JANUARY 11 - SPORTPALEIS AHOY, ROTTERDAM, HOLLAND
The band debuted with the only live rendition of Custard Pie.

JANUARY 12 - VORST NATIONAAL (FOREST NATIONAL), BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
The whole show is achieved as a soundboard but yet tapes are not in circulation. Backstage, Robert Plant is interviewed for BBC television by Bob Harris before the show. It is subsequently released on the 2003 DVD. The band debuted with the very first live rendition of When The Levee Breaks.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, When The Levee Breaks false start, Over The Hills And Far Away, When The Levee Breaks, The Song Remains The Same [ cut ] >> The Rain Song, Kashmir [ cut ], The Wanton Song, [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, In My Time Of Dying, [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Communication Breakdown.
Source: Incomplete fair to good 1st audience recording. 108 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, When The Levee Breaks false start, Over The Hills And Far Away, When The Levee Breaks, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir [ cut ], [ cut ], The Wanton Song, No Quarter, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Communication Breakdown.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 2nd audience recording. 106 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll [ cut ] >> Sick Again, When The Levee Breaks false start, Over The Hills And Far Away, When The Levee Breaks, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song [ cut ], [ cut ], Kashmir, The Wanton Song, No Quarter [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying, [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Communication Breakdown.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 3rd audience recording. 108 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Dress Grasper - Z (Wendy Records), It's Time To Travel Again (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), Jesus (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 4CD box 2021), Live In Brussels (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & Operation Moonbeam (Tarantura)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 3: When The Leve Breaks (Graf Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Belgian Triple (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Outfit Of The Day (Tarantura), & When The Levee Breaks (Graf Zeppelin)

      A warm-up show for the North American tour and a minimal and average set at best. Rock And Roll sounds fine, and is now linked to Sick Again, a new composition from Physical Graffiti. The song sounds erratic at places, yet already with impact and Over The Hills And Far Away is mediocre. Jimmy seems to be unrehearsed with his guitar solo. When The Levee Breaks is played live for the first time and sounds actually interesting, albeit somewhat weak. It lacks the power of the original version obviously, and Page is out of tune during some segments significantly. The Song Remains The Same is even worse, it sounds very uneven and Jimmy is very sloppy with his guitar licks. Another new song, Kashmir, sounds tentative, and they miss a cue in many places. This is followed by another new tune, The Wanton Song. A very good performance and a nice addition to the setlist. No Quarter sounds mediocre in the other hand, missing most of the intensity of the past versions. The things are a little better with two more new compositions, energetic Trampled Underfoot and guitar dominated In My Time Of Dying. Both are sounding quite good and sharing some more engagement. Stairway To Heaven is now installed as a set closer, but again the band sounds kinda weak and tired. The encores start with a bizarre and very short Whole Lotta Love that has only the basic melody and segues directly into a massive Black Dog. A sloppy version of Communication Breakdown with a funky interlude closes the event.

Led Zeppelin Tenth North American Tour
January 18, 1975 - March 27, 1975

JANUARY 18 - METROPOLITAN SPORTS CENTER, BLOOMINGTON (MN), UNITED STATES
The setlist have been changed at the last minute just after as Page strained his finger what caused he wasn't able to play some parts. The band debuted with the third live rendition of When The Levee Breaks.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, [ cut ], Over The Hills And Far Away, [ cut ], When The Levee Breaks, [ cut ], The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song [ cut ], [ cut ], Kashmir, [ cut ], The Wanton Song, [ cut ], No Quarter, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good good audience recording. 104 minutes.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, When The Levee Breaks, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, The Wanton Song [ cut ], [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, In My Time Of Dying, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete superb soundboard recording. 126 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience: Bloomington 1975 (no label), Bloomington 1975: Audience Master (Graf Zeppelin), First Show From North American Tour 1975 (Wisteria Records), Jesus (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 4CD box 2021), & Two And A Half Show (Tarantura box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: All Is Safe For Rock And Roll (Eelgrass), Bloomington 1975 (no label), Bloomington 1975: Audience Master (Graf Zeppelin), Bloomington In Raw (Boleskine House Records), First Campaign (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Hello Twin Cities (Moonchild Records), Jesus (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 4CD box 2021), Jesus - Live In Minneapolis (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 2CD 2021), & Wanton Song 1975 Met Center (no label)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience & soundboard mixes: Hello Twin Cities (Moonchild Records), Judas (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Two And A Half Finger Show (Tarantura box), & Salvatation Through Him (Eelgrass)

      The start of their tenth North American tour, and the show is a Holy Grail. Jimmy has recently strained one of the fingers, which forced him to adopt a three-fingered playing style, so the setlist has changed at the last minute, dropping Dazed And Confused and all the marathons. Rock And Roll is weak, and Sick Again is just fair so far. The things are changing with Over The Hills And Far Away, which sounds thigh, but Page does screw up the beginning of the solo. Much to the delight of the audience, Bonham starts the familiar drum beat of When The Levee Breaks. A rather solid version, but the playing is a bit shaky at places, and slide guitar parts are not quite together and they are not in tune again. The main riff is reliable, and the slide licks are excellent here. The sound of Kashmir is heavy, just waiting for you to turn it up as it sounds incredible with floor vibrations as the band plays tribute to the wasted lands. The Wanton Song is bristling with energy with the entire band and No Quarter offers a momentum of breath and the song is delivered with a casual dreamy atmosphere. Trampled Underfoot stands in direct contrast, the rhythm is pulsating, and the band play a typically great early version of the piece. While Bonzo tries to instigate a return to the main riff at the end of Moby Dick, the rest of the band is completely unaware of this, so he plays for a few more minutes as if nothing had happened. In My Time Of Dying sounds out of place this late in the set, Page is a wizard on the slide here. The encore is yet another short and instrumental Whole Lotta Love that sounds weird before the riff evolves into Black Dog. Highly recommended!

JANUARY 20 - CHICAGO STADIUM, CHICAGO (IL), UNITED STATES
The setlist have been changed at the last minute just after as Page strained his finger what caused he wasn't able to play some parts. The band debuted with the fourth and possibly last live rendition of When The Levee Breaks.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll [ cut ] >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, When The Levee Breaks, [ cut ], The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, The Wanton Song, [ cut ], No Quarter, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying, [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Communication Breakdown.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 1st audience recording. 109 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, When The Levee Breaks, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir [ cut ], The Wanton Song, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying, Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog [ cut ], [ cut ], Communication Breakdown.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 2nd audience recording. 107 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) source 1: The Best Of Led Zeppelin Vol. I (The Wizard's Quest Continuing Saga Records), The Final Option (no label), Led Zeppelin (aka The Can) (UFO Records), Live At The Chicago Stadium (Digger Productions), & Live On The Levee (International Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Cryin' Won't Help You (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Live At The Chicago Stadium (Cobra Standard Series CDR), Live On The Levee (Silver Rarities), Luftschiffe (Tarantura), & Sweet Home Chicago (Wendy Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 2: Every Picture Tells A Chicago Story (Wendy Records) & Finger Flu: 1975 Chicago Tapes Volume 2 (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: The Wanton Song (Scorpio)

      This is the second gig of the tour and with Robert starting weakened with flu and with ongoing issues from Jimmy, the playing is still pretty good. The beginning is painful to hear because of raspy vocals in Rock And Roll, however. After Sick Again, he gives a long apology for his health. Over The Hills And Far Away is quite powerful, but Page really struggles with the solo. The final known appearance of When The Levee Breaks marked a small improvement and it rocks. It would never be attempted live again and is relegated to being a Zeppelin studio creation. The Song Remains The Same and The Rain Song are much more rehearsed and confident, but yet both lacking the intensity and drama from previous tours. Kashmir, even though it is new, sounds tight and the enthusiasm of the band is apparent. The Wanton Song is also great, but Page' solo is out of tune. No Quarter, like the other Houses Of The Holy tracks, works well in this show with Jimmy carrying the middle solo. Trampled Underfoot is excellent and sharp. With Jones taking the lead, the song sounds strong, and the audience wake up with a loud cheer by the end. With no epic yet in the set, a nice and early version of In My Time Of Dying serves as the lead up to the finale, Stairway To Heaven. Unfortunately, it lacks much of strength and emotion known from previous performances. Similar to the previous dates, the encores are Whole Lotta Love and Black Dog medley, after which a fairly energetic Communication Breakdown closes the evening, where Bonham being very adventurous in his drumming.

JANUARY 21 - CHICAGO STADIUM, CHICAGO (IL0, UNITED STATES
The setlist have been changed at the last minute just after as Page strained his finger what caused he wasn't able to play some parts. Concert was filmed on amateur equipment. Fragments were used on "Whole Lotta Love" promo video in 1997.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction, Rock And Roll [ cut ], [ cut ], How Many More Times (<< Beck's Bolero, The Hunter..).
Source: Incomplete fair to good audience recording. 16 minutes.

Recording Includes: No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, How Many More Times, Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm color amateur footage with actual sound. 14 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): Live At The Chicago Stadium (Digger Productions)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Cryin' Won't Help You (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Live At The Chicago Stadium (Cobra Standard Series CDR), Live On The Levee (Silver Rarities), Luftschiffe (Tarantura), & Sweet Home Chicago (Wendy Records)

Official Visual Reference(s): Whole Lotta Love (promo video)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): 1975 Visual Graffiti (Cosmic Energy), The Film Vol. 4 (Wendy Records), & History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

      Only two fragmentary recordings are in circulation for this date, and because of that this is the most poorly represented show of the tour. A shame, because it sounds like the performance is very good. Even Robert seem to be much improved from the previous night. The setlist has been changed too, How Many More Times is added in favour of still dropped Dazed And Confused, and this version is exceptional. It captures the whole band in a great shape, and even if some parts are sounding rough, this tune sounds powerful and majestic, giving a needed epic blast from the past. This is also the first time when Whole Lotta has a fully accented opening vocal verse, instead of a short instrumental section with occasional mumblings from Plant. This trend will be continued throughout the rest of the year. Blac Dog is the last song, and possibly Communication Breakdown was played but is not recorded.

JANUARY 22 - CHICAGO STADIUM, CHICAGO (IL), UNITED STATES
The setlist have been changed at the last minute just after as Page strained his finger what caused he wasn't able to play some parts.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying, [ cut ], The Song Remains The Same [ cut ] >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, The Wanton Song, [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ cut ], How Many More Times (<< Beck's Bolero, The Hunter..), Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Communication Breakdown (<< Kisses Sweeter Than Wine..).
Source: Incomplete good audience recording. 122 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Black And Blue And Snort All Over: 1975 Chicago Tapes Volume 3 (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin), Blues Brothers (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & Every Picture Tells A Chicago Story (Wendy Records)

      The third and final show in the Windy City, and this is a very effective one. Rock And Roll is surprisingly strong and Over The Hills And Far Away is full of clean solos from Jimmy, there are yet none of those erratic bends and rushed cues. Makes one wonder if having that injured finger forced him to concentrate more intently on what he was doing, in turn giving his solos a more precise effect. In My Time Of Dying is now repositioned in the set for good and it works well. Another great example of Page's playing is No Quarter, which also features great interaction from Jones and Bonham. On a funnier note, Plant dedicates Trampled Underfoot to Chuck Berry, who he mistakenly thinks was from Chicago. This version is superb, with Page inserting a unique country/rockabilly riff into his solo, and Robert's vocals again holding up wonderfully. Moby Dick is yet still quite compact and still enjoyable. The biggest excitement is How Many More Times, though. It features Jimmy solos wildly during the lead-in to the bow solo, and the final verse is a riotous explosion of energy. Stairway To Heaven might be a fair rendition, but Page breaks a string during the solo, causing him to improvise an alternate arrangement. The encores are Whole Lotta Love featuring the first vocal verse again, a somewhat lackluster Black Dog, and a blistering version of Communication Breakdown, which includes the only known interference of Jimmie Rodgers' hit, Kisses Sweeter Than Wine.

JANUARY 24 - THE COLISEUM, CLEVELAND (OH), UNITED STATES
The setlist have been changed at the last minute just after as Page strained his finger what caused he wasn't able to play some parts.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, The Wanton Song, [ cut ], No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, How Many More Times (<< Beck's Bolero, The Hunter..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog [ cut ], [ cut ], Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing, The Lemon Song..).
Source: Incomplete fair to good audience recording. 155 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same, Kashmir, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, How Many More Times, Stairway To Heaven, Out On The Tiles Intro, Black Dog [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color 1st amateur footage. Almost 6 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll, The Song Remains The Same, The Rain Song, No Quarter, How Many More Times, Stairway To Heaven [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color 2nd amateur footage. 10 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Oxygen Destroyer (Wendy Records) & Ultraviolence (Holy)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): The Film Vol. 4 (Wendy Records)

      A very good show in musical terms, except for Robert, which is in rough shape as he was sick with the flu. The opening salvo of Rock And Roll and Sick Again is still tight and energetic, though, and Over The Hills And Far Away sounds confident, as it features an abstract guitar solo. In My Time Of Dying features some great slide licks from Page, and the song is a strong point of the whole set. The Song Remains The Same is also well played, and Kashmir is very powerful and heavy, as it sounds very much like the studio version. The Wanton Song is also strong, despite the cracking sound of Plant's voice. No Quarter reaches sixteen minutes in length, has no piano solo yet, but the middle section am features a wandering guitar solo and shares similarities with much expanded versions from the latter part of the tour already. An explosive and visceral Trampled Underfoot is the final song from the yet unreleased new album. How Many More Times is also extended and is a bit inconsistent this time, and the lead-in guitar section to the violin bow solo sounds kinda erratic. Sadly, the finale is missing from the tape. Stairway To Heaven is really impressive, except for Robert's vocals. Once again, the encores are a short Whole Lotta Love linked directly to a sloppy Black Dog, and an out of tune Communication Breakdown with a bit of lyrics from The Lemon Song in the latter part.

