Led Zeppelin/MA,USA 1969

While Japan has a history of more than 2,600 years since the founding of Emperor Jimmu, America is a newly emerging country that has been in existence for less than 150 years since the War of Independence in 1775. Until then, America was a British colony. The colonial policy of the colonial power, Britain, was one-sided, with only the mother country benefiting, and in this respect, it is significantly different from the assimilation policy that Japan implemented toward Korea and Taiwan. In 1773, on the eve of the founding of America, Boston residents who were dissatisfied with Britain’s colonial policy upended and threw all the boxes of tea that were cargo of the British East India Company that were anchored in the port into the sea. Although it was merely a case of dumping tea boxes into the sea, this incident has been passed down to posterity as an incident that symbolizes the American Revolution. This is the so-called “Boston Tea Party.” When people talk about the Boston Tea Party, they generally refer to this “Boston Tea Party” of 1773. This incident is a source of pride for the Boston people as it shows their spirit of independence. A building that was originally used as a church was renovated to become a concert venue, and the venue was named after the incident, “Boston Tea Party”. It was in 1967. At first, it was a small local concert venue, an ordinary event venue where only unknown local musicians performed, but soon famous musicians began to play here. Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix, Floyd, Zappa, The Band, Cream, The Who… Fleetwood Mac even recorded a live album here (although it was released much later). The Boston Tea Party as a live venue was closely linked to the psychedelic movement of the time, and established its position as a sacred place of rock, along with the Fillmore West in San Francisco and the Electric Factory in Philadelphia. And it was in 1969 that our Led Zeppelin performed here at the Boston Tea Party. Zeppelin, still in their early days, performed four consecutive days at the Boston Tea Party from January 23rd to 26th, 1969. Looking at the inside of the venue at that time, which is printed on the back jacket of this work, you can see that the very small venue was packed with a large audience, so much so that there was no room to stand. At this point, Zeppelin’s mobilization power had already been made up for by four consecutive performances. Unfortunately, no recordings of January 24th and January 25th have been unearthed from these four consecutive performances. However, fortunately, the recordings of the first day, January 23rd, and the final day, January 26th, have been preserved in high quality. This work records the Boston Tea Party performances on both January 23rd and January 26th, 1969. [January 26th, 1969 performance] The recordings of this day are the complete concert recordings with high quality sound. Not only the content but also the sound quality is excellent, making it one of the most representative recordings of the early days. The opening is “The Train Kept A Rollin'”, which features a distorted guitar played with a lot of improvisation in the intro. A long intro is added, and even though the familiar Bonzo drums come in, Jimmy spins the improvisation without worrying. Then, at Robert’s signal, the song starts with a long intro. In any case, it is a performance that conveys that Jimmy is in top form, and although there are some mistakes along the way, it is very worth listening to, as he follows the basic phrases while inserting improvisations here and there. After a moment of silence, Robert’s scream echoes throughout the small venue. It is “I Can’t Quit You”. Here too, the main character is Jimmy. In the long guitar solo, his fingers are smooth without rest, as if they are moving on their own. Robert introduces the third song as “The next song is Killing Floor”, but this is a prototype that will later be released as “Lemon Song”. However, the song is almost complete, and there are no major differences. However, an intense prelude is added to the intro, so at first it is hard to tell what song it is. There are some loose parts in the guitar solo, but it is strange that it also seems to be a taste for Zeppelin at this time of momentum. “Dazed And Confused”, which has always been a highlight throughout Zeppelin’s career, is still only about 12 minutes long at this point. Of course, this is because there are other long songs waiting, but it is also valuable in that “Dazed and Confused”, which later develops into more than 30 minutes, is played in a form close to the original. It is also rare to hear John Paul Jones playing two short bass notes in the intro. “You Shook Me” is a somewhat slapstick performance, but the tail-dragging guitar phrase and the sticky vocals are worked out to emphasize the languid feeling of the song. This song is also played as a long song comparable to “Dazed and Confused” at just over 12 minutes. “Communication Breakdown” on this day is also a rare arrangement only for this time. The performance itself is short, about 4 and a half minutes, but the first minute and 20 seconds is a long intro of improvisation. I have never heard such an arrangement anywhere else. From that long intro, the famous riff starts, and the song rushes into the song as if it is sprinting. Then, the tempo slows down