The Clock That Went Backwards Again

Led Zeppelin - 1977-05-22 - Fort Worth (Soundboard)

2014-09-12T12:14:00.001+02:00

Led Zeppelin
May 22, 1977
Tarrant County Convention Center
Fort Worth, TX

Texas Hurricane Fort Worth 1977, 3cd by Empress Valley (#EVSD 737/738/739)
Soundboard recording

101. The Song Remains The Same
102. Sick Again
103. Nobody's Fault But Mine
104. In My Time Of Dying
105. Since I've Been Loving You
106. No Quarter

201. Ten Years Gone
202. The Battle of Evermore
203. Going To California
204. Black Country Woman
205. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
206. White Summer / Black Mountain Side
207. Kashmir

301. Out On The Tiles / Moby Dick
302. Guitar Solo
303. Achilles Last Stand
304. Stairway To Heaven
305. Whole Lotta Love
306. Rock And Roll
307. It'll Be Me (with Mick Ralphs)

Kate Bush - 2014-08-29 - London

2014-09-12T12:10:00.003+02:00

Kate Bush
August 29, 2014
Hammersmith Apollo
London

01. Lily
02. Hounds Of Love
03. Joanni
04. Top Of The City
05. Running Up That Hill
06. King Of The Mountain
07. And Dream Of Sheep
08. Under Ice
09. Waking The Witch
10. Watching You Watching Me
11. Jig Of Life
12. Hello Earth
13. The Morning Fog
14. Prelude
15. Prologue
16. An Architect's Dream
17. The Painter's Link
18. Sunset
19. Aerial Tal
20. Somewhere In Between
21. Tawny Moon
22. Nocturn
23. Aerial
24. Among Angels
25. Cloudbusting

Kate Bush - 2014-08-27 - London

2014-09-12T12:07:00.002+02:00

Kate Bush
August 27, 2014
Hammersmith Apollo
London

01. Lily
02. Hounds of Love
03. Joanni
04. Running Up That Hill
05. Top of the City
06. King of the Mountain
07. (intro video)
08. And Dream of Sheep (video)
09. Under Ice
10. Waking the Witch
11. (dialogue)
12. Watching You Without Me
13. Jig of Life
14. Hello Earth
15. The Morning Fog
16. Prelude
17. Prologue
18. An Architect’s Dream
19. The Painter’s Link
20. Sunset
21. Aerial Tal
22. Somewhere in Between
23. Tawny Moon
24. Nocturn
25. Aerial
26. Among Angels
27. Cloudbusting

Kate Bush - 2014-08-26 - London

2014-09-12T12:04:00.003+02:00

Kate Bush
August 26, 2014
Eventim Apollo
Hammersmith
London

01. House PA Eberhard Weber playback > House announcement
02. Lily
03. Hounds of Love
04. Joanni
05. Top of the City
06. Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)
07. King of the Mountain
08. Video: phoning the coastguards
09. Video: And Dream of Sheep
10. Under Ice
11. Waking the Witch
12. Skit: Father and son
13. Watching You Without Me
14. Jig of Life
15. Hello Earth
16. The Morning Fog
17. Prelude
18. Prologue
19. An Architect's Dream
20. The Painter's Link
21. Sunset
22. Aerial Tal
23. Somewhere in Between
24. Tawny Moon
25. Nocturn
26. Aerial
27. Among Angels
28. Cloudbusting

Page & Plant - 1996 - 10 Days (10 show Box Japan Tour - FLAC)

2014-09-08T18:20:00.001+02:00

Page & Plant
1996
10 Days

February 5, 1996
Budokan Hall
Tokyo, Japan

01. Egyptian intro
02. Immigrant Song intro / The Wanton Song
03. Bring It On Home
04. Heartbreaker
05. Ramble On
06. No Quarter
07. Hurdy Gurdy solo
08. Gallows Pole
09. Since I've Been Loving You
10. The Song Remains The Same
11. Going To California
12. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
13. Whole Lotta Love (incl White Rabbit / Break on Through / Dazed And Confused)
14. Yallah
15. Four Sticks
16. Kashmir
17. Black Dog
18. Rock And Roll

February 6, 1996
Budokan Hall
Tokyo, Japan

01. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
02. Bring It On Home
03. Heartbreaker
04. Thank You
05. Gallows Pole
06. Hurdy Gurdy solo / Nobody's Fault But Mine
07. Going To California
08. Since I've Been Loving You
09. Dancing Days
10. Yallah
11. Four Sticks
12. In The Evening
13. Kashmir
14. Tangerine
15. Whole Lotta Love (incl In The Light / Break on Through / Dazed And Confused)
16. Rock And Roll

February 8, 1996
Budokan Hall
Tokyo, Japan

01. Egyptian intro
02. Celebration Day
03. Bring It On Home
04. Heartbreaker
05. What Is and What Should Never Be
06. The Rain Song
07. Hurdy Gurdy solo / When The Levee Breaks
08. Gallows Pole
09. Tea For One
10. The Song Remains The Same
11. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
12. Whole Lotta Love (incl Down By The Seaside / Break on Through / Dazed And Confused)
13. Yallah
14. Four Sticks
15. In The Evening
16. Kashmir
17. Custard Pie intro / Out On The Tiles intro / Black Dog
18. Rock And Roll

