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Led
Zeppelin First U.S. Tour
December 26, 1968 - February 15, 1969
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 - tape cut somewhere
in the middle of last guitar solo before ending instrumentation ].
Source: Almost complete 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):
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 doesnt 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' [ 3:00 ].
Source: Incomplete good audience recording.
5 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:
The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 3:00 - opening notes cut ] >> I Can't
Quit You Baby [ 5:30 ], As Long As I Have You (<< Fresh Garbage,
Shake..) [ 10:46 ], Dazed And Confused [ 10:22 - opening note or so
cut ], [ tape cut - some chatter missing ], How Many More Times (<<
Guitar Improvisation based on San Francisco theme, Dream Lower, The
Hunter, Tobacco Road..) [ 14:19 ].
Set 2 Includes: White Summer (<<
Black Mountain Side..) [ 6:32 ], [ tape cut - some chatter missing
], Killing Floor (<< Improvisation based on What Is And What
Should Never Be theme and Bring It On Home theme..) [ 4:18 ], [ tape
cut - some chatter missing ], You Shook Me [ 8:17 ], [ tape cut -
some chatter missing ], Pat's Delight [ 9:50 ], [ tape cut - some
chatter missing ], Babe I'm Gonna Leave You [ 5:43 - opening notes
missing ], Communication Breakdown [ 3:41 ], For Your Love [ 7:30
].
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.
Set
1 Includes:
[ supposed to be played: The Train Kept A Rollin' ] I Can't Quit You
Baby [ 5:39 ], Dazed And Confused [ 12:16 ], You Shook Me [ 3:16 ],
How Many More Times [ 7:13 - medley section cut ], Communication Breakdown
[ 3:34 ].
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.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Anybody Got A Les Paul? (Equinox), Birth Of The Gods (Balboa Productions),
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)
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, As Long As I Have You (<< Mockingbird,
Fresh Garbage..) [ 8:33 ], [ tape cut - entire chatter missing ],
I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:50 ], [ tape cut - almost entire chatter
missing ], Dazed And Confused [ 9:45 ], [ tape cut - some chatter
missing ], Babe I'm Gonna Leave You [ 6:03 ], [ tape cut - entire
chatter missing ], Communication Breakdown [ 3:28 ], You Shook Me
[ 7:10 ].
Set 2 Includes: White Summer (<<
Black Mountain Side..) [ 6:37 ], The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 3:00 ],
[ tape cut - entire chatter missing ], Pat's Delight [ 7:50 ], [ tape
cut - some chatter missing ], How Many More Times (<< The Hunter..)
[ 17:00 ], [ tape cut - some chatter missing ], Killing Floor (<<
The Lemon Song..) [ 3:36 ].
Source: Almost complete good to very
good audience recording. Almost 80 minutes.
Details: Distant, 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 (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.
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
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), & 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 [ beginning cut ],
The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 3:13 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [
5:16 ], Killing Floor (<< The Lemon Song..) [ 5:58 ], Dazed
And Confused (<< Shapes Of Things..) [ 12:11 ], You Shook Me
[ 12:21 ], [ tape cut - entire chatter missing ], Communication Breakdown
[ 4:14 ].
Set 2 Includes: White Summer (<<
Black Mountain Side..) 8:53 ], Babe I'm Gonna Leave You [ 7:07 ],
[ tape cut - some chatter missing ], Pat's Delight [ 13:46 ], How
Many More Times (<< For Your Love, Over Under Sideways Down..)
[ 14:51 - end cut ].
Source: Incomplete good to 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), 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.
Led
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JANUARY
29 - ELECTRIC FACTORY, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA (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:
[ supposed to be not recorded: Bill Graham Introduction ] The Train
Kept A Rollin' [ 2:32 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:30 ], Dazed
And Confused [ 9:18 ], Pat's Delight [ 7:43 ], How Many More Times
(<< The Hunter..) [ 10:18 ], You Shook Me [ 7:48 ] [ supposed
to be played: Communication Breakdown ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good
audience recording. 47 minutes.
