Axe34 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 This may be a long shot but it's something I've been trying to solve since the '80s. My memory's a bit cloudy on some details so bear with me. When I was in high school (1987-1990) I purchased a bootleg cassette from a new/used record store. I don't have it anymore but I'm pretty sure it was called Heartbreaker. There's a chance it may have been on Superstition (which I also owned, pictured below) but I don't think so. It was the audio from a concert (can't remember which one) but there was a song at the end of the second side of the cassette. It was an acoustic song that sounded like Page's style. It was fairly polished and was definitely recorded in a studio. But here's the weird thing -- in between verses parts of Plant's Black Dog vocals were dubbed in. So it would go > acoustic playing with no vocals > "Hey, hey mama said the way you move/Gon' make you sweat, gon' make you groove > more acoustic playing > Ah ah child way ya shake that thing /Gon' make you burn, gon' make you sting > more acoustic playing and so on. I remember bringing it back to the record store and asking the owner if he knew what the song was and he didn't have a clue. To be clear, it wasn't any acoustic song that appeared on any studio album. It's been driving me crazy for more than 30 years. 😖 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsj Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 I remember that from the 90s. It’s something that someone created in the style of Page but it isn’t him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe34 Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 Well, that's a start! I guess I'm not crazy. 😄 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 3 hours ago, jsj said: It’s something that someone created in the style of Page but it isn’t him. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badgeholder Still Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 https://www.discogs.com/Led-Zeppelin-The-Slog/release/669734 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe34 Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 (edited) Yay! I can now die in peace. 😄 Although the former newspaper reporter in me wants to find Messenger/Dartnell and ask them about it. Brings back a lot of memories of me driving around in 1989 as a 17-year-old blasting cassette bootlegs in my parent's station wagon. Thanks everyone. Edited October 18, 2019 by Axe34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnOsbourne Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 It's pretty cool, whatever it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Hi there, I actually still have that cassette. The songs on it include Heartbeaker, Whole Lotta Love, White Summer, Communication Breakdown, I Can't Quit U, and How Many More Times. I don't have a cassette player anymore but I've been holding on to that tape hoping to hear it again. I recall the rendition of white summer was amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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