Robert Plant
Vancouver, British Columbia
June 9, 1985

"Midnight Rehearsals"

Lineage: Soundboard > ? > CDR (trade) > Flac

Track listing (73:07):
(1) In The Mood (8:26)
(2) Pledge Pin (5:16)
(3) Pink and Black (5:12)
(4) Doo Doo A Do Do (8:30)
(5) Little By Little (8:46)
(6) Burning Down One Side (4:05)
(7) Good Rockin' At Midnight (4:35)
(8) Young Boy Blues (7:07)
(9) Once I Had A Girl (5:25)
(10) Mellow Saxophone (4:58)
(11) Sea of Love (3:35)
(12) Honey Hush (7:05)

Comments:

This was originally posted to DIME in October 2006 by "mjk5510" -- given the time that has passed, I thought it would be worth another spin.

Excellent recording, and a very interesting look into the rehearsals for Robert Plant's upcoming second solo tour. This features a pretty even mix of songs from his first three albums with the "Honeydrippers" material he dropped into the middle of the set, complete with a horn section. The "Honeydrippers Vol. 1" album was actually significantly outperforming his original material on the charts at the time, so Percy compensated by playing a healthy mix of songs from the EP -- including a couple covers that weren't actually on the album. To my knowledge, "Once I Had a Girl" never saw the light of day in a live setting, which makes this set a rarity in itself.

This recording caused quite a stir when it surfaced in trading circles in the late 1980s; now it's more of a quaint novelty. Well worth having if you're even a casual Zeppelin fan, and a must-have if you're a completist.

Md5 signature is included, which wasn't a part of the original torrent (wasn't required at the time). Otherwise this set is the same as the original torrent.