MARCH 5 - ULSTER HALL, BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND, UNITED KINGDOM

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) [ cut ] >> Heartbreaker [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Going To California [ cut ], [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be [ cut ], [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, Bottle It Up And Go, They're Red Hot, Cumberland Gap, Honey Bee, Think You Need A Shot (The Needle), The Lemon Song..), [ cut ], Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing..), [ cut ], Rock And Roll, [ cut ], Bring It On Home.
Source: Incomplete fair to good audience recording. Almost 104 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): 911117 - 1971 Ireland 2 Dayz (Tarantura), Back To The Clubs Belfast 1971 (Wendy Records, original & reissue), Black Helmet (Sharaku), Black Velvet (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original box 2001 & reissue box 2001), How The North Was Won (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), & Listen To This Murphy (Tarantura)

      The first date of Return to the Clubs tour and a premiere of songs from the forthcoming fourth album. The recording is noticeably distorted, as per many of the audience recordings of the time. Make no mistake about it, what you are hearing is Led Zeppelin at the very top of their game. Tonight's set kicks off with a bombastic Immigrant Song, crushing the audience with its immense volume. A superb Heartbreaker follows, complete with a compact guitar solo. This concert is a must for any Robert Plant fan. He gives the show 110% and the unbelievable power of his amazing high-pitched vocals is evident right from the start. A full-on version of Black Dog is complete, with a mistake in the first instrumental passage, and with the intro taken from the beginning bars of Out On The Tiles, what creates a spectacular effect. For a long time, we have all wondered what the first ever public performance of Stairway To Heaven must have been like. Well, wonder no more, for now it can be heard. Amazing! The first appearance of Going To California starts with some tape issues, and chatter around the taper interrupts the quiet atmosphere. The band finishes the main set with a compact Whole Lotta Love medley. A run of encores ends this priceless recording, with Rock And Roll as another preview, performed at a frantic pace, and a jammy Bring It On Home played just a few times before it was finally dropped for good. Highly recommended!

MARCH 6 - NATIONAL STADIUM, DUBLIN, IRELAND
Phil Carson, Atlantic Records' executive, joining the band on bass on C'mon Everybody.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Loving You [ cut ], Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Going To California [ cut ], [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be [ cut ], Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Suzie Q, Some Other Guy, Honey Bee, Sugar Mama Blues, Think You Need A Shot (The Needle), The Lemon Song, That's Alright Mama..) [ cut ], Communication Breakdown << It's Your Thing..), C'mon Everybody [ cut ], [ cut ], Rock And Roll [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good audience recording. 110 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): 911117 - 1971 Ireland 2 Dayz (Tarantura), Back To The Clubs Belfast 1971 (Wendy Records), Black Helmet (Sharaku), Black Velvet (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original box 2001 & reissue box 2001), Crazed Attack (Crazy Dream), Heavyweight Champion (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), How The North Was Won (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), I Can't Beleieve It! (Tarantura), & The Performance Of Kells (Wendy Records)

      Another really rare show and a great one. The sound is vibrant and raw, yet still average at best. The audience is wild, and the playing is just amazing, Robert's voice is so high ... just listen to Black Dog or Since I've Been Loving You. All the fourth album songs, including Stairway To Heaven, are played for the second time ever at this concert and sound even greater than the night before. It starts off with Plant requesting the house lights be turned off before they launch into Immigrant Song, and the band is on. Similar to the previous night, Black Dog is yet devastatingly heavy, hauntingly mesmerizing Dazed And Confused is great, and performed after the second ever version of Stairway To heaven this time. Perhaps they were still experimenting with the setlist. Unfortunately, the acoustic set is very fragmentary. The Whole Lotta Love medley has almost completely new cluster of old tunes, with Sugar Mama Blues of Howlin' Wolf as a premiere, and an old Elvis Presley classic, That's Alright Mama at the end. Rock And Roll in particular has a totally different arrangement from the album. Either way, this gig is exciting and amazing playing from Jimmy, Jonesy, Bonzo and Robert's voice at its peak. What's very interesting, Chris Welch reported they played Summertime Blues instead of C'Mon Everybody of Eddie Cochran, with Phil Carson on bass guitar as guest star. However, there's a cut just after several seconds of the song so no evidence of this, but who knows?

MARCH 9 - REFECTORY, LEEDS UNIVERSITY, LEEDS, UNITED KINGDOM
MARCH 10 - SPORTS HALL, UNIVERSITY OF KENT AT CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, UNITED KINGDOM
MARCH 11 - OLD UNION REFECTORY, SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY, SOUTHAMPTON, UNITED KINGDOM
MARCH 13 - BATH PAVILION, BATH, UNITED KINGDOM
MARCH 14 - TRENTHAM GARDENS BALLROOM, STOKE-ON-TRENT, UNITED KINGDOM
The show married with equipment issues. One of the amplifiers caught fire and had to be doused with a fire extinguisher.
MARCH 18 - MAYFAIR (fillmore north), NEWCASTLE, UNITED KINGDOM
MARCH 19 - UNION, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM
MARCH 20 - THE BELFRY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, UNITED KINGDOM
MARCH 21 - BOAT CLUB, NOTTINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM
MARCH 23 - MARQUEE CLUB, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

APRIL 1 - BBC PARIS STUDIOS, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
The show rescheduled from March 25, 1971 due to Robert Plant's laryngitis.
Broadcast between 7pm and 8pm on John Peel's "In Concert", Radio One, April 4, 1971 and repeated between 7pm and 8pm on "Sound Of The Seventies", Radio One, April 7, 1971. Actual broadcast contained John Peel Introduction, Immigrant Song, Dazed And Confused, Stairway To Heaven, Going To California, That's The Way, What Is And What Should Never Be, and Whole Lotta Love. First BBC transcription disc (made on April 2, 1971 by Page and Plant) was mixed down into one hour format from the original tapes at the BBC's Transcription Studios in Kensington, Shepherd's Bush, London and includes John Peel Introduction, Communication Breakdown, Dazed And Confused, Going To California, Stairway To Heaven, What Is And What Should Never Be, and Whole Lotta Love edited version. A later transcription disc from April 5, 1971 saw Page overseeing the mono two-track to stereo mixing and utilized John Peel Introduction, Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Dazed And Confused, Stairway To Heaven, Going To California, and Whole Lotta Love edited version. Finally, most of the broadcast was released on BBC Sessions album in 1997.

Recording Includes: DJ John Peel Introduction, Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, Going To California, That's The Way, What Is And What Should Never Be false start, What Is And What Should Never Be, Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, Bottle It Up And Go, Cumberland Gap, They're Red Hot, She's A Truckin' Little Baby, Fixin' To Die Blues, That's Alright Mama, For What It's Worth, Mess O' The Blues, Honey Bee, Sugar Mama Blues, The Lemon Song..), Thank You, Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing, I Feel So Bad, Broke Down Engine Blues..), DJ John Peel Outroduction.
Source: Complete superb 1st professional pre-FM radio recording. 106 minutes.

Recording Includes: DJ John Peel Introduction, Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, Going To California, That's The Way, What Is And What Should Never Be false start, What Is And What Should Never Be, Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, Bottle It Up And Go, Cumberland Gap, They're Red Hot, She's A Truckin' Little Baby, Fixin' To Die Blues, That's Alright Mama, For What It's Worth, Mess O' The Blues, Honey Bee, Sugar Mama Blues, The Lemon Song..), Thank You, Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing, I Feel So Bad, Broke Down Engine Blues..), DJ John Peel Outroduction.
Source: Complete superb 2nd professional pre-FM radio recording. 101 minutes.

Official LP Reference(s): BBC Sessions (Atlantic) & Missing BBC Sessions Tracks (Atlantic)

Bootleg LP Reference(s): '71 (High In-Fidelity Records & LXXXIV Series), Absence (Toasted Records), Ballcrusher (Flat Records), Ballcrusher: The 1972 Tour (The Amazing Kornyfone Record Label), BBC Broadcast (Box Top Records, K&S Records, Midnite Records, & Trade Mark Of Quality), BBC Broadcasts (Eva Records), BBC Concert (no label, Berkeley Records, & Image Disc Inc.), BBC Zep (no label 1LP & 2LP, Contraband Music, & King Kong Records), BBC Zep! (Trade Mark Of Quality), The Best Of Led Zeppelin Vol. I (The Wizard's Quest Continuing Saga Records), Carnival (Toasted Records), The Complete BBC Performances (Toasted Records), Early Jitters (no label 1LP & 2LP, GLC Great Live Concerts 1LP, Turtle 1LP/1EP, & Verzyl 1LP/1EP), File Under: Led Zeppelin (no label), The Final Option (no label), Hiawatha Express (Ze Anonym Plattenspieler), The Historic BBC Presentation Of Led Zeppelin (no label & Cat N Dog Records), Idolescence (no label, GLC Great Live Concerts, Verzyl, & Volsung Records), In The Light 1969 (no label & Verzyl), In The Light 69-85 (Zipp Zapp Records), Jimmy Turns A Page (no label), L.A. Forum 6/25 1972 (Trade Mark of Ufo), Led Zeppelin (Joker & Sfot-Cid), Led Zeppelin (aka The Can) (UFO Records), Led Zeppelin BBC Concert (no label), Live! (Instant Analysis), Live '71 (Jester Productions), Live In Japan '69 (no label), Live In London (no label), Live In London 1971 (Matt Records), Mudslide (Box Top Records 2LP), On Tour The Backstage Story (White Noise Records), Over London (no label), Recorded Live In Europe 70/71 Tour (String Records), Royal Albert Hall (no label, GLC Great Live Concerts, & Raring Records), The Royal Albert Hall 1971 (Jester Productions), Spare Parts (Toasted Records), Stairway To Heaven (no label, Jester Productions, Joker, Joker International Production, King Kong Records, Ruthless Rhymes Ltd., & Trade Mark Of Quality), Stairway To Moon (no label), Tundershoot (no label), The Trade Mark Of Quality Years (Trade Mark Of Quality), Unburied Dead Zeppo's Grave (TM 1698, both issues), & Zep Over Europe (no label & Earthworks Recording Co.)

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

Bootleg CD Reference(s): BBC (Last Stand Disc), BBC 1971 (Moonchild Records), BBC Archives (Scorpio), BBC In Concert (Forever Standard Series), BBC In Concert JRK Remaster (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), BBC Rock Hour (Bumble Bee bonus CDR disc), BBC Sessions (Last Stand Disc), BBC Sessions 1971 (no label), BBC Zep (Antrabata Reference Master "2nd edition"), BBC Zep Original Master!! (Tarantura), BBC/London Wavelength (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Best Of The Rock Hour (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Classics Off The Air Volume Two & Three (Neutral Zone), The Complete British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Sessions (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original box 2006/standard reissue 2007/box reissue 2018), Mid Summers Night Dream (Wendy Records), Real Complete BBC Sessions: 1971 (Tarantura), The Real Complete BBC Sessions (Tarantura box), Stairway To Heaven (Cobra Standard Series), & The Valkyrie's Vigil (Tarantura box)

      “This is something we've waited for a long time on the Sunday repeated to Wednesday concert, and I know it's going to be well worth the wait. Would you welcome please Led Zeppelin!“ John Peel announced the band. This is the famous BBC show that was released in 1997 legally. But here we have it complete and unedited, and it is indeed a great, although not completely spectacular, concert. Robert's voice is amazing, really showing no signs of the flu when he lost it the week before. Bonham is simply thunderous, Jones plays some of the best and heaviest-sounding bass we have ever heard, and Jimmy is on top form. But there's an obvious nervousness that adds a little tension to the performance, most likely due to the studio atmosphere. The one-two opening punch of Immigrant Song into Heartbreaker is very powerful. One of the best versions of Since I've Been Loving You is mournful at first, growing in intensity until exploding with raw energy during the finale, with Robert's vocals being the absolute stunner. Black Dog is great and full of energy. Dazed And Confused is amazing, even if it clocks just under seventeen minutes, this version is a real stand-out. The intimate studio atmosphere allows them to perform probably the most delicate version of Stairway To Heaven ever captured on tape, and the acoustic set is so cosy ... There's a false start at the beginning of What Is And What Should Never Be, and Whole Lotta Love is spectacular, featuring a stunning and fabulous medley. Just before that, John Peel back for the introduction, “I'm going to sing on the next one!“ he jokes with Robert, who also made reference to Ray Steven's hit Bridget The Midget. The show ends with a beautiful version of Thank You that is not preceded by the organ solo only this time, and thunderous and fast Communication Breakdown that features a great jam. A must-have!

