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Zeppelin Warm-Up for Tenth U.S. Tour
January 11, 1975 - January 12, 1975
JANUARY
11 - THE AHOY, ROTTERDAM, HOLLAND (SATURDAY)
JANUARY
12 - VOORST NATIONAL, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (SUNDAY 8:15pm)
Recording
Includes:
Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, When The Levee Breaks false start,
Over The Hills And Far Away, When The Levee Breaks, The Song Remains
The Same >> The Rain Song, [ tape speed edit ], Kashmir, The
Wanton Song, No Quarter [ tape cut at the end ], Trampled Underfoot,
[ tape speed cut ], In My Time Of Dying, [ tape speed edit ], Stairway
To Heaven, [ tape speed cut ], Whole Lotta Love [ tape edit near the
end ] >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ tape speed
cut ], Communication Breakdown.
Source: Almost complete good 1st audience
recording. 108 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, When The Levee Breaks false start,
Over The Hills And Far Away, When The Levee Breaks, The Song Remains
The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, The Wanton Song, No Quarter,
Trampled Underfoot, In My Time Of Dying, Stairway To Heaven, Whole
Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Communication
Breakdown.
Source: Complete good 2nd audience recording.
105 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
Rock And Roll [ 3:37 - tape drop-out at drum intro and at the beginning
of the song ] >> Sick Again [ 4:42 ], When The Levee Breaks
false start, Over The Hills And Far Away [ 5:49 ], When The Levee
Breaks [ 8:27 ], The Song Remains The Same [ 5:18 ] >> The Rain
Song [ 8:00 - tape drop-out near the middle ], [ tape cut - some chatter
missing ], Kashmir [ 7:36 - tape drop-out near the beginning, also
tape cut near the end and last note or so missing ], [ tape cut -
some chatter missing ], The Wanton Song [ 3:56 ], No Quarter [ 12:26
- tape cut, last note or os missing ], [ tape cut - some chatter missing
], Trampled Underfoot [ 6:18 ], [ tape cut - some chatter missing
], In My Time Of Dying [ 10:02 ], Stairway To Heaven [ 10:14 ], [
tape cut - some long audience anticipation missing ], Whole Lotta
Love [ 1:01 ] >> Out On The Tiles Intro [ 0:11 ] >> Black
Dog [ 6:30 ], [ tape cut - almost entire long audience anticipation
missing ], Communication Breakdown [ 4:21 ].
Source: Almost complete good 3rd audience
recording. 108 minutes.
Details: The source starts off very muddy
and distorted with only the vocals and guitar solos being discernible
but does improve after a few numbers. However, there are disturbing
changes of volume at several points and bass seems to be overloaded
at times.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 1:
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 2:
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 3:
It's Time To Travel Again (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), Operation
Moonbeam (Tarantura), & Touch And Go (Antrabata Reference Masters
"leftover")
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 2 & 3 mixes:
Belgian Triple (Empress Valley Supreme Disc) & Hello Led Zepp!
(Beelzebub Records CD-R)
Comments:
A warm-up show for the US tour and a very experimental and minimal
set. This is the complete show, no marathons or improvisations, just
the first live performances of the new Physical Graffiti songs. When
The Levee Breaks is played live for the first time and sounds actually
very good and interesting, and The Wanton Song rocks! The show has
some good points, but is an average Zeppelin show that is enjoyable,
but nowhere near the nirvana they would reach at the end of the forthcoming
tour.
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Zeppelin Tenth U.S. Tour
January 18, 1975 - March 27, 1975
JANUARY
18 - MET CENTER, BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA (SATURDAY)
JANUARY
20 - CHICAGO STADIUM, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (concert married by sound
system problems) (MONDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll [ 3:50 ] >> Sick Again [ 4:44
], Over The Hills And Far Away [ 6:17 ], When The Levee Breaks [ 8:25
], [ tape cut - some chatter missing ], In My Time Of Dying [ 9:52
], [ tape cut - some chatter missing ], The Song Remains The Same
[ 5:20 ] >> The Rain Song [ 7:58 ], Kashmir [ 8:24 ], The Wanton
Song [ 3:33 ], [ tape cut - some chatter missing ], No Quarter [ 12:50
], Trampled Underfoot [ 6:10 ], [ tape cut - some chatter missing
], Moby Dick [ 9:10 - tape cut at actual drum solo ], How Many More
Times (<< The Hunter..) [ 11:55 ], Stairway To Heaven [ 10:07
], [ tape cut - almost entire long audience anticipation missing ],
Whole Lotta Love [ 1:08 ] >> Out On The Tiles Intro [ 0:10 ]
>> Black Dog [ 5:17 ], [ tape cut - almost entire long audience
anticipation missing ], Communication Breakdown [ 2:58 ].
Source: Incomplete fair to good audience
recording. Almost 126 minutes.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
Best Of Led Zeppelin Vol. 1 (Rock Solid Records), The Final Option
(Rock Solid Records & The Swingin' Pig Records), Live At The Chicago
Stadium (Digger Productions) Led Zeppelin Film Can (Rock Solid Records),
& Live On The Levee (Box Top Records & Rock Solid Records)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
1975.01.20 Chicago Stadium Chicago (Dadgad Productions CD-R), Cryin'
Won't Help You (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Live At The Chicago
Stadium (Cobra Standard Series CD-R), Live On The Levee (Silver Rarities),
Luftschiffe (Tarantura), Sweet Home Chicago (Wendy Records), &
When The Levee Breaks (TNT Studios)
Comments:
After years of speculation now we can be almost pretty sure to state
that the performance often attributed to the 21th with the additions
of some tracks from the 20th to fill the missing songs comes entirely
from the first night. The supposed alternate source is nothing than
a worst sounding portion of the known source. At last it must be also
said that until we haven't any other proof a care must be taken with
these reports. Jimmy's finger was broken, and although most of his
playing is fine, there is a certain weariness that cannot be helped
due to his finger. Robert's voice is severely damaged by the flu and
as such, is raspy and creaking. When the Levee Breaks sounds really
good live ... a shame it wasn't done more often live. No Quarter and
Communication Breakdown are exceptional, and Sick Again is really
good.
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JANUARY
21 - CHICAGO STADIUM, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (TUESDAY 8pm)
Concert was filmed on amateur equipment. Fragments were used on "Whole
Lotta Love" promo video in 1997.
Recording
Includes:
No Quarter [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot [ cut ], Moby Dick
[ cut ], How Many More Times [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love [
cut ] >> Black Dog [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm color amateur
footage with sound. 14 minutes.
Details: Shot rather closely to the stage.
Official
Visual Reference(s):
Whole Lotta Love (promo video)
Bootleg
Visual Reference(s):
Days And Confused (Rare Video Collection 1969~1977) (Seymour Vision),
Film Noir Volume 1 - 1969~1975 (Hercules DVD-R), & Visual Graffiti
1975 (Cosmic Energy DVD-R)
Comments:
The show isn't all that bad although Robert's voice is severely damaged
by the flu. The band is fine, although Jimmy has some problems with
timing and solos due to his broken finger. Still, not as bad as many
people make it out to be.
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JANUARY
22 - CHICAGO STADIUM, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (WEDNESDAY)
JANUARY
24 - RICHFIELD COLISEUM, CLEVELAND, OHIO (FRIDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
Band Announcements [ tape clip - begin cut ], Rock And Roll [ 3:42
] >> Sick Again [ 4:42 ], Over The Hills And Far Away [ 6:22
], In My Time Of Dying [ 10:19 ], The Song Remains The Same [ 5:22
] >> The Rain Song [ 8:14 ], [ tape edit ], Kashmir [ 8:41 ],
The Wanton Song [ 3:57 ], [ tape cut - some chatter missing ], No
Quarter [ 16:28 ], Trampled Underfoot [ 11:2 ], Moby Dick [ 17:36
- tape disturbance near the beginning ], How Many More Times (<<
The Hunter..) [ 16:17 - tape drop-out at the end and end cut ], Stairway
To Heaven [ 11:23 - tape drop-out near the end ], [ tape cut ], Whole
Lotta Love [ 1:06 ] >> Out On The Tiles Intro [ 0:10 ] >>
Black Dog [ 4:53 - end cut ], [ tape cut - entire chatter missing
], Communication Breakdown (<< The Lemon Song..) [ 4:30 ].