February 9, 1996
Budokan Hall
Tokyo, Japan

01. The Rain Song
02. No Quarter
03. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
04. Immigrant Song intro / The Wanton Song
05. Heartbreaker
06. Ramble On
07. Hurdy Gurdy solo
08. Gallows Pole
09. Whole Lotta Love (incl Spoonful/Break On Through/I Wanna Take You Higher/Dazed And Confused)
10. Tea For One
11. Dancing Days
12. Yallah
13. Four Sticks
14. In The Evening
15. Kashmir
16. Black Dog
17. Rock And Roll

February 12, 1996
Budokan Hall
Tokyo, Japan

01. Egyptian intro
02. Immigrant Song Intro / The Wanton Song
03. Bring It On Home
04. Heartbreaker
05. Ramble On
06. No Quarter
07. Hurdy Gurdy solo
08. Gallows Pole
09. Tea For One
10. The Song Remains The Same
11. Going To California
12. That's The Way
13. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
14. Whole Lotta Love (incl Bring It On Home / Break on Through / Dazed And Confused)
15. Yallah
16. Four Sticks
17. Kashmir
18. Custard Pie
19. Rock And Roll

February 13, 1996
Budokan Hall
Tokyo, Japan

01. Thank You
02. Custard Pie
03. Black Dog
04. Tangerine
05. Hurdy Gurdy solo
06. Gallows Pole
07. Tea For One
08. The Song Remains The Same
09. Going To California
10. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
11. Whole Lotta Love (incl King Bee / Break On Through / Dazed And Confused)
12. Friends
13. Yallah
14. Four Sticks
15. Kashmir
16. What Is and What Should Never Be
17. Rock And Roll

February 15, 1996
Castle Hall
Osaka, Japan

01. Egyptian intro
02. Custard Pie
03. Bring It On Home
04. Heartbreaker
05. What Is and What Should Never Be
06. Hurdy Gurdy solo
07. Gallows Pole
08. Wonderful One
09. Going To California
10. Ten Years Gone
11. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
12. Whole Lotta Love (incl You Shook Me / Break On Through / Dazed and Confused)
13. Tea For One
14. Friends
15. Yallah
16. Four Sticks
17. Kashmir
18. Black Dog
19. Rock And Roll

February 17, 1996
Century Hall
Nagoya, Japan

01. Egyptian intro
02. Heartbreaker
03. Bring It On Home
04. Custard Pie
05. Ramble On
06. Tangerine
07. Thank You
08. Hurdy Gurdy solo
09. Gallows Pole
10. The Rain Song
11. The Song Remains The Same
12. Tea For One
13. Dancing Days
14. In The Evening
15. Four Sticks
16. Kashmir
17. Celebration Day
18. Black Dog
19. Rock And Roll

February 19, 1996
Castle Hall
Osaka, Japan

01. Egyptian intro
02. Celebration Day
03. Bring It On Home
04. Heartbreaker
05. What Is and What Should Never Be
06. Tangerine
07. Thank You
08. Hurdy Gurdy solo
09. Gallows Pole
10. Nobody's Fault But Mine
11. The Song Remains The Same
12. Since I've Been Loving You
13. Whole Lotta Love (incl It's All Over Now / Break On Through / Dazed and Confused)
14. Dancing Days
15. In the Evening
16. Four Sticks
17. Kashmir
18. Black Dog
19. Rock And Roll

February 20, 1996
Marine Messe
Fukuoka, Japan

01. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
02. Ramble On
03. Custard Pie
04. Heartbreaker
05. Wonderful One
06. The Song Remains The Same
07. The Rain Song
08. Celebration Day
09. Hurdy Gurdy solo
00. Gallows Pole
01. Since I've Been Loving You
02. Whole Lotta Love (incl Baby Let Me Follow You Down / Going Down / Break On Through / The Crunge / Dazed And Confused)
03. In The Evening
04. Four Sticks
05. Kashmir
06. Black Dog
07. Rock And Roll

Page & Plant spent the better part of 1995 bringing the “Unledded” show to the road. After the final concert in October, they took a break just over three months before bringing the show to the far east after a few warm up dates in South America. Ten shows were booked for Japan including six in the Budokan, “the famous old building” as Robert Plant calls the venue in the first show.

With Tokyo becoming at the time the center for international bootlegging, it is obvious that every show was taped by several sources and there were multiple, competing releases coming out right after the show. This wasn’t lost on the artists either and Plant refers several times to the bootleggers in the audience.

The first show in Japan was at the Budokan in Tokyo on February 5th, the first time they played together in Japan in twenty-four years.

For the first night Page & Plant play it a bit safe with the setlist, relying upon what is perhaps the most common pattern. The middle eastern tape starts off as an introduction to “The Immigrant Song” riff leading into “The Wanton Song.” Plant’s vocals are a bit rough during the show.

The Led Zeppelin II medley includes the ninety second fast riff from “Bring It On Home” segueing into “Heartbreaker” which in turn leads into “Ramble On.” As the shows in Japan continue, they will play with this arrangement to include other songs from the album.

