44 years ago, Led Zeppelin played in Oakland Live on Blueberry Hill II (2CD, OAK-1/2), Oakland, 2/9/70 Two versions of source tapes are surfaced from this show. One is once used on Get Loose (2CD), and the other is used on Two Days Before. The latter is better in sound quality. This newly released boot from Tarantura uses the latter. Sound quality is almost the same as Two Days Before, but hiss noise is reduced a bit. Still contains some cuts, but maybe more complete than Two Days Before. (Susumu Omi, July 96) Another Night on Blueberry Hill (Electric Magic EMC 019 A/B) Disc 1: Introduction, Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Dazed and Confused, Bring It On Home, That’s The Way, Bron-y-Aur, Since I’ve Been Loving You, Organ Solo, Thank You. Disc 2: What Is And What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love, Communication Breakdown/Good Times Bad Times, The Train Kept A Rollin’, Blueberry Hill, Long Tall Sally. There is nothing wrong with reissues as long as they are done well. It’s been almost a decade since Tarantura released this tape as Blueberry Hill II. To those of us who either didn’t have the access or the means to acquire that title, this new release is very much welcomed. This new release by Electric Magic is definitely worth having despite how inconsistent their releases are. They pretty much left this tape alone, with no excessive mastering and no metallic whine that is common to many releases coming out of Japan. The tape is distant but very clear, perhaps a notch above the Tulsa, OK tape in the same tour. The quality is very similar to the tape made of The Jimi Hendrix Experience on April 27, 1969 at the same venue. I wonder if this is the same taper (Ken Koga)? The band were on a high point during this tour. Plant’s voice is very powerful, and Page is pulling riff after riff whenever he chooses. The Whole Lotta Love medley and the encores contain many rarities as well, with the band playing Blueberry Hill closer to pitch than the LA version we are more familiar with. Definitely recommended. (Gerard Sparaco September 03)
Posted on: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 07:20:06 +0000
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