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The better Led Zeppellin live recordings on vinyl.

I haven't heard the The Song Remains the Same, since I wore
it out in my Nakamichi cassette deck in my car long ago. I have most all the classic on vinyl, except for In through the out door and Coda. I was wondering what the general thoughts are on How the West was Won, and The song Remains the Same on Vinyl. I am looking for a decent representaion of Zep in concert. I am also open minded to private type
live Zep that you may have listened to. Any opinions are greatly appreciated. I am aware that the TSRTS has generally not been recognized for it's recording quality.
This makes me wonder why Classic bothered w/ that one.
fjn04
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mapman
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The best package for experiencing Zeppelin live is the 2 disc Led Zeppelin DVD set from a few years back. I think HTWWW is the CD music only equivalent as i recall.

Zeppelin live as with many major rock acts of their day live was never about sound quality, so no sense in obsessing about that in teh case of Zeppelin live. You need the video to really absorb what was going on.

A good CD only supplement to that package to get a big taste of raw Zeppelin in their prime with Ok sound then is the BBC Recordings CD package.
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Unfortunately, my favorite Led Zep set never came out on LP, "How The West Was Won" recorded in LA in the heyday of rock 'n roll. Stereophile picked it as a "Record Of The Month" and it is just fabulous. Although it came out at about the same time as the excellent DVD set mentioned above, these are different, and to me superior, performances.
dungn
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The best Led Zeppelin live recording, to me, is the BBC session. Other live albums (HTWWW, TSRTS) are not even close.
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Thanks for the first four thoughts and suggestions. It was the BBC sessions that was in the back of my mind. Acoustic Sounds has it for $250, although it is a 4 LP set. I think it's a matter of finding their better performances, and taking the sound quality for what it is. I think a really great performance makes it easier to be less critical of sound quality as well.
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Hey Fjn04,

As an avid zeppelin freak, all mentioned above are true and also too there are very few zeppelin shows recorded that Page would be happy with to release. From what I have read he is kinda picky and rightfully so.

I have dozens of sound board recordings that i think with today's available mastering software one could take some of the material and make it some what pleasing to listen to.

One show jumps out at me "Led Zeppelin Live at Fillmore West 04/27/1969 which is in my opinion only one of there best performances. They play as version of "as long as i have you" that you will never forget in fact its a melody of a few cover songs. But GOD damm no one since has ever done what they DID.

I can email it out to who ever wants it, but just that one song :)

Kev
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