September 1st, 2021
An extremely interesting upcoming release from Tarantura! Not very often we can see any live recordings from the Yardbirds featuring Jimmy Page so it's even more great to announce almost completely uncirculated-to-silver two shows from Shrine Auditirium, Los Angeles, CA on May 31st and June 1st, 1968!
Originally issued as a triple LP set titled Last Rave Up In L.A., these two shows have been reissued only once in late 1990s by Japanese label Goldtone as two disk set, and since then no single bootleg release was given.
This new four disk set from Tarantura featuring most complete and much upgraded versions of both performances. Discs 1 and 2 collects low gen copies. while discs 3 and 4 are straight rip offs from unplayed copy of original LP set.
Two versions are available, each with different artwork. Tye sets are limited to 68 numbered copies exclusively, and both are lavish hinged open boxes with individual gatefold cases and booklet.
The Lighthouse folsk are also released their new title, and it is a double disk set titled New Haven 1970. Very surprisingly for the label, this time we got something that hasn't been released since many, many years. The August 15th, 1970 show was released only once in the past by the Image Quality label. This new version debut also an alternate source in parts, where basic recording is cut.
August 18th, 2021
The Graf Zeppelin is ready with three new releases, each of them is reissuing audios from known sources. All three are strictly numbered and stickered.
The Awesome Foursome is a six disc set featuring source mixes for the third night at Earl's Court Arena, London on May 23rd, 1975. It offers monaural and stereophonic source recordingds exclusively, adding also a special bonus content with another but very incomplete tape source.
No Longer Down Under is label's own version of Showground, Sydney on February 27th, 1972 show. This six disk set featuring a newly discovered audience source onthe first three discs, and reissuing the older source on the last three discs, pairing it up with partial recording taken from famous black & white video documentary that survived on 2003 DVD collection.
Draw Like Heavy Magnet is the single disc collecting audience source for Toronto November 2nd, 1969 show that hasn't been reissued for a long time.
The Lighthouse team has also released a new title, Fillmore West 1969 - Day 4, a two disc set containing mediocre quality tape for January 12th, 1969 show that took place in Fillmore West, San Francisco.
August 14th, 2021
Cincinnati Blizzard Of 1977 is a triple disc set from Wendy Records that collects April 19th and 20th incomplete audience tapes for their two-night stand in Cincinnati in 1977. The discs are housed in a special digipack case.
July 28th, 2021
St. Paul 1973 is another title issued by the Lighthouse team, this time this is a triple disc set from St. Paul, Minnesota on July 9th, 1973. Nothing new here, and the quality is for completists only.
July 21st, 2021
Tampa 1973 is a two disc set from Lighthouse that covers May 5th, 1973 show. This is a two source mix, similar to few other titles already available.
July 17th, 2021
The Night Porter is the newest production of Empress Valley. It reissues entire Great Chicago Fire set with all four shows that took place in Chicago Stadium on April 1977. Additionally, this new reissue featuring monitor mix tape from Landover on April 26th, 1977 as a special bonus. The set is cardboard hinged open box with individual gatefold sleeves and obi.
July 15th, 2021
Fillmore West 1969 Day 2 is another set from Lighthouse camp, taken from Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA on January 10th, 1969. This double set introduced absolutely nothing new to the public, and reissues exact same audience tape as previous titles.
July 8th, 2021
Graf Zeppelin has just released a single title set, The Legendary Guitar Amp Tapes, collecting San Bernardino on August 8th, 1969 show and adds two bonus tracks from Oakdale on August 17th, 1969. Nothing new here, and the quality of both of the shows is just mediocre so this new title is definitely dedicated only for hardcore completists.
Wendy is continuing their 1980 saga, and had just issued another double set, titled Unfinished Symphony. Thsi title is dedicated to the infamous Vienna June 26th show, interrupted by firecracker incident.
June 28th, 2021
The Tarantura label hit the streets again with their latest release. Listen To This Eddie Kramer is their newest version of the famous Mike Millard recording of the LA Forum show that took place in Los Angeles on the 21st June, 1977. The label have made 200 copies available all in four different coloured covers – 50 of each colour are available and likely this new set is dedicated to the Japanese market only.
June 23rd, 2021
San Bernardino 1969 is a single disc from Lighthouse with an audience tape for San Bernardino show that took place on August 8th, 1969. This features two tracks from Jethro Tull’s set as a bonus.
