Due to the complexity of this recording, more detailed notes can be reviewed below. As far as a number rating I can honestly give this a 9.0/9.4 due to the fact it is indeed a welcome upgrade to a great show that we can finally put away the countless other versions of! LED ZEPPELIN - 1973-03-16 - Vienna - NEW 4 SOURCE MATRIX Disc 1 01. Introduction [0:57] 02. Rock and Roll (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant) [3:48] 03. Over the Hills and Far Away (Page, Plant) [6:41] 04. Black Dog (Jones, Page, Plant) [6:18] 05. Misty Mountain Hop (Jones, Page, Plant) [4:27] 06. Since I've Been Loving You (Jones, Page, Plant) [9:09] 07. Dancing Days (Page, Plant) [5:53] 08. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp (Jones, Page, Plant) [6:26] 09. The Song Remains the Same (Page, Plant) [5:20] 10. The Rain Song (Page, Plant) [9:19] --- [* = board tape available / optional disc division @ 58:19] Disc 2 11. Dazed and Confused (Page, Holmes) * [28:30] contains: San Fransisco (Phillips) Mars, the Bringer of War (Holst) 12. Stairway to Heaven (Page, Plant) * [10:59] 13. Whole Lotta Love (Bonham, Dixon, Jones, Page, Plant) [25:36] contains: Everybody Needs Somebody to Love (Wexler, Berns, Burke) Boogie Chillun' (Besman, Hooker) * (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care (Leiber, Stoller) * Let's Have a Party (Robinson) * I Can't Quit You Baby (Dixon) * 14. Heartbreaker (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant) * [8:01] Jimmy Page - guitars John Paul Jones - bass, organ John Bonham - drums Robert Plant - vocals MATRIX NOTES: The general aim was to provide the whole concert in as consistent and upgraded a listening experience as could be stitched together from the various recordings which are all incomplete. While there are always some downsides to matrixing analog recordings that have been manually synchronized, it is hoped that the benefits, such as the improved stereo dimension, of the results outweigh those deficiencies. Further lesser quality audience sources than those described below also exist but were not used. AUD source #1: The master was reportedly a TDK SA 90 cassette, which matches the 45 + 45 minutes which are extant and captured tracks 2-8 & 12 and parts of 1, 9, 11, 13. Winston Remaster used for the first part (which is unmatrixed on that version). Best of the audience recordings overall, recorded close to the stage towards one side. The guitar is somewhat buried here. AUD source #2: A lower/medium quality cassette recording at a greater distance to the stage, used only to patch missing AUD sections of tracks 1 & 9-11 (and the encore break before 14). AUD source #3: Captured most of the concert except for the introduction and notably two gaps in DAC. The master reported to have been recorded with Sony mics to Uher Report reel-to-reel. Close to the quality of AUD.1 but with a different sound balance (guitar is prominent, vocals somewhat buried) and recorded towards the other side of the stage. Matrixing with AUD.1 thus allows reproducing the occasional stereo panning effects of the house mix (which are not present on the SBD): guitar break in Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, bow solo in DAC, Theremin in WLL. SBD source: Apparently a 60 minute cassette which contains most of tracks 11-14. However, several minutes of 11/DAC & 13/WLL are missing, as the tape was not flipped immediately when the side or reel A ran out. There was probably another cassette on which the first hour of the concert was recorded (or copied), including the beginning of DAC, with the engineer likely missing some two minutes of the song between the cassettes, after the first one stopped and until recording resumed on a fresh tape. The reason why only the second cassette is available (for this and also certain other dates) is perhaps that someone in or with the band wanted a listening copy of just the songs with improvisation. The mix that was recorded is not exactly the same as what was played over the PA, as some of the delay/reverb effects (particularly on the vocals), as well as the panning, heard on the audience recordings are not present. Track by track breakdown: tr.01: AUD.2+1. AUD.2 contains half a minute more of the pre-show compared to AUD.1, none of which is on AUD.3. 02-08: AUD.1+3. SBD not available for the first part of the show but AUD.1 & 3 run practically without breaks until the end of BYAS. 09: AUD.1/2+3. AUD.1 has breaks during the intro and its side A completely cuts out @ 1:30 into TSRTS; the taper evidently did not flip the tape and resume recording until well into DAC which gap has here been patched with AUD.2. 10: AUD.2+3. AUD.1 thus does not exist for The Rain Song; the lower quality tape of AUD.2 used to substitute. 11: AUD.2/1+3. AUD.1 continues recording @ 5:00 while AUD.3 cuts out around 6:45 for one minute. Both gaps in DAC have been patched by matrixing with AUD.2, except for the section between roughly 2:50 and 4:00 where that tape itself has a discontinuity. 11: SBD & AUD.1+3. SBD cuts in about 15 seconds after AUD.1, i.e., around 5:15 into DAC from which point on it is the main source for the matrix but augmented with AUD.1 & 3 - and some patching from AUD.2 - as far as they are available. 12: SBD & AUD.1+3. AUD.3 has short cuts in the introduction; SBD cuts out after STH ends as the tape side ran out. 13: AUD.1+3 / SBD & AUD.1+3. Side B of the AUD.1 cassette runs out around 10:15 into WLL but SBD continued recording 4 minutes before that. 13-14: SBD & AUD.3. The segment containing the last 13 minutes of WLL and nearly all of Heartbreaker is therefore a matrix of SBD and AUD.3 since AUD.1 was no longer recording. The encore break is largely cut on both sources between the songs: AUD.3 misses about 2:20 of atmosphere while SBD loses only 1:30 and has the first notes of Heartbreaker intact. For the sake of completeness the missing part has again been patched from AUD.2 although the change in sound is noticeable.    

