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I can't get over these pics from the Roy Harper
show with Bonzo on guitar. Am I seeing things?
Is he just fooling around or can he play?
Are there reviews or recordings of this?
What's the story here?

[SteveAJones]

I can't get over these pics from the Roy Harper show with Bonzo on guitar. Am I seeing things? Is he just fooling around or can he play? Are there reviews or recordings of this?
What's the story here?

Rainbow Theatre in London, February 14, 1974

Harper's album Valentine was released on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1974 and featured contributions from Jimmy Page. A concert to mark its release was held on the same day, at London's Rainbow Theatre with Page, Bedford, Max Middleton (of The Jeff Beck Group) on keyboard, Ronnie Lane on bass and Keith Moon on drums. The live album Flashes From the Archives of Oblivion, recorded at that concert, soon followed.

Bonzo had attended this gig with Jimmy and the photo proves he was definitely onstage strumming an acoustic guitar. However, as I recall his guitar was not miked up and his strumming isn't audible on the recording.

Edited by SteveAJones, 18 February 2010 - 02:46 PM.

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I'll look for that album, must be good with that lineup

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Is this the only photo of Bonzo wearing glasses?

[SteveAJones]

Is this the only photo of Bonzo wearing glasses?

Perhaps the only photo session with him wearing non-tinted shades as there are quite a few of him wearing sunglasses. I have a few outtake photos from this session but the posing is essentially the same.

[dazedjeffy]

Rainbow Theatre in London, February 14, 1974

Harper's album Valentine was released on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1974 and featured contributions from Jimmy Page. A concert to mark its release was held on the same day, at London's Rainbow Theatre with Page, Bedford, Max Middleton (of The Jeff Beck Group) on keyboard, Ronnie Lane on bass and Keith Moon on drums. The live album Flashes From the Archives of Oblivion, recorded at that concert, soon followed.

Bonzo had attended this gig with Jimmy and the photo proves he was definitely onstage strumming an acoustic guitar. However, as I recall his guitar was not miked up and his strumming isn't audible on the recording.

Robert Plant was also in attendance as MC for the evening.

Setlist:
1. Same Old Rock
2. Male Chauvinist Pig Blues
3. Too Many Movies
4. Home

The others performed under the monniker of "The Intergalactic Elephant Band".

[dazedjeffy]

Any idea on a date & location for these??

[aen27]

Robert Plant was also in attendance as MC for the evening.

Setlist:
1. Same Old Rock
2. Male Chauvinist Pig Blues
3. Too Many Movies
4. Home

The others performed under the monniker of "The Intergalactic Elephant Band".

These are from that too.

[SteveAJones]

Any idea on a date & location for these??

I believe those were taken in the backyard and on the staircase at his home, Straw Hat in Rickmansworth. It's nicknamed Straw Hat by the locals because of the odd-shaped roof. I believe there is an excellent b&w photo of it in the book Follow the Legend - Led Zeppelin, my copy of which is not accessible at the moment.

These photos were also taken at Straw Hat:

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Edited by admin, 25 February 2012 - 03:53 PM.
Photos removed. Copyright complaint from Michael Randoplh

[dazedjeffy]

Didn't you say over at R-O that JPJ had sold this house a long time ago (mid 70s?). That would narrow down WHEN the pictures were taken.

JPJ has some wisdom to his face. He looks old than in those color pictures that you had posted. It's a mystery!!

[Deborah J]

All of you amaze me with your contributions. Thank you so much for sharing!! can't wait to see what else appears on this thread!!

[Sems Fir]

Hi Steve!

While searching for memorabilia I ran across this:



Any idea where the images are from? I can send you a link to the piece (the pin) if you want to check out what the description states.

Ever onward.

Robert
www.behindthetoys.com

[SteveAJones]

Didn't you say over at R-O that JPJ had sold this house a long time ago (mid 70s?). That would narrow down WHEN the pictures were taken.

JPJ has some wisdom to his face. He looks old than in those color pictures that you had posted. It's a mystery!!

The brickwork on both sets seems to match. The photos you posted look circa '76-'77 to me.

[SteveAJones]

Hi Steve!

Any idea where the images are from? I can send you a link to the piece (the pin) if you want to check out what the description states.

Ever onward.

Robert
www.behindthetoys.com

Hi Robert. The first was possibly taken in New York circa '76-'77. As I recall there are other photos of Jimmy wearing that suit around then and isn't she the same woman photographed walking with him outside Plaza Hotel in June '77?

To my eyes the second photo is not Jimmy Page but some sort of tribute act. The "Jimmy" in that photo seems to have a different jaw line and frizzy hair. The scarab he's wearing looks smaller than the one the real Jimmy wore. The singer
looks familiar too - is this possibly the Led Zeppelin convention held in New Jersey in Sep 1988?

[Conneyfogle]

Hi Robert. The first was possibly taken in New York circa '76-'77. As I recall there are other photos of Jimmy wearing that suit around then and isn't she the same woman photographed walking with him outside Plaza Hotel in June '77?

To my eyes the second photo is not Jimmy Page but some sort of tribute act. The "Jimmy" in that photo seems to have a different jaw line and frizzy hair. The scarab he's wearing looks smaller than the one the real Jimmy wore. The singer
looks familiar too - is this possibly the Led Zeppelin convention held in New Jersey in Sep 1988?

I watched a video of this band the other day (re 2nd pic) I'll seek it out, and yes a tribute band

[budatoba]

this picture says that these women are wives, but I think they're groupies
someone knows who they're?

[fsmith9095]

Steve,
Any guesses on this photo?

Thanks

[aen27]

Hi Robert. The first was possibly taken in New York circa '76-'77. As I recall there are other photos of Jimmy wearing that suit around then and isn't she the same woman photographed walking with him outside Plaza Hotel in June '77?

To my eyes the second photo is not Jimmy Page but some sort of tribute act. The "Jimmy" in that photo seems to have a different jaw line and frizzy hair. The scarab he's wearing looks smaller than the one the real Jimmy wore. The singer
looks familiar too - is this possibly the Led Zeppelin convention held in New Jersey in Sep 1988?

The first picture looks more like '72-'73 when Jimmy wore that suit with the white hat outside the airport. His hair looks like it does in '73 too.

Edited by aen27, 21 February 2010 - 10:46 AM.

[SteveAJones]

this picture says that these women are wives, but I think they're groupies
someone knows who they're?

They don't seem to resemble Led Zeppelin's wives at all.

[dazedjeffy]

They don't seem to resemble Led Zeppelin's wives at all.

They seems to have the groupie "look" too.