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Speaking of the second day of Led Zeppelin’s 1972 performance at Budokan, there are not as many sound sources as the first day, which makes it feel like there are a lot of items scattered around. Titles such as “MAJESTIC ROCK”, “ROLE TO PLAY” and “TOKYO 1972 2ND NIGHT” have been released at our store alone, but the one with the best sound quality among them is “TOKYO 1972~”. Of course, many other sound sources have been released since the LP era, and it is a blessed day in terms of materials. If that’s the case, it’s natural to want to create the longest version by making full use of multiple sound sources, and a version created by a maniac based on that concept was recently released. The sound source that will be the main feature of this time has been circulating among traders for some time, and although it is a monaural recording, the sound image is very close, and it is a high-quality recording that it is strange that it has not been made into a CD until now. It tends to lack some depth, and I can’t hope for the stereo-like spread of the previous day, but it clearly captures the contours of the performance and Plant’s vocals, compared to other sound sources from the same day. It’s very easy to listen to in comparison. The maniac who posted this monaural recording on the internet as a base used old Budokan second day items such as “LIVE AT THE BIG HALL BUDOKAN” and “NO USE GNECO” as supplementary personnel. However, most of these are between songs, and by using the latter, the sound of tapping from a can when asking for an encore and the humorous “buhibuhi” sound also appear. Furthermore, the scene after the live performance that was a hot topic among maniacs when it was first released in 2016 (famous comments from that charismatic DJ: “Rock Explosion Seventy-to-!” & “Thank you to the venue security for your hard work”) “TOKYO 1972 2ND NIGHT” was also naturally used as a patch factor because it captured the following. The main source had excellent sound quality and recording condition, but the only blemish was the cut in the “Dazed and Confused” bowing section. What’s nice about it is that it is supplemented by “LIVE IN TOKYO,” which was released from the same label as “LIVE AT THE BIG HALL BUDOKAN,” but was overlooked among the Budokan second-day items. The same title was probably chosen because it was a sound source with a sound quality close to the main source, but it was worth it, and the finish that can be heard smoothly is wonderful. A very sad scene is the announcement scene by a famous DJ before ZEP appears. When playing the game, a periodic noise suddenly appears, so some enthusiasts who have already obtained this version or those who watched it on YouTube misunderstood that this noise was due to an editing error or something. It seems that there are fewer people. However, this one was actually based on an acetate record. If you are a core enthusiast, you should know that Budokan 2nd Day has never been released as a standalone acetate item, and this is not for sale, but is based on a disc that was personally pressed by the enthusiast who recorded the concert at the time. There was a sound source circulating on the internet. Since the announcement at the beginning is recorded longer than any other source, you can feel the commitment of this maniac to the fact that he dared to use it despite the noise peculiar to acetate. And although the performance has a warm-up following the previous day, it is valuable in that it captures the scene where a new chapter of ZEP live started. It’s true that until around “Misty Mountain Hop”, the voice of Plant etc. starts to modulate, and you can clearly hear the blankness that has occurred since America in June, but the engine starts to pick up around the new song “Dancing Days”. Although it is often overlooked, it is extremely valuable that “The Song Remains The Same” and “The Rain Song” are sung with a voice quality or melody similar to the album version, and in terms of performance, the switching between these two songs is very valuable. It’s funny how it’s more sloppy than it was in later years. The following “Dazed And Confused” is captured in a long performance in which three people other than the plant regain their condition. In the first place, the unusual scene where Jonesy almost misses the note from the intro made me smile, and although the tension of the performance is high after that, the connections between each section are rough. In particular, the “The Crunge” section was so messy that I couldn’t believe it had already been performed many times in America in June. At this point, the three of them must have reflected on their own, and after about 20 minutes, the song became tight and intense, as if they had just woken up, and ended with an intense atmosphere that foreshadowed the evolution of the song from then on. After that, “Stairway To Heaven” will let you hear a wonderful guitar solo with Jimmy’s echo effect, and “Whole Lotta Love” will be more intense than the previous day. And above all, I’m glad that “The Ocean”, which was performed live for the only time in Japan, can be enjoyed with a well-balanced and lively sound image, with minimal applause from the surroundings. In addition to being a new song that hasn’t been released yet, it’s also a song with an odd time signature that makes Japanese people cry (lol), so it’s a good point that the level of clapping around them is low. Depending on the source, the misaligned clapping that occurred here could be jarring. High quality main source is on CD for the first time! ! Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 3rd October 1972 Disc 1 (55:43) 1. Introduction 2. Rock and Roll 3. Black Dog 4. Over The Hills and Far Away 5. Misty Mountain Hop 6. Since I’ve Been Loving You 7 Dancing Days 8. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp 9. The Song Remains The Same 10. The Rain Song Disc 2 (65:32) 1. Dazed and Confused 2. Stairway to Heaven 3. Whole Lotta Love Disc 3 (17: 41) 1. Immigrant Song 2. The Ocean 3. Outro
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