Led Zeppelin European Interlude
May 3, 1971 - July 5, 1971

MAY 3 - K.B. HALLEN, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
Richard Cole made its appearance, playing tablas and conga drums during Whole Lotta Love. The band debuted with the very first live renditions of Four Sticks and Gallows Pole.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Going To California, That's The Way, What Is And What Should Never Be, Four Sticks, Gallows Pole, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, Bottle It Up And Go, They're Red Hot, That's Alright Mama, Mess O' The Blues, Honey Bee, Sugar Mama Blues, The Lemon Song..), [ cut ], Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing, Celebration Day..), [ cut ], Misty Mountain Hop, [ cut ], Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete very good audience recording. 123 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): Live In Copenhagen July 21 1971 & Staines March 25 1969 (Rock Solid)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Copenhagen 1971 (Cobra Standard Series & no label), How The North Was Won (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), In Concert In Copenhagen (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), K, B (Image Quality), The Last Rehearsal (Missing Link), Loove! (Tarantura), Newcastle Brown Ale (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Poles And Sticks (Black Cat Records), Previews & Novelties (Equinox), The 2nd European Tour (Whole Lotta Live), Stick Out! (no label), Storm And The Fury (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & Wonderful Copenhagen (Wendy Records)

      An incredible performance that previews almost the entire fourth album eight months before its release. Robert's voice is exceptional, going higher than the parts on the records. Jimmy, Jonesy and Bonzo are relentless too, and the band include two big surprises. Some sort of bad things happened inside the audience, so Plant appealed for calm after Heartbreaker, “Whoa, stop! You stop! Tell him to stop - because any trouble and we go off! We can't play if there's gonna be this going on through every number, so somebody had better tell him in Danish what the score is! We cannot play if there's gonna be a constant passage of people moving. We'd rather people sit on the floor, sit down! We wanna give you a concert of music and we cannot do that if there's a lot of people running around.“ Each song is performed here with sheer power and excitement, Black Dog sounds fresh and Stairway To Heaven is a gem. The acoustic set is now extended to include That's The Way. Talkin' about the surprises ... Four Sticks has a very unique intro and is played really well, and it sounds good on stage. “We're gonna try something that we have never ever tried before, and there's every chance it'll fall apart. If it does, we'll stop and start again. This hasn't even got a title yet but we'll think of one as the night goes on!“ This and the rocking Gallows Pole that follows, played with twelve-string electric guitar, should have been elaborated on more ... they could have easily been done in the set. The rest of the show is amazing, with another blistering Whole Lotta Love, and the encores are a mini-set with Communication Breakdown featuring the very first reference to Celebration Day, Misty Mountain Hop that is played with out-of-tune keyboards, and Rock And Roll, where Plant sounds exactly like he does on the fourth album. Definitive must!

MAY 4 - FYENS FORUM, ODENSE, DENMARK

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree.), Since I've Been Loving You, Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], Going To California, That's The Way, What Is And What Should Never Be, Four Sticks, Gallows Pole, Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, That's Alright Mama, My Baby Left Me, Mess O' The Blues, Honey Bee, Sugar Mama Blues, Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You, Kind Hearted Woman Blues..), Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing..) [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good audience recording. 116 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): The Dogs Of Doom Are Howling For More (Tarantura box), Kif Man Kifcord Tapes (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), How The North Was Won (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Live In Odense 1971 (Graf Zeppelin, two different versions), Odense 1971 (no label, Empress Valley Supreme Disc, Moonchild Records), Odense 1971: Master Cassette (no label), Odense Master (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Storm And The Fury (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & Walpurgisnacht (Wendy Records)

      Another stunning discovery, the show is very similar to the previous one. The playing is not as intense though, perhaps the band was tired and wanted to do some more relaxed set, yet the opening salvo of Immigrant Song is pure havoc. Dazed And Confused is merely average, this time it seems to be rather laid back. Instead of going for aggression, Page is going for atmosphere. The audience is very polite, Plant tells them they will be playing a few new songs and introduces a monster version of Black Dog and a still delicate Stairway To Heaven to almost zero reaction, just silence. The new songs are obviously the highlight of the recording, they do sound like the last night's versions, as one would expect. They end Four Sticks abruptly and the listeners are unsure what to do, even Bonzo who bangs away after the others stop. Robert tells them that was the second time they played the song. Gallows Pole is more focused instead, and really works, where the previous song seems as if the band are deciding on its tempo and structure. Whole Lotta Love is again superb, and we can speculate if there were more encores, as tape cuts just at the very end of Communication Breakdown.

MAY 6 - LISEBERG AMUSEMENT PARK, GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN (cancelled)
MAY 7 - NJARDHALLEN, OSLO, NORWAY (cancelled)
MAY 8 - NJARDHALLEN, OSLO, NORWAY (cancelled)
MAY 10 - MOUNTFORD HALL, LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY, LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM
The show rescheduled from March 16, 1971. The band played full version of Gallows Pole for another time.
MAY 11 - JOHANNESHOVS ISSTADION, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (cancelled)

JULY 5 - VELODROMO VIGORELLI, MILAN, ITALY
Led Zeppelin headlined. Support from many Italian artists. The show was cut short due to riots.

Recording Includes: Since I've Been Loving You [ cut ], [ cut ], Out On The Tiles Intro [ cut ] >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete fair to good 1st audience recording. Near 24 minutes.

Recording Includes: Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete fair to good 2nd audience recording. 18 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent colour amateur footage. 30 seconds.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) source 1: Blow One's Cool (Grass-Hopper), Central Park 69/Milan 71 (Trade Mark Of Quality), The Final Option (no label), & Kooyong Tennis Courts (no label)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Casino Royale (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original 2005 & reissue 2009), Montreux Casino Fire (Wendy Records), Short Cuts (Image Quality), & Stepmothers Club (Mad Dogs)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Milan 1971: Riot Show (no label)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): The Film Vol. 1 (Wendy Records) & History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

      Much has been written about this disastrous concert. This is the show where police tear-gassed the audience, causing the event to turn into a massive riot. Several people, including members of the band's entourage, were injured, and the stage itself and some of the equipment were seemingly destroyed while the band locked up in their dressing room. Given the circumstances surrounding this event, it's hard to listen to these tracks we have available and get past the impending doom. But they are in an excellent shape. Perhaps most notable is that this event is in that range of dates, where Plant is still in the absolute height of his vocal abilities. So sad there's no better sounding tape of this event.

Led Zeppelin Warm-Up for Seventh North American Tour
August 7, 1971 - August 8, 1971

AUGUST 7 - CASINO DE MONTREUX, MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND
Claude Knobs introduced the band.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Going To California, [ cut ], That's The Way, Celebration Day [ cut ], [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be, Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, That's Alright Mama, Ramble On, Gambler's Blues, I'm A Man, Honey Bee, Sugar Mama Blues, Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You, Kind Hearted Woman Blues..), [ cut ], Weekend.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 1st audience recording. 103 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) [ cut ] >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..), [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Going To California, That's The Way, [ cut ], Celebration Day, [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be, Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, That's Alright Mama, Ramble On, Gambler's Blues, I'm A Man, Honey Bee, Sugar Mama Blues, Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You, Kind Hearted Woman Blues..), [ cut ], Weekend [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good 2nd audience recording. 93 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Casino (Tarantura), Casino Royale (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original 2005 & reissue 2009), Crystal Ball (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Montreux Casino 1971 (Graf Zeppelin, 2009 & 2016 issues), Montreux Casino Fire (Wendy Records), & Peter's PA "Making A Bootleg Record Tonight ..." (Black Dog Rekords)

      It was at these concerts that manager Peter Grant agreed with the promoter Claude Nobs that the PA be piped outside the venue so those unfortunate enough not to get tickets could hear it. The speculation is that at last one recording was made from this source. But on with the show ... it is not often that Robert really puts the rest of the band into the shade, but on this gig, with a few weeks of rock and roll behind him, he totally dominates with a stunning performance. His voice sounding as strong as you will ever hear him, of which a good example of this are Immigrant Song and Stairway To Heaven. Not that the band are not on form themselves, they are as powerful as you always believe they will be on a year before, with some new licks. Heartbreaker is as powerful as never before, Black Dog is pounding and powerful, and possibly the first try-out of the entire Celebration Day is visceral and fresh, where the band misses the cue for the first chorus, throwing Plant off track for a moment. Moby Dick is dropped from the set temporarily, and Whole Lotta Love is now preceded by a heavy short intro and features a rare taster of Ramble On and BB King's gambler's Blues during the medley. The end of the show has a rock 'n' roll vibe, as Eddie Cochran's Weekend made its appearance as the only encore.

AUGUST 8 - CASINO DE MONTREUX, MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND

Recording Includes: Miscellaneous scenes. (No live footage there but shows band member interaction. The appearance of the fan who waits for commencement of a performance and the situation of a member's dressing room are stored.)
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color professional footage. 7 minutes.

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): Assemblage (Cosmic Energy), Early Visions/The Best Of Led Zeppelin Clips Volume One (Celebration Definitive Masters), & History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

      We can only speculate if any previews were done during this show, but for almost sure we can expect the same quality of performance as previous night. Shot for possible TV documentary either by local TV or band's crew.

Led Zeppelin Seventh North American Tour
August 19, 1971 - September 17, 1971

AUGUST 19 - PACIFIC COLISEUM, VANCOUVER (BC), CANADA

Recording Includes: Since I've Been Loving You [ cut ], [ cut ], Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< White Summer, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Going To California, [ cut ], That's The Way [ cut ], [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be [ cut ], [ cut ], Celebration Day [ cut ], [ cut ], Gallows Pole [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, That's Alright Mama [ cut ], [ cut ], Mess O' The Blues [ cut ], Honey Bee, Sittin' And Thinkin', Sugar Mama Blues, Kind Hearted Woman Blues, [ cut ], Ramble On [ cut ]..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Weekend, Rock And Roll, [ cut ], Communication Breakdown.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 1st audience recording. 92 minutes.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction [ cut ], Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused (<< White Summer, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Going To California, That's The Way, What Is And What Should Never Be, Celebration Day, Gallows Pole.
Source: Incomplete good 2nd audience recording. 89 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: The Death Of Sleeping Beauty (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Live From Vancouver '71 (Graf Zeppelin), New Source Collection 1971 (Graf Zeppelin), & Wild West Side (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD box 2022 & 2CD reissue 2023)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 2: Live From Vancouver '71 (Graf Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Plenty Of Action (Wendy Records) & Wild West Side Complete! (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

      This is a long discussed concert, from where both tapes have been uncirculated for over than fifty years. The show itself is explosive, the first gig of the seventh North American tour, and the playing is frantic, almost heavy at times. Robert's voice is incredibly strong, Jimmy is in truly exceptional form and experimenting with lots of different licks, and Jonesy and Bonzo are excellent too. The opening medley of Immigrant Song and Heartbreaker is usually breaking bone's thunderous salvo, and Since I've Been Loving You is still close to its album version. Black Dog debuts with different lyrics during the second verse, with Jimmy plays some incredible guitar workouts. Dazed And Confused is still evolving and incorporating the Yardbirds-like jam in the middle. The American preview of Stairway To Heaven keeps the audience in concentration until the final crescendo. Moby Dick is again dropped, so they played Gallows Pole instead for the only one time during this tour, it still sounds a bit tentative but once they get into it, the tempo picks up nicely and the song takes on the character known from the studio album. The audience explodes during the opening guitar bars to Whole Lotta Love, which repeats almost the entire medley from European shows. Eddie Cochran's' Weekend marks its live premiere in America as the encore, as well a Rock And Roll does. The last song, a heavy Communication Breakdown caps the event. It was at this gig that Peter Grant confiscated and smashed a noise pollution unit being operated by the officials to test the volume, which resulted in a two-year ban on touring in this city.

AUGUST 21 - THE FORUM, INGLEWOOD (CA), UNITED STATES
DJ JJ Jackson introduced.

Recording Includes: JJ Jackson Introduction [ cut ], Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], That's The Way [ cut ], Going To California, What Is And What Should Never Be, Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, It's Your Thing, I'm Moving On, That's Alright Mama, For What It's Worth, Dr. Kitch, Mess O' The Blues, Got A Lot O'Livin' To Do, Honey Bee, Sugar Mama Blues, Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You, Kind Hearted Woman Blues..), Weekend, Rock And Roll, [ cut ], Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing..), [ cut ], Organ Solo >> Thank You.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 1st audience recording. 124 minutes.

