Led Zeppelin / Long Beach 1975 2nd Night / 3CD

Led Zeppelin / Long Beach 1975 2nd Night / 3CD / Graf Zeppelin

Live at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, USA 12th March 1975


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Live at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, USA 12th March 1975

★ The performance on March 12th, the second day from the legendary Long Beach performance in 1975, will be released on the 3-disc press decision board!
★ The longest recording ever with careful mastering, making full use of the three existing sound sources!
★ Limited number included (attached to the front case)!

★ Sound source arrangement on the day
・ Source 1 ・ ・ ・ A sound source with a bonbon bass, which is familiar to you from the nostalgic SIRA board and TDOLZ. Sub-use on this board. This time, the main sound source, Source 3 and Source 2 (Mirrored), cannot be covered (from the end of “Illusion” to the beginning of “Heaven”, and other songs). Remastered the latest Master of JEMS. There was no sound blurring that had already occurred and occurred frequently, and it became much easier to hear.

・ Source 2 ・ ・ ・ Familiar mirrored sound source. It is a sound source of about 34 minutes from the middle of “heaven” at the end of the live to the end, and there is only this mirrored originally. In this board, the 1st Gen sound source is recorded to the maximum at the end of the live (not on the net)

・ Source 3 ・ ・ ・ This time’s main source. It is a very excellent stereo Aud with a bass on, excellent drive feeling, close sound, and a three-dimensional effect (only “Moby” and “Illusion” are mono), and it is a Master sound source that first appeared in 2008, but it is better than the existing one. Sound quality is considerably improved. With the digitization from Master, there are parts that surpass Millard in terms of presence, sound pressure, closeness, and wildness (laughs). Not received from the end of “Illusion” to “Black Dog”.

From the 1975 North American tour, the second day performance of Long Beach on March 12th will be released on a 3-disc press board with the highest sound quality, complete performance, and longest recording that makes full use of three types of carefully selected high-quality sound sources!
Although it is said to be a masterpiece, items that can be “listened” have finally appeared from the second day performance, which is surprisingly rarely released!

There are 3 types of sound sources for this second day performance at the moment, but the sound quality is the best on this board, but the recording time is originally short at 34 minutes, Source 2 (Mirrored), and the sound is quite good with long recording Source 3 2 The seeds are the main, and these are arranged in a good way (see * song), and the missing part that can not be filled is filled with the source 1 that has been known for a long time, and non-stop complete recording is realized.
Through thorough editing and mastering that you are familiar with every time, you can thoroughly follow up on the missing parts that were already overlooked (missing songs after “heaven”). This is the first title that has been completely edited so far.

A quick review of the flow of the existing records shows that the performance was not made into a record at all in the analog era, and it first appeared live on a nostalgic SIRA CD around 1995. Source 1 was used entirely for this SIRA board, and it had a crushed low-frequency sound, and there was periodic sound blurring, so the sound was a little for enthusiasts (* listen again). I can hear it normally, but …).

Shortly after the appearance of the SIRA board, the 1CD board appeared under the name of HOLY (also nostalgic) in 1996, and the contents of this was a mirrored sound source. It was a release that did not receive much attention in the era of mass release of items at that time, and it was lightly overlooked because it was recorded only at the end of the live with one piece, and it was a sober item that I saw quite a bit at a second-hand shop immediately after that time. (I think the advertisement was “Recorded on the sound board!”, But my memory is ambiguous). I wonder if it will be a little later that this is recognized as “a mirrored sound source and originally only the final part of the live”.

Furthermore, after the HOLY board, a 3CD board appeared from the nostalgic TDOLZ. This was also recorded from Source 1, but it has a slightly quirky sound in the midrange compared to the SIRA board, and sound blurring occurs frequently as with the SIRA board.

And since the 2000s when the style of editing multiple sound sources became widespread, titles that edited two types of sound sources from the Badge Holders label and new cod appeared.
And in the middle of 2008, Source 3 first appeared in the CDR title of Beelzebub, which specializes in overseas CDR. Unfortunately, in this title, the poor EQ processing that reflected the times was done in full, and the power of the new high-quality sound source 3 could not be demonstrated, and it was not talked about at all whether the item itself was in stock in Japan. However, the style that mainly supplements source 3 with source 2 (mirrored) and source 1 appears for the first time in this board.
Immediately after that, a title such as recording the entire three types of sound sources peculiar to this label on the TCOLZ board appeared.

And in recent years, there is also a second release from the new cod, where it appears in three types of editing boards. Originally, Source 3 was distributed as a master wake-up around 2008, but finally it was realized to make a CD from a sound source that seems to be a master.
Besides that, among traders, the master wakeup of Source 1 appeared from JEMS in 2020, and the surprising best source that has not occurred frequently and has no sound blurring appears here. Also, it may be mixed up, but regarding the source 2 mirrored, JEMS released the 1st Gen around 2010, but this is not good because of the umami-free sound peculiar to JEMS mirrored.

It’s like this until now.

As mentioned above, this board has the highest sound quality ever, making full use of three types of carefully selected high-quality sound sources, and the performance section has achieved complete recording and longest live recording.

