Led Zeppelin: The 'Tight But Loose' Files

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What we have here is what is described as the JRK remix of the official How The West Was Won live album first issued in 2003 and reworked again for release in 2015. Led Zeppelin – How The West Was Won JRK Remix – 3 CD bootleg on the Japanese Empress Valley Supreme Disk label. Female inspiration is a constant theme throughout the book. There’s much discussion of his mother and her early passing, his first big love Jane Asher ( And I Love Her and Here there And Everywhere were two of the songs he wrote about her), Yoko’s effect on John, Linda’s crucial post Beatle and Wings influence and much warmth for his current wife Nancy. However, ex-wife, Heather Mills is conspicuous by her absence – clearly that is one episode he does not want to dwell on. Led Zeppelin was the real magic group. The way they performed ‘Good Times Bad Times’ and ‘Dazed and Confused’ was demonstrative of superior talent, ambition, and showmanship. I wish I had tapes of this group playing ‘live’.” Featuring… Led Zeppelin The O2 Concert, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss ‘Raising Expectations’, Working The Song Remains The Same, Mothership Memories, Led Zeppelin USA 1977 Part Two, plus much much more.

Robert Plant is on tour in the UK with Saving Grace this month, continuing to perform Led Zeppelin covers and to play bass during their shows. ROBERT PLANT & SAVING GRACE ON THE SPOT TOUR UK TOUR REPORTS/LZ NEWS/ELECTRIC MAGIC 52 YEARS GONE/PETER GRANT/KNEBWORTH BOOK LAUNCH TEN YEARS GONE/ BEATLES WHITE ALBUM/VICTORIA VIP RECORD FAIR/ DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE The venue itself was a very impressive sturdy tent construction seating 700 and it was well full by the time the support act Rory Butler appeared. A solo singer songwriter from Edinburgh in the John Martyn vein – he had an engaging style that the audience soon warmed to. The latter statement was a bit of a long shot because at the time there were no rumours of what was to follow come December. Little did I realise the extraordinary events that would unfold in the coming months – with all roads eventually leading to the 02 Arena and that night of nights..… This exciting news broke on Saturday and was all over the Led Zep Facebook groups – a newly surfaced audience tape of the Led Zeppelin’July 5, 1969 performance at the Atlanta International Pop Festival emerged online…

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In the early 90s there were a couple of multi artist compilations then in 1995 came the official cover version accolade Encomium A Tribute To Led Zeppelin. An excellent collection for Zep covers by the likes of The Four Non Blondes, Sheryl Crow and even Robert Pant himself with his duet reworking of Down By The Seaside with Tori Amos. A new book titled “Led Zeppelin: A Visual Biography” by Martin Popoff will be published on April 5. Popoff is the author of the book “Led Zeppelin: All the Albums, All the Songs” and was interviewed on the Zepfan podcast in December. Robert Plant and Sensational Space Shifters live in Paris and at the BluesFest at the 02 plus exclusive Seth Lakeman interview

I had no thoughts of such a thing when this photo was taken on Saturday September 4 1976 -the day before my 20th Birthday. Now, through the wonder of Giles Martin and the EMI team, we can all be privy to such Beatles studio recording insights – for as they did for Sgt Pepper, we now have a vastly expanded reissue of that illustrious double album – with an array of previously unheard demos and outtakes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR02oduKGLqciA_c1i7HBS3oXsYAZZEWYFBU-OkvqmXvqlpetdla5ldblsE&v=qpKstogJ6Mo&feature=youtu.be Over the next few days and weeks (however long it takes!) I will be intensely listening to this ultimate White Album experience.Notable cover version of Zep songs include Betty Joe’s fairly straight rendering of D’yer M’aker, Patti Boulaye’s take on All My Love and Far Corporation’s rather saccharine attempt at Stair ay To Heaven – a 1985 UK hit. I managed to wade through the snow early on Monday morning to return my heart monitor to the Hospital. My next appointment is next Friday (Feb 19). Janet is getting over the worst of her cold and full on at pre- school. It’s half term next week – a welcomed rest for the good lady. Weather permitting, we will be trying to fit in some walks in to keep strengthening her leg which ahs been a bit sore recently. That is a mere sample of what is on offer online to access – it takes in many a post Zep interview and broadcast right up to last year. My collecting and listening pleasure revolves around heritage releases and reissues. I am not a pursuer of new music -not because there isn’t any great new music being made – it’s hard enough keeping up with the many reissues, Zep bootleg releases etc that continue to surface and the sense of nostalgia attached to these gems is truly inspiring. In effect every record or CD I invest in can tell a story…and there are many stories connected with the following some of which are explained in the DL writings round up below and more will feature in my work in progress DL Memories…

Oh for the zest to do all that again as here I am some 46 years later somewhat wearier but feeling very thankful and blessed to have reached this milestone… In recent years I’ve dropped off a bit with his solo work but I’ve soaked up a lot of his reissues, notably Ram and Band On The Run. In 2014, I wrote a major cover feature for Record Collector celebrating its 40th anniversary (with some great input from my very good friend and Beatles expert Paul Humbley.) Dec was amazed that an artist of Robert’s stature was playing in Wexford – previously he could recall few big names appearing there other than David Gray and The Boomtown Rats at the Opera House.

Brian Edwards told LedZepNews that he found the image by chance. “I flipped it upright and lo and behold my jaw hit the floor,” Edwards said. “There was something immediately recognisable about it.” The latest episode of the Zepfan podcast interviews Artie Costanzo who recorded 10 Led Zeppelin shows. VHP on ROBERT PLANT PERFORMS STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN AT ANDY TAYLOR CHARITY CONCERT/MR JIMMY FILM/LZ NEWS/LED ZEP II AT 54/THE MAKING OF LED ZEP III/SONG REMAINS/TERRY REID REVIEW/ROLLING STONES REVIEW/WHO’S NEXT/DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE February 14th has been the date of a fair few Zep related happenings over the years, not least for it being the second night of the aforementioned and rightly acclaimed Nassau Coliseum gigs in 1975. This show has been released as a soundboard recording, notably on Godfatherecords recent box set Throwing The Wild Seeds. The 6 CD box set also has the previous night’s recording when they were joined on stage by Ronnie Wood for an encore performance of Communication Breakdown The fact perhaps that this view was totally unobtrusive – no baying fellow crowds or photographers – just me in line with the singer I’ve followed for some 52 years. It was absolutely awe inspiring.