Recording Includes: JJ Jackson Introduction [ cut ], Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Celebration Day, That's The Way, Going To California, What Is And What Should Never Be, Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun [ cut ], Hideaway, It's Your Thing, I'm Moving On, That's Alright Mama, For What It's Worth, Dr. Kitch, Mess O' The Blues, Got A Lot O'Livin' To Do, Honey Bee, Sugar Mama Blues, Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You, Kind Hearted Woman Blues..), [ cut ], Weekend.
Source: Incomplete fair to good 2nd audience recording. 110 minutes.

Recording Includes: JJ Jackson Introduction [ cut ], Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete very good 3rd audience recording. 25 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..), Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Loving You, Black Dog [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur footage. Near 4 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: The 7th American Tour (Whole Lotta Live), Double Clutch (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin box), DX I ~ X (Mad Dogs box), LA Forum 1971 (no label), Walk Don't Run (L.A. 2 Days) (Tarantura), & Wild Weekend (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Firecrackers Explosions (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 2CD original 2004/4CD reissue 2009/4CD box reissue 2016), Firecrackers Explosions 1971 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), First Night At The Forum 1971 (Wisteria Records), L.A. Forum 1971 (no label), L.A. Forum 1971 1st Night: 3 Source Mix (no label), New Source Collection 1971 (Graf Zeppelin), Walk Don't Run (Tarantura box), & Wild West Side (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD box)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): The Film Vol. 1 (Wendy Records)

      What an amazing performance. The playing is extremely thigh and Bonzo dominates the soundscape as screeching feedback, punctuating the rest throughout the whole show. Robert's voice is a bit strained and hoarse, yet still unreal and throat-tearing and Jimmy is in riot mode, especially at the end and during the longer improvisations and all the encores. “It’s been about a year I think since the last time. Maybe a bit more...” Plant says while referring to their last visit in Los Angeles. The opening salvo of Immigrant Song is simply devastating, Bonham's drumming is blowing. Heartbreaker is similar, delivered with sheer power. The new album was still unreleased, but they played several of the new songs, beginning with Black Dog. The lyrics were more loose in these early versions, and he throws in, “See my baby walking down the street / ain’t nobody around except the chief of police” among other lines that are not found in the studio version. Dazed And Confused is awesome, Bozno and Jonesy are like an out of control locomotive during the middle fast solo. Robert messed up with some of the lyrics during Stairway To Heaven, but overall this is a phenomenal American debut of this epic tune, and the acoustic set has its come back for good. Moby Dick is still unplayed, so Whole Lotta Love reaches almost a half hour and contains a great jam after Theramin freak-out and one of the best medleys of the tour. The band reward the audience with four encores, beginning with another versioin of Eddie Cochran's Weekend, and continuing with yet still untitled Rock And Roll. Communication Breakdown features a heavy improvisation during the breakdown, and Jones plays a brief organ solo before a stunning rendition of Thank You. A must-listen!

AUGUST 22 - THE FORUM, INGLEWOOD (CA), UNITED STATES
The show added at the last minute due to the overhelming demand. DJ JJ Jackson introduced.

Recording Includes: JJ Jackson Introduction, Walk Don't Run >> Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog], Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Celebration Day, That's The Way, What Is And What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, Think I'm Crazy, It's Your Thing, Watch Your Step, My Baby Left Me, Mess O' The Blues, You Shook Me..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing..), [ cut ], Organ Solo >> Thank You.
Source: Incomplete good to very good audience recording. 139 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..), Heartbreaker, Stairway To Heaven, That's The Way, What Is And What Should Never Be, Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun..) [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur footage. Near 6 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): The Definitive Kingdom (Whole Lotta Live), Double Clutch (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin box), Firecrackers Explosions (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 4CD original 2009 & 4CD box reissue 2016), Firecrackers Explosions II (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original 2005 & reissue 2010), Firecrackers Explosions 1971 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Freak Out (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), L.A. Forum 1971 (no label), & Walk Don't Run (Mud Dogs, Tarantura box, & Wendy Records), Walk Don't Run (L.A. 2 Days) (Tarantura), & Wild West Side (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD box)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): Assemblage (Cosmic Energy), Early Visions/The Best Of Led Zeppelin Clips Volume One (Celebration Definitive Masters), The Film Vol. 1 (Wendy Records), & History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

      A truly epic show, even much better than the previous one. Plant is a bit more careful with his voice this time and achieves a more balanced performance, trying to explain this to the audience by saying, “Tonight me voice is really fucked, so I don't believe we think we're gonna do much harmonizing. Anyway, we gonna try, so vibe on!“ The rest of the band is simply out of this world, though. They started unusually with old Venture's hit single, Walk Don't Run, and this is the only time they ever played this live before they're getting down to business with a very brutal Immigrant Song. The song starts with Bonham punching out the opening beat while the rest of the band waits to join him after a short while! Heartbreaker is explosive, and Black Dog is as heavy as a day before. During Dazed And Confused, Page experiments with new variations of common melodies in the improvisation section, stretching them out to see how they work. The coda after the final verse has a great jam, which is very mellow and creating certainly a psychedelic mood. Stairway To Heaven has few lyrics flubbed again, the still new Celebration Day is thunderous, and Moby Dick is finally back and sounds bombastic. Whole Lotta Love medley has the crowd going nuts with an amazing stream of music, and features some really cool medley, with a great but unrecognizable Think I'm Crazy, rarely played Watch Your Step of Bobby Parker, and a long and awesome You Shook Me near the end. The encores are simply explosive. A massive Communication Breakdown features a long middle jam, during which Jimmy plays a pretty little country melody, and this drives the crowd into a final frenzy before a great organ solo that links to Thank You, which obliterates them for good. Another must listen!

AUGUST 23 - TARRANT COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER ARENA, FORT WORTH (TX), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Celebration Day, [ cut ], That's The Way, What Is And What Should Never Be, [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, Bottle It Up And Go, Cumberland Gap, They're Red Hot, She's A Truckin' Little Baby, Mess O' The Blues, You Shook Me..), [ cut ], Communication Breakdown [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete very good to excellent audience recording. 85 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Ahead & After - The Prestigious Grammy Award (Empress Valley Supreme Disc) & Hot August Night (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)

      The only remaining part of this great performance comes in the near excellent sounding recording. Dazed And Confused is quite epic as it features an unusual and climatic snippet of what sounds like White Summer during the coda section. Stairway To Heaven sounds fresh and the audience reacts slowly as the song ends. The acoustic section is very mellow, we do not know if they also performed Going To California as there's a cut before That's The Way. The drum solo warms up the atmopshere for good, and a great and long Whole Lotta Love is jammed upon Page's endlessly guitar works and sounds incredible. Plant singing an unknown blues during the early improvisation, and the medley ends with a descending guitar riff that sounds like an introduction to The Hunter. Something funny must have happened right before You Shook Me as Clive Coulson (a roadie) is suddenly portrayed on stage. The tape captures only forty seconds of the sole encore in the form of another visceral version of Communication Breakdown before it ends abruptly.

AUGUST 24 - MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, DALLAS (TX), UNITED STATES

AUGUST 26 - SAM HOUSTON COLISEUM, HOUSTON, TEXAS
The show rescheduled from August 25, 1971.

Recording Includes: Crowd footage, Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Loving You, Dazed And Confused, Stairway To Heaven, Moby Dick, What Is And What Should Never Be, Whole Lotta Love, Celebration Day [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 16mm silent color amateur footage. 7 minutes.

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): Assemblage (Cosmic Energy), The Film Vol. 1 (Wendy Records), & History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

      Only a short excerpt from a great-looking concert. After few high energed shows we can only imagine a level of this one, as it may included another strong playing from the whole band.

AUGUST 27 - CONVENTION CENTER (HEMISFAIR) ARENA, SAN ANTONIO (TX), UNITED STATES
The show rescheduled from August 26, 1971.
AUGUST 29 - MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM, NEW ORLEANS (LA), UNITED STATES

AUGUST 31 - ORLANDO SPORTS STADIUM, ORLANDO (FL), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: Band Introduction [ cut ], Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War, White Summer..) [ cut ], Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Stairway To Heaven, Celebration Day, That's The Way [ cut ], Going To California, What Is And What Should Never Be [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good audience recording. Almost 105 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War, White Summer..) [ cut ], Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Stairway To Heaven, Celebration Day [ cut ], [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be [ cut ], Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, My Baby Left Me, Mess O' The Blues, [ cut ]..) [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard recording. 98 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience: Florida Sunshine (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 4CD), Orlando Madness (H&Y Records), & Welcome To Disneyland Part 1&2 (Lemon Song)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience & soundboard mixes: Disneyland After Dark (Magic Pyramid), Florida Magik Vol. 1 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Florida Sunshine (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 2CD original 2004/4CD original 2004/2CD reissue 2009/2CD reissue 2017), Magic Kingdom 1971 (Wendy Records), Orlando 1971 (no label), Orlando Magic (Eelgrass), & You Really Got Me The Hard Rock Gods (Akashic Records)

Bootleg DVD Audio Reference(s) audience & soundboard mixes: Orlando Magic (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

      Another viscerally energetic show that contains some unique moments, achieved mostly as a great sounding albeit incomplete soundboard tape. Bonham plays with incredible finesse, and nothing can stop Plant from unleashing some blood-curdling screams. Immigrant Song is devastatingly heavy, as Heartbreaker does, featuring Page playing an excellent guitar solo. Since I've Been Loving You finds him in a great mood, and Robert unleashing some blood-curdling screams. A very daring and still expanding Dazed And Confused with an eerie White Summer interlude at the end is simply phenomenal and extremely thunderous. Black Dog is performed as the next song occasionally, and is brutal and denting. Celebration Day contains a funky intro and really cooks, and heavy-pounding Moby Dick follows before the blistering version of Whole Lotta Love that begins with a very chunky riff with Robert yelling over it. After Theremin section, just before returning to the chorus there's a complete stop, before Bonzo counts in again. Then the audience begins to move forward, so Plant warns and calling for a roadie to restore order at the front of the stage right after the main verse, the medley section is fiery but sadly very incomplete. The most interesting thing about this gig is that over the years it seemed that both Organ Solo and Thank You were part of the soundboard, but the discovery of a recording from Hollywood show a day later showed that, by strange coincidence, that both songs are actually from that night. Perhaps someone, who made a copy of the tape, patched them to make this recording virtually more complete.

SEPTEMBER 1 - JAI ALAI FRONTON, MIAMI, FLORIDA (cancelled in favor of larger Sportatorium arena)

SEPTEMBER 1 - SPORTATORIUM, HOLLYWOOD (FL), UNITED STATES
The show originally scheduled to be performed at the Jai Alai Fronton arena.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [cut ], Dazed and Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], That's The Way [ cut ], [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be, [cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< You Shook Me [ cut ]..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Organ Solo [ cut ] >> Thank You [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete fair to good audience recording. 78 minutes.

Recording Includes: Organ Solo [ cut ] >> Thank You, Stage Announcements.
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard recording. 12 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience: Florida Magik Vol. 1&2( Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Hollywood 1971 (no label), & Hollywood Sportatorium 1971 (Graf Zeppelin & Wisteria Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience & soundboard mixes: Disneyland After Dark (Magic Pyramid), Florida Magik Vol. 1(Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Florida Sunshine (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 2CD original 2004/4CD original 2004/2CD reissue 2009/2CD reissue 2017), Magic Kingdom 1971 (Wendy Records), Orlando 1971 (no label), Orlando Magic (Eelgrass), & You Really Got Me The Hard Rock Gods (Akashic Records)

Bootleg DVD Audio Reference(s) audience & soundboard mixes: Orlando Magic (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

      Due to the fragmentary nature of the tape, not too much can be said than this is just another very good concert. Bonzo is in thunderous mood and kicks in the drum opening with no count in at the start of Immigrant Song, the others must have just looked at him as he quickly restarts with the proper count in and the music roars the venue to life. Usually good and intense Since I've Been Loving You is inspirative, and a great version of Dazed And Confused is deep and mysterious, although during this part the tape deteriorates significantly, there are serious drop-outs of sound that make it hard to hear and ultimately make the overall listen difficult to fully enjoy. The rest of the show is very incomplete, leaving us with just snippets of many songs, and missing a good chunk of the set and this including most of the casual medley. Certainly one of the most interesting aspects of this recording is the fact that the Organ Solo and Thank You that were attributed to the Orlando soundboard for a very long time are actually from this performance.

SEPTEMBER 3 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY (NY), UNITED STATES
MC Scott Muni introduced the band.

Recording Includes: Scott Muni Introduction [ cut ], Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..) [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You [ cut ], Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Celebration Day, That's The Way [ cut ], Going To California [ cut ], [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be [ cut ], Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, My Baby Left Me, Mess O' The Blues, You Shook Me..), [ cut ], Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing..), Organ Solo >> Thank You, Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 1st audience recording. 153 minutes.

