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Led Zeppelin - Feelin' Groovy Definitive Edition (1971)

Track listing:
  1. Immigrant Song 4:45
  2. Heartbreaker 7:51
  3. Black Dog 6:20
  4. Since I've Been Loving You 8:53
  5. Rock And Roll 5:06
  6. Stairway To Heaven 13:23
  7. Going To California 6:35
  8. That's The Way 9:21
  9. Tangerine 5:02
  10. Dazed And Confused 29:42
  11. What Is And What Should Never Be 5:09
  12. Celebration Day 6:28
  13. Whole Lotta Love 26:45
  14. Weekend 3:28
  15. Gallows Pole 6:42

Notes

St. Mathew's Baths Hall, Ipswich, England

Audience 8 ~ 8.5

This new release uses what is believed to be a fourth(!) source tape from the Ipswich, UK show of 17 November 1971. Previous versions of this show on bootleg included "Two Penny Upright", "Over the 12 Foot End", "Ipswich 1971" (TDOLZ), and the original "Feelin' Groovy" (Empress Valley). One or both of two original good/very good source tapes were used for the first 3 titles mentioned. "Feelin' Groovy" used a near excellent third source tape. All sources were not complete, missing at least the last 5 minutes of the WLL medley and any encores.

This new fourth source tape is very good in quality and is the 2nd best of the four. All instruments are very clear. Plant seems at bit low in the mix, but that may be the result of the PA system. The recording "crumbles" with the band's sheer volume at a couple of points, mainly the first crashing notes of songs such as R&R and BD. What makes this source special is that the WLL medley is complete for the first time and two encore tracks are presented, the rarely played "Weekend" and The even rarer "Gallows Pole".

"Gallow's Pole", like it's previous appearance on a bootleg recording at Copenhagen from the previous May, seems to be played by Page on his Gibson double-neck guitar. This version is similar to the Copenhagen one, with Bonzo underlining the end of each verse with drum crashes. The band seems rather confident with this version (which is amazing, considering how infrequently this song was played live) and Page's guitar noodling at the end of the song is shorter than that at Copenhagen. With the improved recording quality, compared to Copenhagen, this track is a real pleasure,

Empress Valley