Led Zeppelin's pirated recordings is a collection of audio and video recordings from musical performances by British rock band Led Zeppelin that was never officially released by the band, or under any other legal authority. The recording consisted of live concert performances and censored from studio sessions conducted by the band. Many hundreds of pirated Led Zeppelins exist, and many are gathered by fans.
Video Led Zeppelin bootleg recordings
Overview
Led Zeppelin, during the decade of the 1970s, one of the most bootlegged players in the world, and to this day remains one of the most passionate artists in the history of rock music. In August 1999, the band topped the list of the most talented musicians in the UK with 384 pirated titles, compiled by the British Phonographic Industry Anti-Piracy Unit. This phenomenon was in part due to the band's popularity, which had ensured a large and enthusiastic market for unauthorized recordings, and partly for the large size of spectators attending their performances, which made an effective detection of the secret recording equipment at this concert. almost impossible.
Led Zeppelin's manager, Peter Grant, occasionally took extraordinary steps to combat the practice of recording bootleg live at Led Zeppelin concert. He is reported to have personally visited record stores in London who sell Led Zeppelin's pirates and demanded that all copies be submitted. He also monitors the crowd at the Led Zeppelin concert so he can find anything similar to pirated tape equipment. At one concert in Vancouver in 1971 he saw what he thought was recording equipment on the floor of the venue and personally ensured that the equipment was destroyed, only to find out later that the equipment was a sound pollution unit operated by city officials to test the concert volume. Similarly, at the Bath Festival in 1970, he personally threw a bucket of water over an unauthorized tape recorder.
These efforts were insufficient to prevent the release of Led Zeppelin's pirated floods from the 1970s onwards. As described by Led Zeppelin archiver, Dave Lewis:
Bootlegs and Led Zeppelin have been identical for over three decades. Regardless of the disappointment of manager Peter Grant when dealing with the people he captured recording their performances, the band was the most popular action of all time, surpassing The Beatles, [Bob] Dylan, [Bruce] Springsteen and the Rolling Rolling Stones. Their last seven shows in Britain alone (five in Earl's Court and two in Knebworth), include over 100 different releases among them. Almost every amateur recording of the band's live performances has been released. "
the earliest Bootleg
During the 1970s, pirated labels such as Smilin 'Ear, Kornyfone, Dragonfly, Trademark Quality, Condor, and Toasted released unofficial footage of some Led Zeppelin on vinyl. The following table includes an example of this recording. Most of them come from audiocassette tapes, though some (such as Destroyer ) are sourced from soundboard recordings.
The 1980s: the release of the soundboard
In the late 1980s the number of soundboard recordings available from Led Zeppelin showed a significant improvement as a result of the original soundboard tapes that had been stolen from the home of the owner, guitarist Led Zeppelin Jimmy Page, and then copied for an underground release. Also stolen were copies of some of the rare studios issued, which were released with titles like Jennings Farm Blues (featuring run-through from the electric version of "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" recorded in October 1969) and Studio Daze (including studio mix "Since I Love You", "No Quarter" and "All My Love"). "Midnight Moonlight", a song later recorded by "The Firm", is available through pirated studios.
The 1990s: CD era
The 1990s saw many Led Zeppelin blades available in CD format, with limited editions and higher-quality releases produced in Japan on labels such as Tarantura and Antrabata. The most significant 90s TDOLZ label (Led Zeppelin Diagram) has covered most of the circulated concerts for that period that release more than 100 titles. In 1999, the BBC reported that the number of pirated Led Zeppelin titles in circulation exceeded from The Beatles.
Some of the leading Led Zeppelin bootlegs released on CD include:
- "Do not Mess with Texas": Recorded at the Texas International Pop Festival in Dallas on August 31, 1969.
- Burn Like A Candle : The full performance of the Los Angeles Forum on June 25, 1972.
- Pigeon Blood : Recorded at Tampa Stadium, Florida on May 5, 1973.
- Knebworth Ã,: Both band performances at the Knebworth Festival in August 1979.
