Tuesday, March 25, 1969, although filming session had been continued in Wednesday, March 26, 1969. The film received some limited screenings in England and North America in late 1969. Fragments were used on "Whole Lotta Love" promo video in 1997. Finally, the whole song was used for DVD in 2003.

Recording Includes: Dazed And Confused [ 7:30 ] [ supposed to be played: You Shook Me ].
Source: Complete superb professional color soundtrack/movie recording with actual sound. Almost 8 minutes.
Details: The video is a slightly grainy and blemished color film. There are lots of quick cuts and mismatched visuals, as well as a smoke machine in the middle. As it comes for the sound quality, it is an excellent television master.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): Live In Copenhagen July 21 1971 & Staines March 25 1969 (Rock Solid Records) & Riverside Blues (The Swingin' Pig Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Another Trip (Big Music), The Complete '69 BBC Classics (Immigrant), Conquering California (Dinopower Records), Killing Floor (Azija Records), More Than Something Else (Aulica), Shenandoah (Aulica), & Riverside Blues (The Swinign' Pig Records)

Official Visual Reference(s): DVD (Warner Music Vision), Rock Aid Armenia (Virgin Video, VHS), & Supershow (Virgin Video, VHS)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): 1969 (Cosmic Energy DVD-R), Days And Confused (Rare Video Collection 1969~1977) (Seymour Vision), & Early Visions/The Best Of Led Zeppelin Clips Volume One (Celebration Definitive Masters)

Comments: Zeppelin's contribution to the Supershow movie was this exquisite, compact and powerful version of Dazed And Confused with a really spacey bow section and a ripping finale. A real gem and a treat!

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MARCH 27 - BEAT CLUB, RADIO BREMEN ARD, GERMANY (THURSDAY, recording session)
Aired at 4:15pm to 5:15pm on "Beat Club #53 Episode", Radio Bremen ARD, Germany, March 28, 1970 (Saturday). Also on the show in episode were: Ashton Gardner & Dyke, Marsha Hunt, The Beatles, Mott The Hoople and The Edgar Broughton Band.

Recording Includes: Whole Lotta Love, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete excellent black & white and color professional TV broadcast. 9 minutes.
Details: Whole Lotta Love is color, Babe I'm Gonna Leave you is black & white. An excellent television master.

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): 1969 (Cosmic Energy DVD-R), Bring It On Home Part 1 (Eye Thank You), Days And Confused (Rare Video Collection 1969~1977) (Seymour Vision), Early Visions/The Best Of Led Zeppelin Clips Volume One (Celebration Definitive Masters), Film Noir Volume 2 - 1977~1980 (Hercules DVD-R), The Maximum Destroyer (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & Visualize Vol. II - Tarantura Video Works Volume 2 (Tarantura VHS)

Comments: It remainded as a curiocity why the band decided to perform in television after as they were so dissapointed with "How Late It Is" show on March 21st, 1969. For sure the band didn't want to play it and this can be easily noticed, when Bonham just looking around dully while he's playing drums. Led Zeppelin performed Babe I'm Gonne Leave You and You Shook Me but the producers of Beat Club weren't really impressed by group's performance and did not broadcast the filmed material. Only in March 1970, when Whole Lotta Love became popular in Germany, the Beat Club producers used the previously filmed material to produce a video clip using the commercially released version of Whole Lotta Love for the clip's audio portion. The clip also features go-go female dancers. The originally recorded audio portions were not used. Newly rediscovered in Autumn of 2007 incomplete version of the previously unaired Babe I'm Gonna Leave You is captured from a recent broadcast of "Vinyl - RockPopGeschichte(n)".

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MARCH 28 - MARQUEE CLUB, LONDON, ENGLAND (FRIDAY)
Support from Eyes Of Blue.
MARCH 29 - JAM, TROS TV, HOLLAND (airing of Good Times Bad Times) (SATURDAY)
It is not known if it was studio or live because tapes are still not discovered and may be wiped.
MARCH 29 - BROMLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, BROMLEY COMMON, LONDON, ENGLAND (SATURDAY 7:30pm)
MARCH 30 - FARX CLUB, NORTHCOTE ARMS, SOUTHALL, ENGLAND (SUNDAY, START AT 7:30pm)
Billed as Led Zeppelin!(sic!). Support from Smokey Rice and Aphrodite's Rainbow Light Show.
APRIL 1 - KLOOKS KLEEK, HAMPSTEAD, ENGLAND (TUESDAY)
Support from The End, Pale Green Limousine, and DJ Pat B.
APRIL 2 - THE PROGRESSIVE BLUES NIGHT, TOP RANK SUITE CLUB, CARDIFF, WALES (WEDNESDAY)
Support from Kimla Taz, Eyes Of Blue and DJ Bob McClure. The event was in aid of the Biafran Relief Organisation.
APRIL 3 - THE SWAN HOTEL, BOLTON, ENGLAND (disputed) (THURSDAY)
APRIL 5 - ROUNDHOUSE, CHALK FARM, DAGENHAM, LONDON, ENGLAND (SATURDAY)
APRIL 6 - THE BOAT CLUB, NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND (SUNDAY)
APRIL 8 - BLUESVILLE '69 CLUB, THE CHERRY TREE, WELVYN GARDEN CITY, ENGLAND (TUESDAY 7:30pm)
APRIL 9 - TOBY JUG, TOLWORTH, ENGLAND (WEDNESDAY)
APRIL 13 - KIMBELL'S, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND (SUNDAY)
APRIL 14 - THE PLACE, HANLEY STOKE-ON-TRENT, ENGLAND (MONDAY)
april 17 - CLUB LAFAYETTE, WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND (disputed) (THURSDAY)
APRIL 17 - THE BAY HOTEL, SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND (cancelled because of forthcoming US tour) (THURSDAY)

Led Zeppelin Second U.S. Tour
April 18, 1969 - June 1, 1969

APRIL 18 - NY UNIVERSITY JAZZ FESTIVAL, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (cancelled mostly due to the fact the band are set to start tour in San Francisco) (FRIDAY)
Shared bill with Dave Brubeck and Errol Gamer.

APRIL 24 - FILLMORE WEST, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (concert married by Jones' bass problems) (THURSDAY, 2 SHOWS)
Support from Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity, and The Coldwell-Winfield Blues Band.

Recording Includes: As Long As I Have You (<< Fresh Garbage, Shake, Mockingbird, You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover, Suzie Q..) [ 17:45 ], Instrumental Intro based on Smokestack Lightning [ 0:52 ] >> Killing Floor (<< The Lemon Song..) [ 5:51 ], [ edit ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 9:44 - edit ], [ cut ], Babe I'm Gonna Leave You [ 6:39 - cut ], Pat's Delight [ 12:01 ].
Source: Incomplete excellent to superb audience recording. Almost 59 minutes.
Details: The quality of this recording is so good that for many years it was incorrectly mentioned as a soundboard. The show is captured with two mics placed right on the stage. Every instrument is clear and balanced with Plant a bit behind the rest of the band. Reproted to be stolen from Bill Graham vaults.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): The Rising Of The Zeppelin (no label) & San Francisco '69 (no label)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Best Of 1969 Tour (Forever Standard Series), Black Beauty (Wendy Records), Blues Anytime (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Cabala (Osoz), Conquering California (Dinopower Records), Cracker Jack Blues (Jelly Roll), The Dancing Avocado (Godfather Records & Small Fish CD-R), The Dancing Avocado - Supreme Edition (Small Fish CD-R), Early Ramshackle Days (Beelzebub Records CD-R), Fillmore 69 (House Of Elrond), Fillmore West (Last Stand Disc), Fillmore West 1969 (Scorpio), Fillmore West - January And April 1969 (Aulica), Go West Young Man! (Scorpio), Killing Floor (Azija Records), Listen To The Difference (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Momma Don't Wanna Play No Skiffle No More (Azija Records), More Than Something Else (Aulica), Psychedelic Raw Blues (Immigrant), San Francisco '69 (Aulica), Shenandoah (Aulica), Taking Toronto By Strategy (OffRoadTracks), Through The Years (Big Music), & Who's Country Joe (Flying Disc Music)

Comments: We don't know if this recording comes from single ser or it's just a mix of both sets. The sound is so good it has been often mistaken as a soundboard. In fact it comes from PA monitors. Quite possibly the best version ever recorded of As Long As I Have You, competing madly with the April 27th, 1969 version. Halfway through the number, Jones' bass cabinet exploded and Plant ad-libed new lyrics: "I think we've got some trouble with our equipment, yeah ... I think we're gonna get it together, yeah ... I think we're gonna have a good time ... I think we'd better the right key!" After the song Plant commented: "We seem to have a cock-up every time we've been here!" Killing Floor contains some great bass/guitar/drum interplay and Robert's voice is in incredible shape.

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APRIL 25 - WINTERLAND BALLROOM, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (FRIDAY, 2 SHOWS)
Support from Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity, and The Coldwell-Winfield Blues Band.

Recording Includes: Bill Graham Introduction [ cut ], The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 3:03 ], [ cut ], You Shook Me [ 10:23 ], Communication Breakdown [ 3:34 ], As Long As I Have You (<< Fresh Garbage [ cut ]..) [ 6:02 - cut ].
Source: Incomplete good audience recording. Almost 25 minutes.
Details: The tape is hissy and distant but fairly clear and enjoyable nonetheless.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): Caution Explosive (Wizardo Records), The Final Option (Rock Solid Records & The Swingin' Pig Records), Led Zeppelin Film Can (Rock Solid Records) & White Summer (Acid, Box Top Records, March & Rock Solid Records both issues)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): California '69 (Lemon Song), Good Old Led Zeppelin (Tarantura2000), The Grande Ball (Missing Link), How Many More Years ~ The Legendary Fillmore Series - West Volume 5 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), The Valkyrie's Vigil (Tarantura2000), & Winterland San Francisco Ca 4/25/69 (Zeppelin Digital CD-R)

Comments: Sounding very similar to the tape from January 9th at Fillmore West, this tape from the band's second gig of their second visit to the city (and their first performance at the Winterland Ballroom), is much longer in length, being just under 25 minutes. The taper was close to the stage, likely on the floor of the venue, and the resulting recording is a nice listen of an excellent performance. Unfortunately, the last song on the tape, As Long As I Have You, ends after only six minutes. Cuts are present between all four songs, which masks the fact that there are almost certainly songs missing in-between these cuts. This is a given for the simple reason that the entire tape is less than half an hour long, yet it starts with Bill Graham introducing the band, and ends with Plant giving the audience a sincere farewell for the evening. Whether or not the Graham introduction is from the beginning of the 1st set or the beginning of the 2nd set isn't known. But given Plant's farewell, we can assume that the taper was present from the start of at least one of the sets through to the end of the night, save for any additional encores the band may have done. Again, just like that January 9th Fillmore West tape, there is also confusion as to what the actual date of this recording is. And, again, the confusion here is caused by the words that Plant says to the audience. Just before that incomplete version of As Long As I Have You, he says the following: "Last time when we came here was the first ... it was the second gig we ever did in America ... and ... we'd been together about three months, and we were really pleased with the way we went down. If we hadn't have done well here I think we would've shitted ourselves and ran home. And you've done the same for us this time as you did last time. We'd like to say thank you very much, and good night." A simple fact-checking of his statement about the town being the second gig the band ever did in America would effectively rule out San Francisco. The first US gig was on December 26th, 1968 in Denver, with the second in Seattle on December 27th. After those first two, the band played Vancouver and Spokane, with Portland said to have been played as well during that week. From there, in the first week of the new year, the band headed south to California for four nights at the Whisky in Hollywood, before heading up to the Fillmore West in San Francisco the following week. So, unless this tape is from Seattle, Plant's words don't make sense. Thankfully, the mystery here is helped by the fact that this tape starts with that aforementioned introduction by Bill Graham: "...welcome them back from England, this is Led Zeppelin." Graham's introduction on the tape weighs in heavy on this debate. In fact, so heavy, that even though we can never be entirely sure about these types of things, it pretty much settles the date. During this era, Graham had yet to begin promoting concerts outside of his own venues in the Bay Area and New York. So, for his voice to appear on this tape immediately identifies San Francisco or New York as the location. However, the sound of Page's guitar on this tape matches with the echo-heavy and fuzzed-out sound he used in San Francisco in April. By the time the band reached New York in May, Page will have gotten rid of that constant echo and fuzz sound, and will have switched over exclusively to his Les Paul. So, that's two points for this tape being from San Francisco. Not definitive proof, but pretty close. As for which day in San Francisco, April 26th and 27th are automatically out due to the fact that we already have complete recordings from both nights. As well, the first night back in town, April 24th, is also out, as that show starts with As Long As I Have You, which the band can be heard playing on this tape from April 25th. Unlike shows at other venues on the tour, where the band played to separate audiences at separate early and late shows, at Fillmore West and Winterland, the band played to the same audience the entire night. And during this period, we have no record of them repeating any songs within the same night at any of the other dates they played in town. Which ultimately asks the question as to why Plant would make such statement. The easiest answer probably being that he was merely being sentimental and appreciative to the audience. San Francisco was an important town for the band during this period. The gigs that the band gave there, especially during that week of April, are among the finest that they ever gave. So, given that connection, what's wrong with a little white lie amongst friends? So, I think this recording is indeed from San Francisco, at Winterland, April 25th, 1969. Even though the recording is so short and fragmentary, it is still a wonderful slice, highlighting a caliber of playing that is right up there with the other nights of the run. Plant's voice is fantastic, in glorius high range, and Page's playing actually sounds even better than it would the next night. Hopefully, one day more of this tape will circulate (if there indeed is any more).