“It’s indeed a great honor…Jimmy and I to be playing again here in this famous old building” Plant tells the audience before “No Quarter.” Between this, and the following hurdy gurdy solo and “Gallows Pole,” the replicate the more interesting tunes from “Unledded” live.

In the middle of the set they play “Going To California” which Plant describes as “a song that was written just before 1971. Well maybe it was just before 1931. Anyways, it was one of those periods where it was hard to distinguish the years. And it’s still quite hard” he jokes.

During the “Whole Lotta Love” medley they get into a dreamy version of Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit” in addition to “Break On Through” and “Dazed And Confused,” the two constant inclusions.

“Yallah” is introduced as “”a new platform for the future…we must go into the past, and to go into the past you must change the past and remodel it” summing up their musical ideas in a few phrases. The show ends with the very long “Kashmir” with “Black Dog” and “Rock And Roll” as the common encores. It is a tight, rehearsed opening night and a very good Page & Plant show from the era.

And just as the first night was quite standard, on the second night they start to experiment and stretch out a bit more. There is no middle eastern opening tape, but instead Page and Plant come onstage Instead of the middle eastern tape, they start off with “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You,” used as an opening number for the first time.

A ninety-second segment of “Bring It On Home” is a short introduction to “Heartbreaker” which in turn segues into “Thank You.”

“Hello Tokyo. There you are! Well tonight, ladies and gentlemen, and boys and girls, and dogs and cats, and camels. We’ve been trying every night … to do things a little bit different” Plant says before “Gallows Pole.” Nigel Eaton’s is played afterwards as an introduction to “Nobody’s Fault But Mine.”

One of the peculiarities of this show is that “Whole Lotta Love,” which includes “In The Light,” is played as the second of three encores instead of played in the middle of the show as on most night. Otherwise, it is another excellent concert, much better than the first night and the third night to follow, one which is filled with many mistakes.

Much like Led Zeppelin’s first visit to Japan in 1971, their visit in 1996 meant they were able to relax and pull out many unique performances. It also meant allowed them the fiddle around with the setlist and rearrange the number and sequence of songs played. The first couple of shows in Tokyo were quite strict with the setlist, but by the third night they began to stretch out and take some risks.

With risk comes the potential for disaster and on-stage breakdown, and the third night has several breakdowns. But that is the charm and reason for collecting these recordings. They don’t have to be musically perfect, but rather an honest record of the risks the artists are willing to take.

The third Budokan show starts off standard with the middle eastern tape before the first tune “Celebration Day” and the first medley of “Bring It On Home,” “Heartbreaker” and “What Is And What Should Never Be.”

Afterwards it the first big surprise of the night. “The Rain Song” is played acoustically with orchestra as it was on “Unledded,” but nowhere else on the tour. Page hits bum note at the very beginning and continues to make minor mistakes, but it sounds gorgeous.

The Nigel Eaton hurdy gurdy solo leads into “When The Levee Breaks,” not “Gallows Pole” as is most common on the tour. Afterwards is the second big surprise when they play “Tea For One” for the first time ever. It breaks down at the beginning prompting Plant to say, “This is the rehearsal for the bootleg.”

Page & Plant play a slow, dreamy version of “Down By The Seaside” from Physical Graffiti in the “Whole Lotta Love” medley, and “Break On Through” sees Page fiddling with the wah-wah pedal and Plant shouting “FREAK OUT.”

Plant introduces the orchestra before they attempt “Yallah.” But there is a major foul up in the equipment and they have to abort the song. “Thank you, another new song” Plant says sarcastically when they stop. “this is a remarkable evening. It’s fantastic. This is like the best rehearsal….we have been on tour now for one hundred and three, one-zero-three concerts, and there’s still major fuck-ups.”

“Four Sticks” is introduced as another new song and the rest of the show precedes to “Kashmir” without any more incidents. But the first encore is quite confusing. It sounds as if Page wants to play “Custard Pie” and plays a riff resembling the song. Plant stops and addresses Tokyo before Page starts “Black Dog.” At the end of the song Page plays riffs from “Out On The Tiles” and “Misty Mountain Hop.”

Overall it’s a strange but ultimately rewarding show for the Page and Plant collector.

The following night Page and Plant make amends for the previous night’s disaster. Dispensing with the opening tape, they start off with a perfect rendition of “The Rain Song” with orchestra. It’s a low key beginning to a fantastic concert, one of the best from the tour. What really makes these performances of “The Rain Song” is, since it’s not segued with “The Song Remains The Same” as in the days of Led Zeppelin, they’re able to play it in the proper key. (Older live performances were played a step higher than the album cut).

The mellowness continues with the surreal arrangement of “No Quarter” before the rest of the band come on stage for “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You.” The Led Zeppelin II medley is lacking “Bring It On Home,” but has “Heartbreaker” and “Ramble On” with a short reference to “What Is And What Should Never Be” tacked onto the end (the staccato guitar riff).

“Whole Lotta Love” is played earlier in the set this night and includes Cream’s “Spoonful” in addition to “Break On Through” and “Dazed And Confused.”

Again further to make amends for the previous evening, they attempt “Tea For One” a second time with Plant explaining, “this song we attempted to do last night with disastrous effects. It’s our second attempt to do it in the history of mankind, so let’s keep our fingers crossed for the first minute and a half.” In contrast, this evening’s performance is flawless. And after “Dancing Days,” they play “Yallah” with no problems.

