Sex Pistols – “Where Were You In ’77?” (1985)

This is yet another unofficial live album from our recent trip to New York City. I have a few other Sex Pistols unofficial releases, so I knew not to expect too much. And the sound quality is… well… not great. Flat, some distortion, vocals muddy and buried under the music. But there’s still a little […]

Led Zeppelin – “My Brain Hurts – Live In Japan December 1972”

I swear I’m not transitioning Life in the Vinyl Lane into a live Led Zeppelin album review blog. That being said, I have come across a few live records over the last month or so and, well, the blog is about what I’m listening to, so there you go. Plus the recording quality of these […]

Led Zeppelin – “Recorded Live In Europe 70/71 Tour”

This is another of the unofficial live Led Zepplin albums I picked up recently. The material comes from the Mothership’s European tour in 1970-71, though the record doesn’t provide much in the way of details. The picture disc claims to have been produced in a run of 1,000 copies. I’m unsure when it actually came […]

Led Zeppelin – “The Hard Way To Heaven”

For the longest time I successfully resisted the urge to go down the Led Zeppelin live recordings rabbit hole. I picked up the two Blueberry Hill CDs back in the 90s, but otherwise stuck with the official releases. That is until I unexpectedly came across a batch of nice condition live records a while back, […]