Led Zeppelin - 1973-01-22 - Southampton
(Soundboard)
For the past month or so, Led Zeppelin fans have been rejoicing with the "discovery" of a new live recording of the group. Google News reported: "Creating more excitement is the Led Zeppelin show from 1973 recorded professionally and mixed via multi-tracks from a show in Southampton, UK. It has already been released by two Japanese bootleg labels, Empress Valley [Live At Southampton University: Working Tapes] and Nasty Music [The Great Lost Live Album]. And at least three fans have taken the original share from the Presence site to offer their own fan "remaster" of this new show."
Thanks to theface07 who shared the lossless soundboard tracks on the internet. In the notes accompanying the tracks, theface07 said: "This incredible recording was supposedly taken direct from the multi-track master tape. Therefore, this would be the 1st generation stereo mixdown if correct. I believe this to be true given the sound quality of the recording. This is also the complete show which is rare in soundboard quality. I took the opportunity to remaster the recording because I thought it could benefit from a few small adjustments. Firstly, there is a muddiness to the source which comes from low-mid frequencies. This has been adjusted. Secondly, the levels flucuate from track to track on the source. I have remedied this issue. I have also used some light compression to get a more balanced, crisp sound. What is produced, as a result of these edits, is, in my opinion, a superior sounding recording. I hope you agree! No limiting or noise reduction of any kind has been used. Enjoy this new classic Zeppelin performance!"
Theface07 was a bit modest when describing the sound: "Would've been A+ if not for some light-moderate hiss that is mostly audible only during quiet sections." Many fans would consider the sound to be excellent.
With news that Led Zeppelin are reforming for a one-off charity gig, whet your appetite with this excellent show.
Disc 1
01 - Rock and Roll
02 - Over The Hills And Far Away
03 - Black Dog
04 - Misty Mountain Hop
05 - Since I've Been Loving You
06 - Dancing Days
07 - The Song Remains The Same
08 - The Rain Song
09 - Dazed and Confused
Disc 2
01 - Stairway to Heaven
02 - Whole Lotta Love (including Everybody Needs Somebody To Love, I Can't Quit You Baby, Let's Have A Party)
03 - Heartbreaker
04 - Thank You
05 - How Many More Times
06 - Communication Breakdown
I had the opportunity to listen a track from this concert a few days ago and I have to say that it sounds awesome. Highly recommended for every LZ fan.
Thanks so much for posting this. That 13min Thank You is incredible!
I have a tiny problem though to ask you about. My Dazed and Confused and How Many More Times files aren't coming out of the folder and on my computer. Is there something I have to do to get them on there or do you need to fix them? Thanks for all the help.