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APRIL 26 - WINTERLAND BALLROOM, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (SATURDAY, 2 SHOWS)
Support from Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity, and The Coldwell-Winfield Blues Band.

Set 1 Includes: Bill Graham Introduction, Communication Breakdown [ 3:24 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 6:13 ], Dazed And Confused [ 15:14 - edit ], You Shook Me [ 10:21 ], [ cut ], How Many More Times (<< Smokestack Lightning, Roll Over Beethoven, The Hunter, Girl Of The North Country..) [ 18:22 ].
Set 2 Includes: [ supposed to be not recorded: Bill Graham Introduction ] White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 10:14 ], Instrumental Intro based on Smokestack Lightning [ 1:23 ] >> Killing Floor (<< The Lemon Song, That's Alright Mama..) [ 7:10 ], [ edit ], Babe I'm Gonna Leave You [ 6:36 ], Pat's Delight [ 5:56 - cut ], As Long As I Have You (<< Fresh Garbage, Shake, Mockingbird..) [ 16:54 ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love [ 8:15 - cut ].
Source: Incomplete very good audience recording. Near 121 minutes.
Details: The sound is clear for the most part, slightly muffled in places and the drums are a little in the background of the mix. The only drawback is that the recording is significantly overloaded in many places. Overall one of the better audience recordings for the era.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): Best Of Led Zeppelin Vol. 2 (Rock Solid Records), The Final Option (Rock Solid Records & The Swingin' Pig Records), First Concert As The New Yardbirds (Trade Mark Of Quality), Live (Instant Analysis), Live In Japan 69 (TM 1698), Unburied Dead Zeppo's Grave (TM 1698, both issues), Winterland (Rock Solid Records), & The Yardbirds Reform For Marquee (XL 1543/44/45)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): 1969.04.27 Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco (Dadgad Productions CD-R), Avocado Club ~ The Legendary Fillmore Series - West Vol. 1 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Good Old Led Zeppelin (Tarantura2000), Graham's Superb Vol. 1 (Image Quality), Lead Set: Psychedelic Ballroom (Tarantura), Psychedelic Explosion (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), Smokestack Lightning (Black Swan), & Young Hurricane (Ocean Sound Studio)

Comments: This is Led Zeppelin as acid/psychedelic hard rock, pioneering a new, original sound in the process. The concert itself is a pure magic. Everything that made Led Zeppelin an amazing live act is here and these two sets were so revolutionary in their time that even now, I am dumbstruck by the power and performance. "I think last night we said that it was nice to be back. Well, there seems to be a lot more people here, so I hope the message is carrying on" said Plant after I Can't Quit You Baby. Jimmy plays like a man possessed, hitting everything with such fluency and accuracy and with such emotion. Bonham is thunderous, Jonesy is all over the place, inventing lead lines to counter Jimmy's, and Robert's voice is incredible, higher than any notes Jimmy can get on his guitar! The power and performance are staggering. Also, the first appearance of the Theremin (Dazed And Confused) and the first ever time Whole Lotta Love was played live! Hearing this first recorded version, it’s amazing how much the song had already been worked out. Plant’s lyrics are mostly the same as what would appear on the album, with the exception being that he doesn’t once sing the chorus "Wanna whole lotta love". That aside, the song remains pretty much the same as the one we all know and love. During the middle section, Page doesn't use the theremin. The spot where it would be featured in the song instead features Bonham doing the same steady high-hat and clicking accompaniment that he would do on the album, but with Page doing a slide solo, sounding pretty much like the one he had just done a few songs earlier in Killing Floor. After Bonham and Jones join in with a rushing beat and the song comes to a slow down, Page then plays some of the solo portions he had just played in As Long As I Have You. As Page keeps soloing, Jones jumps in with parts of the backing bass line from "You Shook Me", and then the band get into the formal return solo that would lead back to the main riff in the song. For Plant's last solo line, he hadn’t yet gone so far as to change the original Dixon lyric into "Woman, you need IT", so instead sings the original "You need love". As the band crash in and the song heads towards the ending, Plant then repeats the line "Baby you need love" over and over. And the song fades out.

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APRIL 27 - FILLMORE WEST, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (SUNDAY, 2 SHOWS)
Support from Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity, and The Coldwell-Winfield Blues Band.

Set 1 Includes: [ supposed to be not recorded: Bill Graham Introduction ] The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:58 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:55 ], [ cut ], As Long As I Have You (<< Fresh Garbage, Shake, Cat's Squirrel, Cadillac No Money Down, I'm A Man..) [ 17:29 ], You Shook Me [ 9:15 ], Instrumental Intro [ 1:09 ] >> How Many More Times (<< Feel So Bad, The Hunter, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush..) [ 19:43 - cut ], [ cut ], Communication Breakdown [ 5:23 ].
Set 2 Includes: Instrumental Intro based on Smokestack Lightning [ 1:11 ] >> Killing Floor (<< The Lemon Song, Sweet Jelly Roll..) [ 7:34 ], [ cut ], Babe I'm Gonna Leave You [ 6:51 - cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 9:15 - cut ], Sittin' And Thinkin' [ 7:03 ], Pat's Delight [ 14:30 ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused [ 4:53 - cut ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good audience recording. 122 minutes.
Details: The first set suffers from some form of distortion. There is some amount of tape hiss during both sets. All the instruments come through rather clear. There are portions that get a little muddy as the volume crashes into the recorder. Communication Breakdown has large speed problems throughout.

Set 1 Includes: [ supposed to be not recorded: Bill Graham Introduction ] The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:59 - cut ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 6:02 ], As Long As I Have You (<< Fresh Garbage [ cut ], Shake, Cat's Squirrel, Cadillac No Money Down, I'm A Man..) [ 17:57 ], [ cut ], You Shook Me [ 9:37 ], [ cut ], Instrumental Intro [ 1:12 - cut ] >> How Many More Times (<< Feel So Bad, The Hunter, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You [ cut ], Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush..) [ 18:23 - cut ], [ cut ], Communication Breakdown [ 5:12 ].
Set 2 Includes: Instrumental Intro based on Smokestack Lightning [ 1:12 ] >> Killing Floor (<< The Lemon Song, Sweet Jelly Roll..) [ 6:10 - cut ], Babe I'm Gonna Leave You [ 6:45 ], [ cut ], Sittin' And Thinkin' [ 6:59 ], [ cut ], Pat's Delight [ 13:25 - cut ], [ edit/cut ], Dazed And Confused [ 11:23 - cut ].
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard recording. 112 minutes.
Details: This tape does not favor drums and vocals over the rest of instruments as many other soundboards of 1969 era. It seems that all the instruments are balanced quite well although the clarity and separation is not still top notch. The tape hiss is large though.

Set 1 Includes: The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:59 - cut ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 6:08 ], As Long As I Have You (<< Fresh Garbage [ cut ], Shake, Cat's Squirrel, Cadillac No Money Down, I'm A Man..) [ 17:25 ], [ cut ], DJ Banter/Commercials [ cut ], You Shook Me [ 9:52 ], [ cut ], DJ Banter [ cut ], Instrumental Intro [ 1:16 - cut ] >> How Many More Times (<< Feel So Bad, The Hunter, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You [ cut ], Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush..) [ 19:25 - cut ].
Set 2 Includes: DJ Banter, Instrumental Intro based on Smokestack Lightning [ 1:16 ] >> Killing Floor (<< The Lemon Song, Sweet Jelly Roll..) [ 6:31 - cut ], DJ Banter [ cut ], [ cut ], Babe I'm Gonna Leave You [ 6:03 - cut ], DJ Banter [ cut ], [ cut ], Sittin' And Thinkin' [ 7:06 - cut ], [ cut ], Pat's Delight [ 13:48 - cut ], DJ Banter [ cut ], Dazed And Confused [ 11:47 - cut ], DJ Banter, Communication Breakdown [ 5:24 ], DJ Banter [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete excellent FM radio broadcast recording. Almost 116 minutes.
Details: Seems to be a touch more dynamic and clear in some portions but nothing more than a very subjective feeling at all. The hiss is still present. Also, there is an incorrect song order.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) (soundboard available): Best Of Led Zeppelin Vol. 1 (Rock Solid Records), Fillmore West 1969 (GLC, Jester Productions & LXXXIV Series), The Final Option (Rock Solid Records & The Swingin' Pig Records), Flying High (White Knight), It's Been A Long Time (Songs For Swinging Mother), Led Zeppelin (Sound & Vision) (Kaleidoscopic Music), Led Zeppelin Film Can (Rock Solid Records), Live At Fillmore West 1969 (The Amazing Kornyphone Record Label), Metallic Opus (Rec 90764), Moby Dick (GLC & Jester Productions), & No Page Unturned (Nova & Wendheath)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience: Avocado Club: The Legendary Fillmore Series ~ West Vol. 1 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Graham's Superb Vol. 2 (Image Quality), & Lead Set: Sitting & Thinking (Tarantura)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: 1969.04.27 Fillmore West San Francisco U.S.A. (Dadgad Productions CD-R), 20 Years Train Kept A Rollin Volume 1&2 (Living Legend Records), '69 In Flames (Manic Depression), American Beauty (Tarantura), Another Trip (Big Music), As Long As I Have You (Azija Records), Cabala (Osoz), The Complete Tapes (1968/69 - Vol. 1) (Tintagel), Conquering California (Dinopower Records), The Cover Versions (Fancy Pantry), Dazed And Confused (Discomagic), Fillmore West (Last Stand Disc), Fillmore West - January And April 1969 (Aulica), Go West Young Man! (Scorpio), Killing Floor (Azija Records & World Productions Of Compact Music), Live At Fillmore West (Aulica), More Than Something Else (Aulica), San Francisco 27/04/69 Vol. 1&2 (Kaleidoscopic Music), Shenandoah (Aulica), Twinight (Immigrant), Uncensored (Great Dane Records), Whole Lotta Live: Live Soundboard Collection (no label), Whole Lotta Love (Vol. 1&2) (Banana), & Zeppelin Express/Zeppelin Ediface (Toasted/Condor)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience & soundboard mixes: Avocado Club ~ The Legendary Fillmore Series ~ West Vol. 1 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Blue Flame (Bumble Bee), Collage (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), Kozmic Blues (Beelzebub Records CD-R), Simplistic Atmosphere (Jelly Roll), & Sleeping Beauty (Wendy Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) FM radio broadcast:

Bootleg DVD Audio Reference(s): The Devil's Blues (Genuine Masters)

Comments: This show is just blistering. The first set has the group firing on all cylinders and playing their hearts out. The second set is more bluesy and laid back, but that never means less enjoyable. The only live version of Sittin' and Thinkin', a Buddy Guy number, is here and the completely different song list for each set make this a great show to have. Dazed And Confused is really dark here. The group's excitement to be so anticipated by Californian audience found their way in Plant ad-libbed lyrics of I Can't Quit You Baby: "I'm so glad you came tonight ... but I think we're gonna leave this town for a little while ... I don't want to leave you people ... but I think we've got to leave San Francisco for a little while". Also some member of the audience is calling for You Shook Me, what makes a quick and quite funny response from Plant: "Right! Don't worry by that! Just one before that!"