The rest of the show settles down into a comfortable groove with the very long “Kashmir” being the evening to a stirring close. The encores are “Black Dog” and “Rock And Roll.”

The February 12th show can be found also on Evening Custard (Pore The Sole) and Fifth Show At The Famous Old Building (Real Dragon) in very similar sound quality and all released at about the same time. While not as adventurous as other shows in Japan, there are a few rarities and is overall an excellent and moving performance for the band.

The opening number is “The Immigrant Song” riff segueing right into “The Wanton Song” from Physical Graffiti, the most common opener for Page & Plant, followed by the fast “Bring It On Home” riff segueing into “Heartbreaker” into “Ramble On” forming a short Led Zeppelin II medley.

“Well good evening Tokyo. Happy holiday” Plant greets the audience, probably referring to National Foundation Day (which actually falls on February 11th).

Their rearrangement of “No Quarter” followed. It is signatory not only for its tenacious message but for the expression of their music ideas of a synthesis between classic Led Zeppelin pomp, British folk and middle eastern Tajwid. It is a compelling piece which leaves the audience spellbound.

“Tea For One” is given its second ever performance. Unlike the previous night when it fell apart by the start, this performance is tight and flawless. And after “The Song Remains The Same” they perform a two song acoustic set with “Going To California” and “That’s The Way.” After the second Plant confesses “that was a song we don’t normally do, but as we seem to be here for the entire season…”

After “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You” Plant resurrects the old badgeholder routine from 1977 when he sees a staff member walking in front of the stage: “There’s a lady down here who’s lost. Are you lost? No? You have a pass on! You’re a badgeholder! Fancy that. We’ve been wondering where you were. We haven’t seen you since 1972…It’s happening again, Bill, it’s all gonna be like it used to be.”

During the “Whole Lotta Love” medley they play the original Sonny Boy Williamson version of “Bring It On Home” (with Plant on harmonica), The Doors’ “Break On Through” and “Dazed And Confused.”

After introducing the orchestra, Plant calls for the loop for the excellent “Yallah.” The show ends with “Four Sticks” and the long “Kashmir” including the “Black Dog” reference at the end. “Custard Pie” (with Page starting in the wrong key) returns as the encore followed by “Rock And Roll.”

The final night in Tokyo was released also on Sixth Show At The Famous Old Building (Real Dragon), and Back Into The Forest Vol. 1 Empress Valley. Several years after this in 2003 a soundboard surfaced and was released by Tarantura in Made in Occupied Japan 1996 (TCDPP-1-3) along with a DVD with audience filmed footage of this show.

Like other tapes in this series, it is a very good to excellent stereo DAT recording. It’s slightly more distant than the February 12th tape with slight distortion in the louder parts and, at the very beginning, there is disturbing audience noise over the music. But that quickly ends and you’re able to enjoy the show.

No middle eastern tape is used, but instead the Page and Plant start onstage with “Thank You” which segues into an extremely heavy rendition of “Custard Pie” and “Black Dog” without the “Out On The Tiles” introduction.

After an acoustic version of “Tangerine” Plant tells Tokyo, “tonight is a very sad night. It is the very last concert in your city for this tour. We’ve had a wonderful time in Tokyo and tonight we intend to play and play so you never forget the moment.” He then introduces Nigel Eaton as the “loudest hurdy gurdy player in the world.” His solo tonight is very lyrical and melodic.

“Tea For One” is played again and is sounding much more tight and rehearsed. This performance leands a heavy air of melancholy and depression, keeping with Plant’s assertion earlier in the night. The mood extends with “Going To California” and a sad “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You.”

“Whole Lotta Love” contains a reference to “I’m A King Bee” in addition to “Break On Through” and “Dazed And Confused.” One of the “core” tunes of the Unledded project returns to the set in “Friends,” a song rarely played during Led Zeppelin’s career.

“Yallah” is introduced as “a song that was born very recently. Maybe it was the first song that we put together in our new career in the new days. Inspired by the city of Marrakesh, the home of sinners and good men and us” and is followed by several more “core” tunes “Four Sticks” and “Kashmir.”

When Led Zeppelin visited Japan for two tours in the seventies, both were remarkable for the looseness they were able to achieve in Osaka. In both 1971 and 1972 they played rarely played songs and jammed, stretching out the shows into three hour long marathons.

When Page and Plant returned to Osaka at the tail end of the Unledded tour, they were also quite loose and played some rarely performed songs. It is a rare meeting of experience, talent, and risk which makes the two Osaka shows perhaps the best from the entire Page & Plant era.

There are many different audience recordings and, regarding the first Osaka show, an excellent soundboard recording in circulation. So there are many opportunities to obtain these shows in one form or another.

The first Osaka show is perhaps the most popular of all the Japan shows with many different titles in circulation. The Symbols utilize an excellent DAT stereo audience recording with remarkable dynamics and clarity. Two Days In Osaka (Real Dragon) and the first two discs of Back Into The Forest Vol. 2, an early Empress Valley title.

A professional soundboard recording surfaced many years afterwards and can be found on Live In Japan (Empress Valley EVSD 9-12) and Made In Occupied Japan (Tarantura TCDPP-1~3). and Maido In Japan(Akashic), a three disc set with rehearsals from the same day.