JANUARY 25 - MARKET SQUARE ARENA, INDIANAPOLIS (IN), UNITED STATES
The setlist have been changed at the last minute just after as Page strained his finger what caused he wasn't able to play some parts.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, [ cut ], The Song Remains The Same [ cut ] >> The Rain Song [ cut ], [ cut ], Kashmir, The Wanton Song, [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], How Many More Times [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete very good audience recording. 95 minutes.

Recording Includes: Moby Dick, Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love, Black Dog [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur footage. 46 seconds.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Condition Breakdown (Holy)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): The Film Vol. 4 (Wendy Records)

      Another reliable instrumental spectacle with the unstoppable rhythm section, although Robert's voice is terribly low and raspy, as he barely hits the higher notes and lots of his attempts are lackluster at best. Over The Hills And Far Away is thigh and guitar middle section is good and In My Time Of Dying is completely missing from the recording, or it was not taped at all. The Song Remains The Same and The Rain Song are incomplete, but solid versions. Kashmir has an audible contribution from Jonesy, and Bonham's drumming hits the ground. Plant improvises almost entirely new melody during the final known performance of The Wanton Song to accommodate his painfully weak voice. Jones plays a jolly little melody on the organ before Jimmy comes in to deliver the apocalyptic doom during No Quarter. The intense version of How Many More Times is truncated by the cut in the middle, and again Bonham in particular bashing the hell out of the piece. Stairway To Heaven closes the set and Page is again in a much better shape than Plant as he delivers a long guitar solo. Only two encores there, a massive Whole Lotta Love and quite consistent Black Dog.

JANUARY 29 - COLISEUM, GREENSBORO (NC), UNITED STATES
The setlist have been changed at the last minute just after as Page strained his finger what caused he wasn't able to play some parts.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, [ cut ], Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song [ cut ], [ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ cut ], How Many More Times (<< Beck's Bolero, The Hunter..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing, The Lemon Song..).
Source: Incomplete good to very good audience recording. 137 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): Greensboro 1975 (Swan Song) & Kashmir Wizard's (no label)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Greensboro 1975 (no label) & A Quick Getaway (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)

      A rather poor show overall, but not as bad as often reported. Jonesy and Bonham are fine but Jimmy's playing veers from as good as ever to sloppy and completely out of key. Robert's voice is in the worst shape it has ever been in during this tour. The start is fairly good, however, and Over The Hills And Far Away is quite nice. Plant admonishes the fireworks and introduces In My Time Of Dying, where Page's playing is competent, but not exciting. The Song Remains The Same is very good, where Jimmy's leads are fluent, and the instrumental Zep is storming. The Rain Song is a bit sloppy, in the opposite. Kashmir lacks the power of other versions, as Jimmy seems to be out of tune and out of touch. No Quarter is also mediocre. Page seems to lack inspiration, playing a solo that is not coherent. Typically, Trampled Underfoot lights a fire underneath the band and breaks the slumber they have been in. How Many More Times is a forgettable version, but the transition to The Hunter section just kills the whole vibe and momentum. Whole Lotta Love sounds erratic, as Black Dog does. A fast Communication Breakdown with another short lyrics excerpt from The Lemon Song is also just fair at best.

JANUARY 31 - OLYMPIA STADIUM, DETROIT (MI), UNITED STATES
The setlist have been changed at the last minute just after as Page strained his finger what caused he wasn't able to play some parts.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], How Many More Times (<< Beck's Bolero, The Hunter..) [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love [ cut ] >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete very good audience recording. 134 minutes.

Recording Includes: Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, How Many More Times, Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love, Black Dog, Communication Breakdown [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm color amateur footage with actual sound. 6 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): 1975 U.S. Tour (Wizardo Records), Detroit Just About Back (King Kong Records), & Plant Waves (Wizardo Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Detroit 1975 (no label), Detroit - Just About Back (Cobra Standard Series), Tune Up (Immigrant), & Ultraviolence Attack (Badgeholders)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): The Film Vol. 4 (Wendy Records)

      This is another uneven performance, and clearly not a return to form yet. Robert's voice is still very rough and Jimmy's finger is still hindering his playing. It caused of Plant's joke: “Jimmy caught his finger in the door of a train ... And that's a real drag because if he was to get married now, he couldn't get a ring on.“ He begins to warm up during the guitar solo at the end of Sick Again. He seems to be also in a good shape during In My Time Of Dying. The slide guitar sound solid, but this is still far from the perfection that the band will achieve during the forthcoming versions. The Song Remains The Same is also full of great guitar licks, but Bonham gets lost during the initial drum segment and quickly mends his slip-up. The real highlight is No Quarter, which is stretched now to almost seventeen minutes, and features an extended instrumental middle section with a nice but yet not excellent guitar solo. Page's soloing in Trampled Underfoot is fast, but he's evidently out of tune. The concert energy built up during the last few songs seems to get lost within the erratic and final known performance of How Many More Times. It has a short instrumental section borrowed from Dazed And Confused in the middle. Jimmy is again also out of tune during Stairway To Heaven. The show ends with two encores, with Whole Lotta Love linked to Black Dog, which are sounds nothing more but just mediocre.

FEBRUARY 1 - CIVIC ARENA, PITTSBURGH (PA), UNITED STATES
The setlist have been changed at the last minute just after as Page strained his finger what caused he wasn't able to play some parts.

FEBRUARY 3 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY (NY), UNITED STATES
The first show where setlist have been changed back to its normal schedule, with Dazed And Confused replaced How Many More Times.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], I Wish You Would Jam >> Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing, The Lemon Song..).
Source: Incomplete good to very good audience recording. 152 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll, Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same, The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur footage. 12 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Heavy Metal Hullabaloo (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), Jesus - MSG 1975 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & Madison Square Garden 1975 1st Night (no label)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): The Film Vol. 4 (Wendy Records)

      The first gig with the setlist now changed to its final stage. Page performs really well in many places, while Plant is still recovering from the flu and his singing still sounds raspy but stable. Rock And Roll and Sick Again are good examples of this. Over The Hills And Far Away is extremely vivid. Jimmy tries a Celtic-tinged melody in the middle in keeping with the opening theme, and Robert progresses a bit. A solid version of In My Time Of Dying is next. The rhythm section works like a locomotive here and Page gives impressive slide workouts and his solos are thigh and thoughtful. The injured voice from Plant lends a beautifully mournful tone to a fantastic version of The Rain Song. Kashmir blasts with incredible power, and the hypnotic riff takes no prisoners there. No Quarter is performed with the usual mysterious atmosphere, and Moby Dick is a great example of Bonzo's cacophonous drum marathon that is yet inspiring when compared with much extended versions from the second leg of the tour. This show is the first one from this North American visit at which Dazed And Confused was performed live. Jimmy seems to be a bit lost in spots and the rest of the band does, and the overall result is just average. Stairway To Heaven features a truly great guitar solo. The usual run of encores starts with Whole Lotta Love and a very good version of Black Dog, with Jimmy racing across the fretboard during the guitar solo. Communication Breakdown is preceded by an impromptu funky jam including lyrics from the old Yardbirds' classic, I Wish You Would.

FEBRUARY 4 - BOSTON GARDEN, BOSTON (MA), UNITED STATES (cancelled due to unruly fand and acts of vandalism)

FEBRUARY 4 - NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, UNIONDALE (NY), UNITED STATES
The show was moved from Boston Garden, Boston (MA), United States.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco..) [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete fair to good audience recording. 80 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Explodes At Nassau Coliseum (Graf Zeppelin) & Quite Storm (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, CDR from 6CD box)

      This is not a bad show but no tops here, and the quality is rather terrible. The opening salvo of Rock And Roll and Sick Again is heavy, and a laid back version of Over The Hills And Far Away features an inspired long guitar solo. With In My Time Of Dying, this is where the concert really gets into the swing, as the whole band is sufficiently warmed by this point. The slide playing is fiery, and the drumming is powerful, and Jones is laying down some excellent bass lines. No Quarter is long and has a quite interesting solo from Page, as he still works on this part. He shreds through a frantic guitar solo during Trampled Underfoot. He must have been also particularly pent-up, as he seems to play a rather speedy introduction to Moby Dick. Only twelve minutes are here as the tape abruptly cuts into Dazed And Confused in progress that cuts out after a few minutes. The reason why this recording is so incomplete is that the taper has been recorded his tapes over following years.

FEBRUARY 6 - THE FORUM, MONTREAL (QC), CANADA

Recording Includes: Band Introduction [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, [ cut ], The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Heartbreaker.
Source: Incomplete very good audience recording. 164 minutes.

Recording Includes: Crowd footage, Band Introduction, Rock And Roll, Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same, The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur footage. Almost 51 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): The 1975 World Tour (The Amazing Kornyphone Record Label & Verzyl), Legerdomain (The Amazing Kornyphone Record Label), & Montreal '75 (Phoenix Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): The 1975 World Tour (Cobra Standard Series & Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original 2006 & reissue 2011) & Snowblind (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 9CD 2012)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): The Film Vol. 4 (Wendy Records) & The Film Vol. 9 (Wendy Records)

      A really good performance, as the band sounds superb and Jimmy plays almost up to his peak. Robert's voice is still ravaged by the flu, however, and he sings his parts so as not to strain his voice. Surprisingly, the start is quite strong, but Jimmy disappears briefly in the middle of Over The Hills And Far Away just as the guitar solo is supposed to begin. Jonesy plays a funky bass until Page can come to complete the solo. In My Time Of Dying is another expressive version. The slide licks are truly awesome, but the guitar went out of tune at the end. The whole band is on fire during a true thigh versions of The Song Remains The Same and The Rain Song. The intensity is continued with interesting and long No Quarter, which is being extended with new musical spots. The middle jam is an epic journey led by an excellent guitar solo. Trampled Underfoot is energetic, where are lost for a short while just after as Jimmy his erratic guitar solo as Bonham and Jones hold down a tight groove. Bonzo is announced as Karen Carpenter according to Playboy magazine, quite funny. Dazed And Confused is a twenty-six minute escapade, it marks the triumphant return to an excellent form from all four members despite some occasional minor flaws, and stands as a great reminiscence of the past versions. He also blazes during a blistering guitar solo in Stairway To Heaven. The encores are very energetic. While still abbreviated Whole Lotta Love and Black Dog are known from the previous shows already and rocks hard, newly added Heartbreaker finds its place as the final tune, and it features a well-played and woderful soloing from Page, with the rest just behind him. Add some weird comments and noises from the tapers and you got a listeners gem.

FEBRUARY 7 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY (NY), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll [ cut ] >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying [ cut ], [ cut ], The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir [ cut ], [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot [ cut ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love [ cut ] >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog [ cut ], [ cut ], Heartbreaker.
Source: Incomplete good 1st audience recording. 107 minutes.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir [ cut ], No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ cut ], Dazed And Confused [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete very good 2nd audience recording. 110 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll, Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, crowd shots, Interview w/members of audience and Peter Grant [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 16mm color professional footage with actual sound. 16 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) source 1: 1975 U.S. Tour (Wizardo Records), Plant Waves (Wizardo Records), & Trampled Underfoot (Cream Of The Crop)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Trampled Underfoot (Cream Of The Crop)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 2: Strangely Enough (Electric Magic)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Jesus - MSG 1975 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc) & Trampled Underfoot (Cobra Standard Series CDR)

Bootleg DVD Audio Reference(s): Flying Circus (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): Assemblage (Cosmic Energy), Assemblage II (Cosmic Energy II), The Film Vol. 4 (Wendy Records), Flying Circus (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Latter Visions/The Best Of Led Zeppelin Clips Volume Two (Celebration Definitive Masters), & Peter Grant: The Man Who Did Indeed Lead Zeppelin (Sugar Mama)

      This is the third night in New York that gets off to a somewhat rough start. Plant sounds weak as he croaks through opening songs, his voice still has not healed fully. Over The Hills And Far Away is much better, but Page loses his concentration during the solo and his timing seems off after that. From there, the show starts sounding great, and features some really outstanding moments. In My Time Of Dying has the band getting back into their stride. Before The Song Remains The Same, which is kept in a fast lightning pace, Robert responds to the whistling crowd, saying “That whistle reminds me of a guy who used to manage a band called Ten Years After. And every time he was on stage in New York he used to blow a whistle. Poor fuckers!“ An epic version of No Quarter is meandering like a river. The instrumental section features an inspired laid-back guitar playing from Jimmy, and Bonzo fills everything in perfect time. He also hammers at his drums with incredible power and intensity during pulsating Trampled Underfoot. Moby Dick is very long already, clocks at more than twenty-five minutes. The absolute highlight is another strong version of Dazed And Confused. Page solos wildly during the frantic lead-in to the bow solo, which is haunting. The frantic middle guitar section is preceded by a heavy jam, where he shreds erratically as Bonham and Jones hammer along at high speed. Stairway To Heaven is delicate almost like a studio version until it gets through the guitar solo. A short Whole Lotta Love sounds heavy, Black Dog continues this direction, and Heartbreaker features an excellent and extended a cappella solo, and sounds monumental.

