Led Zeppelin Reissues Part II

Meh, not interested. There's nothing there to make we want to get them. I'm quite content with the 1990s remasters.

No, not really. They seem to be mostly remixes.

Unfortunately, Zeppelin just doesn't have that much rare unreleased stuff. I don't care for alternate versions either, that's always the buzz kill of bonus tracks to me. That said, I will probably be getting at least one or two of these new sets, because my Zep collection is mostly due for an upgrade anyway. A couple of them are the same vinyl copies I've had for over 30 years and there's been a little wear and tear.

Interesting sets here. Alt mixes would be worth hearing but not enough to grab my wallet as I have all the zep albums.

Another excuse for Page and Plant to make more money from the fans. Shame on them.

dr wu23 wrote: Another excuse for Page and Plant to make more money from the fans. Shame on them.

I beg to differ Doc as I have waited along time for these albums to be remastered and they sound great compared to the 90's remasters which were congested  and flat as the tech is much better now. Unlike Floyd who seemed to remaster and repackage ad infinitum, Zep have held on to these so long that I thought that I and band would die before they were remastered so I'm one happy camper.  I might even  be buried with them, that's how good they sound. 


Edited by SteveG - July 30 2014 at 19:28

dr wu23 wrote: Another excuse for Page and Plant to make more money from the fans. Shame on them.

JPJ will make some money too, I hope.

People aren't sheep, if they don't want them they won't buy them.

There is nothing wrong with the "originals", that is correct. But the 90's remasters from originals are not very good. Jimmy Page and the boyz have known this and are doing the right thing by issuing new remixed versions and correcting the bad mastering.

He has returned the sound to what LZ was when they first came out on vinyl...big, bold, beefy sound. With much better depth, clarity and detail than the originals.

For me hearing that classic Zeppelin sound coming from my turntable is pretty special....brings a tear to my eye

Michael678 wrote: SteveG wrote: dr wu23 wrote: Another excuse for Page and Plant to make more money from the fans. Shame on them. I beg to differ Doc as I have waited along time for these albums to be remastered and they sound great compared to the 90's remasters which were congested  and flat as the tech is much better now. Unlike Floyd who seemed to remaster and repackage ad infinitum, Zep have held on to these so long that I thought that I and band would die before they were remastered so I'm one happy camper.  I might even  be buried with them, that's how good they sound.  lol.....?

No. It's in my will along with Led Zep 4 (Zoso) and a lot of Hendrix to take to the other side.


Edited by SteveG - July 31 2014 at 12:01

LSDisease wrote: Maybe these reissues will finally include the complete credit lists. Jimmy Page never wrote a single original song, all ripped off.

That's an extreme statement. I freely admit that Page lifted some songs or riffs from other artists like Jansch and Holmes but he composed 99% of his songs. He was too talented not come up with his own material.  This is Jimmy Page we are talking about after all, not some second rate hack.


Edited by SteveG - July 31 2014 at 12:14