JIMMY’S BIRTHDAY BASH (2CD)
by LED ZEPPELIN
Compact Disc Double
XRY2CD001
Label: X-RAY
EXTRAORDINARY LED ZEPPELIN SHOW FROM LONDON’S ALBERT HALL
Led Zeppelin's 1970 United Kingdom Tour commenced on 7 January and concluded on 17 February. At all but one of the concerts on the tour the band did not use a support act, although Barclay James Harvest did perform an opening set at the Edinburgh Usher Hall gig on 7 February. • Arguably best known for the band's performance at the Royal Albert Hall on 9th January - Jimmy Page’s Birthday. The great man himself later stated: “The Royal Albert Hall was, at the time, the largest and most prestigious gig in London." Band's manager, Peter Grant, arranged for this performance to be professionally filmed by fashionable directors Peter Whitehead and Stanley Dorfman for a proposed documentary project. However, the film was not officially released at the time because the footage was reportedly shot at the wrong speed. A 40-minute cut was prepared but was deemed by the band to be of unsatisfactory quality. • With this legendary concert still being the subject of a live radio broadcast, it remains surprising that to date a CD of the event has not been issued. However, all this changes with the release of this superb new 2-Disc-Set, containing the entire, extraordinary concert.
DISC ONE
1 We’re Gonna Groove 3:14
2 I Can’t Quit You Baby 6:53
3 Dazed And Confused 16:11
4 Heartbreaker 3:47
5 White Summer/Black Mountain Side 12:27
6 What Is And Should Never Be 4:57
7 Moby Dick 15:25
DISC TWO
1 How Many More Times 20:13
2 Whole Lotta Love 6:26
3 Communication Breakdown 4:19
4 C’mon Everybody 2:48
5 Something Else 2:47
6 Bring It On Home 7:48
7 Long Tall Sally 3:53
8 Communication Breakdown (Reprise) 3:5
