Led Zeppelin
1971-09-09
Hampton Coliseum
Hampton VA
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included
01. Immigrant Song
02. Heartbreaker
03. Since I've Been Loving You
04. Black Dog
05. Dazed and Confused
06. Stairway To Heaven
07. Celebration Day
08. That's The Way
09. Going to California
10. What Is and What Should Never Be
11. Moby Dick
12. Whole Lotta Love (missing)
1970s -#1: From December 1970 to March 1971, Led Zeppelin spent time at Basing Street Studios and later, Headley Grange, working on their 4th studio album. During these sessions, the band decided that the album would have no title! After the adverse reviews their 3rd album had received, despite going to #1 on the carts in the US and UK, Led Zep decided that their 4th album should be almost anonymous. In place of a title, each band member would pick a symbol that would appear on the record’s inner sleeve. “We decided that on the fourth album, we would deliberately play down the group name, and there wouldn't be any information whatsoever on the outer jacket", Jimmy Page explained. "Names, titles and things like that do not mean a thing.” The record company strongly opposed the decision, but the band, using their considerable clout, held fast. Clearly the band knew what they were doing. The 4th Led Zep album – unofficially known by any and all of the following names: Led Zeppelin IV, Untitled, Zoso, and Runes - would be their biggest yet. Since its release on November 8, 1971, the disc has shipped over 23 million units in the United States alone, making it the third-best-selling album ever in the US. The album featured such classics as Black Dog, Rock & Roll, When The Levee Breaks, Going To California, and of course, the one and only, Stairway to Heaven. This soundboard recording captures Led Zep on tour in support of that disc, in Hampton on September 9, 1971, a half century ago today!
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