Re: Zep By Numbers / BBC

[Ari-Heikki P|ntinen <hlarpo@xxxxxx>]

On Thu, 20 Nov 1997, Paul wrote:

1.) I don't care how many times I have heard the BBC sessions,
or how many years I've had them in pristine quality, I love the
"BBC Sessions" release. It's a shame the rest of the world has
had to wait so long to see this side of Led Zeppelin.

Yes, it's a shame but better late than never! To me this new release
is very exciting because I have heard only Playhouse Theatre and Paris
Theatre shows before and the latter wasn't even complete. In addition,
quality is now much better. One interesting observation: after listening
this BBC Sessions I know now that my earlier Whole Lotta Love 1.4.71-copy
is edited from Top Gear 24.6.69 AND Paris Theatre 1.4.71. This edit is
skillfully made but the sound quality is almost shitty compared with this 
new release. However, this edit *has* Honey Bee and Lemon Song...

David Cragin wrote:

> This is my first post to the *new* list.  As a owner of over 140
> zeppelin and p/p shows I am very surprised with the criticism with the
> new BBC release.  Even with the edits it is the first release of live
> zep since TSRTS.  Something is better than nothing in my opinion.

Of course it is when you are a real fan! Yes, you're right. There are always
people who are dissatisfied ("why these edits, why these shows but not those"
and so on...) Still, it's true that Whole Lotta Love could have been comlete
if there hadn't been some kind of principle that all the Paris Theatre
material ought to fit on 1 CD (why, actually?).

> Hopefully with renewed interest and high sells in the BBC there will be
> future releases of live performances.  Simply put the BBC release was
> not release just  for the hard core fans; it's a release for the
> general  public. enough said.

I think it's a release for 'average' fans. At least here in Scandinavian
countries (Finland,Norway,Sweden and Denmark) Remasters -collection sells
pretty well (TOP 10 album on each country's charts) and this collection
is certainly for those who know only a little about the band (the general
public). I believe there is clearly smaller amount of people who are 
interested in this BBC material (though I wish it would be higher). And
we already know how disappointed 'hard core' fans are...

> As for the P/P debate that seems to have popped up again.  THEY ARE NOT
> LED ZEPPELIN nor have they claimed to be.  Not including Jonesy was to
> distance them from Zep.  Yes they played Zep songs but with a new twist;
> distancing them again from the Hammer,  although not by much. Besides
> the next album and tour (hopefully)  will be a better barometer to judge
> them by.  So until them it is senseless to debate this issue.

I hope the new album will be radically different than old Zeps. If it's gonna
be like "Rude World" I can't complain. If the new album will be like Zeps-
related, I might like it too, but the speculation of Jonesy's inclusion 
would continue.

> Sorry for bitching

This wasn't the worst kind of what I've seen on this list...

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