FEBRUARY 8 - THE SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA (PA), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: Band Introduction [ cut ], [ cut ], Rock And Roll [ cut ] >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Heartbreaker.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 1st audience source. 151 minutes.

Recording Includes: Sick Again [ cut ], Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Heartbreaker.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 2nd audience recording. 128 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll, Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm color amateur footage with actual sound. 17 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Spectrum (Electric Magic)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): 1975 Visual Graffiti (Cosmic Energy), Assemblage (Cosmic Energy), The Film Vol. 4 (Wendy Records), & History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

      This performance is really great as the band finally seems to be warming up and even Plant sounds strong. Rock And Roll and Sick Again are full of passion, instead of crawling like many other versions from the tour, both runs. Page plays a subtle intro at the start of Over The Hills And Far Away, and the guitar solo is fluid and refined. In My Time Of Dying is very powerful and full of exciting guitar workouts. Jimmy blazes through The Song Remains The Same, but the audience becomes so rowdy so during the medley that Robert tries to calm them down, “Can we advocate that people stay in their seats? And the seat that you have a ticket number for and everything you're keyed to. Because it's not necessary to see situations like that right under your nose. So can we all keep cool, yeah?" No Quarter is just fantastic, and even if it still sounds like an expanded version from the previous tour, Page is able to conjure dark and unsettling riffs during the long solo passage. A frantic and vivid Trampled Underfoot locks the whole band into a heavy race. The level of momentum is gained with still incredibly thigh rendition of Dazed And Confused, which hints significantly to the classic versions from past years. All four members are out of control during the long middle section, the return of the main riff is devastating, and the pulsating and visceral outroduction has Page playing very wildly. He also delivers another great solo during Stairway To Heaven. A heavy encore set consisting of rapid Whole Lotta Love, massive Black Dog and riotous Heartbreaker with a great guitar section caps this event for good.

FEBRUARY 10 - CAPITAL CENTRE, LANDOVER (MD), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir [ cut ], No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog [ cut ], [ cut ], Heartbreaker.
Source: Incomplete fair to good 1st audience recording. 169 minutes.

Recording Includes: Moby Dick [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Heartbreaker.
Source: Incomplete good 2nd audience recording. 82 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Heartbreaker.
Source: Almost complete superb soundboard recording. Almost 180 minutes.

Recording Includes: Heartbreaker [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color 1st amateur footage. 2 minutes.

Recording Includes: In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same, The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused, Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love, Out On The Tiles Intro, Black Dog, Heartbreaker [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color 2nd amateur footage. Almost 23 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 1: Heavy Zeppelin (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin) & Ultra Violent Killer Droog (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: Hellfire Club (Eelgrass & Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original 2016 & reissue 2017) & Ultra Violent Killer Droog (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s) 1st footage: 1975 Visual Graffiti (Cosmic Energy), Assemblage (Cosmic Energy), & History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s) 2nd footage: The Film Vol. 4 (Wendy Records)

      Just an average show and the band seems to be a bit lost in a few places. Rock And Roll finds them playing fairly good early on. Showing no signs of an injured finger, Jimmy's solo in Over The Hills And Far Away starts out a bit slow but quickly evolves into a nice laid back journey. The things are warming up with another fresh sounding version of In My Time Of Dying. The interplay of the musicians is spot on, and Page lays down some of his best leads. The medley of The Song Remains The Same and The Rain Song is strong as always, but Plant's voice starts to squeal a bit few times. The introduction for No Quarter is a bit screwed up, it sounds like Jimmy is having some technical problems, and the middle jam is rather average. This carries also over into kinda lackluster rendition of Trampled Underfoot, where he struggles to sync with the rhythm section and boarders on erratic during his solo, with some  interesting results. Dazed And Confused is more than thirty-one-minute marathon this time, but it lacks some of the intensity of the previous versions. The start of the middle section finds Jimmy in an embarrassing position, as he's completely lost and stays out of rhythm for several seconds. The encores are typical for the tour, with a brief version of Whole Lotta Love sounds a bit underwhelming, and with a somewhat sloppy Black Dog. Heartbreaker has a vibe and gives this concert a proper end.

FEBRUARY 12 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY (NY), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: Band Introduction [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco, Walter's Walk/Hots On For Nowhere, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Heatbreaker (<< That's Alright Mama..).
Source: Almost complete excellent 1st audience recording. 176 minutes.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again [ cut ], Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song [ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco, Walter's Walk/Hots On For Nowhere, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Heartbreaker (<< That's Alright Mama..).
Source: Incomplete very good 2nd audience recording. 172 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco, Walter's Walk/Hots On For Nowhere, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Heatbreaker (<< That's Alright Mama..).
Source: Almost complete superb soundboard recording. 172 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) audience source 1: The Final Option (no label), In Concert (Rock Solid), In Concert Part One & Two (Rock Solid), In Person (Rock Solid), In Person Part One & Two (Rock Solid), Live At The Madison Square Garden 1975 (no label & Toepper Music), & Live In Madison Square Garden Part One & Two (Box Top Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 1: The 10th US Tour (Whole Lotta Live), Can't Take Your Evil Ways (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), Can't Take Your Evil Ways Un-Cut Version (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), Flying Circus (Empress valley Supreme Disc, 9CD box 2015), Four Blocks In The Snow (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin), The Jumpleg (Tarantura box), Ladies And Gents (Tarantura), MSG 1975 (Last Stand Disc), & M.S.G. 1975 (Last Stand Disc)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 2: Four Blocks In The Snow (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin) & That's All Right NewYork (Electric Magic)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source mixes: Heartbreakers Back In Town (no label) & Jesus - MSG 1975 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: Flying Circus (Eelgrass & Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 3CD original 2002/3CD reissue 2003/3CD reissue 2007/9CD box reissue 2015/3CD reissue 2019), Madison Square Graffiti (Red Devil), & That's Alright New York (Godfatherecords & Moonchild Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience & soundboard mixes: Flying Circus (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 9CD box 2015) & Johannes (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

Bootleg DVD Audio Reference(s): Flying Circus (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

      This is one of their best gigs from the first leg of the tour. It may have been a blizzard outside, but the Garden was rocking this night. “We came four blocks in the snow to get here. You realize that? Well, let me tell you something. People, people were calling me up on the telephone today sayin', is it gonna be on? Is it gonna be on? For a minute, I wondered about my anatomy and then I realized there was some discrepency about the weather. Isn't it good, though, it snows? Doesn't it change the vibe of the city? I think it's great.“ The band start the show with noticeable intensity and the opening slot of Rock And Roll and Sick Again is incredibly powerful. Jimmy extends his guitar solo in Over The Hills And Far Away to an incredible length and soars. The slide guitar sounds devastating during the epic In My Time Of Dying. Bonham keeps everything in an incredible tempo and the whole song is just as good as it meant to be from the very start. Kashmir sounds like an army marching into battle, and No Quarter is one of the better versions captured. Page delivers a dramatically erratic guitar solo, and Jones somehow ends up in a different key near the end of the instrumental section. The hammering drum solo in Moby Dick is like a hurricane, and shows Bonzo at his prime. Dazed And Confused just blows everybody out to the cosmic level, even if some parts are sounding sloppy. It features a brilliant San Francisco interlude and after blazing through an explosive entrance to the middle jam, Page breaks a string and leaving Plant to improvise a brief vocal solo. He even gets through a snippets of Walter's Walk and Hots On For Nowhere for a short while. The epic journey reaches its climax with the mesmerizing and wild outroduction. A bunch of heavy encores closing this amazing performance. The main set closes with Stairway To Heaven, in which Page delivers a classic guitar solo. Whole Lotta Love is storming and segues into a very powerful Black Dog, where Page tears through the guitar parts. Heartbreaker is the last song and features a superb a cappella solo that is followed by an impromptu jam based on Elvis Presley's That's Alright Mama. A definitive must!

FEBRUARY 13 - NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, UNIONDALE (NY), UNITED STATES
Ron Wood of The Rolling Stones joining the band for Communication Breakdown on second guitar.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco, Cat's Squirrel, Walter's Walk [ cut ], Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Ain't It Funky Now..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 1st audience recording. 149 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, [ cut ], The Song Remains The Same [ cut ] >> The Rain Song [ cut ], [ cut ], Kashmir [ cut ], [ cut ], No Quarter, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco, Cat's Squirrel, Walter's Walk, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Ain't It Funky Now..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing..).
Source: Incomplete good 2nd audience recording. 177 minutes.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco, Cat's Squirrel, Walter's Walk, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Ain't It Funky Now..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing..).
Recording: Almost complete superb soundboard recording. 189 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) audience source 1: Nassau Coliseum NY 1975 (no label)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 1: The New Faces (Jelly Roll)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source mixes: Fighting Back At The Coliseum (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original 2002 & reissue 2011), The King's Of The Stone Age (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 9CD box), & Trampled Underwood (Image Quality)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: Jamming With A Woody (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original 2013 & reissue 2015), The King's Of The Stone Age (Eelgrass & Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 9CD box & 6CD box), Quiet Storm (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), & Wildest Dreams (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience & soundboard mixes: Led Faces Over Coliseum (Moonchild Records) & Throwing The Wild Seeds (Nassau Coliseum 1975 Complete Tapes) (Godfatherecords box)

      Another excellent and much extended performance with superb playing from the whole band. Jimmy is blazing throughout, Robert carries with his raspy voice, Jones is solid as always, and Bonham is simply unstoppable. Rock And Roll sounds powerful and leads to Sick Again, during which we can hear Page trying to loosen things up in the solo and Jonesy gets lost for a few seconds. Over The Hills And Far Away is another superb rendition. Jones and Bonzo are totally locked in, and Jimmy is fluid and playing some outstanding licks in the solo. The Song Remains The Same has Page at full strength as his fingers show no sign of injury. This is followed by a great and dramatic The Rain Song, with an explosive heavy section in the middle. Kashmir sounds brutal, Bonham is rock solid, but Plant sounds tentative in his vocal. With No Quarter, the things are getting a different direction. The song is a twenty-minute epic journey, now complete with a lengthy electric piano solo. Jonesy gets into some interesting funky riffs tonight as he jams definitely with Bonzo, and they get very experimental in this rendition. Page flies over his fretboard during very expressive solo in Trampled Underfoot. Dazed And Confused is a truly outstanding monster marathon that extends to almost forty-one minutes, leaving literally everyone in a shock! The lead in jam to the bow section is bombastic, and the bow solo itself is very haunting. They are all absolutely on fire during the long middle section, where Jimmy is playing with a lightning fast precise, and the rhythm section is flying just behind him. Stairway To Heaven is casually great. The encores start with Whole Lotta Love, which features the second vocal verse for the very first time during this tour, completed with unexpected Theremin freak-out before as it segues into Black Dog, with Jimmy hitting a rough patch during the ending solo a bit. The last song is a surprise to everyone. Their early classic Communication Breakdown features Ron Wood on the second guitar as a special guest and the impromptu middle jam is interesting. A must-listen!

FEBRUARY 14 - NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, UNIONDALE (NY), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: Band Introduction, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir [ cut ], No Quarter, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], If You Can't Rock Me >> Heartbreaker (<< Mess O' The Blues..) [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good 1st audience recording. Almost 187 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good 2nd audience recording. 102 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, Since I've Been Loving You, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, [ cut ], Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], If You Can't Rock Me >> Heartbreaker (<< Mess O' The Blues..).
Source: Almost complete superb soundboard recording. 196 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Nassau 1975 (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin) & St. Tangerine's Day (Image Quality)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: At Nassau Coliseum (Eelgrass), The King's Of The Stone Age (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 9CD box & 6CD box), Quiet Storm (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), St. Valentine's Day Massacre (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original 2008 & reissue 2011), & Wildest Dreams (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience & soundboard: Few Hours With St. Valentine (Moonchild Records) & Throwing The Wild Seeds (Nassau Coliseum 1975 Complete Tapes) (Godfatherecords box)

      This is the final night in New York City and a magical show, although there are small signs of inconsistencies. A dynamic opening duo of Rock And Roll and the still unreleased Sick Again starts this evening. The Valentine's Day reflected Plant to sort of special comments about the Pagans, “Today is one of the last of the pagan traditions that is carried on into the 20th Century. It's the day for throwing the wild seeds. In fact, now they call it St. Valentine's Day ... so, happy St. Valentine's Day. I think we should dedicate this show to St. Valentine.“ Over The Hills And Far Away has again an extended middle guitar solo, which starts a bit disjointed but soon gets precised and delivered in a lightning pace. With a huge surprise, they play Since I've Been Loving You spontaneously. It is a bit ragged version, which isn't paired up perfectly with the set, but still an interesting performance played only three times during this tour. A bombastic Kashmir has Bonham pummeling the audience with visceral precision. No Quarter is more than twenty minutes long journey and is exciting. Jones plays on the organ only, and Page gives a chilling solo in the middle improvisation and creates a very unusual  atmosphere. He is again on fire during Trampled Underfoot, where he delivers a riotous solo over clavinet and drums in the background. The real highlight of this gig is Dazed And Confused, that is yet again very long and very thrilling. Jimmy is usually blistering during the long middle section that features an excellent syncopated funky jam before the call and response portion. His fingers fly across the fretboard as Bonham and Jones race heavily along at top speed, and the never-ending outro is kept in a fantastic strain. As the song ends, Plant hints at Tangerine before admitting he's forgotten the words. A sluggish Whole Lotta Love with the wild Theremin segment initiates the encore part, and Page is a bit lost during the final guitar solo in Black Dog. Heartbreaker is the final song and is preceded by a short interlude built on If You Can't Rock Me from Ricky Nelson repertoire, and during the guitar solo Page leads the band into a short rendition of Elvis Presley's Mess O’ The Blues. Once again, a must-listen!

