Showing posts with label Remasters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Remasters. Show all posts

Monday, July 31, 2023

On this day 31 July

 We always want more Jimmy Page!

1967 31 July On This Day The Yardbirds - Vancouver, British Columbia at Kerrisdale Arena
♪  Only The Black Rose (Jimmy Page home recording 1967) 
  • 1967 The Yardbirds - Vancouver, British Columbia at Kerrisdale Arena
  • 1973 Led Zeppelin NBC Nightly News appearance

1973:
Check out the video. The boys sure did ham it up for the news camera.
Jimmy Page, from NBC News report on rich rock stars

2015:
Scarlet Page created a Kickstarter campaign for her photographic book project, Resonators.  I supported it and got signed copy of the book when it was published November 2015. 

Jimmy Page, photo by Scarlet Page from her book, Resonators

2015:
The last three of the Led Zeppelin studio remasters were released on this day. The remasters represent thousands of hours of Jimmy Page's effort to provide the music world with the best quality Led Zeppelin albums ever.

Presence
In Through The Out Door
Coda

Only the Black Rose (Jimmy Page, 1967) 

Friday, July 22, 2016

The Complete BBC Sessions


INTRODUCING LED ZEPPELIN - THE COMPLETE BBC SESSIONS

Led Zeppelin - The Complete BBC Sessions

Remastering Supervised By Jimmy Page With Previously Unreleased Recordings

CDVinyl, And Digital Formats, Including Super Deluxe Boxed Set, Available September 16

Nearly 20 years ago, Led Zeppelin introduced BBC SESSIONS, an acclaimed two-disc set of live recordings selected from the band's appearances on BBC radio between 1969 and 1971. On September 16th, the band will unveil THE COMPLETE BBC SESSIONS, an updated version of the collection that's been newly remastered with supervision by Jimmy Page and expanded with eight unreleased BBC recordings, including three rescued from a previously "lost" session from 1969.

BBC SESSIONS was originally released in 1997 and has been certified double platinum by the RIAA. THE COMPLETE BBC SESSIONS builds on that collection with a third disc that boasts eight unreleased performances. In addition, the set includes extensive session-by-session liner notes written by Dave Lewis. For the first time ever, it provides accurate details and notes about all of the band's BBC sessions.

Musical highlights on this new collection include the debut of a long-lost radio session that has achieved near-mythic status among fans. Originally broadcast in April 1969, the session included three songs: "I Can't Quit You Baby," "You Shook Me," and the only recorded performance of "Sunshine Woman." Also included are two unreleased versions of both "Communication Breakdown" and "What Is And What Should Never Be." 

THE COMPLETE BBC SESSIONS will be available in the following formats:  

• Deluxe Edition (3CD) 
Remastered original album plus a third disc of unreleased audio. 
• Deluxe Edition Vinyl (5LP)  
Remastered original album, plus a fifth LP of unreleased audio, on 180-gram vinyl
• Digital Download 
Remastered album and unreleased audio will both be available.
• Super Deluxe Boxed Set (3CD/5LP) 
  - Remastered album, 2 CDs, each in a replica sleeve. 
  - Unreleased audio on CD in a separate card sleeve.
  - Remastered album on 180-gram vinyl.
  - Unreleased audio on 180-gram vinyl. 
  - High-def audio download card of all content at 96kHz/24 bit. 
  - 44-page book filled with photos of the band, the recording locations, BBC memorabilia, and session information. 
  - High-quality print of the original album cover, the first 30,000 of which will be individually numbered. 

