Excellent. A great find. Cool to see Roy Harper. Thanks

Crackback is superb. It and Spaghetti Junction point toward Zooma. Crackback is one of my favorite post Zeppelin tracks. The other good cut is Silver Train, with vocals by Jon Anderson and a great guitar solo by Jones. A solid track.

LA Forum Sept 4, 1970 We need your assistance. Now there are about 18,000 pairs of hands out there. Not 250,000 but 18,000. 18,000 pairs of hands would sound really good. I only hear about 15,000 - - - seven hundred and ninety nine.

I love it that Plant says there were no dragon suits or bare chests at the meeting.

Heavy music from the 19th century. Composed 1851, first performance was in 1854.

Over the Hills for me. It has everything. Folk acoustic, hard rock, great melody and vocals, lyrics, perfection. For TSRTS and NQ, I prefer the live versions so much more. I don't really like the processed vocals in the studio version of either track. I see how it adds to the effect in NQ, but it does nothing but detract from TSRTS in my view.

It is so sad that there is so little of the concert in the footage. What is there is great. That show on video would be such a great treasure.

Great points. The Zurich Trampled is just fantastic as you described. When I hear tracks like this I realize I don't listen to 1980 shows enough. Thanks to Paul for reminding us often about 1980.

I can see the point about Rock and Roll. Would have been a more traditional/expected choice of opener, but that is part of the genius of opening the album with Black Dog. Not only is it a new sound and approach for the band, it has a very unexpected opening with that brief lead in before the actual a cappela opening. The first few seconds leave us unsettled and unsure of what to expect, then Plant kicks it off all by himself. Genius and a great way to open the album. The whole song is unexpected and very different for anyone at the time with its quirky stop time rhythms and vocal only sections throughout. To follow that with their most straightforward rocker ever is a real twist, especially since Rock and Roll would be an obvious choice for the opening track.

If it has to be officially released I would say Over the Hills from HTWWW remastered. Here is something I wrote about it recently in the HTWWW thread. I am reaching the conclusion that Over the Hills on this new HTWWW is one of the most exciting recordings of Zeppelin I have ever heard. I can't imagine what it must have been like to see one of those 1972 shows where this incredible song was debuted. That beautiful guitar-only pastoral opening, Plant enters in a beautiful voice, Page picks up steam, and then what a blast off with Plant managing to go sky high over the all-out bulldozer assault. So much power and energy. It is still impressive to this day although we have all heard the song many many times. It is still so captivating, and well, electrifying. You know that blast off is approaching and it still packs a wallop. In addition it is such a great composition, with wonderful lyrics, shifts of mood and tempo, great melody, and many musical ideas. I know the studio version has the acoustic guitar and the keyboard coda, but I prefer this live version with more power and energy, and without the guitar effects in the solos. If it can be an unofficial release my first choice would really be TSRTS from June 21, 1977. So much energy, such dynamics, the performance is on the edge and bursting at the seams. It was the summer solstice, Zeppelin had just finished conquering the midwest and east coast on their biggest, most outrageous tour ever. They were at the peak of their popularity. Fans were ravenous for Zeppelin, having waited two years after their biggest album ever, and a whole year after Presence which had two major blockbuster tracks in Achilles and Nobody's Fault. As far as I can tell, Zeppelin were never more popular, at least in the US, than the summer of 1977. The anticipation and electricity are evident in hearing the audience go nuts before the show, when the first drum kicks hit, when Jimmy blasts a few jolts of guitar, then the lights come on and the place goes bonkers. It is the most amazing concert opening ever - majestic, heavy, raucous, electrifying, dancing on the edge of a complete breakdown, such incredible power and energy from everyone. As Page would say, dancing on the precipice, and tight but loose. Plant was back - much better than in 1975 or even 1973. It was the biggest moment in their history - opening a 6 night stint at the Forum. In many ways, in terms of energy, enthusiasm, and power, they were at a peak. And the song itself is such a unique construction, with so much joy and positive energy. A joyous message for all. Just incredible. It speaks volumes.

From Fairport's early 1969 lp Unhalfbricking. This tracks builds slowly throughout. Great jam starting around 6:00. Sandy Denny is fantastic. It is little wonder that Robert chose her to sing with him on Battle of Evermore.

A great track from my favorite Fairport Convention album. A gripping traditional story song, the wonderful Sandy Denny, and a fantastic ending jam. Fairport at their peak from December 1969. This entire album is amazing.

Thanks for the reminder. It has been so long since I listened to that show. I know it is a classic but I never really developed "bootleg ears" despite years of trying. For lower quality recordings I generally listen once or twice just to see if there are any surprises, but then as the years go by I forget, obviously. I should have rechecked Luis Rey's book - it is listed there. In the back of his book he says it was "played infrequently" on the 1972 US tour, but it is listed only for the Seattle June 19 show, but then again many of the tapes for the other shows are incomplete. In any case, I did go back and listen to it and it was great, just no harmonica as far as I could tell.

Madison Square Garden 11 June 1977. It was the only Zeppelin show I attended. For years there was that clear soundboard section of No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, etc. and a lousy audience tape. Last year I found a much better audience tape on YouTube. It captures the sound and the mood very well. Of course now when I go to get the link to post here I find some newer versions posted. Love the photo in the first one. And then we have this great SBD/AUD matrix of No Quarter

Steve, thank you for sharing so much information. Dennis had an amazing career.

I am sure this not a mystery to many here, but I am wondering who is in the photo with Maureen, Carmen, and Karac? One of the road crew?

The first 1977 footage I ever saw, all those years ago on VHS. Brought back so many memories from the 77 show I saw.

Great soundtrack, terrible movie. Title track, Pusherman, Freddie's Dead.

I have sometimes wondered if they missed an opportunity by not having the harmonica solo live on Black Country Woman during the 1977 tour. Sure, the song works as an energetic short introduction to The Stomp, but it has a great harmonica break on the album. Plant did well with the harmonica during Nobody's Fault on the tour. I am glad they played Black Country Woman live, but I think it could have been something really special if Plant blasted that harmonica. I don't think two songs with harmonica in one show would have been too much. Yes, in the studio version Plant vocalizes during parts of his two harmonica breaks but so what? I think it would have been great live and a nice touch to the 1977 shows. The bass, drums, guitar and vocals were all song strong in the 1977 versions. What do you think?

YES. The bass sounds so good!

I am reaching the conclusion that Over the Hills on this new HTWWW is one of the most exciting recordings of Zeppelin I have ever heard. I can't imagine what it must have been like to see one of those 1972 shows where this incredible song was debuted. That beautiful guitar only pastoral opening, Plant enters in a mellow but wonderful "singer" mode, Page picks up steam, and then what a blast off with Plant managing to go sky high over the all-out bulldozer assault. So much power and energy. It is still impressive to this day although we have all heard the song many many times. It is still so captivating and well electrifying. You know that blast off is approaching and it still packs a wallop. For those of you lucky enough to have seen Over the Hills live in 1972 I would like to hear your thoughts.