Re: OTHAFA '72

[Jwycliffe@xxxxxxx]

Mark writes: 

<<One last thing -- I've seen mention in the past of live versions 
of Over the Hills and Far Away where Robert hit all the high notes
- -- not the lower register he used in later years. Anyone know where 
I can find a version like this? I've got Tympani for the Butterqueen 
from '73, but he'd already switched to the lower version by then. I'd
love to hear him hitting the high notes. >>

A great place to find this is the legendary LA 6-25-72 show. The
song suffers from some of the glitches of a first time performance
(such as Jimmy getting lost in the intro), but it is a stellar version
nonetheless, with Robert hitting all the high notes. The other show
to find is the Long Beach show from two nights later, 6-27-72. It is
unfortunate that the band did not unveil this song until the last few
concerts of the 8th US Tour, so only two recordings of "OTHAFA"
exist from the tour. Good versions exist from the Second Japanese 
Tour as well (though Plant's voice is in worse shape by then), and
from the early shows of the '72-'73 (6th) U.K. tour.

~Paul