Source: Almost complete fair to good
audience recording. Almost 157 minutes.
Details: The sound is distant, muffled
and distorted in the louder sections. The audience noise is not very
noticeable during most tracks.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Ultraviolence (Holy)
Comments:
A very good show except for Robert, whose voice is severely damaged
by the flu. Jimmy's broken finger doesn't hamper his playing much
at all and Jones and Bonham are as good as ever. The Wanton Song is
very different from the record and sounds great. Kashmir is very powerful
and heavy and sounds very much like the album version. No Quarter
has no piano solo, Jones stays on the organ and it is quite good.
How Many More Times, was the centerpiece instead of Dazed And Confused
until Jimmy's finger healed and it sounds quite different in 1975.
The bow solo is intact and it is pretty good. The encores have Robert's
voice basically gone although he does manage a few good screams.
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JANUARY
25 - MARKET SQUARE ARENA, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (SATURDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
Rock And Roll [ 3:38 ] >> Sick Again [ 4:57 ], Over The Hills
And Far Away [ 5:56 ], [ tape edit ], The Song Remains The Same [
3:55 - end cut ] >> The Rain Song [ 6:55 - beginning cut ],
[ tape edit - some chatter missing ], Kashmir [ 8:00 ], The Wanton
Song [ 3:45 ], [ tape edit ], No Quarter [ 13:15 - tape speed edit
near the beginning, tape edit near the beginning of instrumental section,
cut around the middle ], [ tape cut ], Trampled Underfoot [ 7:36 ],
[ tape cut - some chatter missing ], Moby Dick [ 3:44 - almost entire
drum solo cut ], [ tpe edit ], How Many More Times [ 5:31 - main guitar
solo cut as well as medley ], [ tape cut - entire chatter missing
], Stairway To Heaven [ 11:03 - opening notes cut ], [ tape cut -
some chatter missing ], Whole Lotta Love [ 1:03 ] >> Out On
The Tiles Intro [ 0:10 ] >> Black Dog [ 5:51 ].
Source: Incomplete fair to good audience
recording. 95 minutes.
Details: The sound for the most part
is top heavy with some treble distortion but reasonable well balanced.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
Loose Ends (Supercharded Records)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Condition Breakdown (Holy)
Comments:
A good instrumental show, although Robert's voice is terrible ...
low and raspy, he barely hits the notes octaves below their original
pitch and his attempts at infusing it with soul are lackluster at
best. Jimmy manages quite well with a broken finger although some
passages are rough. The rhythm section is unstoppable as always. A
mediocre show although great sound and the rare Wanton Song make it
a nice document of early 1975.
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JANUARY
27 - MISSOURI ARENA, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI (cancelled due to Plant's
flu and rescheduled for February 16, 1975) (SUNDAY)
JANUARY
29 - THE COLISEUM, GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA (WEDNESDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
Rock And Roll [ 3:56 ] >> Sick Again [ 5:00 ], [ tape edit ],
Over The Hills And Far Away [ 6:16 ], In My Time Of Dying [ 9:52 ],
[ tape edit ], The Song Remains The Same [ 5:29 ] >> The Rain
Song [ 7:59 ], [ tape cut ], Kashmir [ 9:05 ], No Quarter [ 15:35
], [ tape speed edit ], Trampled Underfoot [ 6:11 ], Moby Dick [ 17:34
], How Many More Times (<< The Hunter, The Lemon Song..) [ 12:15
], Stairway To Heaven [ 10:14 ], [ tape cut ], Whole Lotta Love [
1:02 ] >> Out On The Tiles Intro [ 0:10 ] >> Black Dog
[ 5:32 ], [ tape cut ], Communication Breakdown [ 3:59 ].
Source: Almost complete good audience
recording. 137 minutes.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
Greensboro 1975 (Swan Records) & Kashmir's Wizard (Swan)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Footstomping Graffiti (no label) & A Quick Getaway (The Diagrams
Of Led Zeppelin)
Comments:
A very poor show overall ... quite possibly the worst Led Zeppelin
concert ever! Jonesy and Bonham are fine but Jimmy's playing veers
from as good as ever (with a broken finger no less!) to sloppy and
completely out of key. Robert's voice is in the worst shape it has
ever been in ... it is a strain for him to sustain notes in his middle
range! How Many More Times is short and forgettable and although some
songs are actually quite good, the overall effect of the flu and a
broken finger result in a show that is better to listen to as a comparison
against their most brilliant shows.
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JANUARY
31 - OLYMPIA STADIUM, DETROIT, MICHIGAN (FRIDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
Rock And Roll [ 3:44 - tape drop-out near the beginning ] >>
Sick Again [ 4:55 ], Over The Hills And Far Away [ 6:19 ], In My Time
Of Dying [ 9:51 ], The Song Remains The Same [ 5:18 ] >> The
Rain Song [ 7:57 ], Kashmir [ 8:01 ], No Quarter [ 16:55 ], Trampled
Underfoot [ 7:10 ], [ tape edit ], Moby Dick [ 21:55 ], How Many More
Times (<< The Hunter, The Lemon Song..) [ 14:20 - tape cut at
the end ], Stairway To Heaven [ 10:56 ], [ tape edit ], Whole Lotta
Love [ 1:03 ] >> Out On The Tiles Intro [ 0:10 ] >> Black
Dog [ 5:17 ].
Source: Almost complete fair to good
audience recording. 131 minutes.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
Detroit - Just About Back (King Kong) & Plant Waves (Wizardo Records)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Detroit - Just About Back (Cobra Standard Series CD-R), Tune Up (Immigrant),
& Ultraviolence Attack (Badgeholders)
Comments:
A very good show although clearly not a return to form. Robert's voice
is still very rough and Jimmy's finger is still hindering his playing.
It caused of Plant's joke: "The bone on his wedding ring finger
is bust and that's a real drag because if he was to get married now,
he couldn't get a ring on." The rhythm section is as strong as
always ... they never have a bad show despite Page and Plant's problems.
No Quarter is very good, though, and How Many More Times is not a
bad version, and interesting considering they mix the Dazed And Confused
sections in ... it hadn't been played for five years.
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FEBRUARY
1 - CIVIC ARENA, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA (SATURDAY)
FEBRUARY
3 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (MONDAY
8pm)
Recording
Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills
And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >>
The Rain Song, [ tape edit ], Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot,
[ tape edit ], Moby Dick [ tape cut at the beginning and at the end
of actual drum solo ], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco..),
[ tape edit ], Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love [ >> Out
On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ tape cut ], Instrumental
Jam (<< I Wish You Would, The Crunge..) >> Communication
Breakdown (<< The Lemon Song..).
Source: Almost complete good to very
good audience recording. Near 144 minutes.
Details: The recorder is positioned possibly
close to the stage because the sound is steady and clear and there
is sufficient amount of tape for the entire show. However, the tapers
constantly talk, yell, scream, laugh and produce strange noises directly
over the recorder during most of the songs. Some tape hiss is present.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Heavy Metal Hullabaloo (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)
Comments:
The first tour show in New York and the first 1975 performance of
Dazed And Confused, not played live since July 29th, 1973 at the same
venue. This show is the first one from North America 1975 at which
Dazed And Confused was performed. Page sounds great at this show,
playing with confidence - albeit some caution here and there - considering
his finger injury was only a few weeks previous; Sick Again, Over
The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The
Same, The Rain Song each reveal speed of his healing. Songs are generally
shorter or abbreviated compared to what they would be in the next
month or so, though (Dazed And Confused has only 20 minutes, No Quarter
only 14 and Whole Lotta Love barely 1 minute flat). And as the tapers
are heard to remark about Robert Plant this is one of those 1975 shows
where his vocal sound really doesn't rise above mediocre. If one can
tune out Plant's rasp this is a really enjoyable concert, plenty of
atmosphere.
