ROBERT PLANT & SENSATION SPACE SHIFTERS – PORT CHESTER 2015 SOUNDBOARD (2 CD-R + DVD-R)

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Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, USA 17th September 2015 SBD/PRO-SHOT
★Perfect soundboard and never-before-seen multi-camera pro-shot footage!!

　The 2015 Port Chester concert was highly acclaimed at the time as a soundboard recording of Plant’s latest tour. Ten years later, it has been revealed that the original source was actually the audio from professionally shot video footage taken by cameras installed at the venue.

　This explains why the soundboard recording was monaural, but the image quality of the newly unearthed professional-shot footage is also superb. The camerawork is so refined that it’s hard to believe it wasn’t an official release and was only shown on monitors in the venue lobby.

　Therefore, this time, we will be releasing a “superb coupling” that combines the familiar soundboard recording with newly discovered professional-shot footage from the same day.

　Now that this is a live performance from 10 years ago, the rock-oriented playing by his backing band at the time—The Sensational Space Shifters—feels incredibly fresh. While Plant currently leads Saving Grace and is moving towards a more organic sound, he sounds surprisingly youthful here.

　It’s only natural, considering it was 10 years ago, but seeing it in such perfect professional footage really makes you appreciate their youth and the coolness of their rock-oriented sound back then.

　Furthermore, The Sensational Space Shifters had a very strong presence thanks to guitarist Justin Adams, and his aggressive stage presence is now a fond memory.

　And above all, what’s truly refreshing is how actively they’re incorporating Led Zeppelin classics, something unimaginable from Plant’s current style. The show started off with a huge bang with “Trampled Under Foot,” and the subsequent “Black Dog” was incredibly exciting.

　On the other hand, “The Rain Song” is performed with an arrangement closer to the studio version, and it’s absolutely superb. Plant still plays the song today, but the 2015 version, which maintains an arrangement close to that of “Houses of the Holy” while also working as a piano ballad, is overwhelmingly perfect.

　The next song, “No Place To Go,” began with a snippet of “How Many More Times,” before surprisingly transitioning into “Dazed and Confused.” The following song, “The Lemon Song,” was also fantastic. Even just this much of the setlist, with its strong early Led Zeppelin feel, is incredibly refreshing—something that’s hard to imagine Plant doing now, or perhaps something that’s becoming difficult for him due to his age.
　Furthermore, the performance of “Whole Lotta Love” is incredibly cool, with an atmosphere very similar to the Led Zeppelin studio version. On the other hand, the transition into Bo Diddley’s classic “Mona” as a medley is also superb.

　Looking at it this way, this release captures Plant from 10 years ago, when he was confronting Led Zeppelin classics head-on in a way that is now shocking—a truly “ultimate coupling of pro-shot and soundboard footage”!

Disc:1 (57:24)
1. Intro
2. Poor Howard
3. Tin Pan Valley
4. Trampled Under Foot
5. Turn It Up
6. Black Dog
7. Let the Four Winds Blow
8. The Rain Song
9. No Place to Go / Dazed and Confused
10. The Lemon Song

Disc:2 (36:27)
1. MC
2. Little Maggie
3. Crawling King Snake
4. I Just Want to Make Love to You
5. Whole Lotta Love / Mona
6. Band Introductions
7. Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down / In My Time of Dying
8. Rock and Roll

SOUNDBOARD RECORDING

DVD
1. Intro
2. Poor Howard
3. Tin Pan Valley
4. Trampled Under Foot
5. Turn It Up
6. Black Dog
7. Let The Four Winds Blow
8. The Rain Song
9. No Place To Go / Dazed And Confused
10. Band Introduction / MC
11. The Lemon Song
12. Little Maggie
13. Crawling King Snake
14. I Just Want To Make Love To You / Whole Lotta Love / Mona
15. Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down / In My Time Of Dying
16. Rock And Roll

PRO-SHOT COLOUR NTSC Approx.94min.

Robert Plant – Vocals
Justin Adams – Guitar, Bendir, Vocals
Billy Fuller – Bass, Vocals
Dave Smith – Drums, Percussion
John Baggott – Keyboards
Liam “Skin” Tyson – Guitar, Vocals
Juldeh Camara – Ritti, Kologo, Talking Drum, Vocals