FEBRUARY 16 - MISSOURI ARENA, ST. LOUIS (MO), UNITED STATES
The show rescheduled from January 27, 1975.

Recording Includes: Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< The Train Kept A Rollin', San Francisco, Walter's Walk, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], [ cut [, Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], [ cut ], Heartbreaker [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good 1st audience recording. 108 minutes.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction, [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, [ cut ], The Song Remains The Same [ cut ] >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< The Train Kept A Rollin', San Francisco, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Heartbreaker (<< Shame, Shame, Shame..) [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete fair to good 2nd audience recording. Almost 152 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< The Train Kept A Rollin', San Francisco, Walter's Walk, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Heartbreaker (<< Shame, Shame, Shame..).
Source: Almost complete superb soundboard recording. 174 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 1: Oh Dear, I've Known Him Since I Was A Child (Led Note)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: Hatena? (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Rock Saint Louie Roll! (Godfatherecords & Moonchild Records), St. Louis Blues (Eelgrass & Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & UFO Enigma (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

      The last gig of the first leg of the tour and a sign of tiredness for the band. They sound all weak during Rock And Roll and Sick Again, where Page hits some bum notes, but the show improves quickly after that. Over The Hills And Far Away shares an improvement, although Jimmy is still sloppy at places. In the opposite, In My Time Of Dying sounds solid and condensed. There is some guitar trouble before The Song Remains The Same with Plant refers to Kansas City and that John Bonham was arrested there once until stating that the double neck is ready. A moving version of The Rain Song follows. After this we can begin to hear the concert progressing much. It starts with incredibly powerful Kashmir and misty No Quarter, which is another strong rendition with a murky and fairy vibe. Jones delivers some outstanding jazzy piano at the start of the jam, Page is a bit uneven in his guitar solo, but soon progresses and finishes his part with fluidity. The band pushes Trampled Underfoot with the usual frantic tempo. Jimmy shreds erratically through the guitar solo, and the rhythm section sounds like a machine. A very powerful Dazed And Confused is a standard highlight and sounds majestic. Page hints unexpectedly at the Yardbirds' The Train Kept A Rollin' during the superb lead-in to the bow solo, but his fingers get a bit sticky during the middle guitar section. The song reaches its apex during the hypnotic outro jam. They close the show with now-expanded Whole Lotta Love that yet again features a bit of The Crunge, and Black Dog. Both are truncated by the sticky fingers from Jimmy. Heartbreaker is the final encore and includes an excellent impromptu rendition of Jimmy Reed's Shame Shame Shame during a much inspired middle guitar solo.

FEBRUARY 27 - SAM HOUSTON COLISEUM, HOUSTON (TX), UNITED STATES

FEBRUARY 28 - ASSEMBLY CENTER, LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, BATON ROUGE (LA), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: Band Introduction, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, [ cut ], Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete very good to excellent audience recording. 174 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Almost complete superb soundboard recording. 166 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) audience: Led Astray In Baton Rouge (Artemis Record Works)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience: The Battle Of Baton Rouge (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Blaze (Immigrant), Chasing The Dragon (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD 2003), DX I ~ X (Mad Dogs box), Freeze! (Tarantura), Hang On To Your Heads (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin box), Led Astray (Silver Rarities), Metallic Sounds Highlight - LSU Concert (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & Rampaging Cajun (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD box 2009)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: Metallic Sounds Highlight - LSU Concert (Empress Valley Supreme Disc) & Rampaging Cajun (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD box 2009 & 3CD reissue 2014)

      The first captured show of the second leg of the tour, and also the date on which Physical Graffiti was released in the United States. The audience recording captures clearly the magic of the performance and is very atmospheric, making this a pleasure to listen to. It starts off with a powerful medley of Rock And Roll and Sick Again. A groove is reached with Over The Hills And Far Away, where the guitar solo sets the precedent for continued experimentation by Page later on in the tour. The Song Remains The Same is kept in a fast lightning pace and all four members are fantastic and confident there. Kashmir is incredibly powerful and rocks the ground. No Quarter is the first epic song of this evening and is supreme - jazzy, funky and loose. Jones plays on grand piano instead of electric, and this will continue with the all future versions of this song during this North American escapade. Jimmy is absolutely brilliant during a fast guitar solo in Trampled Underfoot, and the arena quakes under the power of Bonham's thunderous assault in Moby Dick. The masterpiece of the set is a breathtaking Dazed And Confused that features a great and mournful rendition of Joni Mitchell's Woodstock for the first time ever, and with several unique riffs during the long middle improvisation. The extended outroduction is kept in a maximum stretch and expression. Stairway To Heaven shares signs of exhaustion as Page hits a few bum notes during the verses, but he can seem to generate many new ideas in the impressive long solo instead, and Plant starts to croak. Only two encores tonight, and they include Whole Lotta Love with the furious Theremin battle based on one-in-a-kind groovy background theme courtesy of Jonesy and Bonzo, and a massive Black Dog, where Jimmy delivers an out of tune guitar solo. Highly rccommended!

MARCH 3 - TARRANT COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER ARENA, FORT WORTH (TX), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Almost complete superb soundboard recording. 172 minutes.

Recording Includes: In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same, Kashmir, Trampled Underfoot, Dazed And Confused [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur footage. 4 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Flower Of Evil (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Hatena? (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Rock Super Stars (Eelgrass & Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original 2015 & reissue 2016), Statistical Analyzing Shot (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), & UFO Enigma (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): Assemblage II (Cosmic Energy), The Film Vol. 5 (Wendy Records), & History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

      A very good concert in front of a wild Texas audience. Plant wheezes out few lines at the start here and there, Page struggles with his fingers in few spots too, and he plays a kind of careless solo in Over The Hills And Far Away. His delicate intro is very nice, though, and he sounds experimental with the arrangements. In My Time Of Dying gives a momentum of inspiration. Jones sounds amazing under Jimmy's slide soloing. The Song Remains The Same continues with the band sounding very aggressive with Bonham at the forefront. Jonesy battling with the Mellotron on The Rain Song, but thankfully he gets it under control for Kashmir. Page seems to get lost at one point, but quickly finds his way. The meandering No Quarter is excellent, and Jones is obviously the star again, and his fingers sounds as mysterious as Robert describes him. Jimmy creeps in for the solo and offers some nice fluidness in his playing, even if he sounds a bit lost in at places due to some guitar issues. Dazed And Confused is stretching out and getting longer day by day. Page is having guitar issues again prior to the prelude that leads into a heavy echo laden version of Joni Mitchell's Woodstock section. Jones and Bonham provide a superb solid foundation for Jimmy during the long middle solo and Plant does not push his voice but lets his vocal effects do much of the work. Stairway To Heaven is the culmination of the main set, with Page playing a good solo. Encores are standard for the second leg of the tour, an energetic Whole Lotta Love and a much sloppy Black Dog.

MARCH 4 - DALLAS CONVENTION CENTER (MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM), DALLAS (TX), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Ain't It Funky Now, The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Heartbreaker.
Source: Incomplete superb soundboard recording. 162 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll, Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same, Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused, Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love, Black Dog [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color 1st amateur footage. Near 10 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same, The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color 2nd amateur footage. 3 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same, The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused, Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love, Black Dog, Heartbreaker [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplette 8mm silent color 3rd amateur footage. 6 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): Dallas (Toasted Record Works), Live In Dallas (Toasted Record Works), Live In Dallas Texas (Toasted Recordworks), & Trampled Underfoot (The Swingin' Pig)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Chasing The Dragon (Eelgrass, & Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD 2003/3CD 2003/3CD reissue 2009), Dallas 1975 (Blimp & Last Stand Disc), Grassy Knoll (Wendy Records), Solid Guitar (Tarantura), Statistical Analyzing Shot (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Trampled Underfoot (The Swinging' Pig Records), & Zapruder (Wendy Records)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s) 1st footage: 1975 Visual Graffiti (Cosmic Energy), The Film Vol. 5 (Wendy Records), & History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

      This is just an average show, although there are few moments of inspiration. The audience is rather dull, so Plant was trying to inject the life to the crowd a bit, “Why don't you wake up, c'mon!“ His voice is yet again in pretty average shape, but the instrumental machine is playing fine. Jones and Bonham in particular are wonderful, with Bonzo reaching a peak of playing in Sick Again. Over The Hills And Far Away has a really good guitar solo, Jimmy is still experimenting and extending his section. The things are getting better with staggering In My Time Of Dying with the rhythm section delivering an incredible heavy and consistent background. The Song Remains The Same is explosive despite somewhat sticky fingers playing from Page. His soloing during The Rain Song is beautiful instead. The band seems a bit sluggish while plodding through a heavy-pounding Kashmir. There is a cut in the tape at the beginning of Jones' piano solo during No Quarter, which leaves us near the end of the dreamy instrumental section. The transition from electric to grand piano is really climatic, so sad almost entire middle jam is absent. Trampled Underfoot is mediocre, with Page's fingers being perpetually entangled in the strings of his guitar. Dazed And Confused is just a mediocre performance, it lacks most of its intensity and the playing is uninventive, highlighted especially during the instrumental middle jam. The band finishes with three rather lackluster sounding encores this time, starting with Whole Lotta Love, continues with Black Dog and closes with Heartbreaker.

MARCH 5 - DALLAS CONVENTION CENTER (MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM), DALLAS (TX), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: Band Introduction [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song [ cut ], [ cut ], Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete good to very good audience recording. 181 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll [ cut ] >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete superb soundboard recording. 178 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) soundboard: Dallas Trampled Under (The Swingin' Pig Records) & Texas Underfoot (The Swingin' Pig Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience: Chasing The Dragon (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD), Days Confused (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD original 2007), & Live In Dallas (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: Babushka Lady (Wendy Records) & Grassy Knoll (Wendy Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience & soundboard mixes: Days Confused (Eelgrass & Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD original 2007/3CD original 2007/3CD reissue 2008) & Statistical Analyzing Shot (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

      A noticeably better concert than the night before, but it gets off to a somewhat sluggish start. Page's fingers are a bit sticky during the first two songs. Over The Hills And Far Away is more interesting as it features a dissonant guitar break in the middle. His slide guitar sounds quite nasty throughout In My Time Of Dying, but Plant sounds still worn out during some moments, though. The Rain Song suffers from an out of tune Mellotron, which even Robert jokes about it after as the song ends. This flaw is still present during Kashmir, which is overall powerful. The show significantly progresses with No Quarter that clocks at twenty-five minutes. The beginning of the piano solo is accented by a series of ethereal howls from Theramin. Jones plays a pretty and melodic bagatelle before Page and Bonham come in with the doomy, apocalyptic duet. Trampled Underfoot is usually heavy, and the guitar solo is quite blistering. Moby Dick is now stretched out beyond the healthy proportions, but Dazed And Confused is a true winner here, despite of some erratic playing. The long middle portion includes several interesting new ideas from Jimmy in the improvisation. He shreds violently during the whole section, each note slashing through the frantic rhythm like a jagged razor blade. The event closes with the standard encores for the second leg of the tour. Whole Lotta Love features the first vocal version of The Crunge during this tour, which sounds funky and fast, but Black Dog yet again has Page being unable to keep up with the rest of the band at times.

MARCH 8 - PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, WEST PALM BEACH (FL), UNITED STATES (cancelled mostly due lack of proper facilities to accomodate an expected large audience)
Led Zeppelin headlined. Support from Bachman Turner Overdrive, J. Geils Band and The Pretty Things. All acts cancelled.

MARCH 10 - SPORTS ARENA, SAN DIEGO (CA), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete good audience recording. 168 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): San Diego 1975 (no label) & Symphony In A Thousand Parts (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)

      This gig kicks off the group's swing in its full blow. Page is on the next level, the audience is wild, and the recording itself is of a really atmospheric albeit medium quality. The walls of the arena quake under the power of Bonham's thunderous pounding as Rock And Roll crashes into motion. Robert has finally regained control of his voice for the most part and belting out each line with power and bravado. Jimmy blazes through an aggressive guitar solo at the end of Sick Again, he also shreds wildly through the solo during a heavy Over The Hills And Far Away. The whole band is very fluid with their playing during In My Time Of Dying and The Song Remains The Same. Plant changes the opening line of The Rain Song to calm down the unruly crowd. Kashmir is incredibly powerful, but the audience is still rowdy, so Robert tries to struggle with them again after as the song ends. A majestic No Quarter finds Page in a great vibe as he delivers some extensive, mysterious and exciting guitar solo. Plant comes in late during the first verse of Trampled Underfoot, but quickly rights himself, and Jimmy wild soloing echoes through the arena as Bonzo and Jonesy hold down the frantic rhythm. Dazed And Confused is almost symphonic in its scope. Page unleashes a series of spine-chilling squeals as the guitar section begins, and he plays unbelievably fiery and cohesively as Bonham and Jones race along at top speed. The endless marathon reaches a frenzied climax with a long and monstrous outroduction. A solid version of Stairway To Heaven has an outstanding guitar solo, and closes the main programme. The encore set starts with a gutsy Whole Lotta Love that again includes The Crunge with lyrics plus a great funky interlude before the breakdown, and ends with Black Dog sharing signs of usual tiredness from Jimmy.

