Led Zeppelin/NY,USA 2.12.1975 Upgrade

In the world of Led Zeppelin’s abundant live sound sources, the 1975 US tour is now in such a blessed situation that it is no exaggeration to call it a soundboard paradise. Among them, Madison Square Garden on February 12th released the immortal masterpiece “FLYING CIRCUS” in the 21st century. It is no longer a soundboard but “FLYING CIRCUS”, and it has reached the present as one of the high-quality live titles that can be understood without saying the performance date, just like Blueberry Hill in the 70s and Eddie in the 80s. However, even before the appearance of “FLYING CIRCUS”, this performance had a superb audience that was comparable to Mike Millard’s Long Beach and LA Forum on the 1975 US tour, and it was rather the sound source that conveyed the pattern of this day from the analog era. This LP set is divided into two volumes, “IN CONCERT” and “IN PARSON”, by the same label ROCK SOLID (TMOQ affiliate) that released “Eddie”. During the 1975 US tour, when there were few high-quality sound items at the time, the sound source with a sound image that could be mistaken for a sound board was a masterpiece that made enthusiasts go wild. With such superb sound quality, it was inevitable that it would become a victim of CD labels, but the first to do so was the nostalgic TNT Studio’s “HEARTBREAKERS BACK IN TOWN”. Here, “Moby Dick” was cut to fit into 2 CDs, which was a very typical production at the time, and although it was nice to have it in a luxurious box, the photo used on the box was from 1969, which was an item that had many points of criticism even back then. After that, old Tara’s “THE JUMPLEG” and TDOLZ’s “CAN’T TAKE YOUR EVIL WAYS” competed for the title of definitive version, but their value was halved with the appearance of “FLYING CIRCUS”. In 2008, when the sound boards revealed by the same title were widely available, TCOLZ’s 6CD set “FOUR BLOCKS IN THE SNOW” was a maniac yet groundbreaking title that recorded both of the two completely overlooked audience sources. It was a set that you would want to call the height of mania, in which not only “recorder 1”, which has been familiar since the LP era, but also “recorder 2”, which was unearthed just before the appearance of the sound board and released “THAT’S ALL RIGHT NEWYORK”, but received little attention, was fully recorded in the best condition. After that, the existence of the AUD source was practically forgotten, but in fact the sound quality is a superb sound source that surpasses even Millard of the same year, and like his famous recording Long Beach, it would be a waste to leave it buried even if the sound board exists, so Graf Zeppelin edited two AUD sound sources, the first and last (?). The title of this album is the aim of the full live definitive edition of MSG’s 1975 AUD sound source. Of course, the main focus is the immortal recording “recorder 1”. The version that was already digitized from the master was used at the TCOLZ stage, but there was a regrettable mistake of digital noise being mixed into the finale “Heartbreaker”. However, this time, we have taken every precaution by using a clean copy that is different from the one used for the same title. The amazing thing about this sound source is the incredible closeness of the sound image for an audience recording in 1975, and the quietness of the surroundings. Even the PA out soundboard’s “FLYING CIRCUS” captured such cheers that the day was very exciting. However, the environment around this sound source was surprisingly calm. When “Stairway To Heaven” started, the screams of a woman near the taper finally appeared, and it was finally realized that it was an audience recording. By filling in the missing parts of this famous recording with “recorder 2”, the complete and best audience version of 1975 MSG can be created. Fortunately, most of the former missing parts are concentrated between songs, and there is almost no sense of incongruity between the stereo sound source and the mono “recorder 2”. The version that was completed in this way has become an audience album that is still worth listening to even with “FLYING CIRCUS”. Listening to this version, which has been brushed up by Graf Zeppelin and has a natural thickness and richness, it is clear that most of the performances have finally recovered from the disaster that occurred just after the start of the tour, and the entire stage of the 1975 tour was ready on this day. If it weren’t for the disasters of Jimmy’s finger injury and Robert’s cold, they would have wanted to prepare for this level of performance by the end of January. Robert can’t sing, but Jimmy can finally move his fingers, but his phrases still tend to get stuck. Even in the new song “Trampled Underfoot,” which played the role of a ignition point for Jimmy and Bonzo from the second leg of the tour onwards, Bonzo’s drumming while still being careful about Jimmy can be clearly heard due to the high sound quality. Because of this, “Dazed And Confused” is still not as funky as 1975, and the performance proceeds without the wildness