Details: The tape is similar to others
from early 1969 - fairly clear with some 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:
Almost complete opening set for Iron Butterfly and a very intense
and show stealing one at that! Zeppelin was infinitely better than
the Butterfly as this set amply shows. Robert's voice in all of its
high pitched, amazing 1969 glory and the band playing as well as ever
thus far in their short time together. Jimmy is on fire!
Led
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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.
Recording
Includes:
Bill Graham Introduction [ beginning cut ], White Summer (<<
Black Mountain Side..) [ 8:48 ], The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:47 ]
>> I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:34 ], Pat's Delight [ 7:43 ], How
Many More Times (<< Dazed And Confused, The Hunter..) [ 14:53
], 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 ocasional 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)
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?
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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, The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:34 ] >>
I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:27 ], Dazed And Confused [ 9:19 ], [ tape
cut - some chatter missing ], You Shook Me [ 6:50 - tape edit near
the end ], [ tape edit ], Killing Floor (<< The Lemon Song..)
[ 5:38 ], How Many More Times (<< Fever, The Hunter, Money..)
[ 14:11 ].
Source: Almost complete fair to good
audience recording. 46 minutes.
Details: The tape is very murky, sounding
as if it was recorded underwater. Page and Plant are up front while
Jones and Bonham are barely discernible.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Absolutely Gems (Sanctuary), 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.
Led
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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 (MONDAY)
FEBRUARY
14 - THEE IMAGE CLUB, SUNNY ISLES BEACH MIAMI, FLORIDA (FRIDAY, 2
SHOWS)
Set
1 Includes:
The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 3:07 opening notes cut ] >> I Can't
Quit You Baby [ 5:25 ], Dazed And Confused [ 10:31 ], [ tape speed
edit ], Killing Floor (<< The Lemon Song, Needle Blues, You'll
Be Mine..) [ 5:41 ], [ tape speed edit ], Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
(<< Reflection On My Mind..) [ 6:24 ], [ tape speed edit ],
How Many More Times (<< Roll Over Beethoven..) [ 10:59 - end
cut ].
Set 2 Includes: White Summer (<<
Black Mountain Side..) [ 9:24 opening notes cut ], As Long As I Have
You (<< Fresh Garbage, Mockingbird, Shake..) [ 12:35 ], You
Shook Me [ 8:22 ], [ tape speed edit ] , Pat's Delight [ 11:47 ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good
audience recording. 88 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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15 - THEE IMAGE CLUB, SUNNY ISLES BEACH MIAMI, FLORIDA (SATURDAY,
2 SHOWS)
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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
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:
Communication Breakdown [ 2:58 ], Dazed And Confused [ 6:34 ], You
Shook Me [ 5:12 ], I Can't Quit You Baby (<< Nineteen Years
Old..) [ 4:22 ].
Source: Complete superb pre-FM professional
radio recording. 19 minutes.
Details: The tape is an excellent broadcast
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), 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 (CD Company SRL),
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.
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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)
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.
Recording
Includes:
Band Opening Announcements, The Train Kept A Rollin', [ tape cut ],
I Gotta Move, I Can't Quit You Baby, Dazed And Confused, White Summer
(<< Black Mountain Side.. [ static near the end ] ), How Many
More Times (<< Communication Breakdown, The Hunter..), Band
Closing Announcements.
Source: Complete fair audience recording.
50 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 [ 5:37 ], I Gotta Move [ 3:01 ], Dazed And Confused
[ 10:30 ], How Many More Times [ 2:10 opening notes only, rest 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's Introduction, I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:37 ], I Gotta Move [
3:01 ], Dazed And Confused [ 10:30 ], How Many More Times [ 2:10 -
opening notes only, rest 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), Many More Early
Times (Insect Records), Missing Links (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin),
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)
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' [ 2:42 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [
5:20 ], As Long As I Have You (<< Fresh Garbage, Shake, I Just
Wanna Make Love To You..) [ 11:31 ], You Shook Me [ 7:37 ], Communication
Breakdown [ 4:49 ] [ supposed to be played:
White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..), Babe I'm Gonna Leave
You, How Many More Times (<< The Hunter..) ].
Source: Complete (?) excellent audience
recording. 35 minutes.
Details: Sound is excellent and very
clear with all the instruments well balanced. The recording also capturing
the audience response in rather excellent mood so it giving this recording
a high range.