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FEBRUARY
4 - NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
(TUESDAY 8pm) (Concert moved from Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts.)
Recording
Includes:
Band Announcements [ beginning cut and tape edit ], Rock And Roll
>> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying,
[ tape cut - entire chatter missing ] [ supposed to be played: The
Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir ], No Quarter
[ beginning cut and tape edit near the end ], [ tape edit ], Trampled
Underfoot, Moby Dick [ tape edit near the middle and end cut ], Dazed
And Confused [ beginning cut ] (<< San Francisco..) [ rest cut
] [ supposed to be played: Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >>
Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog ].
Source: Incomplete fair to good audience
recording. 80 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Comments:
This is not a bad show but no tops here. Possibly the best part of
this tape is Dazed And Confused, with some really nice guitar work
and mood.
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FEBRUARY
6 - MONTREAL FORUM, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA (concert married by Page's
guitar problems) (THURSDAY 7:30pm)
Recording
Includes:
Band Announcements [ beginning cut ], Rock And Roll [ 3:46 ] >>
Sick Again [ 4:44 ], Over The Hills And Far Away [ 7:09 ], In My Time
Of Dying [ 9:52 ], [ tape edit ], The Song Remains The Same [ 5:23
] >> The Rain Song [ 7:54 ], [ tape edit ], Kashmir [ 8:38 ],
[ tape cut - some chatter missing ], No Quarter [ 18:02 ], [ tape
edit ], Trampled Underfoot [ 7:16 ], [ tape edit - some chatter missing
], Moby Dick [ 24:46 ], [ tape cut - some chatter missing ], Dazed
And Confused (<< San Francisco..) [ 26:01 ], [ tape edit ],
Stairway To Heaven [ 10:50 ], [ tape cut ], Whole Lotta Love [ 1:18
] >> Out On The Tiles Intro [ 0:10 ] >> Black Dog [ 5:32
], Heartbreaker [ 6:28 ].
Source: Almost complete very good audience
recording. 165 minutes.
Details: The recording has a weird panning
effect occasionally, some bass distortion at the beginning, mild hiss
on occasion and audience noise. The show was taped very close to the
stage so there's a great amount of detail to be heard.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
Legerdomain (The Amazing Kornyphone Record Label), Montreal 75 (Phoenix),
& The 1975 World Tour (no label, The Amazing Kornyphone Record
Label, & World)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
The 1975 World Tour (Cobra Standard Series & Empress Valley Supreme
Disc) & When The Levee Breaks (TNT Studios)
Comments:
A mixed show. The band sounds great and Jimmy, even with his hurt
finger, plays almost up to his peak. Robert's voice is ravaged by
the flu and he is nonexistent on stage for the most part, singing
his parts and that's it so as not to strain his voice. Great version
of No Quarter played and perhaps one of the best ever Trampled Underfoot
versions. Dazed And Confused is excellent and the solo section of
Stairway To Heaven is gorgeous. The encores are blistering, although
Robert is really suffering here. Jones and Bonham own this one, but
Jimmy is nearly recovered. In opposite, Over The Hills And Far Away
is plugged with Page's guitar problems - it leads packed up for awhile.
John Bonham was announced as Karen Carpenter according to Playboy
magazine, when Carpenter was placed as "Best Drummer". Quite
funny.
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FEBRUARY
7 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (FRIDAY
8pm)
Recording
Includes:
Band Announcements [ beginning cut ], Rock And Roll [ 3:39 ] >>
Sick Again [ 4:37 ], Over The Hills And Far Away [ 6:07 ], In My Time
Of Dying [ 9:36 ], The Song Remains The Same [ 5:13 ] >> The
Rain Song [ 7:35 ], Kashmir [ 7:55 - beginning notes cut ], No Quarter
[ 15:07 ], Trampled Underfoot [ 6:42 ], Moby Dick [ 19:00 - tape cut
near the middle, some of actual drum solo missing ], Dazed And Confused
[ 2:17 - beginning only ], [ tape cut - entire chatter missing ],
Stairway To Heaven [ 5:51 - beginning notes cut as well as almost
entire guitar solo and the end of the song ].
Source: Incomplete very good 1st audience
recording. 110 minutes.
Details: The sound is bright and clear
for the most part but is a little distant and lacks bottom end.
Recording
Includes:
Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In
My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song,
Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused
(<< San Francisco..), Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >>
Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Heartbreaker.
Source: Complete good to very good 2nd
audience recording. 152 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
Rock And Roll [ cut ], Sick Again [ cut ], Over The Hills
And Far Away [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete very good 16mm color
amateur footage with sound recorded professionally from the photographer's
pit. 5 minutes.
Details: Shot on the front level next
to the stage.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s) source 2:
Plant Waves (Wizardo Records) & Trampled Underfoot (Cream Of The
Crop)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 1:
Strangely Enough (Electric Magic)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source mixes:
Trampled Underfoot (Cobra Standard Series)
Bootleg
DVD Audio Reference(s):
Flying Circus (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)
Bootleg
Visual Reference(s):
Assemblage (Cosmic Energy), Film Noir Volume 1 - 1969~1975 (Hercules
DVD-R), Latter Visions/The Best Of Led Zeppelin Clips Volume Two (Celebration
Definitive Masters), Hats Off To John Bonham (Sugar Mama), & Peter
Grant The Man Who Did Indeed Lead Zeppelin (Sugar Mama)
Comments:
A very good show, except for Robert' who's voice is still damaged
by the flu, although he does manage to force some good screams. Jimmy's
soloing is excellent throughout and the band delivers excellent versions
of No Quarter and Trampled Underfoot. Dazed And Confused still sounds
timid, as it hasn't been done much since the beginning of the tour.
Kashmir is sheer power.
WARNING!
Some sources reported that another tape of this show exist and may
still be in the hands of a tape hoarder. Possibly whole show was recorded
but a very big care must be taken with these reports.
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FEBRUARY
8 - THE SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA (concert married by riotous
audience) (SATURDAY)
Recording
Includes:
Band Announcements [ beginning cut ], Rock And Roll [ tape edit near
the middle ] >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away [ tape
cut at the beginning ], In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The
Same >> The Rain Song, [ tape cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter [ tape
cut near the end of instrumental section ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby
Dick [ tape cut near the middle ], [ tape cut - some chatter missing
], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco..), Stairway To Heaven
[ tape cut before guitar solo ], [ tape cut ], Whole Lotta Love >>
Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ tape cut ], Heartbreaker.
Source: Almost complete good 1st audience
source. 151 minutes.
Details: This is a clear recording with
some parts sounding more distant than the rest of the tape. The recorded
is rather well positioned and there is only some tape hiss that is
not too much noticebale.
Recording
Includes:
Sick Again [ tape cuts in ], Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time
Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir,
No Quarter [ tape cuts in ], Moby Dick [ tape cuts in ], Dazed And
Confused (<< San Francisco..) [ tape cuts in ], Stairway To
Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >>
Black Dog, Heartbreaker.
Source: Incomplete fair to good 2nd audience
recording. 128 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
Rock And Roll [ cut ], Sick Again [ cut ], Over The Hills
And Far Away [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm color amateur
footage with sound. Almost 13 minutes.
Details: Band member height makes up
one third to full height of screen.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 1:
Philadelphia Special (no label)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 2:
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source mixes:
Spectrum (Electric Magic)
Bootleg
Visual Reference(s):
Assemblage (Cosmic Energy), Days And Confused (Rare Video Collection
1969~1977) (Seymour Vision), Film Noir Volume 1 - 1969~1975 (Hercules
DVD-R), & Visual Graffiti 1975 (Cosmic Energy DVD-R)
Comments:
Plant's voice has pretty much healed while Page's finger has definitely
healed! The performance doesn't crawl like other 1975 shows, it runs!