Montrose Boston 1974 Aud 8.6 - A new master tape source used for this one, and the tape is very clear although the hall acoustics are not optimal but it ROCKS! It’s decent and a lot of fun. Spooky Tooth Boston 1974 Audience 8.5 - A master tape source obtained for this presentation and aside from the acoustics of the venue and the sound mix itself, this is a good tape and can be enjoyed. Humble Pie Boston 1974 Audience 8.5 - This recording is from a master source and is clear, but the house mix and the venue make it hard to get that separation of instruments that make for a better experience. That being said this is still well worth getting. MONTROSE Music Hall Boston MA. March 11th 1974 THE BAND Sammy Hagar Lead Vocals Ronnie Montrose Guitar Bill Church Bass Denny Carmassi Drums Disc 1 1 -Tune Up - Intro 2 -Good Rockin' Tonight 3 -Bad Motor Scooter 4 -Drive It On Home 5 -Make It Last 6 -Guitar Solo 7 -Rock The Nation 8 -Drum's and Bass 9 -Space Station #5 10 -Thank You SPOOKY TOOTH THE BAND Mike Patto keyboards vocals Gary Wright organ vocals Mick Jones guitar vocals Val Burke bass vocals Bryson Graham drums 11 -Intro - Tune Up 12 -Waiting For The Wind 13 -Cotton Growing Man 14 -We Busted A Bass String In Boston 15 -Unknown Title 16 -Better By You, Better Than Me Disc 2 17 -I Am The Walrus 18 -Fantasy Satisfier 19 -Evil Woman 20 -Just Enough For The City 21 -Thank You Humble Pie THE BAND Steve Marriott vocals guitar harp keyboards Clem Clempson guitar keyboards vocals Greg Ridley bass vocals Jerry Shirley drums 22 -Tune Up - Intro 23 -Thunderbox 24 -Sweet Peace And Time 25 -Thirty Days In The Hole Disc 3 1 -Four Day Creep 2 -I Just Wanna Make Love To You 3 -Let Me Be Your Lover Man 4 -C'mon Everybody 5 -I Don't Need No Doctor 6 -Bless you Thank you Goodnight

Audience 8.8 - Well here it is folks, the BEST early vintage ZZ Top recording to ever surface. We already gave up a long time ago that the band would dig into their archives for us, but now it’s been completely left up to the fans to provide the early documents…and for better or worse they have (mostly worse). After all this time a tape has surfaced that presents a powerful early testament to the rocking blues power of ZZ Top before they “made it” to the FM bigtime.  The hits were already in the repertoire, but only hinting at the massive success to come. This is the REAL DEAL – a clear, loud, balsy tape from very early in the bands career. ZZ Top Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA December 5, 1973 01 Thunderbird 02 (Somebody Else Been) Shaking Your Tree 03 Chevrolet 04 Waitin' For The Bus 06 Jesus Just Left Chicago 06 Gonna Ride Away (?) 07 Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers 08 I Just Got Back From Baby's 09 Rattlesnake Shake 10 La Grange 11 Let's Go Get Stoned + Mellow Down Easy

Audience 8.8 - A huge upgrade to the Fillmore West ’70 tape! Is it worth getting even if I have the old one?  Oh, yes, it is. It’s so much better that it needed a completely new presentation. Give your old copy to your neighbor, you shall not be needing it anymore. James Gang November 21, 1970 Fillmore West San Francisco, CA 01 - Opening Jam 02 - Funk 49 03 - Stop 04 - You're Gonna Need Me 05 - The Bomber 06 - Thanks 07 - Ashes The Rain & I 08 - Bluebird 09 - Lost Woman Joe Walsh - Guitar, Vocals Dale Peters - Bass Jim Fox - Drums

Audience 8.8 - Man, why do we have to wait over 35 years for a new Rush tape to surface?  Come on guys! Let’s get them out before we’re all dead!  Ha ha!  So, this is just fantastic! For one thing, it’s early Rush, just prior to the start of 2112, and there’s just not a lot out there that is listenable. This is listenable, and it ain’t perfect but it is perfect at the same time – how to explain that seemingly contradictory statement?  Collectors will understand me…it lacks some of the niceties we’ve grown accustomed to nowadays but it also delivers things we do not frequently hear on Rush audience tapes and that is a very defined, well rounded and clearly heard bass sound. Geddy is in fine form, the band means business!  Get this if you know what is good for you. Rush Randhurst Arena Mount Prospect, Illinois March 5, 1976 01 -Intro 02 -Bastille Day 03 -Anthem 04 -Lakeside Park 05 -I Think I'm Going Bald 06 -By-Tor & The Snow Dog 07 -Fly by Night 08 -Working Man - Drum Solo 09 -Finding My Way  

Soundboard 9.5 - Spectacular sound, ferocious performance! This is, without a doubt, one absolute must-have for anyone with even a remote interest in Judas Priest…but I’ll take it even further and say ANYONE who loves hard rock should get this one. Judas Priest - "Unleashed In New York" Mudd Club, New York, NY, USA March 11th, 1979 01 Intro 02 Hell Bent For Leather 03 Delivering The Goods 04 Running Wild 05 Beyond The Realms Of Death 06 The Green Manalishi 07 Victim Of Changes 08 Rock Forever 09 Starbreaker Rob Halford K.K. Downing Glenn Tipton Ian Hill Les Binks