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Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA

19th September 1970 Afternoon & Evening Shows TRULY AMAZING/PERFECT SOUND

★UPGRADE!!!

　Last week, when “BOSTON 1970” was released, the Madison Square Garden performance on September 19th was cited as one of the great performances from the US tour that took place in August and September of 1970. A compilation of the two shows was first released in 2017 as “MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 1970.” After that sold out, Graf Zeppelin updated the album in 2020 to produce “MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 1970 REVISITED.”

　This is one of the early masterpieces of the “REVISITED” series, which has now been thoroughly restored by “GRAF ZEPPELIN.” It’s also a great recording that has long been sold out. It’s a great performance, rivaling Blueberry Hill, in September 1970, and the final performance of the tour. A stable supply of this recording is essential. This is especially true considering it was Zep’s first MSG performance.

　As expected, GRAF ZEPPELIN handled the restoration, and the work on the 2017 to 2020 editions, including the conversion to mono, was completed satisfactorily. In fact, they could have simply reissued the latter. However, five years have passed since the release of the original, so they have undertaken further review for this reissue.

　Again, the 2020 version already showed a sufficient level of perfection. One track that didn’t quite make it to the stage was “Thank You” from the Afternoon Show. The recording of this song had wow-flashing distortion, and the interlude was so distorted that it seemed as if Jimmy was playing a Strat with an arm just for this particular performance. GRAF ZEPPELIN has boldly corrected this. Of course, it’s not completely fixed, but it’s still significantly more stable than the 2020 version.

　Also, although it is not a big change, the hum noise that was found in the quiet parts of, for example, the beginning of “Since I’ve Been Loving You” has been removed. Three types of sound sources are combined to give the afternoon a rough overall impression, but the main source is centered on Jimmy’s guitar, and the sound image is close, making it surprisingly easy to hear.

　The evening show, which was discovered in the 21st century and caused a huge sensation, was flooded with items that were equalized to a greater or lesser extent when it was first released, but the 2017 edition achieved a natural release that wiped them out. Furthermore, the 2020 edition was finished in a state worthy of being the definitive edition.

　In addition, like Afternoon, the hum noise has been removed, and more importantly, the overall volume and frequency range have been revised, resulting in a clearer, more easily listened to sound. Originally, the distortion of Evening increases as the live performance progresses, but this restoration will reduce the turbidity and make the sound clearer around “Out On The Tiles” towards the end of the live performance.

　Due to their rising popularity, ZEP had already graduated from performing twice a day, but this was the final day of the tour and their first time at MSG, so they performed twice a day for the first time in a long time. For these reasons, the number of songs on Afternoon was reduced as the evening approached, but the explosive energy was still unique to September 1970, as heard at Blueberry Hill. The unexpected death of Jimi Hendrix the day before may have also contributed to the increased energy of the performance. It was actually mentioned in the MC.

　Even in the evening after that first show, Plant’s voice remained perfectly steady as he shouted, a testament to his ’70s roots. And the finale of the show, as if giving it his all, was a spectacular performance. Just as they did at Blueberry Hill, they launched into “Some Other Guy,” but then the unexpected “The Train Kept A Rollin'” was a shocking performance that remains today.

　The album also features the second live take of “Out On The Tiles,” a track from the soon-to-be-released new album, and a spectacular encore featuring a rock ‘n’ roll medley, the first since the Bass Festival. This September 1970 MSG performance is a testament to its status as a standout alongside Blueberry Hill. Graf Zeppelin has now completed the 2025 edition, worthy of being called the final version!

REMASTERED BY GRAF ZEPPELIN

★Afternoon

Pinpointed hum removal. Some wow
and flash that was noticeable in Thank You has been fixed.

★Evening Show

The hum noise has been removed and the overall volume and frequency range have been revised and corrected, resulting in a much clearer and cleaner sound than the previous version.
The hum is noticeable between songs, and the volume is more pronounced around Ou On The Tiles, which is a clearer sound than the previous version.

Afternoon Show

Disc 1 (68:38)
01. Introduction
02. Immigrant Song
03. Heartbreaker
04. Dazed And Confused
05. Bring It On Home
06. That’s The Way
07. Bron-Yr-Aur
08. Since I’ve Been Loving You
09. Organ Solo
10. Thank You

Disc 2 (43:28)
01. MC
02. What Is and What Should Never Be
03. Moby Dick
04. Whole Lotta Love
05. Communication Breakdown

Evening Show

Disc 3 (70:29)

01. Introduction
02. Immigrant Song
03. Heartbreaker
04. Dazed And Confused
05. Bring It On Home
06. That’s The Way
07. Bron-Yr-Aur
08. Since I’ve Been Loving You
09. Organ Solo
10. Thank You

Disc 4 (74:38)
01. What Is And What Should Never Be
02. Moby Dick
03. Whole Lotta Love
04. Out On The Tiles
05. Communication Breakdown incl. Gallows Pole
06. The Girl Can’t help It / I’m Talking About You / Twenty Flight Rock

07. How Many More Times