Led Zeppelin: 1970-03-07 Montreux, Switzerland (FLAC_AUD/SB_EVSD_3 CD)

Here's a copy of the Empress Valley Supreme Disc 3 CD version of Led Zeppelin's performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1970.  There is an EVSD 2 CD version with the same title out there.  It has the soundboard audio parts (that surfaced many years ago) mixed with and/or replacing the audience portion.  In other words, the full audience show is tampered with and the six known soundboard songs are injected into the full audience recording.

I personally like this 3 CD EVSD copy better.  I believe the audience recording is excellent and even better than the soundboard in this show.  Some of the soundboard parts are pretty diminished (like in "We're Gonna Grove") while some of the other soundboard parts are much better.

The good thing about this 3 CD version is that you have the full 2 CD audience recording of the show and then CD 3 has the soundboard portions of the show.  Either way, via a 2 CD or 3 CD version, you get the show!  I just prefer to hear the excellent audience recording all of the way through without the sound changes where the soundboard is injected because the audience recording is so good.  And some of the soundboard songs are incomplete (like "Whole Lotta Love").  Both EVSD versions of Intimidator, the title for this show, are excellent.

DETAILS:
Artist: Led Zeppelin
Date: March 7th, 1970
Location: Montreux, Switzerland
Venue: Montreux Casino
Event: Montreux Jazz Festival
Source: AUD/SB
 Format: FLAC
CD: 3
Artwork: Yes
Label: EVSD
Title: Intimidator
Size: 1.10 GB

SETLIST:
CD 1 (AUD):
101. We're Gonna Grove
102. I Can't Quit You Baby
103. Dazed And Confused
104. Heartbreaker
105. White Summer/Black Mountain Side
106. Since I've Been Loving You

CD 2 (AUD):
201. organ solo
202. Thank You
203. What Is And What Should Never Be
204. Moby Dick
205. How Many More Times
206. Whole Lotta Love

CD 3 (SB):
301. We're Gonna Grove
302. I Can't Quit You Babe
303. Dazed And Confused
304. White Summer/Black Mountain Side
305. How Many More Times
306. Whole Lotta Love

LINKS:
Part 1 - 1970-03-07 Montreux (EVSD 3 CD)
Part 2 - 1970-03-07 Montreux (EVSD 3 CD)
Part 3 - 1970-03-07 Montreux (EVSD 3 CD)

I've been listening to the audience recorded, CD 1 and 2, parts of this show as I create this upload and they are really incredible and excellent sounding.  Led Zeppelin put on a stellar performance at this show.  Both Plant and Page (as well as Bonham and JPJ) perform flawlessly and this capture of an early Led Zeppelin show let's you know how they became so popular as they hit the gates running in late 1968.  I love these early shows!

Well, I could run on and keep typing, but what's the use.  This is one of those recordings that really cannot be described in writing.  You just have to hear it (or have been there).

I hope you enjoy the show and "feel alright".  You'll definitely be feeling better after hearing this show...

UPDATED INFORMATION:
Before uploading these files, I did a little more research on this show.  There are a lot of different boot labels and versions of it out there.  There may be more than one source on the audience recorded CDs 1 & 2.  If so, it is just small parts added to make the show more complete.  Obviously; at least a few people recorded it.  But any way you look at it, I think this 3 CD version is the most complete and best sounding version I've listened to.  If I ever find a better version, then I'll upload that one too :-)

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