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Zeppelin Eleventh U.S. Tour
February 27, 1977 - August 13, 1977
FEBRUARY
27 - TARRANT COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER, FORT WORTH, TEXAS (SUNDAY)
(Cancelled due to Robert Plant's voice problems and rescheduled for
May 22, 1977)
FEBRUARY 28 - THE SUMMIT, HOUSTON, TEXAS (MONDAY)
(Cancelled due to Robert Plant's voice problems and rescheduled for
May 21, 1977)
MARCH 1 - LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY ASSEMBLY CENTER, BATON ROUGE,
LOUISIANA (TUESDAY 8pm)
(Cancelled due to Robert Plant's voice problems and rescheduled for
May 19, 1977)
MARCH 3 - THE MYRIAD, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA (THURSDAY)
(Cancelled due to Robert Plant's voice problems and rescheduled for
April 3, 1977)
MARCH 4 - MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM/DALLAS CONVENTION CENTER, DALLAS, TEXAS
(FRIDAY)
(Cancelled due to Robert Plant's voice problems and rescheduled for
April 1, 1977)
MARCH 6 - ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES CENTER ARENA, TEMPE,
ARIZONA (SUNDAY)
(Cancelled due to Robert Plant's voice problems and rescheduled for
July 20, 1977)
MARCH 8 - SPORTS ARENA, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (TUESDAY 8pm)
(Cancelled due to Robert Plant's voice problems and rescheduled for
June 19, 1977)
MARCH 9 - GREAT WESTERN FORUM, INGLEWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
(WEDNESDAY 7:30pm)
(Cancelled due to Robert Plant's voice problems and rescheduled for
June 21, 1977)
MARCH 12 - GREAT WESTERN FORUM, INGLEWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
(SATURDAY 7:30pm)
(Cancelled due to Robert Plant's voice problems and rescheduled for
June 22, 1977)
MARCH 13 - GREAT WESTERN FORUM, INGLEWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
(SUNDAY 7:30pm)
(Cancelled due to Robert Plant's voice problems and rescheduled for
June 23, 1977)
MARCH 14 - GREAT WESTERN FORUM, INGLEWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
(MONDAY)
(Cancelled due to Robert Plant's voice problems and rescheduled for
June 25, 1977)
MARCH 15 - GREAT WESTERN FORUM, INGLEWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
(TUESDAY)
(Cancelled due to Robert Plant's voice problems and rescheduled for
June 26, 1977)
MARCH 16 - GREAT WESTERN FORUM, INGLEWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
(WEDNESDAY 7:30pm)
(Cancelled due to Robert Plant's voice problems and rescheduled for
June 27, 1977)
APRIL 1 - TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA (cancelled) (FRIDAY)
APRIL
1 - MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM/DALLAS CONVENTION CENTER, DALLAS, TEXAS (FRIDAY)
Concert rescheduled from March 4, 1977.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..),
Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, The Battle
Of Evermore, Going To California [ supposed to be played: Black Country
Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black
Mountain Side..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The
Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway
To Heaven, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Rock And Roll
].
Source: Incomplete fair audience recording.
(Need length)
Bootleg
CD References:
Comments:
The question is if this show was really recorded. Most of traders
not listed it so it may be a false recording.
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APRIL
3 - MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA (cancelled) (SUNDAY)
APRIL
3 - THE MYRIAD, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA (concert married by equipment
problems) (SUNDAY) (Concert rescheduled from March 3, 1977.)
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same [ 5:07 ] >> The Rover Intro [ 0:45
] >> Sick Again [ 5:21 ], Nobody's Fault But Mine [ 6:30 ],
In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..) [ 11:12 ], Since I've
Been Loving You [ 8:03 ], No Quarter [ 19:18 - tape cuts in ], Ten
Years Gone [ 9:27 ], The Battle Of Evermore [ 5:32 ], Going To California
[ 4:31 ], Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..) [ 6:58
], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 7:10 ] >>
Kashmir [ 9:16 ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..)
[ 17:50 ], Guitar Solo [ 8:25 ] >> Achilles Last Stand [ 9:19
], Stairway To Heaven [ 11:45 ], Rock And Roll [ 3:39 ], Trampled
Underfoot [ 7:12 ].
Source: Almost complete fair to good
audience recording. 180 minutes.
Details: The tape starts off mostly muffled
and distant. The sound brightens and dulls throughout the entire show.
When the recording does clear up, the sound is very good. The instruments
are well defined during these portions. A quieted audience lessens
the distance by allowing better definition of the instrumentation.
There is no noticeable tape hiss.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
The Fuckin' P.A. System (Tarantura) & Fucking T.Y. (Tattytura)
Comments:
The second show of the tour and the second concert in two years. It
shows. The band is very rusty and unrehearsed, PA system problems
truncated group's playing, and Jimmy plays solos in completely wrong
keys in some songs! Robert's voice is fairly strong and the rhythm
section seems all right in most spots, but the lack of confidence
shows in the short length of No Quarter, Ten Years Gone and In My
Time Of Dying. This show is also the second ever time the new Presence
songs are performed live, as well as Ten Years Gone and The Battle
Of Evermore.
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APRIL
4 - MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA (cancelled) (MONDAY)
APRIL
6 - CHICAGO STADIUM, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (concert married by equipment
problems) (WEDNESDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same [ 5:22 ] >> The Rover Intro [ 0:45
] >> Sick Again [ 5:08 ], Nobody's Fault But Mine [ 6:20 ],
In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..) [ 11:30 ], Since I've
Been Loving You [ 8:10 ], No Quarter [ 17:28 - tape cuts in ], Ten
Years Gone [ 8:56 ], The Battle Of Evermore [ 5:39 ], Going To California
[ 4:25 ], Surrender tease, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur
Stomp..) [ 6:39 ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [
6:15 ] >> Kashmir [ 9:08 ], Over The Top (<< Out On The
Tiles, Moby Dick..) [ 16:26 ], Guitar Solo [ 6:24 ] >> Achilles
Last Stand [ 9:44 ], Stairway To Heaven [ 10:27 ], Rock And Roll [
3:44 ], Trampled Underfoot [ 6:36 - tape cuts out near the middle
].
Source: Incomplete fair audience recording.
171 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Great Chicago Fire (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), The Home Of Electric
Blues (Gusto Productions CD-R), & The Missing Night In Chicago
(Missing Link)
Comments:
Opening night for the four night stand in Chicago and beginning of
the problems with firecrackers that disorganised the band. Plant said
before any note was played: "Listen! Before we start, can we
ask you one thing? Can you stop throwing those firecrackers? We want
to give you a lot of music, but we're not going to fight with firecrackers?