Recording Includes: Scott Muni Introduction [ cut ], Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Celebration Day, That's The Way, Going To California, [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be, Moby Dick [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete fair to good 2nd audience recording. 85 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: The Death Of Sleeping Beauty (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), How've Ya Been? Riot At The Garden 1971 (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), & Mad Screaming Gallery (Lemon Song)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 2: New Source Collection 1971 (Graf Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: It's Been A Long Time - MSG 1971 (Graf Zeppelin, 2012 & 2016 4CD), It's Been A Long Time - MSG 1971 (Graf Zeppelin 2CD "remastered"), Madison Square Garden 1971 (Neverland), & Madison Square Garden 1971 (Wendy Records)

      An exceptional show in front of a rude and downrightly mad crowd. There are some disturbing comments from the taper and his friends, and the general atmosphere is simply thrilling. “Good evening. How have you been? I think we're gonna get a bit warm tonight!“ said Plant at the beginning. Robert's voice is unreal, Jimmy is on another level, Jones is aggressive and loud, and Bonham is unstoppable. Immigrant Song explodes with an incredible fury, and the playing is simply brilliant that cannot be described in words. The dramatic and expressive Since I've Been Loving You features Jimmy playing some of his best licks. Dazed And Confused is long and epic, the middle instrumental section is very fast and breath-taking. In the opposite, Stairway To Heaven starts very intimate just to explode within guitar solo. The audience is almost red-hot during Moby Dick, and Whole Lotta Love makes them really going nuts, and the medley, albeit not too extended, is fabulous. The encores are a hell of a monster blistering run worth of attention just because of their own, and where the things went out of control. A gutsy Communication Breakdown explodes with visceral energy, Rock And Roll is even more fast-lightning. In the middle of Thank You, the crowd charges the stage, prompting Robert (who sounds very scared) to stop the song and scream at the audience to move back, “You've gotta move back. Move back. Move back or we can't go on! Move right back! It's not fair to everybody else. Besides I'm scared of heights!“ They do, and the song is finished with a great solo, and a fast Rock And Roll, still unreleased and called It's Been A Long Time back at the time, is played with a great feel and with incredibly high vocals, with Robert saying, “I gotta tell you, I can't hear a thing I'm saying. All the equipment's fallen out!“ The last verse is skipped to get the group off the stage. A must-have!

SEPTEMBER 4 - MAPLE LEAF GARDENS, TORONTO (ON), CANADA
Ritchie Yorke introduced the band.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) [ cut ] >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You [ cut ], [ cut ], Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< It's Your Thing, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Celebration Day [ cut ], [ cut ], That's The Way [ cut ], [ cut ], Going To California [ cut ], [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be [ cut ], [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, My Baby Left Me, Mess O' The Blues, You Shook Me, Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You, Kind Hearted Woman Blues..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing, I Got A Feeling..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Organ Solo [ cut ], [ cut ], Thank You [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete very good 1st audience recording. Near 125 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) [ cut ] >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You [ cut ], [ cut ], Out On The Tiles Intro [ cut ] >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< It's Your Thing, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Celebration Day [ cut ], [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be [ cut ], [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good 2nd audience recording. 57 minutes.

Recording Includes: Stairway To Heaven, Celebration Day, That's The Way, Going To California, What Is And What Should Never Be, Moby Dick.
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard recording. 47 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 1: Live From The Midnight Sun (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), Maple Leaf Gardens (Graf Zeppelin), Maple Leaf (Baby Face), & Mid Summer Nights Dream (Wendy Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 2: Maple Leaf Gardens (Graf Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: Hampton From Your Palm (Wendy Records), High Heeled Sneakers (Godfatherecords), Madison Square Garden 1971 (Neverland), Maple Leaf Gardens (Graf Zeppelin), & Zoso's Back To Rock And Roll (Oh Boy)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience & soundboard mixes: Maple Leaf Gardens (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original 2007 and reissue 2009 & Graf Zeppelin),) & Maple Leaf Gold (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

      A pretty good performance, but the band seems to be a bit loose after the last night. There are some great moments of inspiration, like the opening Immigrant Song and Heartbreaker. Dazed And Confused has some extraordinary interplaying, the band literally seems to enjoy every minute of this tune. A great version of Celebration Day with Jones' bass is really groovy, after which several members of the unruled audience provocatives Plant asking them to be quiet during the acoustic set, “Listen. It really amazes me, because anybody who's been to England knows that when you go to a concert, there's such a thing as listening to what's going on! Unfortunately, we're faced with the problem in our free society where a lot of people come to listen, and there's a lot of people who are making a racket so nobody hears what's going on. We've got some things to say but every time I go to open my mouth, there's another spokesman ... If the guy next to you is trying to listen, you've got to respect that and be quiet. So the whole thing's a bit circular respect thing. So many of those big festivals felt apart because the respect wasn't a uniform one, and the thing with these concerts is that they normally are!“ Moby Dick is yet again thunderous, and a gutsy Whole Lotta Love medley, where Page plays incredibly feisty, is really good. The visceral Communication Breakdown with a great middle jam marks the end of the show.

SEPTEMBER 5 - INTERNATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE, CHICAGO (IL), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Loving You, That's The Way, Going To California, What Is And What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur footage. Almost 7 minutes.

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): The Film Vol. 1 (Wendy Records) & History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

      Another excellent find, unfortunately also very fragmentary one. Topped off with a hot chick dancing on stage for what seems like a very long time during Whole Lotta Love.

SEPTEMBER 7 - BOSTON GARDEN, BOSTON (MA), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused (<< Cat's Squirrel, Mars: The Bringer Of War [ cut ]..), Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Killing Floor [ cut ]..) [ cut ], Announcer Speech, Communication Breakdown (<< I Got A Feeling..), [ cut ], Organ Solo >> Thank You, [ cut ], Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 1st audience recording. 91 minutes.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction [ cut ], Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Cat's Squirrel..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Celebration Day [ cut ], [ cut ], That's The Way [ cut ], [ cut ], Going To California [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be [ cut ], [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good 2nd audience recording. 58 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Boston Garden Party (Magnificent Disc) & Listen To Me Boston (Tarantura)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 2: I've Got A Feeling: Boston 1971 (Graf Zeppelin) & Wreckage In Boston (Tarantura box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: I've Got A Feeling: Boston 1971 (Graf Zeppelin) & Listen! Listen! Listen To Me! (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original 2007 & reissue 2021)

      This is a blistering show, right from the start. Immigrant Song is a pummelling opener, and a long and amazing Heartbreaker follows right after. Robert is simply amazing, hitting the highest notes effortlessly for dramatic effect in a gut-wrenching Since I've Been Loving You and visceral Black Dog. The band is awesome too, powering through Dazed And Confused like nobody's business and including a snippet of the old classic, Cat's Squirrel during the middle section. Unfortunately, both tapes are very incomplete, missing some chunk of music during Celebration Day and the whole acoustic set. The crowd seems to be rowdy, so Robert calmed them down a few times, “No! No! You gotta cool it! Listen, I gotta put things straight. We had a bit of trouble in New York the other day, when so many people got on stage that is fell apart. Listen! Listen! Listen to me! ... If everybody gets on the stage, then the police will stop the thing. So what we wanna do is play as much of the new stuff and old stuff as we can without it falling apart!“ The ending is pure rock and roll bliss, however, with a truly awesome rendition of Killing Floor in the Whole Lotta Love medley. It is the sole remnant of the old days as it has rarely been played live after, and here it sounds fresh and very powerful. Three great and high-energetic encores in the form of dirty Communication Breakdown, more subdued Thank You, and a fast Rock And Roll closes this superb performance.

SEPTEMBER 9 - HAMPTON ROADS COLISEUM, HAMPTON (VA), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) [ cut ] >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused (<< It Hurts Me So..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Celebration Day, That's The Way, Going To California, What Is And What Should Never Be, Moby Dick [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard recording. 96 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Dead Battery (Flagge), The Goat Hampton 1971 (Wendy Records), Hampton 1971 (no label & Cannonball Records), Hampton From Your Palm (Wendy Records), Hampton Kicks (House Of Elrond), Hampton Roads Coliseum 1971 (Scorpio), Head Over Heels (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), High Heeled Sneakers (Godfatherecords), In The Wake Of Zeppelin (Akashic), Inspired (Antrabata Reference Master), Jim's Picks (Tarantura), Sonic Boom (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 4CD box 2017 & 4CD standard 2017), & Wild And Wet (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

      An incomplete concert and all that is known to exist from this date in this fabulous sounding soundboard. An excellent, kept in a sluggish mood show, with Jones in particular shining through! His bass in Immigrant Song and Heartbreaker is amazing. The majestic Dazed And Confused is another epic version, with an outstanding reference to the old Spencer Davis Group's hit, It Hurts Me So, which causes Plant to lose his cool and laugh. Stairway To Heaven is still one of the closer to the album version, it misses the charm a bit of being played a bit too rough. In opposite, Celebration Day has a frantic instrumental ending. In the opposite to previous evening, tonight the audience is quiet and very polite, so Robert did a warm commentary during an acoustic set, “Right, you're sitting down and so are we. Far out! This is the part where we usually ask people to stop falling out of the spotlights for a bit. Fortunately, there's no trouble tonight.“ A little bit of High Heeled Sneakers of Tommy Tucker is sang just before What Is And What Should Never Be contains only a few lines singing by Plant, “Put on your red dress, baby, 'cos we're going out tonight!“ Very uncomfortably, the recording ends during Moby Dick, and we can only imagine of how great Whole Lotta Love and any and all the encores were.

SEPTEMBER 10 - ONONDAGA COUNTY WAR MEMORIAL, SYRACUSE (NY), UNITED STATES

SEPTEMBER 11 - WAR MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, ROCHESTER (NY), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], Celebration Day, [ cut ], That's The Way, [ cut ], Going To California [ cut ], [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be, [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, Hello Mary Lou, [ cut ], Mess O' The Blues [ cut ], You Shook Me, Kind Hearted Woman Blues..) [ cut ], Announcer Speech, Organ Solo, Thank You.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 1st audience recording. 84 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< You Shook Me, Kind Hearted Woman Blues..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Thank You.
Source: Incomplete good 2nd audience recording. Near 44 minutes.

Recording Includes: Celebration Day, [ cut ], That's The Way, Going To California, [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be [ cut ], [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Woogie, Hideaway, Hello Mary Lou..) [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good 3rd audience recording. 54 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 3: Mad Screaming Gallery (Lemon Song)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Giants Of The Sky (Trade Mark Of Quality)

      This is another solid performance, but the playing is not as intense as on several other dates. Plant is still in typically great form during Immigrant Song and the whole band is in full swing, but Since I've Been Loving You and Celebration Day shares signs of temporary lack of tightness. Robert forgets to sing the a cappella "ah, ah..." bit after the third verse in Black Dog, causing the band to get lost before the guitar solo. After several tense moments of uncertainty, they manage to right themselves and finish the song. Dazed And Confused is missing from all three sources available. Plant kindly asked the audience to be back during the mellow acoustic section, remembering recent occurrences from few days before, “I don't know whether there's anybody sittin' down behind, uh, all this. Ah, should have had you been useful. Now, it's gonna be pretty impossible for everybody who is standing to sit down, otherwise I'd tell you which one's in which area.“ Whole Lotta Love is preceded by a great frantic jam, and this is the part from where the show really explodes, and where the audience starting going nuts. The medley is quite compact but riotous, and the sole encore of Thank You is great and gives a proper finale.

SEPTEMBER 13 - COMMUNITY THEATRE, BERKELEY (CA), UNITED STATES
Bill Graham introduced the band.

