Led Zeppelin / The Complete Rock Pile Tapes / 5CD

Led Zeppelin / The Complete Rock Pile Tapes / 5CD / TCOLZ

The Rock Pile, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2nd February 1969, 18th August 1969 1st Show, 2nd Show (1st Source) & (2nd Source).

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Disc 1: Rock Pile, Toronto, Canada 2nd February 1969
Disc 2: Rock Pile, Toronto, Canada 18th August 1969 1st show
Disc 3 & 4: Rock Pile, Toronto, Canada 18th August 1969 2nd show (1st source)
Disc 5: Rock Pile, Toronto, Canada 18th August 1969 2nd show (2nd source)

In 1969, Toronto recorded three performances of two shows on February 2nd and August 18th at Rockpile with high-quality audience recordings. Another diff source is also included for the second show on August 18th. All performances are recorded with easy-to-listen master quality that has nothing to do with equalization, and the pitch is adjusted accurately. The performance on February 2nd, which starts from the introduction of Ritchie York, is recorded at 45 minutes and 39 seconds. Except for the 6:08 cut of You Shook Me caused by the master, the sound quality is good and stable, and it is a very easy-to-listen sound. August 18 First Show recorded 52 minutes 41 seconds. The image of the sound quality is quite different depending on the part, and it is quite unstable until the first 30 seconds. After that, it will be stable and easy to listen to, but I Can’t Quit You Baby has some parts in the song where the volume goes up and down. Dazed And Confused continues to be hard to hear with a lot of hiss noise from 8:03 cut to the end for 7 minutes. You Shook Me suddenly improves in sound 10 seconds after the start, but hiss occurs again in 27 seconds, and suddenly again at 3:41, the sound quality improves with a roaring sound. Although it is a rough recording with such unstable elements, the freshness of the sound is good enough and you can enjoy it with a vivid sound in the part where there is no problem of hiss. The second show on August 18th has a cut point at 4:27 on You Shook Me, but other than that, it was recorded for 82 minutes with a very good sound with a direct feeling that is unusual for this era. I am. The mood of the performance is also wonderful, and John Bonham introduces the plant, which is rare in the member introduction at the beginning of How Many More Times. A drum solo was performed at the ending of the song to show the goodness of the day. The second source, which recorded the second show on the 18th recorded on Disc 5, is also recorded for 79 minutes and 24 seconds with sufficiently good sound. The Train Kept A Rollin’is recorded only for the ending, and after that, all songs are recorded with quite high sound quality, though not as much as the 1st Source. In the part where the sound is dense and the part where the attack is strong, the sound may be rough due to analog deterioration, but overall you can enjoy it with a sufficiently good sound. A limited number of 5-CD press CD titles containing the sound source of the 1969 Toronto performance in master quality have arrived from overseas.

1969年トロントはロックパイルでの2月2日と8月18日の2ショウの3公演をそれぞれ高音質オーディエンス録音で収録。8月18日のセカンド・ショウに関してはもうひとつのディフ・ソースも合わせて収録。全公演とも、イコライズとは無縁の聴きやすいマスター・クオリティで収録されており、ピッチも正確にアジャストしてあります。リッチー・ヨークのイントロダクションからスタートする2月2日公演は45分39秒収録。マスターに起因するYou Shook Meの6:08でのカットを除けば、音質も良好で安定しており、非常に聴きやすいサウンドです。8月18日ファースト・ショウは52分41秒収録。音質はパートによってかなりイメージが違い、最初の30秒くらいまでかなり不安定。以降はそれなりに安定し、聴きやすくなりますが、I Can’t Quit You Babyは曲中で派手に音量が上下する箇所があります。 Dazed And Confusedは8:03カット後から7分間に渡ってエンドまでヒスノイズが大きく聴き辛い状況が続きます。You Shook Meは開始10秒目で突然音が良くなりますが、27秒目でまたヒスが発生、そして3:41で突如再び轟音と共に音質が良好になります。このように不安定な要素を多分にもった乱暴な録音ですが、音の鮮度は十分に良好で、ヒスの問題が無い部分では生々しいサウンドで楽しめます。8月18日セカンド・ショウは、You Shook Meの4:27でカットポイントがありますが、それ以外は、この時代としては異例な程にダイレクト感溢れる大変良好なサウンドで 82分に渡って収録されています。演奏のムードも素晴らしく、How Many More Times冒頭のメンバー紹介では珍しくジョン・ボーナムがプラントを紹介します。この日のノリの良さを示すように同曲のエンディングではドラムソロを披露。ディスク5に収録された18日のセカンドショウを収録したセカンド・ソースも、十分に良好なサウンドで79分24秒に渡って収録されています。The Train Kept A Rollin’はエンディングのみの収録で、それ以降は1st Source程ではないにせよ、なかなかの高音質で全曲収録されています。音声が密集するパートやアタックが強いパートでは、アナログ劣化により音が荒れる部分もありますが、全体的には十分に良好なサウンドで楽しむことができます。1969年トロント公演音源をマスター・クオリティで収録した5枚組プレスCDタイトルが海外より限定入荷しました。

Disc 1
The Rock Pile, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2nd February 1969
1. Introduction 2. The Train Kept A Rollin’3. I Can’t Quit You Baby 4. Dazed And Confused
5. You Shook Me 6. Killing Floor 7. How Many More Times

Disc 2
The Rock Pile, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 18th August 1969 1st show
1. Introduction/The Train Kept A Rollin’ 2. I Can’t Quit You Baby 3. Dazed And Confused
4. You Shook Me 5. How Many More Times

Disc 3
The Rock Pile, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 18th August 1969 2nd show (1st source)
1. Introduction 2. The Train Kept A Rollin’ 3. I Can’t Quit You Baby 4. Dazed And Confused
5. White Summer/Black Mountain Side 6. You Shook Me

Disc 4
The Rock Pile, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 18th August 1969 2nd show (1st source) continued
1. How Many More Times 2. Communication Breakdown

Disc 5
The Rock Pile, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 18th August 1969 2nd show (2nd source)
1. The Train Kept A Rollin’ 2. I Can’t Quit You Baby 3. Dazed And Confused
4. White Summer/Black Mountain Side 5. You Shook Me 6. How Many More Times
7. Communication Breakdown

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

The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin 031/032/033/034/035

 

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