LED ZEPPELIN - HOW THE WEST WAS WON
    

    

LED  ZEPPELIN  -  2003  HOW THE WEST WAS WON  3cd.

How the West Was Won is a triple live album by English rock group Led Zeppelin, released by Atlantic Records on CD on May 27, 2003 and DVD-Audio on October 20, 2003. These original performances are from the band's 1972 concert tour of the United States, recorded at the L.A. Forum on June 25, 1972 and Long Beach Arena on June 27, 1972. Guitarist Jimmy Page considers Led Zeppelin at this point to have been at their artistic peak, as mentioned in the liner notes.

For many years, live recordings of these two shows only circulated in the form of bootlegs, and even then only certain audience recordings were available to fans and collectors (for example, Burn Like A Candle). Though several soundboard recordings of Led Zeppelin concerts were circulated amongst fans after having been stolen from Page's personal archive some time in the 1980s, no soundboards of the 1972 Long Beach or LA Forum shows were taken, meaning the release of How the West Was Won was the first chance fans had of hearing the soundboard versions of these concerts.

The songs from the two shows underwent some extensive editing and audio engineering by Page at SARM West Studios in London before being released on the album. A comprehensive analysis of live tracks edits for the album can be found at The Garden Tapes. Some songs which were played at the concerts, such as "Communication Breakdown" and a rare version "Louie Louie" from the June 25 show, were left off How the West Was Won.

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 chart on June 14, 2003 at number 1, with sales of 154,000 copies. It remained on the chart for 16 weeks. It was certified gold and platinum record awards by the RIAA on June 30, 2003. The album became the first Led Zeppelin album since 1979's In Through the Out Door to reach the #1 position.

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 LED ZEPPELIN - LIVE INGLWOOD

    

LED  ZEPPELIN       -      1973  LIVE AT  INGLEWOOD -  CALIFORNIA.

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LED ZEPPELIN - TRIBUTE TO J.KIDD

    

    

LED  ZEPPELIN   -   1975 A TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY  KIDD and the PIRATES (flac).

This is what bootlegs are all about: 28 tracks of unrehearsed Led Zeppelin goodness. If you’ve ever wanted to be in the room while the mighty Zep dicked around with their instruments, this is as good as it gets. False starts, a few measures of this or that, Bonzo banging the shit out of his drum kit,  Jimmy noodling on the same riff like a kid amusing himself on the front porch, come on!

A Tribute to Johnny Kidd and the Pirates isn’t what the title suggest. This bootleg captures a 1975 sound check before a show at the Minneapolis Sports Center and some 1970 acoustic jams at Bron-Y-Aur cottage, Wales. The latter tracks are what really custard my pie. Fast forward to the 30 minute mark for the lovely jam named “Bert Jansch”:

So what’s with the title? Johnny Kidd and the Pirates were a first wave British rock and roll band, and as such a huge influence on ’60s era UK rockers. The Who’s cover of “Shakin’ All Over” is probably their best known song, and you can hear Zep cover it here. Like all bands, Led Zeppelin played the songs they enjoyed during sound check, so here you get lots of ’50s rockers; heck, album opener is the Chuck Berry classic “School Days.” It’s like listening to the full Zep lineup playing a Honeydrippers set.

There are a couple of versions of this bootleg floating around, both on vinyl and CD. 

BY JAMES STAFFORD ON MARCH 29, 2015

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JIMI HENDRIX -COMPLETE BERKELEY

 

    

    

    JIMI  HENDRIX  -  COMPLETE   BERKELEY 1970  3cd.

A historical concert for the J.H fans around the world.

The Experience’s concerts at the Berkeley Community Theatre on May 30, 1970 have always been considered one of the prized musical moments in the artist’s career. 

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THE  DOORS  -  THE MANY FACES OF THE DOORS  2015 - 3CD.

Hard-to-find tracks, side projects by its members, remakes and also, their roots.

A unique album, which is  for the fans of the band.

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J.J.  CALE   -  BREEZIN' AT  THE  CAFE   2013.

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J J CALE - SILVERTONE YEARS

J.J. CALE   -  THE  SILVERTONE  YEARS  2011.

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THE  AMERICAN  BREED  -  BEND ME SHAPE ME  1968.

