7-23-79
79 (Antrabata), Complete Copenhagen Warm Ups (Wendy, original and reissue), Copenhagen 1979 (no label), Copenhagen Warm-Ups (TDOLZ original and reissue, Empress Valley, LSD-both issues, Tarantura, and the issue with dark green/white artwork - no label), Dazzling Daze 1 (Moonchild), Great Return of Zoso (Empress Valley), Melancholy Danish Pageboys (SIRA), & Melancholy Danish Pageboys Get It On (Cobra)
SIRA's title is from vinyl and has a bit of that noise. The first second of No Quarter and the last second or two of Kashmir are missing. Another 7.5 minutes of non-music have been chopped out from between songs and before/after the show.
Tarantura seems to have unbalanced sound at times, is missing the last two seconds of Kashmir, and has been marked with a reverb effect after the show.
LSD's 1996 title also seems to be a little unbalaned at times, is missing the last two seconds of Kashmir, and has the audio overlay stating "Rock Studios ACS" after the show.
Antrabata is missing much of the introduction, is missing the last two seconds of Kashmir, and has the audio overlay stating "Rock Studios ACS" after the show.
Cobra is missing a lot of the introduction, but not as much as Antrabata. This title is the first one to offer a full Kashmir.
The no label title with dark green/white artwork has digital interference during the last half of Hot Dog, lasting through the first minute of Rain Song. It is is missing the last two seconds of Kashmir and has the audio overlay stating "Rock Studios ACS" after the show.
EV's 1999 title has the long introduction, a complete Kashmir, and has not been pissed on by RSACS. It's sound has been amplified a lot.
TDOLZ is similar in content to EV. It's not as loud as EV but is louder than Antrabata and Cobra.
LSD's 2000 title has the same problems as their original and has a new cut during Rain Song. It has been equalized differently than the original and seems to be better balanced.
TDOLZ's jewel cased reissue uses the same discs as the original.
EV's 2014 Zoso title is not a reissue of their original but is very similar in content and good sound.
Wendy's 2014 title has some extra tape of the audience after two cuts. It's very similar to TDOLZ and EV's second version.
The 2016 no label title is similar to the more modern titles, but doesn't have the extra tape mentioned on Wendy. It's strictly one source.
Moonchild's title is exactly the same as the no label title. Same cd times and everything else.
Wendy's 2017 jewel case reissue uses the same cds as the original.
With the exception of varying sound levels and Tarantura being a little bass heavy and unbalanced, these titles are similar in sound quality.
7-24-79
79 (Antrabata), Complete Copenhagen Warm Ups (Wendy, original and reissue), Copenhagen 1979 (no label), Copenhagen Nights Re-Lived (Black Swan), Copenhagen Warm-Ups (TDOLZ original and reissue, Empress Valley, LSD-both issues, Tarantura, and the issue with dark green/white artwork - no label), Dazzling Daze 2 (Moonchild), & Great Return of Zoso (Empress Valley)
Black Swan's title runs a bit fast and is missing more tape between some songs than the other titles. It begins and ends with an added reverb effect to mark the tape.
Tarantura has a drop between White Summer and Kashmir, misses the last second of Kashmir, and the title begins and ends with an added reverb effect to mark the tape. It does have both of Robert's comments of JP and JPJ after No Quarter (one of these comments are usually missed on titles).
LSD's 1996 title has a digital glitch during Hills but is otherwise very similar to Tarantura in content.
Antrabata is missing some of the introduction and part of the comments after No Quarter. It has a slight drop between White Summer and Kashmir, but Kashmir is complete. The reverb effect can only be heard after the show.
The no label title with dark green/white artwork is very similar to Tarantura in content.
EV's 1999 title is the first title not to have the drop between White Summer and Kashmir. It's Kashmir is complete and it's the first title not to have the tape marked with the reverb effect. Their tape has been amplified a touch more than the others.
TDOLZ is missing one of the comments after No Quarter, has a one second section of tape repeated five times after Rain Song, does not have a drop between White Summer and Kashmir, and it's Kashmir is complete. It has not been marked with the reverb effect. It's sound is similar to EV.
LSD's 2000 title doesn't have the glitch during Hills like their original title, but it otherwise has the same content problems. It has been equalized a little better than their original and may be a little more balanced in places too.
TDOLZ's jewel cased reissue uses the same discs as the original.
EV's 2014 Zoso title is not a reissue of their original. It seems to splice in tape briefly after No Quarter to include a missing comment and again after Stairway. The tape used seems to be a different version of this same source.
