***Montreal 6/7/72 tree announcement***

[Ed Zeppelin <grab1196@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 Walking through the Valley of the Badge,

	Well, no one got back to me about wanting to work out a tree for the
Montreal 6/7/72 tree, but I know lots of folks would dig this upgrade, so
I'll run it meself. My 1st generation copy (thanks again Brian!) will be
the seed tape. Now, this tree will be a *little* different than most, so
pay attention!!!
 I absolutely can't afford to buy blanks or pay postage right now, so if
you want to be a branch you will have to send me the blanks and return
postage. I will make the copies and send them back as soon as I get the
blanks, but I won't be able to before that. Therefore this tree will only
work if all branches are prompt and get their blanks to me ASAP. 
 Also, I will have to limit the size of the tree to 7 branches (with 6
leaves per branch). Sign up soon so you don't get closed out. The tree will
be open for one week, structure to be posted next weekend. *All branches
must have their blanks to me by December 7 at the latest*
That means you've got to send those blanks as soon as I post the structure.
I may notify some branches early so they can get them sent ahead of time.
As always, leaves are encouraged to trade with branches, but blanks will be
acceptable. 


 To sign up, send me the following info:

 Name -
 Email address - 
 Geographic location -
 Leaf or branch -

 Don't sign up to be a branch if you can't abide by the above terms. I want
to get this tape out to y'all, but I have limited resources and limited
time to do it, so this has to be a quick and dirty tree.

 Also, Brian included some extremely cool filler on this tape, I mean
*very* cool! I won't tell you though, I'll let it be a surprise. :-)


 Two rabbits running in a ditch,
 Ed Zeppelin


 Here is the review of the tape that I posted earlier this week.


 Setlist:
Immigrant Song
Heartbreaker
Black Dog
SIBLY
Stairway To Heaven
Going To California
That's the Way
Tangerine
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
Dazed and Confused
What Is and What Should Never Be
Moby Dick
Whole Lotta Love

 I have to preface the rest of this by saying that I've never heard Red
Snapper Deluxe, so I'm not able to make any comparsions as to how much of
an upgrade this is. From what I've heard from others though, the
improvement is considerable!
 The sound quality does fluctuate throughout the tape. Most of the time it
is very clear, rivaling some of the best '77 audience tapes. The tapers
near the mic only occassionally talk over the music, and the audience noise
only creates ambience, not interference. The band does not sound overly
distant, a problem with many audience tapes. The mix is very balanced,
although some Jimmy fans may feel that at times the guitar is too
submerged. Once in a while the tape suffers from some nasty drops, most
notably during D&C. Overall, the sound quality is exceptional for the
period.  
 The show starts off with Robert's voice cracking horribly for the opening
scream of Immigrant. Not to fear, he quickly recovers, and sings quite well
(high and clear) for the rest of the show. As previously noted, Immigrant
Song and a few seconds of Heartbreaker are from a different source as the
rest of the tape, slightly degraded. When the source switches during
Heartbreaker, the difference is very obvious...it becomes much clearer and
closer sounding. Black Dog (complete with Jelly Roll lyrics) and SIBLY are
typically powerful, and Stairway is one of the better live versions I've
heard. The solo is phenomenal, and the audience eats it up. 
 The acoustic set may be the highlight of the show. The sound quality is
particularly clear for this section. Tangerine is quietly brilliant, and
Robert steals the show with his mock southern twang on Bron-Y-Aur Stomp.
 Dazed and Confused is just that. The bow section comes in abruptly when
the band seemingly runs out of steam during the solo section. There is an
edit during this song, coming out of the second fast guitar solo. The tape
was apparently a bit degraded during this bit, as the quality suffers at
times.
 What Is and What Should Never Be is fine, nothing special (except that
it's Led Zeppelin!). Moby Dick is frankly quite boring, even as far as Moby
Dick goes. I happen to like drum solos, but this version is monotonous and
redundant. It's also repetitive. ;-)
 The band fires right up again for the finale of WLL. Just as Robert begins
Boogie Chillun', you can hear one of the tapers say "I think it's running
out." Then the tape comes to an end.