Recording Includes: Bill Graham Introduction, Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..), [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Celebration Day, That's The Way, Going To California, What Is And What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, Hello Mary Lou, Mess O' The Blues, You Shook Me, Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You, Kind Hearted Woman Blues..), [ cut ], Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing, Gallows Pole..).
Source: Almost complete good to very good audience recording. 137 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Back On The West Coast (Mad Dogs), Berkeley Daze 1st Night (Godfatherecords), Berkeley First Night (no label), California Stampede (Magnificent Disc), Going To California (Graf Zeppelin), Going To California 1 (Moonchild Records), Going To California 1971 Two Shows (Wendy Records), Going To California II (Tarantura & Trade Mark Of Quality), & Going To California ~ 1971 Berkeley 2 Daze (Trade Mark Of Quality)

      An excellent first night in Berkeley with the band firing on all cylinders. The entire concert is played brilliantly, especially the new material from the as yet unreleased fourth album. The band seems to be racing to catch up with Plant during Immigrant Song and Heartbreaker, both delivered in a blistering and a breakneck speed. Since I've Been Loving You starts gently, but as soon as Bonham joins, it sounds brutal and the guitar solo is dramatic. Black Dog is a sonic assault. The energy is definitely high tonight, with a great Dazed And Confused of truly epic proportions that is mystic and haunting. After the third verse, Bonzo and Jones start playing the lead-in to the bow solo, but Page stays with the main riff for a fourth verse, causing some confusion and repeated lyrics. Celebration Day is still furious and kept in a sonic havoc. The crowd is a bit rowdy, shouting requests at many points, and the acoustic set is a quiet and peaceful interlude, with beautiful That's The Way being one of the better versions we have heard, featuring amazing mandolin from Jones. Moby Dick features Bonzo playing a hot and heavy drum solo, and the medley from Whole Lotta Love, which is preceded by a very catchy riff that sounds pugnacious, is very gutsy and suggestive, especially from Robert. The only encore, a fast and thunderous Communication Breakdown, finds him signing a few lines from a rarely performed Gallows Pole.

SEPTEMBER 14 - COMMUNITY THEATRE, BERKELEY (CA), UNITED STATES
Bill Graham introduced the band.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Feelin' Groovy, Bouree..), [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You [ cut ], [ cut ], Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Back In The USA, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], That's The Way [ cut ], Going To California, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< It's Your Thing, Just A Little Bit, Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, Hello Mary Lou, My Baby Left Me, Mess O' The Blues, You Shook Me, The Lemon Song..).
Source: Incomplete excellent audience recording. 96 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): The Best Of Led Zeppelin Vol. I (The Wizard's Quest Continuing Saga Records), Crazy Nights (Digger Productions), The Final Option (no label), Goin' West (Instant Analysis), Going To California (no label, Berkeley Records, Box Top Records, Contra Band Music, GLC Great Live Concerts, Mammary Presentations, Pod Records, Raring Records, Titanic Records Ltd, Trade Mark Of Quality original & reissues, & White Cover Folks), Halfway To California (Viking Musik), LA Forum (Dragonfly Records), Led Zeppelin (aka The Can) (UFO Records), Raging Violent... The Virtuoso (no label), & The Trade Mark Of Quality Years (Trade Mark Of Quality)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Berkeley Daze 2nd Night (Godfatherecords), California Expedition (Cashmere), Going To California (no label, Cobra Standard Series, Empress Valley Supreme Disc, Graf Zeppelin, Shout To The Top, & Trade Mark Of Quality), Going To California 1971 Two Shows (Wendy Records), Going To California 2 (Moonchild Records), & Going To California ~ 1971 Berkeley 2 Daze (Trade Mark Of Quality)

      The second Berkeley concert is immortalized on an early double vinyl bootleg release, Going To California. The story goes that the taper was so worried about the FBI that he throw away all the stampers used to produce the original LP, along with the tapes, in the ocean, so all we got is a significantly incomplete recording! The sound is fabulous, and the playing is wonderful, with Jimmy's playing shining through as true musical inspiration, especially in the guitar section in Immigrant Song and during Heartbreaker a cappella solo. The whole band is acting better than ever, Since I've Been Loving You is splendidly moody and one of the greatest versions ever captured on tape, Black Dog is simply powerful, and Dazed And Confused is another excellent rendition. This superb atmosphere also caused of a nice commentary from the side of Plant, “You should have come last night. Last night there were several bowler hatted beatniks ... This is quite a moving night for me. This is a thing that got together ... I was going to say in the Scottish Highlands, or the Welsh mountains, but I think it was something like the Gotham hotel, West 37th Street. Here's to the days when things were really nice and simple and everything was far out, all the time. On that theme, it's not a very good cup of tea you get over here!“ The marvellous Stairway To Heaven is a highlight and possibly one of the best ever known versions, and the acoustic set is a true beauty. The wild and long Whole Lotta Love medley is exciting, especially with Robert's great vocals. No encores are known to exist. A must-have!

SEPTEMBER 16 - CIVIC AUDITORIUM, HONOLULU (HI), UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 17 - CIVIC AUDITORIUM, HONOLULU (HI), UNITED STATES

Led Zeppelin First Japan Tour
September 23, 1971 - September 29, 1971

SEPTEMBER 23 - BUDOKAN HALL, TOKYO, JAPAN
DJ Goro Itoi introduced the band. The whole concert was professionally recorded on 6-track transistorized board. While researching for 2003 project, Page himself rediscovered some of these tapes but they were not considered good enough to warrant official release.

Recording Includes: Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Going To California, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete fair to good 1st audience recording. 29 minutes.

Recording Includes: Goro Itoi Introduction [ cut ], Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..), Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..), [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Celebration Day, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp Intro >> That's The Way, Going To California, What Is And What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Hello Mary Lou [ cut ], Mess O' The Blues, Tobacco Road, Good Times Bad Times, How Many More Times, The Hunter, You Shook Me, Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You, Kind Hearted Woman Blues..) [ cut ], Communication Breakdown [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete very good 2nd audience recording. 142 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..), [ cut ], Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Celebration Day, [ cut ], Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp Intro >> That's The Way, [ cut ], Going To California, [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be, [ cut ], Moby Dick, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hello Mary Lou, Mess O' The Blues [ cut ], [ cut ], Tobbacro Road [ cut ], Good Times Bad Times, How Many More Times, The Hunter, You Shook Me [ cut ]..), [ cut ], Communication Breakdown.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 3rd audience recording. 134 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..), Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Celebration Day, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp Intro >> That's The Way, Going To California, What Is And What Should Never Be [ cut ], Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hello Mary Lou, Mess O' The Blues, Tobacco Road [ cut ], Good Times Bad Times, How Many More Times, The Hunter, You Shook Me, Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You, Kind Hearted Woman Blues..), Communication Breakdown.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 4th audience recording. 148 minutes.

Recording Includes: Goro Itoi Introduction [ cut ], Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..), Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Celebration Day, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp Intro >> That's The Way, Going To California, What Is And What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hello Mary Lou, Mess O' The Blues, [ cut ], Tobacco Road, Good Times Bad Times, How Many More Times, The Hunter, You Shook Me [ cut ], Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You, Kind Hearted Woman Blues..), Communication Breakdown.
Source: Incomplete very good to excellent 5th audience recording. 149 minutes.

Recording Includes: Goro Itoi Introduction [ cut ], Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..), Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good 6th audience recording. Near 32 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..), Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Celebration Day [ cut ], [ cut ], Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp Intro >> That's The Way, Going To California [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hello Mary Lou, Mess O' The Blues, [ cut ], Tobacco Road, Good Times Bad Times, How Many More Times, The Hunter, You Shook Me, Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You, Kind Hearted Woman Blues..), [ cut ], Communication Breakdown [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete very good to excellent 7th audience recording. 144 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Celebration Day, [ cut ], Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp Intro [ cut ] >> That's The Way, Going To California, What Is And What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hello Mary Lou, Mess O' The Blues [ cut ], Tobacco Road, Good Times Bad Times [ cut ], How Many More Times, The Hunter [ cut ]..) [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good 8th audience recording. 125 minutes.

Recording Includes: Goro Itoi Introduction [ cut ], Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..), Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..), [ cut ], Celebration Day, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp Intro >> That's The Way, Going To California, What Is And What Should Never Be, [ cut ], Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun [ cut ]..) [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good 9th audience recording. Almost 100 minutes.

Recording Includes: Goro Itoi Introduction [ cut ], Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..), Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< How Many More Times [ cut ], The Hunter, You Shook Me, Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You, Kind Hearted Woman Blues..), Communication Breakdown.
Source: Incomplete fair to good 10th audience recording. 79 minutes.

Recording Includes: Goro Itoi Introduction [ cut ], Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..), Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], Celebration Day, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp >> That's The Way, Going To California.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 11th audience recording. 78 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..), Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..), [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp Intro >> That's The Way, Going To California, What Is And What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hello Mary Lou, Mess O' The Blues, Tobacco Road, Good Times Bad Times, How Many More Times, The Hunter, You Shook Me, Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You, Kind Hearted Woman Blues..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Communication Breakdown [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good 12th audience recording. 140 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Dazed And Confused, Stairway To Heaven, Celebration Day, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, That's The Way, What Is And What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent 1st color amateur footage. 7 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..), Heartbreaker (<< Bouree.), Since I've Been Loving You Dazed And Confused, Celebration Day, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, That's The Way, What Is And What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love, Communication Breakdown [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent 2nd color amateur footage. 23 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) source 1: In Concert (OG)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Live In Tokyo 1971 (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 2: Complete Live In Japan (Last Stand Disc box), The D.J. Of Legend (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Front Row (Tarantura box), Fronto Row (Memphis Productions), Live In Japan 1971 (Last Stand Disc box), Storm Of Fanatics (Mud Dogs), Tokyo Tapes (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD & 4CD), & Young Person's Guide To Led Zeppelin Volume 2 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 3: Peace Of Mind (Mud Dogs) & Tokyo Tapes (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD & 4CD)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 4: Reflection From A Dream (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin original)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 6: First Attack Of The Rising Of The Sun (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 7: How The East Was Won/The Complete Japan 1971 Chronicles (Tarantura box) & Led Zeppelin's Rock Carnival (Watch Tower)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 8: Tokyo Tapes (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 12: 923 (no label)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: 923 (no label), DJ Of Legend (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), First Attack Of The Rising Of The Sun (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Flying Rock Carnival 1971 Complete (no label), How The East Was Won/The Complete Japan 1971 Chronicles (Tarantura box), Live In Tokyo 1971 (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin box), Meet The Led Zeppelin (Wendy Records), Mugen K Satsu (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Reflection From A Dream - Remastered (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), Rock Carnival (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 2CD 2012 and 5CD box 2016 & Moonchild Records), Stage In Tokyo 1971 (no label), Taking Off (Pyramid Records), & Timeless Rock (Watch Tower 3CD & 4CD)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s) 1st amateur footage: Assemblage II (Cosmic Energy), The Film Vol. 2 (Wendy Records), History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), In Japan (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Live In Japan (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & Live In Osaka 928 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s) 2nd amateur footage: The Film Vol. 2 (Wendy Records)

      The opening night of the first Japanese tour, and a killer performance. There aren't too many words to describe this amazing show. Robert's voice is unreal, and the whole band, particularly Jones and Page, are definitely on fire! After visceral Immigrant Song, Jimmy's broken a guitar string and Plant did some observations, “I understand that in Japan not many people speak English. Anyway, every day it's getting better. We'd like to say that so far we've had an incredible time, a wonderful time. We haven't even played a concert yet and we've all really been having a ball. I'm gonna do my best to make this the best time we've ever had, because it seems to be such a difference to America. America doesn't seem to be so good anymore, unfortunately. Maybe it'll get better.“ Since I've Been Loving You is simply amazing, Black Dog is even more spectacular, and Dazed And Confused has some awesome licks led by Jones and Page, the middle guitar section includes one of the earliest hints of what will become The Crunge soon after. The rest of the show is blistering, including the great and extremely energetic Celebration Day, the very mellow and superb acoustic set, where That's The Way is preceded by a short Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp only this time, and culminating in the exceptional and one of the longest and greatest Whole Lotta Love ever that featuring one of the best medley played live. It starts with a casual boogie section, and then it goes through an amazing version of the old Nashville Teens' Tobacco Road, almost full version of Good Times Bad Times, an outstanding mixture of How Many More Times and The Hunter, and ends with a stunning, slow version of You Shook Me and two more blues tunes. Some crowd members climbed on stage during a wild and thunderous Communication Breakdown played as the encore, and Robert had to stop the song for a short while as some audience members started to climbing on stage, with a big applause from the rest. A definitive must!

SEPTEMBER 24 - BUDOKAN HALL, TOKYO, JAPAN
DJ Goro Itoi introduced the band. The whole concert was professionally recorded on 6-track transistorized board. While researching for 2003 project, Page himself rediscovered some of these tapes but they were not considered good enough to warrant official release.

Recording Includes: Whole Lotta Love (<< The Hunter [ cut ], Hello Mary Lou, Oh Pretty Woman, How Many More Times..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing..) [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete fair to good 1st audience recording. Near 17 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I [ cut ]..) [ cut ] >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree, Feelin' Groovy..) [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< I Got A Feeling, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), [ cut ], Celebration Day, That's The Way, Going To California], Tangerine, [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be, [ cut ], Instrumental Jam >> Whole Lotta Love (<< Sing A Simple Song, Just A Little Bit, Boogie Chillun, Cocaine, Rave On, Your Time Is Gonna Come, I'm A Man, The Hunter, Hello Mary Lou [ cut ], [ cut ], How Many More Times..).
Source: Incomplete good 2nd audience recording. 104 minutes.