MARCH 11 - LONG BEACH ARENA, LONG BEACH (CA), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: Band Introduction [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, [ cut ], Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge, Ain't It Funky Now..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Almost complete excellent to superb 1st audience recording. 163 minutes.

Recording Includes: No Quarter [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge, Ain't It Funky Now..) [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good 2nd audience recording. 94 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge, Ain't It Funky Now..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Recording: Almost complete superb soundboard recording. 159 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) audience source 1: How Many More Times (Moby's Dick Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 1: ACME (Moonchild Records), The American Return Of Led Zeppelin Long Beach 1975 Parts 1~3 (Flying Disc Music), California Graffiti (Masterport), Cliches And All (Moonchild Records), Long Beach Arena Complete (Confusion Records), Long Beach 1975 (Last Stand Disc), Long Beach Arena 1975 (no label), Long Beach Arena 1975 1st Night (no label 3CD & 6CD), Long Beach Continuous Performances (Wendy Records), Oz (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Pussy & Cock (Tarantura), & Zeppelin L (Akashic)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source mixes: Bootleg License (Tarantura, 6CD box 2008 & 6CD box 2020), California Sunshine (Badgeholders), In The Shadow Of Midnight (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & Long Beach 1975 1st Night (Graf Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source & soundboard mixes: The American Return (Godfatherecords & Moonchild Records), Long Beach Arena Matrix (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Long Beach Californication (Eelgrass & Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original 2009 & reissue 2010), & Oz (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 9CD box & 3CD standard)

      The playing and singing are great here, but in some spots the band is a little slow ... the show is plagued by equipment problems and issues with the PA, which seem to distract them onstage. The audience sounds a bit static throughout and seems half-asleep too, what caused Robert to slam them for their reaction. However, this concert is notable to be the very first captured by the great late Mike Millard, so the quality is royal. The opening duo of Rock And Roll and Sick Again serves a strong start. In My Time Of Dying is incredibly powerful, but the band sounds a bit sloppy at times. Within The Song Remains The Same and The Rain Song, everything sounds just wonderful, and it should be no surprise that these two songs work well together and this performance is no exception. The out of tune guitar provoked Robert to stand some prophetic words, “Ladies and gentlemen. For the benefit of anybody who was making a bootleg then, the twelve-string was out of tune on The Song Remains The Same.“ Kashmir sounds bombastic and heavy. A very atmospheric version of No Quarter follows, and the grand piano section coming off well. Page's guitar also meshes well with Jones' playing, creating an intense feeling towards the end of the middle jam. Moby Dick begins with a strenuous attempt by Bozno and Jimmy to outdo each other on their respective instruments before the former unleashes his astonishing drumming skills. A superb Dazed And Confused is reaching just twenty-seven minutes, but is epic. The bow solo is dark, and Jimmy is doing some usually erratic and fast acrobatics during the middle guitar section as he shreds wildly as Bonham and Jones races along at a frantic pace. The standard encores caps the event, with another reliably interesting Whole Lotta Love and a massive Black Dog. Highly recommended!.

MARCH 12 - LONG BEACH ARENA, LONG BEACH (CA), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same false start, The Song Remains The Same [ cut ] >> The Rain Song [ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter [ cut ], [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Walter's Walk, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Happy Birthday to Steve Weiss, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge, Cold Sweat, Licking Stick..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Heartbreaker (<< I'm A Man..).
Source: Incomplete good to very good 1st audience recording. 175 minutes.

Recording Includes: Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Happy Birthday to Steve Weiss, Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge, Cold Sweat, Licking Stick..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Heartbreaker (<< I'm A Man..).
Source: Incomplete excellent to superb 2nd audience recording. Almost 34 minutes.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same false start, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, [ cut ], Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Walter's Walk, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Heartbreaker (<< I'm A Man..).
Source: Incomplete very good to excellent 3rd audience recording. 153 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same, The Rain Song, Kashmir, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur footage. 3 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) source 1: Live In Long Beach 1975 (no label)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Dedicated To Anyone Who Got Divorced Today (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin), Long Beach Continuous Performances (Wendy Records), Standing In The Shadow (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), & Trampled Under Jimmy's Foot (Silver Rarities)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 2: Dedicated To Anyone Who Got Divorced Today (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin), Long Beach Arena 1975 (no label), Long Beach Arena 1975 2nd Night (no label), Long Beach Arena Fragment (Holy) & Long Beach Continuous Performances (Wendy Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 3: Dedicated To Anyone Who Got Divorced Today (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Bootleg License (Tarantura, 6CD box 2008 & 6CD box 2020), Long Beach 1975: 2nd Night (Graf Zeppelin), & Taking No Prisoners Tonight (Badgeholders)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): 1975 Visual Graffiti (Cosmic Energy), The Film Vol. 5 (Wendy Records), & History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

      A visceral performance, possibly one of the best from the whole tour. Jimmy is in fantastic shape, Robert sounds unexpectedly healthy, and Jones and Bonham duo is hammering. The opening salvo of Rock And Roll and Sick Again is brutal and fast, and the guitar solo in Over The Hills And Far Away is savage. In My Time Of Dying is devastatingly heavy, full of blues licks from Page, and is dedicated to Bob Dylan. The Song Remains The Same suffers a complete breakdown about a minute in when the guitar disappears from the mix. It picks up again and there are still problems with the guitar and Plant misses a cue, but this is still an amazing performance. The walls of the arena quake under the power of the band's thunderous attack during an epic Kashmir. The following version of No Quarter is probably one of the best ever from this tour. It begins with a unique, hazing sounding organ figure before leading into the familiar melody. Jones' grand piano improvisations are more cohesive, boarding on jazz in parts, before Jimmy comes in and plays one of the most intense solos of the year. He also shreds frantically through the guitar solo during a frenzied Trampled Underfoot. A glorious Dazed And Confused that reaches more than half an hour features a brutally haunting Joni Mitchell's Woodstock interlude, and the violin bow is long and usually haunting. The band plays like crazy during the long middle instrumental portion, where a bit of Walter's Walk can be heard again, and the frenzy reaches its peak with the explosive outro jam. An exquisite Stairway To Heaven is great, and as the band returns to the stage, Robert leads the crowd in a happy birthday sing-along in honour of their attorney, Steve Weiss. The encore set is relentless, with a Whole Lotta Love featuring now-usual extended The Crunge variation and James Brown's Cold Sweat and Lickin' Stick insertions, before it segues to a bit disjointed Black Dog, which is followed by a phenomenal version of Heartbreaker featuring a sort of I'm A Man bluesy interlude from Bo Diddley repertoire in the middle. A must!

MARCH 14 - SPORTS ARENA, SAN DIEGO (CA), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same, The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Walter's Walk, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Heartbreaker.
Source: Incomplete superb soundboard recording. 173 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Conspiracy Theory (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original 2004 and reissue 2009 & Eelgrass), Hatena? (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), & UFO Enigma (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

      After a few extensive gigs, this show is just mediocre. In some points the band reaching a peak of their playing, in other they are just average and rather sloppy. The start belongs to harder accent, Rock And Roll and Sick Again are fairly powerful. Over The Hills And Far Away again contains an excellent guitar solo in the middle. In My Time Of Dying and The Song Remains The Same are keeping all the four members in thigh shape with Jimmy flying over his fretboard. He loses his place in the introduction to The Rain Song, though, so the rest waits for him as he measures before coming back in. In fact, this is the only occassion to hear these two songs separated. This song and Kashmir suffers from an out of tune Mellotron. It sounds as if the tapes were melting at the end of the former. From there, they seems to be a bit inconsistent and that caused of lack of intensity during the improvisation section in No Quarter, which is very extended, reaching almost twenty-nine minutes. Same with Trampled Underfoot, where Page's fingers become entangled in the strings during the guitar solo. Dazed And Confused has Jimmy sounding somewhat tentative, and where the only real highlight point is another great interpretation of Joni Mitchell's Woodstock interlude. The only encore, Heartbreaker, features a brief funky interlude during the guitar solo. Since there's no other source, we do not know if they played Whole Lotta Love and Black Dog.

MARCH 17 - SEATTLE CENTER COLISEUM, SEATTLE (WA), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll [ cut ] >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good 1st audience recording. Near 32 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, [ cut ], Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge, Lickin' Stick, Ain't It Funky Now..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete very good to excellent 2nd audience recording. Almost 153 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge, Lickin' Stick, Ain't It Funky Now..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Recording: Almost complete superb soundboard recording. 182 minutes.

Recording Includes: Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused, Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge [ cut ]..), Black Dog [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur footage. 3 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 2: Physical Explosion (no label)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source mixes: Blow Jobs (Tarantura box), Deus Ex Machina (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 14CD box 2017), Dinosaur In Motion (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 7CD 2004), Emergence Of The Greatest Monster: (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Gallery Of Soldiers (Power Chord), Hammer Of The Gods! (Tarantura), Haven't We Met Somewhere Before? (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD 2011), Seattle Won't You Listen (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), & Two Days In Seattle (Whole Lotta Live)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): soundboard: Deus Ex Machina (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 7CD original box 2017 & 7CD standard reissue 2022 and 14CD box 2017), Godfathers Of Crunge (Moonchild Records), & Haven't We Met Somewhere Before? (Eelgrass & Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD original 2011/3CD reissue 2013/3CD reissue 2015)

Official Visual Reference(s): DVD (Warner Music Vision)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): 1975 Visual Graffiti (Cosmic Energy), The Film Vol. 5 (Wendy Records), & History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

      The West Coast shows of their Tenth North American visit represent for many the epitome of all that made them the heaviest and most exciting rock band in the seventies. From the opening notes of Rock And Roll it is evident that the band is on a roll, and Page races through the guitar solos with huge fluidity. During Over The Hills And Far Away, he expands his guitar solo to the limits, and seems like he has not enough of experimenting with unique licks. In My Time Of Dying is explosive and once again the whole band sounds extremely thigh and harmonious. A very powerful Kashmir finally settles into his new range, and the rhythm section is a real star here. The great workouts from Jones can be also admired during a long version of No Quarter that is stretched to twenty-five minutes. His piano solo sound meandering and very relaxed, and the entire instrumental section is transformed now into an upbeat free-form jazz improvisation. Trampled Underfoot is heavy and features Jimmy delivering a very sharp, fast guitar solo. Something funny happens onstage after Moby Dick, what causes Plant to start singing lines from Max Bygraves' novelty song, You're A Pink Toothbrush. A breathtaking Dazed And Confused reaches thirty-four minutes, and is still relatively short when compared to the marathons of the forthcoming gigs. The lead-in to bow solo section starts with a unique instrumental jam and a fantastic prelude to Joni Mitchell's Woodstock. Page's fingers tear across the fretboard in a furious cascade of notes as Bonham and Jones race to keep up in the middle segment. The frenzy gallop reaches its peak during the explosive outro jam, punctuated by a thunderous finale. As the band returns to the stage, Robert hints at Louie Louie by The Kingsmen. Whole Lotta Love is visceral and features excellent vocal rendition of The Crunge as well as another attempt to James Brown's classics, Lickin' Stick and Ain't It Funky Now, and a riotous Black Dog closes this excellent performance.

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

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, [ cut ], The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, [ cut ], Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge, Lickin' Stick..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete good 1st audience recording. 176 minutes.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction, [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, [ cut ], Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, [ cut ], The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song [ cut ], [ cut ], Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot [ cut ], [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete very good 2nd audience recording. 131 minutes.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge, Lickin' Stick..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Almost complete superb soundboard recording. 182 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 1: Pleeease! (Silver Rarities)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 2: Physical Vancouver Farewell (Tarantura) & Prisoners Of Rock And Roll (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source mixes: Ladies And Gentlemen (Sanctuary) & Snow Jobs (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 5CD)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: Emergence Of The Greatest Monster: (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Interlude Prior To The Crunge (Eelgrass), Rocky Mountain Hop (Godfatherecords & Moonchild Records), Snow Jobs (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 5CD original 2006/3CD original 2006/3CD reissue 2009), & Snowblind (Eelgrass & Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 9CD original 2012/6CD reissue 2013/10CD box reissue 2017/3CD reissue 2019)

      This is something like a prelude to the following show. The playing is on top form and overall the entire set is performed with rapidity. Jimmy is in excellent form again, with strong playing in Rock And Roll and Sick Again. Robert sounds pretty decent for the era too, sharing only small amount of indisposition. Over The Hills And far Away is another experimenting version with a long guitar workout, but this time the middle solo misses the extensiveness due to a mistake. In My Time Of Dying is well performed and features some excellent slide workouts. No Quarter is absolutely fantastic. A series of echo-heavy Theremin howls introduce Jones' outstanding piano solo. Page seems to be in a very abstract mood, and Bonham and Jonesy explore an upbeat jazzy rhythm during the epic instrumental section. Jimmy plays a very expressive, lightning fast guitar solo during a pulsating version of Trampled Underfoot. Another heavily extended Dazed And Confused is dedicated to “our manager, Peter Grant, who's made so many things possible ... he's the man who gives us the blow job in the dressing room“ and clocks at almost thirty-seven minutes. The usually outstanding Woodstock interlude of Joni Mitchell begins with a hauntingly beautiful a cappella guitar introduction. The bow solo is followed by an unusual quiet interlude, complete with ethereal howls from Robert. Page is lost upon a theme that really goes nowhere before hitting upon the bombastic notes signalling the beginning of the middle solo. He plays like possessed and shredding furiously but loosely, and sometimes out of tune, as Bonham and Jones race along at top speed before as the whole band returns to the main section. The encore set is a standard. Whole Lotta Love features a wild Theremin freak-out, and Bonzo trashes the hell out of this drum kit before leading the band into a somewhat erratic Black Dog.

