Led Zeppelin/CA,USA 3.27.1975 Complete

The LA Forum 3 Nights, which decorated the final day of the 1975 US tour. Among them, the final day, March 27th, has been released twice by our shop. The first was the TCOLZ brand’s “WE’RE PLAYING OUR BALLS OUT”, which coupled the two audience recordings that existed on that day without any processing. In particular, the mirrored source, “recorder 1”, is considered to be the “most natural” among overseas enthusiasts. However, it is true that Japanese enthusiasts have said, “It’s too much work” or “Given the amount of hiss, is it really from the master?” The second release was “LA FORUM 1975 3RD NIGHT”, which was one of the 1975 LA trilogy with a red jacket. This is based on the first generation cassette by JEMS, and it seems that this was preferred among Japanese enthusiasts because the hiss noise is not as strong as “WE’RE PLAYING ~”. In any case, the items released in the past from our shop were simply recordings of each source, and did not aim to completely record the live performance on the day. Rather than the content, the past two titles were released as sound source archives. Since it was originally a marathon show unique to the final day of the tour, this time our shop will release the first complete version of March 25, 1975 on CD. The version that was used for the release was uploaded on the Internet in 2010 by a person calling himself Liriodendron. In the first place, the only complete version of this day was “DEEP THROAT III”, which was released more than ten years ago, and it was a day when a new complete version with a lower equalization feeling was eagerly awaited. To tell the truth, we were initially considering using the familiar Winston Remaster version for this release, but perhaps because it was one of his early items, the finish of the “recorder 1” part, although complete, was given a hard texture of equalization that could not be imagined from the current “Winston Remaster”. So Liriodendron was the one who was chosen to play the “recorder 1” part. He remastered the JEMS version, just like “LA FORUM 1975 3RD NIGHT”, and the result is great. Unlike the 1977 version, the 1975 LA version does not have as much high-pitched sound, and has a vintage analog taste. Adding poor equalization to it makes it sound extremely unnatural (that’s where the Winston Remaster failed). In that respect, Liriodendron’s finish with moderately suppressed hiss was superb, and it was adopted as the main part of this release. And as a compensation, Winston Remaster is used for the “recorder 2” part. Although there was no problem with the equalization of this part, it is still an early Winston work, so the pitch is even more off than it is now. So before using it as compensation, this problem was properly adjusted and then used as compensation. Among them, “The Rain Song” and “No Quarter”, which had the most serious defects in the “recorder 1” part, have been smoothly edited to complete. As I mentioned at the time of the release of “LA FORUM 1975~”, the performance of the 1975 US tour was a little messy compared to the mass production of great performances from the second day of Long Beach to the second day of Seattle. Still, it is exceptional to be able to listen to the complete show of the final day of the tour, which was captured by Mike Millard with an incredibly on sound image. On this day’s stage, it is Paige who has the most uneven play. He tries to include various special things unique to the final day, but perhaps because the idea of ​​the moment and the tour performance overlap, he is not able to connect the phrases well. An example of this working well would be the ending of the extended “Over The Hills And Far Away”. However, in the next “In My Time Of Dying”, there is a scene where Paige and the other three do not mesh well, and this leads to a messy impression. It’s an easy story to understand, but when it comes to familiar songs like “The Song Remains The Same” where there is no play or there is no room for play, it’s interesting to hear a wonderful performance where the band is united. Speaking of “The Song” in LA, the impression of the day of “Eddie” in 1977 is strong, but in fact the performance on March 27, 1975 is a different masterpiece from that time. Even Bonzo, who plays the sharpest, has lighter footwork than in 1977, and this tour’s ZEP still has a certain “youth” in it, which can be called a masterpiece. Even in the very long performance of “Dazed And Confused”, the first half just seems to be stretching each part. However, after the bow playing part, Page recovers, and the bargaining with Bonzo, whose heaviness is unique to 1975, is very thrilling. And in the encore “Black Dog”, Paige literally plays phrases as if he is squeezing out the last of his strength to finish the marathon show. The last night of the US tour is the one where you should enjoy the “unevenness” unique to the 1975 ZEP live. Please enjoy this long-awaited complete compilation album and the new definitive edition! The Forum, Inglewood, CA. USA 27th March 1975 Disc 1 (70:47) 1. Introduction 2. Rock And Roll 3. Sick Again 4. Over The Hills And Far Away 5. In My Time Of Dying 6. The Song Remains The Same 7. The Rain Song 8. Kashmir 9. Since I’ve Been Loving You Disc 2 (70:02) 1. MC 2. No Quarter 3. mpled Underfoot 4. Moby Dick Disc 3 (76:57) 1. MC 2. Dazed And Confused 3. Stairway To Heaven 4. Whole Lotta Love / The Crunge 5. Black Dog