How the West Was Won by Led Zeppelin (Vinyl, Mar-2018, 4LP, Atlantic) *NEW*

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How the West Was Won by Led Zeppelin [180-gram Quadruple Vinyl LP Box Set] [Remastered]

Track Listing: LP1

1.   LA Drone
2.   Immigrant Song
3.   Heartbreaker
4.   Black Dog
5.   Over the Hills and Far Away
6.   What Is and What Should Never Be
7.   Dancing Days

LP2

1.   Since I've Been Loving You
2.   Stairway To Heaven
3.   Going to California
4.   That's the Way
5.   Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp

LP3

1.   Dazed and Confused
2.   Whole Lotta Love

LP4

1.   Rock and Roll
2.   Ocean
3.   Bring It On Home

HOW THE WEST WAS WON, originally released in 2003, featuring newly remastered audio, which was done under the supervision of Jimmy Page.  HOW THE WEST WAS WON highlights the best performances from Led Zeppelin’s legendary concerts at the Los Angeles Forum and Long Beach Arena on June 25 and 27, 1972.  Melded together and sequenced to replicate a single concert from beginning to end, the 180-gram four-LP collection captures the band at the height of its formidable powers.  Standouts include a 25-plus minute version of “Dazed And Confused” and a 21-minute medley based around “Whole Lotta Love.”  The performances also capture the band introducing songs from its then-unreleased album Houses Of The Holy, which would be released nine months later.
For years, Led Zeppelin fans complained that there was one missing item in the group's catalog: a good live album.  It's not that there weren't live albums to be had.  The Song Remains the Same, of course, was a soundtrack of a live performance, but it was a choppy, uneven performance, lacking the majesty of the group at its peak.  BBC Sessions was an excellent, comprehensive double-disc set of their live radio sessions, necessary for any Zeppelin collection (particularly because it contained three songs, all covers, never recorded anywhere else), but some carped that the music suffered from not being taped in front of a large audience, which is how they built their legacy -- or, in the parlance of this triple-disc collection of previously unreleased live recordings compiled by Jimmy Page, How the West Was Won.  The West in this case is the West Coast of California, since this contains selections from two 1972 concerts in Los Angeles: a show at the LA Forum on June 25, and one two days later at Long Beach Arena.  This is the first archival release of live recordings of Zeppelin at their peak and while the wait has been nigh on interminable, the end result is certainly worth the wait.  Both of these shows have been heavily bootlegged for years and while those same bootleggers may be frustrated by the sequencing that swaps the two shows interchangeably (they always prefer full shows wherever possible), by picking the best of the two nights, Page has assembled a killer live album that captures the full, majestic sweep of Zeppelin at their glorious peak. And, make no mistake, he tries to shove everything into these three discs -- tight, furious blasts of energy; gonzo freak-outs; blues; and rock, a sparkling acoustic set. Like always, the very long numbers -- the 25-minute "Dazed and Confused," the 23-minute "Whole Lotta Love," the 19-minute "Moby Dick" -- are alternately fascinating and indulgent, yet even when they meander, there is a real sense of grandeur, achieving a cinematic scale attempted by few of their peers (certainly no other hard rock or metal band could be this grand; only Queen or David Bowie truly attempted this).  But the real power of the band comes through on the shorter songs, where their sound is distilled to its essence.  In the studio, Zeppelin was all about subtle colors, textures, and shifts in the arrangement.  On-stage, they were similarly epic, but they were looser, wilder, and hit harder; witness how "Black Dog" goes straight for the gut here, while the studio version escalates into a veritable guitar army -- it's the same song, but the song has not remained the same.  That's the case throughout How the West Was Won, where songs that have grown overly familiar through years of play seem fresh and new because of these vigorous, muscular performances.  For those who never got to see Zeppelin live, this -- or its accompanying two-DVD video set -- is as close as they'll ever get.  For those who did see them live, this is a priceless souvenir.  For either group, this is absolutely essential, as it is for anybody who really loves hard rock & roll.  It doesn't get much better than this. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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