The 2000s and now: breakthrough soundboard Empress Valley
Many previously unreleased high-quality soundboard soundtracks were released by the newly established Empress Valley label (also referred to as Empress Valley Supreme Discs) or EVSD ) are semi-successors of retired Tarantura. While Empress Valley features many recordings, some, including "Working Tapes" are just repackages of fan tapes already appearing and being traded over the Internet. Also, early releases such as "Rocket Physical" DVDs were made from sub-par video cassettes and then far outstripped by versions that appeared by fans:
Since Empress Valley is the only new sound material supplier for the moment, the issues are being cloned after the initial release by many small labels, sometimes with alternate titles. As mentioned above, however, Empress Valley has done its own part of repackaging existing tapes.
Trafficking on the Web
In the 80s and 90s before broadband Internet access became widely available, pirated (CD-Rs or Compact Cassette copies) circulated mostly by post. Today, all unauthorized Led Zeppelin materials are available on the Internet, mostly on BitTorrent resources in an unparalleled media format. Decoding and distributing audio in a lossy format (such as MP3) is strongly criticized among the trading community for reducing audio quality and can make it difficult for recipients to find out if they receive the best copy available. During the 2000s, recordings of unreleased audiences mostly appeared on BitTorrent resources.
Unrecognized previous audience record notification that appeared on the Web from the 2000s:
- Olympia Stadium, Detroit, USA on August 28, 1970.
- Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA on September 19, 1970.
- Casino, Montreux, Switzerland on August 7, 1971.
- The Spectrum, Philadelphia, USA on June 13, 1972.
- Chicago Stadium, Chicago, USA on January 22, 1975.
- The Rivers Coliseum, Cincinnati, USA on April 20, 1977.
- Freedom Hall, Louisville, USA on April 25, 1977.
- ÃÆ' â € ° cole Centrale, Paris, France on December 6, 1969.
Maps Led Zeppelin bootleg recordings
2007 court case
In July 2007 the page appeared in the Glasgow Sheriff's courtroom to testify and observe evidence on behalf of Led Zeppelin against alleged filmmakers. Robert Langley was indicted, and rejected, 12 charges of producing and selling products without copyright permission.
The page featured hundreds of CDs and DVDs, ranging from solo material to his time with Led Zeppelin and Yardbirds, who allegedly sold Langley in Scotland during 2005. Many of the recordings and audio from Page's personal collections, were stolen from his home in the early 1980s. The items were found sold as far as New York City, where shopkeepers thought they were official. Page then says "If you have something like this that looks legit then it is not true".
Following Page's testimony, Langley altered his defense and pleaded guilty to three trademarks and two copyright infringements. He was sentenced to 20 months in prison which, at the time, is believed to be the highest sentence given to a swindler in Scotland.
References
Source
- Dave Lewis and Simon Pallett (1997) Led Zeppelin: The Concert File , London: Omnibus Press. ISBNÃ, 0-7119-5307-4.
- Robert Godwin (1994) Collector's Guide for Led Zeppelin Volume 1 , Burlington: Publishing Collector's Guide. ISBN 978-0-9695736-3-0
- Robert Godwin (1997) Collector's Guide for Led Zeppelin Volume 2 , Burlington: Publishing Collector's Guide. ISBN: 978-1-896522-42-5
- Luis Rey (1997) Led Zeppelin Live: An Illustrated Exploration of Underground Records , Ontario: The Hot Wacks Press. ISBN: 0-9698080-7-0.
External links
- Led Zeppelin Year A set of in-depth reviews of any known live recordings
- Underground Uprising A comprehensive database of Led Zeppelin pirated recordings
- Bootlegpedia.com: Led Zeppelin The complete Boedleg Led Zeppelin Encyclopedia
- BootLedZ.Com another label database with title comparison.
- Ramble On Zep concert transcription.
- Led Zeppelin Live (domain has expired)
- List of Reviews Led Zeppelin bootleg
- Argenteum Astrum A full list of Led Zeppelins, including vinyl, CDs, and visual materials
- ZeppelinArt Comprehensive repository for artwork from Led Zeppelin's official release/bundle
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