Pre-order THE COMPLETE BBC SESSIONS here:

Thursday, June 2, 2016

On This Day 02 June

Kezar!
1998 On This Day Page & Plant - Nashville TN at Nashville Arena
2014 On This Day First of the Led Zeppelin remasters released


Remasters promo graffiti
  • 1973 Led Zeppelin - San Francisco, CA at Kezar Stadium 
  • 1998 On This Day Page & Plant - Nashville TN at Nashville Arena
  • 2014 On This Day First of the Led Zeppelin remasters released
Kezar:  Not only a great show, but some great photographers were there to capture the moments.  There were mixed reviews, with Rolling Stone continuing its vendetta against the band, stating "Led Zeppelin - a limp blimp" and wasting too much good paper and ink reporting on the volume of the music and the amount of money taken in rather than the concert itself.  On the other hand, Charles Shaar Murray of New Musical Express (NME) said "...one of the finest musical events I've ever had the privilege to attend."

You had to be there.

1973 Led Zeppelin - San Francisco, CA at Kezar Stadium 

1973 Jimmy Page- San Francisco, CA at Kezar Stadium 

Led Zeppelin. They really were quite extraordinary, weren't they? 
Wait wait - were??? They still are!




♪ Kezar 2 minutes of 8MM footage (Led Zeppelin 1973) YouTube
♪ Heartbreaker (Led Zeppelin, San Francisco 1973) YouTube
♪ The Ocean (Led Zeppelin, San Francisco 1973) YouTube

♪ Mage Music 1 playlist at YouTube
♪ Mage Music 2 playlist at YouTube
♪ Page & Plant playlist at YouTube

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

On This Day 01 June

The last Yardbird show in LA but not the last time Jimmy Page played music in L.A., that's for sure.
1968 The Yardbirds - Los Angeles, CA at Shrine Auditorium
  • 1967 The Yardbirds - Canterbury, Kent, England at University of Kent
  • 1968 The Yardbirds - Los Angeles, CA at Shrine Auditorium
  • 1998 Page & Plant - Birmingham, AL at Civic Center
1968 The Yardbirds
It might appear that Jimmy Page wasn't doing all that much on this day over the years but that wouldn't be true. There's more to a rock star's life than standing on a stage and weaving musical magic.
2014 remasters graffiti
In early June of various years there was down time for Jimmy Page of course, but often the time was spent preparing stage sets for various tours, attending promo events, rehearsing, or traveling to shows. Plus the business of being in the music business had to be dealt with. And in recent years, the remasters. So yeah, it's not just fun and games in front of an audience. Speaking of which: I've gathered a number of photos of Jimmy Page and put them together at The Sporting Life (just for fun).

Oh, and meanwhile, here are links to Sporting Life, an album by Diamanda Galas and John Paul Jones:
♪ The Sporting Life (Track 7 from the album of the same name) YouTube [Warning - language]
♫ Sporting Life (Diamanda Galas & John Paul Jones, 1994)) Amazon

Friday, July 31, 2015

On This Day 31 July

Many opportunities now available to get more Jimmy Page.
1967 31 July On This Day The Yardbirds - Vancouver, British Columbia at Kerrisdale Arena
♪  Only The Black Rose (Jimmy Page home recording 1967) 
  • 1967 The Yardbirds - Vancouver, British Columbia at Kerrisdale Arena
  • 1973 Led Zeppelin NBC Nightly News appearance

1973:
Check out the video. The boys sure did ham it up for the news camera.
Jimmy Page, from NBC News report on rich rock stars

2015:
Only a few days left to support Scarlet Page's Kickstarter campaign for her photographic book project, Resonators.  There are several pledge levels, ranging from a good-will gesture all the way to to a signed copy of the book plus day's photoshoot in London with Scarlet. Resonators is to be published November 2015.

Jimmy Page, photo by Scarlet Page from her book, Resonators

2015:
The last three of the Led Zeppelin studio remasters are released today. The remasters represent thousands of hours of Jimmy Page's effort to provide the music world with the best quality Led Zeppelin albums ever.

Presence
In Through The Out Door
Coda


Monday, June 15, 2015

Ask Jimmy!

Translated from the French website ouiFM using Google Translate, so it's a little weird:

ASK YOUR QUESTIONS TO JIMMY PAGE WITH YES FM!

On the occasion of the last batch of reissues of the albums of Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page and FM Yes give you an appointment at a special masterclass, during which you can ask YOUR questions to the master!