The middle eastern instrumental returns as prelude to the show before the rip into “Custard Pie.” Only the clavinet is missing from the arrangement. Opening the show with the from song from Physical Graffiti sets the mood of potential surprises in the setlist for the night.

A trio of Led Zeppelin II songs follow with ninety seconds of “Bring It On Home” (the fast riff before the solo), “Heartbreaker” (up through the solo) and “What Is And What Should Never Be.” Page botches the song’s first solo, playing a very sloppy slide guitar.

“Hello Osaka. It’s indeed a great pleasure for me and Jimmy to be back in your town” Plant says before introducing Nigel Eaton and the hurdy gurdy solo segueing into “Gallows Pole.” The first surprise of the night follows when Plant introduces “here’s a new song…oh nooooooooo” before they play “Wonderful One.”

It’s the first performance since the previous May when they began to jettison the new songs for the Zeppelin tunes. “Wonderful One,” included on Unledded, is stately, majestic, moving and one of their most sublime creations. The deliberate, languorous rhythm section and sparse melody belie the intensity of the vocals. In construction it stands as a latter day “Kashmir” without the bombast. It’s a shame it wasn’t played more often, and every recording of the classic is precious and worth having.

After “Going To California” comes the second surprise of the night. “Ten Years Gone” from Physical Graffiti is played for the only time in the Page & Plant years. It was rehearsed for many months. The arrangement is very close to the studio recording except the orchestra stands in for the multide of guitars.

“Whole Lotta Love” contains references to the Knebworth arrangement as well as The Doors’ “Break On Through” and Led Zeppelin’s “Dazed And Confused.” But they follow it with “Tea For One” from Presence. It made its live debut in an chaotic performance in Tokyo, but this version sounds much tighter and is much more effective.

After a rather long band introduction they play “Friends,” a song which received its only live performance during Led Zeppelin’s career in Osaka in 1971. Plant mentions valentines and chocolate before “Yallah,” another new song. Finding two new songs in the setlist is a welcome rarity at this point. The long, apocalyptic rearrangement of “Kashmir” closes the show. “Black Dog,” with a reference to “In My Time Of Dying” and a curt “Rock And Roll” are the encores.

After a show in Nagoya on February 17th (which The Symbols don’t cover in their Celebrating series), Page & Plant return to Osaka on February 19th. The label uses another excellent DAT stereo audience recording of the entire show, on par with other releases such as Have Mercy Osaka (Pore The Sole), Two Days In Osaka (Real Dragon), and discs three and four of Back Into The Forest Vol. 2 on Empress Valley.

The middle eastern opening music is a prelude the rare deployment of “Celebration Day” as set opener followed by the same Led Zeppelin II trio as the first night in Osaka. Afterwards Plant tells the audience that it’s a “special night for us” and calls it “The happi coat show.”

Plant will refer to the happi several times throughout the night, calling Nigel Eaton “Mr. Happi Coat” before the hurdy gurdy solo and that it is “happi coat time” before “Since I’ve Been Loving You.” (Are there any photos from this particular concert confirming they were indeed wearing happi coats?”

A mellow, acoustic arrangement of “Tangerine” is referred to as a song “written in the fifteenth century.” Following is “Thank You,” yet another song from the second Zeppelin album. With “Whole Lotta Love” appearing later in the set, most of the album makes an appearance.

The “Whole Lotta Love” medley contains a rare reference to “It’s All Over Now,” first released by The Valentines in June 1964 followed by The Rolling Stones in July 1964 as their first hit single. The rest of the medley contains references to “Break On Through” and “Dazed And Confused.” It is an intense version and afterwards Plant jokes: “This has been a Bill Curbishley presentation” [referring to their manager and is the individual responsible for persuading Plant to join Page for the Unledded project].

The Egyptian Pharaohs have their piece as an introduction to a very slow version of “In The Evening” (with the “Carouselambra” interlude). The second night in Osaka closes as the first, with the long “Kashmir” and encore set of “Black Dog” and “Rock And Roll.” Plant thanks Phil Collins for coming along before the final song of the night. (February 1996 is when he officially left Genesis, but it’s not clear if he was in Osaka that night).

Page & Plant completed their remarkable Unledded period with ten shows in Japan and five more in Australia in the beginning of 1996 before taking a long break. All of the Japan dates were recorded from the audience and released from many different sources. A majority of titles focus upon the Tokyo and Osaka dates.

But the final night in Fukuoka is the most obscure of the lot. The Celebrating Tenth Day on The Symbols is part of their series documenting the Japan shows. Like the others, it is a very clear stereo audience recording picking up all the details and nuances of the performance. Other releases of this show include Going Down To South (Pore The Sole) and Eternal Burning (Magnum 005/6) are two other titles with this show.

Like other shows this week, Page & Plant opt for a quiet beginning with “Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You.” While it has it’s bombastic moments, it’s more of a statement of their “light & shade” ethic rather than hard rock and it sets the mood for the show perfectly. And, like all performances, it includes the short reference to “Stairway To Heaven” at the end.

“Ramble On” and “Custard Pie” follows in quick succession as does “Heartbreaker,” which is played only up through the guitar solo, omitting the third verse.