Recording Includes: Goro Itoi Introduction [ cut ], Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree, Feelin' Groovy..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused (<< I Got A Feeling, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Celebration Day, That's The Way, Going To California, [ cut ], Tangerine, What Is And What Should Never Be, Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], Instrumental Jam >> Whole Lotta Love (<< Sing A Simple Song, Just A Little Bit, Boogie Chillun, Cocaine, Rave On, Your Time Is Gonna Come, I'm A Man, The Hunter, Hello Mary Lou, Oh Pretty Woman, How Many More Times..), [ cut ], Organ Solo >> Thank You, [ cut ], Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing..).
Source: Incomplete fair to good 3rd audience recording. 165 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree, Feelin' Groovy..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused (<< I Got A Feeling, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), [ cut ], Instrumental Jamm >> Whole Lotta Love [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete very good 4th audience source. 55 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree, Feelin' Groovy..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused (<< I Got A Feeling, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Celebration Day, That's The Way, Going To California, Tangerine, What Is And What Should Never Be, Moby Dick [ cut ], Instrumental Jam >> Whole Lotta Love (<< Sing A Simple Song, Just A Little Bit, Boogie Chillun, Cocaine, Rave On, Your Time Is Gonna Come, I'm A Man, The Hunter, Hello Mary Lou, Oh Pretty Woman, How Many More Times..), Organ Solo >> Thank You, [ cut ], Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing..).
Source: Incomplete very good 5th audience recording. 168 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I [ cut ]..) [ cut ] >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree, Feelin' Groovy..), [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< I Got A Feeling, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Celebration Day, That's The Way, Going To California, Tangerine, What Is And What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, [ cut ], Instrumental Jam >> Whole Lotta Love (<< Sing A Simple Song, Just A Little Bit, Boogie Chillun, Cocaine, Rave On, Your Time Is Gonna Come, I'm A Man, The Hunter, Hello Mary Lou, Oh Pretty Woman, How Many More Times..), [ cut ], Organ Solo [ cut ] >> Thank You, [ cut ], Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing..) [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good 6th audience recording. 156 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) source 1: In Concert (OG)

Bootleg LP Reference(s) source 2: Super-Stars! (no label)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Live In Tokyo 1971 (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 2: Live In Tokyo 1971 (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 3: 924 (no label), Afternoon Daze (Mud Dogs), & Pretty Woman (Tarantura)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 4: Your Time Is Gonna Come (Scorpio) & Timeless Rock (Watch Tower 4CD)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Afternoon Daze (Moonchild Records), The Balloon Boys' Rock Carnival In Tokyo (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original 2008 & reissue 2011), Complete Live In Japan (Last Stand Disc box), A Hard Rock Night (Wendy Records, two different issues), How The East Was Won/The Complete Japan 1971 Chronicles (Tarantura box), Light And Shade (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), Light And Shade - Remastered (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), Live In Japan 1971 (Last Stand Disc box), Live In Tokyo 1971 (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin box), Super Stars! (Graf Zeppelin), & Your Time Is Gonna Come (Scorpio)

      Another superb show, maybe even better in some spots than the previous night. Robert's voice is simply beautiful, well-recorded acoustic segment features his vocals that will move any sensitive listener to tears. The band is unbelievably thigh, and they blaze through Immigrant Song and Heartbreaker at warp speed and superb interplay. Since I've Been Loving You is yet again an excellent version. Black Dog has the very first appearance of "sweet jelly roll" lyrics and is simply shattering, and Dazed And Confused features a great funky jam in the middle, with a short clip of Ricky Nelson's I Got A Feeling. The amazing atmosphere of the concert causes the acoustic set to be extended with the first known live performance of Tangerine. This caused Plant to introduce John Bonham as “the only person who could do it ... the only person who was in his pyjamas ten minutes before the show!“ Usually long drum solo in Moby Dick makes the audience very vivid and exciting. Someone in the crowd shouts “Robert Plant" to the mic before Whole Lotta Love, which is preceded by a heavy stop-start jam, and the medley is devastating, although a bit disjointed at places. It features a rare Rave On of Buddy Holly, the only known live version of Your Time Is Gonna Come, with Robert singing the first verse as the band tries to remember how to play the song and with Jonesy resorting to play the bassline from Ramble On until Page brings them around for a haphazard chorus, and many other great tunes. At some point they suddenly play another great The Hunter before a heavy jam based on Albert King's Oh Pretty Woman, after which a short snippet of How Many More Times can be heard. Two superb encores finish this second incredible night in Japan with a beautiful and long Thank You and a riotous version of Communication Breakdown. A must-listen!

SEPTEMBER 27 - KENRITSU TAIIKUKAN (PREFECTURAL GYMNASIUM), HIROSHIMA, JAPAN
The charity concert for the benefit of victims of the atomic bomb.

Recording Includes: Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], Celebration Day, That's The Way, Going To California, Tangerine, What Is And What Should Never Be, Moby Dick [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good 1st audience recording. 43 minutes.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction, Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Tangerine, [ cut ], Communication Breakdown.
Source: Incomplete poor 2nd audience recording. 47 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Celebration Day, [ cut ], That's The Way, Going To California, Tangerine, [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be, Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Sing A Simple Song, Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, Nine Times Out Of Ten, Be-Bop-A-Lula..).
Source: Incomplete good to very good 3rd audience recording. Near 127 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Celebration Day, That's The Way, Going To California, Tangerine, What Is And What Should Never Be.
Source: Incomplete good 4th audience recording. 87 minutes.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction [ cut ], Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Celebration Day, That's The Way, Going To California, Tangerine, What Is And What Should Never Be, [ cut ], Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love (<< Sing A Simple Song, Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, Nine Times Out Of Ten, Be-Bop-A-Lula..), [ cut ], Communication Breakdown.
Source: Incomplete very good 5th audience recording. 147 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) source 1: Live In Japan 71-72 (Digger)

Bootleg LP Reference(s) source 3: Hiroshima Part 1&2 (Geil Records) & Hiroshima Live In Japan 1971 II (Trade Mark Of Ufo)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Love And Peace In Hiroshima (Bumblee Bee, bonus CDRs), Peace And Love (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), & Tour 1971 (Peace And Love) (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 3: Complete Live In Japan (Last Stand Disc box), Live In Japan 1971 (Last Stand Disc box), & Peace/Hiroshima (Tarantura)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: How The East Was Won/The Complete Japan 1971 Chronicles (Tarantura box), Live In Japan 1971 (Love And Peace) (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Live Peace In Hiroshima 1971 (Wendy Records, original & reissue), Live Peace In Hiroshima 1971 Remaster Version (Wendy Records), Love And Peace (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Love And Peace In Hiroshima (Bumble Bee, basic CDs), Message Of Love (Lemon Song), Peace And Love (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Peace Of Mind (Mud Dogs), Tour 1971 (Peace And Love) (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Young Man Was Here (Moonchild Records), & Zingi (Tarantura)

      A rather fast-feeling performance, but played brilliantly, with a really nice level of intimacy reached in the acoustic segment. The riotous Immigrant Song and Heartbreaker medley is great and very powerful, and Robert's voice is superb, especially in excellent Since I've Been Loving You. Dazed And Confused is dark and visceral. The song includes a haunting bow section and frenzied guitar jam in the middle is outstanding, and a lengthy outroduction is breathtaking. The real gem is Stairway To Heaven, however, played very gently, the opening intro on the guitar with an organ backing is simply beautiful and extremely delicate. The acoustic set is again mellow and brings some subtlety. The band plays a tongue-in-cheek country-flavored interlude based on Lady Is A Tramp from the repertoire of Rodgers And Hart just before Whole Lotta Love, and the medley is quite short but brilliant, and features rare references to Cliff Richards And The Shadows' hit single, Nine Times Out Of Ten and Gene Vincent's Be-Bo-A-Lula. During Communication Breakdown, which is the only encore, some audience members are climbed the stage, so the band stopped the song for a while and Plant said, “Whoa, you must stop it! Please do not come on the stage. Stay here and be cool. Please sit down. Sit on the floor mate!“ Then they restart at the same place, where they stopped just a minute ago! A really great show that was a benefit for the people of Hiroshima.

SEPTEMBER 28 - FESTIVAL HALL, OSAKA, JAPAN
The whole concert was professionally recorded on 6-track transistorized board. While researching for 2003 project, Page himself rediscovered some of these tapes but they were not considered good enough to warrant official release. Clive Coulson, a roadie made his appearance on vocals during C'Mon Everybdy and High Heeled Sneakers. Phil Carson, Atlantic Records' executive, also joined on bass on these two songs. John Paul Jones made an accompaniment, playing additional bass and organ.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused (<< Over Under Sideways Down, Mars: The Bringer Of War, Third Stone From The Sun..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], Please Please Me, From Me To You, Celebration Day, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp >> That's The Way, Going To California, We Shall Overcome >> Tangerine, Down By The Riverside, [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, D In Love, Bachelor Boy, Down The Road A Piece, Maybelline, Hello Mary Lou..) [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good 1st audience source. 136 minutes.

Recording Includes: C'Mon Everybody [ cut ], High Heeled Sneakers >> Communication Breakdown (<< Cat's Squirrel, Watch Your Step..).
Source: Almost complete fair to good 2nd audience recording. 15 minutes.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction, Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You [ cut ], Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused (<< Over Under Sideways Down, Mars: The Bringer Of War, Third Stone From The Sun..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Celebration Day [ cut ], Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp >> That's The Way, Going To California, We Shall Overcome >> Tangerine, Down By The Riverside, What Is And What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, D In Love, Bachelor Boy, Down The Road A Piece, Maybelline, Hello Mary Lou, Be-Bop-A-Lula, Heartbreak Hotel, Say Mama, Lawdy Miss Clawdy, You Shook Me..), C'Mon Everybody, High Heeled Sneakers [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good audience recording. 177 minutes.

Recording Includes: Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..) [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused (<< Over Under Sideways Down, Mars: The Bringer Of War, Third Stone From The Sun..), Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Celebration Day, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp >> That's The Way, Going To California, We Shall Overcome >> Tangerine, Down By The Riverside, What Is And What Should Never Be, Moby Dick.
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard recording. 118 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) audience source 1: Led Zeppelin 71-72 (Digger Productions)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 1: Complete Live In Japan (Last Stand Disc box) & Live In Japan 1971 (Last Stand Disc box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 2: New Source Collection 1971 (Graf Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 3: 928 (no label)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source mixes: 928 Complete Edition (no label), The Bachelor Boys' First Stand In Osaka (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original 2008 & reissue 2010), C'Mon Everybody (Tarantura), Come On Everybody (Mud Dogs), How The East Was Won/The Complete Japan 1971 Chronicles (Tarantura box), Live In Japan (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Osaka 1971 1st Night (no label), Osaka Woman (Cobra Standard Series), & Please Please Me (Wendy Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: Black Dog (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), The Complete Osaka Tapes (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), God Save The Queen (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), How The East Was Won (no label & Eelgrass), Jiraiya (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Live In Japan 1971 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Live In Japan 1971 - Black Dog (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Live In Osaka 928 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 3CD standard 2020 & 4CD box 2021), Please Please Me (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD box original 2020 & reissue 2023), Please Please Me 928 (Eelgrass), & Rock Carnival (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 5CD box bonus disc)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience & soundboard mixes: God Save The Queen (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Live In Japan (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, two editions 2014), Live In Osaka 928 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 4CD box), Live In Osaka Ledsox Merge (Magic Pyramid), Mugen K Satsu (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Osaka Festival Hall Stereo Project (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Please Please Me (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD box original 2020 & reissue 2023), & Please Please Me 928 (Eelgrass)

Bootleg DVD Audio Reference(s) soundboard: Live In Osaka 928 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

      This is an excellent and riotous gig in front of a sleepy crowd. Jimmy is blazing throughout the whole gig and the band is just relentless in their brilliant playing. Robert's voice is awesome, and the emotion and range he expresses with it is truly amazing. The opening salvo of Immigrant Song is brutal, a great Heartbreaker follows. Black Dog is furious, and Dazed And Confused is out of this world and is very long, including bits from the Yardbirds' Over Under Sideways Down and a snippet of Third Stone From The Sun of the great late Jimi Hendrix at the end. In an attempt to enliven a "dishonourably quiet" audience, the band plays a few cover tunes. The Beatles' Please Please Me and From Me To You consists of only several seconds of each song before a visceral Celebration Day. The whole acoustic set is just incredible. Jimmy quietly strums a few bars of some unfamiliar melody that Plant faintly starts its lyrics to before abandoning it as soon as he starts singing and doing a traditional We Shall Overcome instead. Two minutes of Down By The Riverside, another traditional tune, excites the audience the most, and a short snippet of Grand Ole Opry can be heard right before What Is And What Should Never Be. The very long Whole Lotta Love medley is bedlam and features lots of great surprises, with two Cliff Richards And The Shadows' hits, D In Love and Bachelor Boy as highlights. The three obscure encores are just awesome. Eddie Cochran's C'mon Everybody is played first, after which Plant introduces Phil Carson on bass and Clive Coulson on vocals. High Heeled Sneakers from Elvis Presley's repertoire can be heard. Certainly, it sounds like Coulson was singing at the front during the song. Perhaps Plant sang offstage while he impersonated him on stage as a joke. The show ends with an extended and blistering version of Communication Breakdown that has some amazing mini-medley in the middle, consisting of Cream's Cat's Squirrel and Bobby Parker's Watch Your Step. A must-have!