Ok?! Cool it with the explosives." After some scary firecracker
blasts and shouts of protest from Robert, the show begins. It is quite
good. Jimmy's solo in Since I've Been Loving You is excellent. He
really tortures his guitar, making it scream and moan. Jimmy actually
speaks during the acoustic section ("Better to live one day as
a king, than a thousand years as a peasant."), and the ending
of the show is kind of sloppy. Jimmy massacres Ten Years Gone, has
problems with his instrument during White Summer/Black Mountain Side
and the solo and Achilles Last Stand are rushed and violent. Fairly
strong show for the 2nd or 3rd one of the tour, and a strong opening
nonetheless for Chicago, although disaster is around the corner three
nights late.
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APRIL
7 - CHICAGO STADIUM, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (THURSDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same 5:18 ] >> The Rover Intro [ 0:45 ]
>> Sick Again [ 5:09 ], Nobody's Fault But Mine [ 6:15 ], Since
I've Been Loving You [ 7:54 ], No Quarter [ 14:48 - tape cuts in ],
Ten Years Gone [ 6:57 - tape cuts in ], The Battle Of Evermore [ 5:24
], Going To California [ 4:15 ], [ supposed to be played: Black Country
Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..) ], White Summer (<< Black
Mountain Side..) [ 6:25 ] >> Kashmir [ 8:45 ], [ supposed to
be played: Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..),
Guitar Solo ], Achilles Last Stand [ 2:02 - end only ], Stairway To
Heaven [ 9:52 ], Rock And Roll [ 3:45 ].
Source: Incomplete good audience recording.
121 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Great Chicago Fire (Empress Valley Supreme Disc) & The Home Of
Electric Blues (Gusto Productions)
Comments:
A very good show, sadly shortened due to some restrictions - In My
Time Of Dying and Trampled Underfoot were dropped out from this show.
The reason of this unexpetced move was caused of city-based hockey
team, Chicago Black Hawks. They were in the playoffs at the time and
had to use the arena on Friday night. The union that worked this facility
demanded Zeppelin be finished by 11:00 P.M. as the Showco sound system
had to be dismantled for the hockey game to be played on Friday. It
was reassembled for Saturday's show.
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9 - CHICAGO STADIUM, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (Concert stopped when Jimmy
Page went down on-stage with food poisoning) (SATURDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Since I've Been Loving You tease, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Since I've
Been Loving You, No Quarter [ tape cut at the end of instrumental
section links to the beginning of coda ], Ten Years Gone, Robert Plant
Announcements.
Source: Incomplete fair to good 1st audience
recording. 60 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Since I've Been Loving You tease, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Since I've
Been Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, Robert Plant Announcements,
Richard Cole Closing Announcements.
Source: Complete good 2nd audience recording.
62 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same [ cut ], The Rover Intro [ cut
], Sick Again [ cut ], Nobody's Fault But Mine [ cut ],
Since I've Been Loving You [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ],
Ten Years Gone [ cut ], Robert Plant Close Announcements [ cut
].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur
footage. Almost 17 minutes.
Details: Half of the footage shows band
members from waist up while the other half is more distant.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s) source 1:
The Final Option (Rock Solid Records & The Swingin' Pig Records),
Sick Again (no label), & Strange Tales From The Road (Rock Solid
Records)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 1:
1977.04.09 Chicago Stadium Chicago Illinois (Dadgad Productions CD-R)
& Strange Tales From The Road (no label)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 2:
Early Days Latter Days (no label)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source mixes:
Great Chicago Fire (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)
Bootleg
Visual Reference(s):
Days And Confused (Rare Video Collection 1969~1977) (Seymour Vision),
Film Noir Volume 2 - 1977~1980 (Hercules DVD-R), Great Chicago Fire
(Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & Over America 1977 (Cosmic Energy
DVD-R)
Comments:
This is the show where Jimmy passes out due to food poisoning! The
playing is very gutsy and inspired, although several times his timing
is off and he confuses the rest of the band. This is most evident
in the intro to Nobody's Fault But Mine and the fact that he plays
the first minute of Since I've Been Loving You before the aforementioned
song, making the set out of order and confusing the band, who do not
enter. In My Time Of Dying was also dropped from tonight's set out.
The show is cancelled after Jimmy passes out in Ten Years Gone due
to food poisoning. Plant: "Jimmy has got a bout of gastro-enteritis,
which isn't helped by firecrackers, so we've gonna take a neccessary
five minute break." After a conversation backstage, Richard Cole
announced to the quite a disappointed audience: "Jimmy does not
want to a half-hearted show tonight. If you watch the press on Monday,
this show will be rescheduled. The band feel very bad about this,
but please hang onto your tickets. All tickets will be honoured."
Too bad, as the show was very intense.
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APRIL
10 - CHICAGO STADIUM, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (SUNDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..),
Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, The Battle
Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur
Stomp..), Trampled Underfoot, White Summer (<< Black Mountain
Side..) >> Kashmir [ tape cuts in ], Over The Top [ tape cuts
in - most of the song missing ] (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..),
Guitar Solo >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, Rock
And Roll, Trampled Underfoot.
Source: Incomplete fair to good 1st audience
recording. Near 149 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..),
No Quarter, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country
Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..).
Source: Incomplete fair 2nd audience
recording. 76 minutes.
Recording
Includes: The
Song Remains the Same [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], The Battle
Of Evermore [ cut ], White Summer [ cut ] >> Kashmir
[ cut ], Trampled Underfoot [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut
], Guitar Solo [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur
footage. 4 minutes.
Details: Band members' height makes up
just less than half the distance between the top and bottom of the
picture's frame.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 1:
Great Chicago Fire (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 2:
Bootleg
Visual Reference(s):
Days And Confused (Rare Video Collection 1969~1977) (Seymour Vision),
Film Noir Volume 2 - 1977~1980 (Hercules DVD-R), Great Chicago Fire
(Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Latter Visions/The Best Of Led Zeppelin
Clips Volume Two (Celebration Definitive Masters), & Over America
1977 (Cosmic Energy DVD-R)
Comments:
Possibly the best night from four Chicago-based shows. The playing
is hot here and seems that the band had leaved most of the problems
that plagued them on all the previous night behind. Plant said near
the beginning of the show about what happened to Pagey last night:
"Jimmy was feeling ill last night, but it was only a false pregnancy,
so that's alright ... Mr Page neither smokes, drinks, takes women
or does anything like that so we want an apology tomorrow and a crate
of alcohol!" said Robert according to the some local radio report
last night. The beginning is blistering and In My Time Of Dying is
very powerful and rather bombastic. No Quarter is another fine version
but as always on this tour, Ten Years Gone is full om mistakes due
to the fact that song was not too much rehearsed before the tour.
Kashmir shines and is brutal and Achilles Last Stand forced the audience
as well. This is the show where Page is captured wearing (in)famous
storm tropper outfit.