“Excuse me, hello? There you are!” Plant jokes before telling them that “it’s our very very last show in Japan. Big tears from us tonight, we really don’t want to go anywhere else.” The first (and only) new song “Wonderful One” is played. It was dropped in America but reintroduced in Japan. It is quiet, contemplative, and one of the most beautiful songs Jimmy Page and Robert Plant had ever written. It’s a shame it has dropped into relative obscurity.

“The Song Remains The Same” and “The Rain Song” are played back-to-back but are not segued as in the old days. They pause to change instruments so that the latter can be played with the acoustic guitar and in the correct key. The orchestral embellishments are very pretty to hear as well.

Plant introduces the band before “Celebration Day” and introduces Nigel Eaton before the hurdy gurdy solo. “Gallows Pole” is listed as having a reference to “Celebration Day,” but it doesn’t. Page actually plays the opening riff to the Led Zeppelin arrangement of “Traveling Riverside Blues” from the BBC recording, something they never attempted live.

“Whole Lotta Love” lasts fourteen minutes and contains a very rare reference to “Baby Let Me Follow You Down.” It is one of the very few times they covered a Bob Dylan song in concert.

The Egyptian Pharaohs have their piece as an introduction to “In The Evening.” Finally, the sixteen minute “Kashmir” closes the show with two encores, “Black Dog” (minus the “Out On The Tiles” introduction) and “Rock And Roll” ending the evening. And because the Walking Into Everywhere tour two years later never made it to Japan (Plant walking away from the project), this is the final Page & Plant show in Japan.

Magma - 1976-11-26 - Suresnes

2014-09-08T17:19:00.001+02:00

Magma
November 26, 1976
Theatre Jean Vilar
Suresnes

01. Intro
02. Last Seven Minutes
03. Nono
04. Zombies
05. De Futura
06. Troller Tanz
07. Why This Man
08. Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh
09. Hhai

Christian Vander, Klaus Blasquiz, Benoit Widemann, Jean De Antoni, Guy Delacroix, Clement Bailly, Florence Bertaux, Lisa Deluxe

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Magma - 1976-11-12 - Marseille

2014-09-08T17:10:00.000+02:00

Magma
November 12, 1976
Theatre Toursky
Marseille

01. De Futura 27:37
02. Ptah 14:01
03. Hhai 10:02
04. Musique des Spheres 22:07
05. MDK 38:19
06. Troller Tanz 04:40

Soundwise nothing to rave about, but still listenable. And of historic importance: This is the last ever Seventies show with Janik Top on bass.
Nothing of this has been officially released, Marseille portions that have been released on Utopic Records have been from the day before, November 11th 1976.

Christian Vander, Stella Vander, Klaus Blasquiz, Didier Lockwood, Gabriel Federow, Bernard Paganotti, Patrick Gauthier, Michel Graillier

Magma - 1976-11-10 - Toulon

2014-09-08T17:04:00.000+02:00

Magma
November 10, 1976
La Tomate
Toulon

01. Hhai
02. MDK

Christian Vander, Stella Vander, Klaus Blasquiz, Didier Lockwood, Gabriel Federow, Bernard Paganotti, Patrick Gauthier, Michel Graillier

Magma - 1976-11-01 - Paris

2014-09-08T16:58:00.001+02:00

Magma
November 1, 1976
Theatre de la Renaissance
Paris

01. Hhai
02. De Futura
03. Ptah
04. Musiques des Spheres
05. MDK
06. Troller Tanz

Vander/Top/Graillier/Federow/Lockwood/Blasquiz

Magma - 1976-10-31 - Paris

2014-09-08T16:46:00.001+02:00

Magma
October 31, 1976
Théatre de la Renaissance
Paris

01. Hhai
02. De Futura
03. Ptah
04. MDK
05. Troller Tanz

Christian Vander, Stella Vander, Klaus Blasquiz, Didier Lockwood, Gabriel Federow, Michel Grailler, Jannik Top

Magma - 1976-10-16 - Carmaux

2014-09-08T16:35:00.000+02:00

Magma
October 16, 1976
Halle de la Verrerie
Carmaux

01. Hhai
02. De Futura
03. Ptah (aka Chorus Zeb‘hn aka Drum Solo)

Christian Vander - drums, vocals
Klaus Blasquiz, - vocals, percussion
Gabriel Federow - guitar
Janik Top - bass, vocals
Michel Graillier keys
Didier Lockwood - violin

Magma - 1976-10-16 - Ales

2014-09-08T16:29:00.001+02:00

Magma
October 15, 1976
Ales, France,

01. Hhai
02. De Futura
03. Musique des Spheres (part 1)
04. Musique des Spheres (part 2)
05. MDK

Another one from the 1976 line-up, Jannik Top was back for this short period, which shows in the setlist. Recording is a bit muffled in the beginning, but gets better during the concert. I like the De Futura intro they did during this phase...