The main source 3 is a remastered Master sound source. Source 2 (Mirrored) is a remaster of 1st Gen (best source not net). Source 1 used as a sub is a remaster of the latest JEMS Master sound source, and this master version is the first CD. The whole story has been carefully and precisely edited.

Above all, the sound quality of Source 3, which is the main source, is excellent this time. As mentioned above, it was an ultra-high-quality sound source that was originally distributed in 2008, and despite the fact that it had been digitized from the master from the beginning, it was not made into a CD in a fairly solid form. It’s really strange that it has been made. The bass is quite on and the sound is a little distorted, but thanks to the bass being on, the drive feeling of the performance is outstanding anyway, and it feels really good to listen to. In addition, the sound image is very close and has a three-dimensional effect, and it is surprisingly center-localized and does not spread to the left and right. It is no exaggeration to say. In short, you can enjoy almost the whole story with a powerful sound comparable to or better than the mirrored sound source. Due to the master’s problem, “Moby” and “Illusion” are recorded in monaural, but it is no longer a detailed story and there is almost no problem (* Rather, if you play it with a speaker, it sounds like a high-quality, raw line sound source!).

Also, since this Source 3 is cut at the end of “Illusion” (CD time 28:04), the middle three and a half minutes from here to the beginning of “Heaven” is supplemented from the Master of Source 1.
This source 1 is JEMS itself, which has been a hot topic in recent years as a mirrored master, but in the meantime, they casually released this Master version. As mentioned above, the Master of this source 1 is also considerably improved in quality. In particular, it is a big point that the frequent sound blurring that was very jarring around “heaven” has disappeared in this board. The sound is crushed and the range is narrow, so it is far from the main source, but even if the sound blur is eliminated, the ease of listening is doubled and stress is eliminated. As a result, “heaven” can be viewed with peace of mind for the first time even though it is a pseudo-completed version.
And after the beginning of “Heaven”, most of the performance is composed of the familiar Source 2 (Mirrored). Some songs and the final part are supplemented with Source 3 and Source 1. In particular, the part between songs (CD time 11: 39-12: 10) after the performance of “Heaven” was compensated by Source 1, but the point that it was not compensated at all even if it was already released for about 30 seconds. This is the longest recording ever!
I have to listen!
Please thoroughly enjoy the famous concert live with stable sound of high sound quality from beginning to end!

Specifications with limited numbering and stickers attached.
The CD label is now available on the permanent edition of the picture disc!

★’75年伝説のLong Beach 公演より二日目、3月12日の公演が3枚組プレス決定盤で登場!
★現存する三種類の音源を駆使、丁寧なマスタリングで過去最長収録!
★限定番号入り(フロントケースに添付)!

★当日音源整理
・ソース1・・・低音がボンボンする音源で、懐かしの既発SIRA盤やTDOLZでお馴染みなのがコレ。本盤ではサブ的な使用。今回メイン音源のソース3、ソース2(ミラード)で補填しきれない箇所(「幻惑」終盤から「天国」序盤、その他曲間など)で補填。JEMSの最新Masterをリマスター。既発で頻発していた音ブレがなく、かなり聴きやすくなった。

・ソース2・・・お馴染みミラード音源。ライブ終盤である「天国」途中以降から終演までの約34分ほどの音源で、ミラードは元々これしか存在しない。本盤では1st Gen音源からライブ終盤部で最大限に収録(ネットではない)

・ソース3・・・今回のメインソース。ベースがオンでドライブ感抜群で音も近く、立体感のある非常に優秀なステレオAudで(「モビー」、「幻惑」のみモノ)、2008年に初登場したMaster音源ですが、既発よりもかなり音質アップ。Masterからのデジタル化で、臨場感・音圧・近さ・ワイルドさ(笑)でミラードを上回るパートもある。「幻惑」終盤から「Black Dog」まで未収。

’75年北米ツアーより3月12日ロングビーチ二日目公演が、3種類の厳選高音質音源を駆使した過去最高音質・かつ演奏完全・最長収録の3枚組プレス盤で登場!
名演と言われながら、意外とリリースが少ないない二日目公演から「聴ける」アイテムが遂に登場です!

この二日目公演は現時点で3種類の音源が存在しますが、本盤では音質ベストだが元々収録時間が34分と短いソース2(ミラード)と、ロング収録で音はかなり良いソース3の2種がメインとなり、これらがいいとこ取りで配置(*曲目参照)され、補い切れない欠落部が古くから知られるソース1で補填されノンストップ完全収録が実現。
毎度お馴染みの徹底した編集とマスタリングにより、既発で見逃されていた欠落補填(「天国」後の曲間欠落)も徹底フォロー。ここまで完璧に編集されたタイトルは初めて。

既発盤の流れを軽くおさらいしてみますと、同公演はアナログ時代には一切音盤化されてないようで、’95年頃に懐かしのSIRA盤CDでライブ初登場。このSIRA盤に全面的に使用されていたのがソース1で、低域がボンボンした潰れ気味のサウンドで、しかも周期的な音ブレが入っていたりで音的には若干マニア向け(*改めて聴くと、普通に聴けてしまいますが、、)。

