June 6th, 2026
Empress Valley is ready with their new title, Wild Tea Party. This 5CD set features performances from the famous Boston Tea Party from January 23, 25, and 26, 1969. Since there's no new material or significant sound improvements, this is aanother release for die-hard collectors only. This collectin is strictly limited to 50 sets, and includes a mini-poster and special cards. Separately from the box set, there's also a budget edition with a simple paper jacket packaging.
May 19th, 2026
Empress Valley, continuing their commitment to releasing whatever they can, has just released another "demix," a copy of a compilation created by Professor Stoned and distributed for free on his blog. The label even copied the title and calls it Early Daze. The set contains cleaned-up and professionally mixed excerpts from San Francisco shows of January 11, April 24 and April 27 1969, and adds a snippet of material from Copenhagen show of March 17 1969, officially released on DVD many years ago. Two versions of this latest production have seen the light of day, each with different artwork, and the "special" version includes a bonus CD with material taken from the Master Plus Series radio broadcast "The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Collection" from 1992.
If anyone thought this was the end, they were mistaken. The next set released by the label is 2CD set titled Barry Goldstein Master Series - For Badge Holders Only, and it features raw and remastered copies of a performance from June 23, 1977. Considering the fragmented nature of this material (the tape contains only the first six tracks of the entire show), it wouldn't be a mistake to think that Empress Valley is increasingly desperately searching for alternatives to get back on track.
Wendy Records has also released another title, again 2CD set titled 1970 Raleigh Concert, featuring a reasonably very good sounding audio recording of the show from April 8, 1970. Of the three newly released releases, this one seems to be the most ambitious, as this performance hasn't appeared often in the catalogs of various underground labels over the past few years.
April 29th, 2026
Wendy Records has emerged from hibernation and announced its next title, Iron Maze. This 2CD set includes a multiple source merge for a July 24, 1973 show in Pittsburgh that hasn't been reissued for a long time. As usual, a standard obi is included.
April 22nd, 2026
Well, what can one say? In a desperate move, Empress Valley has released a new box set titled Eddie Edwards - The Garden Tapes Part I, II, III. This 8CD set not only presents all three performances from New York July 1973 in a much less complete form (all because this compilation, created by Eddie Edwards, is quite a few decades old and is made of a much less complete sources) than its predecessor (which has been also reissued recently), but it's also a qualitative step backward. One wonders how much longer it will take to completely alienate even the label's most ardent fans...
A much better offering is the newest release from Graf Zeppelin - Over the Garden: Fifth Night in the Garden. This 3CD set documents the rarely reissued New York performance from June 13, 1977, which is not only well-recorded but also one of the best live shows from the entire tour. As usual, the set is limited and includes a sticker.
April 15th, 2026
If anyone still can't get enough of "demixes," Empress Valley has just released two new titles bearing this symbol. Year Of The Dragon Demix is another reissue of the Seattle show from July 17, 1977. To spice things up, a bonus 3CD 1977 SBD compilation has been added. The next set is the famous Destroyer, which is sourced from the latest version from 2024, Remix & Remaster. And this time, to boost the popularity of something that initially seemed like a waste of time, they've added Ten Years Gone demo, released on Jimmy Page's official YouTube channel just a few days ago! As if that weren't enough, a high-resolution FLAC data disc is also included.
April 8th, 2026
The Goat Live On Blueberry Hill II is a new 2CD release from Wndy Records featuring a "remaster" for Oakland September 2, 1970 show. Since all previous versions labelled as "goat" mixes have been widely criticized, this new set is likely similar in content. Copenhagen 1971 is a 2CD reissue of Lighthouse's set, this time described as being mastered by Graf Zeppelin and featruigna new artwork. A casual sticker is supplied.
March 26th, 2026
Two new reissues this time, both are from Tarantura per huge demand. The recenlty issued Vernal Equinox 6CD set featurning three shows from Tampa, Bloomington and Memphis on April 1970 North American tour was reissued with a new artwork picturing Jimmy Page. Namari-Shiki is a 3CD set reissuing a multiple source merge for Hiroshima September 27, 1971 show previously released on a massive 17CD set titled How The East Was Won: The Complete Japan 1971 Recordings. As expected, both titles are strictly limited - each of 40 copies and both are 12-inch book style covers. A special posters are also supplied to each of titles mentioned, making them another scarce and highly collectible items.
March 18th, 2026
The saga of reissuing titles from Empress Valley continues. Both newly announced releases are reissues of already released titles, and what's worse, the second set indicates a complete exhaustion of ideas and a lack of new material. For example, Storm Over Southampton is a 2CD set containing the well-known multitrack from January 22, 1973 with just a newly supplied mastering. Dancing In The Dying Light, on the other hand, is another 2CD compilation of performances from June 20, 21, 23, and 24, 1980, intended to showcase the best moments from the band's final tour. Unfortunately, both titles offer absolutely nothing new, and more importantly, rumors have it that Soundboard Revolution has been indefinitely suspended due to a lack of new sources.
March 4th, 2026
Killing Floor is the newest title that came out from Empress Valley Supreme Disc, and it's a single disc set featuring "demix" version of Fillmore West April 24, 1969 show. Two artwork versions are available, the first is the common one and is limited to 100 copies and the second is so-called "promotional copy". The next is Wendy Records' double-disc set titled California Connection, covering a source mix for Los Angeles August 21, 1971 show.
February 6th, 2026
A few new titles have been announced this week from Lighthouse and Graf Zeppelin, all featuring some nice upgrades and casual reissues of material known from past releases.
LA Forum 1970 is a double-disc set from Lighthouse covering a source mix for March 27, 1970 show and uses a newly circulating copy of one of the sources to make this performance as an upgrade. Another Lighthouse title, Tampa 1970 Definitive Edition is the label's attempt to April 9, 1970 show that has been just issued by Tarantura last year. This is also a double-disc set. Both Lighthouse titles are stickered and numbered.
Graf Zeppelin is ready with a new title, From The Midnight Sun: Oakland 1970 Deluxe Edition. This four-disc set collects both audience recordings for September 2, 1970 show and presents unique mixes for both tapes. A nice surprise, as this performance has been issued only a couple of times before. This set is also stickered and numbered.
January 14th, 2026
And so we have our first two releases of the new year. Empress Valley has decided to release two reissues, the first is Led Zeppelin Was Good And Loud with a new artwork. This double-disc set includes a radio recording of the nearly complete performance from Bloomington on April 12, 1970 that was broadcast on a local radio station by a fan. The second reissue is a new version of the legendary Spokane December 30, 1968 gig under a new title Spokane's Favourite Fudge. Described as a new remaster, this is the same old audience recording that circulates for years.