Led Zeppelin - 1975-03-14 - San Diego, CA (SBD/FLAC) "Conspiracy Theory" by EV

(Soundboard FLAC)

Sports Arena 

San Diego, California 

March 14, 1975 

Title: "Conspiracy Theory" (Empress Valley [EVSD 263/264/265]) 

Disc one (54:22): 

(1) Rock and Roll (4:07) 

(2) Sick Again (6:14) 

(3) Over The Hills And Far Away (8:18) 

(4) In My Time Of Dying (12:15) 

(5) The Song Remains The Same (5:35) 

(6) The Rain Song (8:59) 

(7) Kashmir (8:54) 

Disc two (65:33): 

(1) No Quarter (31:47) 

(2) Trampled Underfoot (8:03) 

(3) Moby Dick (25:43) 

Disc three (54:56): 

(1) Dazed and Confused (33:13) 

(2) Stairway To Heaven (12:33) 

(3) Heartbreaker (9:10) 

Checksum and artwork are included. 

Comments: 

When this boot originally surfaced in early 2004, it was a BIG deal in the Zeppelin collecting community. For many years, the best-sounding Zeppelin soundboards in circulation were either horrid performance (e.g. Cleveland 4/27/77) or mediocre performances with poor setlists (e.g. Europe 1980). A flood of boards has arrived in the last few years which, fortunately, sonically do the band justice and capture the band at their height. 

This is among the best of the bunch, in my opinion. March 1975 was a special time for the band as they played a string of high-energy, brilliant performances culminating in a three-night run at the L.A. Forum. The San Diego show had always been an afterthought by collectors because the common audience recording circulating from this night was quite mediocre (Mike Millard must have had other plans that night). However, in its full sonic, stereo-soundboard glory, this one's a must-have. 

This was originally posted in early 2004 to DIME and reposted late in 2005. It has appeared several times in the intervening years, most recently in 2008. It's so good that it should always be available on the tracker for those who are new to the community or just happened to miss it on earlier posts. 

Comment added May 2013: I last uploaded this to the tracker in mid-2008 and it recently dropped off the tracker. Given its longevity, I thought it might be worth passing through again for those who don't have it. The file names are identical to the original posting (track01, track02, etc.) just to preserve the integrity of the original file set - I didn't want people to think this was a new rip just because the file names are different.