SIRA盤登場後、さほど間を置かずに翌’96年にはHOLY(これまた懐かしい)名義にて1CD盤が登場し、これの中身がミラード音源でした。当時のアイテム大量リリース時代の中ではあまり注目もされなかったリリースで、しかも1枚物でライブ終盤のみの収録だったこともあり軽く見過ごされ、当時からすぐに中古屋で結構見かけた地味なアイテム(広告のフレコミは「サウンドボード収録!」だった気もしますが記憶も曖昧)。これが「ミラード音源であり元々ライブ終盤部分のみしか存在しない」などと認識されるのは、これよりもう少し後になるかと。

さらにHOLY盤の後には、これまた懐かしのTDOLZから3CD盤が登場。これもソース1からの収録でしたが、SIRA盤に比べちょっと中域に癖のあるサウンドで、SIRA盤同様に音ブレが頻発。

そして複数音源を編集するスタイルが広まった2000年代以降はBadge Holdersレーベルや新タラから2種類の音源を編集したタイトルが登場。
そして2008年なかばに海外CDR専門BeelzebubのCDRタイトルでソース3が初登場。残念ながらこのタイトルでは時代を反映した劣悪なEQ処理が全編になされ高音質新ソース3の威力は発揮できず、またアイテム自体の国内入荷が少なかったのか全く話題にもなりませんでした。しかしながらソース3をメインにソース2(ミラード)とソース1で補うスタイルがこの盤で初めて登場。
また、その直後にはTCOLZ盤でこのレーベル特有の3種類の音源を丸ごとそのまま収録するといったタイトルも登場。

そして近年では新タラから2度目のリリースもあり、そこでは3種類の編集盤で登場。元々ソース3は2008年頃にはマスター起こしが流通していましたが、ここでやっとマスターと思しき音源からのCD化が実現。
それ以外にも、トレーダー間ではソース1のマスター起こしが2020年にJEMSから登場、既発で頻発した音ブレがない驚きのベストソースがここで登場。また前後しますがソース2のミラードに関してはJEMSから2010年頃に1st Genが公開されていますが、JEMSのミラード特有の旨味の抜けたサウンドでこれはイマイチ。

こんな感じで現在に至ります。

本盤では前述のとおり3種類の厳選された高音質音源を駆使した過去最高音質、かつ演奏部は完全収録・ライブ最長収録を実現。

メインのソース3はMaster音源をリマスター。ソース2(ミラード)は1st Gen(ネットではないベストソース)をリマスター。サブ的に用いられるソース1は最新JEMSのMaster音源のリマスターで、このマスターバージョンは初CD化。全編にわたり丁寧かつ緻密な編集がなされております。

なによりも今回はメインソースであるソース3の音質が素晴らしい。前述のとおり、もともと2008年には流通していた超高音質音源であり、当初からマスターからのデジタル化が実現していたにも関わらず、これがなかなかしっかりとした形でCD化されずにおざなりにされてきたのが本当に不思議なほど。ベースがかなりオンであり若干歪み気味なサウンドですが、ベースがオンなおかげで演奏のドライブ感がとにかく抜群で、これが聴いていて実に気持ちが良い。また音像も非常に近くしかも立体感があり、意外とセンター定位で左右には広がらない上品で優等生的サウンドのミラード音源よりもワイルドで豪快なソース3と言った感じで、臨場感では上と言っても過言ではない。要するにほぼ全編をミラード音源に匹敵またはそれ以上の強力サウンドで堪能出来るわけです。マスターの問題で「モビー」、「幻惑」はモノラル収録となっていますが、もはや細かい話であり殆ど問題なし(*むしろスピーカで鳴らせば、上質で生々しいライン音源に聞こえてしまう!)。

また、このソース3は「幻惑」終盤(CDタイム28:04)でカットするため、ここから「天国」序盤3分半はソース1のMasterから中継ぎ補填されています。
このソース1ですが、JEMS自身ミラードマスターで話題の近年ですが、そんな中彼らはさりげなくこのMasterバージョンを公開してくれていたのです。このソース1のMasterも前述のとおり、かなりのクオリティアップ。特に既発では「天国」あたりでは非常に耳障りだった頻発する音ブレが本盤では一切なくななったのが大きなポイント。音が潰れ気味でレンジが狭い質感のためメインソースには到底及びませんが、音ブレがなくなっただけでも聞きやすさが倍増・ストレスは解消。これにより、疑似完成版ながら初めて「天国」が安心して鑑賞できるようになっております。
そして「天国」序盤以降は、お馴染みソース2(ミラード)で終演までの大部分を構成。一部曲間や終演部はソース3とソース1で補填。とくに、「天国」演奏後の曲間部分(CDタイム11:39-12:10)はソース1で補填されていますが、30秒程度ながら既発でも一切補填がなされなかったポイント。これで過去最長収録も実現!
聴かなきゃ損!
名演ライブを、終始高音質の安定したサウンドでじっくり堪能下さい!

限定ナンバリング入りで、ステッカーが添付された仕様。
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!

Graf Zeppelin. LZSC-312

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