SEPTEMBER 29 - FESTIVAL HALL, OSAKA, JAPAN
The whole concert was professionally recorded on 6-track transistorized board. While researching for 2003 project, Page himself rediscovered some of these tapes but they were not considered good enough to warrant official release. It was said that the acoustic set was extended because John Bonham collapsed with exhaustion.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Feelin' Groovy, Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Pennies From Heaven, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Celebration Day, [ cut ], That's The Way, Going To California, [ cut ], Tangerine, [ cut ], Friends, What Is And What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, [ cut ], Instrumental Jam #1 >> Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, I Gotta Know, Twist And Shout, Fortune Teller, Good Times Bad Times, Instrumental Jam #2, You Shook Me..).
Source: Incomplete good to very good 1st audience recording. 153 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Feelin' Groovy, Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused [ cut ], [ cut ], That's The Way [ cut ], Going To California, Tangerine, Friends, What Is And What Should Never Be, Moby Dick [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good 2nd audience recording. Near 94 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) [ cut ] >> Heartbreaker (<< Feelin' Groovy, Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confused (<< Pennies From Heaven, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, Celebration Day, That's The Way, Going To California [ cut ], [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be [ cut ], Moby Dick, Instrumental Jam #1 >> Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, I Gotta Know, Twist And Shout, Fortune Teller, Good Times Bad Times, Instrumental Jam #2, You Shook Me..), Communication Breakdown (<< Just A Little Bit..), [ cut ], Organ Solo >> Thank You, Rock And Roll.
Recording: Incomplete good 3rd audience recording. 185 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Feelin' Groovy, Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Dazed And Confised (<< Pennies From Heaven, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Celebration Day, That's The Way, Going To California, Tangerine, Friends, What Is And What Should Never Be, Moby Dick [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete very good 4th audience source. 124 minutes.

Recording Includes: Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog [ cut ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Pennies From Heaven [ cut ], Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], [ cut ], That's The Way [ cut ], Going To California [ cut ], [ cut ], Instrumental Jam #1 >> Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, I Gotta Know, Twist And Shout, Fortune Teller, Good Times Bad Times, Instrumental Jam #2 [ cut ], You Shook Me..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Communication Breakdown (<< Just A Little Bit..), [ cut ], Organ Solo >> Thank You, Rock And Roll [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete very good to excellent 1st soundboard recording. 96 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Feelin' Groovy, Bouree..), Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Pennies From Heaven [ cut ], Mars: The Bringer Of War.. ) [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Celebration Day, That's The Way [ cut ], Going To California [ cut ], Tangerine, Friends, What Is And What Should Never Be [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ], Instrumental Jam #1 >> Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, I Gotta Know, Twist And Shout, Fortune Teller, Good Times Bad Times [ cut ], [ cut ], Instrumental Jam #2 [ cut ], You Shook Me..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Communication Breakdown (<< Just A Little Bit..), [ cut ], Organ Solo >> Thank You [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete excellent 2nd soundboard recording. Near 171 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker [ << Feelin' Groovy, Bouree.), [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Pennies From Heaven, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], Communication Breakdown (<< Just A Little Bit..), [ cut ], Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete superb 3rd soundboard recording. 91 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) soundboard source 1: After The Slide (Bird Brain Records & Instant Analysis)

Bootleg LP Reference(s) soundboard source 2: Best Of Led Zeppelin Vol. 1 (The Wizard's Quest Continuing Saga Records), Cellar Full Of Noise (The Amazing Kornyfone Record Label), The Final Option (no label), Japan Tour '71 (BUG), Led Zeppelin (aka The Can) (UFO Records), Live! (Instant Analysis), Live In Japan '69 (no label), Live In Japan 1971 (no label, OG, Rock Solid & Trade Mark Of Ufo 1LP & 2LP), Live In Osaka 9/29 '71 (Box Top Records, GLC Great Live Concerts & Rock Solid), Live In Osaka 9/29 '71 Part One & Two (GLC Great Live Concerts), Osaka Japan 1971 (Empire), Strange Tales From The Road (Rock Solid), Unburied Dead Zeppo's Grave (TM 1698, both issues), & You Shook Me (Trade Mark Of Japan)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 2: Nine Two Nine (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin, 5CD box original & 2CD reissue)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 3: 929 Alternates (no label, last 3 CDs) & It's Been A Long Time (Graf Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source mixes: 929 (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin 5CD box, Empress Valley Supreme Disc 12CD box & H-Bomb Music), 929 Alternates (no label, first 3 CDs), How The East Was Won/The Complete Japan 1971 Chronicles (Tarantura box), Live In The Fairly Tale (Tarantura), Live In Japan '71 (Tarantura), Mugen K Satsu (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Nine Two Nine (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin, first 3 CDs), & Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Scorpio)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard sources 1 & 2 mixes: The Complete Geisha Tape (Tarantura), The Complete Geisha Tape - 1971 Japan Tour In Osaka (Memphis Productions), Complete Live In Japan (Last Stand Disc box), It's Been A Long Time (Mud Dogs), Live In Japan (Boleskine House Records & Cobra Standard Series), Live In Japan 1971 (no label 2CD original and reissue, Boleskine House Records, Last Stand Disc 3CD and 13CD box, & 6CD last three discs, & Moonchild Records), Live In Osaka (Night Hawk, original & reissue), Lost Geisha Tape (Tarantura), Please Please Me (Wendy Records), Please Please Me (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD original 2020 & reissue 2023), Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Mad Dogs), Strange Tales From The Road (no label box), Unprocessed 929 (no label), World Tour/Wild Side (Condor), & Zeppelin Ediface (Condor)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard source 3: The Complete Osaka Tapes (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Friends (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Geisha (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 2CD box 2018 & standard 2022), How The East Was Won (no label, Eelgrass, & Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Live In Japan 1971 - Friends (Empress Valley Supreme Disc sampler), Live In Japan 1971 - Immigrant Song (Empress Valley Supreme Disc sampler), Live In Japan 1971 - Stairway To Heaven (Empress Valley Supreme Disc sampler), & Live In Japan (Oh! Show) (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard mixes: Jiraiya (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience & soundboard mixes: 929 (no label original and reissue & Empress Valley Supreme Disc 12CD box), 9291971 (Tarantura box), Arigatou Osaka (Moonchild Records, original & reissue), The Complete Osaka Tapes (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Fatally Wanderer 929 (Wendy Records), Fatally Wanderer - Definitive Edition (Wendy Records), It's Been A Long Time (Graf Zeppelin), Kutabare Moonchild (Moonchild Records, normal & collector's edition), Live In Japan (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD box, both editions 2016), Live In Japan 1971 (no label 3CD, no label 6CD first three discs, Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original 2010 and reissue 2013, & Tarantura), Live In Japan 1971 929 (Wendy Records), Live In Japan (Oh! Show) (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Live In Osaka Ledsox Merge (Magic Pyramid), Oh! Show (Empress Valley Supreme Disc bonus discs), Ookini Winston (Moonchild Records), Regalia 929 (Wendy Records), & You Were There In Spirits (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original 2004 & reissue 2010)

      The last concert of their first visit in Japan is a tour de force. The energy and virtuosity are unbelievable, and the playing is simply amazing, assembling everything that has been done during this tour. Plant is exceptional, sustaining all of his high range notes and going wild ... a most commanding vocal performance. “We spent two weeks in wonderful, glorious Japan which has been incredible. Great hotels, great bars, great people and without giving you any bullshit, this is our last night in Japan and we're gonna have a good time and I think you will too!“ he said during the show. Immigrant Song is utterly devastating and includes a long guitar solo, and Heartbreaker is visceral. Black Dog sounds incredibly heavy, and Dazed And Confused is again extended to the limits and features great jams in the middle, and this including a jazzy Pennies From Heaven written by Frank Sinatra. Stairway To Heaven has a great solo from Jimmy, Celebration Day is fast and furious, and this may be the best acoustic set we have ever heard from this year. Because of a sudden indisposition from Bonham, all the songs are very long and have amazing relaxed improvisations, especially from Jones on the mandolin. Friends has its only live premier too and the band plays a bit of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes from The Platters right after the song. Later on Bonzo is introduced as Max Wolf and Moby Dick is inventive and neat, and Whole Lotta Love, preceded by some heavy jam, is beyond the words and features some obscure and great classic references as well as another superb Good Times Bad Times, and Robert is a joy to listen to. The encores are wonderful too, including a long and very storming Communication Breakdown, majestic Thank You, and a throat-tearing rendition of Rock And Roll. A must-have!

Led Zeppelin Seventh United Kingdom Tour
November 11, 1971 - December 21, 1971

NOVEMBER 11 - CITY HALL, NEWCASTLE, UNITED KINGDOM

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Since I've Been Loving You, Rock And Roll, Stairway To Heaven, That's The Way [ cut ], [ cut ], Going To California, Tangerine, Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..), What Is And What Should Never Be, Celebration Day, [ cut ], Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing..).
Source: Incomplete good to very good audience recording. 96 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Geordie Shooner (Wendy Records), Good Bad Or Indifferent (Tarantura), Newcastle 1971 (no label), Newcastle Brown Ale (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & Transitional Magic (Electric Magic)

      A really nice sound on this ... the band is playing very tight but loose, and are steam-rolling through the set. Robert's voice is very good, and the show focuses on the new material from the newly released fourth album. A great concert, no doubt. “Now then, today's the day of the Teddy Bear's picnic, and to go with it, the new album came out. I know what they say about the length of time between the two, and I'm sure you can hear all sorts of reports and toss a coin!“ said Plant. The setlist is changed a bit when compared to the previous tours, with Rock And Roll being thrown into the main programme. Immigrant Song still shines as the opener, Since I've Been Loving You remains very dramatic, and Dazed And Confused is now moved to the latter part and is a highlight of the evening. The long guitar solo section features the further development of The Crunge theme. The ongoing question is Moby Dick really was played or not that night. Right after another fast version of Celebration Day, the tape cuts straight into the opening intro to Communication Breakdown, so we can assume that Whole Lotta Love was also performed, but has been not taped as well.

NOVEMBER 12 - LOCARNO BALLROOM, SUNDERLAND, UNITED KINGDOM

NOVEMBER 13 - CAIRD HALL, DUNDEE, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) [ cut ] >> Heartbreaker, [ cut ], Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog [ cut ], [ cut ], Rock And Roll [ cut ], [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], That's The Way [ cut ], [ cut ], Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp [ cut ], [ cut ], Tangerine [ cut ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused [ cut ], [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be [ cut ], [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Boogie Chillun [ cut ], Hideaway, Hello Mary Lou [ cut ], Mess O' The Blues [ cut ], Honey Bee [ cut ], The Lemon Song [ cut ], Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You [ cut ], Kind Hearted Woman Blues [ cut ]..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Communication Breakdown [ cut ], [ cut ], Weekend.
Source: Incomplete fair to good audience recording. Near 90 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): The Road And The Miles To Dundee (Led Note)

      A very good show with just horrible tape issues. Plant's voice is beginning to show some wear, and he seems to take it easy up until the latter songs and at the end of the concert. Page and Bonham, on the other hand, are still very much in it from the very start, playing just as they had been at the last recorded date at the tour-opener in Newcastle. Usually, Immigrant Song and Heartbreaker are the strong points of the evening, and Dazed And Confused is quite another interesting version to hear. This gig features the first recorded performance of Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp since the official full debut in Osaka in September that year. The best playing of the night is definitely Whole Lotta Love and its medley, however, which features the band doing Hello Mary Lou, Mess O' The Blues and a fantastic version of Honey Bee blues, where Page delivers some excellent soloing, and Plant finally lets his voice rip. The band also play an excellent version of Eddie Cochran's Weekend as the sole encore, with Page again putting in a great solo and Plant again giving the vocals a good effort.

