The Forum, Inglewood, Los Angeles, 1977-6-21
Empress Valley 2003 EVSD 260,261,262
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Artwork included with scans and shots from my copy, EAC log files included
Sca&ns and shots are from the Promo item
Disc 1
01 The Song remains The Same
02 Sick Again
03 Nobody's Fault But Mine
04 Over The Hills And Far Away
05 Since I've Been Loving You
06 No Quarter
Disc 2
01 Ten Years Gone
02 Battle Of Evermore
03 Going To California
04 Black Country Woman
05 Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp
06 White Summer Suite
07 Kashmir
Disc 3
01 Out On The Tiles/Moby Dick
02 Heartbreaker
03 Guitar Solo
04 Achilles Last Stand
05 Stairway To Heaven
06 Whole Lotta Love
07 Rock And Roll
If I stated Delirium Treamtent audience as Superb, what words for this gem?
A Crystal clear audience, if perfection is somewhere, well here it is and this is the BEST version of NO QUARTER definitvely.
Enjoy it!
Review from Underground Uprising :
Listen To This, Eddie (Empress Valley EVCD 260/261/262) 3CDs in a card gatefold sleeve
Disc One (71.04):- The Song Remains The Same/Sick Again/Nobody's Fault But Mine/Over The Hills And Far Away/Since I've Been loving You/No Quarter
Disc Two (56.13):- Ten Years Gone/The Battle Of Evermore/Going To California/Black Country Woman/ Bron-yr-Aur Stomp/White Summer-Black Mountain Side/Kashmir
Disc Three (71.26):- Out On The Tiles Intro-Moby Dick/Heartbreaker/Guitar Solo/Achilles Last Stand/ Stairway To Heaven/Whole Lotta Love/Rock And Roll
Just when you thought that you had heard the definitive, most complete and best sounding version of this legendary concert (the recent Wendy Records Listen To This, Eddie), Empress Valley pull it off yet again. Released on 24 December 2003, I received it on New Year's Eve. The discs have the greeting: 'Merry X'mas & A Happy New Year' on them. The sound on this new release is quite simply mind blowingly stunning full stereo audience recording. This might not appeal to everyone as clearly Empress Valley have applied a lot of EQ on Mike Millard's already stunning sounding original recording. For this latest release Empress Valley used the same first generation, speed corrected cassette to DAT transfer that was originally used for Silver Rarities excellent Listen To This Eddie Master Series release. The Silver Rarities was a straight transfer to CD, without any EQ. Technology has of course advanced incredibly in recent years and it is amazing what can be done with an audio tape recording these days. However one man's EQ is another man's poison. It is all a matter of taste. That said this is a really lovely production. The well known cut in Ten Years Gone has been neatly filled using an alternate source tape, on Disc 2 track 1, from 06.34 to 06.48. There is no cut between the end of the Guitar Solo and Achilles Last Stand. The packaging is extremely nice too. Empress Valley have adopted the original Rock Solid Records vinyl release Listen To This, Eddie for their front cover of the gatefold card sleeve. At the top of this is the logo: 'NEW IMPROVED FULL DIMENSIONAL STEREO'. Disc one is housed in the left sleeve, and discs two and three are inside the right sleeve. There is also an obi, black Japanese characters on a white background. The price is also most reasonable. In addition to the regular release there were 50 Promo copies released. On the front cover of the gatefold card slipcase is a photo of Jimmy from Chicago 6 April 1977 in the German Army uniform. The rest of the packaging is nearly identical, but this rarity will be much sought after by collectors. All in all a really lovely production from Empress Valley, and hopefully the last version to be released by anyone. As this is now my eighth version of this legendary concert, I certainly hope so! (Jules McTrainspotter Jan 04)
Listen To This, Eddie (Empress Valley EVSD 260/261/262)
Disc One (71.04):- The Song Remains The Same/Sick Again/Nobody's Fault But Mine/Over The Hills And Far Away/Since I've Been loving You/No Quarter
Disc Two (56.13):- Ten Years Gone/The Battle Of Evermore/Going To California/Black Country Woman/ Bron-yr-Aur Stomp/White Summer-Black Mountain Side/Kashmir
Disc Three (71.26):- Out On The Tiles Intro-Moby Dick/Heartbreaker/Guitar Solo/Achilles Last Stand/ Stairway To Heaven/Whole Lotta Love/Rock And Roll
Listen To This, Eddie-Full Dimensional Stereo Sound. This release really offers a metallic KO, many have tried and made claims about the complete and definitive version, but this one really hits you right in the chest. Don't be fooled by fools! is what I've been told, when asking about different versions of this show. They all from the same tape, and don't pay to have someone EQ it for you. Well, that might be-BUT, I don't have this technology at home-this one is that different. The most complete, best sounding and hopefully the last version of this great audience recording. (meimnoone,2004)
Well well well, this now my third version of this legendary show. I also own the Definitive Complete Version from Jelly Roll and the first Version from Empress Valley. But this version here, called the Christmas Edition pips them all away. It's simply awesome!!! The sound is crystal clear and it is a full dimensional stereo sound. Like other EV Releases the EQ of this release is very high, but the high EQ is the reason for the crystal clear sound. And he's not so high like in the first version from EV! This release is a MUST HAVE for any serious collector who wants a very good sounding show and a really great concert from Led Zeppelin.... Get it, if you have the chance! (Moll Drummer Feb 04)
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