Uploaded September 2019 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago
Played live in Frankfurt, Germany, on June 30th, 1980.
This is an ode to one of the band's last great belters, which only saw time in live setlists in 1979 and 1980. With the Knebworth version of In the Evening being very prominent, I wanted to create a definitive 1980 version of it.
For this version of the song, I dug into my vaults to a 1980 project that I haven't made progress on since December. I'd like to pick that up and put together a 1980 best-of live album, but with school starting again, that is no guarantee for the foreseeable future. It's always been something I've wanted to do, though. Take this as a snippet of what it might sound like.
Played live in Frankfurt, Germany, on June 30th, 1980.
This is an ode to one of the band's last great belters, which only saw time in live setlists in 1979 and 1980. With the Knebworth version of In the Evening being very prominent, I wanted to create a definitive 1980 version of it.
For this version of the song, I dug into my vaults to a 1980 project that I haven't made progress on since December. I'd like to pick that up and put together a 1980 best-of live album, but with school starting again, that is no guarantee for the foreseeable future. It's always been something I've wanted to do, though. Take this as a snippet of what it might sound like.
![Led Zeppelin: Swan Song [Rehearsal]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vVu6HLBy5mc/mqdefault.jpg "Led Zeppelin: Swan Song [Rehearsal]
The rehearsal for the Physical Graffiti outtake, recorded at Headley Grange probably sometime between late-1973 and mid-1974.
This version has a stronger resemblance to the official iteration of the song, which is Midnight Moonlight by The Firm.")
![Led Zeppelin: Psycho a GoGo! [Bootleg] (FIRST EVER SBD)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vyQYgec96vc/mqdefault.jpg "Led Zeppelin: Psycho a GoGo! [Bootleg] (FIRST EVER SBD)
Led Zeppelin at Fillmore West on January 11th, 1969; one day before Led Zeppelin I was released.
This is the first known soundboard recording of Led Zeppelin, and I really think this is an outstanding bootleg.
There were a few really quiet parts in it though, like the beginning of Dazed and Confused for example. I did what I could to boost the quiet parts without doing anything to the quality of the recording.
The entire middle section of How Many More Times is missing though, so theres one con to this bootleg.
2:01 Has anybody got a Les Paul?
2:46 I Cant Quit You Baby
8:50 Dazed and Confused
22:07 You Shook Me
30:07 How Many More Times [Incomplete]
38:38 Communication Breakdown")
![Led Zeppelin: All My Love (Extended Rough Mix) [Remastered]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vydJSvVXfm8/mqdefault.jpg "Led Zeppelin: All My Love (Extended Rough Mix) [Remastered]
Recorded November 14th, 1978, at Polar Studios in Sweden. This is notably over a minute longer than the album version, and features Jimmys lost solo at the end of the song. This also doesnt feature JPJs infamous keyboard solo in the middle of the song.
I was able to give this mix a much more polished sound. Compare to the original upload, which is somehow, by far, my most viewed video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5td_GXzqLA")
![Led Zeppelin: Since Ive Been Loving You [Isolated Vocal Track]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/w1srtlVaFME/mqdefault.jpg "Led Zeppelin: Since Ive Been Loving You [Isolated Vocal Track]
This has floated around before on bootlegs. Its not the whole song, but a vast majority of it. I did what I could to boost the clarity.
Lets hope this doesnt get blocked :)")
![Live at the Texas International Pop Festival - Led Zeppelin [Remastered]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wDRz1qGR43c/mqdefault.jpg "Live at the Texas International Pop Festival - Led Zeppelin [Remastered]
August 31, 1969
Lewisville, Texas
0:00 The Train Kept A-Rollin
2:59 I Cant Quit You Baby
9:49 D&C
24:49 You Shook Me
35:31 HMMT
57:54 CB
Ive never take the time to really focus my attention on this whole concert. This is an interesting soundboard, because of how strange the mix was. The vocals, bass, and reverb from the guitar and drums were all hard-panned to the left, and the meat of the drums and guitar were hard-panned to the right. Listening to the unaltered recording honestly reminded me of listening to an early Beatles stereo mix.
I tried my best to balance the entire thing by focusing on the right and left channels individually, then mixing them together into a satisfactory final mix.
P.S.
I am aware that the version of The Train Kept A-Rollin in this video sounds much better than the Cutting Room Floor version I put out literally 2 months ago.
Think nothing of it for now, other than that I always try to improve my abilities.")
![Dancing in the Doldrums - Led Zeppelin [1980 Concert Matrix Compilation]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wTAQXdLFMxw/mqdefault.jpg "Dancing in the Doldrums - Led Zeppelin [1980 Concert Matrix Compilation]
The purpose of this project was to use recordings of the 1980 Tour Over Europe to create an accessible concert-length experience, in the style of the official concert albums like The Song Remains the Same, and How the West was Won. What makes this project particularly unique is that I combined the soundboard and audience recordings, using both perspectives to create a rich-sounding matrix for the entirety of the concert.
Rather than trying to select the overall best performances, I prioritized creating a complete, polished concert, without any awkward cuts mid-song, or anything that would detract from the listening experience. In searching for concerts to use for this, I settled on building off of the June 23rd and 24th concerts, due to both not only having full soundboards, but also two of the best audience recordings from the tour. I used the other two concerts to fill in the gaps where necessary. Once I knew I had everything covered, I then opted for the better performances of what was available.
Unfortunately, despite using the most complete recordings, there are a couple quirks in the soundboards, most notably gaps at the beginning of the Rain Song and Rock and Roll, and also some weird high-end fluctuations in Trampled Under Foot.
I think an interesting byproduct of this project is that it focuses on a part of the tour that isnt often listened to. Frankfurt and Zurich are two places that come to mind when thinking of the 1980 Tour Over Europe, and while those concerts are fantastic, I found it somewhat refreshing to use lesser-known concerts.
Id like to dedicate this project to everyone who bought Zeppelin tickets in late-summer 1980.
Special thanks to Ed from The Dogs of Doom for the tapes.
These are the concerts used:
June 20th, 1980, in Brussels, Belgium
June 21st, 1980, in Rotterdam, Netherlands
June 23th, 1980, in Bremen, Germany
June 24th, 1980, in Hanover, Germany
0:00 The Train Kept A-Rollin - June 20
3:06 Nobodys Fault but Mine - June 24
9:01 Black Dog - June 23
15:23 In the Evening - June 24
24:00 The Rain Song - June 21
32:05 Hot Dog - June 20
35:59 All My Love - June 24
42:08 Trampled Under Foot - June 21
50:21 Since Ive Been Loving You - June 23
1:00:58 Achilles Last Stand - June 20
1:11:45 White Summer/Black Mountain Side - June 23
1:19:20 Kashmir - June 23
1:28:54 Stairway to Heaven - June 24
1:44:26 Rock and Roll - June 23
1:48:41 Communication Breakdown - June 24
1:52:53 Heartbreaker - June 21")