NOVEMBER 16 - ST. MATTHEW'S BATHS HALL, IPSWICH, UNITED KINGDOM
The band played full version of Gallows Pole for the very last time.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) [ cut ] >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree, Feelin' Groovy..), Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Since I've Been Loving You, Rock And Roll, Stairway To Heaven, Going To California, That's The Way, [ cut ], Tangerine [ cut ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..), [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be [ cut ], Celebration Day [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Big Black Cadillac Blues, Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, Hello Mary Lou, Mess O' The Blues, Honey Bee [ cut ]..) [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete very good 1st audience recording. Almost 118 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree, Feelin' Groovy..), Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Since I've Been Loving You, Rock And Roll [ cut ], [ cut ], That's The Way [ cut ], Tangerine, Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be, [ cut ], Celebration Day, Whole Lotta Love (<< Big Black Cadillac Blues, Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, Hello Mary Lou, Mess O' The Blues, Honey Bee, Sugar Mama Blues, Lend Me Your Love [ cut ]..) [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete very good 2nd audience recording. 104 minutes.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree, Feelin' Groovy..), Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Since I've Been Loving You, Rock And Roll, [ cut ], [ cut ], Going To California, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be, Celebration Day, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Big Black Cadillac Blues, Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, Hello Mary Lou, Mess O' The Blues, Honey Bee, Sugar Mama Blues, Lend Me Your Love..), [ cut ], Weekend, Gallows Pole.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 3rd audience recording. Almost 117 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 2: Two Penny Upright (Antrabata Reference Master)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Feelin' Groovy (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 4CD box 1999 & 2CD standard 1999), Feelin' Groovy Definitive Version (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Ipswich 1971 (no label & The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), Over The Twelve Foot End: Definitive Ipswich (Graf Zeppelin), & Parade De Cirque 1971 (Wendy Records)

      An excellent and surprisingly powerful performance. Robert's voice is really strong, and the band is really cooking right from the first few bars of Immigrant Song. He's also wary of the arena that was the local swimming pool drained and covered by a complex wooden support structure, and this caused of some comments eventually, “I don't know whether the twelve-foot end's this one or that one. God help us! I'm sure you must have had a Town Hall! It's gonna be a silly night tonight. We'd like you all to feel at home. Just think of the drop beneath you and the drop that might come eventually!“ The performance really heats up with brilliant version of Since I've Been Loving You and Black Dog, Dazed And Confused has some really funky jam interludes led by Jones and Page that soon will develop into The Crunge theme, and Rock And Roll nicely fills the space before another intimate performance of Stairway To Heaven. No Moby Dick this time, instead most of the Whole Lotta Love medley is plenty of blues references and is just excellent, with Plant's vocal prowess being showcased from the lowest crooning to the highest shrieking. The band also threw in some nice encores, with Eddie Cochran's Weekend performed now as a frequent song. Perhaps the biggest surprise of this show is the last recorded performance of Gallows Pole, and it is quite refined version.

NOVEMBER 17 - KINETIC CIRCUS, BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM
NOVEMBER 18 - STUDENT'S UNION, LOWER REFECTORY, UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD, SHEFFIELD, UNITED KINGDOM

NOVEMBER 20 - ELECTRIC MAGIC, WEMBLEY EMPIRE POOL, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
Led Zeppelin headlined. Support from variety circus acts, Bronco and Stone The Crows.

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) [ cut ] >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree, Feelin' Groovy..), Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Since I've Been Loving You, Rock And Roll, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Going To California, That's The Way [ cut ], Tangerine, Dazed And Confused (<< Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be, Celebration Day, [ cut ], Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love (<< Big Black Cadillac Blues, Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, Hello Mary Lou, Mess O' The Blues, Honey Bee, Going Down Slow, Kind Hearted Woman Blues..).
Source: Incomplete fair to good audience recording. 141 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Electric Magic (Graf Zeppelin), Electric Magic Show (Apple Music & Mad Dogs), Electric Magic Show (The Definitive Edition) (Electric Magic), Electric Magic Wembley Empire Pool (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), The Empire Strikes Back (Tarantura box), & Magick (Tarantura)

      This is the legendary Electric Magic show, where they have been supported by the other acts only this time. A really mediocre sound quality here, but this is an exceptional performance. Robert is in great voice and the band just steams through the set. “Are you cold?“ he asked a rather frozen audience immediately. Being a bit disappointed with lack of pig acts, he added, “I expected a bit more from the pigs! Did you? I could have brought some goats!“ Immigrant Song features a nice long solo followed by a bombastic version of Heartbreaker. Since I've Been Loving You is yet again excellent, and the guitar solo is literally epic. Black Dog is played with a visceral energy and is just great, and Jimmy is the real star tonight, playing incredibly well. A good acoustic set is followed by a very long and excellent version of Dazed And Confused that has so much spontaneous music in it that it seems like it could go on forever. The band do not force the beginning, but once they break into the instrumental portion leading to the bow solo, the playing is on. Moby Dick marks its appearance again in the set, and a very heavy Whole Lotta Love with the medley closes the event. If any encores were performed that night, they have been not taped.

NOVEMBER 21 - ELECTRIC MAGIC, WEMBLEY EMPIRE POOL, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
Led Zeppelin headlined. Support from variety circus acts, Home and Stone The Crows.
NOVEMBER 23 - PUBLIC HALL, PRESTON, UNITED KINGDOM
John Bonham's brother Mick made his special guest appearance and played congas in Whole Lotta Love.

NOVEMBER 24 - FREE TRADE HALL, MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree, Feelin' Groovy..), Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Since I've Been Loving You, Celebration Day, [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Going To California, [ cut ], That's The Way [ cut ], [ cut ], Tangerine [ cut ], [ cut ], Bron-Yr-Aur-Stomp [ cut ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Theme from Shaft, Mars: The Bringer Of War.. ) [ cut ], [ cut ], What Is And What Should Never Be [ cut ], [ cut ], Rock And Roll [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Just A Little Bit, Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, Rave On, Hello Mary Lou [ cut ]..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Thank You [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete fair to good audience recording. 112 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Rave On (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)

      Another recording with just average quality, but the band is just so on here, delivering one memorable song after another. The rhythm section is unstoppable, Jimmy is simply out of this world and Robert's voice is at its peak, letting blood-curdling shrieks and power loose in Immigrant Song, Black Dog, Since I've Been Loving You and other numbers while lending a delicate touch to Stairway To Heaven and the beautifully intimate acoustic segment. He's also started having a cold and explains, “Gosh. I think I got that flu that's going about. I was in bed 'til half past six, and it's nice to be back ... I dunno, where are we? In Manchester. Manchester, right! It's good to be back.“ Dazed And Confused is immensely long and now includes a chilly, funky jam on the theme from Shaft. Bonzo pounds through the song with incredible force, and Plant unleashes some truly blood-curdling wails toward here and there. Rock And Roll is now pushed again to the latter part of the show, and the medley has a rare Buddy Holly's Rave On. The only encore of Thank You is just fragmentary.

NOVEMBER 25 - QUEENS HALL, PERCY GEE BUILDING, LEICESTER UNIVERSITY, LEICESTER, UNITED KINGDOM

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Since I've Been Loving You, Celebration Day, Going To California, That's The Way, Tangerine (stop), Tangerine, [ cut ], Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Dazed And Confused (<< Theme from Shaft, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, What Is And What Should Never Be, Whole Lotta Love (<< Just A Little Bit, Instrumental Jam, Going Down, Boogie Chillun, Hideaway, Hello Mary Lou, Rave On, Mess O' The Blues, So Many Roads, The Lemon Song, Mean Old Fireman..) [ cut ], Rock And Roll, Communication Breakdown (<< Bold Soul Sister, It's Your Thing..).
Source: Incomplete very good audience recording. Almost 155 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Best For Hard 'N' Heavy (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original box 2002 & reissue box 2015), The Diploma (Tarantura), Leicester 1971 (no label), Mystical Majesties Request (Electric Magic), & University Of Leicester 1971 (Wendy Records)

      Yet another great and extended gig from this tour, and a significant change in the setlist. Moby Dick is dropped for good now, Rock And Roll is again played as the encore, and Stairway To Heaven finally finds its place after Dazed And Confused, just like on their future tours. Robert experiences the flu, thus the playing is more guitar-dedicated. The opening salvo of Immigrant Song and Heartbreaker is very strong. The syrupy voice from him enhances the bluesy atmosphere during Since I've Been Loving You, and Page plays with laid-back intensity. The fresh Celebration Day finds the whole band playing at a furious pace, while Plant screams some high notes throughout. The acoustic set is very intimate and relaxed, and even Robert sings almost perfectly throughout. Jimmy flubs a note at the beginning of Tangerine, causing him to stop and restart the song. As on the night before, Dazed And Confused contains an amazing improvisation on the Shaft theme, and Whole Lotta Love is well worth listening as it features some truly great and very long blues jam before the great medley of rare tunes. Don Nix's Going Down marks its first live appearance here, as well as So Many Roads from the repertoire of Otis Rush. Fleetwood Mac's Mean Old Fireman closes this stunning run. The performance ends with a wild Communication Breakdown, including a soulful guitar solo and a funky break with a short interference from Ike And Tina Turner Revue's Bold Soul Sister, before accelerating to a racing finish.

NOVEMBER 29 - LIVERPOOL STADIUM, LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM
NOVEMBER 30 - KINGS HALL, BELLE VUE, MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM

DECEMBER 2 - STARKERS ROYAL BALLROOM, BOURNEMOUTH, UNITED KINGDOM

Recording Includes: Immigrant Song (<< Mr. You're A Better Man Than I..) >> Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Since I've Been Loving You, Stairway To Heaven, Going To California, That's The Way, Tangerine [ cut ], [ cut ], Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Dazed And Confused (<< Theme from Shaft, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), What Is And What Should Never Be, Rock And Roll, Instrumental Jam >> Whole Lotta Love (<< Just A Little Bit, Gambler's Blues, Steppin' Out, Bottle It Up And Go, They're Red Hot, Cumberland Gap, She's A Truckin' Little Baby, Boogie Chillun [ cut ], [ cut ], Heartbeat [ cut ], Hello Mary Lou, Lawdy Miss Clawdy, I Can't Quit You Baby, Shame Shame Shame, Let's Get Together..), [ cut ], Communication Breakdown (<< Turn On Your Lovelight..), [ cut ], Weekend, It'll Be Me.
Source: Incomplete good to very good audience recording. 142 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Heartbeat (H-Bomb Music), Rock And Roll Magic (Electric Magic), & Starkers (Graf Zeppelin)

      This is the last known recorded performance from their seventh British tour, and a truly awesome concert, especially from Jimmy, who's trying to do his best to cover all the spots missing from a cold-suffering Plant. The playing is thigh and quite experimental at a few points, Bonzo is like a locomotive, and Jones plays some great background. It kicks off with a devastating Immigrant Song, and the brutal force is continued throughout the set with a great Heartbreaker and Black Dog. Dazed And Confused is another highlight, where Page plays some unusual licks, and the middle jam is simply frenzy. Stairway To Heaven is excellent, except for Robert and his ongoing cranky voice. Due to equipment failure, halfway through Rock And Roll, Plant is left without any musical backup and sings a few notes alone. Whole Lotta Love is a true winner, as this is undoubtedly the best version from the whole tour. It starts with an impromptu short jam, and the medley is very extended and inspired, consisting of many unique renditions. It features Cream's Steppin' Out, very rare Buddy Holly's Heartbeat, Elviis Presley's Lawdy Miss Clawdy among others. They even threw a full version of I Can't Quit You Baby for the first time in almost two years. A couple of great encores closing this fascinating recording. Communication Breakdown is preceded by a funky guitar riff, and it features a bit of Bobby Bland's Turn On Your Lovelight classic. With a lot of applause from the still untiring audience, the band performs Weekend of Eddie Cochran, and the show ends with a very rarely played It'll Be Me from Jerry Lee Lewis repertoire.

DECEMBER 9 - LOCARNO BALLROOM, COVENTRY, UNITED KINGDOM
The show was stopped after three songs and it was announced there was a bomb scare.
DECEMBER 21 - CITY HALL, SALISBURY, UNITED KINGDOM
The show rescheduled from December 15, 1971. Support from Marble Orchard and Jerusalem.