One of the things I love about the internet is being able to come cross stuff like this. I had one of Nektar's studio albums back in the day, but this is much livelier. The jam really gets going around 4:00 minutes in, then keeps on for the rest of the song.

Yeah, it's good stuff. They have another live album called "Erupts" that's also worth checking out.

The section on Jimmy starts at 3:04

Absolute monster of a live album:

Nothing in here about Zep, but interesting overview of the Melloton and its use iby various bands:

10 inches / 25cm of snow yesterday, and 3 inches / 7.5cm of rain is expected tonight, along with high winds. May get to try out our generator for the first time tomorrow.

Happy Birthday. Thanks for all of the great music.

If you don't already have one, grab a copy of the book "Evenings with Led Zeppelin". It's over 600 pages of details of Led Zeppelin's live performances, and includes hundreds of pictures of venues, ticket stubs, posters, and a lot more. There's tons of info in there you likely haven't seen before, and if you already have a copy of the book, there's probably lots of stuff you've forgotten. Disclaimer: I am friends IRL with Mike Tremaglio, one of the authors of the book, but don't take my word about how good the book is, checkout the tons of positive reviews for it on Amazon. And if you want even more info about Zep's live shows, head over to Royal Orleans and search for the following two incredibly detailed threads about Zep's soundboards: About those 1968-1970 Soundboards... About those 1971-1980 Soundboards... I'd also recommend the "Zeppelin Mysteries" thread on this site, which delves into numerous little known areas of the band's history:

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My understanding is that the larger the venue is, the less useful the soundcheck is because there's no way to simulate the impact of 76,000 people on the sound before the crowd is actually in the arena. However, I have to imagine Showco did shows for other artists in the that stadium, so they should have had some insight into the challenges of getting decent sound there. For what it's worth, this article explains Showco's setup for Zep's gig in Seattle later that year and the challenges of getting good sound in such a large stadium. The part about Zep starts on page 44: https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-Modern-Recording/70s/Modern-Recording-1978-02.pdf Here's a quote from it that explains some of the issues involved in large arenas: "...one of the problems involved in sound reproduction is the difficulty of accomplishing proper high- frequency projection. The more he looked at the problem, the greater the realization that air plays a major role. "Sound evidently is affected drastically by thermal differences. Obviously the body heat of a crowd is much hotter in the crowd than two to three feet above it, and therefore layers are formed. If sound is down low, though while it appears to bounce off this layer, it is actually [being] focused upwards. In a hockey rink, for example, supposedly the opposite is true - sound will focus down on the ice floor. The problem is similar to the illusion of water patches on the highway that disappear as you get closer. To eliminate the problem we wanted to get high enough to get above this angle and eliminate the total reflection. Our major concern when we started to put systems this high (30 feet) was the coverage down front. By tilting some cabinets down from that height we are able to project a lot of mids and highs in front of the protective barrier around the stage. After you've walked through a crowd during a show you notice that the mids and highs are a lot stronger when heard from a platform compared to what's heard at head height, so to compensate we've come down on the crowd so that the sound will not go over the heads of those close to the stage or in the infield."

Thanks to everyone involved in making this happen.

Thanks for putting this together. Must have been a ton of work.

I was at that show. I have a recording of it, if you're interested. Not great quality, but a nice reminder of the show.

This is really good news. I'm looking forward to seeing video from this legendary show.

This is likely my next release. I really like the versions of Dazed from '75:

And not only does he jump off stuff really high stuff, he's also an amazing skateboarder:

Thanks. Hopefully everyone who download the remaster is enjoying it. For me, the thing I really noticed from this show is Trampled Underfoot. I used to think it was kind of under-rehearsed. However, hearing it with the keyboards and guitar swirling in both channels, it seems like it must have been amazing when it was played live in the arena, especially with the circular lights spinning around on stage. Also, check out Bonzo starting around the 3:40 mark. He and Jimmy almost get out of synch. It must have been something Bonzo did, because he takes off on a tear, and then, just as he seems to be winding down, he puts it in overdrive. Killer stuff.

Strider, I assume you got to see VH a bunch of times. If that's the case, have you posted any stories about those shows on this site?