Trampled Underfoot is proof of this. Plant adds a few new lyrics to
The Song Remains The Same and at the start of The Rain Song. Page
enters late for the bow section in Dazed And Confused but ends the
song with a new riff. Whole Lotta Love is an abbreviated version without
the middle section. It goes straight into Black Dog with Plant singing
most of its original lyrics. This show is also the one where rowdy
audience made its appearance that caused Robert comments: "Can
we advocate that people stay in their seats? It's not very pleasant
to see situations like that right under your nose, so can we all keep
cool!"
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FEBRUARY
10 - CAPITOL CENTRE, LANDOVER, MARYLAND (MONDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
Rock And Roll [ 3:50 ] >> Sick Again [ 5:07 ], Over The Hills
And Far Away [ 7:48 - contains some tape distortion ], In My Time
Of Dying [ 10:24 - contains some tape distortion ], The Song Remains
The Same [ 5:20 - tape drop-out somewhere in the middle, also contains
some tape distortion ] >> The Rain Song [ 8:09 ], Kashmir [
8:35 - tape cut at the beginning that eliminating some music and followed
by tape distortion ], No Quarter [ 18:52 - contains some tape distortion
], Trampled Underfoot [ 7:40 - tape drop-out somewhere in the middle,
also contains some tape distortion ], Moby Dick [ 21:20 - tape cut
near the end of the song preceded by tape distortion ], Dazed And
Confused ( << San Francisco..) [ 31:33 - tape cut twice at violin
bow solo, also contains some tape distortion ], Stairway To Heaven
[ 10:53 - sound heavily fades out near the beginning ], [ tape cut
- almost entire long audience anticipation missing ], Whole Lotta
Love [ 1:18 ] >> Out On The Tiles Intro [ 0:10 ] >> Black
Dog [ 5:25 - tape cut in the middle ], [ tape cut - almost entire
long audience anticipation missing ], Heartbreaker [ 6:45 - only beginning
of the song plays at correct speed, then the recording plays way too
fast ].
Source: Almost complete fair to good
audience recording. 176 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
Heartbreaker [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm color amateur
footage with sound. 3 minutes.
Details: Full height of screen shows
band members from waist to head.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Heavy Zeppelin (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin)
Bootleg
Visual Reference(s):
Assemblage (Cosmic Energy), Days And Confused (Rare Video Collection
1969~1977) (Seymour Vision), & Visual Graffiti 1975 (Cosmic Energy
DVD-R)
Comments:
This could be very good show but the sound is so horrible that makes
this recording for hardcores only. Interesting renditions of Dazed
And Confused and Moby Dick, when Bonham thrown a couple of rhythm
exercises known from basic structure of Whole Lotta Love ... played
later as an usual encore!
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FEBRUARY
12 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (WEDNESDAY
8pm)
Recording
Includes:
Band Announcements [ end only ], Rock And Roll [ 3:39 ] >> Sick
Again [ 5:02 ], Over The Hills And Far Away [ 7:45 ], In My Time Of
Dying [ 10:51 ], The Song Remains The Same [ 5:23 ] >> The Rain
Song [ 7:53 ], [ tape cut - no chatter missing ], Kashmir [ 8:08 ],
No Quarter [ 16:55 ], [ tape cut - some chatter missing ], Trampled
Underfoot [ 7:46 ], Moby Dick [ 20:10 ], [ tape cut - some chatter
missing ], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco, Walter's Walk..)
[ 32:16 ], [ tape cut - some chatter missing ], Stairway To Heaven
[ 11:43 ], [ long audience anticipation ], Whole Lotta Love [ 1:24
] >> Out On The Tiles Intro [ 0:10 ] >> Black Dog [ 5:24
], [ tape cut - some of long audience anticipation missing ], Heatbreaker
(<< That's Alright Mama..) [ 8:27 ].
Source: Almost complete excellent 1st
audience recording. 176 minutes.
Details: This source will remain as one
of the best sources ever recorded. The quality is comparable with
soundboard at times but there is much better atmosphere. The only
drawback with this tape is that the top end can be a bit painful on
occasion.
Recording
Includes:
Band Announcements [ beginning cut ], Rock And Roll [ 3:39 ] >>
Sick Again [ 4:54 - tape cut near the beginning ], Over The Hills
And Far Away [ 7:40 ], In My Time Of Dying [ 10:42 ], The Song Remains
The Same [ 5:17 ] >> The Rain Song [ 7:17 - tape cut near the
end ], Kashmir [ 7:58 ], No Quarter [ 16:39 ], Trampled Underfoot
[ 7:38 ], Moby Dick [ 15:25 - tape cut at the beginning of actual
drum solo, also another tape cut just few minutes later ], Dazed And
Confused (<< San Francisco, Walter's Walk..) [ 31:53 ], [ tape
cut - some chatter missing ], Stairway To Heaven [ 11:28 ], [ long
audience anticipation ], Whole Lotta Love [ 1:23 ] >> Out On
The Tiles Intro [ 0:09 ] >> Black Dog [ 5:19 ], [ tape cut -
some of long audience anticipation missing ], Heartbreaker (<<
That's Alright Mama..) [ 8:17 ].
Source: Incomplete very good to excellent
2nd audience recording. 172 minutes.
Details: This source has also great atmosphere.
The audience is not talktative and noisy except for the tapers at
times. I think this tape stands not too far away from the 1st source.
Unfortunately, the bass is heavily distorted throughout.
Recording
Includes:
Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In
My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song,
Kashmir, [ tape cut - some chatter missing ], No Quarter, Trampled
Underfoot, Moby Dick [ tape edit in the middle ], Dazed And Confused
(<< San Francisco, Walter's Walk..), Stairway To Heaven, [ tape
cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black
Dog, Heatbreaker (<< That's Alright Mama..).
Source: Almost complete superb soundboard
recording. 171 minutes.
Details: The tape sounds very much like
a professionally mixed tape, all the instruments and vocals are perfectly
balanced and audience noise is mixed into the background. You can
hear all the sound effects in perfect quality. Also between some songs
you hear comments from Page and Bonham.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s) audience source 1:
The Final Option (Rock Solid Records & The Swingin' Pig Records),
In Concert (Rock Solid Records), In Person (Rock Solid Records), Live
At Madison Square Garden 1975 (no label issues & Zep Toepper),
Live In Madison Square Garden Part 1&2 (Box Top Records), &
Madison Square Garden (The Swingin' Pig Records)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) audience source 1:
The 10th US Tour (Whole Lotta Live), Can't Take Your Evil Ways (The
Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), Can't Take Your Evil Ways Un-Cut Version
(The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), Good To Be Back In New York City (Planet),
Heartbreakers Back In Town Pts 1&2 (TNT Studios), The Jumpleg
(Tarantura), Ladies And Gents (Tarantura2000), M.S.G. 1975 (Last Stand
Disc, both issues), & Shakin' All Over (Triangle Records)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) audience source 2:
That's All Right NewYork (Electric Magic)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) soundboard:
Flying Circus (Eelgrass & Empress Valley Supreme Disc), &
Madison Square Graffiti (Red Devil)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) audience source 1 & soundboard mixes:
Four Blocks In The Snow (Small Fish CD-R)
Bootleg
DVD Audio Reference(s):
Flying Circus (Empress Valley Supreme Disc) & Heartbreakers Back
In Town (Genuine Masters)
Comments:
A great show! It may have been a blizzard outside but the Garden was
rocking this night! "We came four blocks in the snow to get here
... you realise that? People were calling me on the telephone today
and saying 'Is it gonna be on?' For a minute I was wondering about
my anatomy, then I realised there was some discrepancy about the weather.
