Led Zeppelin/FL,USA 9.1.1971

The pace of ZEP’s secret sound source excavation team “Dogs of Doom”, who still have fresh memories of “PONTIAC 1977: UPGRADE”, has come up. The Pontiac, of course, Denver 72, and other sound sources were enough to astonish enthusiasts all over the world, but this time, a surprising excavation suitable for the end of the year has been made. It is an unreleased audience recording from the 1971 US tour! This time, the show that was excavated is familiar from Bob Dylan’s “HOLLYWOOD SPORTATORIUM 1974 REVISITED”, where ZEP descended on the arena in Florida on September 1st, although the venue name is Hollywood. As you can probably guess from the fact that it is Florida, yes, it is a completely first-time audience recording that captures the stage the day after “ORLANDO 1971”, which is familiar from the sound board recording of that PA out. The audience recording, which will be a shocking excavation for enthusiasts all over the world, is truly full of vintage feeling. Although the sound image has a sense of distance, the outline of the performance is solid, and Robert’s voice is even easier to hear. It can be called the level of a press CD with ease. However, since it is a sound source that has been sleeping for 50 years, the tape has deteriorated, and there are many parts where the sound is slightly trembling and wow-flashing, and coupled with the fact that it is a mono recording, the sound quality is overwhelmingly more enjoyable when played from speakers than headphones. And in “Dazed And Confused” and “Stairway To Heaven”, there are occasional dropouts that seem to have been caused by tape deterioration. Even if we ignore these issues, it is a newly excavated sound source that is fully qualified for a limited press CD, and above all, the value of the first excavation audience that recorded the first live performance in 1971 is too high. In addition, an unexpected new fact has been revealed by this excavation. The “Thank You” from the finale “Organ Solo” heard here was the same performance as the PA out sound board in Orlando. Certainly, the Orlando audience recording was only up to “Moby Dick”, so if the sound board excavated in the 21st century contains performances after that, it is natural to think that they were all performed on the same day. However, it was the same as the performance recorded in this audience recording, so the part of the finale recorded on the sound board was not Orlando but the Hollywood Sportatorium this time. If you think about it, the recording of the Orlando sound board was interrupted when the “Mess Of Blues” of the “Whole Lotta Love” medley ended and moved to a funky development. It was originally recorded for staff checks that were not intended for release. It is highly likely that the final part of the live performance that was not recorded in Orlando was recorded on the remaining part of the cassette from the next day’s show. It is not that there are parts that the Orlando and Hollywood sound boards are stingy, but that they were originally recorded in this state. This can be proven by the fact that the missing parts have not been newly excavated on other sound boards left from this tour, and in any case, a new fact has been discovered. And it was the day after Orlando, and the show before the crazy MSG. That alone was enough to guarantee the performance. First of all, there was a surprising scene right from the opening. As usual, Bonzo started the opening “Immigrant Song” with the count, but it was too funny that he stopped and started again from the count, perhaps because he was a little early. A similar incident was the second day of the LA Forum, where they connected the spot with “Walk Don’t Run”, but it was even more interesting that they started the performance over again, unlike then. After that, Robert screamed a lot, riding on the momentum unique to ZEP in the summer of 1971, a time when they easily performed high-energy performances. “Black Dog” is the best example, but even so, his voice at this time was superb. However, even in Orlando, Robert’s fatigue was evident in the ending of “Stairway To Heaven”, and there were parts where his voice flipped over, and the adverse effects of the murder schedule of this tour can be seen. Nevertheless, it seems that 1971 was a very wonderful performance overall. One of the charms of this year’s song is that the development of Jimmy’s guitar solo has not been decided at all. On the previous day, it seemed as if the phrases had run out at the end, but on this day, it seemed as if he was searching for a conclusion with a series of choking. The songs go back and forth, but “Dazed And Confused” is also interesting. The previous day, it was impressive that Jimmy started playing “White Summer” at the ending, but on this day, instead, the funky development that foreshadowed the following year escalated. It is also unique to this time of year that the expression of the performance changes drastically in one day even for the same song. And the taper who recorded the sound source this time realized that it was impossible to record the concert and the complete recording after “Stairway To Heaven”, so he started stopping the recorder from “That’s The Way” to save tape, and “Moby Dick” and others cut the performance in its entirety so that only Robert’s MC and the ending could be heard. Furthermore, although the songs after were recorded, there were many cuts. This is a pity, but the high energy performance typical of the United States in the summer of 1971 is still alive and well throughout the whole album…On the contrary, this is a shocking first appearance sound source that makes you realize that it was a special time! Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA 1st September 1971 (78:09) 01. Intro 02. Immigrant Song 03. Heartbreaker 04. Since I’ve Been Loving You 05. Black Dog 06. Dazed and Confused 07. Stairway To Heaven 08. That’s The Way 09. What Is And What Should Never Be 10. Moby Dick 11. Whole Lotta Love 12. Organ Solo 13. Thank You