Wendy's 2014 title seems to use a different version of the same tape to fill in a gap after Rain, but not for a comment they've missed after No Quarter.
The 2016 no label title is missing a comment after No Quarter and after Achillies. It has an instance of static or digital glitch in the early part of the guitar solo before Evening. It's sound is similar to Wendy.
Moonchild's title is exactly the same as the no label title. Same cd times and everything else.
Wendy's 2017 jewel case reissue uses the same cds as the original.
For the most part, the more recent titles are similar in sound and musical content. They usually differ a little in content at the cuts between songs.
8-4-79 audience
1979 Knebworth First Day (Led Note), 79 (Antrabata), Knebworth (Flying Disc and Tarantura)
Flying Disc has removed four and a half minutes of non-music from the tape. It has very good sound.
Tarantura's intro is missing 40 seconds. It's sound has been amplified a fair bit.
Antrabata's content is fairly similar to Tarantura but it's Hot Dog has a tape problem not found on the other titles.
Led Note has more tape before and after the show than the other titles, but still misses 2.5 minutes between songs. It has 3 tape drags, 2 of which are during songs.
8-4-79 soundboard/video soundtrack
Blind Date (Empress Valley - original and reissue), Knebworth '79 (Empress Valley), Knebworth Day 1 (Moonchild), Lost Masters Knebworth '79 (Celebration 1cd - original issue and remaster), Past Present and Future (Empress Valley), Past Present and Future: Knebworth '79 SBD-AUD Matrix (Empress Valley), You'll Never Walk Alone (Tarantura2000, 3cd), & Welcome To the 1979 Knebworth Festival (Watchtower box & jewel editions)
Celebration debuted some tracks from this source on a single disc title with horrible soound.
Celebration's "remaster edition" was essentially a reissue on a new disc but the same bad sound.
Tarantura2000's title debuts the show as a whole and is strictly from the pro source. It misses a little bit of tape before Heartbreakera and misses about three minutes of WLL before cutting out. This time, they did not incorporate their weird trademark sounds in the background. A very bizarre choice for them since Celebration already paved the way for this date. Their sound is better than Celebration BUT is still a very poor quality soundboard. The cue stops are poorly placed, similar to old Tarantura titles.
EV's Blind Date is based on the pro source and fills with an audience tape. The first half of the introduction is also from an audience tape, but may or may not be from familiar one. The audience tape is used after Rain and to complete WLL. While EV's WLL is about three minutes longer than Tarantura2000, it misses about 50 seconds by splicing out to the audience tape 50 seconds too early. It is much better sounding than Tarantura2000.
Watchtower's title is also the pro source filled with an audience tape. It contains the most amound of soundboard tape. It has an extra 50 seconds of WLL's soundboard before splicing out to the audience source. It also has some extra soundboard after WLL. It's sound is similar to EV but it has a couple of instances of very minor (faint) static spots.
Watchtower's jewel cased edition is a reissue that used the same cds found in the box set.
EV's Blind Date jewel cased edition re-releases the audio found on the original title.
EV's PP&F title reissues the audio found on the original title.
Moonchild's title is a direct copy of EV (same cd times and metadata), so it's missing way too much soundboard in Whole Lotta Love. Furthermore, there's a lot of errors during Achilles (5:27-6:58) not found on EV.
EV's Knebworth '79 title reissues Blind Date.
EV's PPF SBD-AUD Matrix simultaneous plays the soundboard and tape from the audience, but excludes Stairway. A replacement disc (EVSD_1751R) was issued shortly afterwards to include Stairway.
8-11-79 audience, source 1
79 (Antrabata), Knebworth (Tarantura), & Knebworth - November 11, 1979 (TNT Studios)
These titles have a sound change a few minutes into White Summer. The differences between these titles are quite minor.
TNT is missing most of the introduction and a brief comment after Since. White Summer is split across both discs to keep from making a third disc. It is missing tape after Achilles Last Stand and Stairway To Heaven. It ends after the show while Robert is still talking.
Tarantura is missing most of the introduction. It is missing a short comment after Since I've Been Loving You and seems to fake some tape. It's Black Mountain Side has a cut. It is also missing tape after Achilles, Stairway, Communication Breakdown, and ends after the show while Robert is still talking. The show is spread across three cds instead of two. It's been amplified a bit.
