Led Zeppelin Live at the Hollywood Sportatorium - 1971

New release -
1st September 1971
Hollywood

Immigrant Song
Heartbreaker
Since I've Been Loving You
Black Dog
Dazed And Confused
Stairway To Heaven
That's The Way
What Is And What Should Never Be
Moby Dick*
Whole Lotta Love*
Thank You*

*Cut - Some songs missing.

Another wicked release from the dogs of doom.

Running time - 1hr 18mins

Sound quality isn't great but we don't care too much about that.

From those who were there ...

Tom Gill
I will never forget this show.Tickets were $4 at the door.we got there early and went directly to the front of the stage. They were on top of the world at the time, It was the first time any of us heard Stairway and the other songs from the 4th album which went on sale about two weeks later.The Sporto was a sweat box,but nobody cared that night,and all you had to do was inhale the air to get in the right frame of mind.Best show ever.

Gene Tice
This was a good show, nothing like what I would see in Tampa 2 years latter.At this time there were concerts every weekend, either here or at Pirates World. I was 15 then and I don't remember them playing Stairway but then again I was in the usual concert "frame of mind" if ya know what I mean.

kathryn
I was in the 3rd row looking up at this Norse god...I remember the air thick with smoke unbelievable those were the days

Ed Plant
My first Zeppelin concert, I was very high but I think they started with Whole Lotta Love medley stuck all the other songs in the middle and finished with the end of Whole Lotta Love, longest song

mark martino
i was right up to the front at this show. it was my birthday and as i remember there weer no seats in the front middle section. we elbowed our way to the front and were very close.my girlfiend was on my shoulders and at one point took off her blouse(dur to the heat)robert plant offered us "an english cigarette"and kept coming over to our section of the crowd. i was tripping along with all my friends. truly the "Hammer of the Gods". i was fortunate enough to see Zeppelinn 3 more times including the record breaking show at Tanpa 1973. still have my ticket stubs!!

Got there at 4, Sat up front. Noted Jimmy had clean fingernails

Pat Reynolds
Living in fort Lauderdale saw all the greats. Was driving up sunrise blvd near Birch State Park when the DJ for wwww radio announced "Just in - Led Zeppelin coming tickets on sale ..." he said Pandeminium shop in ft lauderdale. I was almost rollling my 57 Chevy as i turned and went in. Th3 dude at the register said the tickets would be 8 (eight) dollars. I thought that was kind high but worth it. I bought 4 cause thats all I had.
Bes concert ever.

Roger Sunshine
I had a seat onstage with the band. Just incredibly great luck to run into a promoter friend before the sho


Dr. EGBF
They open'd after a LONG WAIT....with a Stunning UN-heard of Wailing...WHAT I REALLY tho't was Going to BE a Led-Zep 'RENDITION' of BALI-HAI from South Pacific/The Musical; many of you'll have to wiki that but those opening wails ARE for Any 50's kid who grew up w/M & P's phono playing their post-ww2 Musicals the most Definitive & Total SIGNATURE of BALI-HAI; I'd just NEVER Heard ANYTHING like That followed! PERFECT OPENER to STUN your Audience & TRANSFIX them is the Only WORD that tells it Truly!

SO 'Hat's Off to RH & that INCREDIBLY Mesmerising opener: Immigrant Song, I recall Heartbreaker making the Fifth Variation in the way we'd heard it done!, Since I've Been Loving You always as w/PG & E version from the Old Hippy SF '60/s, Dazed & Confused....The Stage before 'Juiced Up & Sloppy', A CRAZY 'Riff Version of a song about a Black Dog, but I couldn't find One Hidden in the Lyric

AND! THE FIRST TIME I EVER HEARD IT!! TOOK MY BREATH AWAY, a REALLY DELIGHTFUL 'Trip' for those who Like Any Stringed Instrument going thru' What sounds like Old to Middle English Minstrelsy & Balladeering 'SHAPES' from The Borders -- Stairway to Heaven, oft' called The Most Overplayed Song in Musical History; BUT! then you must ask yourself WHY that is....Everyone liked it SO much!

A Restful Acoustic set w/Going 2 CAL; W. I. & W. S. N. B. & I forgot to slot in a WILDLY LONG AND ENTRANCING 'Whole LL' -- that was it,