Led Zeppelin - Anybody Got a Les Paul (1969 SBD Boot) [FLAC]

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Led Zeppelin - Anybody Got a Les Paul (1969 SBD Boot) [FLAC]
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Technical Information
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Artist...............: Led Zeppelin
Album................: Anybody Got a Les Paul?
Year.................: 1969
Genre................: Hard Rock/Blues Rock
Type.................: Live Soundboard
Duration.............: 1:09:21
Number of Songs......: 12
Artwork..............: Yes (Back/Front/CD-label)

Audio Format.........: Lossless
Ripper...............: Ashampoo AudioCD Studio 3
Encoder..............: FLAC 1.1.0 (20030126)
Hz...................: 44,100
Channels.............: Stereo
Reader...............: ?
Source...............: Silver > EAC > WAV > FLAC Frontend > FLAC (not my rip)


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General Information (courtesy of Wikipedia)
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This is a bit of a mixed bag, in that these recordings go from the very best to the worst you
can imagine.
First five songs -the Fillmore West set- are of a superior quality, I mean, tinkered-with-in-the
studio quality, especially when taking into consideration that these recordings are 46 years
old. What's also 'strange' is that the mono recording is sitting on the left channel only.
The right channel has nil sound, except for the occasional echo.

My guess is that -like I used to do myself with my old 4-track ReVox (A77 MK III)- mono recordings
were put on a single track in order to be able to put other mono recordings on the other track(s).
That way you could double or quadruple the playing time of a reel.

Second batch, the Maida Vale recordings, start off with a short introduction by Alexis Korner
and jump right into the start of "What Is And What Should Never Be".

Quality is still great, but there's audible 'swimming' of the sound due to tape deterioration,
especially in the first song, although it gets better as things move along. Still mono, but
spread over two channels this time.

And then there's the last two tracks. To be honest, I haven't got a clue why these were included
as the sound is dreadful. "Whole Lotta Love" is passable for those who used to listen to "France
Inter" on the AM shortwave, back in the 60ies and 70ies, but "Train Kept a Rollin" is garbage to
the point one can't even make out which song is playing. The sound pitch changes halfway through
but the quality doesn't improve much, so, you've been warned...

Front & Back covers came with the torrent, but as usual I added a selfmade CD label.

Got these files from someone called "Equinox" at TapeCity in March 2007. The man/woman has my
thanks.

Enjoy!

JJ

Band:
Robert Plant: Vocals
Jimmy Page: Guitar
John-Paul Jones: Bass, Keyboards
John Bonham: Drums


Tracklist:

Live at Fillmore West, San Francisco, 11 January 1969

01 I Can't Quit You - 7:20
02 Dazed And Confused - 13:26
03 You Shook Me - 7:54
04 How Many More Times - 8:27
05 Communication Breakdown - 3:49

Live at Maida Vale Studio 4, London, England, 19 March 1969

06 Alexis Korner Introduction 0:24
07 What Is And What Should Never Be - 4:25
08 I Can't Quit You - 5:55
09 You Shook Me - 4:09
10 Sunshine Woman - 3:09

Live at Merriweather Post Pavilion Of Music, Columbia, Marlyland, 25 May 1969

11 Whole Lotta Love - 7:23

Live at Oakdale Musical Theatre, Wallingford, Connecticut, 17 August 1969

12 Train Kept A Rollin' - 2:55

Time: 1:09:21