MARCH 20 - PACIFIC COLISEUM, VANCOUVER (BC), CANADA

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying (<< Flashing Lights..), The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Ain't It Funky Now, Lickin' Stick, ozone Baby..) [ cut ] >> Heartbreaker.
Source: Incomplete good 1st audience recording. Near 117 minutes.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction, [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, [ cut ], Over The Hills And Far Away, [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying (<< Flashing Lights..), [ cut ], The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song [ cut ], [ cut ], Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot [ cut ], [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Ain't It Funky Now, Lickin' Stick, Ozone Baby..) >> Heartbreaker.
Details: Incomplete good to very good 2nd audience recording. Near 164 minutes.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying (<< Flashing Lights..), The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Ain't It Funky Now, Lickin' Stick, Ozone Baby..) [ cut ] >> Heartbreaker [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good 3rd audience recording. 157 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll [ cut ] >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying (<< Flashing Lights..), The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Ain't It Funky Now, Lickin' Stick, Ozone Baby..) >> Heartbreaker.
Source: Incomplete superb soundboard recording. 184 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 1: Pleeease! (Silver Rarities)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source mixes: Ladies And Gentlemen (Sanctuary), Physical Vancouver Farewell (Tarantura), & Prisoners Of Rock & Roll (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: Emergence Of The Greatest Monster: (Empress Valley Supreme Disc) & Snowblind (Eelgrass & Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 9CD original 2012/3CD original 2012/6CD reissue 2013/10CD box reissue 2017)

      A very heavy and great played gig. Again, the opening salvo of Rock And Roll and Sick Again finds Page playing very well. Plant apologizes for the last concert they played in Vancouver two years ago, “Something strange happened to me that evening. I found the light show to be amazing and I wondered what the name of the group was!“ Over The Hills And Far Away sounds extremely fluent in the improvised middle section. That adventurous spirit can be heard also during In My Time Of Dying. Although the arrangement of this piece is always the same, at about the seven-minute mark Jimmy throws in a reference to a tune titled Flashing Lights, which appeared on the Lord Such And Heavy Friends album. No Quarter is another spectacular version and features a creative, long and purposeful piano improvisation. Jones plays a gentle little melody pregnant with expectancy and hope before Bonham comes in with drums and Jimmy on guitar. Jones returns to that theme later in the song after the guitar solo leaves the audience focused. Dazed And Confused is the absolute thrilling marathon with more than thirty-eight minutes in length. Page favours a pastoral melodic tune before an extended and beautifully mournful Joni Mitchell's Woodstock section, and the middle improvisation is very intense. The band is absolutely on fire during the blistering long instrumental jam and Jimmy is yet again experimenting with a variety of arrangements, giving another fine example of his creativity. Stairway To Heaven really lifts off during the guitar solo, and the heavily improvised and dynamic encores close out this really powerful and exciting show. A frantic Whole Lotta Love features a riff that a few years later would evolve into Ozone Baby, and very unusually, they lead into an excellent version of Heartbreaker that features a loose and long guitar solo instead of a routinely performed Black Dog.

MARCH 21 - SEATTLE CENTER COLISEUM, SEATTLE (WA), UNITED STATES
Some very short sentences of amateur footage were used on DVD in 2003.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction [ cut ], [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter, [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<< For What It's Worth, Woodstock, I Shot The Sheriff, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete very good to excellent 1st audience source. 182 minutes.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir [ cut ], [ cut ], No Quarter, Since I've Been Loving You, Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< For What It's Worth, Woodstock, I Shot The Sheriff, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge, Licking Stick, Ain't It Funky Now..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog [ cut ], [ cut ], Communication Breakdown [ cut ] >> Heartbreaker.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 2nd audience recording. 193 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter, Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< For What It's Worth, Woodstock, I Shot The Sheriff, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge, Licking Stick, Ain't It Funky Now..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Communication Breakdown [ cut ] >> Heartbreaker.
Source: Incomplete superb soundboard recording. Almost 217 minutes.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction, Sick Again, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same, The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused, Black Dog [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur footage. Near 13 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) audience source 1: 207.19 (International Records), 214 (International Records), & The Final Option (no label)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 1: Blow Away (no label)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 2: Long Drive To Seattle (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source mixes: 207.19/214 (Cobra Standard Series), Blow Jobs (Tarantura box), Deus Ex Machina (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 8CD box 2017 & 14CD box 2017), Dinosaur In Motion (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 7CD original 2004 & 4CD reissue 2012), Good Evening Seattle (Magnificent Disc), Hammer Of The Gods (Last Stand Disc), The Hammer Of The Gods! (Tarantura), Having A Fit (Tarantura box), No Quarter (H-Bomb Music), Seattle Supersonic (no label), & Two Days In Seattle (Whole Lotta Live)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: Deus Ex Machina (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 7CD original box 2017 & reissue 2022, 8CD box 2017 and 14CD box 2017and 4CD reissue 2017 & Eelgrass), Hammer Of The Gods (Moonchild Records), & Viva La Revolutions (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience & soundboard mixes: Anima Mundi (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Emergence Of The Greatest Monster: (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Seattle 1975 - The Hammer Of The Gods (Eat A Peach), Snowblind (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 10CD box), & The Treachery Of The Long Knives (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): 1975 Visual Graffiti (Cosmic Energy), The Film Vol. 5 (Wendy Records), & History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

      The second show in Seattle is rated among the all-time most legendary gigs. This is not only one of their longest concerts ever but also one of their most intense one. The one-two punch of Rock And Roll and Sick Again are played with precision and speed and are very powerful. Over The Hills And Far Away has taken on epic like proportions here, with Page doing his homage to what is sounding as Jeff Beck-like inspired improvisation during in the middle. Jones' fingers dance across the fretboard as Jimmy tears through the frantic guitar solos during The Song Remains The Same. A devastating Kashmir is truly awesome, and a lengthy No Quarter marks the start of the absolute peak of the band during this performance. The beginning of the middle solo begins slowly with Jonesy on grand piano, but he finally hits upon a mellow jazz riff. Jimmy comes in with the expected solo, but soon builds it into an expressionist exploration. The second live performance of Since I've Been Loving You during this tour is marked by hesitant playing in parts, but Page delivers a very nice solo. This is also the first time, where Robert tosses in a few lines from Gallows Pole at the end of extremely heavy Trampled Underfoot. What follows is one of the longest versions of Dazed And Confused ever captured on tape, reaching forty minutes in length! After an excellent lead-in to the bow solo section, the band takes off on a heavy jam before Plant surprises once again by singing some extremely evocative lyrics from Buffalo Springfield's For What Its Worth over Woodstock instrumental background section. After returning to form and singing a bit of that song, he improvises lyrics to Eric Clapton's I Shot The Sheriff over the reggae-ish tunes Jimmy has found himself forming. The instrumental machinery is in in full swing during the frenzied guitar solo, but this part seems to make the song stretched way too much. Page plays a bit of Louie Louie of The Kingsmen before Stairway To Heaven that is usually stretched out, and the guitar solo is fairly thigh. The encores last another half hour. They begin with the usual medley of Whole Lotta Love and Black Dog, after which another combo of dirty Communication Breakdown and another loose version of Heartbreaker can be heard. A must-have!

MARCH 24 - THE FORUM, INGLEWOOD (CA), UNITED STATES
DJ JJ Jackson introduced the band.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll [ cut ] >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter (<< Aranjuez Concerto..), Trampled Underfoot [ cut ], Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge, Licking Stick, Ain't It Funky Now..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Heartbreaker.
Source: Incomplete excellent to superb 1st audience recording. 176 minutes.

Recording Includes: JJ Jackson Introduction, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter (<< Aranjuez Concerto..), [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge, Licking Stick, Ain't It Funky Now..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Heartbreaker.
Source: Incomplete very good to excellent 2nd audience recording. 189 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter (<< Aranjuez Concerto..), Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge, Licking Stick, Ain't It Funky Now..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Heartbreaker.
Source: Incomplete superb soundboard recording. 183 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll, Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..), Out On The Tiles Intro, Black Dog, Heartbreaker [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm color amateur footage with actual sound. 18 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Crazed And Bemused (Black Cat Records), Dazed And Confused (Mad Dogs), Get Back To L.A. (Tarantura box), LA Forum 1975 1st Night (no label), LA Forum 1975 1st Night: Mike Millard Master Tapes: Flat Transfer (no label), & LA Forum 1975 1st Night: Mike Millard Master Tapes Mastered (no label)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: A Gram Is A Gram Is A Gram (Graf Zeppelin & Image Quality), Children Of The Sun (Tarantura), Deep Throat (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original box 2003/reissue 2009/reissue 2015), The Face On Mars (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Fire Cracker's Show (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), Get Back To LA 1 (Moonchild Records), & The Pareidolia Paradigm (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: All Is Safe For Rock And Roll (Eelgrass), The Awesome Foursome (Empress Valley Supreme Disc original 2020 and reissue 2021 & Moonchild Records), Deep Throat Part 1 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Jesus (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), The Night Stalker (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 1CD 2019 & 3CD 2023), & The Pareidolia Paradigm (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): 1975 Visual Graffiti (Cosmic Energy), Deep Throat (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, box original 2003 & box reissue 2009), The Film Vol. 5 (Wendy Records), & History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

      The first of three nights at the Forum and the closing segment of the tour. Plant's voice starts off a bit rough and the whole band, and Jimmy especially, sounds sloppy at places. The show begins with JJ Jackson making the introduction and Plant warmly welcomes the audience by saying, “This is the place .. this is the one ... There are the last three gigs on our American tour and so we intend them to be something of a high point for us ... Obviously, we don't achieve that without a little bit of a vibe, that I can already feel, and a few smiles.“ While the start is usually heavy, Over The Hills And Far Away finds Page with a sticky fingers syndrome. A dynamic In My Time Of Dying follows, where Jimmy is in a much better shape. Bonham is a thunderous explosion of energy during The Song Remains The Same, but Page's fingers get stuck in the strings during the guitar solos again. The first real high point of this show occurs during a very long No Quarter that features a bit of Joaquin Rodrigo's Aranjuez Concerto. The piano and the guitar improvisations had reached a height by this time, and these versions are among the best executed and recorded. The guitar solo is a bit uneven and lacks intensity, however, but overall this is a very good version. Jimmy is in an erratic mood during the frantic Trampled Underfoot, and Dazed And Confused is just average when compared with many other performances from this year. It is obvious that Page is trying hard to expand the improvisation as the piece stretches past a half hour, but he misses chances as there are several rough spots, and it comes off as a rather sloppy rendition. Stairway To Heaven marks returning to a good form from all four members, and the encores are the longest of the three Los Angeles shows with a vibrant Whole Lotta Love, usually disjoined Black Dog and an average version of Heartbreaker.

MARCH 25 - THE FORUM, INGLEWOOD (CA), UNITED STATES
DJ JJ Jackson introduced the band.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll [ cut ] >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Spanish Harlem, Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Get Up (I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine, Lickin' Stick, Ain't It Funky Now..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete excellent to superb 1st audience recording. 180 minutes.

Recording Includes: JJ Jackson Introduction [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying [ cut ], [ cut ], The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good 2nd audience recording. Near 61 minutes.

Recording Includes: Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same, Kashmir, Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), Whole Lotta Love [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm color 1st amateur footage with actual sound. Near 29 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll, Sick Again, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same, The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter, Dazed And Confused, Stairway To Heaven [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm black and white 2nd amateur footage with actual sound. 13 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) source 1: Children Of The Moon (Southern Records) & Pb II: The Only Way To Fly (Southern Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Cosmic Crazy (ARMS & Last Stand Disc), Crazed And Bemused (Black Cat Records), Dazed And Confused (Mad Dogs), Get Back To L.A. (Tarantura box), LA Forum 1975 2nd Night (no label), LA Forum 1975 2nd Night: Mike Millard Master Tapes (no label), The Sex Machine (Lemon Song), The Sex Machine And The Butterqueen/The Revenge Of The Butterqueen (Ghost Music)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 2: Cosmic Crazy: Second Night In The Forum 1975 (Graf Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Cosmic Crazy: Second Night In The Forum 1975 (Graf Zeppelin), Deep Throat (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original box 2003/reissue 2009/reissue 2015), Get Back To LA 2 (Moonchild Records), The Messiah Of Our Toast (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & The Pareidolia Paradigm (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s) 1st footage: 1975 Visual Graffiti (Cosmic Energy), Deep Throat (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, box original 2003 & box reissue 2009), The Film Vol. 5 (Wendy Records), & History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s) 2nd footage: 1975 Visual Graffiti (Cosmic Energy), Deep Throat (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, box original 2003 & box reissue 2009), & History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

      The second night at the fabulous Forum produces a really great show. Page is on fire throughout, and plays one of the better gigs from their tenth North American escapade. Plant starts to struggle with his voice in spots, though, and there are some PA issues that botched the audio. The long guitar solo during Over The Hills And Far Away is spontaneous and great. Superb In My Time Of Dying is next. Bonham and Jonesy are locked in, and slide workouts from Jimmy are impeccable. His fingers become entangled in the strings during The Song Remains The Same. Jones' orchestration in Kashmir is epic, and the song builds a spectacular atmosphere. No Quarter is near perfection. The middle section starts with a great piano interlude, then Page enters playing an interesting rhythmic structure. He seems tentative a little bit, and equipment problems hamper the beginning of his solo, but once it's cleared he soars, the improvisation is on. The band is totally in sync during Trampled Underfoot, which is dedicated to the groupies, “This next piece should be dedicated to, uh, all the good ladies of America who've helped us get rid of the blues from time to time on the road.“ The absolute masterpiece of this evening is a thirty-nine minute version of Dazed And Confused. Jimmy takes his time getting into the oriental riffs and Robert answers to him with a few lines from Spanish Harlem of Ben E. King hit single and the whole band moves to Joni Mitchell's Woodstock theme that is sung like a funeral dirge. Page is slow and deliberate during his bow solo and even after as he goes into the fast section. He stays fluent and the middle section cooks along. Stairway To Heaven culminates the set with usually good mood, and the guitar solo is impressive. The encores are usually extended Whole Lotta Love that contains few interferences, and a muscular Black Dog in which Plant forgets the lyrics during the second verse.

