I've listened to a few songs so far. Stairway sounds great! Thanks a lot for your work Steve.

Well thanks to you I can never get the phrase "turkey gobbling" out of my head when I listen to late period Zeppelin!

Thanks. I've read a few of your 1977 reviews now. I have to admit you were far more critical of 1975 than 1977. I think you let them off easy at times. Hey, we all have our favourites. But I would have been kinder towards Seattle 1975 and harsher towards trainwrecks like Heartbreaker 6.21.77, Kasmir 6.23.77 and IMTOD 5.22.77; despite the presence of good playing on those tracks. And I thought that Pagey's playing on No Quarter was much stronger overall in 1975. More than any other year, 1977 would benefit from an edited "best of" like the TSRTS soundtrack. But I thank you for doing this. I love discussing this stuff.

I formally request a 1977 thread. (Gibsonfan159 will work for his money then!) Seriously, it would be nice to bring some new light to lesser known shows.

I greatly disagree. Levee didn't even reach the level of a decent cover band. No doubt they could have done it better with a bit of hard work in the rehearsal studio. I personally think they might have done a good job of it in '77. Wanton Song fares a little better, but they never did a live version that approaches, let alone surpasses the studio cut. Any 1998 Page Plant version blows the live Zep efforts out of the water. It's a pity as those two songs are among my favorites and they deserved better. YMMV.

Why not listen to the excellent Millard audience recording then? One thing that I've noticed - I've heard big clean guitar sounds at a gig that sounded amazing, but didn't translate well to tape.

I'm very thankful to see that, but.... What a strange era.... "Forget the guitar-guy. You know what the people really want to see - close-ups of the bass player's feet."

What's next? Dan Diego March 14?

Just a thank you. It sounds really nice.

So would you consider doing USA 1973 next?

Hi - I'm looking for a copy of the Bluecongo matrix of Mannheim July 3, 1980. Can anyone help with a link or a share? Gracias!

This remaster has really been rocking my world! Much better sound than my ancient sb. I'd really love to get a copy. And the first few songs - wow. (When you go from a '77 concert to this, the difference is jarring.)