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12 - MET CENTER, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA (TUESDAY 8pm)
APRIL 13 - CIVIC CENTER ARENA, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA (WEDNESDAY 8pm)
APRIL 15 - ST. LOUIS ARENA, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI (FRIDAY 8pm)
APRIL 17 - MARKET SQUARE ARENA, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (SUNDAY 8pm)
APRIL
19 - RIVERFRONT COLISEUM, CINCINNATI, OHIO (TUESDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
Taper Comments [ tape cut at few places, comments available between
long audience anticipation before the concert ], The Song Remains
The Same [ 5:18 ] >> The Rover Intro [ 0:44 ] >> Sick
Again [ 5:10 ], Nobody's Fault But Mine [ 6:37 ], [ tape cut - some
chatter missing ], Since I've Been Loving You [ 8:09 ], [ tape cut
- entire chatter missing ], No Quarter [ 22:47 ], [ tape cut - some
chatter missing ], Ten Years Gone [ 7:21 - tape cut near the end -
some vocals missing ], [ tape cut - some chatter missing ], The Battle
Of Evermore [ 5:17 - some tape distortions near the middle ], [ tape
cut - some chatter missing ], Going To California [ 4:29 ], Cincinnati
Cowboy tease [ 0:33 - some tape distortions during the song ] >>
Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..) [ 7:25 - some tape
distortions during the song ], [ tape cut - entire chatter missing
], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 5:49 - some tape
distortions during the song ] >> Kashmir [ 8:59 - some tape
distortions during the song ].
Source: Incomplete good audience recording.
95 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Cincinnati Kids (H&Y Records), Cincinnati Riot Disaster (Electric
Magic), Early Days Latter Days (no label), Gatecrush Riot (Electric
Magic), & Two Days In Cincinnati (Disc Exploitation)
Comments:
This is all that is known to exist from this very enjoyable 1977 show.
The playing is slick and there is nary a mistake throughout this concert.
Kashmir is very powerful and the opening blast into Sick Again is
quite powerful. Robert gets upset at the constant barrage of firecrackers,
which are clearly audible on this tape. A rather rowdy audience gets
out of control in some point that caused Plant to comment: "It's
very difficult to play when you see crowds of people swaying. Keep
it cool. Stand still. We don't want to see anybody get hurt."
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20 - RIVERFRONT COLISEUM, CINCINNATI, OHIO (concert truncated by the
death of young person pushed from the station's third level by an
unruly crowd straight into the street, where he was struck by a car)
(WEDNESDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying [ opening notes only
], Since I've Been Loving You [ opening notes only ], The Battle Of
Evermore, White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) >> Kashmir,
Candy Store Rock tease, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby
Dick.. [ tape cuts in ] ), Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled
Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, Rock And
Roll, Trampled Underfoot.
Source: Incomplete fair to good 1st audience
recording. 99 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
In My Time Of Dying [ beginning cut ] (<< You Shook Me..), The
Battle Of Evermore, White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..)
>> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles Intro, Moby
Dick.. [ end only ] ), Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..
[ cuts out ] ).
Source: Incomplete fair to good 2nd audience
recording. Almost 41 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Gatecrush Riot (Electric Magic), Cincinnati Riot Disaster (Electric
Magic), Riverfront Coliseum April 20 1977 Cincinnati Ohio (Dadgad
Productions CD-R), & Two Days In Cincinnati (Disc Exploitation)
Comments:
This is all that exists from this show that remembered the worst incident
in the band's whole career - due to rowdy audience a young boy was
pushed from stadium's level straight into the street, where he was
stuck by a car accidentally and died. Robert's voice is very powerful
and Kashmir rocks really hard, and the entrance into it is explosive.
Jimmy also plays the riff from Royal Orleans but unfortunetally this
is taken no further.
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22 - DAYTON, OHIO (cancelled) (FRIDAY)
APRIL
23 - THE OMNI, ATLANTA, GEORGIA (SATURDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same [ 5:24 ] >> The Rover Intro [ 0:44
] >> Sick Again [ 5:25 ], Nobody's Fault But Mine [ 6:22 ],
In My Time Of Dying [ 9:42 - end missing, You Shook Me tease cut ],
[ tape cut - no chatter missing ], Since I've Been Loving You [ 8:13
], No Quarter [ 24:23 - tape cut near the end of middle instrumental
section, some music missing ], Ten Years Gone [ 8:34 ], The Battle
Of Evermore [ 5:23 ], Going To California [ 4:56 ], [ tape cut - some
chatter missing ], Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..)
[ 7:19 ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 6:48 ] >>
Kashmir [ 8:35 ], [ tape cut - no chatter missing ], Over The Top
(<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick [ tape cut near the beginning
of actual drum solo - some drum solo missing before hand drum section
]..) [ 13:11 ], Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner..)
[ 10:42 ] >> Achilles Last Stand [ 9:33 ], [ tape cut - some
chatter missing ], Stairway To Heaven [ 10:20 ], [ long audience anticipation
], Rock And Roll [ 3:35 ], [ tape cut - some of long audience anticipation
missing ], Trampled Underfoot [ 6:58 ].
Source: Incomplete good audience recording.
177 minutes.
Details: This recording is distorted
by the bass and is distant but overall the quality of it is much more
enjoyable than we could expected. The first few numbers are rather
heavily distorted, then the tape clears and some parts are quite enjoyable.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
How Many More Years Gone With The Wind (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin
& Disc Exploitation CD-R)
Comments:
A very good early 1977 show. Sick Again is really heavy and rocks
hard, and Since I've Been Loving You contains some tortured guitar
soloing from Jimmy. No Quarter contains some truly great improvisations
and some interesting keyboard variations by Jonesy. Achilles Last
Stand brings the house down as always and Trampled Underfoot is an
excellent version to cap the event.
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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25 - FREEDOM HALL KENTUCKY FAIRGROUNDS AND EXPOSITION CENTER, LOUISVILLE,
KENTUCKY (show occuried by the member of the audience when he threw
a bottle up on stage whcih actually clipped Page's guitar and the
remainder of the show was almost cancelled) (MONDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same [ 5:30 ] >> The Rover Intro [ 0:52
] >> Sick Again [ 4:29 ], Nobody's Fault But Mine [ 6:07 ],
In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..) [ 10:52 ], Since I've
Been Loving You [ 7:36 ], No Quarter (<< The Nutcracker Suite...)
[ 20:02 - tape cut near the beginning ], Ten Years Gone [ 7:51 ],
The Battle Of Evermore [ 5:40 ], Going To California [ 4:31 ], Black
Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..) [ 8:05 - tape cut at
the end ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 6:27 ]
>> Kashmir [ 9:17 ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles,
Moby Dick..) [ 15:56 ], Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..)