Isn't it good though that it snows? Doesn't it change the vibe of
the city? I think it's great!" The band is in excellent form
and delivers a great show. Robert sounds good and strong, Jonesy and
Bonzo are amazing as always, and Jimmy is incendiary tonight, especially
at the end of Sick Again. He extends the solo in Over The Hills And
Far Away to an incredible length and soars. No Quarter is dedicated
to Jones that "...made Monthy Python's Flying Circus a flop in
New York" tonight and his imppecably clean fingernails. Moby
Dick is like a hurricane and Dazed And Confused just blows everybody
out to the cosmic level! A bunch of heavy solid encores with an excellent
Heartbreaker with some lyrics of Elvis Presley's That's Alright Mama
thrown in closing this amazing eveing. This is definitely a triumph
for the entire band and, not only a strong concert but also probably
the best from the 1975 US Tour. "Ladies and gentlemen of New
York ... you're too much ... and we ain't so bad ourselves!"
and the show was over.
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FEBRUARY
13 - NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
(Ron Wood of The Rolling Stones joining the band for Communication
Breakdown on second guitar) (THURSDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
Band Announcements [ beginning cut? ], Rock And Roll [ 3:47 ] >>
Sick Again [ 5:00 ], Over The Hills And Far Away [ 7:23 ], In My Time
Of Dying [ 10:32 ], [ tape cut - entire chatter missing ], No Quarter
[ 17:38 - beginning cut and some channel problems throughout, one
channel almost completely drops-out and in several times ], [ tape
cut - some chatter missing ], Trampled Underfoot [ 7:17 ], Moby Dick
[ 24:43 - some channel problems at instrumental intro and at the beginning
of actual drum solo, also some channel problems in the further part
of actual drum solo, one channel almost completely drops-out and in
at several times ], [ tape cut - some chatter missing ], Dazed And
Confused (<< San Francisco, Walter's Walk..) [ 40:06 - some
channel problems throughout, one channel almost completely drops-out
and in at several times, also tape cut? near the end of fast instrumental
section where tape is distorted ], [ tape cut - some chatter missing
], Stairway To Heaven [ 12:03 - one channel drops-out at the beginning
and somewhere in the middle of guitar solo ], [ tape cut - most of
long audience anticipation missing ], Whole Lotta Love [ 5:48 ] >>
Out On The Tiles Intro [ 0:10 ] >> Black Dog [ 6:03 ].
Source: Incomplete very good 1st audience
recording. 149 minutes.
Details: The tapes is clear and all the
instruments are discernable. Jone's bass does comes through a little
heavy in places but not enough to distort the tape. There is some
noticeable high frequency tape hiss at occasion.
Recording
Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills
And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >>
The Rain Song, Kashmir [ tape cuts in ], No Quarter [ tape cuts in
], No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<<
San Francisco..), Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >> Out
On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Roll Over Beethoven tease,
Communication Breakdown.
Source: Almost complete good to very
good 2nd audience recording. 182 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
Need detailed track listing.
Source: Incomplete 3rd audience recording.
Need detailed sound rating/length.
Details: Need detailed technical characteristic.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
Nassau Coliseum NY 1975 (no label)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 1:
Gems And Jams (no label)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 2:
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 3:
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 1 & 2 mixes:
The New Faces (Jelly Roll) & Trampled Underwood (Image Quality)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 1, 2 & 3 mixes:
Fighting Back At The Coliseum (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)
Comments:
A great show! The band is strong, Robert's voice is in fair shape
and Jimmy is blazing, especially on a great and very long version
of Dazed And Confused and an epic Stairway To Heaven solo. Roll Over
Beethoven is only a short vocal rehearsal but one of the encores features
Ronnie Wood on second guitar, dueling with Page as they trade licks
in an extended jam that sounds killer when Jonesy and Bonham jam behind
it.
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FEBRUARY
14 - NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
(FRIDAY)
Recording
Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll 3:51 ] >> Sick Again [ 5:24
], Over The Hills And Far Away [ 8:11 ], In My Time Of Dying [ 10:13
- tape cut near the end ], Since I've Been Loving You 7:53 ], The
Song Remains The Same [ 5:22 ] >> The Rain Song [ 8:09 ], Kashmir
[ 8:06 - tape cut near the beginning ], No Quarter [ 21:00 ], [ tape
edit ], Trampled Underfoot [ 8:24 ], Moby Dick [ 8:03 - tape cut near
the beginning, middle drum solo section cut ], Dazed And Confused
(<< San Francisco [ end cut ]..) [ 30:28 - beginning of violin
bow solo cut ], Tangerine tease, Stairway To Heaven [ 11:48 - tape
cut at guitar solo ], [ tape cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The
Crunge..) [ 5:48 ] >> Out On The Tiles Intro [ 0:10 ] >>
Black Dog [ 6:10 ], [ tape cut ], Untitled Jam [ 0:38 ] >> Heartbreaker
(<< Mess O' The Blues..) [ 8:37 - tape cut at guitar solo ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good
1st audience recording. Almost 187 minutes.
Details: The recording is clear and fairly
close to the stage with very little audience disturbance. There is
bass distortion throughout the set and is notably intense in the pieces
where Jonesy plays bass pedals. The tape hiss is rather unnoticeable.
Recording
Includes:
Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In
My Time Of Dying, Since I've Been Loving You, The Song Remains The
Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot,
Moby Dick [ tape cuts out at the beginning of actual drum solo ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good
2nd audience recording. 102 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 1:
Nassau 1975 (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), St. Tangerine's Day (Image
Quality), St. Valentine's Day Dance (Gusto Productions CD-R), &
St. Valentine's Day Massacre (Off Beat Records)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 2:
Comments:
This is a magical show ... one of the best from 1975! The Valentine's
Day reflected Plant to some special comments tonight about the Pagans:
"Today is one of the last of the pagan traditions that is carried
on into the 20th Century. It's the day for sowing the wild seeds.
In fact, now they call it St. Valentine's Day ... so, happy St. Valentine's
Day. I think we should dedicate this show to St. Valentine."
Since I've Been Loving You is played for the first time out of three
on this tour and the playing and energy of this show make it a real
special concert. Plant: "Who knows what it's gonna sound like,
but it's something we really used to dig playing." No Quarter
is great and Dazed And Confused is beyond words. The encores are funky
and long, and the rare second encore of Heartbreaker has a long blues
interlude inserted in Jimmy's solo.
WARNING!
Some sources reported that another tape of this show exist and may
still be in the hands of a tape hoarder. Possibly whole show was recorded
but a very big care must be taken with these reports.
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FEBRUARY
16 - MISSOURI ARENA, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI (SUNDAY) (Concert rescheduled
from January 26, 1975.)
Recording
Includes:
Kashmir, No Quarter [ tape cuts in ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick
[ middle portion of actual drum solo cut ], Dazed And Confused (<<
The Train Kept A Rollin', San Francisco..) [ tape cut at middle guitar
section ], Stairway To Heaven [ tape cut at the beginning of guitar
solo, end also cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >>
Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Heartbreaker [ tape cuts
out at guitar solo ].
Source: Incomplete good 1st audience
recording. 108 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
Band Announcements, [ tape speed edit ], Rock And Roll >> Sick
Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, [ tape cut
], The Song Remains The Same [ opening notes cut ] >> The Rain
Song, Kashmir, No Quarter [ tape edit at the beginning of instrumental
middle section ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ tape edit in the
middle ], Dazed And Confused (<< The Train Kept A Rollin', San
Francisco..) [ tape speed edit at bow solo and fast instrumental section,
end cut ], [ tape cut and tape speed edit - some chatter missing ],
Stairway To Heaven [ tape speed edit at guitar solo ], [ tape speed
edit ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The
Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ tape speed edit ], Heartbreaker
(<< Shame, Shame, Shame..) [ tape speed edit at guitar solo,
end cut ].
Source: Incomplete good 2nd audience
recording. Almost 152 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In
My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same, The Rain Song, Kashmir,
[ tape cut - some chatter missing ], No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot,
Moby Dick, [ tape cut - some chatter missing ], Dazed And Confused
(<< The Train Kept A Rollin', San Francisco..), Stairway To
Heaven, Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The
Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ tape cut ], Heartbreaker (<<
Shame, Shame, Shame..).
