Back on Black: LED ZEP 1-3

I shall stick with my Classic records led Zep reissues.

I doubt they will sound better than these

Still not in any Blu-Ray format?
Page must be saving that for Christmas...

Lowrider57 wrote,

"The CD."

I heard you the first time. I totally disagree. Sorry about that.

http://www.soundstagedirect.com/led-zeppelin-led-zeppelin-i-super-deluxe-edition-box-set-vinyl-records.shtml

For the ultimate Led Zep fan.

Useful info Whart - many thanks.
We shall see, indeed :)

I pre-ordered the deluxe versions of I-III, largely out of curiosity. I already have multiple pressings of these albums, including for the first album, the 74 Piros/Monarch as well as the Classic 45; for LZII, the vaunted 'RL' ss/narrow side two deadwax pressings, and the Classic of III. The best pressing of LZI that I've heard is a '69 first press from Monarch, not easy to find, though the Piros cut is very good, and removes some of the sluggish, closed-in sound that I always associated with this album (which is my favorite of all the Zep records). II has so much primitive processing going on that it is hard to say what's 'natural' sounding- the RL is simply the best I've heard. The Classic pressing of III is regarded as one of that label's better efforts; none of these are audiophile recordings, but it is still worth trying to find the best sounding copies you can. That's why I'm willing to throw a few bucks toward these newest pressings. We shall see....

"Mothership is compressed"

The CD.

Way ahead of you :)
I've pre-ordered "1".
It's available as a single or triple album.
Triple album shown here :-

http://www.whatrecords.co.uk/items/60267.htm

The others are single or double.
Jimmy Page intends to release the rest of the series after these 3...

Best regards,

Mothership is compressed? Uh, I don't think do. What would Jimmy Page hope to achieve? Do you think he caved to corporate big shots? Lol

From Rolling Stone article:

Page first announced the reissues in November 2012. Each album will come out as a deluxe edition that he told Rolling Stone would include "added sonic and visual thrills." Page explained that he intended the reissues to include alternate mixes of the band's songs, as well as concert recordings that were never officially released. He also said that the albums will sound much better than the versions now available. "The catalog was last remastered 20 years ago," he said. "That's a long time. Everything is being transferred from analog to a higher-resolution digital format. That's one of the problems with the Zeppelin stuff. It sounds ridiculous on MP3. You can't hear what's there properly."

Jimmy Page also remastered Mothership and there was a huge diff in SQ
between vinyl and the compressed CD. But with these new releases there is
also a hirez version available. (But costs more)