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APRIL 29 - WHISKEY A GO-GO, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (discredited) (TUESDAY)
APRIL 30 - WHISKEY A GO-GO, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (discredited) (WEDNESDAY)
MAY 1 - U.C. CRAWFORD HALL, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA (cancelled) (THURSDAY, START AT 8pm)
Support from Lee Michaels.
MAY 2 - ROSE PALACE, PASSADENA, CALIFORNIA (FRIDAY, START AT 7:30pm)
Support from Julie Driscoll and Brian Auger & The Trinity.
MAY 3 - ROSE PALACE, PASSADENA, CALIFORNIA (SATURDAY, START AT 7:30pm)
Support from Julie Driscoll and Brian Auger & The Trinity.
MAY 5 - CIVIC CENTRE, SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA (MONDAY)
MAY 7 - MEMORIAL COLISEUM, PORTLAND, OREGON (disputed) (WEDNESDAY)
MAY 9 - EDMONTON GARDEN, EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA (FRIDAY)
Support from The Angus Park Blues Band and Papa Bear's Medicine Show.
MAY 10 - PNE AGRODOME, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (SATURDAY)
Support from Spring and Jaime Brockett.
MAY 11 - GREEN LAKE AQUA THEATER, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON (SUNDAY 2pm to 6pm)
Shared bill with Three Dog Night, Jaime Brockett, Spring, and Jimmy Winkler's Translove Airlines.
MAY 13 - CIVIC AUDITORIUM, HONOLULU, HAWAII (TUESDAY 7:30pm)
MAY 16 - THE GRANDE BALLROOM, DETROIT, MICHIGAN (FRIDAY 7pm and 10pm SHOWS) (Concert moved from Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan.)
Original suuport was Spirit and Illinois Speed Press. After as the venue was changed, two new support acts were added: Sun Ra and Golden Earring.

MAY 17 - OHIO UNIVERSITY MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, ATHENS, OHIO (SATURDAY, START AT 8:30pm)
Opened for Jose Feliciano, then riding on the back of his massive success with his cover of The Doors' "Light My Fire".

WARNING! Some sources reported that good to very good audience tape of approximately 45 minutes long surfaced from this show and may still be in the hands of a tape hoarder. A very big care must be taken with these reports.

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MAY 18 - GUTHRIE MEMORIAL THEATER, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA (SUNDAY)
MAY 21 - SYRACUSE, NEW YORK (discredited) (WEDNESDAY)
MAY 23 - SAN JOSE POP FESTIVAL, SANTA CLARA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA (cancelled because of distance) (FRIDAY, AFTERNOON SHOW)
Headlined by The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
MAY 23 - KINETIC PLAYGROUND, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (FRIDAY, EVENING SHOW)
Support from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and Illinois Speed Press.
MAY 24 - KINETIC PLAYGROUND, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (SATURDAY)

MAY 25 - MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION, COLUMBIA, MARYLAND (SUNDAY, START AT 8pm)
Opened for The Who. Uncle Dirty (a comedian) opened the show.

Recording Includes: [ supposed to be played: The Train Kept A Rollin', I Can't Quit You Baby, As Long As I Have You (<< Fresh Garbage, Shake..), Dazed And Confused, You Shook Me, How Many More Times (<< The Hunter..) ] Whole Lotta Love [ 7:20 ].
Source: Incomplete good audience recording. 7 minutes.
Details: The tape is distance but clear. Not as bad as we could think at all.

Recording Includes: Backstage scenes.
Source: Incomplete silent 8mm amateur footage. (Need length.)
Details: A quick shots of Page, Plant, and Bonham along with the members of The Who at the backstage.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Anybody Got A Les Paul? (Equinox), Red Snapper Deluxe (Balboa Productions), Whole Lotta For Your Love (Pirate Records), & Whole Lotta Love (Tarantura)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s):

Comments: This is only the encore for the show and all that exists from the show. It also happens to be the second time ever (see April 26th, 1969 for the first) time Whole Lotta Love was played live. A very different version that is excellent, with a long guitar solo in the middle and great vocals from Robert. A very interesting comment about that evening comes from one of the Who's crew: "I had the unenviable task of throwing Zeppelin off the stage," recalled Jeff Wolff. "They were playing over time, stringin' it out, and there was a curfew, so I was saying, "I've got to get you off!" I had to pull the plug on them, otherwise we were never going to go on!"

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MAY 26 - BOSTON TEA PARTY, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (cancelled) (MONDAY)
MAY 27 - BOSTON TEA PARTY, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (TUESDAY)
Support from Zephyr.

MAY 28 - BOSTON TEA PARTY, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (WEDNESDAY)
Support from Zephyr.

Recording Includes: Band Opening Announcements, As Long As I Have You (<< Fresh Garbage, Shake, Mockingbird..) [ 14:41 ], I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:33 ], Dazed And Confused (<< Move On Down The Line..) [ 13:53 ], [ cut ], You Shook Me [ 9:24 ], Pat's Delight [ 11:46 ] >> Babe I'm Gonna Leave You [ 7:18 ], How Many More Times (<< For Your Love, The Hunter..) [ 21:31 ], Announcer Speech, Drums/Bass/Harmonica Improvisation [ 2:20 ] >> Communication Breakdown [ 2:47 ], Band Closing Announcements [ cut ].
Source: Almost complete good to very good audience recording. Near 95 minutes.
Details: The tape is a bit muddy and rather distant but it is also quite clear and good balanced recording.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Complete Boston Tea Party (ARMS), The Legendary Boston Tea Party Tapes Volume 1 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Masters Of Excess (The Symbols), & Pat's Delight (Tecumseh)

Comments: An excellent and wild show in front of a rather dull and unresponsive crowd. Robert's voice is simply perfect and the band is so on! The improvisations in Dazed And Confused, As Long As I Have You, and a very long How Many More Times are truly outstanding and the whole show is a great 1969 Led Zeppelin energetic, loud, powerful, raw, and wonderful document.

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MAY 29 - FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (cancelled and rescheduled for May 30th, 1969) (THURSDAY)
MAY 29 - BOSTON TEA PARTY, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (THURSDAY)
Support from Zephyr.

MAY 30 - FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (FRIDAY 8pm and 11:30pm SHOWS)
Support from Woody Herman & His Orchestra and Delaney & Bonnie & Friends. Psychedelic imaginery was provided by the Joshua Light Show.

Set 1 Includes: Bill Graham Introduction [ cut ], The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 3:00 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 6:07 ], Dazed And Confused [ 11:33 ], You Shook Me [ 9:26 ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 9:53 ], How Many More Times (<< Just A Little Bit, The Hunter..) [ 15:49 - edit ], [ edit/cut ], Communication Breakdown [ 3:14 ].
Source: Almost complete fair to good audience recording. Almost 64 minutes.
Details: The tape is overloaded and distorted, also somewhat bassy and muddy.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Drive Me Insane (Scorpio), Early Days Latter Days (no label), & The Legendary Fillmore Tapes Vol. 2 (Savage Beast Music)

Comments: A short, intense and excellent show in front of a crowd who has fallen under Led Zeppelin's spell. Robert's voice is fantastic and the band plows through the set with intensity and fire and Dazed And Confused and How Many More Times have great performances from all four band members. Check out Jimmy's mind-blowing solo in You Shook Me ... another triumph!

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MAY 31 - FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (SATURDAY 8pm and 11:30 pm SHOWS)
Support from Woody Herman & His Orchestra and Delaney & Bonnie & Friends with the special guest of Dorothy Morrison. Psychedelic imaginery was provided by the Joshua Light Show.
JUNE 1 - KIEL AUDITORIUM, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI (cancelled) (SUNDAY)
Scheduled line-up was The Who, Led Zeppelin, and Joe Cocker. Concert was advertised with Led Zeppelin as the second billing. However, Led Zeppelin pulled out of the line-up and the concert went ahead with just The Who and Joe Cocker.

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JUNE 13 - TOWN HALL, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND (FRIDAY 7:30pm)
JUNE 15 - FREE TRADE HALL, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND (SUNDAY 7pm)
Billed as Led Zeppelin etc.

JUNE 16 - TASTY POP SUNDAE, STUDIO 2, AEOLIAN HALL, LONDON, ENGLAND (MONDAY, recording session between 7:30pm to 11pm)
Broadcast between 10am and 12 noon on "Chris Grant's Tasty Pop Sundae", June 22, 1969 (Sunday). Also on the show in session were Marmalade and Vanity Fair. Finally, the whole broadcast (minus interview) was released on BBC Sessions album in 1997.

Recording Includes: Interview with all members of Led Zeppelin [ 6:00 ], [ cut ], The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair [ 2:59 ], Studio Chatter, Communication Breakdown (<< Just A Little Bit..) [ 3:09 ], Between Song, What Is And What Should Never Be [ 4:10 ], Something Else [ 2:04 ].
Source: Complete superb pre-FM soundboard recording. 19 minutes.
Details: The tape is an excellent radio master.

Official LP Reference(s): BBC Sessions (Atlantic)

Bootleg LP Reference(s): A Collection Of BBC Archives (Archive) & Dazed And Confused (Atlantic)

Official CD Reference(s): BBC Sessions (Atlantic)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Another Trip (Big Music), BBC (Last Stand Disc), Cabala (Osoz), The Complete '69 BBC Classics (Immigrant), The Complete British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Sessions (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), The Complete Tapes (1968/69 - Vol. 1) (Tintagel), The Cover Versions (Fancy Pantry), Eternal Mystery (Classical Shots On CD), The Lost BBC Sessions (Led Note), Many More Early Times (Insect Records), More Than Something Else (Aulica), Radio Sessions (Chapter One), Secret History Of Led Zeppelin (Scorpio), Shenandoah (Aulica), Streets Of San Francisco (no label), Studio Gems Vol. 1 (Kobra Records), & Uncensored (Great Dane Records)

Comments: Another brilliant broadcast and a truly one of the best studio versions of Communication Breakdown with snippets of Just A Little Bit thrown in. But this show is reserved for two never before played songs: The Girl I Love and Something Else. The first one has similar guitar structure to the later used on Moby Dick instrumental intro while the second is a superb rendition to Eddie Cohtan's classic tune and Zeppelin's own hymn to one of their rock 'n' roll heroes.

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JUNE 19 - DU KREMLIN BICENTRE (ANTENNE CULTURELLE - TOUS EN SCENE), PARIS, FRANCE (THURSDAY, recording session)
Whole concert was professionally filmed. The programme bill also bell boys pretending to be a rock group, jazz and variety acts, and a Salvation Army band. Aired on France television on September 5, 1969 (Friday). Re-broadcast on Canal Jimmy, French TV in 1991. Fragments were used on "Whole Lotta Love" promo video in 1997. Finally, mix of both versions of Communication Breakdown and all of Dazed And Confused were used for DVD in 2003.

Recording Includes: Communication Breakdown (rehersal), Communication Breakdown, Dazed And Confused [ cut ] [ supposed to be played: White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..), Good Times Bad Times - Whole Lotta Love ].
Source: Incomplete (?) superb video color soundtrack/professional television broadcast with actual sound. Almost 15 minutes.
Details: The tape is an excellent television master.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): The Complete '69 BBC Classics (Immigrant) & Hideaway (Nienerwald Muzica Corp.)

