GiGinJapan Artwork of Japanese CDs (mostly) Led Zeppelin / Barrage Of Riffs : Buffalo 1973 / 2CD+3CD Limited Bonus / GRAF ZEPPELIN
Live at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, USA 15th July 1973
Play sample :
Disc 1-2: Soundboard Recordng
Disc 3-5: Audience Recording
From the 1973 North American tour, the SB + Aud decision board for the Buffalo performance on July 15th!
The current status determination board remastered based on the latest public sound source by The Dogs of Doom team (hereinafter DoD), which has been excavated and released in recent years!
This is the first time that the cut in the song “The Rain Song” of the SB part has been completely compensated by the Aud sound source. !! !!
In addition, the Aud sound source has almost all the tape twists scattered for the first time!
Looking back on the flow of each sound source, this performance was not made into a sound source at all in the analog era, and the SB sound source was first released during a series of outbursts by the nostalgic Flying Disc Music in the early days of CD “MISTY MOUNTAIN”. From “R & R” to “The Rain Song” with the title “CROP” first appeared on the SB sound source. Although the other title of Flying Disc Music “RAZED AND CONFUSED” was credited as a sequel to the performance, the actual content was the Chicago performance of the same year, which is unique to the rough era. As a result, it may not be surprisingly known that “Illusion” and “Heaven” first appeared on the nostalgic TDOLZ board.
The SB sound source has been distributed from that time to the present, and it remains unchanged this time.
In the 2000s, the Aud sound source also appeared. In addition to appearing in the nostalgic Winston Remaster etc., a title that recorded the entire SB and Aud full length has also appeared from TCOLZ and continues to the present.
This time, it will be the latest release by DoD, which has become familiar in recent years, and the SB sound source will be up to “heaven” as before.
On the other hand, the Aud sound source is a recorded version of all songs of the same source as the already released, and although there are cuts in the song, it is very different from the already released in that it has an extremely analog-like texture.
I’m not saying it’s very fresh, but this edition has been remastered based on these Raw masters released by DoD. Compared to the Midas Touch board released in the 1990s, the SB has the advantage that the sound that had a habit of being closer to the midrange is flatter, more straightforward, and has a wider range of sound. Although there is a difference in impression due to the phase shift and the difference in volume from the latest TCOLZ board, it seems that there is almost no big difference.
Rather, as mentioned above, the Aud sound source has a significantly different impression than the SB, and the sound was clear and clear when listened to with intense EQ processing and noise reduction, but digital with noise reduction and EQ processing odor. It was a chic sound. In this edition, the Aud sound source part has an extremely simple and analog-like sound.
Of course, the best remastering process has been done, but the sound is quite different from the existing Aud part. When it comes to which is better than the past version, this version, which is simple but directly conveys the amount of information on analog tape, will be the best at present.
This Aud part is a distant sound, and the separation is not good at all, and it is treated as a bonus in this board, but with the best remastering process, it is an Aud sound source that fans can fully appreciate, and a live concert with SB sound source uncollected. You can’t miss the fact that you’re catching the final stage. By the way, there is also a dadgad remaster based on these DoD masters, but it is clear that this board is more natural, such as quirky echo and reverb processing, noise reduction, etc. Moreover, it is also a point that the twist of the tape that was associated with this Aud sound source has been almost eliminated for the first time in this board, and you can enjoy “The Rain Song”, which was the most severe twist, without worrying about the twist for the first time in this title. It came to be.
Also, as a supplement to the SB part, the only cut in the song “The Rain Song” of the SB sound source is also firmly and carefully supplemented. You may think “What?”, But in recent years there are titles such as dadgad that have been supplemented, but in that case, the citation position of the Aud material used for compensation is incorrect in the first place, and as a result, correct compensation is made. This is actually the first item in history. Moreover, as mentioned above, only the main board has been compensated with Aud, which has eliminated the tape twist, for the first time. Since the compensation part was also a solo part of Mellotron, the change in sound is kept to a minimum, and it is a wonderful compensation that is completely indistinguishable to what you normally listen to.
In addition, the part that was pointed out as a cut just before the performance of “Song Remain” in some literature is actually just a problem of band down, and with the careful pinpoint EQ correction on this board, uncut recovery without discomfort. It will be a big point to realize.
Limited numbering and a sticker attached to the front of the case.
The CD label is now available as a permanent favorite of picture discs!