MARCH 27 - THE FORUM, INGLEWOOD (CA), UNITED STATES
DJ JJ Jackson and Linda Lovelace introduced the band.

Recording Includes: JJ Jackson & Linda Lovelace Introduction, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song [ cut ], Kashmir, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Old Man, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Licking Stick, The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete excellent to superb 1st audience recording. 215 minutes.

Recording Includes: JJ Jackson & Linda Lovelace Introduction [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), [ cut ], The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Old Man, Mars: The Bringer Of War [ cut ]..) [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Licking Stick, The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete good 2nd audience recording. 214 minutes.

Recording Includes: Kashmir, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused, Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love, Out On The Tiles Intro, Black Dog [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur footage. Near 11 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Crazed And Bemused (Black Cat Records), Dazed And Confused (Mad Dogs), Deep Throat (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original box 2003/reissue 2009/reissue 2015), The Final Show In The Forum 1975 (Jelly Roll), Get Back To L.A. (Tarantura box), LA Forum 1975 3rd Night (no label), LA Forum 1975 Final Night (no label), LA Forum 1975 Final Night: Mike Millard Master Tapes: Flat Transfer (no label), Psychical Graffiti (Flying Disc Music), Remainz (Akashic), Tour De Force L.A. 1975 (Rabbit Records), & We're Playing Our Balls Out (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 2: We're Playing Our Balls Out (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Get Back To LA 3 (Moonchild Records), The Ghost In The Machine (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), LA Forum 1975 Final Night (no label), Last Night In The Forum 1975 (Power Archives), & The Pareidolia Paradigm (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): 1975 Visual Graffiti (Cosmic Energy) & Deep Throat (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, box original 2003 & box reissue 2009)

      A final night at the Forum and also one of the longest gigs the band ever performed. The playing is inspired in some spots, but overall more loose than tight. This is also the show, where all four Queen members were in attendance. JJ Jackson introduces Deep Throat star Linda Lovelace to introduce the band, and the concert explodes with an opening duo of Rock And Roll and Sick Again in a proper manner. Over The Hills And Far Away is the longest version ever, where Jimmy duels with the rest of the group during his eratic solo. In My Time Of Dying is heavily powerful and near the end Plant signs a bit of You Shook Me only this time. To celebrate the final night, they expand the setlist with Since I've Been Loving You for the third and last time during this year. Page misses the transition from the solo to the final verse, but overall they all deliver a superb and emotional version of this tune. No Quarter reaches almost half an hour and is simply spectacular. Jones plays an interesting three note arpeggio on the grand piano and runs it through different variations as a reoccurring motif before Jimmy comes in with a great and dynamic guitar solo. An aggressive Trampled Underfoot follows, and Page plays a unique solo in the middle. One of a kind version of Dazed And Confused is the longest ever performed live, reaching almost forty-five minutes! The lead-in to the bow solo portion is relaxed and expressive and segues to the subtle guitar introduction to the hauntingly gorgeous interlude that featuring Plant mumbling lyrics to Old Man from the repertoire of Love. Jimmy's fingers are a bit sticky as he shreds through the experimental and sometimes lackluster middle improvisation. Before the return to the third verse, he hits upon a chunky riff over a funk rhythm laid down by Jones and Bonham that sounds terrifically exciting. At this point they all start sounding tired, but yet Stairway To Heaven includes a very long guitar solo. The encore set is classical, with a usual combo of Whole Lotta Love with an excellent instrumental battle between Page and Jones keeping in a start-stop manner during the Theremin freak-out, and a sloppy sounding Black Dog. Highly recommended!

Led Zeppelin United Kingdom Return - The Earl's Court Shows
May 17, 1975 - May 25, 1975

MAY 17 - EARL'S COURT ARENA, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
DJ Bob Harris introduced the band.

Recording Includes: Bob Harris Introduction [ cut ], Rock And Roll [ cut ] >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, [ cut ], Tangerine, [ cut ], Going To California, [ cut ], That's The Way.
Source: Incomplete good 1st audience recording. 70 minutes.

Recording Includes: Bob Harris Introduction, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song [ cut ], [ cut ], Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter, Tangerine, Going To California, That's The Way, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 2nd audience recording. Near 196 minutes.

Recording Includes: Bob Harris Introduction, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, [ cut ], The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter, [ cut ], Tangerine [ cut ], [ cut ], Going To California [ cut ], [ cut ], That's The Way [ cut ], [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War [ cut ]..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete very good 3rd audience recording. 170 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) source 1: Custard Pie (International Records without and with catalog no., Rock Solid & UFO Records) & Led Zeppelin (aka The Can) (UFO Records)

Bootleg LP Reference(s) source 2: Welcome To Home 1-4 (Private Collection)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Welcome To Home: Earl's Court Arena 1975 First Night (Graf Zeppelin bonus content)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 2: Arabesque & Baroque (Antrabata Reference Master), Custard Pie (Cobra Standard Series), Join The Blimp (Tarantura), Nice Opening Night (Image Quality), & Welcome To Home: Earl's Court Arena 1975 First Night (Graf Zeppelin bonus content)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: The Chancellor Of The Exchequer (Tarantura), Demand Unprecedented In The History Of Rock Music: (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Devil's Banquet (Power Chord), Earl's Court - The Final Option (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Five Glorious Daze (Tarantura box), La Promenade (Wendy Records), & Welcome To Home: Earl's Court Arena 1975 First Night (Graf Zeppelin)

      The first gig of the legendary five-night stand at Earl's Court and a fairly good performance. Plant is in a bad shape during Rock And Roll and the equipment issues plagued Page's guitar solos, cutting in and out throughout the song. Sick Again finds the whole band in a better form, and Over The Hills And Far Away is fairly interesting and more compact when compared to the versions from the last North American tour. In My Time Of Dying is incredibly powerful. Jimmy solos wildly as Bonham's thunderous pounding echoes throughout the cavernous arena. Jonesy is almost lost for a short while near the middle of Kashmir, and the Mellotron sounds out of tune there. No Quarter makes its debut in England and is quite strong rendition. The instrumental section has returned to its original heavy rhythm, abandoning the free-form jazz workouts known from the past versions, and the coda features an excellent guitar workouts. A gorgeous Tangerine follows and instead of the bare acoustic arrangement they play a full electric version with four part harmony. The acoustic set shares a needed space between longer instrumental compositions and is very cosy. Trampled Underfoot has Page races explosively during a frantic guitar section, and the drum solo in Moby Dick is limited to healthy proportions. Dazed And Confused is yet not as ambitious and over the top as the marathons from two months prior, but the band delivers a high-energetic version of this piece. Two encores - a somewhat erratic Whole Lotta Love and a very massive Black Dog - closes this show.

MAY 18 - EARL'S COURT ARENA, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
DJ Johnie Walker introduced the band.

Recording Includes: Johnnie Walker Introduction, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir [ cut ], [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], Tangerine, Going To California, That's The Way, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp.
Source: Incomplete good to excellent 1st audience recording. 102 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir.
Source: Incomplete very good 2nd audience recording. Almost 56 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], No Quarter, Tangerine, [ cut ], Going To California, That's The Way, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven.
Source: Incomplete very good 3rd audience recording. Near 142 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same [ cut ] >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter, Tangerine, [ cut ], Going To California, That's The Way, [ cut ], Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), [ cut ], Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete very good to excellent 4th audience recording. Near 198 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) source 1: No Quarter (Red Devil)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Demand Unprecedented In The History Of Rock Music (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Earl's Court - The Final Option (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & No Quarter (Tarantura, 5CD box 2007)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 4: Complete Earls Court Arena '75 (Immigrant)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Arabesque & Baroque, The Second Night (Antrabata Reference Master), Argenteum Astrum (Tarantura), Black Dragon With The Blue Axe (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Demand Unprecedented In The History Of Rock Music (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Earl's Court - The Final Option (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Five Glorious Daze (Tarantura box), Femme Fatale (Wendy Records, original & reissue), No Quarter (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box & Tarantura 3CD 2006 & 5CD box 2007), No Quarter - In Association With Red Devil (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & Red Devil (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin box)

      The second night produces a much more relaxed and tight performance. While Rock And Roll and Sick Again are just average, the playing starts to be more fluid within Over The Hills And Far Away, which features a long guitar solo. In My Time Of Dying is yet again extremely heavy, and could very well be the concert point throughout the series of shows, despite equipment problems during the second guitar solo. Bonham is on fire as always during a very energetic The Song Remains The Same but the guitar cuts out briefly during the latter part of the song. The Rain Song remains absolutely beautiful and Kashmir features an incredible performance from Plant. His voice sounds much stronger, even if he still shares some signs of trouble when hitting higher notes. This show warms up with an amazing version of No Quarter. The mellow bluesy, almost jazz like at times middle section is splendid. Jones delivers a beautiful and dramatic piano solo, and Jimmy's loose fingers go a long way to expand the piece around instrumental structure. Tangerine is again very beautiful, and sounds much better than the night before. The whole acoustic set sounds intimate and crystal clear, the guitar and mandolin duel in Going To California and That's The Way is amazing. An obvious highlight is Dazed And Confused that features beautifully haunting Joni Mitchell's Woodstock interlude. Page's fingers get a bit sticky as he shreds through the frantic guitar solo, but the return to the main riff is devastatingly heavy, with Bonzo thrashing wildly at anything within reach. The band follows with the standard encores of Whole Lotta Love and Black Dog, with a great effect.

MAY 23 - EARL'S COURT ARENA, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
DJ David Jensen introduced the band. Rumoured to be professionally recorded and filmed.

Recording Includes: David Jensen Introduction, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter, Tangerine, Going To California, That's The Way, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole [ cut ]..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete very good 1st audience recording. 198 minutes.

Recording Includes: Rock And Roll [ cut ] >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], Going To California [ cut ], That's The Way, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 2nd audience recording. 140 minutes.

Recording Includes: David Jensen Introduction, [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter, Tangerine, Going To California, That's The Way, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot [ cut ], [ cut ], Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 3rd audience recording. 203 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) source 1: The Awesome Foursome Live At Earl's Court (Joker Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 2: The Awesome Foursome: Earl's Court Arena 1975 Third Night (Graf Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 3: The Awesome Foursome: Earl's Court Arena 1975 Third Night (Graf Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Arabesque & Baroque, The Third Night (Antrabata Reference Master), The Awesome Foursome: Earl's Court Arena 1975 Third Night (Graf Zeppelin), Demand Unprecedented In The History Of Rock Music (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Earl's Court - The Final Option (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Express (Scorpio), Five Glorious Daze (Tarantura box), La Dolce Vita (Wendy Records), Physical Express (Jelly Roll), The Rites Of Manhood (Tarantura), & Welcome To The Show (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin box)

      The third night in London and a really great playing here. The band start off in a strong form and with a powerful rendition of their standard opening salvo of Rock And Roll and Sick Again. They play one of the better versions of Over The Hills And Far Away here. Jimmy's solo is long and excellent, even better than the more famous version from the next night. In My Time Of Dying has excellent instrumental parts and all three musicians play with a loose yet confident mood, and Robert is in a good shape, and hints at You Shook Me as the song comes to an end incidentally. A powerful The Song Remains The Same has Bonzo crashing his drum kit in a truly respectful way, and a long and sluggish No Quarter is very solid. The subtle piano solo is wonderful. Once Bonham and Page join in, the tempo increases until Jimmy takes over the centre spot. His guitar portion is wonderfully played as it stays slow and relaxed and without getting too intense. Tangerine is wonderful as always during this series of shows, and the atmosphere during the whole acoustic set is one of intimacy and joy. A devastatingly powerful version of Trampled Underfoot marks the return to the electric part of the concert. A glorious version of Dazed And Confused is next and is a sublime version that is played exquisitely. Plant unleashes a spine-chilling scream at the beginning of the third verse, and the bow solo is preceded by a hauntingly heavy and unplayed for a long time San Francisco interlude of Scott McKenzie. Page's playing during the long instrumental section is excellent. It remains focused and fluent, yet it reminds about the same as most of the past versions from this period of time. This condition is also present during a superb solo in Stairway To Heaven. The visceral Whole Lotta Love encore leads obviously into Black Dog, with the rhythm section cooking ferociously while Plant screams and ad-libs.

