My contract was up at Christmas and I decided to upgrade from the Galaxy SII to the Galaxy Note 3 - otherwise known as the tablet phone I almost switched back to Apple for the iPhone 5s...but what sealed the deal for me was the Note 3's 13 megapixel camera. I am absolutely in love with it. I mainly use it for email, music, and the camera...don't really text as much as I used to. The battery life is pretty good, I can get about two days out of a full charge with at least 8 or 9 hours of music and about three or four hours of screen use.

For what it's worth, my later pressing of III sounds much better. I don't know what it is about the early one, but I think it might have something to do with being water damaged during shipping. It could also be the immense amount of nicotine that has saturated the album. I've already put it through the Spin Clean once...will probably do it again.

Just to add my two pressings of Led Zeppelin III to the discussion 1. SD 7201 - 75 Rockefeller Plaza - Brown/Green Atlantic inner sleeve Side 1: ST-A 702005-AAA 1-11 (1) one Mastercraft PR So mote be it PRC AT Side 2: ST-A 702006-AAA - 1 (2) two Mastercraft PR PRC Do what thou wilt - AT 2. SD 19128 - 75 Rockefeller Plaza - White/Cream Atlantic inner sleeve Side 1: ST-A 102005-K 1-1 sflatl SRC Side 2: ST-A 702006-K 1-1 sflatl SRC

It's the standard US Atlantic label, there's the UK red/plumb labels as well. I believe I have a second US pressing. No quotes in the deadwax, but I still have the 1841 Broadway address on the label. When/If Pb! comes back he might have a more definitive answer...

It would appear from some internet research that there are at least three, possibly four, combinations of "first" pressings. These would have all been lacquers cut at Mastercraft. Some with "Do what thou wilt" and "so mote be it", some with one but without the other, some with the same one on each side. It's a complicated mess. Some first pressings also have the MO etched into them, denoting Monarch (pressing plant) These differences seem to extend to the white label promos as well...

In the deadwax there should be other things etched or stamped into the vinyl. They could be very lightly etched/difficult to see. It'll seem like a bunch of gibberish, but it's useful in narrowing down what pressing you have.

Does it say "Do What Thou Wilt" on one side with "so mote it be" on the other? I believe early pressings (not first) have the "so mote it be" on both sides. What are the rest of the matrix details?

I have a handful of factory recorded cassettes, the Led Zeppelin Box Set, and two cases of these - live bootlegs

From Rolling Stone

It was pretty good Now I'm listening to an aud cassette of 1977-07-17 Seattle TSRTS -> Sick Again.

I don't have the unknown gen one, truth be told this is the first time I've heard the show all the way though (on Kashmir now). Slight speed issues don't bother me, as long as Plant doesn't sound like he's a chipmunk.

Just started a second gen cassette of 1977-04-30 Pontiac Michigan.

Good post. In this photo (enlarged from the black and white one) it looks like it could be a separately embroidered embellishment that was stitched to the jacket. At first I thought it was completely beaded, but it doesn't look that way in this picture.

Here's a thread with some close up pictures of it... http://forums.ledzeppelin.com/index.php?/topic/19642-anyone-have-a-good-photo-of-the-rose-on-jimmys-shirt/ As far as who could make you one, I have no idea.

Yes, live songs are official, but you never regularly hear them. The Sound played Achilles, Kashmir, and Carouselambra all in a row a few weeks ago.

^That's pretty much exactly it. You get different songs on "two for Tuesday", or "triple play Thursday." The "Get the Led Out" segment on KLOS sometimes even plays live songs. Back on topic...I have no idea. JPJ said the same for "In The Light"...too difficult to replicate. I'm sure they could have done it. As far as it it being too easy...maybe? "Kashmir" is incredibly easy to play and they played it at every show (I think) 75-80. "The Rover" would have been amazing.

This. KISS was the first band I was ever into as a kid (early 90's). The first album I was ever obsessed with was Alive II. The makeup, the gate fold that showed the stage with the all the fireworks and drum riser...just pure epicness. Listening to it now, sure the lyrics are pure cheese....but Ace is a guitar god and Paul is one of the best front men ever. I can understand being turned off by KISS' current state and the commercialism....but to accuse KISS to be fake and in it for the merch from the beginning is just plain wrong.

I don't listen to rap all to often, but I do a little bit. I prefer early 90's rap like Dr. Dre, Snoop, or Tupac. One of my favorites... As far as new rap artists go, Kendrick Lamar is one that I've heard on the radio and actually bought both of his albums.

Scorpions - China White

Very cool video,

Well, I've seen hot springs both blow and flow so.... It doesn't help that there's more than one vocal track at that point, but I'm pretty sure it's "blow."

Do neither of you see my post that the official Doors page has posted this? Don't you think they would fact check?

The Doors "Official" Facebook say's he is indeed dead https://www.facebook.com/thedoors RIP

Who's to say it isn't a different mastering? I can't really find any info on it. Yes.

It's already been said that she got a good deal....it's an interesting piece, and it probably sounds absolutely fine. The Diament cd's don't sound that bad, but the remasters do sound better.