Led Zeppelin Remasters in 2014+ to include 2nd disc of bonus material (Pt 8)

Anyone else find it odd that the liner notes/sleeves have so many live photos, and yet we got exactly one live disc in the entire series? And if JP had any other options for LZI, we wouldn't even have gotten that one!

That would have made a lot more sense if he had sprinkled in 2-3 live tracks on each companion disc (representing those great tours). To me that is the biggest fail in this campaign.

 

Best Buy will price match Amazon.

2cd- $14.88
3cd- $18.88

 

Damn, that might have been a better choice ... definitely more appropriate than the rolled tacos and beans "Southbound Suarez"-style.

 

expanded Coda basically blows away all the other bonus discs combined

 

Yes, me too.

 

3 disc Coda is the only deluxe version Ive purchased. Ive gone barebones single disc for all the rest.

 

you made the right move

 

There are 1-to-2 discs worth of quality outtake material spanning the other titles.

 

I don't agree

 

There's a simple reason for that Zep never really required to do a lot of publicity shots therefore more photos exist of them performing live. They've taken live shots from the rough eras of the recordings.

I don't think live tracks really fit with studio albums but there's a strong argument for the die hards to get extensive live stuff if they want it. JP maybe wouldn't need to go down the Springsteen route but he could do a live bootleg series at some stage.

 

I've bought all the companion disc versions and there's enough on each to make me happy plus they were all relatively cheap. YMMV

 

The photo thread in off-topic has lots of non live Zep pics.

 

I agree that some form of liner-notes would have been a nice addition in place of all the photos; although, if not executed properly, liner notes can be a distraction. Regarding the live material issue, I think a few isolated tracks rather than complete live sets would have been effective; particularly for songs like No Quarter and Kashmir.

 

Deep Discount has Coda 3CD for $16.95
http://www.deepdiscount.com/coda-deluxe-edition/081227955847

2CD deluxe for the other two are $13.49 each

 

Just picked up all three over my lunch hour, very excited to crack into Coda this week.

On a side note, this is now the third week in a row where I've had to ask for new releases to be retrieved from the back at my local big box. I'm not sure if they've stopped caring or the usual shelf stockers are ignoring the new release day Friday or what, but today she told me they hadn't even opened the boxes of new releases yet (mind you, this was at 2:00 PM, so it's not like I was first one in the store or something).

 

Interesting you say that. I went to my local HMV Megastore to pick these up, and for the previous releases they had large sections displaying the CD's, Vinyl and Super Deluxe Sets all together by the front door by the entrance. It really made a nice impact when entering the store and seeing it all together. Not this time. Everything was displayed on it's own mixed among other releases and even the vinyl and deluxe sets were downstairs in with the rest of the vinyl. Nothing displayed as a showcase of sorts and I found that to be very boring and unfortunate.

 

Listened to "Poor Tom" on the new deluxe edition and then queued up the same song from the original Diament CD. What happened? Is it just the age of the tape???

 

Same here. One disc editions of everything but 'Coda'.

 

Which was better (in your opinion)?

 

Diament

 

I can understand not really wanting outtakes, but LZ I might be worth your while for the live concert.

 

Yep...I also had to ask Customer Service at Best Buy to dig them out of the back room, as they weren't on the floor. They still don't have the hang of this new-fangled Friday release schedule.

 

Just picked up all 3 Deluxe Edition LPs of the final releases today from my record shop...no time this night to play them, but they are in my hands and I'm happy!

 

Listened to it once (it was on the mat when I got home) - I LOVE it. It's the one I've been most looking forward to, I stuck it on loud and I just loved it. The previous remaster was ok, but always seemed a bit tinny to me, a bit "boxed in" when compared to the LP I bought in the early 80s maybe, but you get used to things. My first impression is "this is what it's meant to sound like" - very happy.

Same here. I do find myself wondering whether that was the right choice for the original albums, but only for a minute or two! I never bothered buying Coda on CD before (I bought the LP the day it came out), this time it seemed to make sense to buy it, 3 CDs. I seem to like the original Coda more now than when I first bought it - I only ever listened to it 3 or 4 times - but it still seems like a bit of a hotch-potch of interesting out-takes to me. I think I find some of the companion stuff more interesting/listenable than the original track list.

 

Well, I didnt pre-order online thinking that today I was going to be able to walk into Target/Walmart and get them all, like I did for all previous Led Zep CDs.

Sucker. They didnt have any. Now I have to wait until Monday for Amazon prime.

Of course I went to B&N and saw they wanted $30 for Coda and $22 for the other two. No thanks, Monday is fine.