Led Zeppelin/MO,USA 1969 Upgrade

In the past year, the excavation of the sound source of ZEP’s last US tour in 1969 has been continuing, and this time the upper version of Kansas City on November 5th has appeared. This audience recording, if you are a enthusiast, you may know, but this day was always released as a bonus member of a two-disc set due to an incomplete recording of about 40 minutes, and it cannot be denied that it is a day with a weak impression. So this time, to commemorate the appearance of the upper version, this sound source is released as a single item. It is true that the part from “White Summer” to the member introduction of “How Many More Times” is completely missing, and this recording state is painful. However, it is still a fact that the content is worth listening to. A great transitional period in which ZEP broke away from the psychedelic blues that was the key to their live sound throughout 1969 and began to break into innovative hard rock by starting to introduce songs from their second album. It can’t be bad if it’s a show between “O’KEEFE CENTRE 1969 LATE SHOW” and “FINAL WINTERLAND 1969 2ND NIGHT: SOURCE 2” released last year. Fortunately, the first half of the live performance is well recorded on this day, so the performance of “Heartbreaker”, which has just been introduced as a repertoire, is valuable. The arrangement for live performances of this song will escalate from the following year, but the straightforward performance of the studio version here is really fresh. This applies to all the performances of this song heard on the recordings from the same period, but it is very amusing to see a rare moment when Jimmy plays the intro riff wrong on this day. After this, there was such an unsteady scene at the beginning of the song that was played every night as a regular until ZEP broke up. Although it is an incomplete recording, there is no doubt that the monaural audience is surprisingly easy to hear. I think it was overlooked because it was treated as a bonus in previous items. The audience in Kansas was very quiet, and the unique deep sound image combined with that made the performance very easy to hear. Perhaps the live performance was not very exciting. If you think about it that way, Jimmy’s simple mistake in the intro of “Heartbreaker” makes sense. But ironically, it’s really easy to hear because the surroundings are quiet. In that quiet atmosphere, Robert explodes with a sharp scream, which is typical of 1969, and “I Can’t Quit You Baby” is still a hyper scream. This may have made Robert stronger after touring the United States throughout the year. On the other hand, the other members tend to be swept away by this monotonous atmosphere (laughs), and not only in the previous “Heartbreaker” but also in “Dazed And Confused”, the switching of each section was unstable (for example, the part where the bowing ends and starts with Jonesy’s bass), and it seems as if the band’s desire to evolve the performance and the reaction of the venue did not mesh. The best example of this is the finale “How Many More Times”. The end is the usual boogie development, but in front of the unexcited audience, the performance does not get excited and ends slowly, which is very typical of this day. Speaking of ZEP in 1969, it was a time when they easily produced explosive performances every day, and the shows before and after were also wonderful. Nevertheless, the development of “How Many ~” on this day that ends somehow is surprising and at the same time fresh. Thus, despite the short recording time, the sound source is full of interesting scenes and is easy to listen to, and the first generation state of this recording further polishes it. That’s why the original very slow pitch was adjusted precisely for this limited press CD release. The reason is that the basic slow pitch state was unstable, dropping even further when it became “How Many ~”. It is now much more stable and easy to listen to than the original sound source. In addition, please enjoy the 1969 Kansas performance, which has been reborn with the upper feeling unique to the low generation, in a convenient format of one CD! Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS, USA 5th November 1969 TRULY AMAZING SOUND (UPGRADE) (40:00) 1. Good Times Bad Times Intro / Communication Breakdown 2. I Can’t Quit You 3. Heartbreaker 4. Dazed And Confused 5. How Many More Times