SuperDave Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 PERHAPS LED ZEPPELIN DID THEIR BEST SHOWS IN THE WEST COAST... DO YOU REMEMBER HOW THE WEST WAS WONE???? JAJAJA DOO LUCK Yes indeed it was and in a very positive and exhilarating way. The scene on the coast was also good for the band. That's why when they played Long Beach, the tempo during the show was faster as they had a good drive to get to L.A. In other words, they had some crucial partying to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzovonludwig Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 No order really, Going To California (Berkley Community Center Sept/14/71) Dallas Memorial Auditorium March 4 1975 For Badge Holders Only June 23 1977 Southampton U.K Jan 22 1973 Madison Square Garden Feb 12 1975 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy page66 Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 MY FAVORITE BOOTLEGS LISTEN TO THIS EDDIE MARYLAND 77 BADGEHOLDERS COPENHAGEN 71 DESTROYER Ewwww... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Action Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Ewwww... Now as far as those Landover, MD shows go...the 28th is an excellent performance and recording. Don't sell that one short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpat Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Baton Rouge '75 Yeah, I kinda like that one as well as a good show from the '75 tour--I don't even think PG was released yet (but it would about a week later). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram4 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 My favorite 5 in no order: Los Angeles 6/25/1972 Osaka 9/29/1971 New York 9/19/1970 (evening show) San Francisco 4/27/1969 Hamburg 3/21/1973 These have been pretty solid choices over the years. I've been listening to the Osaka and San Francisco shows for over 20 years now - still great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zooma Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 My favorite 5 in no order: Los Angeles 6/25/1972 Osaka 9/29/1971 New York 9/19/1970 (evening show) San Francisco 4/27/1969 Hamburg 3/21/1973 These have been pretty solid choices over the years. I've been listening to the Osaka and San Francisco shows for over 20 years now - still great stuff! Ram, It's nice to see you on the board. Hopefully more members of the former forum find their way back too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil's Haircut Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 A blahst from the pahst ! Top 5, they'd be from 1969-1972 for me. Several could make the list depending on which one I grabbed. That newest Nassau 1975 boot is getting a high rotation however. I love 1973 and several from 1975 too, but they don't hold as much interest to me as the earlier years, overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram4 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Ram, It's nice to see you on the board. Hopefully more members of the former forum find their way back too.Thanks, yeah. The old board here was so cool. But that was a long, long time ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thriftdig Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Hey...just wondering, what our top five bootlegs are? Me, I only have 5 and others are really hard to come across in Oz!! Mine: LA '75 LA '77 Earls Court '75 Knebworth '79 Texas Pop Festival '69 Regards from a hot and humid Perth, Western Australia These are faves from when I collected tapes in the 80's. 4/25/69 3/24/73 6/2/73 6/23/77 9/4/70 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeeze My Lemons Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 no particular order 4/27/69 1/9/70 9/19/70 evening 8/31/71 8/4/79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zosoman11 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Where are you all getting quality bootlegs? don't answer that! I can only go with one. Badgeholders. This is because every bootleg I got, the recording quality was terrible. On my "listen Eddie" recording, the volume cannot be turned up. On my "Destroyer" copy, the mixing is terrible and on part of Kashmir and STH there is no Jimmy Page. Bad luck I know, but i've stopped looking for bootlegs because I've always gotten burned. On a side note, alot of folks have trashed the 1977 tour, yet most of you put the Eddie bootleg on your list. Interesting. Take Care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EzyEric Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Where are you all getting quality bootlegs? don't answer that! I can only go with one. Badgeholders. This is because every bootleg I got, the recording quality was terrible. On my "listen Eddie" recording, the volume cannot be turned up. On my "Destroyer" copy, the mixing is terrible and on part of Kashmir and STH there is no Jimmy Page. Bad luck I know, but i've stopped looking for bootlegs because I've always gotten burned. On a side note, alot of folks have trashed the 1977 tour, yet most of you put the Eddie bootleg on your list. Interesting. Take Care Sounds like you need both a better listening setup and more bootlegs. Get at least one soundboard from every year. As for getting them, torrents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibh23 Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 On the Destroyer Page's guitar dropout is present on all versions. And if you really feel burned, don't buy them, find them!, fan productions, when available are usually a lot better than labels. And if you're still gonna buy bootlegs, buy from reputed labels, like EV, TDOLZ or Tara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 There are several excellent soundboards from '75 - Nassau Coliseum 2/14/75 is amazing - and '77, the Copenhagen warmups in '79 are as good as it gets for audience recordings. I have over 450 titles from over 300 shows and though I haven't listened to even a quarter of them yet I have heard at least 75 that are good or better. Very few are perfect even the best ones will have a glitch or two but remember how and when these were recorded. There are some very talented people who create a matrix of the best part of several sources from some shows which correct some of the defects. And some titles are cleaned up - noise removal, EQ, tape speed correction etc. And just because the recording quality is lacking doesn't mean you can't have an enjoyable listening experience. Seattle 6/19/72 is a mediocre recording but the show is so great it makes up for the low quality recording. Everything I have were either downloaded free from trading websites or acquired from audio vines - no laws broken or money changed hands. The trading sites are easy to find and I had a lot of fun discovering, downloading and listening to the shows. So pop up Google, do a little digging and have fun discovering all those wonderful concerts you missed. As far as the '77 tour it wasn't all bad. There were some great shows. They just weren't as consistently good as in previous tours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zosoman11 Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 A long time ago, a record store was auctioning bootlegs (1983?). I picked up Destroyer when it was a 4 album vinyl set for seventy-five dollars. I was so disapointed. Songs were split up and whole sections were missing. If I remember correctly, it did have Jimmy playing the Star Spangled Banner, ok, so I paid 75 bucks for a great solo! Technology has changed, so I'll look into your suggestions. Thanks alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickTangerine Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Texas International Pop Festival L'Olympia, Paris 1969 Snow Jobs (Vancouver 1975) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theycallmethehunter Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 1. Blueberry Hill 2.The Jimi Page Experience 3.Texas Pop Festival 69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstickbonzo Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 I've recently been getting into the 1980 European Tour and I must say, there are some gems. 6.29 Zurich is damn near flawless. Page on Heartbreaker never sounded better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Hampton Yards Going To California Dancing Avacado Osaka 29/9/71 New York 71...yes 71. Not a great recording but a tremendous performance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyPageZoSo56 Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Top 5 (in no particular order) Earl's Court 5/25/75 L.A. Forum 6/21/77 The Garden Tapes 7/27-7/29/73 L.A. Forum 6/25/72 Kezar Stadium 6/2/73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bong-Man Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Top 5 ? 1.) Montreux 1970 2.) Montreux 1970 3.) Montreux 1970 4.) Montreux 1970 5.) Montreux 1970 There !.....that should make up for all those people who overlooked it on their list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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