The story

The American Breed was a late 1960s rock band from Cicero, Illinois that became famous during the late 1960s. They are best known for the 1967 smash, "Bend Me, Shape Me," a beloved oldies classic that kicks off with a short catchy drum solo followed by a soulful brassy fanfare.

Formed in 1958 and first known as Gary & The Nite Lites, the original lineup consisted of Al Ciner (guitar, vocals), Charles "Chuck" Colbert, Jr. (bass, vocals), Jim Michalak (drums), and lead singer/guitarist Gary Loizzo (August 16, 1945 - January 16, 2016). Michalak was later replaced by Lee Graziano (drums, vocals, trumpet).

After The American Breed split in 1970, Al Ciner and other band members went on to form Rufus. Gary Loizzo founded Pumpkin Recording Studios and became a highly successful producer and recording engineer. A two-time Grammy nominee, he worked with such top acts as Liza Minnelli, Bad Company, Slash, Survivor, REO Speedwagon, and Styx. Ciner, Loizzo, Colbert, and Graziano reunited in 1986 as The American Breed and recorded the album, "Once Again," featuring a new version of "Bend Me, Shape Me."

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DAVID  GILMOUR   -   RATTLE THAT LOCK  2015.

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DAVID  GILMOUR    -    1978   S-T .

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CACTUS   -  TIGHTROPE  2021.

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SNOWY  WHITE  and the WHITE FLAMES  -  SOMETHING ON ME 2020.

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SNOWY  WHITE   -   HIGHWAY  TO  THE SUN  2010.

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SNOWY  WHITE    -  THAT CERTAIN  THING  1987.

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SNOWY  WHITE   -    S.W   1984.

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SNOWY  WHITE   -   WHITE  FLAMES  1983.

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The Lemon Drops

Profile:

Psychedelic pop band from Chicago, Illinois, USA, that formed in 1966.

The band, originally established by high school students, produced one single in their heyday that reached regional success, but also recorded several other unreleased material that garnered the group's re-interest in the 1980s. During their existence, the band was an essential piece in the development of psychedelic pop in Illinois.

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GRAND  FUNK  RAILROAD  -  SHININ'ON   1974. 

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GRAND FUNK  RAILROAD  -  WE'RE  AN AMERICAN BAND  1973.

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GRAND FUNK RAILROAD  -  ON TIME  1969.

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COMPILATION  OF 60's Bands   -    CLASS OF 66    . 

Real teen innocence at its finest!! Crude Sound of 18 Mid-60's Bands. No Fuzz!!!
Ltd. edition 300 copies, issued in 1995. Discogs.

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BOSTON  ROCKABILLY   VOL.2

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BOSTON ROCKABILLY  VOL.1

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THE  FIVE  AMERICANS -  PROGRESSIONS  1967  re.2006.

Every region probably could claim one. Dallas’, via southeastern Oklahoma, the Five Americans could be thought of as a real life Wonders, not in being “one hit wonders” but in the wake of the Beatles being scooped up by a regional record man looking for some of that action.

They actually had four tunes that made it into the Top 40, the others being the marching Garage-Rocker with roughhewn vocals I See The Light and the attempt to recapture the W.U. magic Zip Code, which has its own catchy charm and much smoother, mellifluous vocals.

The recordings here cover a period from 1965 to 1969 and were produced by Dale Hawkins, of Susie-Q fame, for the Abnak organisation, mostly done in Texas. But the earliest number, the heavily, early Beatles influenced Show Me was recorded in Nashville and released via the ABC-Paramount label.

By the first of what would be off and on sessions starting in the last quarter of ‘66 and continuing into the Spring of ‘67 for what would mostly make up the second album, Western Union/Sound Of Love, the band’s sound had become much cleaner and purer, particularly their vocal harmonies, i.e. the title tracks and the lovely, once again Beatlesque, cantering rocker If I Could.

As they went on things got prettier. From the Fall of ‘67 is the beautifully wistful, Folk-Rock influenced Stop Light (with, funnily enough, verses with a passing melodic similarity to Leaving On A Jet not to be heard for two more years), and the orchestrated Pop — and now ‘67-period Beatles influenced — of 7:30 Guided Tour.

From Popdiggers.com

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