[ 8:25 ] >> Achilles Last Stand [ 8:39 - tape cut near the beginning
], Stairway To Heaven [ 10:57 ], Rock And Roll [ 3:41 ].
Source: Almost complete good audience
recording. Almost 166 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Kentucky Bourbon (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Louisville Slugger
(Wendy Records), Louisville Slugger Remastered (Winston Remasters
CD-R), & The Oxygen Destroyer (Tarantura2000)
Bootleg
DVD Audio Reference(s):
The Louisville Slugger (Small Fish DVD-R)
Comments:
Another very good show. Nice renditions of Sick Again, In My Time
Of Dying, No Quarter and Kashmir. Some idiot threw a bottle that wasn't
empty up on stage which actually clipped Jimmy's guitar. He sat his
guitar down on the stand and left the stage. The remaining members
also left shortly after. It's reported that Jimmy was pissed off,
and nearly cancelled the remainder of the show. But after some minutes
Jimmy played as if nothing had happened. He also misses some notes
during his solo in Achilles Last Stand and Ten Years Gone is only
average. Rather great version of Stairway To Heaven and a strong encore
closing this evening.
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27 - RICHFIELD COLISEUM, CLEVELAND, OHIO (concert married by some
problems with group's equipment) (WEDNESDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same [ 3:43 - opening notes cut ] >> The
Rover Intro [ 0:45 ] >> Sick Again [ 5:23 ], Nobody's Fault
But Mine [ 6:29 ], In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..) [
10:37 ], Since I've Been Loving You [ 8:19 ], No Quarter [ 19:28 -
tape cut near the middle ], Ten Years Gone [ 8:36 ], The Battle Of
Evermore [ 5:42 ], Going To California [ 4:21 ], Black Country Woman
(<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..) [ 6:42 ], White Summer (<< Black
Mountain Side..) [ 5:01 ] >> Kashmir [ 8:34 ], Over The Top
(<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..) [ 16:13 ], Guitar Solo (<<
The Star Spangled Banner, Jerusalem..) [ 10:02 ] >> Achilles
Last Stand [ 9:14 ], Stairway To Heaven [ 10:17 ], Rock And Roll [
3:09 ], Trampled Underfoot [ 6:33 ].
Source: Almost complete excellent soundboard
recording. Near 166 minutes.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
Best Of Led Zeppelin Vol. 1 (Rock Solid Records), Destroyer (DRGM
both issues, & The Swingin' Pig Records), The Final Option (Rock
Solid Records & The Swingin' Pig Records), Hard Way To Fly (UNI),
Led Zeppelin Film Can (Rock Solid Records), Live In Cleveland (Magic
Mushroom Records), Nobody's Fault But Mine (Sad Songs), Plant'em Deep
(DRGM), & Sweet Jelly Roll (Rock Solid Records)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Another Trip (Big Music), Cabala (CD Company SRL), Destroyer (Cobra
Standard Series, Eelgrass, Empress Valley Supreme Disc, Flesh, Great
Dane Records, Last Stand Disc, Neutral Zone, no label, Shout To The
Top, Sodd Singer's Original, & The Swingin' Pig Records), The
Destroyers (Tarantura & Tarantura2000), The Destroyer Gold (Tarantura),
Dr. Who (Winston Remasters CD-R), The Final Statements (Antrabata
Reference Master), Last Stand (Vol. 1&2) (Banana), The Maximum
Destroyer (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Nobody's Fault But Mine (Neutral
Zone), The Original Stereo Destroyer (POT), Supreme Destroyers I (Empress
Valley Supreme Disc, 9CD & 3CD), Through The Years (Big Music),
& Uncensored (Great Dane Records)
Bootleg
DVD Audio Reference(s):
Destroyer (Genuine Masters) & Maximum Destroyer (Empress Valley
Supreme Disc)
Comments:
This show gets criticized a lot, but it is really a good show, with
lots of energy and intensity. The playing is great and the versions
of Kashmir, Achilles Last Stand, and Ten Years Gone are exceptional,
as is No Quarter. A really enthusiastic crowd feeds off of Zeppelin's
energy, making for a memorable show. Plant sometimes complaining of
monitor problems, especially during the acoustic set.
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APRIL
28 - RICHFIELD COLISEUM, CLEVELAND, OHIO (THURSDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same [ 5:31 ] >> The Rover Intro [ 0:45
] >> Sick Again [ 5:21 ], Nobody's Fault But Mine [ 6:22 ],
In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..) [ 10:05 ], Surrender
tease, Since I've Been Loving You [ 8:42 ], No Quarter (<< The
Nutcracker Suite..) [ 20:43 - tape cuts in ], Ten Years Gone [ 8:49
], The Battle Of Evermore [ 5:37 ],
Going To California [ 4:36 ], Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur
Stomp..) [ 6:52 ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [
5:53 ] >> Kashmir [ 8:47 ], Over The Top (<< Out On The
Tiles, Moby Dick..) [ 18:00 ], Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled
Banner..) [ 9:51 ] >> Achilles Last Stand [ 9:49 ], Stairway
To Heaven [ 10:14 ], Rock And Roll [ 4:08 ], Trampled Underfoot [
6:23 ].
Source: Almost complete very good audience
recording. 165 minutes.
Details: The tape has almost no noticebale
hiss but is trebly and overloaded at times. The band is upfront and
the clarity of the instruments is very detailed with the bass being
a little indistinct.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
The Destroyer (Smilin' Ears) & Raging Violent The Virtuoso (no
label)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Destroyer (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin, Empress Vally Supreme Disc,
& Flesh), Destroyer II (Last Stand Disc & Silver Rarities),
Destroyer (Second Night) (Small Fish CD-R), Destroyer - Strongest
Edition (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), Destroyers (Tarantura &
Tarantura2000), Return Of The Destroyer (Live Remains), Supreme Destroyers
II (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & You Got To Smile Sometimes
(Beelzebub Records CD-R)
Bootleg
DVD Audio Reference(s):
The Destroyer (Second Night) (Small Fish DVD-R)
Comments:
This is clearly a night to remember. This gets my vote for the best
show of the whole 1977 tour! The playing and energy are wonderful
and Robert is in very strong voice. This show has what are probably
the best ever versions of Ten Years Gone and Since I've Been Loving
You from 1977, as well as a spine-chilling Jimmy Page Solo, a monstrous
Achilles Last Stand, a grand Kashmir, and amazing playing throughout,
especially from Jimmy. No Quarter is a wonderful, long version with
lots of classical references thrown in.
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APRIL
30 - PONTIAC SILVERDOME, PONTIAC, MICHIGAN (SATURDAY 8pm)
Whole concert was professionally filmed but no tapes have surfaced.