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' [ 2:41 ] >> I Can't Quit You Baby [
5:30 ], Dazed And Confused [ 10:34 ], You Shook Me [ 8:50 ] [ supposed
to be played: How Many More Times (<< The Hunter..) ].
Source: Incomplete (?) very good to excellent
audience recording. 31 minutes.
Details: The tape is hissy and a bit
muddy with Page overpowering the rest of the band.
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 [ 2:46 ], Dazed And Confused [ 9:08 ], Babe
I'm Gonna Leave You [ 6:48 ] >> How Many More Times (<<
The Hunter..) [ 12:38 ].
Source: Complete superb professional
black & white TV broadcast with actual sound. 31 minutes.
Details: The tape is an excellent television
master.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
Danish Television March 1969 (RL Records)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
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)
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 (CD Company SRL 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)
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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March 19, 1969 - April 14, 1969
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, I Can't Quit You Baby [ 5:24 ], Alexis
Korner Introduction, You Shook Me [ 4:10 - tape cuts out during guitar
solo ], Sunshine Woman [ 3:14 ].
Source: Almost complete 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.
Recording
Includes:
Sunshine Woman.
Source: Incomplete very good professional
AM broadcast recording. 3 minutes.
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), & Touch
And Go (Antrabata Reference Master "leftover")
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) acetate source: Sunshine
Woman (no label)
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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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 takes
the drums for the encore due to sudden absence of John Bonham) (SATURDAY
8:00pm)
Support from Blodwyn Pig.
Recording
Includes:
The Train Kept A Rollin' [ 2:41 - tape cut ] >> I Can't Quit
You Baby 5:42 ], [ tape cut - some chatter missing ], Dazed And Confused
[ 2:50 - opening notes only, rest 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 tape is clear but distorted.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Blighty (Tarantura2000)
Comments:
This is the earliest known true live recording of the band during
their UK Clubs tour.
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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), 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 [ cuts out - end missing
].
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)
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 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 (cancelled) (MONDAY)
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April 18, 1969 - June 1, 1969
APRIL
18 - NY UNIVERSITY JAZZ FESTIVAL, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (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..), Instrumental Intro
based on Smokestack Lightning >> Killing Floor (<< The
Lemon Song..), [ tape speed edit ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain
Side..) [ tape speed edit around the middle ], [ tape cut ], Babe
I'm Gonna Leave You [ opening notes cut ], Pat's Delight.
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):
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 (CD Company SRL),
Conquering California (Dinopower Records), Cracker Jack Blues (Jelly
Roll), The Dancing Avocado (Small Fish CD-R), The Dancing Avocado
- Supreme Edition (Small Fish 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),
Listen To The Difference (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), More Than
Something Else (Aulica), Psychedelic Raw Blues (Immigrant), San Francisco
'69 (Aulica), Shenandoah (Aulica), 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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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 [ opening notes cut ], The Train Kept A Rollin'
[ 3:14 ], [ tape cut - entire chatter missing ], You Shook Me [ 10:32
], Communication Breakdown [ 3:35 ], As Long As I Have You (<<
Fresh Garbage, Shake..) [ 6:02 - end cut ].
Source: Incomplete good audience recording.
Near 25 minutes.
Details: The tape is a bit 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), The Grande Ball (Missing Link), How Many
More Years ~ The Legendary Fillmore Series - West Volume 5 (Empress
Valley Supreme Disc), & 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 >> I Can't
Quit You Baby, [ tape edit ], Dazed And Confused [ tape cut at the
end ], You Shook Me, [ tape cut ], How Many More Times (<< Smokestack
Lightning, Roll Over Beethoven, The Hunter, Girl Of The North Country..).
Set 2 Includes: White Summer (<<
Black Mountain Side..), Instrumental Intro based on Smokestack Lightning
>> Killing Floor (<< The Lemon Song, That's Alright Mama..),
[ tape cut - some chatter missing ], Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, Pat's
Delight [ tape cut during intro and drum solo ], As Long As I Have
You (<< Fresh Garbage, Shake, Mockingbird..), [ tape cut - some
chatter missing ], Whole Lotta Love [ tape cut around the middle ].