Antrabata has a cut between Black Mountain Side and Kashmir. After Kashmir, the guitar solo has a digital glitch and here is a cut with repeat after In the Evening. This title has the most tape before and after the show. It's not been amplified like TNT and Tarantura.
8-11-79 audience, sources 2 & 3
Galactic Messiah (Empress Valley) & In the Field (Reel Masters)
The Reel Masters title is strictly from the second tape source.
EV's Galactic Messiah is strictly from the third source to disc.
8-11-79 video soundtrack
Blind Date (Empress Valley - original and reissue), Dinosaurs In the Park (TDOLZ), Final Cut (Celebration), Knebworth '79 (Empress Valley), Knebworth Day 2 (Moonchild), Knebworth Festival (Tarantura2000), Knebworth Festival 1979 (Jelly Roll), Past Present and Future (Empress Valley), Past Present and Future: Knebworth '79 SBD-AUD Matrix (Empress Valley box set), Past Present and Future: Led Bloody Zeppelin That's Who (Empress Valley box set), Robert's Last Stand (no label), & Welcome To the 1979 Knebworth Festival (Watchtower box & jewel editions)
TDOLZ is sourced from a poor generation of the video with an incomplete Evening.
Celebration uses all of the video's audio and then uses the audience to complete White Summer and Robert's commentary closing the show. There are a small handful of "clicks" throughout the title. The clicks are not too noticeable and do not really compromise the title.
The Tarantura2000 title is strictly from the video. The music does sound great and is much louder than Celebration's title. HOWEVER, just like their "Ayers Rock," they tweaked the sound way, way too much. Again, the audience now sounds like a bunch of birds. It is easily heard between songs and can be heard during brief quite spots in songs. Furthermore, the PA problems that plague this show and mark it's well known signature in the recordings, have been almost entirely removed. A few were equalized out while others were totally chopped from the tape, even during music. It doesn't have the minor handful of clicks like Celebration but does have a small static problem during Whole Lotta Love.
Robert's Last Stand is similar to CDM. It uses the same amount of video audio and audience. There are also "clicks" on this title too. No Quarter has been moved out of sequence to place the show on two cds. It's sound is almost identical to Celebration.
Jelly Roll's release is almost identical to Tarantura2000. Like Tarantura, the PA problems have been removed after Black Dog and No Quarter entirely. The ones during and just after Over the Hills and Far Away have been modified, but a little differently than Tartantura's. Jelly Roll is even louder than Tarantura. The sound seems overblown in a few places, like as the first song ends and in other places. It doesn't have the minor handful of clicks like Celebration but does have a small static problem during Whole Lotta Love.
EV's Blind Date suppresses the first big PA problem during Hills and removes some of RP's talking after ALS. It may have cut a few seconds of tape shortly after Rock and Roll. It doesn't have near the amount of bass found on Celebration and Robert's Last Stand.
Watchtower's title is very similar to EV's Blind Date, being strictly from the video's audio track. It seems to be a little louder and may have a touch more bass than EV, but probably wouldn't be due to a tape generation difference. Watchtower has a few instances of very minor (faint) static spots. It doesn't have near the amount of bass found on Celebration and Robert's Last Stand.
Watchtower's jewel cased edition re-releases the cds found in the box set.
EV's 2011 Blind Date jewel cased edition re-releases the audio found on the original title.
EV's 2015 PPF re-releases the audio found on the original title.
Moonchild's title is copy of EV (same cd times and metadata).
EV's 2023 Knebworth '79 title reissues Blind Date.
EV's 2023 PPF box title contains a subtitle named "Knebworth '79 SBD-AUD Matrix" which simultaneous plays the soundboard and tape from the audience. White Summer gets out of sync for serveral seconds, so you're hearing Jimmy play two guitars at the same time. The tapes fall out of sync again after Achilles and Rock and Roll too, so Robert is heard saying the same things twice.
EV's 2023 PPF box title contains a subtitle named "Led Bloody Zeppelin That's Who" which is a single forty minute disc of "multitrack remasters" of random tracks. Evening has a cut and four second repeat.
8-11-79 soundboard
Icarus Has Landed (Empress Valley), Overload (Empress Valley), & Overload demix (Empress Valley)
EV's Overload claims to be from the soundboard recording. This is the first title offering the soundboard and is just as complete as the video soundtrack.
Icarus reissues the Overload title.
EV's demix title is ruined content of the original. There are cuts at almost every track, degenerated sound between tracks, and Stairway between 250-305 is a good example of the music being botched.