Led Zeppelin - King Jimmy & the West Bromwich Blues Band - Earl's Court May 25, 1975 (Bluecongo Matrix)

Here's a a little treat from 1975, namely the legendary last night of Led Zeppelin's five night stand at Earl's Court Exhibition Hall in London, UK....this a SBD/AUD matrix of the show created by Bluecongo form over at Royal Orelans....enjoy :)

King Jimmy & the West Bromwich Blues Band

A Bluecongo Matrix Production

Size: 1.17 GB
sbd
Led Zeppelin

Earls Court Arena, London, England, UK, 25th May 1975
CD1:
1) Intros
2) Rock n Roll
3) Sick Again
4) Over the Hills & Far Away
5) In My Time of Dying
6) The Song Remains the Same
7) Rain Song
8) Kashmir
CD2:
1) No Quarter
2) Tangerine
3) Going to California
4) That’s the Way
5) Bron Y Aur Stomp
6) Trampled Underfoot
CD3:
1) Moby Dick
2) Dazed & Confused
CD4:
1) Stairway to Heaven
2) Whole Lotta Love
3) Black Dog
4) Heartbreaker
5) Communication Breakdown
Length: 218:41min
Personal:
Jimmy Page: Electric and Acoustic Guitars
Robert Plant: Vocals
John Paul Jones: Bass, Keyboards and Acoustic Guitar
John Bonham: Drums

Important Note: AVOID MP3 ~ Don’t Let It Bring You Down
Even More Important Note: please use this show for trading ~ never sell it (you may go to hell ~ which is not confirmed)

Comments:
To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of this tremendous concert, here is Zeppelin’s mammoth 3 hour 45 minute final night performance presented in an all new Soundboard & Audience audio matrix.

Special thanks goes to Winston for help with finalizing the project.
Also big thank you to Mike1061, he knows why!

My Comments:
What a way to end a legendary five night stand at London's Earl's Court than to play a mammoth show clocking in at over three hours. like most 1975 shows it starts out rocky, Rock and Roll is a little rough, especially plant, who's cracking voice is cringing to hear at times. But the show picks up quickly with a hard-rocking version of Sick Again. Over The Hills and Far Away is simply amazing with jimmy displaying his guitar virtuosity in a beautifully executed and jazzy solo. In My Time Of Dying is as intense as ever, with Robert's powerful voice finally coming through and the tightness of their playing leaving one sitting at the edge of their seat. This powerful version of this song is given special treatment as Robert throws in a few phrases of You Shook Me at the end. They don't let up on their intensity as they plow through The Song Remains the Same and Kashmir. No Quarter is excellent tonight with long jazzy improvisations from Bonham, Jonesy and Jimmy. The acoustic set is very loose with much ad-libbing from Robert who is very talkative. Dazed and Confused is a highlight of the show with intense playing and eerie wails from Robert, it was not as technical as the 1973 versions or experimental as the earlier LA and Seattle shows but nonetheless the band's playing was tight. A excellent Stairway to Heaven ends the set, with a great articulate solo even though jimmy breaks a string during towards the end. A wild audience screams for and demands encores, to which the band does not disappoint. they play four incredible encores starting with a short funky version of Whole Lotta Love, which not in the level as the night before it is still a treat. The song segues into a sloppy but rocking version of Black Dog, to which afterwards robert lights a joint before going into Heartbreaker. And finally the marathon ends with a very loose Communication Breakdown featuring a middle reggae jam with Robert even throwing in bits of Dyer Maker. As of the recording itself, it is a very excellent SBD that has been matrixed with a great audience recording, giving it much depth, unfortunately the SBD cuts out towards the end of No Quarter and all of Tangerine so the audience source is used to patch it up. This recording has not been EQ'ed that much compared to other versions, but still a definitive version nonetheless. I remember this show being my first ever dip into bootlegs and upon hearing In My Time Of Dying and Kashmir for the first time live it really blew me away, sure it has its rough points but this is simply a fantastic show with fantastic playing from a superhuman band.

Enjoy.

Artwork included in PDF format.

Mediafire folder download link:

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