Led Zeppelin / A Quiet Before The Storm /5CD

Led Zeppelin / A Quiet Before The Storm /5CD /Tcolz

The Day On The Green, Alameda, County Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA 23rd July 1977.

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The Day On The Green, Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA 23rd July 1977

Includes two existing audience recording sources that recorded the first day of the Auckland performance that took place on July 23, 1977 for two days. There is “It’s Been Great” in the already-released version of “Source 1” (recording time: 2 hours 47 minutes) on discs 1 to 3, but the image of sound quality is quite different, and this version is more than the existing version. It features a direct grainy sound. There is a cut at 5:59 in No Quarter as well as the previous one, but the restart part is slightly more (about 0.5 seconds) in the main board. Disc 2 records the cheers from Going To California at 4:57, about 10 seconds longer than the previous one. On Disc 3, the cheers after the 11:17 cut of Stairway To Heaven are recorded about 1 second longer on the existing version, but the cheers on the latter half of Black Dog are recorded more than 1 minute longer on the main version. With that said, it is clear that both boards used different dubbing tapes from the master, even though they had the same sound source. Although the sound quality is not the best, it records the whole picture of the show with stable and good sound quality without distortion or turbidity, and the musical sounds are recorded with a rich sense of separation, so it is not difficult to hear. There are few cut points as a whole, and you can enjoy the live performance at the end of 1977 without stress.

“Source 2” (recording time: 2 hours 16 minutes) recorded on Discs 4 & 5 has cuts at the beginning and between songs. However, it is recorded with sound quality that is incomparably better than the existing board “Confusion” that has undergone fade-in processing at all cut points, and in addition to improving the sound quality, it has been forcibly cut in the existing board. In addition, this board, which allows you to listen to everything contained in the original tape, has the meaning of the definitive edition of this source. This “Source 2” is rich in bass sounds and is superior to “Source 1” in terms of sound quality.

As you know, the performance is not an item that recorded a good stage because mistakes are conspicuous overall, but it is a valuable sound source that you can hear the situation of the band at the end of the 1977 US tour from the sound. It is a record. A 5-disc press CD set has arrived from overseas.

1977年7月23日、2日間行われたオークランド公演初日公演を収録した、現存する2種のオーディエンス録音ソースを収録。ディスク1~3の「ソース1」(収録時間:2時間47分)の既発盤には「It’s Been Great」がありますが、音質のイメージはかなり違い、本盤は、既発に比べてよりダイレクトな粒立ちの良いサウンドが特徴です。No Quarterの5:59で既発同様にカットがありますが、再スタート箇所は本盤の方がほんの少し(約0.5秒)多く入ってます。ディスク2はGoing To California の4:57位からの歓声を既発より10秒程長く収録。ディスク3はStairway To Heavenの11:17のカット後の歓声は既発盤のほうが約一秒長く収録されていますが、Black Dog後半の歓声は本盤のほうが1分以上長く収録されています。と言うことで、両盤は、同じ音源ながら、マスターからの違うダビングテープを使用したことは明らかです。音質は極上と言えないまでも、歪や濁りの無い、安定した良好な音質でショウの全貌を記録しており、楽音も分離感豊かに収録されており、聴きづらさはありません。全体のカットポイントも少なく、ストレス無く、77年末期のライブを堪能することができます。

ディスク4&5に収録されている「ソース2」(収録時間:2時間16分)は、曲頭・曲間を中心に相当箇所でカットがあります。しかしながら、全てのカットポイントにてフェイドイン処理を施した既発盤「Confusion」とは比較にならないほど良好な音質で収録されており、音質の向上に加えて、既発では強引にカットされていた、元テープに収められていた全てを聴ける本盤は、このソースの決定版としての意味を持ちます。この「ソース2」は、ベースサウンドが豊かに収録されており、音質だけ比較すれば「ソース1」よりも優れています。

ご存知のとおり、演奏のほうは、全体的にミスも目立ち、決して良好なステージを記録したアイテムとは言えませんが、1977年USツアー末期のバンドの状況が音から伺えるような、貴重な音源記録になっています。5枚組プレスCDセットが海外より入荷しました。

1st Source

Disc 1
1. The Song Remains The Same 2. The Rover Intro/Sick Again 3. Nobody’s Fault But Mine
4. Over The Hills And Far Away 5. Since I’ve Been Loving You 6. No Quarter

Disc 2
1. Ten Years Gone 2. The Battle Of Evermore 3. Going To California
4. Black Country Woman/Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp 5. Trampled Underfoot
6. White Summer/Black Mountain Side 7. Kashmir

Disc 3
1. Guitar Solo 2. Achilles Last Stand 3. Stairway To Heaven 4. Whole Lotta Love
5. Rock And Roll 6. Black Dog

2nd Source

Disc 4
1. The Song Remains The Same 2. The Rover Intro/Sick Again 3. Nobody’s Fault But Mine
4. Over The Hills And Far Away 5. Since I’ve Been Loving You 6. No Quarter
7. Ten Years Gone 8. The Battle Of Evermore

Disc 5
1. Going To California 2. Black Country Woman/Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp 3. Trampled Underfoot
4. White Summer/Black Mountain Side 5. Kashmir 6. Achilles Last Stand 7. Stairway To Heaven
8. Whole Lotta Love 9. Rock And Roll 10. Black Dog

A few sets imported from overseas (after 12 years). Mint copies!

The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin 042/043/044/045/046

 

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