June 13th, 2021
Graf Zeppelin has just released two new titles, first is a triple disc set titled Long Beach 1975: 2nd Night that features a source mix for March 12th show, released recently by Tarantura on their lavish box set, Bootleg License. As usual, Graf's is strictly limited numbered edition and armed with sticker.
Explodes At Nassau Coliseum is a single disc set featuring February 4th, 1975 show, that has been released on silver only once by Empress Valley a few years back.
Finally, Eelgrass had decided to introduce their own version of recently surfaced Bloomington january 18th, 1975 soundboard, it's a two-disc set titled Salvation Through Him. Let's hope that this budget set is free from errors which are exposed to few of their past titles.
June 9th, 2021
Detroit 1972: 2 Source Mix is a 2CD set from Lighthouse team that covers Detroit June 6th, 1972 show. This set debuts with a newly discovered second audience source, and pair it up with already existing tape that have surfaced just a year ago.
May 28th, 2021
Stand Up, Sit Down Up There Settle Down! is the newest release from Tarantura. It consists of two Winterland live performances that took place on November 6 and 7, 1969 exclusively. The November 6th show is based on almost excellent sounding audience tape previously released on extended box set titled Good Old Led Zeppelin, and November 7th is a newly circulated excellent sounding recording mixed up with the older source to make this show virtually complete.
Both dates are packaged in a thick gatefold cardboard sleeves for each of the shows which fit in a thick glossy cardboard box with a magnet on the site to hold the upper flap down. It is a gorgeous production - three individual, beautifully designed artwork versions, each limited to 69 numbered copies only.
May 20th, 2021
Empress Valley has just released a stunning soundboard recording of January 18th, 1975 performance in Bloomington, Minneapolis. The box titled Jesus feature exact same artwork cover as its predecessor released just few moths before, the only difference is the colour of the outer box sleeve.
The box also include the recently liberated audience recording of the same show that emerged online via the Dogs of Doom group (and which was released on numerous titles over the last couple of weeks). Typically, the label also deciced to pair it up with another show, chosing Brussels January 12th, 1975 performance as a special bonus content, compiled from already circulating audience sources.
The set is strictly limited to 100 numbered copies only and contains six sleeves with CDs, adding photo booklet and label's logo printed on a special sticker. Two Brussels discs are in separate plastic slipcovers with 1-pp. color inserts.
May 12th, 2021
Budokan 1972 2nd Night: 6 Source Mix is a 3CD set from Lighthouse that covers new source merge for Budokan, Tokyo, Japan on October 3rd, 1972 show.
Bloomington 1975 is Lighthouse's another new 2CD set from the Met Center, Bloomington, MN on January 18th, 1975. This comes from an incomplete audience source but also includes four bonus tracks from the soundboard that surfaced recently last year.
Bloomington 1975: Audience Master is Graf Zeppelin's answer to the newly circulating show, it is a 2CD set covering yet again the audience tape and four tracks from the soundboard.
First Show From North American Tour 1975 is Wisteria Records' version of this tape. This time only a single audience tape source has been released as 2CD set.
Finally, Graf Zeppelin has also released newly circulating Tampa April 9th, 1970 audience source and mixed it up with existing older recording. This 3CD set titled Makundju: Tampa 1970 contains a source merge of both sources on first two discs and a single, newly surfaced tape on third disc.
April 28th, 2021
Wisteria Records is ready with their new position, a double disc set titled Dazed And Confused in Tampa 1970 that features a source mix for April 9th, 1970 show that took place at Curtis Nixon Hall. As expected, this new release uses great quality old source and merge it with newly circulated but mediocre quality second audience recording. First 50 copies are numbered.
April 18th, 2021
Getting Loose is two-disc set from Empress Valley, covering more complete version of Tampa April 9th, 1970 show. Previously circulated as incomplete but great sounding audience tape, this new title adds second audience source that has just surfaced few days ago. It introduces start of the show and complete few other spots missing on the older recording.
April 15th, 2021
The Tarantura has just announced that they will release November 6 and 7, 1969 Winterland shows in a luxury lavish magnet box titled Stand Up, Sit Down Up There Settle Down!
The set will feature source mixes for both nights combined from all sources available. The November 6th is based on almost excellent sounding audience tape released previously on their extended box set titled Good Old Led Zeppelin, and November 7th is a newly circulated excellent sounding recording paired up with the older source to make this show virtually complete.
No artwork details are yet to be determined but this is another title that has been mastered by mysterious Enigma, so we can expect a stellar and much upgraded quality.