Official Visual Reference(s): DVD (Warner Music Vision)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): 1969 (Cosmic Energy DVD-R), Bring It On Home Part 1 (Eye Thank You), Days And Confused (Seymour Vision), Early Visions/The Best Of Led Zeppelin Clips Volume One (Celebration Definitive Masters), Hats Off To John Bonham (Sugar Mama), & Visualize Vo. II - Tarantura Video Works Volume 2 (Tarantura VHS)

Comments: This is all that exists from this rather unexpected and fantastic raw performance. The group performed strong, short set but only Dazed And Confused and rehearsal and show versions of Communication Breakdown were recorded. After so much disappointent of broadcast the group never performed in television again.

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JUNE 20 - CITY HALL, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, ENGLAND (FRIDAY, START AT 7:30pm)
Support from The Liverpool Scene and Blodwyn Pig.

Recording Includes: The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:57 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 6:10 ], Dazed And Confused [ 11:06 ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 9:52 ], Harmonica/Drums/Bass Interlude [ 0:18 ], You Shook Me (<< The Lemon Song..) [ 11:21 ], [ cut ], Pat's Delight [ 12:40 ], [ edit ], How Many More Times (<< Over Under Sideways Down, There's A Mountain, The Hunter..) [ 19:27 ], Communication Breakdown (<< Just A Little Bit..) [ 4:04 ].
Source: Almost complete fair audience recording. 85 minutes.
Details: A highly overloaded, distant and hissy tape makes this recording rather hard to listen.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Blighty (Tarantura2000)

Comments: A truly powerful show just a week before as the band took BBC Playhouse Theatre's venue on June 27th, 1969. The performance is superb and the curiosities such as the harmonica/drums/bass interlude before You Shook Me and some frenetically delivered lines from Donovan's There Is A Mountain during How Many More Times are priceless. The band and the audience seem to be having a great time. "You know we do a lot of work in America but I think this is the best night we've ever had in England," says Robert near the end.

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JUNE 21 - COLSTON HALL, BRISTOL, ENGLAND (SATURDAY, START AT 7:30pm)
Support from Blodwyn Pig (unable to play that night).

JUNE 24 - TOP GEAR, STUDIO 4, MAIDA VALE, LONDON, ENGLAND (TUESDAY, recording session between 2:30pm to 9:30pm)
Broadcast between 7pm and 9pm on John Peel's "Top Gear", Radio One, June 29, 1969 (Sunday). Also on the show in session were The Pentagle, Savoy Brown Blues Band and Idle Rice. The audition was rebroadcast on "Tommy Vance Friday Rock Show", BBC Radio, London, England on February 2, 1979 (Friday). Travelling Riverside Blues was first released as a part of Led Zeppelin box set and also used as a music background to the promo film under the same title during promotion campaign of Remasters set in late 1990 by Jimmy Page, mixed along with other miscellaneous scenes as well as brief parts of July 1973 The Song Remains The Same and Seattle July 17, 1977 pro shots. Finally, Whole Lotta Love, Communication Breakdown and Travelling Riverside Blues were released on BBC Sessions album in 1997.

Recording Includes: Studio Chatter, What Is And What Should Never Be [ 4:18 ], Whole Lotta Love [ 6:05 ], Communication Breakdown [ 2:37 ], Travelling Riverside Blues (<< The Lemon Song..) [ 5:08 ].
Source: Complete superb pre-FM soundboard recording. 18 minutes.
Details: The tape is an excellent radio master.

Official LP Reference(s): BBC Sessions (Atlantic) & Led Zeppelin Box Set (Atlantic)

Bootleg LP Reference(s): Absence (Toasted Records), Bonham's Rebirth (The Amazing Kornyphone Rebirth Label), The Complete BBC Performances (Toasted Records), Dazed And Confused (Atlantic), Hiawatha Express (Ze Anonym Plattenspieler), In The Light 69-85 (Zipp Zapp), Knebworth Fair Vol. 1 (K&S Records), The Last Farewell Vol. 2 (Fujiyo Music), Led Zeppelin (K&S Records, 1LP & Sfot-Cid both issues, 1EP), Led Zeppelin Film Can (Rock Solid Records), Riverside Blues (The Swingin' Pig Records), Rock 'N' Roll Circus (Barking Moose Records), Rock 'N' Roll Circus Special (Ze Anonym Plattenspieler), Spare Parts (Toasted Records), & 10th Anniversary (Help)

Official CD Reference(s): BBC Sessions (Atlantic) & Led Zeppelin Box Set (Atlantic)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): '69 In Flames (Manic Depression), Another Trip (Big Music), Badge Holders - The Best Live In Concert 1969 (Double Time), BBC (Last Stand Disc), Cabala (Osoz), Classics Off The Air 1 (Neutral Zone), The Complete '69 BBC Classics (Immigrant), The Complete British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Sessions (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), The Complete Tapes (1968/69 - Vol. 1) (Tintagel), Dazed And Confused (Joker Productions), Live (Vol. 3) (Joker Productions), The Lost BBC Sessions (Led Note), Many More Early Times (Insect Records), Put Led In Your Pencil (Turtle Records), Radio Appearances (World Productions Of Compact Music), Radio Sessions (Chapter One), Rarities (Fire Power), Riverside Blues (The Swingin' Pig Records), Studio Gems Vol. 1 (Kobra Records), Secret History Of Led Zeppelin (Scorpio), Traveling Riverside Blues (Rockin' Records/The Pageboys), Uncensored (Great Dane Records), Whole Lotta Love (Vol. 2) (Banana), & Winterland (Living Legend Records)

Official Visual Reference(s): DVD (Warner Music Vision) & Travelling Riverside Blues (promo video)

Comments: Another studio session that needs no recommendation. During this short British tour the band was absolutely on peak form and it can be easily heard on this amazing recording. A fury, power and energy are present on all the tracks. Whole Lotta Love is psychedelic stand-out and Robert's yelling during theramin battle is thrilling. Communication Breakdown is devastating and What Is And What Should Never Be is one of the most dramatic versions the band ever played. A real pearl, Traveling Riverside Blues is Zeppelin's bow to the talent and magic of Robert Johnson and Plant sings some of his "lemon" lyrics.

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JUNE 26 - GUILDHALL, PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND (THURSDAY 7:30pm)
JUNE 27 - PLAYHOUSE THEATRE, LONDON, ENGLAND (FRIDAY, rehearsal at 7pm)

JUNE 27 - ONE NIGHT STAND, PLAYHOUSE THEATRE, LONDON, ENGLAND (FRIDAY, recording session between 8:45pm to 10:15 pm)
Broadcast between 8pm and 9pm on John Peel's "Top Gear", Radio One, August 10, 1969 (Sunday). Also on the show in session was The Edgar Broughton Band. The audition was rebroadcast on "Tommy Vance Friday Rock Show", BBC Radio, London, England on December 28, 1979 (Friday). White Summer/Black Mountain Side was released as a part of Led Zeppelin box set in late 1990. Finally, Communication Breakdown, I Can't Quit You Baby, You Shook Me and How Many More Times were released on BBC Sessions album in 1997.

Recording Includes: Alan Black Introduction, Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing..) [ 3:13 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 6:10 ], Alan Black Interview with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, Dazed And Confused [ 11:00 ], Alan Black Introduction, White Summer [ cut ] (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 8:03 ], The Liverpool Scene Sketch with Adrian Henry/Mike Evans/Andy Roberts, You Shook Me [ 10:12 ], Alan Black Introduction, How Many More Times (<< The Hunter, The Lemon Song..) [ 12:56 ].
Source: Almost complete superb pre-FM soundboard recording. 62 minutes.
Details: The tape is an excellent radio master.

Recording Includes: Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing..) [ 3:12 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 6:06 ], Dazed And Confused [ 10:47 ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 8:05 ], You Shook Me [ 10:01 ], How Many More Times (<< The Hunter, The Lemon Song..) [ 12:26 ].
Source: Complete superb FM radio broadcast recording. 52 minutes.
Details: The tape is an excellent edited radio master with almost entire chatter and banter between songs removed.

Official LP Reference(s): BBC Sessions (Atlantic) & Led Zeppelin Box Set (Atlantic)

Bootleg LP Reference(s) (shortest source available): Best Of Led Zeppelin Vol. 2 (Rock Solid Records), The Big Dope Party (LZ69 & LZ869), Carnival (Toasted Records), The Complete BBC Performances (Toasted Records), Dazed And Confused (Royal Sound), The Final Option (Rock Solid Records & The Swingin' Pig Records), First Concert As The New Yardbirds (Trade Mark Of Quality), Flight Of The Led Zeppelin 1969 (Jolly Good Sound), Four Symbols (Accord), Hot London (Kolne), Idolescence (Volsung), In The Light 1969 (LZL4 A-D), Led Zeppelin (String Records), Led Zeppelin Film Can (Rock Solid Records), Live In London 1969 (Elektrecord), London 1969 (Accord Records), My Rider (LZ69), One Night Stand (Atlantic), Over London (European Fan Club), Stairway To The Moon (no label), White Summer (The Swingin' Pig Records), The Yardbirds Reform For Marquee (XL 1543/44/45), & Zep Over Europe (Earthworks)

Official CD Reference(s): BBC Sessions (Atlantic) & Led Zeppelin Box Set (Atlantic)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) shorter source: '69 In Flames (Manic Depression), Another White Summer (Big Music), Badge Holders - The Best Live In Concert 1969 (Double Time), BBC (Last Stand Disc), Black Mountain Side (Azija Records), Classics Off The Air 2 (Neutral Zone), Communication Breakdown (Live & Alive), The Complete '69 BBC Classics (Immigrant), Going To California (Alegra), Hammer Of The Gods (Azija Records), How Many More Times (Quality Compact Productions), In Concert - 1969-1971 (Liver Pool), Live At The Paris Theatre (Black Panther), Live In London (Black Panther), London 2/69 (Koine Records), London Broadcast (World Productions Of Compact Music), Mess Of Blues (Living Legend Records), Minnesota Blues (Oil Well), Momma Don't Wanna Play No Skiffle No More (Azija Records), More Than Something Else (Aulica), Plays Pure Blues (Live Storm), Shenandoah (Aulica), Through The Years (Big Music), The Ultimate BBC Collection (1969-1971) (Home Records), Uncensored (Great Dane Records), White Summer (Capricorn Records, Oil Well & The Swingin' Pig Records), Whole Lotta Love (On Stage), Whole Lotta Love (Vol. 3) (Banana), XXII Anniversary (Aulica), You Shock Me (The Entertainers), & Young Hurricane (Ocean Sound Studio)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) longer source: BBC 1969 (no label), BBC Sessions (Last Stand Disc), BBC Rock Hour (Blue Flame), BBC Transcription Service (no label), The Complete British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Sessions (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & Rock Hour (Antrabata Reference Master & Theramin Music)

Comments: This show was recorded for the BBC to broadcast the entire show, and here it all is. An incredible, compact, tight show that features some of the best playing ever, with Jones and Bonham shining throughout and quite possibly the best recording of Plant's voice ever. Add Jimmy's dazzling guitar work and you have a classic show.

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JUNE 28 - FIRST BATH FESTIVAL OF BLUES & PROGRESSIVE MUSIC, SHEPTON MALLET, ENGLAND (SATURDAY, START AT 12 noon)
Shared bill with Ten Years After, Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall, The Nice, Chicken Shack, Colosseum, Blodwyn Pig, The Keef Hartley Blues Band, Taste, Roy Harper, Savoy Brown Blues Band, Champion Jack Dupree, Clouds, Babylon, Group Therapy, Principal Edward's Magic Theatre, The Edgar Broughton Band, Deep Blues Band, Just Before Dawn, The Liverpool Scene, and DJ John Peel.
JUNE 29 - POP PROMS, ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON, ENGLAND (members of The Liverpool Scene and Blodwyn Pig joined Led Zeppelin to the final encore Long Tall Sally) (SUNDAY 5:30pm and 8:30pm SHOWS)
Support from The Liverpool Scene, Blodwyn Pig, and DJ Jeff Dexter.

