Yeah. Brutal, but I agree with this assesment...they sound vapid and trite to me. They're getting a lot of mileage out of the comparison to Zep and I wonder who is really behind it. It can't be organic, it has to be a construction of their promotors/management.

OUCH!! 😆 https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/greta-van-fleet-anthem-of-the-peaceful-army/?mbid=social_facebook&fbclid=IwAR3bPsTDFbvLzncWsZdLK1HtuFDDE7Vjh58-3KPskJir1sfPpgNNwnFQb2k

👍🏼Thanks, hope we will!!

Thanks for clarifying, I knew you could. 👍🏼

Yes, I am the drummer. We have talked about that concept actually and I think we will do some more live era style covers on the future, but right now we are going to mostly focus on studio versions, although we did just do a 73 style Celebration Day. I am really keen to try the era specific versions ....it'd be a really interesting thing to explore. Every tour seemed to have a different sound, and they evolved so rapidly especially after 1970.

Wow! That's completely different than Brannons info. Now I'm confused!

EV confuses shit with their labels. They call source 4 the Cobra source because they used parts of it to complete their release but it's not the primary Cobra source , that would be source 3. That's why it sounds inferior, because it is! They call source 5 the Antrabata source but it's the stereo source first by released by Tarantura in 1997. I'm not sure but Winston may have used that as his primary source.

I agree, I disregarded it after listening once...I expected it to be better based on the hype in the description.

Toshiro! So if the Golden Eggs version is just a rip of the Doinker Sweeter Blueberry version...would it be source 3 or source 5?

Do you know what their source mix is? I think it may be the same as the fan share on dime from some years ago with the same title. The following is the text from that version. Led Zeppelin Live at the Inglewood Forum 1970-09-04 from 2nd gen AUD reel-to-reel tape with known lineage(rec3)- *BLOWS AWAY ANY PREVIOUS VERSION* "A Sweeter Blueberry" (mp3 sample) 16 bit CD-Burnable Version Even if you never had a bootleg by Led Zeppelin, you need this one. This recording is to Led Zeppelin what "The Coming Of Kahoutek" is to Pink Floyd collectors, or what "Live'r Than You'll Ever Be" is to The Rolling Stones. It was your very first bootleg of this group. It's an exciting, relaxed performance by the band as well. They even comment on the fact that they are enjoying themselves. What sets the Led Zeppelin performance apart from the others is the fact that there were so many recorders in the audience that night. Did you know there were five known different tapes of this show (and this is arguably the best one)? Determining which, if any of the existing tapes this one is has proven to be quite a journey. I am absolutely indebted to Dime member Acapulcogold for help and guidance. To the person enquiring which version of this show was the best, may I hold my hand up? This show has been confirmed to be from the "AltTMOQ" source as put out by Empress Valley, but in much better quality. Finally, after groups of sample comparisons, it was matched to audience comments during "Whole Lotta Love". There is a vast reduction in hiss and great improvement in tonal quality over the EVSD release. This is the red book compatible CD-burnable version Setlist (runtime 1hr49mins18sec): CD1 Immigrant Song Heartbreaker Dazed And Confused Bring It On Home That's The Way Bron-Yr-Aur Since I've Been Loving You Organ Solo Thank You What Is And What Should Never Be CD2 Moby Dick Whole Lotta Love Medley Communication Breakdown Out On The Tiles Blueberry Hill Lineage MR reel to reel ->reel ->reel ->Sound Forge 6.0 24 bit 48KHz ->Downsampling to 16 bit 44.1Khz Track splitup ->Flac via Flac Frontend, level 6, sectors aligned and verified. Enjoy! A DoinkerTape

Pretty quiet on the anniversary front. Maybe a storm is coming? 🤔 Prob not.

Basically, it's up to personal taste. I prefer the Cobla version, and I like Heavy Vibes because acapulcogold used a better sounding tape version of source 1 than most bootlegs I've heard. Rubber Dubber is a nice alternative listen but it's very incomplete. A definitive version of this show is subjective, until another better tape comes along.

A lot of pressings have the inscription, some on both sides " do what thou wilt" , "so mote be it" ...some on just one side. That's not so unique. Matrix numbers are the long series of numbers and letters etched in the deadwax. Compare them to the many versions on discogs catalog list and find yours. The pressing plant initials usually are on the label....MO, PR, SP etc.

Not all, but the ones that matter do. Cheap , foreign pressing may not have it. Happy digging! Compare those matrix and pressing numbers and letters, and if you see an RL in the deadwax of LZ 2 thats a valuable record , and it sounds great! Its a hot mix, pulled after a short run . Look up the story, kinda funny.

Do you have Heavy Vibraphones? That uses my vinyl rip of the Rubber Dubber LP for it's disc 3. Discs 1 and 2 are the 1st TMOQ source from an unknown gen tape that has a brighter, fuller sound than many other versions of that tape. I wonder if Graff Zep just burned our version to silvers. 🤔

Very cool, I am very interested in getting the book. Thanks is for your post and reply. I know this has been discussed in the Stairway lawsuit thread, but it's very interesting about Ice Cream Dreams since Spirit released Taurus in Jan of 68. Page had recorded with Cartoone in fall of 68 but he hadn't toured with Spirit yet, so isn't the allegation he heard Taurus on the first Zep in early 69? 🤔

The MO on the label of 3 indicates that it's a Monarch pressing , it should sound very good. Check Discogs for more detailed info and compare values with the listings. There are so many variants that it will take you some time, but you can get more info on your specific pressing by looking up the matrix numbers on Discogs. If you're copy of 2 has the initails RL ( Robert Ludwig pressing), in the deadwax and it's a clean copy, it is worth hundreds! Maybe close to a grand right now. Depends on the condition.

I seem to remember source 5 which I had on the blue 1997 Tarantura release was used by Winston for his remaster and was a good source. My mind is too cluttered now to actually remember for sure, maybe Winston can chime in.

I guess we'll never know. LOL. 😏

I'm very interested in this book, thanks for this post. I have to ask...is Jimmy the guitarist on the opening of Ice Cream Dreams? The similarities to Stairway are evident and it's a curious question since your song was recorded before Jimmy toured with Zep and Spirit. If so then that would seem to dispel the likelihood that Page took the idea from Spirit.

Yeah I was hoping someone or the poster who shared this could zoom in or isolate the photos some could see who the mystery drummer is.

Ha, I know...no such luck. 😒

Thanks for that clarification!

Would love to see a closer image of those last pics. Anyway you can send a clearer , closer pic of the contact sheet?