Approach any VHS' or DVD's that claim to be this date with caution.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same [ 5:41 ] >> The Rover Intro [ 0:45
] >> Sick Again [ 5:25 ], Nobody's Fault But Mine [ 6:21 ],
In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..) [ 10:36 ], Since I've
Been Loving You [ 8:45 ], No Quarter [ 25:46 ], Ten Years Gone [ 9:03
], The Battle Of Evermore [ 5:53 ], Going To California [ 4:47 ],
Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..) [ 7:06 ], White
Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 6:00 ] >> Kashmir
[ 9:05 ], Over The Top [ tape cuts in ] (<< Out On The Tiles,
Moby Dick..) [ 15:58 ], Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..)
[ 8:57 ] >> Achilles Last Stand [ 10:07 ], Stairway To Heaven
[ 10:46 ], Rock And Roll [ 4:08 ], Trampled Underfoot [ 6:33 ].
Source: Almost complete good audience
recording. 179 minutes.
Details: The recording is distant with
the treble end being clear and the bass a little muddy. The acoustic
set does sound a little closer. There is noticeable noisy audience.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Hot Rods In Pontiac (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)
Comments:
The last show of the first leg of the tour and what a way to end it!
This is generally an excellent show on all levels, including an excellent
No Quarter and some amazing guitar work on Since I've Been Loving
You. Jimmy seems to be totally focused during the whole show and the
concert as a whole is great. An interesting note is that this broke
The Who's record for the highest attendance at a concert at the same
venue by a little under 500 people.
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MAY
18 - JEFFERSON MEMORIAL COLISEUM, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA (WEDNESDAY 8pm)
Clips of bootleg footage were used partially for illustrating an extras'
"The Song Remains The Same" soundtrack on DVD in 2003.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..),
Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, The Battle
Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur
Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) >> Kashmir,
Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick [ tape cuts in
]..), Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner..) [ tape
cut at the end ]>> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven,
Rock And Roll.
Source: Almost complete fair to good
1st audience recording. 168 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying [ tape cuts in ] (<<
You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ tape cuts
in ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California,
Black Country Woman [ tape cuts in ] (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..),
White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) >> Kashmir, Over
The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick.. [ tape cuts in ] ),
Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner..) [ tape cuts
in ] >> Achilles Last Stand [ tape cuts in ], Stairway To Heaven,
Rock And Roll.
Source: Almost complete good 2nd audience
recording. 184 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying [ cut
], Kashmir [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ], Rock And Roll [ cut
].
Source: Incomplete 8mm color amateur
footage with sound. Almost 10 minutes.
Details: Shot from the left, up high.
Band members' height makes up half the distance between the top and
bottom of the picture's frame.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 1:
1977.05.18 - Birmingham Alabama - Dixie "Revisited" (Dadgad
Productions CD-R) & Dixie (Antrabata Reference Master)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 2:
Out Of The Way (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)
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 2 - 1977~1980 (Hercules DVD-R), Latter Visions/The
Best Of Led Zeppelin Clips Volume Two (Celebration Definitive Masters),
& Over America 1977 (Cosmic Energy DVD-R)
Comments:
A very good show, the first during the tour's second leg since the
Silverdome show. The first few songs are heavy and played very well
and really provide a solid introduction to the set. No Quarter in
particular is quite good, although shorter than usual. Achilles Last
Stand is very good and almost impeccable and the drama is really heightened
in the solo/jam section of Stairway To Heaven. A brutal Rock And Roll
caps the event.
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MAY
19 - LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY ASSEMBLY CENTER, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
(THURSDAY 8pm) (Concert rescheduled from March 1, 1977.)
Clips of bootleg footage were used partially for illustrating an extras'
"The Song Remains The Same" soundtrack on DVD in 2003.
Recording
Includes:
Miscellaneous scenes (consists of the Starship arriving at the airport)
plus unidentified track listing.
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur
footage. Near 13 minutes.
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 2 - 1977~1980 (Hercules DVD-R), & Over America
1977 (Cosmic Energy DVD-R)
Comments:
A very short excerpt from what could be a good show. An excellent
light show during Jimmy's solo is captured as well as the Starship
arriving at the airport.
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MAY
20 - JEFFERSON COLISEUM, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA (cancelled) (FRIDAY)
(Concert rescheduled for May 18, 1977.)
MAY 20 - TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA (cancelled) (FRIDAY)
MAY 21 - THE OMNI, ATLANTA, GEORGIA (cancelled) (SATURDAY) (Concert
rescheduled for April 23, 1977.)
MAY 21 - CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA (cancelled) (SATURDAY)
MAY
21 - THE SUMMIT, HOUSTON, TEXAS (SATURDAY) (Concert rescheduled from
February 28, 1977.)
Whole concert was professionally filmed but no tapes have yet surfaced.
Approach any VHS' or DVD's that claim to be this date with caution.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same [ 5:23 ] >> The Rover Intro [ 0:45
] >> Sick Again [ 5:18 ], Nobody's Fault But Mine [ 6:32 ],
In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..) [ 10:54 ], Since I've
Been Loving You [ 8:37 ], No Quarter [ 23:40 ], Ten Years Gone [ 8:33
], The Battle Of Evermore [ 5:30 ], Going To California [ 4:25 ],
Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp [ tape cut near the
beginning ] ) [ 6:45 ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..)
[ 6:18 ] >> Kashmir [ 8:50 ], Over The Top (<< Out On
The Tiles, Moby Dick..) [ 19:34 ], Guitar Solo (<< The Star
Spangled Banner..) [ 10:51 ] >> Achilles Last Stand [ 9:30 ],
Stairway To Heaven [ 12:06 ], Rock And Roll [ 3:38 ], Trampled Underfoot
[ 6:48 ].
Source: Almost complete excellent soundboard
recording. 184 minutes.
Details: Each of the instruments and
Robert's voice is clearly separated and discernible in a good balance.
It especially has good punchy drum and bass sounds. The tape has little
hiss, while moderately picking up the audience noise, providing a
"live" feeling to the soundboard tape which tends to be
too dry.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
The Dragon Snake (Eelgrass & Empress Valley Supreme Disc) &
The Drum 'N' Bass Show! (Beelzebub Records CD-R)
Comments:
The performance of the band at this concert is not so bad as reported
somewhere but still not tops. Aside from some minor flaws, the overall
level of its performance is very satisfying. The brightest star of
this concert is John Bonham who continued to deliver a high level
of performance throughout the concert. At this concert, Bonzo also
shines especially in his drum solos with marvelous stereo effects,
as well as in the very powerful Achilles Last Stand. The recording
so vividly and lively revives his amazing technique, power and "feel"
that no other drummer in the world would probably ever be able to
attain or surpass for good ... there also are some funny moments captured
in this recording.
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MAY
22 - TARRANT COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER, FORT WORTH, TEXAS (Mick Ralphs
of Bad Campony joining the band for It'll Be Me on second guitar)
(SUNDAY) (Concert rescheduled from February 27, 1977.)
