I haven't heard any of Lord Reith's stereo remixes. I just went to beatlegdb.com and found his stuff but didn't see any links to download or listen to them, so I can't comment on them. I can say the technology I use would have a hard time with Beatles stuff because it cannot separate John and George's guitars into two separate tracks. I have this problem with Zep shows in the acoustic sets where JPJ and Jimmy are both playing guitars/mandolins/three necked acoustical things. There is a way to work with them in a single track to really expand how wide they are, but I can''t put what Jimmy's playing in the right channel and what JPJ is playing in the left. However, the splitting technology I use is still relatively new, so I'm guessing it will improve significantly in the coming years. In its current state, it seems best suited for power trio with vocals type bands (Zep, The Who, Hendrix, etc.)

It is possible to lower Robert's voice, either throughout a whole song or just in parts. The main issue with doing anything other than that is the noise I mentioned earlier. With normal multi-tracks you can add EQ and other effects to the vocals before mixing them in with the rest of the instruments. However, if you try that on the vocals after the software I use extracts them from everything else, it makes that noise much more noticeable. I can still apply EQ to the middle portion of the songs after everything is mixed together (i.e. I can apply different effects to middle and sides of a recording), which allows me to do some work on Robert's voice, but that also impacts everything else in the middle of the recording with him (mainly cymbals and the upper end of the bass guitar), so it's not as simple or effective as modifying true multi-track vocals. Here's an example from the last night at Earls Court that shows what the individual instruments sound like by themselves and then all mixed together. It doesn't include the vocals, but the noise on the instruments is similar to the noise on the vocals.

It depends on how loud the vocals are in the mix. The most extreme example of low vocals I can think of is the 8/8/69 show were the recorder seems like it was stuck inside one of Jimmy's cabinets. In that recording, Robert is often completely inaudible, so there's nothing the software can do. In cases where he can be heard distinctly but his vocals are in the background, the software can usually identify his singing and put it in a separate track. In those cases, I can raise the level of the vocals. However, whenever the software runs it creates a kind of weird sonic artifact on each track. It's not usually noticeable when you mix all four tracks (vocals, drums, bass, and other) together, but if you crank up one of them significantly louder than the others, you can hear the weird noise. Because of that, there's a tradeoff between raising the vocals and keeping the noise from becoming distracting. Another option is to use a lot of compression on the final mix, but that can suck the life out of the performance, so it's not a magic bullet.

Thanks.

The band recorded themselves numerous times (or allowed themselves to be recorded, in the case of 1969), both in audio and video formats. I'm not sure what the hopes were for most of the videos (e.g. what was the plan at the time for the Earls Court videos because the release of TSRTS was on the horizon and there wasn't a home video market like we know it today), but the audio recordings seem like explicit attempts to make live albums. Unfortunately, few of the recordings came out as well as the band hoped so they weren't released, or we only got bits and pieces, which makes it seem like they never really tried when they did, repeatedly. Off the top of my head, here's the stuff that's public knowledge. If the Japan '71 shows resulted in an official live album and the Earls Court shows were released as an audio/video boxset, I believe our view of Zep's officially recorded live legacy would be much more generous. 1969 - Numerous BBC sessions, Danish TV, SuperShow, Dallas Pop 1970 - Royal Albert Hall, Bath 1971 - Japan shows 1972 - HTWWW 1973 - Southampton, NYC 1975 - Earls Court 1977 - 1979 - Knebworth 1980 -

Holy crap.

First of a three part interview with JPJ:

If you want to hear them, there are samples of them on Black Beauty. You'll need to scroll down a bit, as the page is sorted by performance date. http://starship.mydns.jp/zeppelin/beauty/concert/year.jsp?R_ID=1975

Another cool one. Thanks. If you're taking requests, how about Fool In The Rain and Gallows Pole.

That was cool, thanks for doing it.

Agreed. I wonder what the band's thinking was around the static set lists on the latter tours? I know there was a lot of variety during the jams, but it seems like they'd want to change up the songs they played a bit just to keep themselves interested.

He was right about the cocaine line.

Thanks. I'm glad you like it. I always wondered why they didn't play Levee more frequently. It's a killer song, and could really have been a centerpiece live.

It has been raining for the past 12 hours, and it's expected to continue for the rest of the day. It's actually a welcome change after the mini drought we had this summer.

Thanks. I had heard the organ noises, but didn't know that he played the drums. And it was surprising that they actually set up a couple of drums on stage specifically for him, as opposed to him just banging on one of the drums on Bonzo's kit. Although I suppose you do not want to be messing with Bonzo's drums when he's in the zone.

Is Jonsey playing the drums during the WLL theremin freakout?

That is holy grail material right there.

Thanks. I'm glad you like it. For me, it was worth the effort just for When The Levee Breaks. I always wondered why they didn't play that frequently. It's a killer song.

Yeah, this is amazing. I can't imagine how much work it must have been. And if you like this, check out Badgeholder Blues from ledzepfilm, which is a similar kind of project for the 1977 tour.

Wow, that is great news. Can't wait.

Here's another installment in The Stereo Project. Send me a message for the full remaster. Sample: https://youtu.be/F2kjzAMnO0s

Nice. Thanks for posting this.

Wow. Love the shot of power when the JPJ and Bonzo come in after Jimmy's solo in Heartbreaker.

Very cool. Thanks for posting this. Love the photo, too. Anyone what the microphone is for that looks like it's coming out of Jimmy's guitar? Seems too high up to be capturing any of the individual drums. And video from LA in 1970 is just too much to hope for. Any idea if it's 3/27 or 9/4?

My understanding is that it's a new source. Not sure of the quality. It's on Black Beauty, if you want to check it out.