Source: Complete superb soundboard recording.
174 minutes.
Details: The recording is a very well
balanced professional mix. Plant's vocal performance is very strong.
The audience is present and you can also hear other band members and
even stage crew chatter between songs and even during some.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) audience source 1:
Oh Dear, I've Known Him Since He Was A Child (Led Note)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 2:
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) soundboard:
St. Louis Blues (Eelgrass & Empress Valley Supreme Disc)
Comments:
The show itself is an excellent closing night for the first half of
the tour. The band carries the momentum of their great closing show
in Nassau. During his intro for The Song Remains The Same, Plant refers
to Kansas City and that John Bonham was arrested there once! Before
No Quarter John Paul Jones is finishing a gin and tonic before he
can start playing and tonight's version is very strong, sounding very
dark and foreboding. Dazed And Confused and Stairway To Heaven are
both outstanding. The encores are the only let down in this performance.
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FEBRUARY
27 - SAM HOUSTON COLISEUM, HOUSTON, TEXAS (THURSDAY 8pm)
FEBRUARY
28 - LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY ASSEMBLY CENTER, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
(FRIDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll [ 3:42 ] >> Sick Again [ 4:37
], Over The Hills And Far Away [ 6:38 ], In My Time Of Dying [ 10:12
], The Song Remains The Same [ 5:10 ] >> The Rain Song [ 7:27
], [ tape edit ], Kashmir [ 7:55 ], No Quarter [ 18:27 ], Trampled
Underfoot [ 8:07 ], [ tape cut ], Moby Dick [ 23:56 ], Dazed And Confused
(<< Woodstock..) [ 31:52 ], Stairway To Heaven [ 11:16 ], [
tape edit ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) [ 6:38 ] >>
Out On The Tiles Intro [ 0:10 ] >> Black Dog [ 5:59 ].
Source: Almost complete very good 1st
audience recording. 174 minutes.
Details: The tape has very little noticeable
tape hiss. The recorder is very close to the stage and all the instruments
are well balanced. There is a fair amount of bass in the mix that
produces a low rumbling sound at certain points.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
Led Astray (Artemis)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
The Battle Of Baton Rouge (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Blaze (Immigrant),
Bon Soir Baton Rouge! (Capricorn Records), Chasing The Dragon (Empress
Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD), DX I ~ X (Mad Dogs), Freeze! (Tarantura),
Hang On To Your Heads (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), & Led Astray
(Silver Rarities)
Comments:
A great show from 1975! The recording captures clearly the performance
and is really atmospheric, making this a pleasure to listen to. The
show itself is wonderful ... Robert is in good voice (something that
doesn't happen often in 1975), and the band is amazing. Start to finish
this show is great ... even the long Moby Dick is enjoyable. (Bonham
was introduced as "the man with a bicycle clip caught in his
sock ... the greatest percussionist since Big Ben!") No Quarter
is a wonderful jam with some excellent piano from Jonesy and Kashmir
is epic. Dazed And Confused is long and great, and the drumming, in
particular, is immense. This is also the date on which Physical Graffiti
was finally been released in the United States and Plant commented
that fact: "The egg has been laid ... or is it the guy who got
laid?"
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MARCH
3 - TARRANT COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER, FORT WORTH, TEXAS (MONDAY 8pm)
MARCH
4 - MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM/DALLAS CONVENTION CENTER, DALLAS, TEXAS (TUESDAY
8pm)
Recording
Includes:
Rock And Roll [ 3:52 ] >> Sick Again [ 5:08 ], Over The Hills
And Far Away [ 6:47 ], In My Time Of Dying [ 11:13 ], The Song Remains
The Same [ 5:23 ] >> The Rain Song [ 7:52 ], [ tape cut ], Kashmir
[ 8:55 ], No Quarter [ 10:56 - most of middle instrumental section
cut ], Trampled Underfoot [ 8:21 ], Moby Dick [ 12:08 - tape cuts
out at drum solo, end missing ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock..)
[ 30:57 ], Stairway To Heaven [ 11:36 ], [ tape cut ], Whole Lotta
Love (<< The Crunge..) [ 5:29 ] >> Out On The Tiles Intro
[ 0:10 ] >> Black Dog [ 5:24 ], [ tape cut ], Heartbreaker [
8:12 ].
Source: Incomplete superb soundboard
recording. 162 minutes.
Details: The tape is excellent and well
balanced mixing board recording that captures numerous comments from
John Bonham, starting with his instructions to the mixing desk for
increased volume in his snare drum monitor. The sound is very raw,
with all of the low and high frequencies.
Recording
Includes:
Rock And Roll [ cut ], Sick Again [ cut ], Over The Hills
And Far Away [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying [ cut ], The Song
Remains The Same [ cut ], Kashmir [ cut ], No Quarter [
cut ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm color amateur
footage with sound. 4 minutes.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
Live In Dallas Texas (Toasted Recordworks) & Trampled Underfoot
(The Swingin' Pig Records)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Another Trip (Big Music), Cabala (CD Company SRL), Chasing The Dragon
(Eelgrass, & Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 3CD & 6CD), Dallas
75 Vol. 1&2 (Rock Records/The Pageboys), Dallas 1975 (Blimp &
Last Stand Disc), From London To Dallas (Seagull Records), Live In
Dallas 1975 (Golden Stars & Live Storm), Live USA (Imtrat), Maybach
(Never End), Over The Hill And Far Away (Great Dane Records), Solid
Guitar (Tarantura), Stairway To Heaven (Vol. 3) (Banana), Through
The Years (Big Music), Trampled Underfoot (The Swinging' Pig Records),
Whole Lotta Love (On Stage), & You sHock Me (The Entertainers)
Bootleg
Visual Reference(s):
Film Noir Volume 1 - 1969~1975 (Hercules DVD-R)
Comments:
This is a pretty good show but not tops although this is one of the
best if not the best recording board as for the sound. It reaches
the same peak level as the official releases! Robert's voice is in
pretty bad shape, but the instrumental machine is playing fine. Jones
and Bonham in particular are wonderful, with Bonham reaching a peak
of playing in Sick Again and In My Time Of Dying that is staggering.
Well presented mellotron has been introduced tonight: "John Paul
Jones played mellotron, a very cheap form of orchestration ... and
he doesn't cost that much to rent either!" No Quarter could be
a fine version but is cut. Trampled Underfoot is outstanding and vocal
lyrics near the end are awesome. Also the audience was rather dull
so Plant was trying to inject the life to the crowd: "Why don't
you wake up, c'mon!"
Important
Note: Another 8mm color amateur footage without actual sound is available
from Dallas March 1975. The video captures the band performing The
Song Remains The Same, Kashmir and Dazed And Confused (total length
of 1,5 minues). The footage is silent but detailed date is still not
confirmed. Any persons who have any possibility to detecting this
date, please contact with the publisher
of this site.
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MARCH
5 - MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM/DALLAS CONVENTION CENTER, DALLAS, TEXAS (WEDNESDAY
8pm)
Recording
Includes:
Band Announcements [ beginning cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick
Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song
Remains The Same >> The Rain Song [ tape cut at the beginning
], [ tape edit ], Kashmir, No Quarter [ tape edit near the end of
middle instrumental section ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ tape
cut at the coda ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock..), [ tape
edit ], Stairway To Heaven, [ tape cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<<
The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Almost complete very good audience
recording. 181 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills
And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >>
The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick
[ tape cuts in ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock..), Stairway
To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On
The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Almost complete superb soundboard
recording. 174 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) audience:
Chasing The Dragon (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, from 6CD box), Days
Confused (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD), & Live In Dallas
(The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) audience & soundboard mixes:
Days Confused (Eelgrass & Empress Valley Supreme Disc 3CD &
6CD)
Comments:
A much better show than the night before. Robert's ego is gone and
the band turns in a much better, tighter performance. Trampled Underfoot
is very heavy and a great version and Dazed And Confused is intense
and very long. The Crunge is inserted in Whole Lotta Love and is very
funky and fast and leads into a monstrous Black Dog. Robert's voice
is very strong and solid and he performs some great vocal variations
in In My Time Of Dying and Kashmir.