We do more than they expected: after the first 6 editions of legendary Led Zeppelin studio albums, widely acclaimed by critics, it was the turn of Presence, In Through the Out Door and Coda know a prodigious back in the studio ! Guitarist and producer Jimmy Page has again secured the remastering of these mythical discs that close discography of one of the most essential rock formations of his generation. Presence, recorded at a lightning session of 18 days in Germany published in 1976, had reached the top of the American and British charts upon its release. His successor, In Through the Out Door, released in 1979, contains the bombs Fool in the Rain and All My Love, classic American radio stations but also the last album recorded with drummer John Bonham, who died the following year. Finally Coda, released in 1982, the most mysterious disk group consisting of unreleased tracks from 1970 and 1978, giving a surprising spotlight on keyboards.

On the occasion of reissues of Presence, In Through the Out Door and Coda, FM Yes Fnac joined forces to host the great Jimmy Page at Fnac Ternes Tuesday, June 23 from 17h to 18h for an exceptional masterclass! The English genius we speak of the decisions and the work on these final versions and will put an end to this campaign of rediscovery of Led Zeppelin, with Thomas Caussé, present to enliven the interview. Invitations to withdraw on site from 9 am on D-Day

But that's not all: in addition to offering direct invitations, Yes FM invites you to participate in the interview with Jimmy Page! Nothing could be simpler: send your question in an email titled LED ZEPPELIN Thomas Caussé to this address . And do not forget to mention your name!

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Mage Music note:  The translation of "bombe" from French should be "hit", not "failure".  Google isn't infallible! 

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Pre-order final 3 remasters

Presence, In Through The Out Door and CODA are now available for pre-order at Amazon.

Links here are for the Super Deluxe Edition Box sets. You'll find links on the order page to the other ordering options. Remember, if you have an Amazon Prime account, your final purchase price will be the lowest price offered, which so far has been considerably lower than the pre-order price.

PRESENCE  IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR CODA

- CD1: Original album newly remastered in vinyl replica sleeve

- CD2: Companion audio featuring previously unreleased reference mixes from the sessions.

- Vinyl 1: Original album newly remastered in single sleeve replicating the original album on 180 gram vinyl

- Vinyl 2: Companion audio on one LP ( 80 gram vinyl  in a new sleeve featuring negative artwork based on the original album artwork, and featuring a previously unreleased companion audio reference mixes from the sessions

- HD Download Card
(Original album @ 96 kHz/ 24 bit)
(Concert @ 48 kHz/ 24 bit)

- LP sized, high quality print of the original album cover, the first 30,000 of which will be individually numbered.

- Album-size hardback book (88 pages).
- CD1: Japanese replica of the original album newly remastered in vinyl replica single wallet, replica mini brown bag, paintable mini insert

- CD2: Companion audio in a new single wallet sleeve, featuring previously unreleased rough mixes of all the tracks

- Vinyl 1: Original album newly remastered on 180 gram vinyl, in a single sleeve replicating the original album

- Vinyl 2: Companion audio on 180 gram vinyl in a new single sleeve featuring negative artwork based on the original album artwork, and featuring previously unreleased rough mixes of all the tracks.

- HD Download Card
(Original album and Companion
Audio in 96 kHz/24 bit)

- LP sized, high quality print of the original album cover, the first 30,000 of which will be individually numbered.

- Album-size hardback book (80 pages).

- Replica brown paper bag

- Replica 12" x 12" paintable insert
- CD1: Original album newly remastered in Japanese replica gatefold sleeve, with 8-color embossed printing

- CD2/3: Companion audio in a new sleeve wallet with 6-color embossed printing, featuring 15 previously unreleased recordings from 1968 - 1974

- Vinyl 1: Original album newly remastered in gatefold sleeve replicating the original album on 180 gram vinyl

- Vinyl 2/3: Companion audio on 180 gram vinyl in a new capacity sleeve featuring negative artwork based on the original album artwork, and featuring 15 previously unreleased recordings from 1968 - 1974

- HD Download Card
(Original album and Companion
Audio in 96 kHz/24 bit)

- LP sized, high quality print of the original album cover, the first 30,000 of which will be individually numbered.