Led Zeppelin Third U.S. Tour
July 5, 1969 - August 31, 1969

JULY 4 - ROOSEVELT RACEWAY, WESTBURY, NEW YORK (cancelled) (FRIDAY)
JULY 5 - FIRST ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL POP FESTIVAL, GAINESVILLE NR. BYRON, GEORGIA (concert interrupted by a naked man who jumped on stage and began to dance, finally dived into John Bonham's drums kit) (SATURDAY)
Shared bill with Blood Sweat & Tears, Booker T. And The MG's, Canned Heat, Chicago Transit Authority, Chuck Berry, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dave Brubeck & Garry Mulligan, Delaney Bonnie & Friends, Ian & Sylvia, Janis Joplin & His Cosmik Blues Band, Joe Cocker, Al Kooper, Johnny Rivers, Johnny Winter, Pacific Gas & Electric, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Spirit, Staple Singers, Sweetwater, Ten Wheel Drive, and Tommy Jones & The Shandells.

JULY 6 - SIXTEENTH ANNUAL NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL, FESTIVAL FIELD, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND (SUNDAY, START AT 8pm)
Shared bill with B. B. King, Jeff Beck Group, Art Blakey, Willie Bobo, James Brown with Nipsy Russell, Dave Brubeck Trio featuring Gerry Mulligan, Buddy Rich Orchestra, Gary Burton, Miles Davis, Herbie Hanckock, Illinois State Band, Jethro Tull, John Mayall, Newport All Stars with Mavis Rivers, Savage Rose, Sly & The Family Show, O. C. Smith, Ten Years After, Johnny Winter, World's Greatest Jazz Band with Maxine Sullivan and Stephanie Grapelli, and Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention. Psychedelic imaginery was provided by the Joshua Light Show. Led Zeppelin headlined the fourth night of the festival.

Recording Includes: [ supposed to be not recorded: Band Announcements ] The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:51 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 6:05 ], Dazed And Confused [ 12:29 ], You Shook Me [ 10:33 ], How Many More Times (<< The Hunter, The Lemon Song..) [ 14:51 ], Communication Breakdown [ 4:26 - cut ].
Source: Incomplete very good to excellent 1st audience recording. Almost 55 minutes.
Details: The recording is very bright and has all the instruments in great balance except for Plant's vocals that are lost in the mix very noticeably.

Recording Includes: [ supposed to be not recorded: Band Announcements ] The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:53 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 6:14 ], Dazed And Confused [ 12:52 ], You Shook Me [ 10:56 ], How Many More Times (<< The Hunter, The Lemon Song..) [ 15:28 ], Communication Breakdown [ 5:07 ] >> Long Tall Sally [ 5:14 ], Band Outroduction.
Source: Almost complete very good 2nd audience recording. 64 minutes.
Details: The tape is clear and close to the speakers. Plant's vocals are very prominent for most of the recording with Page's guitar pushed to the rear and the rhythm section somewhere in the middle.

Recording Includes: [ supposed to be not recorded: Band Announcements ] The Train Kept A Rollin' >> I Can't Quit You Baby, Dazed And Confused.
Source: Incomplete good 3rd audience recording. 20 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) source 1: Live At The Newport Jazz Festival (Led)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: New Port '69 (Black Swan)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 2: Jazz (no label), Live At The Newport Jazz Festival (aka Good Times Bad Times) (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Long Tall Sally (Tarantura), Newport Jazz Festival 7/6/69 (Zeppelin Digital CD-R), & Tales From '69 (Tarantura)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 3: Newport Jazz Festival (Masterport)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1 & 2 mixes: Jazz But Rock (Tarantura2000) & Newport Jazz Festival (Graf Zeppelin)

Comments: Led Zeppelin closed out the final night of the festival with this extremely gutsy and intense performance. The audience was rowdy after as the Zeppelin was reported to be not performed and Plant announced: "A lot of people though that we weren't gonna come here today. There was a lot of talk thtat everyone was ill and bad. There was nothing wrong with us at all and we intended on playing. That's what we've come to America for. We were coming in the first place so don't get any hassles about what we were gonna do and what we weren't. We hope you'll enjoy everything we do tonight and have a ball". Robert's voice is so powerful it wreaks havoc on the recorder! The band is definitely on and Jones and Bonham hit some unreal highs throughout the show, as does Jimmy as well. Some great harmonica soloing from Robert as well and two riotous encores cap this great show.

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JULY 8 - MIAMI, FLORIDA (disputed) (TUESDAY)
JULY 9 - TAMPA, FLORIDA (disputed) (WEDNESDAY)
JULY 10 - JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA (disputed) (THURSDAY)
JULY 11 - LAUREL JAZZ & POP FESTIVAL, LAUREL RACE TRACK, MARYLAND (FRIDAY, START AT 8pm) (Concert moved from Laurel Racecourse, Maryland.)
Shared bill with Johnny Winter, Jethro Tull, Al Kooper, Buddy Guy, Sly & The Family Stone, Ten Years After, Jeff Beck, Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention, Savoy Brown Blues Band, and Guess Who. Led Zeppelin headlined.
JULY 12 - SPECTRUM SUMMER POP FESTIVAL, THE SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA (SATURDAY, START AT 8pm)
Shared bill with Sly & The Family Stone, Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention, Ten Years After, Jeff Beck, Savoy Brown, Blood Sweat & Tears, Edwin Hawkins Singers, Johnny Winter, Al Kooper, Jethro Tull, and Buddy Guy's Blues Band. Led Zeppelin headlined on the last day of the festival.
JULY 13 - SINGER BOWL, FLUSHING MEADOW, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (John Bonham joined Jeff Beck for jam of Rice Pudding/The Stripper, then all four members of Led Zeppelin plus Glen Cornick of Jethro Tull and Alvin Lee of Ten Years After joining Jeff Beck for jam based on Jailhouse Rock) (SUNDAY)
Shared bill with Jethro Tull, The Jeff Beck Group, Ten Years After among others.
JULY 15 - ROCHESTER, NEW YORK (disputed) (TUESDAY)
JULY 16 - DETROIT, MICHIGAN (disputed) (WEDNESDAY)
JULY 17 - CINCINNATI, OHIO (disputed) (THURSDAY)
JULY 18 - KINETIC PLAYGROUND, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (FRIDAY)
Support from Savoy Brown Blues and The Litter with the special guest of Jethro Tull.
JULY 19 - KINETIC PLAYGROUND, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (SATURDAY)
Support from Savoy Brown Blues and The Litter with the special guest of Jethro Tull.

JULY 20 - MUSICCARNIVAL, WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, CLEVELAND, OHIO (concert married by equipment problems) (SUNDAY, START AT 7pm)
Shared bill with The James Gang.

Recording Includes: The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:55 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 6:26 ], Dazed And Confused [ 13:53 ], White Summer [ cut ] (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 7:02 ], You Shook Me [ 10:56 - cut ], [ edit ], How Many More Times (<< The Hunter, The Lemon Song, You Make Me Feel So Young..) [ 17:10 - cut ].
Source: Inccomplete good audience recording. Near 62 minutes.
Details: The tape is a bit noisy with Plant in the back, sounding like he's singing through a transistor radio. There are some rather large problems with the channel and speed during White Summer medley.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Ascending (Blue Hornet), Cleveland 1969 (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), & The Destroyer 1969 (Tarantura)

Comments: A very intense and powerful show but plagued with some PA problems. Plant: "Once again, as last time in the State of Ohio, we find that the PA system is completely inaudible; but, nevertheless, we'd like to carry on ... I think I'd better get out of the way ... If we go up with a flash and a bang...". The first two songs are very powerful and Robert's voice is simply devastating. Page is playing great and the rhythm section is unalterable in Dazed And Confused and incendiary and dynamic in How Many More Times, steering the group through the changes.

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JULY 21 - SCHAEFER MUSIC FESTIVAL, WOLLMAN RINK, CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (MONDAY 7pm and 9:30pm SHOWS)
Approximately 40 minutes of color 16mm film exists along with another 16mm full coat mag track with sound. Shared bill with B.B. King, Joni Mitchell, Tim Hardin, Mongo Santamaria, Cal Tjader, Ray Barretto, Chucho Avellanet, Sly & The Family Stone, Slim Harpo, Carlos Montoya, and Paul Winter Consert. Led Zeppelin headlined on the first day of the festival.

Set 1 Includes: The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:44 - cut ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 6:21 ], Dazed And Confused [ 12:41 ], You Shook Me [ 10:41 ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 8:24 ], How Many More Times (<< Woody Woodpecker Song, For What It's Worth, The Hunter, The Lemon Song, You Make Me Feel So Young..) [ 16:22 - cut ], Communication Breakdown (<< Just A Little Bit..) [ 3:16 ].
Source: Incomplete very good to excellent audience recording. 68 minutes.
Details: It is a very clear, detailed and up front audience recording and a minor miracle considering it comes from the summer of 1969. One of the best from the era. The only drawback is the minor amount of tape hiss present here.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): Central Park '69 & Central Park '69-Milan '71 (no label), The Dirty Dozens (Ass Records), & The Final Option (Rock Solid Records & The Swingin' Pig Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Central Park 69 (Scorpio), Complete Central Park 1969 (Sanctuary), Live At Central Park (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Schaefer Music Festival (Graf Zeppelin & Rock Calender Records), Summer Of Love (Beelzebub Records CD-R), Superstars (TNT Studios), Twist (no label), & Woody Woodrocker Show (Tarantura2000)

Comments: A wild show! The great recording gives a vibrant atmosphere and the show is outstanding! Plant's voice is just amazing, and the instrumental machine is exquisite, soaring and roaring through every song with a vengeance! I love listening to the Zeppelin festival sets from 1969 because they had a set time to play and they put everything they have into it and it leaves you breathless! Robert aplogised to the audience for the lack of new material: "We've got an album coming out in the second week in August, but at the moment there's a bit of delay in us getting the numbers together really for stage, because we're still doing the old ones." Some wacky and exciting surprises in How Many More Times add to the fun and excitement!

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JULY 25 - MID-WEST ROCK FESTIVAL, STATE FAIR GROUNDS, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN (FRIDAY)
Shared bill with Buffy Saint Marie, 1st Edition, Pacific Gas & Electric, S.R.C., Shag, Sweetwater, Blind Faith, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, Taste, MC5, John Mayall, Jeff Beck, Jethro Tull, Johnny Winter, Bob Seeger System, Jim Schwall Blues, Joe Cocker & The Grease Band, Zephyr, and all local acts.

Recording Includes: Band Announcements [ cut ], The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:49 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:59 ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused [ 12:08 ], [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 8:25 ], How Many More Times (<< The Hunter, Travelling Riverside Blues, The Lemon Song [ cut ]..) [ 16:05 ], Communication Breakdown [ 3:49 ].
Source: Incomplete very good to excellent audience recording. 52 minutes.
Details: This is primarily a clear and vibrant recording, though some low end distortion and disturbance do exist. The rhythm section is slightly in the background with the vocals and Page's crystal clear guitar to the forefront. Together with July 21st this is the one of the representatives for the Summer 1969 tour era.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): West Allison State (Grasshopper)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Midwest Rock Festival (Graf Zeppelin), Secret History Of Led Zeppelin (Scorpio), State Fair (Digger Productions), Stroll On! (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), State Fair Park West Allis WI 7/25/69 (Zeppelin Digital CD-R), & Summer Of Love (Beelzebub Records CD-R)

Comments: A super-charged festival set! The band plow through this material with one of the best versions of The Train Kept A Rollin' ever and frenzied playing throughout. Bonham plays some really inventive patterns and Jonesy is flying as always. Robert's voice is gutsy and Jimmy is great as always ... every song is excellent, and the vibrant recording make this a kicking show!

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JULY 26 - PNE AGRODOME, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (SATURDAY, START AT 8:30pm)
Support from Vanilla Fudge.

JULY 27 - SEATTLE POP FESTIVAL, GOLDCREEK PARK, WOODINVILLE, WASHINGTON (SUNDAY)
Shared bill with Chuck Berry, Blacksnake, Tim Buckley, The Byrds, Chicago Transit Authority, Albert Collins, Alice Cooper, Crome Syrcus, Bo Diddley, The Doors, Floating Bridge, The Flock, Flying Burrito Brothers, Guess Who, It's A Beautiful Day, Charles Lloyd, Lonnie Mack, Lee Michaels, Rockin' Fu, Murray Roman, Santana, Spirit, Ten Years After, Ike & Tina Turner, Vanilla Fudge, and The Youngbloods.