Christian Vander, Stella Vander, Klaus Blasquiz, Didier Lockwood, Gabriel Federow, Michel Grailler, Jannik Top

Magma - 1976-10-13 - Grenoble

2014-09-08T16:08:00.000+02:00

Magma
October 13, 1976
Eglise du Sacré Coeur
Grenoble

01 crowd (2:46)
02 Hhai (13:16)
03 De Futura (27:28)
04 Ptah (24:21)
05 La musique des sphères (24:13)
06 Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh (39:25)

Christian Vander : dr, voc
Jannick Top : b, voc
Klaus Blasquiz : voc, perc
Gabriel Federow : g
Didier Lockwood : vl
Michel Graillier : k

Original Notes:
This is the first time that these recordings have been released. The original reels came from "A French Gentleman" who stumbled upon the various Magma blogs and who, as it turned out, had seen Magma several times in the 1970's. The gentleman not only had some assorted photographs, but had recorded various concerts. These tapes made their way to a well known DIME contributor who wishes to remain anonymous at this time. This person spent quite a bit of time digitizing the music and trying to clean up the sound. Some of these efforts were successful, some were not so ... as will be apparent in some later releases. I have dubbed these recordings "The French Gentlemen Tapes", and after about two years, I have been given permission to share these through time. Much thanks go to the Gentleman, as well as Trahnsferheur.

Magma - 1976-07-24 - Le Castellet

2014-09-08T15:46:00.001+02:00

Magma
July 24, 1976
Riviera 76,
Circuit de Castellet
Le Castellet

01. Introduction
02. Hhai (incomplete)
03. De Futura

This sounds pretty rough, although it comes from a soundboard. This seems to be the only circulating copy of this show, at least I have never come across a cleaner copy. Most copies only have De Futura though, so here is the complete France Inter broadcast for you

Christian Vander, Stella Vander?, Klaus Blasquiz, Didier Lockwood, Gabriel Federow?, Bernard Paganotti, Benoit Widemann, Patrick Gauthier

Magma - 1976-06-18 - Nancy

2014-09-08T15:35:00.002+02:00

Magma
June 18, 1976
Salle Chopin
Nancy

01. MDK (34:29)
02. Hhai (11:44)
03. Theusz Hamtaahk (28:03)
04. De Futura (15:47)

I think this is not the whole show, the very beginning of "De Futura" is missing....

Christian Vander, Stella Vander, Klaus Blasquiz, Didier Lockwood, Gabriel Federow?, Bernard Paganotti, Benoit Widemann, Patrick Gauthier

Magma - 1976-02-12 - Bordeaux

2014-09-08T15:31:00.001+02:00

Magma
February 12, 1976
Alhambra
Bordeaux

01. Ementeth-Re
02. Hhai
03. Theusz Hamtaahk
04. Ptah
05. Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh

Fantastic audience recording. Very clean, everything clearly audible. There seems to be some minor hiss and distortion during MDK, but all in all one of the best audience tapes i have heard from Magma. The show itself is very good. Due to microphone problems, CV is not singing on Hhai. He starts twice, but then gives up and the band jams into the piece.

Christian Vander, Stella Vander, Klaus Blasquiz, Didier Lockwood, Gabriel Federow, Bernard Paganotti, Benoit Widemann, Patrick Gauthier

Magma - 1976-01-25 - Lille (FM)

2014-09-08T15:27:00.004+02:00

Magma
January 25, 1976
Salle Roger Salengro
Lille

01. Emehnteht Rê (06:39)
02. Hhai (14:05)
03. fm comments (00:56)
04. Theusz Hamtaahk (33:27)
05. Ptah (22:36)
06: interview (13:46)

Not perfect, this is a rare, good sounding fm from 1976 (broadcast 1-26-76 on french radio).
there is a splice in Theusz Hamtaahk at 23:43 and a cut at the end of Ptah ......

Christian Vander, Stella Vander, Klaus Blasquiz, Didier Lockwood, Gabriel Federow, Bernard Paganotti, Benoit Widemann, Patrick Gauthier

Magma - 1976-01-23 - Metz

2014-09-08T15:22:00.001+02:00

Magma
January 23, 1976
Hall 7
Parc des Expositions,
Metz

01. Ementeh-Re/Hhai 21:12
02. Theusz Hamtahk 33:29
03. Ptah 20:49
04. MDK 48:43

C & S Vander, Blasquiz, Federow, Paganotti, Gauthier, Widemann, Lockwood

Magma - 1976-01-16 - Paris

2014-09-08T15:18:00.001+02:00

Magma
January 16th 1976
Theatre Chaillot
Paris

01. Ementeht-Re
02. Hhai
03. Theusz Hamtaak
04. MDK

Monomyth - 2014-08-08 - Geel

2014-08-26T17:41:00.002+02:00

Monomyth
August 9, 2014
Yellowstock Festival 2014
De Boogaart
Geel, Belgie

01. Vanderwaalskrachten (12:52)
02. New song (10:19)
03. Huygens (20:09)
04. The Groom Lake Engine (11:49)
05. New song (16:30)

Selwyn Slop: bass
Sander Evers: drums
Peter van der Meer: keyboards
Thomas van den Reydt: guitar
Tjerk Stoop: synthesizers

Pat Metheny - 2014-08-06 - Vienna

2014-08-26T17:36:00.002+02:00

Pat Metheny
August 6, 2014
Filene Center
Wolf Trap National Park
For The Performing Arts
Vienna, VA

