Led Zeppelin [1973.07.17] V ½ (EVSD 418/19/20) [SBD]

 

Led Zeppelin - V ½
(EVSD 418/419/420)
(2008 Empress Valley Supreme Disc)
Seattle Center Coliseum
Seattle, Washington, USA
Tuesday July 17th, 1973

Stereo Soundboard Recordings
Stereo AUD to Patch
Encoded: 320 Kbps MP3

ollectorsmusicreviews.com:
Empress Valley released V½ unexpectedly, catching collectors off guard.  It is the first release of this show in a while and like Afterburner (Cashmere CSCD-004/5/6) is a mix between the primarily used soundboard tape with the audience tape used to complete the gaps including the long introduction over the venue’s PA system.  The soundboard tape, compared to previous releases, sounds more hissy and dull. The packaging is nice.  It comes in the EVSD long tray with a slipcover depicting the old Houses Of The Holy advertisement printed on a beige background.   

Bootlegzone:
Excellent-sounding three disc set of Led Zeppelin's show at the Seattle Coliseum on 17 July 1973. Sourced from soundboard tapes, it has occasional but virtually unnoticeable audience-sourced patches. Evidently one of the twenty top Led Zep bootlegs out there, though for me the early shows are better for their energy, and the lack of thirty minute drum (and other) solos... Bands' shows coalesce over the years, and the earliest shows tend to be the most varied and thus more interesting, although of course generally less well recorded.

http://www.ledzeppelin.com/show/july-17-1973
http://www.rambleonzep.com/dates/1973-07-17.htm
http://www.ledzeppelin-reference.com/geekbaseweb/Setpage.aspx?Showid=431
http://www.ledzeppelin-reference.com/geekbaseweb/speechpage.aspx?showid=431

Track List: (Artwork Included)
Disc 1:
01 Announcement (3:54)
02 Rock And Roll (3:52)
03 Celebration Day (3:53)
04 Bring It On Home / Black Dog (6:45)
05 Over The Hills And Far Away (7:08)
06 Misty Mountain Hop (4:55)
07 Since I’ve Been Loving You (9:43)
08 No Quarter (14:17)
Disc 2:
01 The Song Remains The Same (5:59)
02 The Rain Song (9:42)
03 Dazed And Confused (36:37)
04 Stairway To Heaven (13:00)
Disc 3:
01 Moby Dick (32:22)
02 Heartbreaker (8:21)
03 Whole Lotta Love (16:43)
04 The Ocean (5:17)