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Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II: Remixed [Prof. Stoned 2021]
16bit/44.1kHz CD Quality FLAC
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'Whole Lotta Love'
Recorded at Olympic Studios, Barnes, England; April 1969; Sunset Sound, Los Angeles; May 1969
Engineer: George Chkiantz (Olympic); 'unknown' (Sunset)

Breakdown:
01. Drums L
02. Drums R
03. Bass
04. Gtr (main)
05. Solo Gtr
06. Bongos
07. Vocal (main)
08. Vocal (dubs)

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'What Is And What Should Never Be'
Recorded at Olympic Studios, Barnes, England; April 1969; Groove Sound Studios, New York City; May 1969
Engineer: George Chkiantz (Olympic); 'unknown' but possibly Steve Jerome (Groove)

Breakdown:
01. Drums L
02. Drums R
03. Bass
04. Rhythm Gtr
05. Solo Gtr
06. Vocal (main)
07. Vocal/Choir/Gong

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'Heartbreaker'
Recorded at A&R Studios, New York City; May 30th and 31st, 1969
Engineer: Eddie Kramer

Breakdown:
01. Drums (close mic)
02. Drums (overhead)
03. Bass
04. Gtr 1
05. Gtr 2
06. Gtr Solo
07. Vocal (main)

Note: guitar solo (without accompany) in the middle is not on the tracks and has been lifted from the 80s CD.

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'Ramble On'
Recorded at Juggy Sound Studio, New York City; June 1969
Engineer: 'unknown' but possibly Skip Juried

Breakdown:
01. Drums
02. Bass
03. Acc. Gtr
04. Gtr (main)
05. Gtr Solo
06. Vocal (main)
07. Vocal/Gtr Solo

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Total time: 19m26s

Stereo Mixes & Mastering: Prof. Stoned (6-12 Oct. 2021)

v1.0: 12-10-2021
v2.0: 12-10-2021 (WLL & WIAWSNB revised)

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Note: 

Multitrack breakdown above is what I used. There is a second drum channel available on 'Ramble On' which does not quite gel with the main drumchannel (phase issues). There are also some vocal stems on the files but these are processed dubs of other channels. These multitracks were liberated by the Japanese bootleggers from "Empress Valley Supreme Disc" label in 2012. They appear to be exact copies of the 8-track tapes that Page carried to the A&R Studios in August 1969 to mix the album (rather than those typical 'Rockband' multis which have already been pre-mixed and cleaned up). If you wanna try your hand at mixing these yourself, just google "Led Zeppelin Studio Magik 18cd". Be warned the tracks are not in sync, which will have to be done by hand/ear.

I personally do not like modern-day remixes that constantly remind you that you are *not* listening to the original that has been imprinted on your brain for ages. So, I have attempted to stay as close to the feel of the original mix as I could. I know this album inside-out and I pushed myself hard to correct every little deviation I felt bothersome (this does not include Kramer's wild panning though). A lot of stuff had to be re-created by means of editing and by adding sound effects, because it simply did not appear like that on the tracks. I have always loved the original mix for its feel and energy. It may not be perfect by modern standards but it rocks and can never be fully replicated. However, I didn't wanna pass up the challenge to take a shot at it. And I have to say, I'm quite pleased with how this turned out, so here it is.

I have used the following digital studio gear and monitoring in the making of this:
- Cubase
- Universal Audio UAD-2 Satellite Quad-Core (incl. various extra plugins I purchased over the years)
- PMC IB2s & iLoud Micro monitors 
- Adobe Audition