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MARCH
8 - FLORIDA ROCK FESTIVAL, THE RACEWAY, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA (cancelled
due to the failure of the promoters) (SATURDAY, START HAD BEEN PLANNING
AT 1pm)
MARCH
10 - SPORTS ARENA, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (MONDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
Rock And Roll [ 3:36 - tape edit at the beginning ] >> Sick
Again [ 4:52 ], Over The Hills And Far Away [ 8:28 ], In My Time Of
Dying [ 11:47 - tape edit in the middle ], The Song Remains The Same
[ 5:13 ] >> The Rain Song [ 7:50 ], [ tape edit ], Kashmir [
8:33 - tape cut near the beginning ], No Quarter [ 20:44 - tape edit
near the beginning and near the end ], Trampled Underfoot [ 7:27 ],
Moby Dick [ 21:12 - tape cut between share and triplet section and
tape speed edit at the end ], [ tape edit ], Dazed And Confused (<<
Woodstock..) [ 32:22 - tape cut at call and response section and at
the end ], [ tape edit ], Stairway To Heaven [ 10:28 - tape disturbance
near the beginning ], [ tape speed cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<<
The Crunge, Feel So Good..) [ 7:57 ] >> Out On The Tiles Intro
[ 0:10 ] >> Black Dog [ 5:40 ].
Source: Almost complete good audience
recording. 168 minutes.
Details: The tape starts off fair and
distant but it clears up soon. The bass produces a constant low-end
rumble to the recording. There is some noticeable tape hiss.
Recording
Includes:
Rock And Roll [ cut ], Sick Again [ cut ], Over The Hills
And Far Away [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot [ cut ], Dazed
And Confused [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur
footage. Almost 10 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Symphony In A Thousand Parts (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)
Bootleg
Visual Reference(s):
Days And Confused (Rare Video Collection 1969~1977) (Seymour Vision),
Film Noir Volume 1 - 1969~1975 (Hercules DVD-R), & Visual Graffiti
1975 (Cosmic Energy DVD-R)
Comments:
"We're really glad to be back in California!" ... This show
kicks off the group's West Coast swing, which also comprises the final
leg of 1975's North American tour. It's the beginning of what would
turn out to be a great run of shows, including the Long Beach and
LA concerts plus Vancouver, Seattle ... An excellent show in front
of a wild crowd! Jimmy's playing is excellent and the improvisations
in No Quarter and Trampled Underfoot are very good. Dazed And Confused
is almost symphonic in its scope ... another excellent 1975 version!
The interplay between the rhythm section and Page during the solo
in Stairway To Heaven is breathtaking and the funky jam in Whole Lotta
Love drives everyone into a frenzy before Black Dog.
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MARCH
11 - LONG BEACH ARENA, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA (concert married by
equipment problems) (TUESDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
Band Announcements [ beginning cut? ], Rock And Roll [ 3:42 ] >>
Sick Again [ 4:58 ], Over The Hills And Far Away [ 6:47 ], In My Time
Of Dying [ 10:57 ], The Song Remains The Same [ 5:19 ] >> The
Rain Song [ 7:36 ], [ tape cut - some chatter missing ], Kashmir [
8:26 ], No Quarter [ 19:48 ], Trampled Underfoot [ 7:27 ], [ tape
cut - some chatter missing ], Moby Dick [ 21:27 ], [ tape cut - some
chatter missing ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock..) [ 27:53
], [ tape cut - entire chatter missing ], Stairway To Heaven [ 10:43
], [ tape cut ], [ tape cut - some of long audience anticipation missing
], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) [ 6:57 ] >> Out
On The Tiles Intro [ 0:12 ] >> Black Dog [ 5:28 ].
Source: Almost complete excellent 1st
audience recording. Near 164 minutes.
Details: All instruments are very clear
and well balanced with absolutely no close up audience noise. There
is, however, some tape hiss. The bass guitar does become a bit prominent
in places too.
Recording
Includes:
No Quarter [ 14:09 - starts off with piano middle section forwarde
by minor tape distortion, also very noticeable tape drop-out twice
at the end of closing instrumentation ], Trampled Underfoot [ 7:47
], Moby Dick [ 22:27 - small tape drop-out near the end of actual
drum solo, also last note cut ], [ tape cut twice - some chatter missing
], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock..) [ 28:24 ], Stairway To
Heaven [ 10:57 ], [ tape cut - most of long audience anticipation
missing ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) [ 4:05 - one channel
drops-out rather noticeably at the moment at the beginning, end cut
].
Source: Incomplete very good 2nd audience
recording. 92 minutes.
Details: The recording is also rather
much close to the stage. The instruments are in good balance too but
there the bass is muffled a bit sometimes. The tape is very hissy
at places.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same [ cut ], The Rain Song [ cut ],
Kashmir [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot [ cut ], Moby Dick [
cut ], Dazed And Confused [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur
footage. 3 minutes.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s) source 1:
How Many More Times (Moby's Dick)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 1:
462 Ocean Boulevard (American Concert Series), Bootleg License (Tarantura2000),
California 1975 (Post Script), California Graffiti (Masterport), California
Sunset (American Concert Series), Long Beach Arena Complete (Confusion
Records), Long Beach 1975 (Last Stand Disc), Long Beach 1975 Parts
1&2&3 (Flying Disc Music), Pussy & Cock (Tarantura), &
Zeppelin L (Akashic)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 2:
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source mixes:
California Sunshine (Badgeholders), In The Shadow Of Midnight (Empress
Valley Supreme Disc), & Long Beach 3-11-75 (Winston Remasters
Mike The Mike Tribute Series CD-R)
Bootleg
Visual Reference(s):
Days And Confused (Rare Video Collection 1969~1977) (Seymour Vision),
Film Noir Volume 1 - 1969~1975 (Hercules DVD-R), & Visual Graffiti
1975 (Cosmic Energy DVD-R)
Comments:
Near soundboard sound here ... amazing! The playing and singing are
great here, but in some spots the band seems a little slow ... this
is probably due to the fact that this is one of the worst crowds ever!
The audience is dull, bored and seems half-asleep. "We must apologise
for the slight delay, be we couldn't get into the building and we
hadn't got any tickets! It's a fact. We saw a well known scalper,
but we blew it ... and it was bllown!" stated Plant after Sick
Again. This show has some amazing playing but the crowd seems more
interested in sleeping than the crushing music. This seems unbelievable,
to be lucky enough to see Led Zeppelin and to react in this way. Robert
slams the crowd for their reactions, but in reality, this show is
great, but the next night is even greater. He's also dedicated The
Song Remains The Same to the bootleggers: "For the benefit of
anyone who was making a bootleg then - the 12-string was out of tune!"
After the last encore Plant added spontaneously: "Ladies and
gentlemen of Long Beach ... sleep well! Half a Quaalude with water."
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12 - LONG BEACH ARENA, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA (concert married by
Page's guitar problems) (WEDNESDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In
My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same false start, The Song
Remains The Same [ tape cut at the beginning and in the middle, also
ending notes cut ] >> The Rain Song [ opening notes cut ], Kashmir,
No Quarter [ end cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ tape cut in
the middle of actual drum solo ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock..),
Stairway To Heaven, Have You Seen Your Mother Baby (Standing In The
Shadow?) tease, Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge, Lickin' Stick..)
>> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Heartbreaker (<<
I'm A Man..).
Source: Almost complete good to very
good 1st audience recording. 175 minutes.
Details: The recording is very close
to the stage and all the instruments are clear, but not well balanced.
The bass distorts the tape in places.
Recording
Includes:
Stairway To Heaven [ beginning cut ], Have You Ever Seen Your Mother
Baby (Standing In The Shadow?) tease, Whole Lotta Love (<< The
Crunge, Lickin' Stick..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >>
Black Dog, Heartbreaker (<< I'm A Man..).
