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With regard to the 4th US tour my notes show that Richard Cole said Jimmy & Charlotte had travelled to Morocco & Spain for about a month.
Jimmy didn't start up with Charlotte until 9 January 1970, Jimmy's birthday and the date of the Royal Albert Hall gig.....
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Some more info....
The money shot, signing the contract:
Apparently, Peter Grant & Mickie Most were in NY to also take care of some business with their other acts (JBG, Donovan, Terry Reid). There's a reference to a party/gathering at the Waldorf on Oct. 21st, with Grant and Mickie Most (no mention of JP yet). Beck's tour schedule indicates returning to NY, from Toronto on October 28th, remaining there until the 31st, off to Detroit for three shows.
I don't think the exact date of the contract signing is known yet, but that's where these photos seem to originate (late October/early Nov). It's interesting that Beck seems to have been there for it.
How cool is that! Awesome find Sam
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Amazing photo, and I concur with your date/info about it.
Cheers Sam. I think for Peter Grant to be dressed up in a suit, it must have been something kind of important to make the best impression. Maybe Beck's presence held more sway, regarding his current success with the JBG at the time????
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Steve,
Would you have any info on this photo? Thanks
After a bit of research I think I've nailed it down to October 31 1968.
In late October 1968, Peter Grant travels to New York, armed with tapes of the group's album. Meeting with Atlantic Records's Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler. A deal was quickly reached, with a reported $200,000 advance - a monumental sum at the time.Jeff Beck played a benefit gig for the children in Biafra at the Fillmore East on the 31 October 1968. I believe PG was managing the JBG at the time? Regardless, Jimmy and Jeff were old mates who probably wanted to catch up (I wonder if it was this occasion that Beck first heard LZ1 and their version of 'You Shook Me'??)
And the 'mystery man' in the middle I believe is Steve Weiss, Led Zeppelin's US attorney.
Also if you look at the official timeline, there is a gap inbetween gigs from October 25 to November 9, 1968, hence Jimmy's presence.
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Check out the 2nd verse of the new Chickenfoot single 'Big Foot',
'Got houses of the holy, on the box,
I got it all cranked up cause, yeah that shit rocks'
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I don't think so. I don't think they did a soundcheck, did they? Plant's shirt is the only thing that is from the show.
They certainly did...
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Possibly May 23 or 24 1977; they'd been staying in New Orleans that week and had two nights off before the next date (5/25 in Maryland).
Cool, thanks
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Any idea of the exact date of this picture?
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I have that magazine archived in the states and could provide a scan, however it will probably be several months before I can physically access it.
That would be great if you could Steve
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I'm after a scan of the centrefold from this mag I bought in 1991, it's since been misplaced/lost, can anyone help?
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Robert Plant Interview 1975 - Wolfman Jack & J.J. Jackson - Midnight Special
This has been taken down
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Going To See The King
On May 11, 1974, Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Bonham) attended Elvis Presley's evening concert at the Los Angeles Forum. During the concert, Elvis stopped a song and jokingly said: 'Wait a minute... If we can start together fellas, because we've got Led Zeppelin out there... let's try to look like we know what we're doing, whether we do or not'.
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Any idea when/where 'Sugar Mama' was recorded?
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John Paul Jones Acoustic 360 Bass Amp
Imagine a bass amp so special that people just want to touch it, inhale the dust, and have their picture taken next to it. Any Acoustic 360 from the 1960's is a rare find, but this one's iconic. John Paul Jones used this amp and cabinet on stage with Led Zeppelin as early as the Bath Festival on June 28, 1969, continuing until 1976. You can see the stack in the Led Zeppelin 1976 concert movie "The Song Remains The Same," chronicling the band's 1973 Houses of the Holy tour.
Acoustic Amplification snagged this beauty at a recent (July 2008) Christie's auction. We were fortunate to be there to capture the uncrating on video.
Sammy Moir
Guitar Center, Los Angeles
The Christies Auction Advert:
http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_det...bjectID=5101185
The Purchase Press Release:
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressReleas...2008+MW20080711
This film clip documents the unpacking of the crate:
Wonderful, thanks Steve
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Led Zeppelin Manager Peter Grant Aboard the Brighton Belle April 30, 1972
Courtesy of my friend Horselunges comes this fantastic new find:
1972 newsreel depicting the final run of the Brighton Belle all-Pullman electric service which commenced services from London to Brighton (using the same stock depicted here - SR Class 5BEL/BR Class 403) in 1933. The passenger shown at 1:26 is none other than Led Zeppelin Manager Peter Grant!
OUTSTANDING!
WOW nice find...
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AC/DC Show Business Is Big Business
by Paul Cashmere - May 26 2009
2.3% of Australia`s population bought an AC/DC ticket yesterday. There are 21 million people in Australia and half a million will see Acca Dacca next year.
Credit crunch? Not in AC/DC land. With more than 500,000 tickets sold in Australia yesterday that created a cash flow of more than $60 million.
Ticketing agency Ticketek reported that the sales made history. In the 30 years that the company has been around, that was the most ticket sales in one day for one act ever.
In Sydney, you could not get a ticket for the first show after 12 minutes.
At the peak of demand and capacity, 3,400 tickets were being sold per minute.
AC/DC dates are:
Feb 11, 13 and 15, Melbourne, Etihad Stadium
Feb 18, 20 and 22, Sydney, ANZ Stadium
Feb 25 and 27, Brisbane, QSAC
March 2, Adelaide, Adelaide Oval
March 6 and 8, Perth, Subiaco
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One of the best gigs I ever saw was at The Bondi Lifesaver when Angus and Bon joined Rose Tattoo (who would arguably be closer to punk than AC/DC) on stage and belted out old Rock "N' Roll classics by the aforementioned Chuck Berry (whom I was fortunate enough to be on stage with, but that's another story), and others.
Cheers.
I'm all ears to hear that story mate
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That's Dave Pegg, bass player with Fairport Convention and Jethro Tull. He's from the same area in the midlands I believe as Robert and Bonzo.
Thanks Otto
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, did anyone save a copy??
Led Zeppelin or Related on YouTube
in Led Zeppelin Master Forum
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I stumbled across this footage today of Bonzo backstage at the LA Forum at a Wings concert June 1976 (plus a few other well known guests). Bonham clip starts @ 3.25
http://youtu.be/eTn-F3sjw1w