Led Zeppelin/MI, USA 1975

It is well known that the 1975 American tour got off to a rough start as Plant and Page suffered from colds and finger injuries, respectively, just before the start. In particular, it is said that Plant was caused by arriving bare-chested in the frigid January weather in Chicago. Maybe I was being a little too star-struck. Still, when listening to the existing Chicago recordings, both Page and Plant are surprisingly hard at work, and the rhythm section that supports them stands out, so much so that it would be a shame to just write it off as a “slump.” , rather, it is being reevaluated as a time when performances with great spirit were heard precisely because of the poor condition. However, perhaps having gotten through Chicago, Plant’s condition, which had been in a lull, suddenly declined over the next few days. There were some days when the show was lackluster to say the least. Cleveland on January 24th and Indianapolis on the 25th went ahead with Plant still in poor health, and as a result, the St. Louis show scheduled for the 27th was postponed to February 16th. Masu. However, the postponed St. Louis show had such great content that we were able to avoid showing the dilapidated plant on the 27th as scheduled, so perhaps it was a blessing in disguise. The 1975 American tour, which started in a bad situation from the beginning, was forced to be interrupted at the beginning, and the Greensboro performance on the 29th was restarted. This day was one of the high quality sound sources at the beginning of the tour, and at the same time it highlighted the appearance of the plant that is still far from demodulation. In that regard, at the next show in Detroit on the 31st, Plant finally began to see signs of recovery. It may be fair to say that the results of canceling the performance on the 27th are finally starting to appear. Moreover, the Detroit performance has historical value in that an LP that conveyed the details of the American tour was released in 1975. These were the Contra Band Music series King Kong’s “DETROIT JUST ABOUT BACK” and Wizardo’s “PLANT WAVES.” This was not a copy disc from either of them, but a phenomenon that resulted from the sound source supplier “duplicating” the sound source into two bootleggers. The audience recording used here is not the sound quality of a TMOQ-type LP, but a B-class sound quality that seems to be produced by Contra Band. In that sense, it literally has a vintage feel to it. If you are a fan, you will be able to listen to this with a sense of nostalgia. Of course, the sound quality is not at the level of an honor student, so it is a sound source that took some time to appear on CD. For this release, we have adopted a version remastered by dadgad based on the 1st Gen. copy sound source. It has been finished to improve the clarity of the Detroit sound source, which can originally be called B-class sound quality. However, this dadgad version was good until the clarity and outline of the performance were improved, but since the original quality was rough, the hiss changed to a roaring sound. There were negative points. This time, our store solved this problem at once. It solved a problem that wouldn’t have been possible when dadgad remastered it. Another problem was the inconsistent pitch instability that frequently occurred after “Stairway to Heaven.” This has also been carefully adjusted for this release, making it much easier to listen to than past items. This is a point that I would like all enthusiasts who have been listening to Detroit since the analog LP era to check out. And the content of the performance is really interesting. Of course, in the early stages, it can’t be denied that not only Plant but also Page are suffering from injuries. In some songs, even if I start playing a good solo, the phrase stops midway through. This is probably the result of protecting an injured finger. However, fortunately, on the 1975 tour, there were two repertoires that were easy on the fingers: the slide guitar “In My Time Of Dying” and the dadgad tuning “Kashmir”. Especially from the former, both Page and Plant are able to exert their strength even though they are not feeling well, and you can feel the effectiveness of this song. However, the audience’s response to these songs included in “PHYSICAL GRAFFITI” was slow. That’s no wonder, the album was released three weeks after the Detroit performance, and for many people who were there that day, they must have thought, “Hmm, this is a new song.” That simple sense of reality is interesting! And ZEP has also just started performing these songs on stage, and it is fresh that they are playing properly without going out of control compared to after February or later Earl’s Court. Among them, “Trampled Underfoot” has an unconventional development of phrases played by Page, making it a free and enjoyable play. And January’s specialty, “How Many More Times.” Due to Page’s injury, he was unable to do long and intense improvisations, so this song was returned to the regular repertoire for a limited time as a replacement for “Dazed And Confused”. It’s a different atmosphere from 73 Southampton, and most of all, it’s interesting that 75’s ZEP is playing. It can be said that it is no longer a harsh level to have the plant sing the song of 1969 at this time, and it is regrettable that the recording is cut at the final stage, but the performance is played more intensely than at Southampton and is cool. If you want to listen to the 1975 version of “How Many~”, which was intentionally introduced in anticipation of the band’s poor performance, then this is the place to start! Live at Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI. USA 31st January 1975 Disc 1 (68:19) 1. Intro. 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. No Quarter Disc 2 (64:29) 1. MC 2. Trampled Underfoot 3. Moby Dick 4. Stairway to Heaven 5. How Many More Times 6. Whole Lotta Love 7. Black Dog