Source: Incomplete very good audience
recording. 125 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. 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), 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, its amazing how much
the song had already been worked out. Plants lyrics are mostly
the same as what would appear on the album, with the exception being
that he doesnt 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 hadnt 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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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:
The Train Kept A Rollin' >> I Can't Quit You Baby, [ tape edit
- some chatter missing ], As Long As I Have You (<< Fresh Garbage,
Shake, Cat's Squirrel, Cadillac No Money Down, I'm A Man..), [ tape
cut ], You Shook Me, [ tape cut ], How Many More Times [ tape cut
before medley ] (<< Feel So Bad, The Hunter, Babe I'm Gonna
Leave You, Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush.. [ tape cut near the
end after medley ] ), [ tape cut ], Communication Breakdown.
Set 2 Includes: Instrumental Intro based
on Smokestack Lightning >> Killing Floor (<< The Lemon
Song, Sweet Jelly Roll..), [ tape cut - entire chatter missing ],
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, [ tape cut - some chatter missing ], White
Summer (<< Black Mountain Side.. [ tape cut near the end ] ),
[ tape cut ], Sittin' And Thinkin', Pat's Delight, Dazed And Confused
[ tape cut at the beginning and during bow solo ].
Source: Incomplete very good audience
recording. 122 minutes.
Details: The first set suffers from some
form of distortion. There is a small amount of tape hiss during both
sets. All the instruments come through clear. There are portions that
get a little muddy as the volume crashes into the recorder.
Set
1 Includes:
The Train Kept A Rollin' [ opening notes cut ] >> I Can't Quit
You Baby, As Long As I Have You (<< Fresh Garbage [ cut during
the song ], Shake, Cat's Squirrel, Cadillac No Money Down, I'm A Man..),
[ tape cut - some chatter missing ], You Shook Me, [ tape cut - some
chatter missing ], How Many More Times (<< Feel So Bad, The
Hunter, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You [ tape cut during the song ], Here
We Go Round The Mulberry Bush.. [ tape cut after medley and the rest
missing ] ), [ tape cut - some chatter missing ], Communication Breakdown
[ beginning note cut ].
Set 2 Includes: Instrumental Intro based
on Smokestack Lightning >> Killing Floor [ tape cut during the
song that eliminating some vocals ] (<< The Lemon Song, Sweet
Jelly Roll..), Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, [ tape cut - some chatter
missing ], Sittin' And Thinkin',
[ tape cut - entire chatter missing ], Pat's Delight [ most of actual
drum solo cut ], Dazed And Confused [ tape cut at the beginning and
during bow solo ].
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard
recording. Near 113 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' [ 3:03 - opening notes cut ] >> I Can't
Quit You Baby [ 6:10 ], As Long As I Have You (<< Fresh Garbage
[ tape cut during the song ], Shake, Cat's Squirrel, Cadillac No Money
Down, I'm A Man..) [ 18:23 ], [ tape cut - almost entire chatter missing
], You Shook Me [ 9:51 ], [ tape cut - entire chatter missing ], How
Many More Times [ tape fade out at the beginning but only one note
or so missing, radio commercial edited out? ] (<< Feel So Bad,
The Hunter, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You [ tape cut during the song ],
Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush.. [ tape cut after medley and rest
missing ] ) [ 20:03 ], [ tape cut - entire chatter missing ], Communication
Breakdown [ 5:22 ].
Set 2 Includes: Instrumental Intro based
on Smokestack Lightning [ 1:13 ] >> Killing Floor [ 6:20 - tape
cut that eliminating some vocals ] (<< The Lemon Song, Sweet
Jelly Roll..), Babe I'm Gonna Leave You [ 6:55 ], [ tape cut - some
of chatter missing ], Sittin' And Thinkin' [ 7:10 ], [ tape cut -
entire chatter missing ], Pat's Delight [ 13:47 - tape cut, opening
instrumental introduction missing ], Dazed And Confused [ 11:41 -
tape cut at the beginning and at violin bow solo ].
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.
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), Cabala (CD Company SRL), 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 (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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MAY
1 - U.C. CRAWFORD HALL, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA (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 4 - CIVIC CENTRE, SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA (SUNDAY)
MAY 5 - CIVIC CENTRE, SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA (MONDAY)
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