Source: Incomplete very good to excellent
2nd audience recording. 34 minutes.
Details: All the instruments are well
balanced and the tape is recorded much close to the stage. There is
some tape hiss.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s) source 1:
Live In Long Beach 1975 (no label)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 1:
Standing In The Shadows (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin) & Trampled
Under Jimmy's Foot (Silver Rarities)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 2:
Long Beach Arena Fragment (Holy)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source mixes:
Bootleg License (Tarantura2000), Long Beach 3-12-75 (Mike The Mike
Tribute Series CD-R) & Taking No Prisoners Tonight (Badgeholders)
Comments:
One of the best, most visceral shows of 1975! The sound is crisp and
bassy and really adds to the show. The opening string of numbers is
brutal and fast and this may be one of the best versions of No Quarter
ever! It is savage and the improvisations are excellent. In My Time
Of Dying was dedicated to Bob Dylan: "An old work song. A long
time before Mr Zimmerman listened to it in the Village back in the
Sixties." The reason why The Song Remains The Same was repeated
is that Jimmy Page broke a string. Trampled Underfoot moves like nobody's
business and Dazed And Confused, dedictaed tonight to Roy Harper (:Wherever
you are Roy, don't stay in thatstate too long!"), is a glorious
1975 version in full flight. An exquisite Stairway To Heaven closes
the show and the relentless and surprising inclusions in the encores
end a show that seems leagues ahead of the sluggishness of just the
night before!
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14 - SPORTS ARENA, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (FRIDAY)
Date added to the original itinerary.
Recording
Includes:
Rock And Roll [ 3:53 ] >> Sick Again [ 5:08 ], Over The Hills
And Far Away [ 7:16 ], In My Time Of Dying [ 11:12 ], The Song Remains
The Same [ 5:24 ] >> The Rain Song [ 7:44 ], Kashmir [ 8:22
], No Quarter [ 29:58 ], Trampled Underfoot [ 7:06 ], Moby Dick [
23:58 ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock..) [ 31:23 ], Stairway
To Heaven [ 11:45 ], [ tape cut ] [ supposed to be played: Whole Lotta
Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog ], Heartbreaker
[ 8:00 ].
Source: Almost complete superb soundboard
recording. 174 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Conspiracy Theory (Empress Valley Supreme Disc & Eelgrass)
Bootleg
Visual Reference(s):
Mystic San Diego (Genuine Masters DVD-Audio)
Comments:
A mixed performance. In some points the band reaching a peak of their
playing, in other they are just average and rather sloopy. The hardest
accent belongs to the opening numbers, after that the band seems to
be a bit tired and that caused of lack of soarning during improvisation
sections in No Quarter and Dazed And Confused.
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17 - SEATTLE CENTER COLISEUM, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON (MONDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
Rock And Roll [ cut in ] >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far
Away, In My Time Of Dying.
Source: Incomplete good 1st audience
recording. Near 32 minutes.
Details: Due to the recorder's location
the audience gets pushed to the rear of the mix while the band is
clear and balanced. There is a minor amount of tape hiss.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter,
Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, You're A Pink Toothbrush tease, Dazed
And Confused (<< Woodstock..), Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta
Love (<< Louie Louie, The Crunge, Lickin' Stick..) >>
Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete good to very good
2nd audience recording. Almost 153 minutes.
Details: The recording is very clear
but contains a minor amount of audience noise and a fair amount of
tape hiss. It is a little bass heavy for the few two songs.
Recording
Includes:
No Quarter [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot [ cut ], Moby Dick
[ cut ], Dazed And Confused [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven
[ cut ], Whole Lotta Love [ cut ], Black Dog [ cut
].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur
footage. 3 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 1:
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 2:
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source mixes:
Blow Jobs (Tarantura2000), Dinosaurs In Motion (Empress Valley Supreme
Disc), Gallery Of Soldiers (Power Chord), Hammer Of The Gods (Tarantura),
Seattle Won't You Listen (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), & Two
Days In Seattle (Whole Lotta Live)
Official
Visual Reference(s):
DVD (Warner Music Vision)
Bootleg
Visual Reference(s): Days
And Confused (Rare Video Collection 1969~1977) (Seymour Vision), Film
Noir Volume 1 - 1969~1975 (Hercules DVD-R), & Visual Graffiti
1975 (Cosmic Energy DVD-R)
Comments:
A really superb show from the 1975 Tour. The sound is great and the
playing is excellent. Robert is in decent voice and the band is on
a roll! No Quarter and Dazed And Confused are some of the best versions
ever, and he opening numbers are really powerful. The earlier shows
on the tour like the New York shows were long, but the marathons were
generally played at 1973 length (No Quarter never exceeding twenty
minutes, Dazed never exceeding thirty). In the west coast shows Zeppelin
expands the numbers to where a thirty minute No Quarter and a forty-minute
Dazed And Confused are routine. More highlights include something
happening onstage after Bonham's drum solo, which causes Plant to
start singing lines from Max Bygraves' "You're A Pink Toothbrush".
This song is nothing more than Plant singing what appears to be a
commercial jingle. It has only 10 seconds but it's funny!
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19 - PACIFIC COLISEUM, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (WEDNESDAY
8pm)
Recording
Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills
And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >>
The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows
Pole..), Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock..).
Source: Incomplete good 1st audience
recording. 131 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
Need detailed track listing.
Source: Incomplete 2nd audience recording.
(Need detailed sound rating/length.)
Details: Need detailed technical characteristic.
Recording
Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll [ 3:54 ] >> Sick Again [ [
5:15 ], Over The Hills And Far Away [ 7:22 ], In My Time Of Dying
[ 11:38 ], The Song Remains The Same [ 5:27 ] >> The Rain Song
[ 7:29 ], Kashmir [ 8:58 ], No Quarter [ 25:15 ], Trampled Underfoot
(<< Gallows Pole..) [ 8:22 ], Moby Dick [ 21:48 ], Dazed And
Confused (<< Woodstock..) [ 36:45 ], Stairway To Heaven [ 11:50
], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) [ 7:53 ] >> Out
On The Tiles Intro [ 0:10 ] >> Black Dog [ 5:45 ].
Source: Complete superb soundboard recording.
182 minutes.
Details: Unlike many of the soundboard
recordings this recording is not dry or thin but is warm and deep
with a great range, backed up by a moderate level of remote audience
noise. It is also very clean with almost no hiss noise. What is more
interestig, the bass overshadowing a bit the sound while guitar is
a touch off.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 1:
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 2:
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) audience source mixes:
Is Not California Is ... Vancouver 1975.03.19 (Dadgad Productions
CD-R), Ladies And Gentlemen (Sanctuary), Pleeease (Silver Rarities),
Physical Vancouver Farewell (Tarantura), Pleeease! (Silver Rarities),
Prisoners Of Rock & Roll (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), &
Snow Jobs (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 5CD)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) soundboard:
Canadian Crunge (Beelzebub Records CD-R), Interlude Prior To The Crunge
(Eelgrass), & Snow Jobs (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 5CD &
3CD)
Comments:
This is something like a prelude to the following evening's show.
The playing is on top form and overall all the songs were performed
with furiosity. Pagey is in decent form tonight, with especially fine
playing on Sick Again, In My Time Of Dying and The Song Remains The
Same; Plant is not in fine form, though, with his best vocals coming
from the songs that demanded the least from him, such as No Quarter
and Whole Lotta Love; Bonham does bring the bang, with awesome drumming
on Over The Hills And Far Away, Kashmir and Trampled Underfoot. Ironically,
it is Jones that makes this show awesome, with amazing bass playing
and great keyboards from start to finish. Kashmir was dedicated to
"...Richard Cole, our tour manager - a good upright British citizen"
and Dazed And Confused to "...our manager, Peter Grant, who's
made so many things possible. He's the man who gives us the blow job
in the dressing room". Obviously the whole band had a great time
during these two Vancouver shows.
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