Recording
Includes:
(an excerpt from Over The Top medley): Moby Dick [ beginning cut ],
Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner..) >>
Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >>
Rock And Roll, It'll Be Me.
Source: Incomplete very good to excellent
1st audience recording. 60 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
No Quarter (<< The Nutcracker Suite..), Ten Years Gone [ cuts
out ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) >> Kashmir,
Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles Intro, Moby Dick..).
Source: Incomplete very good 2nd audience
recording. 72 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (stop), In My Time Of
Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, Going
To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..),
Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner..) >>
Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >>
Rock And Rolll, It'll Be Me.
Source: Incomplete good 3rd audience
recording. 134 minutes.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s) source 1:
Duck-Walks & Lasers (Box Top Records & Rock Solid Records),
The Final Option (Rock Solid Records & The Swingin' Pig Records),
& Led Zeppelin Film Can (Rock Solid Records)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 1:
Duckwalks And Lasers (Rock Solid Records), Polished Performances 1977
(POT), Song Of The South (Capricorn), & Un-booted (Tarantura)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 2:
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 3:
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source mixes:
Complete Tarrant Concert (Wendy Records), It'll Be Zep (Silver Rarities),
& Jamming With Mick Ralphs!!! (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)
Comments:
The crowd is riotous in this show and it adds a certain amount of
chaos and tension to the concert. The band has to restart In My Time
Of Dying as they messed up the tempo and Bonham completely ruins the
end by playing so far out of time that I couldn't even find the beat
by listening to the guitars (Plant: "I'll tell you what we'll
do ... we'll start it again"). The concert is basically average,
but still pretty good. Achilles is the real blowout; one of the most
aggressive versions I have ever heard and very powerful. Stairway
sounds really tired and worn out. Robert doesn't do any of his usual
ad-libs and he sounds lazy and uninterested on all the vocals. The
only part of the piece that sounds lively is the guitar solo and that
jam section. The encores are good and It'll Be Me features Mick Ralphs
of Bad Company on second guitar ... he shouldn't have bothered getting
on stage. Not only does Jimmy make him look foolish with his playing
but he gets completely drowned out as well!
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MAY
23 - COLISEUM, NORTH CAROLINA (cancelled) (MONDAY) (Concert rescheduled
for May 31, 1977.)
MAY 25 - WASHINGTON (cancelled) (WEDNESDAY)
MAY
25 - CAPITOL CENTRE, LANDOVER, MARYLAND (WEDNESDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same [ 5:25 ] >> The Rover Intro [ 0:45
] >> Sick Again [ 5:02 ], Nobody's Fault But Mine [ 6:21 ],
In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..) [ 10:37 ], Since I've
Been Loving You [ 8:26 ], No Quarter [ 22:11 ], Ten Years Gone [ 8:51
], The Battle Of Evermore [ 5:32 ], Going To California [ 4:32 ],
Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..) [ 6:59 ], White
Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [ 5:35 ] >> Kashmir
[ 9:08 ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..) [
22:53 ], Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..) [ 9:19
] >> Achilles Last Stand [ 9:18 ], Stairway To Heaven [ 10:16
], Whole Lotta Love [ 1:13 ] >> Rock And Roll [ 3:45 ].
Source: Complete fair audience recording.
Almost 182 minutes.
Details: The sound is very distant and
muffled. It's hard to detect details at some points and without any
doubt this is the worst sounding tape of four from Landover.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Landover: Return Of The Crusaders (Electric Magic) & Maryland
Deluxe: Your Teenage Dream (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)
Comments:
Although the recording is very clear, it is incredibly distant, and
hard to listen to unless you turn it up a lot and don't mind some
hiss. Then, it is enjoyable and discernible. The performance itself
is amazing, one of the strongest and best of the 1977 tour. These
four nights in Landover were a very strong segment of the tour. Jimmy
is on for the whole show and the entire band is playing great and
inspired music. Even Robert is in very strong voice and high spirits.
No Quarter is excellent and Achilles Last Stand is blistering.
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MAY
26 - WASHINGTON (cancelled) (THURSDAY)
MAY
26 - CAPITOL CENTRE, LANDOVER, MARYLAND (THURSDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..),
Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ tape cuts in ], Ten Years
Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Dancing Days Intro
>> Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White
Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) >> Kashmir, Over The
Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo (<<
The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway
To Heaven, Communication Breakdown Intro >> Whole Lotta Love
>> Rock And Roll.
Source: Almost complete fair audience
recording. 193 minutes.
Details: The source is very distant,
muddy and similar to previous night's tape there is sometimes hard
to detect the clarity. There is an improvement during the acoustic
set where the band sound closer to the recorder. The audience seems
to be noisy and cheering throughout the show.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..),
Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ tape cut near the beginning
], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Dancing
Days Intro >> Black Country Woman [ tape cut at the beginning
] (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain
Side..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles,
Moby Dick.. [ tape cut at the end ] ), Guitar Solo (<< The Star
Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven,
Communication Breakdown Intro >> Whole Lotta Love >> Rock
And Roll.
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard
recording (house mix). 180 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar
Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last
Stand, Stairway To Heaven, Stairway To Heaven, Communication Breakdown
Intro >> Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard
recording (monitor mix). 38 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) audience:
Landover: One Nation Dancing Groove (Electric Magic), Maryland Deluxe:
Thunderous Break (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), & Whole Lotta
Landover (Immigrant)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) soundboard (house mix):
Refreshing Mistakes (Beelzebub Records CD-R)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) soundboard (monitor mix):
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source mixes:
Bringing Down The House (Eelgrass & Empress Valley Supreme Disc)
& Matrixing Maryland 2005: Somewhere In The 20th Row (Small Fish
CD-R)
Comments:
Another strong accent. Since I've Been Loving You is very powerful,
No Quarter an epic and Ten Years Gone is also excellent. A great,
short, impromptu version of Dancing Days leads into Black Country
Woman. Moby Dick for drum solo fans is over 35 minutes long here!
So sad Jimmy not goes deeper into Communication Breakdown but only
teasing the audience with a riff.
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MAY
28 - WASHINGTON (cancelled) (SATURDAY)
MAY
28 - CAPITOL CENTRE, LANDOVER, MARYLAND (SATURDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..),
Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, The Battle
Of Evermore, Going To California, Surrender Intro >> Black Country
Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black
Mountain Side..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The
Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..)
>> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love
>> Rock And Roll.
Source: Complete fair to good audience
recording. 191 minutes.