before the bowing section, which is typical of this period. Jimmy was also working hard towards the end, and like Landover before MSG, he was exploring new developments by deliberately bringing out the “Walter’s Walk” pattern. Still, the dilemma of this period was that phrases got stuck everywhere, and that’s why I can’t help but think that it was really good to have a new song like “Kashmir” that looks good on stage even without interplay. On the other hand, it was on this day that the foundation before entering the runaway mode like the second leg was finally built, and the secret to the popularity of this sound source was that you can enjoy the careful performance. That’s why the tone of the end of the live was like a break, and as a symbol of that, there was also room for Elvis’s “That’s Alright” to appear between “Heartbreaker”. In that respect, it is a representative sound source of the first leg that has not changed from the past to the present, and I guarantee that it is an excellent audience album that you can enjoy the other side even with “FLYING CIRCUS”. (Remastering Memo) ★Two AUD sound sources have been edited to achieve almost non-stop complete recording of all songs (Note 1). The AUD sound source of this day was completely buried due to the appearance of the SB title that appeared around 2002. After the appearance of the SB title, the AUD sound source also continued to be quietly upgraded, and materials digitized from the master were actually distributed quietly, but at the time it was out of the question and out of the loop. After TCOLZ’s 6CD title in which two AUD sound sources were recorded in their entirety around 2008, the existence of AUD was practically forgotten (strictly speaking, there was also the SB matrix, but what was the quality of that??), but the sound quality is a superb sound source that surpasses the mirrored sound source of the same year, and it would be a waste to leave it buried, so the first and last (?) two AUD sound sources were edited. The full live definitive edition with AUD sound sources is here. Since the SB title appeared at a time when editing multiple sound sources was becoming commonplace, there were no titles at the time that aimed to be the longest version by using the AUD Rec1 sound source of this day as the main source and supplementing it with Rec2, and as a result, this is the first multiple edit title as a Rec1 main album (Note 2). (Note 1) There are cuts only between the songs of Black Dog? Heartbreaker, and even though this is supplemented, there are still some gaps between the songs. (Note 2) A title that mainly uses Rec2 (mono) and supplements Rec1 appeared on an electric magic record around 2001, but the quality is poor. ★ Sound source adjustment Rec1… Stereo Aud. Until the appearance of SB, this was the source of this day. The sound quality is superb, exceeding the sound quality of the already released AUD representative records TDOLZ and LSD. The main sound source this time. Rec2… Mono Aud. A sound source that appeared on a nostalgic electric magic record in the early 2000s. The audience noise is a flaw. In recent years, the 1st Gen master has been in circulation, and the sound quality is clearly different from the Elemagi version. That is the supplementary sound source ★ Mastering this time. The main Rec1 is a sound source digitized from the master, which was the same for the TCOLZ version, but it is a minor difference. A high-quality master without the digital noise at the end of Heartbreaker, which was on the TCOLZ version, has been remastered. It is a very beautiful but hard sound, so the balance has been corrected. In general, EQ processing has been applied without overdoing it, and the sound is thicker, softer, and brighter than TCOLZ, which was the best AUD ever. It is obvious when you listen to the R&R intro at the beginning. In recent years, EV has also recorded an AUD version (probably a 2nd Gen master) in the box title, but there is a clear difference from that. The sub-supplement Rec2 is mono and clear, but a little far away. The surrounding commotion is a concern, and the difference cannot be wiped away even in the supplementary part, but it is unavoidable in the current situation. With the addition of Rec2, the first multiple sound source edited version with AUDRec1 as the main focus has been released. Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA 12th February 1975 ULTIMATE SOUND *UPGRADE Disc 1 (58:48) 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 ★7:54-8:02 (interval after performance) Filled in with Rec2 8. Kashmir Disc 2 (50:08) 1. MC 2. No Quarter ★17:42-18:00 (interval after performance) Filled in with Rec2 3. Trampled Underfoot 4. Moby Dick ★20:46 onwards (interval after performance) Filled in with Rec2 Disc 3 (71:37) 1. MC ★0:00-0:40 Rec2 2. Dazed And Confused ★32:30-32:51 (interval between songs after performance) Filled in with Rec2 3. Stairway To Heaven 4. Whole Lotta Love 5. Black Dog ★6:25-6:36 (interval between songs after performance) Filled in with Rec2, but there are cuts in Rec2 as well 6. Heartbreaker