MAY 24 - EARL'S COURT ARENA, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
DJ Nicky Horne introduced the band. Whole concert was professionally recorded and filmed. Fragments were used on "Whole Lotta Love" promo video in 1997, Latter Days - The Very Best Of Led Zeppelin Volume 2 in 2000 and DVD in 2003.

Recording Includes: In My Time Of Dying [ cut ], [ cut ], The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter, Tangerine, [ cut ], Going To California [ cut ], That's The Way, [ cut ], Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock..] [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete very good 1st audience recording. Near 106 minutes.

Recording Includes: Nicky Horne Introduction, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], Tangerine, Going To California, That's The Way, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine, Turn On Your Lovelight..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 2nd audience recording. 187 minutes.

Recording Includes: Nicky Horne Introduction, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good 3rd audience recording. 143 minutes.

Recording Includes: Nicky Horne Introduction, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter, Tangerine, Going To California [ cut ], [ cut ], That's The Way [ cut ], Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love (<< Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine, Turn On Your Lovelight..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard recording. 210 minutes.

Recording Includes: Nicky Horne Introduction, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter, Tangerine, Going To California [ cut ], [ cut ], That's The Way [ cut ], Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine, Turn On Your Lovelight..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete color professional footage with actual sound. 208 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) audience source 1: The 1975 British Tour (no label & Raven Records Inc.), Absence (Toasted Records), The Best Of Led Zeppelin (no label), The Best Of Led Zeppelin Vol. I (The Wizard's Quest Continuing Saga Records), Earls Court (no label original and reissues, Idle Mind Productions, & Trade Mark Of Quality faked), Earls Court II (no label, original & reissue), Earl's Court Arena Volume 2 Saturday May 24th 1975 (Bug), The Final Option (no label), Kashmir (Berkeley Records), Led Zeppelin (aka The Can) (UFO Records), Live In England 1976 (The Amazing Kornyfone Record Label), Live Nileppez Del (no label), & On Stage In Europe 1975 (Ze Anonym Plattenspieler)

Bootleg LP Reference(s) soundboard: Rock & Roll (Waggle)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 1: Earl's Court - The Final Option (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 2: Fourthcoming (Image Quality)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: Earl's Court 1975 (Tecumseh Recording Co.), Earl's Court Incident (Red Devil), Graf-Zeppelin-Marsch (Tarantura), He Must Be Dazed And Confused (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Odesseus (Celebration Definitive Masters), Rock & Roll (Condor), Silver Coated Rails (Condor), & Your Mother Wouldn't Like It! (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience & soundboard mixes: Arabesque & Baroque, The Fourth Night (Antrabata Reference Master), Demand Unprecedented In The History Of Rock Music (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Earl's Court (Silver Rarities), Earl's Court - The Final Option: Fourthcoming (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Earl's Court - The Final Option (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Earl's Court 1975 Fourth Night (no label, both versions), Earl's Court 2405 Evoluzione (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original 2003 & reissue 2012), Five Glorious Daze (Tarantura box), The Hermetic Order Of The Golden Dawn (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Musiciens Aux Masques (Wendy Records), & To Be A Rock And Not To Roll (Watch Tower box)

Official Visual Reference(s): DVD (Warner Music Vision), Latter Days - The Very Best Of Led Zeppelin Vol. 2 (Atlantic CD-ROM), The Very Best Of Led Zeppelin (Atlantic CD-ROM), & Whole Lotta Love (promo video)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): Earl's Court 1975: The Definitive Edition (Celebration Definitive Masters), Earl's Court 75 (Cashmere), Earl's Court 75: May 24th 1975 (Definitive Edition) (Boogie Mam), Earl's Court '75 Final Court (Celebration Definitive Masters VHS), Earl's Court May 24th 1975 (Cosmic Energy), Evolution Is Timing 3: Video History (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Heavy Metal Kids (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), In The Court Of King James (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), London Calling (Sugar Mama), Musiciens Aux Masques (Wendy Records), Story So Far (Bad Wizard), & Your Kingdom Come Seattle 1977 (Wendy Records)

      The fourth night and probably the most known date from all five gigs, but the band starts to share a sign of weakness. Things get off to a somewhat sluggish start as Bonham sounds tired as he fumbles through the drum outburst at the end of Rock And Roll. Page gives a somewhat disjointed and erratic guitar solo during Over The Hills And Far Away, which sounds much less confident than many other versions. Before as the song starts, Plant jokingly hints at Living Loving Maid for the only time. In My Time Of Dying is usually powerful, and the rhythm section works well here. Due to the PA problems, the guitar has to be cut out briefly during the initial verses. The Rain Song is great, but Robert vocals seems to be weak a bit in places. Kashmir is a bombastic, highly energetic performance. A true highlight of this show is one of the best No Quarter ever captured on tape, delivered in epic scale. The instrumental section is transformed into a misty, free-form improvisation featuring an unusual and outstanding laid-back guitar solo from Page. Jones plays brilliantly and delivering some of his best piano solos ever, and the outroduction is dramatic and full of tension. Tangerine is yet again gorgeous and the acoustic section is delivered with passion and beauty. The penultimate rendition of Dazed And Confused is another stellar part of this gig. Jimmy solos wildly through the lead-in to the bow solo, and Joni Mitchell's Woodstock interlude is played here for the very last time, and is just out of this world. The middle section erupts in a furious cascade of notes, bringning the memories from the past tours. The humour was belonged to the whole group, so Bonham took the microphone as they climbed for the encores and said: “I'd like to say at this point that I think football's a load of bollocks!“ what caused a quick retort from Plant, “I'd like to say that soccer's a wonderful sport, the best sport.“ Whole Lotta Love features a bit of rarely played Bobby Bland's Turn On Your Love Light, and Black Dog finds Page and Plant sounding already wasted.

MAY 25 - EARL'S COURT ARENA, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
DJ Alan Freeman introduced the band. Whole concert was professionally recorded and filmed. Fragments were used on "Whole Lotta Love" promo video in 1997, Latter Days - The Very Best Of Led Zeppelin Volume 2 in 2000 and DVD in 2003.

Recording Includes: Alan Freeman Introduction, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me, Rock Me Baby..), The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song [ cut ],[ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter (<< Aranjuez Concerto..), Tangerine, [ cut ], Going To California [ cut ], That's The Way, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing, D'yer Mak'er..).
Source: Incomplete fair to good 1st audience recording. 206 minutes.

Recording Includes: Dazed And Confused [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing, D'yer Mak'er..).
Source: Incomplete very good 2nd audience source. 55 minutes.

Recording Includes: Alan Freeman Introduction [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me, Rock Me Baby..), [ cut ], The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir [ cut ], [ cut ], No Quarter (<< Aranjuez Concerto) [ cut ], Tangerine, [ cut ], Going To California, [ cut ], That's The Way, [ cut ], Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco, Mars: The Bringer Of War..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..).
Source: Incomplete fair 3rd audience recording. 184 minutes.

Recording Includes: Alan Freeman Introduction, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me, Rock Me Baby..), The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter (<< Aranjuez Concerto..), Tangerine [ cut ], [ cut ], Going To California [ cut ], That's The Way, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Heartbreaker (<< Bouree.), Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing, D'yer Mak'er..).
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard recording. Almost 231 minutes.

Recording Includes: Alan Freeman Introduction, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me, Rock Me Baby..), The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter (<< Aranjuez Concerto..), Tangerine, [ cut ], Going To California [ cut ], That's The Way, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco, Mars: The Bringer Of War..), Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing, D'yer Mak'er..).
Source: Incomplete color professional footage with actual sound. 226 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 1: Arabesque & Baroque, The Final Night (Antrabata Reference Master), Buck Rogers (Tarantura), Earls Court 1975 (Mud Dogs), & Great Taste Last Night (Image Quality)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 2: Earl's Court - The Final Option (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: A 2 Last Nights (Tarantura), Earl's Court '75 Final Court (Celebration Definitive Masters), Earl's Court Incident (Red Devil), Shake For Me Baby (Missing Link), & Welcome To The 1979 Knebworth Festival's bonus disc "Epilogue" (Watch Tower)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience & soundboard mixes: Bataille De Trafalgar (Wendy Records), Conquistador (Watch Tower), Demand Unprecedented In The History Of Rock Music (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Earl's Court 1975 Final Night (no label), Earl's Court - The Final Option: Great Taste Last Night (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Earl's Court - The Final Option (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Five Glorious Daze (Tarantura box), The Hermetic Order Of The Golden Dawn (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), King Jimmy & The West Bromwich Blues Band (Pyramid Records), The Last Zeppelin Express (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 8CD original box 2021 & 4CD standard reissue 2022), When We Were Kings (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Young Person's Guide To Led Zeppelin Volume 1 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & Zeppelin Express Physical Rocket (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

Official Visual Reference(s): DVD (Warner Music Vision), Latter Days - The Very Best Of Led Zeppelin Vol. 2 (Atlantic CD-ROM), The Very Best Of Led Zeppelin (Atlantic CD-ROM), & Whole Lotta Love (promo video)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): Bataille De Trafalgar (Wendy Records), Demand Unprecedented In The History Of Rock Music (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original & reissue), Earl's Court '75 Final Court (Celebration Definitive Masters VHS), Evolution Is Timing 3: Video History (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), The Film Vol. 5 (Wendy Records), First Class Ticket (Cosmic Energy), Heavy Metal Kids (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Latter Visions/The Best Of Led Zeppelin Clips Volume Two (Celebration Definitive Masters), London Calling (Sugar Mama), & Unstoppable Metal Machine (Condor/Toasted Records)

      The fifth and final Earl's Court date, and again one of their longest shows they ever played.  Rock And Roll starts with usual power, and Page blazes through the second guitar solo in Sick Again. In My Time Of Dying again features a bit of You Shook Me, and a snippet of BB King's Rock Me Baby at the coda. Bonham is on fire during The Song Remains The Same, thrashing at his drums with wild abandon. The sombre piano solo during another blistering version of No Quarter sounds very classical. The instrumental section is an epic journey, full of meandering passages and mood changes, and the song reaches its climax during the haunting outro. Jimmy plays a riff of not yet rehearsed Tea For One as Robert introduces Tangerine, which is just great. They get into a bit of Robert Johnson's If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day before Bron-Y-Aur Stomp. The return to the electric set finds Page shredding frantically through an aggressive guitar solo during Trampled Underfoot. The last ever performance of Dazed And Confused begins the moment, when the band is about a bit on fatigue. Scott McKenzie's San Francisco interlude is still beautifully mournful as always, but Jimmy's fingers sounds kinda sticky despite of his lightning-fast playing during the monstrous middle section, and the whole improvisation lacks some of its intensity. This syndrome continues with Stairway To Heaven, which Plant dedicates to his daughter Carmen. The encore set consists of four songs, but again, the weakness is present. A somewhat lackluster Whole Lotta Love leads to the usually botched Black Dog, where Page plays a sloppy guitar solo. He tries to do his best during Heartbreaker, but Robert pushes himself to the limit during the final verse and struggling with his vocals. They close the show with an overwrought Communication Breakdown, where a snippet of D'yer Mak'er can be heard during the breakdown.

 

Led Zeppelin North American & European Dates
August 23, 1975 - December 16, 1975

AUGUST 23 - OAKLAND-ALAMEDA COUNTY COLISEUM, OAKLAND (CA), UNITED STATES (cancelled)
Led Zeppelin headlined. Support from Joe Walsh and The Pretty Things. All acts cancelled.
AUGUST 24 - OAKLAND-ALAMEDA COUNTY COLISEUM, OAKLAND (CA), UNITED STATES (cancelled)
Led Zeppelin headlined. Support from Joe Walsh and The Pretty Things. All acts cancelled.
AUGUST 27 - TEMPE STADIUM, TEMPE (AZ), UNITED STATES (cancelled)
AUGUST 29 - ARROWHEAD STADIUM, KANSAS CITY (MO), UNITED STATES (cancelled)
AUGUST 31 - ATLANTA STADIUM, ATLANTA (GA), UNITED STATES (cancelled)
SEPTEMBER 2 - KENTUCKY FAIR AND EXPOSITION CENTER, FREEDOM HALL, LOUISVILLE (KY), UNITED STATES (cancelled)
SEPTEMBER 3 - ASSEMBLY HALL, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, BLOOMINGTON (IN), UNITED STATES (cancelled)
SEPTEMBER 6 - ROSE BOWL, PASADENA (CA), UNITED STATES (cancelled)
The show was rescheduled for January 24, 1976 but it was also withdrawned.
SEPTEMBER 9 - LLOYD NOBLE CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, (OK), UNITED STATES (cancelled)
SEPTEMBER 21 - SUPERDOME, NEW ORLEANS (LA), UNITED STATES (cancelled)
SEPTEMBER XX - DENVER (CO), UNITED STATES (cancelled)
NOVEMBER 5 - UUSI MESSUHALLI, HELSINKI, FINLAND (cancelled)
NOVEMBER 7 - EKEBERGHALLEN, OSLO, NORWAY (cancelled)
DECEMBER 16 - BEHAN'S WEST PARK, ST. HELIER, NEW JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS
The very first live show after sudden sabbatical. Performed as an impromptu 45-minute set with resident pianist Norman Hale (a former member of The Torpedos). According to some press, the band performed few rock 'n' roll classics.