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 May cost quite a bit but this set is worth every penny! Aug 31, 2010
While your spouse may not completely understand why you have to have these, get 'em anyway!
I didn't become a big Zeppelin fan until I was in my 20s, long past the heyday of vinyl. Having a small yet exact version of what the records were like is very cool. They sound great but no different than the 2 box sets from the early '90s. Of course, I didn't really care as I already had the audio and the audio was so not the point in this purchase decision. ;-)
AWESOME PACKAGE May 20, 2010
It took me a while to pick this item up but its everything i hoped it would be. I wont reiterate what others have said suffice to say it's a MUST HAVE package for anyone into Zeppelin. As for comparing these remasters to other versions and all that audiophile overkill all I can say is on my system they sound great...BUY OR DIE!
Led Zeppelin Complete Box Set Apr 26, 2010
Amazing! If you're a Zeppelin fan, get it. I you're not a Zeppelin fan, get it and give it to someone who is. Every single album song, plus bonus tracks (including Hey Hey What Can I Do), plus the live album of The Song Remains The Same. incredible!
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Box Set Recap FYI Apr 19, 2010
Much has been said about this box-set, and there's still some more doubts around wether if this is made in Japan or not, it's remastered or not or if it contains the bonus tracks included in the last remasters or if it's sounds different from other previous editions. I'll clear some of this questions in this review:
1.This is not the highly overpriced and out of print SHMCD Edition (obviously)
2.It's manufactured in it's entirety in Japan, from the covers to the cd itself (altought I have my doubts on the protective cellophane bags)and it's evident in the insane attention to detail and care in wich is reproduced every album artwork and the particular finishings of each cover:the gatefold covers, the glossy finish in LZ 1,the stickers in HOTH and Presence, the psychedelic wheel in LZ 3, the texture in The song Remains cover,the relieve lettering in Coda,the variant covers and paper bag of In Through the Out Door (but I don't dare to corroborate if the inner paper sleeve is water paintable as the original vinyl version), the jackets of Physical Graffiti. As I mentioned, I have my doubts about the plastic bags, because they tear so easily despite their thickness and the glue is way too strong making them very difficult to open and that's a detail that the japanese manufacturers wouldn't let pass, because I have other japanese vinyl replicas from other artists and this didn't happened. Another important detail is that the lyrics and info sheet in english/japanese usually included in the japanese vinyl replicas of other artists are not included in this boxset and that is sad, because most Zep albums didn't came with lyrics with the exception of Houses of the Holy.
3.The CODA album has the 4 bonus track of the SHMCD edition (Baby come on home, Travelling riverside blues, White summer/Black mountain side and Hey hey what can I do). So don't get fooled by the track listing on the back of the cover, that preserves the artwork of the original, the same goes for The Song Remains The Same that is the newly 15 track remastered version instead the 9 track of the original release and it sounds AMAZING!(the new version,that is).
About the sound quality it's definitely superior to the nineties George Marino remasters (wich I own, but not for too long anymore) that remains as the regular version sold in stores in present days, wich is ludicrous, because that was a very dissapointing and poor remaster, Page's guitar is boosted through compression, sounding hissier, crunchier and distorted at higher volumes. You can tell the immense difference between both editions in LZ2, also in this boxset edition the band sounds more equilibrated: John Paul Jones bass has more presence letting us know what a good musician he is, and there is so much more details to be heard that were diminished by the over compression of that Marino's remasters. I haven't heard the Jimmy Page boxset and I wouldn't go for it now really because it lacks The Song Remains The Same and the Coda bonus tracks, and yes, the seductive vinyl replica covers.
About the "loudness wars", the volume level is similar to the 90's edition, nothing out of the ordinary.
I don't have dog hearing but I can tell the difference between both editions(but that would be helpful).
Is this the last edition we'll hear? Obviously not, knowing the record industry they'll suck our blood and our wallets in every opportunity they can get (there's no mono, 5.1, 8.1,SACD, DVD, HDCD, K2HD 24bit, Blu Ray, hidden original tapes editions yet so you can figure it out), but this is the most updated version you can get out there also the best looking and sounding that doesn't hurt your wallet very much so go for it!
Remember that is limited.
A wonderful collection Apr 15, 2010
To keep it short.. it's just a great sound and a wonderful collection. All the album in their original LP sleeve replica.. so you can see how original they could be with LP's.
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