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Led Zeppelin Mothership

I just got Mothership on LP. After loving the re-release of the Song Remains the Same I am a bit disappointed.

While Jimmy Page has done a good job at removing the sibilance, and over-saturation of the treble on the Classic Records versions of Zep I and II, he has also removed the excitement. The "Oh my God I feel like I am in the studio with Zeppelin" feeling has been replaced with a dull but clean sound. By mixing it so that no one instrument stands out over the other he has taken all of the "fun" out of the music.

Oddly enough he did a better job with the cd version. It sounds more analog then any of the prior Zep cd's. While it doesn't sound as good as the lp version, or the classic records albums, it is some of the best digital rock I have heard.
nrostov
nrostov OP
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Hey good for Jimmy....I mean he has to pay for that heroin somehow.
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rhyno
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just picked up the CD of mothership, and there's no comparison vs the last CD remaster of the original recordings. mothership is terrific.

first time i've had stage depth w/ a zep CD.
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gawdbless
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If any are bothered by the quality of any Led Zep recordings, fear not, there will be probably many more available in the near future.
dodgealum
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Old thread I know....I had a copy of the Mothership vinyl box set in my hands yesterday at Barnes and Noble. It says the LPs were remastered at HALF SPEED by Stan Ricker--does anyone know if this is correct? I have the two CD set which to my ears sounds pretty lousy. I've got two Japanese pressings--Houses of the Holy and Zep II--which sound much better than the CD version of Mothership. I have not heard the Mothership vinyl box however and may be interested.
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phasecorrect
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Let's be clear...the original lps outside of PG were never that good....I and IV being extremely muddy...I think mothership and the even newer remasters are a quantum leap...I also own some of the classic reissues that outside of being a bit bass shy ate quite good
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