01 Bruce Introduces Pat (0:45)
02 Pikasso Intro (6:00) (Pat solo)
03 Come and See (9:41) (add PMUG)
04 Police People (7:02)
05 Kin (11:03) (add Carmassi)
06 Rise Up (12:48)
07 Born (7:56)
08 Genealogy (2:13)
09 On Day One (15:51)
10 Bright Size Life (4:57) (Pat w/Ben duet)
11 Tune Up (4:53) (Pat w/Chris duet)
12 The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress (4:58) (Bruce piano, vocals)
13 (Go) Get It (4:14) (Pat w/Antonio duet)>Band Intros
14 Have You Heard? (8:17) (add PMUG)
15 Are You Going With Me? (9:30)
16 Acoustic Guitar Medley* (9:39) (Pat solo)
17 The Way It Is** (7:52) (add PMUG, Bruce and Sonny)

* Includes: Phase Dance, Minuano (6/8), Praise, Midwestern Night’s Dream, As It Is, The Sun in Montreal, Antonia, This Is Not America, Last Train Home

**features drum duet between Sonny and Antonio

Pat Metheny: Guitars, 42 String Pikasso, Orchestrionics, Roland Guitar Synth
Antonio Sanchez: Drums
Ben Williams: Upright and Electric Basses
Chris Potter: Saxophones, Flutes, Bb Clarinet
Giulio Carmassi: Keyboards, Trumpet, Vocals

Special Guests:
Bruce Hornsby: piano, vocals (tracks 22 and 27)
Sonny Emory: drums (track 27)

Bruce Hornsby - 2014-08-06 - Vienna (with P. Metheny)

2014-08-26T17:31:00.001+02:00

Bruce Hornsby
August 6, 2014
Filene Center
Wolf Trap National Park
For The Performing Arts
Vienna, VA

Bruce Hornsby w/Sonny Emory:

01 M.I.A. In MIA* (4:56)
02 The Valley Road* (7:24)
03 Preacher In The Ring Pt 1** (9:28)
04 Life In The Psychotropics** (6:27)
05 Talk Of The Town** (7:25)
06 Lost In The Snow** (4:32)
07 Adonis** (4:52)
08 Tipping*** (3:51)
09 So Much You’ll Never Understand** (4:44)
10 King Of The Hill >There Is A Mountain**** (6:15)

* Bruce (dulcimer), Pat (guitar), Sonny (Frottoir)
** Bruce (piano), Sonny (drums)
*** Bruce (dulcimer), Sonny (Frottoir)
**** Bruce (piano), Sonny (Cajon)

Bruce Hornsby: Dulcimer, Piano, Vocals
Sonny Emory: Frottoir, Drums, Cajon

Special Guest:
Pat Metheny: Guitar (tracks 1 and 2)

Yes - 2014-07-09 - New York City

2014-08-26T17:24:00.002+02:00

Yes
July 9, 2014
Radio City Music Hall
New York City, NY

01 Benjamin Britten's Young Persons Guide To The Orchestra
02 Siberian Khatru
03 And You and I
04 Close to the Edge
05 talking
06 Believe Again
07 Fragile album intro
08 Roundabout
09 Cans and Brahms
10 We Have Heaven
11 South Side of the Sky
12 Five Per Cent for Nothing
13 Long Distance Runaround
14 The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)
15 Mood for a Day
16 Heart of the Sunrise
17 I've Seen All Good People
18 - encore break -
19 Owner of a Lonely Heart
20 band introductions
21 Starship Trooper

Chris Squire - bass, vocals
Steve Howe - guitar, vocals
Alan White - drums
Jon Davison - vocals, percussion, guitar
Geoff Downes - keyboards, cowbell

Tori Amos - 2014-08-13 - New York City

2014-08-26T17:17:00.003+02:00

Tori Amos
August 13, 2014
The Beacon Theatre
New York City, NY US

01 Parasol
02 Space Dog
03 Icicle
04 Suede
05 Black-Dove (January)
06 Winter
07 Spark
08 Weatherman

Lizard Lounge:
09 Smalltown Boy (Bronski Beat cover)
10 Creep (Radiohead cover)

11 A Sorta Fairytale
12 Marianne
13 Take to the Sky (w/Datura bridge)
14 Scarlet's Walk
15 i i e e e
16 Cornflake Girl

Encore:
17 crowd
18 Precious Things
19 16 Shades of Blue
20 In Your Room (Depeche Mode cover)
21 Pretty Good Year

Tori Amos - 2014-08-12 - New York City

2014-08-26T17:12:00.002+02:00

Tori Amos
August 12, 2014
The Beacon Theatre
New York City, NY

01 Parasol
02 Little Amsterdam
03 Little Earthquakes
04 Beauty of Speed
05 China
06 Bells For Her
07 Pandora’s Aquarium
08 Oysters
09 Siren

LIZARD LOUNGE
10 Faith (George Michael cover) w/ bits of Fayth Y Kant Tori Read
11 Wicked Game (Chris Isaak cover) w/ bits of Blue Jeans by Lana Del Rey

12 Bliss
13 Blood Roses
14 Mother
15 Mountain
16 iieee
17 Cornflake Girl
18 encore break
19 Mr Zebra
20 Wedding Day
21 Raspberry Swirl
22 Hey Jupiter