WARNING! It is reported that soundboard this tape exists and is currently in the hands of a tape hoarder. Approach any tapes or CDs that claim to be this date with caution.

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JULY 29 - KINSMEN FIELD HOUSE, EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA (TUESDAY)
Shared bill with Vanilla Fudge.
JULY 30 - TERRACE LAGOON BALLROOM, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (WEDNESDAY 7pm and 9:30pm SHOWS)
Support from Vanilla Fudge.
JULY 31 - EUGENE, OREGON (disputed) (THURSDAY)
AUGUST 1 - SANTA BARBARA EARL WARREN SHOWGROUNDS, SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA (FRIDAY, START AT 7:30pm)
Support from Jethro Tull and Fraternity Of Man.
AUGUST 2 - CIVIC AUDITORIUM, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO (SATURDAY)
Support from Vanilla Fudge.
AUGUST 3 - HOUSTON MUSIC HALL, HOUSTON, TEXAS (SUNDAY)
AUGUST 4 - STATE FAIR COLISEUM, DALLAS, TEXAS (MONDAY 8pm)
AUGUST 6 - MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (WEDNESDAY)
AUGUST 7 - COMMUNITY THEATRE, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA (THURSDAY)

AUGUST 8 - SWING AUDITORIUM, SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA (concert married by Page's guitar problems) (FRIDAY, START AT 8pm)
Support from Jethro Tull.

Recording Includes: Band Announcements [ cut ], The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:40 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:57 ], I Gotta Move/Improvisation [ 2:57 ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused [ 11:32 - cut ], [ edit/cut ], White Summer [ 0:56 - cut ], [ edit/cut ], You Shook Me [ 8:01 - cut ], [ cut ], How Many More Times (<< The Hunter, The Lemon Song, Schooldays, Hideaway, Hail Hail Rock 'N' Roll..) [ 18:36 ].
Source: Incomplete poor to fair audience recording. 55 minutes.
Details: This is heavily overloaded and distorted tape. The taper was much close to Page’s amplifier and he drowns out the rest of the band almost completely, leaving the space for the others only when Pagey is o out from action. Horrible.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): The Summer Of '69 (Rubber Dubber)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Live At Central Park (Empress Valley Supreme Disc) & The Summer Of '69 (Rubber Dubber)

Comments: This show is the first recorded performance of the band headlining in a large auditorium, with this show having taken place at the Swing Auditorium in San Bernardino, California. As far as the gig itself, the show is very good. After a solid performance of the first two songs the band pause for Page to change a string, which prompts the rest of the group to get into another I Gotta Move jam, like they had done in March 14th, 1969 on the radio. But, before they get into it, something seems to happen in front of the stage, which causes Plant to laugh and comment: "How we doin? You must bear with me. I’m of slight coordination, right? So, if you’re ready to take it, I can give it." At which moment a girl can be heard near the recorder yelling out in true "summer of 69" hippy spirit: "Get high! ... And get with meeee!" With a nearby audience member responding to her in like manner: "Be free!"

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AUGUST 9 - ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA (SATURDAY, START AT 8pm)
Support from Jethro Tull.
AUGUST 10 - SPORTS ARENA, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (SUNDAY 8pm)
Support from Jethro Tull.
AUGUST 11 - ICE PALACE, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (MONDAY)
Support from Pinkiny Canandy and an unknown local group.
AUGUST 13 - CIVIC CENTER MUSIC HALL, LUBBOCK, TEXAS (disputed) (WEDNESDAY)
AUGUST 15 - HEMISFAIR ARENA, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (FRIDAY 8pm)
Shared bill with Jethro Tull and Sweet Smoke.
AUGUST 16 - CONVENTION HALL, ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY (SATURDAY 7:30 and 9:45pm SHOWS)
Support from Joe Cocker. This date took place the same weekend as the legendary Woodstock Festival in upstate New York's Bethel. Led Zeppelin were initially approached to play the festival but group's manager, Peter Grant, declined.

AUGUST 17 - OAKDALE MUSICAL THEATRE, WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT (SUNDAY 8pm)
The show was performed on a revolving stage, resulting in very uneven sound.

Recording Includes: The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:20 - cut ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:59 ] [ supposed to be played: Dazed And Confused, White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..), You Shook Me, How Many More Times (<< The Hunter..) ].
Source: Incomplete fair audience recording. 8 minutes.
Details: A distorted and very distant tape.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Anybody Got A Les Paul? (Equinox), Red Snapper Deluxe (Balboa Productions), & Tales From '69 (Tarantura)

Comments: This is all that exists from this show ... I heard that the taper stored it for years in bad conditions and this is the only undamaged part of the tape. A very powerful fragment and it leads me to believe the rest of the show was equally powerful and exciting.

WARNING! Rumors that the complete tape exists and is currently in the hands of a tape hoarder. Approach any tapes or CDs that claim to be this information with caution.

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AUGUST 18 - THE ROCK PILE, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA (MONDAY 8pm and 11:30 pm SHOWS)
Billed as Mighty Monday. Support from Edward Bear.

Set 1 Includes: Band Announcements [ cut ], The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:36 - cut ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 6:08 ], Dazed And Confused [ 13:48 - cut ], You Shook Me [ 11:51 ], [ cut ], How Many More Times (<< The Hunter, The Lemon Song..) [ 16:02 ].
Source: Incomplete fair to good audience recording. 55 minutes.
Details: The recording is muffled, distant and very hissy at its worst. It also contains numerous volume fluctuations.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) afternoon show: Absolutely Gems (Sanctuary), The Complete Rock Pile Tapes (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin), The Complete Rockpile Shows (The Symbols), & The Rockpile Tapes (Badgeholders)

Comments: A great opening set that would be nothing when compared to the scorching second show here! The recording has many volume fluctuations but is fairly clear. The playing here is hot, though. Dazed And Confused is short, compact and powerful, and You Shook Me and How Many More Times are breathtaking in power and playing, and short to work to a maximum effect. Just wait until the next show!

Set 2 Includes: Band Announcements [ cut ], The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:48 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 6:19 ], Dazed And Confused [ 15:20 ], [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 11:24 ], You Shook Me [ 11:33 - cut ], [ edit ], How Many More Times (<< Feel So Fine, Over Under Sideways Down, The Hunter, Truckin' Little Mama, Needle Blues, The Lemon Song, Love Me, Moby Dick..) [ 21:16 ], [ cut ], Announcer Speech, Communication Breakdown (<< There's A Mountain..) [ 6:00 ].
Source: Incomplete very good 1st good audience recording. 83 minutes.
Details: The recording is clear but the first and last two tracks are very bass heavy to the point of overpowering the tape. Also there is some hiss and speed issues during White Summer.

Set 2 Includes: The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 0:10 - cut ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 6:09 ], Dazed And Confused [ 14:39 ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 10:57 ], [ cut ], You Shook Me [ 10:41 - cut ], How Many More Times (<< Feel So Fine, Over Under Sideways Down, The Hunter, Truckin' Little Mama, Needle Blues, The Lemon Song, Love Me, Moby Dick..) [ 19:33 ], [ cut ], Communication Breakdown (<< There's A Mountain..) [ 5:37 ], Band Outroduction [ cut? ].
Source: Incomplete very good 2nd audience recording. 75 minutes.
Details: The tape sounds quite crispier than above recording. It is noticeably overpowered by the music on the whole run though.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Absolutely Gems (Sanctuary), The Complete Rock Pile Tapes (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin), The Complete Rockpile Shows (The Symbols), Hideaway (Nienerwald Muzica Corp.), Long Tall Sally (Tarantura), & The Rockpile Tapes (Badgeholders)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 2: The Complete Rock Pile Tapes (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin)

Comments: What an excellent show in front of the best crowd you'll ever hear! The band is just brilliant here and plays their guts out for this great audience. The band is so exciting to be in Canada after a bad reception from the side of Texas audience few days before what caused of Plant's long comments: "It's very nice to be back, but we've got a lot of problems. We've just come from San Antonio in Texas, wjere all the geezers thought we should get our hair cut, and we've been through that and everybody's been feeling rather bad, so we're very pleased to be here one way or ranother. It's nice to be back. We'd like to say hello to anybody from the British Isles, including Scotland and two geezers who used to come from Birmingham in a group called The Yellow Rainbow. Nice to see you're still nicking gear! And so, if everybody can feel free and easy, we'd like to see what we can do." How Many More Times is filled with some tense drama that is broken by Robert laughing when he can't hit the highest note. A very hot reception caued Plant to introduce the band in a verry funny mood: "We'd like to try to draw a conclusion to what's been a very hectic day. We'd like to tell you that Texas is still as it was when you last read about it and that England is still what it always will be, and we'd like to see you very shortly again, but if not you could all move to the Bahamas or something ... on bass guitar, Hammond organ, and throne ... King John Paul Jones, on drums John Henry Bonham and on lead guitar and as many chicks as he can find ... Jimmy Page!" Then Bonham took the microphone and inctroduced Plant as "straight from the Labour club at Cradley Heath." Communication Breakdown is a blistering version for an encore.

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AUGUST 20 - THE AERODOME NEW YORK, SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK (WEDNESDAY 8pm and 11:30pm SHOWS)
AUGUST 21 - CAROUSEL THEATRE, FRAMINGHAM NATICKS, MASSACHUSETTS (THURSDAY)
Support from Orpheus. DJ J. J. Jackson introduced the band on stage.
AUGUST 22 - PIRATES' WORLD, DANIA, FLORIDA (FRIDAY 9:30pm)
Support from The Echo, Royal Ascots, and Brimstone. The band was originally billed as a member of Bilzen Jazz Festival, Bilzen, Belgium but the concert was cancelled in favour of extending current U.S. tour. Deep Purple took their place.
AUGUST 23 - PIRATES' WORLD, DANIA, FLORIDA (SATURDAY 9:30pm)
Support from The Echo, Royal Ascots, and Brimstone.
AUGUST 24 - VETERANS' MEMORIAL COLISEUM, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA (SUNDAY 8pm)
AUGUST 25 - DELANO MOTOR LODGE, MONTICELLO, NEW YORK (disputed) (MONDAY 9pm and 11:30pm SHOWS)
AUGUST 27 - CASINO BALLROOM, HAMPTON BEACH, NEW HAVEN (cancelled) (WEDNESDAY 8pm and 10pm SHOWS)
AUGUST 29 - GUITAR VIRTUOSO SHOW, THE SINGER BOWL MUSIC FESTIVAL, STATE PAVILION, FLUSHING MEADOWS PARK, QUEENS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (FRIDAY)
Shared bill with Vanilla Fudge, The Jeff Beck Group, Ten Years After, Edwin Hawkins Singers, Steppenwolf, The Moody Blues, NRBQ, Tim Hardin, Incredible String Band, Odetta, Tom Paxton, The Pentagle, Ian & Sylvia, The Chambers Brothers, Pogo, Buddy Guy, Larry Coryell, and James Brown. Led Zeppelin headlined.
AUGUST 30 - GUITAR VIRTUOSO SHOW, THE SINGER BOWL MUSIC FESTIVAL, STATE PAVILION, FLUSHING MEADOWS PARK, QUEENS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (SATURDAY)
Shared bill with Vanilla Fudge, The Jeff Beck Group, Ten Years After, Edwin Hawkins Singers, Steppenwolf, The Moody Blues, NRBQ, Tim Hardin, Incredible String Band, Odetta, Tom Paxton, The Pentagle, Ian & Sylvia, The Chambers Brothers, Poco, Buddy Guy, Larry Coryell, and James Brown. Led Zeppelin headlined.

