Japanese bootleg label Empress Valley has confirmed that it will release a soundboard recording of Led Zeppelin’s September 29, 1971 show in Osaka, Japan on September 29 – but the label isn’t releasing the full recording of the show.
Instead, the release later on this month will omit many songs that were played by Led Zeppelin that night.
Current information suggests that this new release will cut out nine tracks, including “Stairway To Heaven” and “Friends” which have already been released as promotional singles.
Here’s the track list of the upcoming release:
Disc one (52 minutes)
Introduction
Immigrant Song
Heartbreaker
Since I’ve Been Loving You
Dazed and Confused
Disc two (37 minutes)
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
What Is and What Should Never Be
Moby Dick
Communication Breakdown
Rock And Roll
Information provided by the bootleg label shows that the soundboard recording will be released in three different editions:
- An “OH-SHOW” collector’s edition box set running across five CDs, featuring the new soundboard recording on two CDs and the existing audience recording. This version will be limited to 100 copies.
- A Geisha box set which will include two CDs featuring the new soundboard recording. This will be limited to 200 copies.
Led Zeppelin “王将 (2CD+3CD, limited 100 numbered box)、”芸者” (2CD box, limited 200)、”How the East was Won” (2CD, limited 300 box)
✳︎ 画像はショップの許可を得て撮影・掲載しています。 pic.twitter.com/Lf9fHfhlcK— Blimp_Life (@LLX2774) September 22, 2018
- And a standard release titled “How The East Was Won,” featuring the new soundboard recording across two CDs.
Led Zeppelin “王将”, 芸者”, “How the East was Won” (EVSD)
CD1: Intro, Immigrant, HB, SIBLY, DandC
CD2: Smoke Gets, WIAWSNB, MD, Communication, Rock and Roll
✳︎ 画像はショップの許可を得て撮影・掲載しています。 pic.twitter.com/R9YWaZ4D56— Blimp_Life (@LLX2774) September 22, 2018
This leaflet has been produced to detail the different versions of the release:
久しぶりに西新宿に足をのばしたら、BFにこの告知が出ていました。店内でも929がガンガンに流れてました。歓声抑えめの卓直結ぽい？超高音質なサウンドでした。パッケージも展示されてました。単体で出た「天国〜」は未収のようです。わかる人にしかわからないツイートですいません。 pic.twitter.com/JDr3hXNOJW
— 遠矢浩規 (@tohyaofficial) September 22, 2018
The release of the show follows the previous release of three tracks from the soundboard recording.
“Immigrant Song” was released in February:
That was followed by “Stairway To Heaven” and “Friends” in March:
The teaser singles have been released in elaborate CD packages with different artwork variants:
BFに本日入荷。Led Zeppelin"天国への階段"(1971/9/29 大阪 1CD EVSD):超高音質のSBDシリーズ第2弾。第1弾の"移民の歌"の外封筒を郵送又は店頭で引き換えに"Friends"が貰えるそうです。 pic.twitter.com/0DV7vbymPe
— 70’s ROCK大好き親父 (@yuminori0616) March 30, 2018
Led Zeppelin "Friends"(1971/9/29 大阪 EVSD 1CD 非売品) pic.twitter.com/uiH2bSn7nq
— 70’s ROCK大好き親父 (@yuminori0616) March 31, 2018
Led Zeppelin『Immigrant Song』(1971/9/29 OSAKA, SBD, 1CD EVSD) pic.twitter.com/CLMZsLN30I
— 70’s ROCK大好き親父 (@yuminori0616) February 8, 2018
The “Immigrant Song” single had five different covers:
Led Zeppelin "移民の歌" 1971-09-29 大阪
紛れもなくマルチトラック録音からミックスされた音源。低音が強めでステレオ感は乏しいものの各パートのバランスは良好。ベースが低音の塊に埋もれがちなのが1975 SBD音源とは対照的。
外装の封筒には本物の切手が貼ってある😳 pic.twitter.com/CawML1rZUo— Blimp_Life (@LLX2774) February 9, 2018
Led Zeppelin "移民の歌" 1971-09-29 大阪
OGやLZLの2LPから聴き始め、時代がCDにシフトしてからも数え切れない程聴いた公演の決定的な音源に接することができた歓びに浸っている金曜日の午後＠新宿の喫茶店☕️💿 pic.twitter.com/GyC1c1h5N1— Blimp_Life (@LLX2774) February 9, 2018
An audience recording of the show has been circulating for years, but so far only the three snippets of the soundboard recording have been made available.
You can hear the full audience recording of the show below:
Here’s the full setlist of the show, according to Led Zeppelin’s official website:
Immigrant Song
Heartbreaker
Since I’ve Been Loving You
Black Dog
Dazed and Confused
Stairway to Heaven
Celebration Day
That’s the Way
Going to California
Tangerine
Friends
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
What Is and What Should Never Be
Moby Dick
Whole Lotta Love (medley incl. Let That Boy Boogie, I Gotta Know, Twist and Shout, Fortune Teller, Good Times Bad Times, You Shook Me)
Communication Breakdown
Organ solo / Thank You
Rock and Roll
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