Details: An improvement over two previous
tapes although it's still very distant. But the clarity of all the
instruments are better and the sound is not as muffled.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..),
Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ the beginning of piano solo
cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California,
Surrender Intro >> Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur
Stomp.. [ end cut ] ), White Summer [ beginning cut ] (<< Black
Mountain Side..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The
Tiles Intro, Moby Dick [ tape cut at the end of actual drum solo ]..),
Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..), Stairway To Heaven,
Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard
recording. 184 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Landover: Crossfire Hurricane (Electric Magic) & Maryland Deluxe:
Tightest & Loosest (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) soundboard:
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) audience & soundboard mixes:
The Powhatan Confederacy (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)
Comments:
A continuation of the atmosphere and level of playing. In fact all
four shows from Landover stands on the same, rather high level. During
In My Time Of Dying there is a longer than usual pause before they
start the fast boogie section, you can almost see them waiting on
Jimmy to start so they can start rocking. Very good version of No
Quarter and Kashmir here. Achilles Last Stand id also great exceopt
for the opening riffs from Mr Page who played them too early.
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MAY
30 - CAPITOL CENTRE, LANDOVER, MARYLAND (MONDAY 8pm)
Whole concert was professionally filmed but no tapes have surfaced.
Approach any VHS' or DVD's that claim to be this date with caution.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same [ 5:27 ] >> The Rover Intro [ 0:45
] >> Sick Again [ 5:28 ], Nobody's Fault But Mine [ 6:19 ],
In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..) [ 11:00 ], Since I've
Been Loving You [ 9:14 ], No Quarter [ 24:17 - tape cut near the beginning
], Ten Years Gone [ 8:37 ], The Battle Of Evermore [ 5:33 ], Going
To California [ 4:37 ], Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur
Stomp..) [ 7:14 ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) [
6:47 ] >> Kashmir [ 9:31 ], Over The Top (<< Out On The
Tiles, Moby Dick..) [ 19:54 ], Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled
Banner..) [ 10:37 ] >> Achilles Last Stand [ 9:29 ], Stairway
To Heaven [ 10:35 ], Whole Lotta Love [ 1:20 ] >> Rock And Roll
[ 4:05 ].
Source: Almost complete very good to
excellent audience recording. Near 186 minutes.
Details: After the initial tape problems
the remainder of the show is a clear recording. The tape, however,
does suffer a bit from too much bass reverberation but i's not very
noticeable and there are some balance problems throughout. Still one
of the best tapes from the era.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
Destroyer III (Dreaz), Hot Tracks Vol. 1-4 (Rock And Roll Highway)
& What Is And What Should Never Be (no label)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
1977.05.30 Capitol Center, Landover, USA - Four Rovers In Landover
(Dadgad Productions CD-R), The Destroyer III (Tarantura), Landover:
Dragon Slayer (Electric Magic), Maryland Deluxe: Running On Pure Heart
And Soul (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), & Supreme Destroyers
III (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)
Comments:
The fourth and last night at this venue, this show is one of the best
from 1977! Jimmy's playing is amazing, especially in In My Time Of
Dying, No Quarter, Achilles Last Stand, and his awesome Stairway To
Heaven solo. Ten Years Gone is simply beautiful and epic in scope.
Sick Again starts sloppily but after that, this show develops into
one of the best from the tour, with each member firing on all cylinders.
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MAY
31 - COLISEUM, GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA (TUESDAY 8pm)
Recording
Includes:
Unknown.
Source: Rumored to be an audience recording.
WARNING!
This tape is rumored to exist and may currently be in the hands of
a tape hoarder. Approach any tapes or CDs that claim to be this date
with caution.
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JUNE
3 - TAMPA STADIUM, TAMPA, FLORIDA (concert interrupted by heavy rain,
then stopped) (FRIDAY)
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine, Closing Announcements.
Source: Complete very good to excellent
1st audience recording. 21 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine [ cuts out near the end ].
Source: Incomplete very good 2nd sudience
recording. 18 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine, Closing Announcements.
Source: Complete very good 3rd audience
recording. 17 minutes.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s) source 2:
The Final Option (Rock Solid Records & The Swingin' Pig Records)
& Strange Tales From The Road (Rock Solid Records)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Fucking TY (Tattytura), Killer Missile (Flagge), Polished Performances
1977 (POT), Strange Tales From The Road (no label), & Un-booted
(Tarantura)
Comments:
Another 1977 disaster. Even though the playing is exceptional and
really gutsy and strong, the show has to be called off due to a severe
rainstorm breaking out and a danger of electrocution threatening the
event. After only three songs, the show was cancelled and a huge riot
broke out. The stadium was trashed and riot police were called in.
Too bad. The sound is excellent and the playing is great.
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JUNE
7 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (TUESDAY
8pm)
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..),
Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter (<< The Nutcracker Suite..),
Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Rawhide
tease, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer
(<< Black Mountain Side..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<<
Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled
Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, Whole
Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Complete fair to good 1st audience
recording. 175 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..),
Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter (<< The Nutcracker Suite..),
Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Rawhide
tease, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer
(<< Black Mountain Side..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<<
Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled
Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, Whole
Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Complete good 2nd audience recording.
178 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 1:
Madison Square Garden 1977.06.07 - New York (Dadgad Productions CD-R)
& Back To The Garden (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 2:
Rawhide - 1977.06.07 Madison Square Garden New York USA (Dadgad Productions
CD-R) & DX I ~ X (Mad Dogs)
Comments:
This is the first of a six-night stand in New York and a really good
show at that. In My Time Of Dying was dedicated to the British Queen.
"Tonight is the beginning of the celebration of Queen Elizabeth
II's Silver Jubilee, and that's heavy thing for us, so we'll do this
one for Liz!" said Plant to the noisy audience. Kashmir is a
little sloppy but the whole show is really powerful and Jimmy is on
fire in Achilles Last Stand. The drumming is very sloppy in Stairway
To Heaven and everyone chases each other through Rock And Roll, which
makes for a very bizarre arrangement.
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JUNE
8 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (WEDNESDAY
8pm)
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..),
Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, The Battle
Of Evermore, Gallows Pole tease, Going To California, Black Country
Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black
Mountain Side..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The
Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo >> Achilles Last Stand [ tape
cuts in ], Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And
Roll.
Source: Almost complete fair to good
1st audience recording. 212 minutes.
Details: For the most part the sound
is distant and muffled but it clears up a bit during acoustic set.
The audience is loud.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..),
Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ tape cuts in ], Ten Years
Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Gallows Pole tease, Going To California,
BlacK Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), Kashmir [ tape
cuts in ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick.. [
tape cuts in ] ), Guitar Solo [ tape cuts in ]>> Achilles Last
Stand, Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete fair to good 2nd audience
recording. 119 minutes.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 1:
Second Night In The Garden (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 2:
Comments:
Quite a mixed performance. It is just about possible to say Kashmir
is a good version and Plant is in good voice on The Battle Of Evermore.
The audience are loud and let off firecrackers periodically and are
not very impressed by an uninspired Moby Dick.
