LED ZEPPELIN - CD
ONE NIGHT STAND IN PARIS

LABEL:
The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin TCOLZ 029/030
SOURCE:
L'Olympia, Paris, France - October 10, 1969
FORMAT:
2CD
RUNNING TIME:
78:11, 78:02
SOUND/SOURCE:
Pre-FM & FM Broadcast
PACKAGING:
Double Slimline Jewel Case
 

One Night Stand In Paris front

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SOUND 9.5 / PACKAGING 9 / PERFORMANCE 9.5

 
TRACK LIST:

Introduction, Good Times Bad Times Intro/Communication Breakdown, I Can't Quit You Baby, Heartbreaker, Dazed And Confused, White Summer/Black Mountain Side, You Shook Me, How Many More Times

 

Disc 1: Pre-FM Transfer

 

Disc 2: FM Broadcast Version inc. DJ Comments

 
REVIEW:

Led Zeppelin's appearance in Paris on October 10, 1969 was recorded for French radio and was originally broadcast on Musicorama in 1969. The recording was known to exist for many years but amazingly never surfaced on any bootleg until it was rebroadcast in December 2007. This created a huge buzz in the Zeppelin community and quickly became a favorite among collectors. The rebroadcast contained a French radio announcer speaking over the performance in six different spots unfortunately marking the recording.

 

Within about a month or so of the 2007 airing, there were no less than six releases issued. Olympia 1969 (no label), Paris Olympia 1969 (Wendy), Paris Par Excellence ( Empress Valley), and N'est Aucun Imbecile (Black Dog Rekords) all issued the complete broadcast including the DJ comments. Ain't No Fool (Black Dog Rekords) and L'Olympia (Godfatherecords) both edited the comments out along with the underlying music. Good Times Bad Times (Scorpio) was released in July 2007 and paired this tape with the show at the Lyceum from two days later and reportedly replaced the DJ with music from another night (a practice I could personally do without). While most of these titles sounded great, Godfather and Empress Valley were considered two of the best versions with Godfather praised for some really nice editing work.

 

This performance comes right before the release of Led Zeppelin II and we get the first documented version of "Heartbreaker" here, a true highlight. It is rumored that perhaps "Moby Dick" was played but unfortunately not broadcast. The rest of the set was a pretty standard show for the time starting with the "Good Times Bad Times" intro into "Communication Breakdown", which worked very well as the opener, and finishing with the long stretched out "How Many More Times". The performance here is both powerful and stunning and falls under the "must have" category for both avid and casual Zeppelin collectors.

 

TCOLZ claims to present a pre-FM transfer on disc one of One Night Stand In Paris and I must say, this appears to be the real deal. There is no DJ chatter and no apparent evidence of edits or cuts. Also, the overall level seems quieter and doesn't have that amplified characteristic that would be associated with an FM broadcast. The sound quality is excellent and is the best this has sounded so far.

 

Disc two contains the tape exactly as it was broadcast including commentary. While One Night Stand In Paris offers the best of both worlds, disc one, with great sound and no chatter, is the definitive version of this show. TCOLZ has uncovered a true gem and even though sometimes a little tinkering with the sound can be beneficial, I would much rather see the tapes left alone than over equalized. Bottom line is that the Zep community needs a label like TCOLZ to offer collectors un-tampered source tapes and so far have proven worthy. This comes packaged in a double slimline jewel case with a very nice layout for the artwork.


WGPSEC , thanks for the review on this release from TCOLZ. Quick question concerning the Godfather issue. Bottomline , some music is lost on the GF title and none on the TCOLZ , correct ? I have heard conflicting reports about the GF release which is why I'm asking - thanks.
Comment by Habanero4me wrote on 2009-01-15 03:21:42

Yes, Godfather did some editing to remove the comments and therefore the underlying music was lost. There is no music lost on TCOLZ with no distracting comments on disc one either.
Comment by Anonymous wrote on 2009-01-15 17:38:06

Sorry, forgot to enter my screen name above. Habanero, I hope this info helps you.
Comment by wgpsec wrote on 2009-01-15 17:40:20

Thanks for the info WGPSEC . I do appreciate it.
Comment by Habanero4me wrote on 2009-01-15 23:25:41

This release captures a smokin' Zeppelin show. It has definitely not been edited to remove DJ chatter. This is the real deal folks... Don't miss out!!!
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