BBC and all of that

[The Carson family <alcuni@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Badgers,
           Just a few supplementary notes to Richards .

Richard wrote:

Hi all,
In response to Brett's "concerns" I thought I'd voice a few opinions
over
this set of CDs.
If you've got the Antrabata or Tarantura CDs already, there is really
no need to bother buying these CDs. After listening to the 1st CD, the
quality of the 1969 material is no better than that found on the "White
Summer" Bootleg and the "Birth of the Gods" CD.
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I think my CD copy of 'Another White Summer', the live 1969 show,
actually sounds better than the live 1969 on the new official CDs. The
reason? Not enough bass! With Jimmy's quest to make the the old
recordings 'sparkle' (so Jimmy puts it), he seems to forget the bass in
the EQ.
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Richard:

If you've already got
those, then it's a waste of a CD. The 1971 stuff sounds slightly better
than copy from the master tapes that I've got), but loses something by
missing the chatter, cutting out WIAWSNB and Communication Breakdown and
cutting part of the WLL medley.
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The 1971 material sounds just like anything you'll find on the good boot
CD copies of this show.
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Richard:

If you dont have this stuff yet, then by all means go and buy the new
CDs.
But if you've already got it, chances are you're going to be wasting
your
money. Still, if money is no object and you're a completist..........
The packaging is OK, but not spectacular and in Australia the set
retails
for $45 (sounds like the same price as New Zealand, about $30 US).
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The packaging could have been better, but I was happy that Luis Rey was
hired to write liner notes. I wonder if Jimmy paid Luis with a few Zep
soundboards :).
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Richard:

 A bit
pricey for most people. Marketing in Australia has been almost
non-existent. Warner (the distributor over here) have a policy of
telling
the shops wha t is coming out a week or less in advance, so the shops
themselves generally have no clue about what is available or couldnt
care
less. Hell, the day before yesterday when I bought my CDs I asked one of
the shop assistants for "the new live Led Zeppelin 2 cd set" and he
tried
to sell me "Remasters". Unbelieveable.
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While the promotion for the BBC Sessions has been nil, the Remasters
promotion has been consistant. Just looking at the Western Australian
album charts now, Led Zeppelin is number 12 on the charts. And this is
in a state where you will very very seldom hear Zeppelin on any radio
station. 

Thanks for listening.

                              Nat Carson,
                         alcuni@xxxxxxxxxxxx