1973年北米ツアーより7月15日バッファロー公演のSB＋Aud決定盤！
近年発掘公開のめざましいThe Dogs of Doomチーム(以下DoD)による最新公開音源をベースにリマスターした現状決定盤！
SBパートの”The Rain Song”の曲中カットがAud音源でズレなくしっかり補填されたのは、実 は 本盤が初！！！
さらにAud音源は散見されたテープヨレが初めて全てほぼ解消！
各音源の流れをザックリ振り返って見ますと、本公演はアナログ時代には一切音盤化されておらず、まずSB音源がCD黎明期に懐かしのFlying Disc Musicによる一連の乱発リリース中に「MISTY MOUNTAIN CROP」というタイトルで”R&R”から”The Rain Song”までがSB音源で初登場。そのFlying Disc Musicの別タイトル「RAZED AND CONFUSED」が同公演の続編とクレジットされていたものの、実際の中身が同年のシカゴ公演であったいうのも、大らかな時代ならでは。結果、”幻惑”と”天国”が、やはり懐かしのTDOLZ盤で初登場だったというのは意外と知られていない事なのかも知れません。
SB音源については当時から現在まで「天国」までの流通となっており、それは今回も変わらぬまま。
2000年代になり、Aud音源も登場。懐かしのWinston Remasterなどで登場したほか、TCOLZからはSBとAud全長を丸ごと収録したタイトルも登場し現在に至ります。
今回は近年お馴染みとなったDoDによる最新公開となり、SB音源は既発同様「天国」まで。
一方、Aud音源は既発と同ソースの全曲収録バージョンで、やはり曲中カットなどはあるものの、極めてアナログチックな質感である点が既発とは大きく異なります。
さほど新鮮味のあるものとは決して申しませんが、本盤ではこれらDoD公開のRawマスターをベースに最新リマスターが施されております。SBの方は例えば’90年代にリリースされたMidas Touch盤などと比べると、そこで中域寄りの癖のあったサウンドが、本盤ではよりフラットで素直で奥行きのあるレンジの広いサウンドというアドバンテージはありますが、直近のTCOLZ盤とは位相のズレや音量の差による印象の違いはあるものの、概ね大きな違いもないのではないかと思われます。
むしろSBよりも前述のとおりAud音源の方は大きく印象が異なり、既発では強烈なEQ処理とノイズリダクションで一聴するとクリアで輪郭のスッキリしたサウンドでしたが、ノイズリダクションとEQ処理臭の漂うデジタルチックなサウンドでした。今回盤では、Aud音源パートに関しては、極めて素朴でアナログチックなサウンド。
もちろん最善のリマスター処理がなされていますが、既発のAudパートとくらべ、かなり印象の異なるサウンドです。過去盤とどっちが良いかとなれば間違いなく素朴ながらアナログテープの情報量をダイレクトに伝える本盤が現状ベストとなることでしょう。
遠目のサウンドで、分離も決して良いとは言えず、本盤ではボーナス扱いとなるこのAudパートですが、最善のリマスター処理により、ファンなら十分に鑑賞に値するAud音源で、SB音源未収のライブ終盤部を捉えている点でも見逃すわけには行かないでしょう。ちなみに、これらDoDマスターをベースにしたdadgadリマスターもありますが、癖のあるエコーとリバーブ処理、ノイズリダクションなど、明らかに本盤の方が自然なのは明白。しかも本Aud音源につきものだったテープのヨレが本盤では初めてほぼ解消されているのもポイントで、一番ヨレの激しかった”The Rain Song”も本タイトルにて初めてヨレを気にせず堪能出来るようになりました。
またSBパートについて補足しますと、SB音源唯一の曲中カット”The Rain Song”もしっかりと丁寧に補填。「え？」と思うかも知れませんが、近年盤でも補填したdadgadなどのタイトルはありますが、そこでは、補填に使用したAud素材の引用位置がそもそも間違っており、結果的に正しい補填がなされたアイテムが実は本盤が史上初となります。しかも前述のとおり本盤のみテープヨレが解消したAudでの補填が初めて実現。補填箇所もメロトロンのソロパートだったこともあり、音の変化も最小限に留められており、普通に聴く分には全く区別がつかない見事な補填となっております。
他にも、一部文献にて”Song Remain”演奏直前でのカットと指摘されていた箇所も、実は単なる帯域ダウンの問題であり、本盤では丁寧なピンポイントEQ補正により、違和感なくノーカット復旧を実現しているのも大きなポイントでしょう。
限定ナンバリング入りで、ステッカーがケース前面に添付された仕様。
CDラベルはピクチャーディスクの永久仕様の愛蔵盤で登場です！
Disc 1 (66:04)
01. Introduction
02. Rock And Roll
03. Celebration Day
04. Black Dog
05. Over The Hills And Far Away
06. Misty Mountain Hop
07. Since I’ve Been Loving You
08. No Quarter
09. The Song Remains The Same
10. The Rain Song ★Audで補填
Disc 2 (45:27)
01. MC
02. Dazed And Confused
03. Stairway To Heaven
Disc 3 (62:23)
01. Rock And Roll
02. Celebration Day
03. Black Dog
04. Over The Hills And Far Away
05. Misty Mountain Hop
06. Since I’ve Been Loving You
07. No Quarter
08. The Song Remains The Same
09. The Rain Song
Disc 4 (39:06)
01. MC
02. Dazed And Confused
03. Stairway To Heaven
Disc 5 (57:14)
01. MC
02. Moby Dick
03. Heartbreaker
04. Whole Lotta Love
05. The Ocean
GRAF ZEPPELIN / LZSC-715
