This is totally true. That's why many including myself way prefer a decent audience tape to a shitty dry board tape from 77.

This is a GREAT photo. Totally with you on the palpable feeling in this shot. Who knows what tune he's playing but Since I've Been Loving You feels right.

Yes! Got my W Coda tunes mixed up. Thanks.

Mine is: The complete board tape from Toronto Sep 4 1971 Anything from Australia 72 Nassau Coliseum June 72 shows Baltimore 72 Second half of 73 ( Boston, Providence, Detroit, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh) Chicago '75 for Levee and Wanton Song

LOL. I think he's in Europe so English is a second language.

I'm curious to know this too. A certain seller was offering the Sonic Boom set for free with the purchase of another box set. I was tempted to get the Destroyer set just to get the Hampton 4CD but $ are tight right now and Cleveland '77 doesn't do much for me. I'm fine with my downloads of Dr Who ( Winston) of 4/27 and the Jason Peterson version of 4/28. Hoping someone shares the new Hampton soon. Huge upgrade!!! Hmm??

I love these tracks, instrumentally they are monsters...but I could do without Plants vocals. All that woohoowoohoo, Darlene oooh, oooh. Medication, medication! It's just gawd awful to my ears. Bonzo is devastating on all of these. Was the vocal track for Wearing and Tearing recorded much later than the Stargroves session of the instrumental tracks? It sure sounds like later Plant to me, circa 1980.

Yes!!

I agree with this. 77 is so well regarded around this forum but I rarely listen to those shows anymore. Although, I recently listened to 6/25/77 and really enjoyed that show. It's one of the few 77 tour shows that builds. It doesn't fizzle down like many did from that tour. I'd love to hear a board tape of that one. Most of the 77 boards highlight the blemishes too much, mainly Jimmy's erratic playing. In addition to his sloppy fragmented execution, he often sounds to me like he isn't as in sync with the rhythm section as on earlier tours. I think all the drugs really affected his time. From '73 I'd love to hear Minneapolis , Detroit, and Milwaukee in addition to the ones you noted. 6/3/73 would be a mutha to have in a SBD! I would be happy with any '73 show. The complete Denver or Houston shows! How about Pittsburgh? I've got enough '75 boards and this new release will be paramount to all the others IMO. Just a great show all around. So, drop some '73 SBDs pleeze!

Yes, but I'm referring to the first two minutes. I can't make out any relation to any other tune known from the ITTOD sessions. I guess it's a mystery tune.

There is a drum track from the isolated Bonham Polar sessions that I don't recognize. Been wondering what this tune was ever since first hearing these tracks years ago. You can hear Jones synth in the background. It's the first track here from 0:00 to 2:14. Anyone know what tune is this?? Wonder if they worked on this post '79? This is just incredible BTW! Its like Godzilla playing drums. Devastating sound and groove, laying waste to all in its path!

I think if it happened it would've been because Miles dug what Page was doing from a sonic and feel stand point. It would not be jazz nor would it need to be. Miles hired plenty of musicians post Bitches Brew who weren't really jazz musicians. A lot of the guys who played with him in the 80's couldn't play jazz and hang with the likes of his old compadres in the 60's. They were funk/fusion/R&B players. In most ways, Miles later music had more in common with Pages soundtrack to Death wish than jazz music of the 60's and 70's.

Yes, short term memory loss or Mandrax perhaps. ?

Pay $$$ to a bootleg seller or wait for someone to share it on a trading site and download it for free, or wait longer for it to be shared on YouTube. Alien or earthing, those are your options. ? Since you're a Johnny Boy fan and live in auld reekie you're cool by me. PM me and I can give you a referral if you like.

Did anyone honor your request? LOL. ?

Anyway, back to the topic. I imagine Plant was hardest hit by Bonzo's death as they were truly close friends and he must've felt really devasted since he lost his son just three years before. Did he talk much , in an open way about that time immediately after Bonzos death? I don't recall reading anything too detailed in books. I'm sure some of the more literate fans here can point to some references.

Screw opportunism!

We can dream, can't we? That'd be the one.

Can we have some board tapes from 70-73 ...Pleeeeeze?!!! Anybody??!!!

Just listened to that show , Winston's version. It's outstanding, I can't imagine needing another version. Great show for '77...in some ways better than the others of the run, especially the latter half of the show. It builds nicely.

3/21/75 is indeed an epic show but I'm skeptical about my enjoyment of this new board tape as so many shows that I have loved as great audience tapes are diminished by the warts and all presentation of a soundboard, mainly Plants vocal warts and Jimmy's finger problems. Baton Rouge 2/28 and Long Beach 3/11 comes to mind. The audience tapes are way more enjoyable to me.

Empress Valley should be giving away this damn "Viva" bullshit as a bonus for purchasing the new SBD title, not putting a teaser track out there with a bunch of shit that's already been available. Nonsense. Pure opportunism. I can feel the ground rumbling as that fearsome giant Peter Grant turns in his grave.

To celebrate this special 15 year anniversary of the "soundboard" revolution Empress Valley is presenting a CD sampler of their past Sbd titles plus a teaser of the Seattle 3/21/75 show. Good grief, really?!! Just get on with it and put the show out already. "If there's an extra nickel to be drained"

Shouldn't this now be "the months after Plants accident" thread? ?

Brooding male lead, perhaps.