#02 - The Nobs - 08-31-69 - The Locomotive Continued To Move

Artist: Led Zeppelin
Bootleg Album: Plays Pure Blues
Date: August 31st 1969
Song: The Train Kept A-Rollin'


Press: The Vanguard of an expected 100,000 rock fans were already encamped Friday in the sprawling federal park lands around Garza-Litlle Elm Reservoir near Lewisville, Tex. The park is near the Dallas International Motor Speedway, where a three-day festival opens today.

Among the attractions at the Texas festival were Janis Joplin, Herbi Mann, Led Zeppelin, Johnny Winter and Tony Joe White.

Full Concert Setlist:

1. Train Kept a Rollin'
2. I Can't Quit You Baby
3. Dazed And Confused
4. You Shook Me
5. How Many More Times/Suezy Q/The Hunter/The Lemon Song/Willow Tree/Bye, Bye, Baby/Eyesight For The Blind/All Shook Up
6. Communication Breakdown

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Led
• Zeppelin
• Live
• Rare
• 31
• 69
• august
• plays
• pure
• blues
• hypothetical
• concert

[Stourley]

OK, here's the story: This concert was to take place in Sweden I beleive, or some other Northern European country where the Royalty was actually named Von Zeppelin and wouldn't have a rock and roll band use the family name. So they called themselves the nobs for one or more concerts during this time.

[pepperc2900]

and also after yelling at the band and grant she was almost about to leave peacefully when she saw the album cover of her great grandfathers Zeppelin in flames and was almost about to sue! but Page and Grant calmed her down and

[physicalgrafiti12345]

Plant's voice changed so dramaticaly from the 68/69 era to 70 it was so much cleaner in 70 watch Communication Breakdown from the Royal Albert Hall and then from Danish TV

[pepperc2900]

but remember those were all profesionly mixed.

[wirbelwindbattleship]

Led Zeppelin should have recorded this in the studio for the first album. It would have fit right in!

[FordMaverickFanatic]

This was the first song Page, John Paul, Bonham, and plant all played together.

[Conneisseur2]

@TheSubstituteGnome  a tribute band of The Nobs

[tomitstube]

is this the concert where grand funk debuted?  someone told me this was better than woodstock.

[FaiellaBen]

In Germany, "Led Zeppelin" (actually, their NAME) were banned because of Madame Von Zeppelin, (Widow of Mr Zeppelin-inventor or the dirigible, or "blimp") When she heard that the band had used their surname, she was happy at 1st, until she saw the bands 1st album cover with the Hindenburg blowing up in flames! She was apalled! So......they were booked as ..........you guessed it!

[FaiellaBen]

Does anyone (besides the obvious) know that "The Nobs" actually WERE a band that was booked as such, and played some gigs in the early 70's?

[TheSubstituteGnome]

The Nobs are awesome!! Who the hell were this "Led Zeppelin" anyway?

[CallMeTheHunter]

yup that's my thang

[sharrer2]

I love your barrage of comments lol

[CallMeTheHunter]

i take it back the original is by tiny bradshaw

[CallMeTheHunter]

tons of people have covered train kept a rollin it's one of the best songs ever written

[CallMeTheHunter]

the real original version is by johnny burnette