Led Zeppelin / Starting Show Of North American Tour Autumn 1969 / 1CD With OBI Strip

Led Zeppelin / Starting Show Of North American Tour Autumn 1969 / 1CD With OBI Strip / Wisteria Records

Recorded Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, October 17, 1969 (early show). Digitally Remastered

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The sound source of the legendary Carnegie Hall performance, which has been handed down as one of the best performances in the history of Led Zeppelin, has finally been unearthed. Indispensable for Zeppelin’s famous performance is John Bonham, also known as Bonzo, who is the backbone of the band. This performance, which is also known that Bonzo himself later said that it was one of the best performances. At that time, it was extremely rare for rock bands to perform live at Carnegie Hall, and the precedent was only the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Speaking of Carnegie Hall, the stage where Bonzo’s two big drummers, Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich, fought a fierce battle. It goes without saying how much Carnegie Hall was a favorite stage for Bonham. You can see how long the fans have been waiting for the sound source to be discovered in this preamble. It is an amazing excavation sound source.
The content of the performance is already well known to fans, so when you touch the content of the sound source, it is a fairly good audience recording. The vocals of the plant are a little buried, but Page’s guitar and Bonzo’s drums are recorded to the fullest. An original remastered version by an overseas enthusiast was also released at the time of this excavation, but there is a level where high is painful to the ear due to excessive equalizing. This item uses the master sound source and has been remastered by the label. The connection of blanks between songs is much smoother and more comfortable than the one by mania, and the sound quality is more natural than the remastering by mania. It is a must-have item that has been carefully commercialized with natural and smooth editing, with respect for this precious original sound source.

レッド・ツェッペリン史上屈指の名演として語り継がれてきた伝説のカーネギーホール公演の音源がついに発掘された。ツェッペリンの名演に必要不可欠な存在が、バンドの屋台骨であるボンゾことジョン・ボーナム。そのボンゾ自身が後にベスト演奏の一つであると語っている事でも知られるこの公演。当時カーネギーホールでロック・バンドがライヴを行うことは非常に稀で、前例はビートルズとローリングストーンズの二バンドのみ。更にカーネギーホールと言えばボンゾが憧れる二大ドラマー、ジーン・クルーパとバディ・リッチが激しいバトルを繰り広げた正にその舞台。カーネギーホールがボンゾにとってどれだけ思い入れのあった舞台であるかは言わずもがなである。この前置でファンがどれほど待ちわびた音源が発掘されたのかはわかって頂けることと思います。驚愕の発掘音源なのです。
演奏内容は既にファンにも周知の通りなので音源の内容に触れると、まずまず良好なオーディエンス録音。プラントのヴォーカルはやや埋もれ気味もペイジのギター、ボンゾのドラムは迫力満点に録られています。今回の発掘に際して海外マニアによるオリジナルのリマスター・バージョンも出回りましたが、そちらは過剰イコライジングでハイが耳に痛いレベル。このアイテムはマスター音源を利用しレーベル独自のリマスタリングを施してあります。曲間ブランクの繋ぎなどはマニアによるものより格段にスムーズで違和感なく編集され、音質面に関してはマニアによるリマスタリングよりナチュラルな仕上げ。この貴重なオリジナル音源への敬意も込めて、ナチュラルかつスムーズな編集で丁寧に商品化した必携アイテムです。

1. Intro
2. GOOD TIMES BAD TIMES (Intro) / COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN
3. I CAN’T QUIT YOU BABY
4. HEARTBREAKER
5. DAZED AND CONFUSED
6. WHITE SUMMER/BLACK MOUNTAIN SIDE
7. WHAT IS AND WHAT SHOULD NEVER BE
8. MOBY DICK
9. HOW MANY MORE TIMES – fade out

Robert Plant – vocals
Jimmy Page – guitar
John Paul Jones – bass
John Bonham – drums

Wisteria Records. WISCD 2022-012