Producer Kevin Shirley has again claimed that Led Zeppelin’s upcoming Live E.P. uses mixes he carried out in 2002, although he believes the version of “Kashmir” on the EP “sounds a little brighter” than his original mix.
Earlier this month, Shirley posted on social media to claim that “Trampled Under Foot”, the first single to be released from the EP, used a mix of the song he carried out in 2002 as Led Zeppelin prepared to release its DVD and the live album How The West Was Won.
“So I’m excited because there’s a live Led Zeppelin EP coming out in September… and I do believe they are all my mixes, which I did of the Earls Court shows from 1975 and the Knebworth concert from 1979. I mixed these in 2002,” Shirley wrote.
Following the release of “Kashmir”, the second single from the EP, Shirley returned to social media, writing: “Another new Led Zeppelin release from their forthcoming live EP, featuring KS mixes – today it’s Kashmir (live from Knebworth). Originally featured on the DVD, it sounds a little brighter on this release.”
Led Zeppelin has not identified the source of the mixes for the four songs featured on Live E.P., meaning it’s likely to use Shirley’s 2002 mixes. It remains unclear whether any remastering of the songs has been carried out for this 2025 release.
Shirley also posted a photograph of his handwritten notes from his 2002 Led Zeppelin mastering, showing songs he mastered for the 2003 DVD and How The West Was Won.
Would be nice if Zeppelin camp would remaster the 2002 DVD to Blueray?
The fans would have appreciated it more if a proper full Live Album would have been released. Earls Court would have been appropriate as those shows were part of the 1975 world tour, which was put together to promote Physical Graffiti.