AUGUST 31 - TEXAS INTERNATIONAL POP FESTIVAL, INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, FESTIVAL FIELD, LEWISVILLE NR. DALLAS, TEXAS (SUNDAY)
Shared bill with Canned Heat, Chicago Transit Authority, James Cotton Blues Band, Janis Joplin & Kozmic Blues Band, B.B. King, Herbie Mann, Rotary Connection, Sam & Dave, Chicago Transit Authority, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, Incredible String Band, Santana, Johnny Winter, Nazz, Sly & The Family Stone, Spirit, Sweetwater, Ten Years After, Tony Joe White, Space Opera, Grand Funk Railroad, Shiva's Headband, The Quarry, and Ramone Ramone & The 4 Daddios.

Recording Includes: The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:57 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 6:13 ], Dazed And Confused [ 15:32 ], You Shook Me [ 10:32 ], How Many More Times (<< Suzie Q, The Hunter, The Lemon Song, Eyesight To The Blind, Bye Bye Baby [ cut ], All Shook Up [ cut ]..) [ 20:49 ], [ cut ], Communication Breakdown [ 4:26 ].
Source: Incomplete fair to good 1st audience recording. 63 minutes.
Details: The tape is hissy, distand and muddy, also overloaded. Although all the instruments are still audible, overall quality is really not impressive and tape ranks good in places only. Members of the audience are talkative in some places.

Recording Includes: Opening Announcements, The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:53 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 6:01 ], Dazed And Confused [ 15:04 ], You Shook Me [ 10:20 ], How Many More Times (<< Suzie Q, The Hunter, The Lemon Song, Eyesight To The Blind, Bye Bye Baby, All Shook Up..) [ 21:04 ], Announcer Speech, Communication Breakdown [ 4:21 ], Closing Announcements.
Source: Almost complete very good to excellent 2nd audience recording. 64 minutes.
Details: The recording is very clear but emphasizes the bass, has noticeable hiss, mic handling noise and the ocassional audience comment.

Recording Includes: Opening Announcements, The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 3:00 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 6:02 ], Dazed And Confused [ 14:20 - cut ], You Shook Me [ 10:26 ], How Many More Times (<< Suzie Q, The Hunter, The Lemon Song, Eyesight To The Blind, Bye Bye Baby, All Shook Up..) [ 21:18 - cut ], Announcer Speech, Communication Breakdown [ 4:24 ], Closing Announcements.
Source: Incomplete superb soundboard recording. Near 63 minutes.
Details: The tape has stunning and dynamic quality. There is almost absolutely no tape hiss and instruments are superb balanced.

Recording Includes: I Can't Quit You Baby [ cut ], Dazed And Confused [ cut ], You Shook Me [ cut ], How Many More Times [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete 16mm color silent amateur footage. 6 minutes.
Details: The film is dark and a bit blurry, but is nonetheless an interesting early visual document of the band in a true live setting.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) audience source 1: The Big Dope Party (LZ69 & LZ869) & Never Healed (Idi Amin)

Bootleg LP Reference(s) soundboard: Don't Mess With Texas & Texas International Pop Festival (Oh Boy)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 1: Eyes Big Crowd (Tarantura2000) & Texas International Pop Festival: Definitive Edition (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 2: Plays Pure Bob (Tarantura) & Texas International Pop Festival: Definitive Edition (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: Best Of 1969 Tour (Forever Standard Series), Cabala (Osoz), The Cover Versions (Fancy Pantry), Don't Mess With Texas (Oh Boy), Electric Magic Over Dallas (Azija Records & Dinopower Records), The Hall Of Fame Reunion '95 (Tuff Bites), Houston Blues (Alternative Edge), Momma Don't Wanna Play No Skiffle No More (Azija Records), Plays Pure Blues (Live Storm & Whoopy Cat original and reissue), Tales From The Riverside (Luna Records/ANF Corporation), Texas International Pop Festival (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, Oh Boy & Last Stand Disc), Texas International Pop Festival: Definitive Edition (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin), Through The Years (Big Music), Uncensored (Great Dane Records), Whole Lotta Love (Vol. 4) (Banana), & You Shook Me (Oil Well)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 2 & soundboard mixes: The Only Way To Fly (Empress Valley Supreme Disc) & Texas Blues (Godfather Records)

Bootleg DVD Audio Reference(s): Texas International Pop Festival (Empress Valley Supreme Disc) & Texas Pop (Genuine Masters)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): Bring It On Home Part 1 (Eye Thank You), Early Visions/The Best Of Led Zeppelin Clips Volume One (Celebration Definitive Masters), Film Noir Volume 1 - 1969~1975 (Hercules DVD-R), & No Blues No Shoes (Whoopy Cat)

Comments: An excellent show, perfectly consolidating all of the great playing that this tour had produced, from the powerful opener to the extended end of show medley, complete with Plant doing his best adlibs yet. An easy choice for one of the very best shows of the year. As if the performance wasn't enough, a superb soundboard, as well as a near-excellent audience sources circulate for this show. Plant mentioned about the cancelled August 4th concert: "It's very nice to be back in Texas. Last time we were here it was a near disaster when we said we weren't doing the festival and everything. This is the last date before we go back to England, so we'd really like to have a nice time ... And you can help us." Plant also apologised for cutting the set short: "We've got to say goodnight according to the programme. Unfortunately, the programme has got a little delayed but there's nothing we can do about it!" Pages amps act up during a few spots in the show, producing brief crackling sounds, as if his guitar cable or a connection somewhere was coming loose. Although not at all a distraction for the listener, this makes for a funny moment during Dazed And Confused and How Many More Times, when Page's amps can be heard briefly picking up the sound of the festival security staff speaking on their radios.

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Led Zeppelin European Interlude
October 3, 1969 - October 13, 1969

OCTOBER 3 - CIRCUS THEATRE, SCHEVENINGEN, HOLLAND (FRIDAY)
Support from Steamhammer.
OCTOBER 4 - GROTE ZAAL DE DOELEN, ROTTERDAM, HOLLAND (SATURDAY)
Support from After Tea and George Cash.
OCTOBER 5 - CONCERTGEBOUW, AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND (SUNDAY)
Support from Steamhammer.
OCTOBER 7 - KONSERTHUSET, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (cancelled and rescheduled for February 26th, 1970) (TUESDAY)
OCTOBER 8 - KONSERTHUSET, GOTEBORG, SWEDEN (cancelled because the band have had contracted show in Stockholm already) (WEDNESDAY)
OCTOBER 8 - KONSERTHUSET, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (cancelled) (WEDNESDAY)
OCTOBER 9 - COPENHAGEN, DENMARK (cancelled) (THURSDAY)

OCTOBER 9 (or) 10 - CONCERTGEBOUW, HARLEEM, HOLLAND (THURSDAY)
As yet this footage is still not discovered and may have been wiped. Originally was aired on "Dit is het begin", Dutch VARA networked TV Show, December 12, 1969 (Friday.) The programme also included Deep Purple's studio recording Child In Time.

Recording Includes: Dazed And Confused [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete excellent professional colour TV broadcast. 12 minutes.

Bootleg Visual Reference(s):

Comments: Not known if the group performed the whole set or just one song. But if the content was similar to the following two nights then this would be a real gem!

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OCTOBER 10 - L'OLYMPIA, PARIS, FRANCE (FRIDAY)
Whole concert was recorded professionally. Originally aired on "Musicorama", Europe1 on November 2nd, 1969. Rebroadcast on Europe2 on December 7th, 2007 at 22:30.

Recording Includes: Band Announcements [ cut ], Good Times Bad Times Intro [ 0:34 ] >> Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing..) [ 3:11 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 6:25 ], Heartbreaker [ 4:18 ], Dazed And Confused [ 14:53 ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 10:18 ], You Shook Me [ 11:31 ], [ supposed to be played: Moby Dick ], How Many More Times (<< Over Under Sideways Down, Bolero, The Hunter, The Lemon Song, Boogie Chillun..) [ 22:42 ].
Source: Almost complete (?) superb professional pre-FM recording. 78 minutes.
Details: Professionally mixed pre-FM master. Moby Dick was played but not recorded possibly.

Recording Includes: Band Announcements [ cut ], Good Times Bad Times Intro [ 0:34 ] >> Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing..) [ 3:11 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby (<< DJ Comments..) [ 6:25 ], Heartbreaker [ 4:18 ], Dazed And Confused (<< DJ Comments..) [ 14:53 ], DJ Comments, White Summer (<< DJ Comments, Black Mountain Side..) [ 10:18 ], DJ Comments, You Shook Me [ 11:31 ], [ supposed to be played: Moby Dick ], How Many More Times (<< Over Under Sideways Down, Bolero, DJ Comments, The Hunter, The Lemon Song, Boogie Chillun..) [ 22:42 ].
Source: Almost complete (?) superb professional FM recording. 78 minutes.
Details: Professionally mixed FM master. During the guitar solo on I Can't Quit You Baby there is a DJ interruption, then again during bow solo and at the end of Dazed And Confused, near the beginning of White Summer/Black Mountain Side, and the last one is during the middle of How Many More Times, when the music was abandoned for awhile. Moby Dick was played but not recorded or aired possibly.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) FM source: Get The Boogie (Whispering Souls Authentic Vinyl Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) pre-FM source: One Night Stand In Paris (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin), Paris 1969 Pre-FM Master (no label), & The Valkyrie's Vigil (Tarantura2000)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) FM source: Ain't No Fool (Black Dog Rekords), Good Times Bad Times (Scorpio), L'Olympia (Godfather Records), Led Zeppelin On Fire (Beelzebub Records CD-R), N'est Aucun Imbecile (Black Dog Rekords), Olympia 1969 (no label), Olympia Master (Vintage Masters CD-R), One Night In Paris (Hard Rock Classic Records), One Night Stand In Paris (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin), Paris 1969 Pre-FM Master (no label), Paris Olympia 1969 (Wendy Records), Paris Par Excellence (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & Whole Lotta Live: Live Soundboard Collection (no label)

Comments: Ok, this is what we were looking for a long years! A spectacular and gutsy show in a stunnig quality. Whole concert is so energetic and powerful that can be easily compared with August 31st, 1969. Good Times Bad Times Intro is awesome and Communication Breakdown is filled with some excellent lyrics. An amazing Heartbreaker shows its power and Plants voice is dramatic. Very long and intense How Many More Times contains some renditions to the old Yadbirds' tunes and is a definitive killer of this show.

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OCTOBER 12 - THE SUNDAY SCENE, THE LYCEUM, LONDON, ENGLAND (SUNDAY, START AT 7:30pm)
Support from Frosty Noses and Audience.

Recording Includes: Tony Stratton-Smith Introduction [ cut ], Good Times Bad Times Intro [ 0:29 ] >> Communication Breakdown [ 3:07 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 6:04 ], [ cut ], Heartbreaker [ 4:46 ], [ cut ], You Shook Me [ 7:15 - cut ], [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be [ 4:18 ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused [ 14:58 ], [ cut ], How Many More Times (<< Improvisation based on Whole Lotta Love theme, Eyesight To The Blind, The Hunter, Boogie Chillun [ cut ]..) [ 14:48 - cut ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good audience recording. 59 minutes.
Details: A little distortion, occasional tape hiss, and slightly weak bass do not prevent this from being a highly enjoyable document. The drums are clearly audible.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): Live At The Lyceum (Grant Musik) & London Live (Right Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Ballroom Blitz (World Productions Of Compact Music), The Complete Tapes (1968/69 - Vol. 1) (Tintagel), Good Times Bad Times (Scorpio), Lyceum (Cobra Standard Series), Lyceum Preview (Immigrant), Pape Satan (Wild Bird Records), Triumphant UK Return (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & UK 10-12-69 (Totonka)

Comments: Along with October 10th, 1969 Paris gig, this show is a treat, as the group previews some songs from the upcoming second album and generally play their butts off for this audience. A killer show with energy flowing out of the speakers.

