...I hope you are/were as pleased as I was when this DVD announcement was shared last Wednesday. It's really fantastic that we are presented with a silver DVD boot from THEM CROOKED VULTURES 2009 Tour!...Out now from Archive Masters Series is "Elephants, Reptiles & Scumbags" serves up a couple of proshot videos: Koln, Germany on December 8, 2009 that appears to be the whole set with an interview of the band, and a portion of their set from Reading, UK on August 29, 2009...should be a fun DVD!...

...Beano keeps the portions robust with their new 6CD package ERIC CLAPTON & JEFF BECK "Two Gunslingers In The 02"...what we have here are a pair of superbly taped shows from the 02 in London on February 13th and 14th, 2010, swiftly transferred from the master audience tapes for our listening pleasure...

...Last but certainly not least or to be hastily dismissed are a pair of No Label LED ZEPPELIN titles that may just be worth a damn..."Stick Out!" 2CD is yes, once again the wonderful gem that is their Copenhagen concert at K.B. Hallen on May 3rd, 1971 where we get a host of rare live offerings from the then soon-to-be released fourth album..So why might it be worth a damn? There seems to be some widespread speculation that these titles are anonymously presented from the folks from TCOLZ, and their knack for scouring up some nice alternate tape sources and lower gen tapes make this intriguing to this particular collector...Also on the way is "Berkeley First Night" 2CD which could potentially deliver collectors a cool upgrade to the first Berkeley concert on September 13,1971...this is a primo time for the mighty Zep on the road and I'm crossing my fingers we may actually have some enticing 'definitives' for a couple of solid dates...one can always hope, we'll see..

Addendum, March 10, 2010...Here are the details around the upcoming ROLLING STONES "Tour Of The Americas '75" 14CD/DVD Box Set from Wonderland Records (includes a 3D cover!):

TOUR OF THE AMERICAS ‘75  

CD 1 + 2) LIVE AT BOSTONGARDENS, BOSTON, USA, 12-06-1975

CD 3 + 4) LIVE AT MADISON SQUAREGARDEN, NEW YORK, USA, 25-06-1975

CD 5 + 6) LIVE AT MADISON SQUAREGARDEN, NEW YORK, USA, 27-06-1975

CD 7+8) LIVE AT L.A.FORUM, LOS ANGELES, USA, 09-07-1975

CD 9+10) LIVE AT L.A.FORUM, LOS ANGELES, USA, 12-07-1975

CD 11 + 12) LIVE AT SEATTLE, USA, 18-07-1975

CD 13 + 14) LIVE AT RICH STADIUM, BUFFALO, USA, 08-08-1975 (LAST CONCERT)

DVD 1) LIVE AT L.A.FORUM, LOS ANGELES, USA, 11-07-1975

and it doesn't stop there...Two brand new ROLLING STONES Box Set announcements in the last week from WLR (Wonderland Records) that include "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" 4DVD set that presents:

• the latest Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame footage from Fall of '09 with JAGGER and U2 (DVD1),
• The Faces Sounds for Saturday show 1971, Charlie Watts Quintet on Jools Holland in September 2009, Bobby Keyes & Joe Ely Texas '86, and Marianne Faithful clips 2009 (DVD2)
• Jagger Solo promo clips for 'Alfie' and 'Man From Elysian Fields', Jagger at 1988 Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame with Dylan and Springsteen, Stones on Beat Beat Beat show 1966, Ronnie Wood 2004 with The Charlatans at Shepherd's Bush (DVD3)
• Ronnie Wood with Tottas Blues Band in Stockholm 1988, plus Jagger Interview (DVD4)
• -limited to 500 sets and comes with deluxe/detailed booklet...and,

..."Steel Wheels North American Tour 1989" 14CD Box with 3D cover...featuring 7 different concert recordings that include Toronto, East Troy, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, Montreal and Atlantic City...see below...

...Tarantura's new LED ZEPPELIN 3CD set, "Fallen Angel" was released this week but the 100 numbered copies sold out on pre-order.  It features what is described as the 'MTV master Source' of the Seattle Kingdome concert on July 17, 1977...meaning it's the audio track of the master videotape?..In any case, if you weren't one of the astute inner-circle who were able to actually snag a copy, check a bit torrent site near you!...This set comes packaged in magnetic box with t-shirt...

...And, that is really it for this week folks...if there is more to tell in the immediate couple of days, I'll add into the fold on this page. Other than that, have an awesome week!...thanks for visiting...

Svengi, March 9/10, 2010