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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JUNE
10 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (FRIDAY
8pm)
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been
Loving You, No Quarter [ tape cuts in ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle
Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur
Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) >> Kashmir,
Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Heartbreaker,
Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles
Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And
Roll [ cuts out ].
Source: Almost complete good 1st audience
recording. 215 minutes.
Details: The sound is a bit distant with
the sound echoing around the venue but this is still a very listenable
recording except for very loud audience.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been
Loving You, No Quarter [ tape cuts in ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle
Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur
Stomp..), White Summer (<<Black Mountain Side..) >> Kashmir,
Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick.. [ tape cuts in
] ), Heartbreaker, Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..
[ cuts out ].
Source: Incomplete good 2nd audience
recording. 126 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been
Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going
To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp.. [
end cut ], Kashmir [ tape cuts in ], Over The Top (<< Out On
The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Heartbreaker, Guitar Solo (<< The Star
Spangled Banner.. [ tape cut at the end ] >> Achilles Last Stand
[ tape cuts in ], Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >> Rock
And Roll.
Source: Almost complete good 3rd audience
recording. 152 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone [ cut ], The Battle Of
Evermore [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm color amateur
footage with sound. 3 minutes.
Details: The video shows members from
knees to head, filling the height of the screen.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 1: Rock 'N' Roll Circus (The Diagrams
Of Led Zeppelin)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 2:
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 3:
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source mixes:
Riot In Thunderstorm (Electric Magic)
Visual
Bootleg Reference(s):
Assemblage (Cosmic Energy) & Film Noir Volume 2 - 1977~1980 (Hercules
DVD-R)
Comments:
A great 1977 show that has some of the best playing. This is the first
night during that tour where they played Over The Hills And Far Away
instead of In My Time Of Dying, and also the first where they play
Heartbreaker. Ten Years Gone is gorgeous and No Quarter is truly excellent.
Kashmir is thundering and the finale has some great playing, with
Achilles Last Stand being the high point. An excellent version of
Heartbreaker is thrown into the set and is rocking.
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JUNE
11 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (SATURDAY
8pm)
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..),
Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ tape cut in the middle ],
Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black
Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<<
Black Mountain Side..) >> Kashmir [ cuts out ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good
1st audience recording. 124 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..),
Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, The Battle
Of Evermore, Going To California [ beginning cut ], Black Country
Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black
Mountain Side..) >> Kashmir [ end cut ], Over The Top [ opening
and ending notes cut ] (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar
Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last
Stand, Stairway To Heaven, Heartbreaker [ cuts out at guitar solo
].
Source: Incomplete good 2nd audience
recording. 170 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..),
Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ one channel drop-outs completely
], Ten Years Gone [ one channel drop-outs completely ], The Battle
Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur
Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) >> Kashmir,
Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick.. [ tape cuts in
] ), Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles
Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, Heartbreaker [ cuts out near the end
].
Source: Incomplete good 3rd audience
recording. 180 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore [ ending notes
cut ].
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard
recording. 45 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
Kashmir [ cut ], Guitar Solo [ cut ], Achilles Last Stand,
Stairway To Heaven, Heartbreaker [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm color amateur
footage with sound. 30 minutes.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s) soundboard:
Hiawatha Express (Stash)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) audience source 1:
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) audience source 2:
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) audience source 3:
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) soundboard:
Coast To Coast (Celebration Definitive Masters), For Badgeholders
Only (Balboa Productions), Polished Performances 1977 (POT), Silver
Coated Rails (Toasted/Condor), Un-booted (Tarantura), & Uncensored
(Great Dane Records)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) audience source mixes:
Eat The Biggest Apple (no label)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) audience & soundboard mixes:
Eat The Biggest Apple (no label)
Bootleg
Visual Reference(s):
Assemblage (Cosmic Energy) & Film Noir Volume 2 - 1977~1980 (Hercules
DVD-R)
Comments:
Fourth night at the Garden and the crowd is just as wild as the first!
The set is well paced and the crude recording gives you an idea of
just how much of a sonic wall Bonham and Jones were capable of creating.
No Quarter is excellent as in most 1977 shows and Ten Years Gone has
Page being as epic as usual with his one guitar orchestrations. Kashmir
is towering and Heartbreaker is a riotous encore with Page's middle
solo containing sections as it did in the past.
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.
Led
Zeppelin Database email
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JUNE
13 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (MONDAY
8pm)
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been
Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going
To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..),
White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) >> Kashmir, Over
The Top [ tape cuts in ] (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..),
Heartbreaker, Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..) >>
Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >>
Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Almost complete good audience
recording. 190 minutes.
Details: The sound starts off muddy and
distant with the drums and bass being particularly faint but clears
up a bit after some time.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been
Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going
To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..),
White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) >> Kashmir, Stairway
To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >>
Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete good 2nd audience
recording. Near 137 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same [ cut ] >> Sick Again [ cut
], The Battle Of Evermore [ cut ], Kashmir [ cut ], Guitar
Solo [ cut ], Achilles Last Stand [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven
[ cut ], Whole Lotta Love [ cut ], Rock And Roll [ cut
], Heartbreaker [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm color amateur
footage with sound. 58 minutes.
Details: The video is very dark. Distance
scale ranges from full body filling half of screen height to full
height.
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 1:
Over The Garden (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s) source 2:
Bootleg
Visual Reference(s):
Assemblage (Cosmic Energy) & Latter Visions (Celebration Definitive
Masters)
Comments:
A very powerful and strong show all the way through. Robert even sings
Over The Hills And Far Away up high, something he hadn't done for
five years! No Quarter is gorgeous. Jimmy's soloing is excellent and
Jones plays some great, mystical piano. The entire show is very powerful
and brings to mind the spontaneity of previous tours.
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JUNE
14 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (TUESDAY
8pm)
Clips of bootleg footage were used partially for illustrating an extras'
"The Song Remains The Same" soundtrack on DVD in 2003.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same [ 5:15 ] >> The Rover Intro [ 0:45
] >> Sick Again [ 5:19 ], Nobody's Fault But Mine [ 6:02 ],
Over The Hills And Far Away [ 6:21 ], Since I've Been Loving You [
7:58 ], No Quarter [ 26:47 ], Ten Years Gone [ 9:15 ], The Battle
Of Evermore [ 5:32 ], Going To California [ 4:38 ], Black Country
Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..) [ 8:52 ], White Summer (<<
Black Mountain Side..) [ 8:59 ] >> Kashmir [ 7:56 ], Over The
Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..) [ 3:52 - tape cuts out
at actual drum solo ].
Source: Incomplete good audience recording.
Almost 118 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same, Sick Again, The Battle Of Evermore, Whole
Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete 8mm color 1st amateur
footage with actual sound. 30 minutes.
Recording
Includes:
The Song Remains The Same [ cut ], Sick Again [ cut ], Over |