like a break, and then it goes back to an intense ending again, so it will be more enjoyable for those who are used to hearing “Communication Breakdown” in other live performances. After Jimmy’s solo “White Summer”, the band moves on to “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You”. This song is recorded to have only been played at this time, and it was never played at all from 1970 until the band’s disbandment. This is a big factor in the motivation to collect the 1969 live performance. It is a song with a structure that goes from quiet to active and back again, and it feels like a peek into the depths of Zeppelin’s live performance in 1969, which was covered with a thick veil. The last song on disc 1 is “Pat’s Delight.” This is a song to show off Bonzo’s drum solo, which would later be continued as “Moby Dick.” The band’s introduction is unique to this song, and it can only be heard in 1969. The last song on the concert is “How Many More Times.” Even though it is a long song, it was performed for 15 minutes on this day. Robert introduces the band members over the intro melody. Unlike the later “Whole Lotta Love,” which was a medley of various songs, this was a pure long solo that lasted for such a long time. [January 23, 1969 performance] This was the first performance in terms of the schedule, but since only seven songs were confirmed on this day, it is included in the second half of disc 2 as a bonus track. As mentioned above, of the four consecutive Boston Tea Party performances in January 1969, only the two performances recorded on this work can be heard at present. The performance on January 23rd was just as wonderful as the performance on the 26th, but what is noteworthy is that they played “As Long As I Have You”. It is unclear whether they performed it on January 26th or not, but there is no audio recording. However, since it was recorded here on the first day, there may have been minor changes to the set list depending on the day. Even without that, it is possible that they intentionally made changes to the set list since it was consecutive performances at the same venue. In any case, the performance of “As Long As I Have You” is a feature of this first day. While the members are tuning on stage, the host quietly introduces Zeppelin. Just as the introduction is about to finish, the intro to the opening “Train Kept A Rollin'” overlaps. The backing is in great shape, but Robert sings a little restrainedly. Usually, they go straight into “I Can’t Quit You” from this song, but on this day, it is unusual for Robert to insert an MC after the performance. He talks for quite a long time about a brief greeting and an introduction to the next song. It is hard to tell from the sound source alone, but I wonder if they had some trouble with the equipment or something and were just talking in between. And then there’s “As Long As I Have You.” It’s an unreleased song that was played on some days and not on others, but it’s one of the highlights of the 1969 concert. Although it has a basic structure, it’s a song that can be changed in any way depending on the mood of the moment, with dancing bass, raging drums, intense guitar that improvises one after another, screaming vocals, and the characteristics of each member clashing together, so it shows a different expression each time it’s played. After this comes “Dazed And Confused.” Jimmy makes a strange sound in the intro that I’m not used to hearing. You can see that the performance is quite different from the performance on the 26th, which was recorded on Disc 1, which was recorded a little later. This is a song that can be said to be the best part of a Zeppelin live performance. Unfortunately, the performance on the 23rd was only up to “You Shook Me,” and the second half has not been excavated. [THE BOSTON TEA PARTY 1969] This work contains high-quality recordings of both the first and last days of the four-day Boston Tea Party performance held in January 1969. Since the tapes are nearly 50 years old, it took a long time to restore them. First of all, the pitch has been perfectly adjusted, so you can enjoy the energetic performance at the correct speed. Next, the sound quality is probably one of the best for the 1969 audience. In particular, the sound source of the final day, January 26th, has long been famous for its high sound quality, and it is noteworthy that it has been made into a CD with accurate pitch and perfect content. Both were transferred from the 1st generation tape to DAT for storage, and the master is the best sound quality currently imaginable. Some Zeppelin enthusiasts preach the theory that 1969 was the strongest. Indeed, when you listen to this work, you can recognize that this theory is right on the money, and it is a truly amazing performance. I would like you to listen to the strongest performance, the young Zeppelin’s performance in this work. BOSTON TEA PARTY, BOSTON MA U.S.A. January 26, 1969 DISC ONE 01. Train Kept A Rollin’ 02. I Can’t Quit You 03. Killing Floor 04. Dazed And Confused 05. You Shook Me 06. Communication Breakdown 07. White Summer – Black Mountain Side 08. Babe I’m Gonna Leave You 09. Pat’s Delight DISC TWO 01. How Many More Times BOSTON TEA PARTY, BOSTON MA U.S.A. January 23, 1969 02. Introduction 03. Train Kept A Rollin’ 04. I Can’t Quitt use 05. As ong as medical use 06. It’s a plan d now conceal d 07. Use OK