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May 27th saw the release of nearly eight hours of classic live Led Zeppelin in two seperate multimedia sets:

3-CD Set titled HOW THE WEST WAS WON and 2-DVD Set titled LED ZEPPELIN DVD.

The DVD set times out at five hours and twenty-one minutes of classic performances from all phases of their career, including the songs left out of the SONG REMAINS THE SAME concert film, and the two promotional videos that accompanied the release of the 1990 remastered Led Zeppelin studio box set.

The centerpiece of DVD # 1 is the complete 1970 Royal Albert Hall performance, which shows the band at the beginning of their short ride to the top. Also included on DVD # 1 is a selection of 1969 european television performances.

DVD # 2 is where things get interesting --- the disc begins with a 1972 performance of Immigrant Song. Then it jumps into the four missing performances from the 1973 Madison Square Garden shows that comprised THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME concert film that would be released in 1976.

Next, we get the acoustic set from the infamous 1975 Earl's Court shows --- it is nice to finally get this stuff on my library shelves.

Knebworth '79 is represented by the best fifty minutes on stage during those shows, including a blsitering four song finale of Achilles Last Stand, In The Evening, Kashmir, and Whole Lotta Love --- reminding the viewer that when these guys rocked, they could not be matched in sheer bombast and blues.

The DVD concludes with some rare interviews and the two videos from the promotion of the 1990 box set.

It was also great to hear all of this mixed in DTS 5.1 Surround (Dolby is also included).

The 3-CD Set is two and a half hours from two consecutive nights in 1972, from the shows in Los Angeles and Long Beach on June 25 and June 27, 1972.

If you are a LED ZEPPELIN fan, this is obviously TERRITORIAL IMPERATIVE and MUST-OWN material!!!

KDB RATING: 10 points out of 10