JIMMY PAGE & THE BLACK CROWES Live at the Greek 3LP STEAMHAMMER 2008 GER foc

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Originally published in 2000 as CD only, THIS IS THE 2008 GERMAN REPRESSING or 1ST VINYL PRESSING on STEAMHAMMER label. PARTIALLY IN SHRINK GATEFOLD COVER. The cover is in strong VG+/EX condition: with light discolouration/wear on right corners (where missing shrink), left spine is fully readable; please for details see photos. Vinyls in EX/NM condition [barely played] and play wonderfully.

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JIMMY PAGE & THE BLACK CROWES

Atlanta band that brought the barroom raunch of the Stones, Faces,  and Humble Pie back to the charts beginning in 1989. 
"LIVE AT THE GREEK" <reissue, originally published in 2000 as CD only>

tracklist: please, for tracklist see pictures

3LP     STEAMHAMMER RECORDS     SPV 72021 3LP

PRINTED IN GERMANY       2008 REPRESSING or 1ST VINYL PRESSING
PARTIALLY IN SHRINK GATEFOLD COVER
Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: 693723720210 Label Code: LC 09002
LABEL: STEAMHAMMER - WHITE LABEL w/LOGO at BOTTOM - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: SPV 72021 3LP
Catalog on labels: SPV 72021 3LP
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): 704886A7FK Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): 704886B7FK Matrix / Runout (Side C, Etched): 704887A7FK Matrix / Runout (Side D, Etched): 704887B7FK Matrix / Runout (Side E, Etched): 704888A7FK Matrix / Runout (Side F, Etched): 704888B7FK
On labels: All songs............(BMI) ℗ 1999 Classicberry...........Made in Germany GEMA[boxed]
On Back Cover: Tracklist + Credits
℗ 1999 Classicberry Ltd. & © 1999 The Black Crowes Partnership..........Made in Germany.......
grading RECORDS EX but (please, read above description) SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
The Black Crowes were dogged with comparisons to the Rolling Stones and the Faces throughout the first decade of their career, so it came as a mild surprise that they teamed with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page in late 1999 for a couple of concerts. Zeppelin had a mystique and majesty about them that the Crowes never attempted to emulate. They were an earthy, bluesy rock band and while they found a number of different ways to rework their influences, they never tried the stately grandeur that was Zeppelin's second nature. So, some observers were curious to see how these two approaches worked. Well, it worked very, very well indeed. It shouldn't have come as a surprise that it was a good, comfortable fit since Page always demonstrated a true love of blues and early rock & roll, even on Led Zep's heaviest moments. What may be a surprise, at least to listeners that always dismissed the Black Crowes as revivalist hacks, is how supple and muscular the band sounds on Live at the Greek and how powerful vocalist Chris Robinson is. The album, released originally only through the internet but then through retail on TVT, essentially replicates an entire concert from Page and the Crowes, one of the first before they set out on a full-length American tour in the summer of 2000. They stick to Led Zeppelin classics and old blues and R&B standards like "Woke up This Morning," "Sloppy Drunk," "Mellow Down Easy," and "Shake Your Money Maker," plus the Yardbirds' "Shape of Things to Come" and Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well." No Crowes songs are here due to contractual reasons - the band left American/Columbia in 1999, and they were not allowed to recut any song they released on the label in the years immediately following their departure; but in a way, that only strengthens the album. By pounding out hard-driving blues-rock and classic Zeppelin tunes, the band is able to stretch out and reveal just what a capable, versatile band they are. The true sign of their abilities is that Page sounds looser and happier here than he has in years; he sounds like he's truly enjoying himself, a quality that is debatable on the Page & Plant records, no matter what their virtues are. Live at the Greek isn't a landmark release, and only hardcore Page, Black Crowes, and Zeppelin fans are likely to want this, no matter how vibrant and lucent these faithful interpretations are. But for those fans, they'll be quite pleased with how good, how strong Live at the Greek is...(AllMusic)