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Led Zeppelin Fourth U.S. Tour
October 17, 1969 - November 8, 1969

OCTOBER 17 - CARNEGIE HALL, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (FRIDAY 8:30pm and midnight SHOWS)
OCTOBER 18 - OLYMPIA STADIUM, DETROIT, MICHIGAN (SATURDAY, START AT 8pm)
Support from Lee Michaels and Magic Veil Light Show.
OCTOBER 19 - KINETIC PLAYGROUND, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (SUNDAY, 3pm and 8 pm SHOWS)
Support from Santana and Lighthouse.
OCTOBER 20 - PARAMOUNT THEATRE, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON (MONDAY)
OCTOBER 21 - ELECTRIC FACTORY, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA (disputed) (TUESDAY)
OCTOBER 23 - SEATTLE CENTER ARENA, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON (disputed) (THURSDAY)
OCTOBER 24 - PUBLIC AUDITORIUM, CLEVELAND, OHIO (FRIDAY, START AT 8pm)
Support from Grand Funk Railroad.
OCTOBER 25 - FIRST TRIBAL ROCK FESTIVAL, BOSTON GARDEN, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (concert truncated due to riotous audience) (SATURDAY, START AT 8pm)
Billed as Narragansetts "First Tribal Rock Festival". Support from Johnny Winter and MC5.
OCTOBER 26 - CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA (disputed) (SUNDAY)

OCTOBER 30 - KLEINHANS MUSIC HALL, BUFFALO, NEW YORK (concert interrupted by a man who threw a glass at Plant) (THURSDAY, START AT 7pm)
Support from The James Gang.

Recording Includes: Good Times Bad Times Intro [ 0:34 ] >> Communication Breakdown [ 3:17 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 6:47 ], Heartbreaker [ 5:02 ], Dazed And Confused [ 16:41 ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 11:28 ], What Is And What Should Never Be [ 4:18 ], Moby Dick [ 16:13 ], Instrumental Intro [ 1:33 ] >> How Many More Times [ 7:55 - cut ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good audience recording. 81 minutes.
Details: The tape is a bit muddy due mostly to some particularly boomy bass frequencies from Jones. Beside this, recording is nicely balanced and only a distant spectrum does not help this tape being more enjoyable. It ends abruptly just before as the band launched into The Hunter theme.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Buffalo 1969 (Flathead), Buffalo Hunter (Disc Exploitation CD-R), Buffalo Sixtynine (New Plastic Records), Headliner (Magnificent Disc), Hear Me Talking To You (Gusto Productions CD-R), Long Tall Sally (Tarantura), Pat's Delight (Tecumseh), & When A Glass Was Thrown (Tarantura2000)

Comments: An extremely powerful, heavy and loud show in front of a rapturous crowd. The band is amazing and Robert's voice is a true delight ... in its best shape ever! An interesting thing happens at this show, during I Can't Quit You Baby, when a member of the audience throws a bottle at Plant, causing him to insert a warning to the fellow in the following lyrics: "I can’t quit you babe. I'm gonna put you... (pauses) ...you down for a while. Cuz you’re messing up a good concert, you silly fool! You must’ve been my one desire! If you think you’re really very smart, then you better come right up here and do that thing again! Here me talking to ya!? Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh, you think you’re really smart! I suggest you come right up here and do that simple thing once again!” After the song, Plant addresses the culprit: “Thank you very much. Thank you. It’s a great pleasure to be here tonight. And we’d like to welcome our friend. He’s so used to throwing coconuts in the fairground, he doesn’t really know. Thanks for the glass.“ The surprise of the night is Page’s version of White Summer. Even though it tended to be the same song night-after-night, this is a fantastic rendition. Fluid, clean, and precise. A really great version of what was normally just a routine solo piece. As for the new songs in the set, they still sound faithful to the album renditions. Heartbreaker still features Bonham playing a more swinging jazz background, with Page's solo being short and free of most of the tricks that he would later incorporate into the piece. What Is And What Should Never Be likewise has Plant starting out the vocal intro to the song identically to how it was sung on the album.

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OCTOBER 31 - THE GANSETT TRIBAL ROCK FESTIVAL, RHODE ISLAND AUDITORIUM, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND (FRIDAY, EARLY SHOW)
Support from Dr. John The Night Tripper and Taj Mahal.
OCTOBER 31 - SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM, SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS (FRIDAY, LATE SHOW)
NOVEMBER 1 - ONONDAGA MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK (SATURDAY)

NOVEMBER 2 - O'KEEFE CENTRE, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA (SUNDAY 5pm and 8:30pm SHOWS)
Support from Edward Bear.

Recording Includes: Good Times Bad Times Intro [ 0:28 ] >> Communication Breakdown (<< Bluebird..) [ 4:15 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 6:31 ], Heartbreaker [ 5:27 ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Some Tears..) [ 18:16 ], [ cut ], White Summer (<< Still I'm Sad, Black Mountain Side..) [ 11:57 ], [ cut ], Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (<< Be On My Side, Ramble On..) [ 6:47 ], [ cut ], Moby Dick [ 11:50 - cut ] [ supposed to be played: How Many More Times (<< The Hunter..) ].
Source: Incomplete very good audience recording. 69 minutes.
Details: The recorder was fairly close to Jonesy's amplifiers, therefore the bass is upfront, but there is no distortion. Bonzo is a bit distant than the rest of instruments. The vocals sound a little distorted and echoey. The recording is virtually free of hiss, sharp and very detailed and audience noise is practically non-existent.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Beast Of Toronto (Immigrant) & Listen To My Bluebird (Image Quality)

Comments: An excellent show, full of energy and classic 1969 Zeppelin. Jones is all over the place, Jimmy is spectacular, Bonham is amazing and Robert's voice is so high it is unbelievable. Plant joked with the crowd: "We intend to try to do as much of the Led Zeppelin IV album as possible, but we through we'd cut it down by half and do Led Zeppelin II." There are many other songs thrown in, including a great version of Buffalo Springfield's Bluebird, Neil Young's Down By The River and The Yardbird's Still I'm Sad. This is all that is known to exist from this show, and it is truly a spectacular concert.

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NOVEMBER 4 - MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, KITCHENER, ONTARIO, CANADA (TUESDAY, STARTED BETWEEN 4pm and 8pm)
Support from The Copper Penny.

NOVEMBER 5 - MEMORIAL HALL, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS (WEDNESDAY, 2 SHOWS)
Support from Morning Star, Bartok's Mountain, Spokesman, Blues Garden, and Bill Zickos.

Recording Includes: Good Times Bad Times Intro [ 0:31 ] >> Communication Breakdown [ 3:19 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:32 - cut ], [ cut ], Heartbreaker [ 5:19 - cut ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused [ 12:18 ], [ cut ], [ supposed to be played: White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..), Instrumental Intro to How many More Times ] How Many More Times (<< The Hunter, Boogie Chillun, Move On Down The Line..) [ 12:26 - cut ].
Source: Incomplete good audience recording. 39 minutes.
Details: The tape sounds somewhat flat but it is still rather clear.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Birth Of The Gods (Balboa Productions) & Tales From '69 (Tarantura)

Comments: Page is playing as excellently as he had been the past few dates. Jones as well is spot on. And Plant is in strong voice. But Bonham ... The story goes that Bonham was so drunk that he couldn't stay awake at this show. I don't know if that's true, but I wouldn't be surprised, as it sure sounds like it. The entire night he seems to frequently disappear from songs, often times crashing in at the wrong time, and playing either too fast or too slow when he does come in. Some "highlights" include his drum outro to I Can't Quit You Baby, his on-again-off-again participation during the return from Page's solo in Heartbreaker, his total absence during the beginning of Dazed And Confused, and his complete butchering of The Hunter portion of How Many More Times, among many other moments of really really bad drumming. Bizarrely, a review of this show in the Kansas City Star doesn't mention anything about Bonham's performance. It does mention, however, that the band did not use their own instruments at this show. Besides not making any sense whatsoever, this doesn't sound like it was entirely correct. A mystery is from which show exactly this recording comes from.

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NOVEMBER 6 - WINTERLAND BALLROOM, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (THURSDAY)
Support from Roland Kirk and Isaac Hayes.

Recording Includes: [ supposed to be not recorded: Bill Graham Introduction ] Good Times Bad Times Intro [ 0:32 ] >> Communication Breakdown [ 3:11 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 6:39 - edit ], Heartbreaker [ 5:15 ], Dazed And Confused [ 17:21 ], [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 11:40 - edit ], [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be [ 4:36 ], Moby Dick [ 14:33 - cut? ], [ cut ], Instrumental Intro [ 3:02 - edit ] >> How Many More Times (<< Over Under Sideways Down, The Hunter, Boogie Chillun, Move On Down The Line, Truckin' Little Mama, The Lemon Song..) [ 17:49 - edit ], C'mon Everybody [ 2:43 ] >> Something Else [ 2:06 ].
Source: Incomplete (?) very good 1st audience recording. 98 minutes.
Details: This recording is quite clear but more distant than other source. It does contain some noticeable tape hiss and distortion.

Recording Includes: [ supposed to be not recorded: Bill Graham Introduction ] Good Times Bad Times Intro [ 0:30 ] >> Communication Breakdown [ 3:00 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 6:19 ], [ cut ], Heartbreaker [ 5:10 ], Dazed And Confused [ 16:39 ], [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 11:12 ], [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be [ 1:12 - cut ], Moby Dick [ 14:20 ], Instrumental Intro [ 3:00 ] >> How Many More Times (<< Over Under Sideways Down, The Hunter, Boogie Chillun, Move On Down The Line, Truckin' Little Mama, The Lemon Song..) [ 17:14 ], [ cut ], C'mon Everybody [ 2:27 ] >> Something Else [ 2:13 ].
Source: Incomplete very good 2nd audience recording. 89 minutes.
Details: The source is more close to the stage that caused of some rather minor distortion only. The instruments all rather well balanced. Due to being recorded close to the stage than above tape, the sound is much more dynamic and bright.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Blow Up (Immigrant), The End Of '69 (Whole Lotta Live), Punk! (Tarantura), Pb (Tarantura), & Room 2/3 (Image Quality)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 2: C'Mon Everybody (House Of Elrond CD-R) & Winterland San Francisco Ca. 11/6/69 (Zeppelin Digital CD-R)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Good Old Led Zeppelin (Tarantura2000), Steel Mill Blues (Winston Remasters CD-R), & Winterland Party (Wendy Records)

Comments: A very intense and great show. The opening number is brutal in impact and Zeppelin takes the audience all over the spectrum, from, the great jamming of Dazed And Confused and the gentleness of White Summer/Black Mountain Side, through an awesome How Many More Times medley and two punked-up encores. The "nastiness" of the recording helps emphasize the intense atmosphere and savage beauty of Robert's voice.

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NOVEMBER 7 - WINTERLAND BALLROOM, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (FRIDAY)
Support from Roland Kirk and Isaac Hayes.

Recording Includes: [ supposed to be not recorded: Bill Graham Introduction ] Good Times Bad Times Intro [ 0:29 ] >> Communication Breakdown [ 3:48 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 6:09 ], Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..) [ 5:25 ], Dazed And Confused [ 16:57 - edits/cuts ], [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 14:06 - cut ], [ cut ], Babe I'm Gonna Leave You [ 6:12 - cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be [ 4:11 ], Moby Dick [ 16:33 - edit/cut ], Suzie Q Intro [ 3:04 - cut? ] >> How Many More Times (<< The Hunter [ cut ]..) [ 8:32 - edits ].
Source: Incomplete very good audience recording. 91 minutes.
Details: The instruments are also unbalanced a bit in the mix. The guitar is mostly up-front while the vocals are in the background. Tape hiss is available.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Good Old Led Zeppelin (Tarantura2000), Room 2/3 (Image Quality), & Winter Of Our Content (Missing Link)

Comments: This is the second to last show from the 4th US Tour of 1969 and a very exciting show! The beginning of Good Times Bad Times is quite thrilling and a long and drawn out Communication Breakdown is an early highlight. Jones plays some great bass ... check out his lines in Heartbreaker. Jimmy is definitely playing on another level and is out of this world!

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NOVEMBER 8 - WINTERLAND BALLROOM, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (SATURDAY)
Support from Roland Kirk and Isaac Hayes.

Led Zeppelin Final European Date
December 6, 1969

DECEMBER 6 - PISTON '70, L'ECOLE CENTRALE, CHATENAY-MALABRY, PARIS, FRANCE (SATURDAY)
Concert for students only. Not announced to the press. Shared bill with The Pretty Things, Vibriations, and Triangle.