Thank you, Pierre Guertin! The pic of the marquee and before show shots especially bring the feeling of the night back for me. And of course, the band shots are awesome. Can't wait to see more.

Music and visuals mindblowing. A different avenue to enjoy the majesty of Carouselambra. Drummer Rick Fedyk has history with Paul Rogers in the studio and on the road.

Plant, Robert Plant. And I'll have my Aston Martin(i) shaken AND stirred.

Stryder, used to take tape recorders in alll the time. My teenage objective was simply to be able to listen to the show a few times later on. Posterity was not on my mind as I would have taken better care recording, used best tapes available and stored properly. Many of the shows I recorded over. I know, wow. Not Zep but many, many other late 60s thru mid 80's from Yes to Trower to Crimson to Ten Years after and in between. The recording mentioned above is 72 altho I did also tape Mtl. 75 and a couple of shows NYC 77. An early show on the debut RP US tour in 83 (Detroit), had two recorders. One tucked in the back of my pants covered by tshirt and one in my boot just in case.

Yes, my tape is one of the two. The one with lots of drop outs. Traded the masters back in the eighties for a rp concert I was desperate for that had a performance of Far Post. In hindsight, I shoulda kept them. I've located the original cassettes in Pennsylvania and am planning to get them back and over to a friend who has expertise in mixing to see if sound quality improvement is possible.

Great read, Zep porn at its best. Thanks, Stryder. 1972 was first one for me, and your account helped recalling the feeling of chaotic and intense excitement in the air present all night in the Montreal Forum. The band was stellar. Managed to tape the show and always have a listen on the anniversary.

Sounds like Jimmy Durante, maybe he was brought in for the session. His "swansong" before he died in 1980. ;-) Also sounds like a precursor to the death metal cookie monster vocal style.

A missed opportunity, apparently recently too. http://uproxx.com/music/2014/05/this-guy-passed-out-and-missed-his-chance-to-meet-dave-grohl-and-john-paul-jones/

Little story from Tony Iommi from a few years back. Remembering Bonzo today, and every day.

Interesting trailer for the movie A Shot of Whiskey the story of Whiskey A GoGo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FsrGZf8hw1U Led Zep and RP discussed 3:20

Waited in the freezing cold from 6pm Friday night until box office opened Saturday morning to get tickets for this show. Cold as f***, but the camaraderie among fans made up for it. Taped the show, copies were traded sometime in the 80's for a Plant show in Newcastle. I can't find the original tapes anywhere, so I haven't hear them in a long time, but if this boot is from that tape, to let you know that it was recorded on a Philips cassette recorder in mono using Maxell medium quality yellow/orange label cassettes from the 9th row centre. I will continue to search for the tapes and post back on this topic to update. Was unbelievable to hear Kashmir for the first time. PG was not out yet. This, for what its worth...

Pic says it all!

Watched a re-run of Jools Holland last night. Segment with Elvis Costello playing Delivery Man. Album release in 2004. A familar melody - Upon a Golden Horse?? Anyone else hear this or am I loony. He released a bonus disc some months later with extra tracks called the Clarksdale Collection recorded at Delta Studios. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buEKqxaBk28 Interesting...

From the Pittsburgh Gazette on the Heart-Bonham tour http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/music/preview-newest-rock-and-roll-hall-of-famers-arrive-with-edgy-new-album-and-zeppelin-fueled-tour-695923/

Interesting Bad Company Article posted on Pittsburgh Gazette website today "It all fell apart when John Bonham died," Mr. Rodgers says of the Led Zeppelin drummer. "We lost a great friend and a great guy. I mean, everybody loved John, and it was such a tragedy. And I think the heart went right out of Peter at that point. And very soon after that I decided I was going to come off the road. So we put the band to sleep for a time." http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/music/preview-bad-company-still-on-the-run-695934/

Too Loud from Shaken 'n Stirred. Am I dreaming or was Black Sabbath War Pigs sampled at the end of Too Loud from RP's 3rd album, Shaken 'n Stirred. When listening to it on vinyl back in the day, my mind was etched with the last 5 seconds of Black Sabbath's War Pigs (section at end where the tape speeds up). Listened to it today on CD and this ending was not there. Maybe I am losing it. I no longer have the vinyl, so am wondering if anyone can confirm the song did end with a bit of Sabbath sampling? Listen starting at about 7:40 in and that was the ending to Too Loud as I recall. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZCyOWLrRTE

According to Dave Grohl, TCV may hit the road again! http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dave-grohl-wont-tour-with-queens-of-the-stone-age-20121210

Led Zep and Kung Pao Pastrami‏ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/25/dining/reviews/mission-chinese-food-nyc-restaurant-review.html?_r=2&partner=rss&emc=rss

This is a short bit of audio verite from the Beatles Let It Be sessions. Somebody I can't identify asks George if he'd like to hear Led Zeppelin's debut album. Of some historical interest.

SanFran at the Hardly Strictly Festival Sept. 30, 2011 http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/robert-plant-bob-mould-steve-earle-rock-huge-audiences-in-san-francisco-20111003 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OsBH5gB9-U

Couple more from El Cosmico Sept 23 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5K5eLICTKc&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4DwWumvdc0

Sept 23, 2011 Robert Plant in at El Cosmico Texas Thank you Marc for uploading these clips!! http://www.robertplant.com/press/robert-plant-appears-at-el-cosmico/#more-3946 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1XrhYo3mhU&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf0YdlwYpAM&NR=1

Both band and audience had a great time in sold-out Ottawa last night. They brought the house down to be sure. Didnt get In the Light or Achilles, but was a fullsome and satisfying set nonetheless. If a full review is written, I will post it here. A few clips from the show, apologies for inconsistent quality,