- Album-size hardback book (72 pages).
Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. Achilles Last Stand
2. For Your Life
3. Royal Orleans
4. Nobody s Fault But Mine
5. Candy Store Rock
6. Hots On For Nowhere
7. Tea For One
Disc: 2
1. Two Ones Are Won
2. For Your Life (Reference Mix)
3. 10 Ribs & All/Carrot Pod Pod (Pod)
4. Royal Orleans (Reference Mix)
5. Hots On For Nowhere (Reference Mix)
Product Details
Release date (July 31, 2015)
deluxe_edition edition
Number of Discs: 4
Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. In The Evening
2. South Bound Saurez
3. Fool In The Rain
4. Hot Dog
5. Carouselambra
6. All My Love
7. I m Gonna Crawl
Disc: 2
1. In The Evening (Rough Mix)
2. Southbound Piano (South Bound Saurez)
3. Fool In The Rain (Rough Mix)
4. Hot Dog (Rough Mix)
5. The Epic (Carouselambra - Rough Mix)
6. The Hook (All My Love - Rough Mix)
7. Blot (I m Gonna Crawl - Rough Mix)
Product Details
Release date (July 31, 2015)
Number of Discs: 4
Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. We re Gonna Groove
2. Poor Tom
3. I Can t Quit You Baby
4. Walter s Walk
5. Ozone Baby
6. Darlene
7. Bonzo s Montreux
8. Wearing And Tearing
Disc: 2
1. We re Gonna Groove (Alternate Mix)
2. If It Keeps On Raining (When The Levee Breaks - Rough Mix)
3. Bonzo s Montreux (Mix Construction In Progress)
4. Baby Come On Home
5. Sugar Mama ( Mix)
6. Poor Tom (Instrumental Mix)
7. Travelling Riverside Blues (BBC Session)
8. Hey, Hey, What Can I Do
Disc: 3
1. Four Hands (Four Sticks - Bombay Orchestra)
2. Friends (Bombay Orchestra)
3. St. Tristan's Sword (Rough Mix)
4. Desire (The Wanton Song - Rough Mix)
5. Bring It On Home (Rough Mix)
6. Walter s Walk (Rough Mix)
7. Everybody Makes It Through (In The Light - Rough Mix)

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

On This Day 02 June

Remasters finally released on this day in 2014 - and they're still coming!
2014 On This Day First of the Led Zeppelin remasters released

1998 On This Day Page & Plant - Nashville TN at Nashville Arena

Remasters promo graffiti
  • 1973 Led Zeppelin - San Francisco, CA at Kezar Stadium 
  • 1998 On This Day Page & Plant - Nashville TN at Nashville Arena
  • 2014 On This Day First of the Led Zeppelin remasters released
Kezar:  Not only a great show, but some great photographers were there to capture the moments.  There were mixed reviews, with Rolling Stone continuing its vendetta against the band, stating "Led Zeppelin - a limp blimp" and wasting too much good paper and ink reporting on the volume of the music and the amount of money taken in rather than the concert itself.  On the other hand, Charles Shaar Murray of New Musical Express (NME) said "...one of the finest musical events I've ever had the privilege to attend."

You had to be there.

1973 Led Zeppelin - San Francisco, CA at Kezar Stadium 

1973 Jimmy Page- San Francisco, CA at Kezar Stadium 

♪  Kezar 2 minutes of 8MM footage (Led Zeppelin 1973)  YouTube
♪ Heartbreaker (Led Zeppelin, San Francisco 1973) YouTube
♪ The Ocean (Led Zeppelin, San Francisco 1973) YouTube
♪  Kezar Full Concert (Led Zeppelin 1973) YouTube

Led Zeppelin.  They really were quite extraordinary, weren't they?  
And they still are.