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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.
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donjr
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P.S. - I think that One Night Stand is taken from the BBC Sessions and has one song that BBC Sessions does not, which is White Summer / Black Moutainside. It's a shame it was left off the BBC Sessions release as it's Jimmy Page at his best and was written by him.
chatta
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I've recently heard Stairway To Heaven by LZ, The band members have kept secret the meaning of this song and responded evasively to questions related to her.
fjn04 OP
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Donjr: You're not missing anything by not having In Through the Out Door or Coda.

I am planning to do without these last two, on favor of some
live stuff. I saw both HTWWW, and BBC sessions at Barnes and Noble last night, so they are available on CD anyway.
Thanks for the suggestion for ONE NIGHT STAND.

Kev: 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.

Thanks Kev, I will keep an eye out for that one. Occasionally we have local record shows where a vinyl copy of it could surface.

FYI- Just read Hammer of the Gods by Steve Davis. I can't imagine it not holding the interest of a big Zep fan. Definitely an interesting read IMO.
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thegoldenear
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Fjn04, I'm sorry the show I mentioned may not be available on vinyl. If you wanna hear it contact me.

Thank You!
donjr
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I do like In Through the Out Door, but there was always a symmetry between John Bonham and Jimmy Page that was missing on that album. It was nice that it was so succesful after most reviewers thought it was going to flop. I think that album turned on a lot of people to Led Zeppelin that weren't fans prior to it.
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