Well let me offer this as food for thought. Has the emergence of the Bloomington 75 show made it more plausible that this soundcheck is indeed from the afternoon of that show? 75 was rejected based on how weak Robert's voice was in Chicago. Until Bloomington emerged that's all we had to go on. But compare and contrast this soundcheck with the Bloomington show - both in overall sound and Wanton Song in particular. My ears tell me it's a persuasive argument. Wanton Song is at 50 minutes.

Being suspicious I compared it to Copenhagen and it is different. Thanks to our pal Conneyfogle.

This was on the Isle of Jersey, a British tax exile, in late 75 after Robert's accident. They'd already recorded the Presence album in Munich and were on sabbatical. They visited Behan's and ultimately hopped on stage with the house band. No known recording.

A bit unrealistic tbh that a band bringing together the likes of Page and Rodgers would last any longer than it did. Ticket sales weren't great for the second tour; it may have been Chris was out of the loop on the business affairs of the band.

The alternate mixes of Fool and All My Love from the Out Through the Back Door and Studio Daze boots are even better than the official release imo. Live in the studio feel.

A link to Alan Freeman's BBC One radio show aired 3 April 1976 playing the complete Presence album pre-release. From Gary Davies LZ Audio archive via a heads up from Dave Lewis. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yCc9LDL-cAqzSrgRMXl-9Mt5ukJu6KaX?fbclid=IwAR1rYAxmrKZ-uL3Qv7fn4lzzqdUSIjANyYGLDdFDMaxqAuiVPpXJfc2Flx8

Finally getting a chance to share photos of my vintage jacket. Stage crew members wore these at the shows. Near the end of one of the shows you can see one of these jackets on the video as the band are leaving then re-entering the stage at the encores. I've never been much into memorabilia - been largely about the music - but when I saw this, had to have it. When you can wear Zeppelin - say no more. Wear it out now and then when Zeppelin fans are about - parties, concerts and the like. One of my prized possessions.

Thanks, Sam. The reviews provide a great reading companion while listening to shows.

Trying to pass off a Zeppelin song as one "no one knows/knew about" on this forum may be a tall task but of those lesser known perhaps to "lay people" shout out goes to Down By the Seaside for me.

Given they were based in Chicago for this part of the tour I wonder if they tended to be better prepared to perform if they had to travel to the show. Sitting around most of the day - probably sleeping most of it - they may have been lethargic simply going straight to the show from the hotel. Much respect to GFan's technical reviews. Two relative duds in two nights in Chicago.

Surely that's Heartbreaker from her first album. Mr. Steinbrenner's favorite tune in Seinfeld.

Yea these countdowns are always fun. Some tunes on the list may have us saying "Wow really?" but bearing in mind again that it was 1982. Lots of artists on this list were hot for the time period. And many specific albums - multiple tracks from the same ones - are represented from the 80-82 range. Also particular tastes of the Southern California audience influence many of the choices. Plus you have the effect of current popular releases reminding listeners of an artist's past material kinda like when a band's current album boosts sales of earlier albums and bring them back onto the charts.

For a second I was thinking this was the Jimmy Page and his Furniture thread!

Was thinking the same thing. If the set list was written down shortly after - or even during! - the gig, it's plausible this mistake could have been made. GTC was an unknown song at the time; the fourth album hadn't been released yet. So the listener hears an acoustic tune "hmmm Tangerine?" May have been his best guess. The recording hasn't circulated very widely or been heard by many people so the error goes uncorrected. Many a bootleg have such mistakes - song titles, dates/locations of shows. An error early in the process carries forward through future publications. I think it's a viable theory.

May include Plantations and/or guitar tuning, I reckon. Plus, by all accounts they'd never played it live before!

