Led Zeppelin/Tokyo,Japan 9.24.1971

The live performance was held on September 24th, the second day at Budokan, on the day of the autumnal equinox. At that time, the custom of having Saturdays as a day off had not yet become established, but since Hanakin was a national holiday and the show started earlier than usual, many people targeted this day to go to ZEP’s Budokan. It seems that there were quite a few people. What a luxurious experience it was to be able to see ZEP on a cool afternoon on a holiday after the late summer heat had subsided. Moreover, the sound source on this day was not as good as the first day at Budokan. This was especially true in the LP era, and even though the live performance was held at a venue as large as Budokan, which had become a purveyor for Western music artists around this time, it gave the impression of being veiled. Even though the era changed to CD, the sound source situation of this day remained unchanged. However, in the situation where ZEP’s Japanese performances have been released one after another since the early 1990s, the appearance of this item along with the Hiroshima performance, which also lacked sound quality, is extremely groundbreaking from an enthusiast’s perspective. That was it. Items released during this era were “PRETTY WOMAN” and “AFTERNOON DAZE.” However, at that time, “FRONT ROW” on the first day of Budokan dominated the talk among enthusiasts, and even though you could listen to the next day’s live performance, I feel that these titles, which had a much lower sound quality, were overlooked. I can’t deny that it happened. I had to wait until the late 90’s to be able to listen to Budokan on the second day with clearer sound quality. This time, we have obtained a lower generation version of the monaural sound quality audience recording used for the nostalgic “PRETTY WOMAN” and “AFTERNOON DAZE”. Even at that time, it had a very analog feel and a vintage feel, but I would like to say that this release is also of the highest quality for enthusiasts. Now that the rough 70’s Bristol has become much easier to listen to with our previously released “OUT OF BRISTOL TALE”, many people will be able to experience this old-fashioned sound quality for the first time in a while. Especially in the first half, the clarity is not good enough, and it can be said that the taste of good old analog recording is fully opened. However, it is also true that this may sound nostalgic to enthusiasts. Isn’t the ZEP Autumn Equinox Day live revived with this old-fashioned sound quality very tasty? Some of you may notice an interesting fact here. The cheers of “Fuu!” heard at the beginning of the live performance are the same voices that were heard on the first day of the Budokan release. To tell you the truth, the first visit to Japan sound source that we are releasing this time is all provided by the same person, and it seems that this and the next 929 sound source were previously released after further copying. Therefore, this sound source is originally inferior in terms of clarity and sound image, but it is unique to low generation that such roughness has been reduced and it has become easier to listen to. As expected, there is a lack of clarity at the beginning of the live performance, and after “Whole Lotta Love”, where both the atmosphere of the venue and the volume of ZEP become lively, the sound becomes saturated, but the performance seems to be subdued. From “Stairway To Heaven” onwards to “Moby Dick”, the clarity improves to a surprising degree and you can “listen”. The ease of listening in this part is also unique to low generation. But most of all, ZEP was in great shape on this day as well. Even though the live performance started earlier than the previous day, Plant’s high-tension scream as usual was nothing short of spectacular. Moreover, at the end of the brilliant “Since I’ve Been Loving You” that kept flying from the beginning, the nearby audience’s murmur of “It’s not human work…” probably says it all. It is true that the sound quality is not good, but this scene alone conveys the greatness of the 24th, so it is worth a listen. It is also clear that ZEP is enjoying performing live in Japan, and the surprise acoustic set will be the first live performance of “Tangerine”. You can feel that he is overwhelmed by the melancholy-laden performance. And the medley development of “Whole Lotta Love” on this day is also amazing. This scene has been featured in specialized magazines for some time, but what makes it so interesting is that when Plant starts singing “Your Time Is Gonna Come,” the medley that was going wild was about to go blank. is. The other members must have been surprised and exclaimed, “That’s it!” Even when listening only to the sound, I could clearly hear the expressions. In this way, the sound source that has been completely overlooked in recent years has been released for the first time in a while, and is recorded in a low generation version! Live at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 24th September 1971 Disc 1 (60:09) 1. Intro 2. Immigrant Song 3. Heartbreaker 4. Since I’ve Been Loving You 5. Black Dog 6. Dazed And Confused 7. Stairway To Heaven Disc 2 (52:37) 1. MC 2. Celebration Day 3. That’s The Way 4. Going To California 5. Tangerine 6. What Is And What Should Never Be 7. Moby Dick Disc 3 (49:52) 1. Whole Lotta Love 2. Organ Solo 3. Thank You 4. Communication Breakdown *There is noise at the end of DISC.3 Track 4