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Rough transcription as follows (courtesy of Zepp-4-Life);

#1

Chicago Stadium

Phoebe Snow on speakers

Bonzo roadie like C. Orange w/one eyelash

White suit black bowler

Plant , Page + co. sweep in ( on ) ?

Rock n Roll

New

Touch of flu “ more then a pleasure to be back “

Over Hills

Voice gravely

Plant in blouse tied at navel, dancing during

Page solo guitar slung low

Hound Dog Taylor the night before

Page guitar switch

“ Another old one “

Lisa “ All pictures still good. They look same “

“When The Levee Breaks “

Page broke fingernail , play on 2 1/2 fingers

Page slide

2nd gig in ?? nights

Page splits / 2 problems

“ inability to cope to climate , Page finger

“We soldier on

Brokelazer couple w / ??? 12 string side of

“ Song Remains Same “ on double-neck

Page grins at Plant smiles to Goldberg that it’s starting to gell.

JP Jones orchestra

More flu talk

“Cashmir “ – pulsing

#2

Tail Hanging

Bass senwood . PLANT BIG ON GUESS WHO

Lisa passing notes

Ushers “ youth for Nixon “ or “ Johnny

Mann singers” look-alikes shaking

Heads at eachother + holding ears

“ Wanton Song “

audience silent

more flu talk “ C Breakdown “

“ Anybody there ? “ D.G – 3rd night will be good

“ track from 4 “ No Quarter “

incorrect

J.P. solo on organ , looking like

John Boy from Waltons

“Trampled Underfoot “ moving good

Plant in Wrangler jeans

“ Moby Dick “ , missed are night – gig before

“ king of ?? silver sticks “

New one with slide

“ one you probably know “ keep fingers

crossed , lets see some fingers crossed “

“Stairway” Page bathed in blue, on double-neck guitar

BIGGEST RESPONSE of night

“ Sometimes all …… - and you know that’s

true “ - hand on hip

“ laughter “ – “ does anyone remember laughter “

“ Hope it’s no to late to change road we’re on “

Solo on 6 string , everything else on 12

Plant hitting lower ?????

Plant’s voice breaks on “ And she’s buying ……. “

Crowd loves it

LIGHTS IN BACK

BLACK DOG – WLL

#3

Hewlit : “ these going ? “

Bonzo : “ Why ??? w / hand + blouse “

Joe Tanner , w/ Beck , Hopkins , Grant , lives

In Chicago

B.P more room service there everyday

Manilow in Bistro

Rinocerous , Faces

“ Stairway “ on limo ride

Zep tour 75 on ??????????????

Looking at Creem: “ old man of mountain “

Cleveland 19, 000

Same set “ aren’t you happy ? “

Page up for it “ I’ll talk whenever “

“ Bonzo you want to talk to me ? “ “ No “ Plant claps

Grant in S.F threw limo driver out and

Drove himself

R + R

Sick Again

Over Hills and Far Away

In My Time Of Dying

The Song Remains Same

Kashmir

Plant extends hand

Page at club “ Bored as usual “

Wanton Song

#4

Page drinking Jack Daniels , swaggering

“ No Quarter “

“ Moby

“ How Many “ – Page bow majestic

Crowd pointed at goes wild

P.G. “ Nice like that

Getting into bow

Bonzo pounding ……orgasmic

Impromptu – call and response Page Plant

G – “ Hit me inside. Fucking great “

Page on plane , still in stage gear

Band turned in early

Plant in Plant/Zeppelin red shirt with scarf

Louis in lobby , “ Wife Louis in sequins , super

Groupie haberdasher to stairs . Hang’s with

Clapton , Cocker

Everyone waits around for group , then nonchalant

When arrives

Snowing

??? J. “ does Pope go to mass “

Page: “ Never seen Black Sabbath before “

“ Who’s that “

loves Blackmore breaking guitar, Emerson

piano spinning

Page: eats green ????????? ( lol ) on board, G. “ Who the fuck digs that

Erased

Love the spelling of 'Cashmir' B)

Posted (edited)

Very intriguing. The notes are so... obscure, they're almost like photo captions. No, less useful than that. I guess they're more like memory triggers.

I wonder what Jimmy's "inability to cope to climate" was about -- too hot for him I imagine.

Edited by FireOpal
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I wonder what Jimmy's "inability to cope to climate" was about -- too hot for him I imagine.

More like TOO FREAKING COLD!! The 1975 Tour went through Chicago in January -- Crowe once wrote how Bonzo complained that he could not understand why the tour was scheduled in the middle of winter in the American Midwest.

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More like TOO FREAKING COLD!! The 1975 Tour went through Chicago in January -- Crowe once wrote how Bonzo complained that he could not understand why the tour was scheduled in the middle of winter in the American Midwest.

Exactly! I was at all three Chicago shows in '75, it seems to me I remember that it was Robert who was having "difficulty coping with the climate." And it was damn cold! Opening night was Jan. 20th, and anyone who has spent anytime in Chicago during the month of January knows how much it sucks!

Crowe's notes are incredibly cool, especially seeing what he jotted down as he was seeing and hearing it, just as I remember much of it that night. Pheobe Snow's "Poetry Man" on the P.A. fading out just as the lights went down, the crowd letting out a roar as the band took the stage in the dark, amps humming, indicators glowing... Bonzo warming up that monster amber vistalite kit.... BA-BA-DOOM-DOOM-DOOM!

I recall vividly how rough Plant's voice was that night, and I can close my eyes and still hear that crack in his voice that Crowe mentions at the end of Stairway, but they were brilliant...

Waaay to fuckin' cool.

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