Kicking myself for not simply copying the body of the Facebook post straight away. Here it is: Tarantura label is very proud to announce that the complete Led Zeppelin concert, which has never been in circulation before, will be released shortly. It is a real Holy Grail, as it is May 4, 1971 Odense show that has been hoarded for over 51 years! The biggest surprise, apart from very good sound quality, is that the tape features live versions of Four Sticks and Gallows Pole, performed just a day prior on the famous Copenhagen show on May 3, 1971. More info soon! Stay tuned. Further info from LedZepNews: Photos were previously posted online of non-circulating two-disc CDR copies of a claimed recording of the May 4, 1971 show taped by someone known as “The Kif Man” released privately through “Cannabis Records” along with a cassette tape of the same show that was marked “Kifcord Tapes”. The Facebook page did not dispute that the recording is from the same source as the CDR copies, writing “cannot confirm but I think these CDRs might be sourced from a master that is now in the hands of our Japanese friends.” Tracklist for those claimed CDR copies of the recording: Immigrant Song (04:27) Heartbreaker (07:17) Since I’ve Been Loving You (08:00) Dazed And Confused (19:38) Black Dog (06:28) Stairway To Heaven (09:00) Tangerine (06:00) That’s The Way (07:13) What Is And What Should Never Be (05:01) Four Sticks (06:05) Gallows Pole (06:44) Whole Lotta Love (19:51) Communication Breakdown (05:37)

Wowee kazowee! https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=431279635488907&id=100243138592560

Dig that one of Jonesy!

From the recap of the tennis match between Emma Raducanu and Anhelina Kalinina, written by Simon Briggs of The Telegraph: "In the first set, Raducanu was far too flat in her groundstrokes, while Kalinina’s ball-strike was decisive in every way: powerful, heavy and accurate. When the ball came off her racket, it made a deep and resonant sound, like John Bonham banging his bass drum." Not a bad name drop!

4/27/77 was the first live Zeppelin I heard other than TSRTS film so perhaps a special place in my heart. That primal scream from Robert during IMTOD was shocking to uninitiated ears. 4/27/69 I heard about - and its high rating among fans - before I actually heard it so perhaps prior knowledge skews my opinion of it. I'd say I had a higher opinion of 73-80 Zeppelin in the early stages of my live Zeppelin education; as the years have passed I've become more critical of those performances - the generally static set lists and Robert's diminished vocal capabilities. Not to summarily dismiss them, mind you; they're still exciting shows in their own right. There's something for everyone from the best band there ever was regardless of which stage of their career you're listening to. But comparing two distinctly different eras, I've landed on embracing the formative and developmental stages of the band's career with the sweet spot being March 71 thru June 72. The four members at the heights of their powers; experiencing new and exciting adventures while building fan bases that would last a lifetime; with just enough - but not too much - material in their arsenal that they were still experimenting - at times at the drop of a hat. 69 wins this one for me.

Generally speaking Europe 73 is hailed as the band at its technical peak, setting aside Robert's diminished vocal capabilities. Of course not all the shows have been reviewed here - perhaps the arc of the tour was a slow start and sluggish finish while Vienna and the German shows were really where the band found its stride(r) 😉 - but couldn't help but notice that the nitpicking's don't quite measure up to the tour's legend. Not meant as a criticism, mind you, as I read the focus of these reviews - which I thoroughly enjoy - as being more detail-oriented than perhaps the general fan-reviewer perspective that's resulted in this tour being held in such high regard. Sandwiched between the UK and US tours, I think there was a noticeably lower level of audience enthusiasm in Europe which may have lead to a greater focus on the musicianship not only by we after-the-fact listeners but the band members themselves at the time which served to raise the level of the playing. Sure taking 'nitpicking' literally means pointing out faults as well as effective moments. There's a balance to be struck between critiquing the performances and sharing in the energy and atmosphere of the audience and performers. These reviews serve a great purpose in the regard. Thanks, gibsonfan!

^^^ A photo capturing all four members with JPJ sitting on the mellotron? Not sure I'm convinced that's a concert photo. Posing for publicity purposes methinks. Not that there's anything wrong with that; just sayin'.

Simple. Choose any show you wish and google search the city and date then filter to long videos i.e. 20 mins or longer. You can use the argenteumastrum database as a guide for what's available. http://argenteumastrum.com/ Click Tour Dates. It's a comprehensive goldmine of information. Welcome back to our world of lunacy!

I'm inclined to use the word declined rather than refused. FWIW