Continuing the saga, the newly established Japanese label called Wisteria Records has just released their own version of this new tape, and the set is titled Winter In Winterland 1969. It is double disc set paired up with special bonus CDR consisting of newly appeared audience source for Texas International Pop Festival on August 31st, 1969. The label is also responsible for a new version of Detroit July 13th, 1973 date, released as a triple set titled Amazing Second Detroit Tape, and adds special bonus CDR with soundboard portion of the same show.
Finally, Graf Zeppelin had also decided to introduce their own version, and released four disc set featuring old and new source for November 7th, 1969 gig. The set is titled Return To San Francisco.
April 7th, 2021
Bottomless Blues is Empress Valley's new version of San Diego June 19th, 1977 show. This six disc set collecting flat and mastered Mike Millard recording sourced from newly liberated master copy. Nothing new here although the quality is a bit better than previous releases of this memorable gig.
March 31st, 2021
The recently surfaced master tape for the great quality Mike Millard recording of June 19th, 1977 show that took place in San Diego found its way on this new Lighthouse triple disc set titled simply San Diego 1977: Mike Millard Master Tapes.
March 26th, 2021
Rare Magic is Empress Valley's answer to the recently surfaced new audience recording for November 7th, 1969 show that took place in Winterland, San Francisco. Released as a glossy gatefold sleeve, two different jackets are available, each is limited to 50 copies only.
March 24th, 2021
Final Winterland 1969 2nd Night: Source 2 is a double CD set from Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA on November 7th, 1969. This comes from a newly surfaced source and contains the encore Bring It On Home, not available on the first source tape.
March 12th, 2021
Seems like Empress Valley is collecting money and reissuing some old stuff these days. Let's hope they are on a good way to release some new soundboard. In the meantime, a numerous rereleases of the famous Eddie show from Los Angeles on June 21st, 1977 have appeared previous week and flooded bootleg markets.
I Did Listen To This, Jimmy is a triple set reissue of recently released Listen To This, Eddie (Mastered Edition) set.
Listen To This, Eddie is another reissue of another recently released Eddie set. This particular version is reissued twice - one version contains a special sticker insert and next one is excluded that detail.
Finally, the label has just released Candy Store Rock sampler from already released Jesus box set as a separate, two-track set with individual artwork as pictured.
Wendy has also reissued one of their older titles, On Stage Sydney. It is not a straight rerelese though. This new triple disc set debuts with newly circulating audience source mixed up with the well known older recording for February 27th, 1972 gig. This new title offers almost complete show now with songs missing from previous version.
And finally Graf Zeppelin has just released two new titles to commemorate some newly surfaced recordings.
Atlanta International Pop Festival is a single disc set covering recently surfaced audience tape for July 4th, 1969 show.
Midwest Rock Festival is another single disc set featuring excellent audience recording for Wisconsin show that took place on July 25th, 1969.
March 3rd, 2021
The Lighthouse team has just released their newest title, Midwest Rock Festival, consisting of newly surfaced 1st gen tape of a well known audience source for July 25th, 1969 gig. Nothing new here, and first 100 copies are stickered and numbered.
February 24th, 2021
The Last Dancing Daze In Electric Form is the newest title from Tarantura, featuring newly found audience source and already circulating soundboard portion for Cobo Hall, Detroit on July 13th, 1973. Released by Empress Valley, Graf Zeppelin and Lighthouse recently, this new version is also presenting separate audience and soundboard sources. Two different artwork versions are available, each is limited structly to 73 numbered copies only.
February 20th, 2021
Finally a completely unhearded show has its debut on silver disc! Rocks In Atlanta is a single set from Empress Valley that features great quality audience recording for Hampton on July 5th, 1969. Unfortuntaley, this show is incomplete, and missing likely last three songs that have been accidentally erased. Still a gem and a great find here.
The non labelled aka Lighthouse version just followed this path and reissued this show as Atlanta Pop Festival 1969, yet with exact same content.
January 27th, 2021
Budokan 1972 1st Night Revisited is a double disk set from Budokan, Tokyo, Japan on October 2nd, 1972 released by Lighthouse team. This is likely a reissue of their previous set from few years back so nothing new here this time.
January 21st, 2021
The first title of this year is Stronger Through Shuffle, a double disc released by Wendy Records and documenting live performance from Rotterdam on June 21, 1980. The set consists of excellent sounding but partial soundboard tape completed with audience recording. Nothing new here nor significant upgrade in quality, this title is dedicated for completists rather than for casual collectors looking for new document.
