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  1. The Kinks’ Dave Davies blasts latest claim Jimmy Page played on “You Really Got Me”

    --Jill Lances

    The Kinks’ Dave Davies is taking issue with Guitar World magazine after they posted an article claiming rock producer Eddie Kramer confirmed the long-held rumor that Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page played guitar on the band’s hit “You Really Got Me.”

    “I met Jimmy while he was working with the Kinks in the early ’60s when they were doing ‘You Really Got Me,'” he reportedly said. “I know the Davies brothers will say otherwise, but I recall seeing Jimmy coming in and doing an overdub on that song. There’s some contention about that, but that’s how I remember it.”

    Davies later took to social media to shoot down the suggestion, noting Kramer insists he never made those comments.

    “I demand an immediate retraction from @GuitarWorld and @guitar I spoke to @EdKramerTweets yesterday and he denies ever saying that @JimmyPage played on @theKinks YRGM,” he wrote. “I played all the guitar parts on YRGM Ed Kramer told me yesterday he was misquoted.”

    He added, “I’m so tired of reporters getting it wrong.”

    Rumors that Page appeared on the song have been circulating for years, but both Davies and Page himself have denied them.

    "You Really Got Me," the third single The Kinks ever released, hit #1 in the U.K. It was the band’s breakthrough hit in the U.S., peaking at #7 on the chart. It was covered by Van Halen on their 1978 self-titled debut.

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  2. “We walked into your house, you had the case on the floor and you handed it to me – and then said, ‘No Stairway to Heaven!’”: Gibson announces new multi–guitar series with Jimmy Page, kicking off with the signature 1971 EDS-1275 double neck

    By Matt Parker


    The firm broke the news at a star-studded opening ceremony for its new Gibson Garage London space – and the partnership is launching with the ultimate symbol of stadium-rocking excess

    Gibson Custom Shop Jimmy Page EDS-1275 launch

    Gibson has announced a new signature guitar partnership with Jimmy Page, which will reportedly encompass multiple models, beginning with a Custom Shop recreation of his 1971 Gibson EDS-1275 double neck.

    The electric guitar is synonymous with Page and is sometimes incorrectly assumed to have been conceived especially for him. However, it was actually launched in 1963 and had in fact been discontinued by the time the Led Zeppelin icon started to play them.

    As such, Page’s instrument was a custom-made recreation of the earlier build, featuring six and 12-sting necks and finished in cherry red.

    Page’s use of the guitar in the recording and performance of some of Led Zeppelin’s most thumping successes, not least Stairway to Heaven, pretty much single-handedly revived the double-neck’s fortunes, making it the ultimate symbol of stadium rocking success and, indeed, excess, in the process.

    GW’s Editor-in-Chief Michael Astley-Brown was on the ground across the pond, as the announcement was made at the star-studded launch of the firm’s new flagship retail space, the Gibson Garage London.

    Gibson Custom Shop Jimmy Page EDS-1275 launch
    The forthcoming Gibson Custom Shop Jimmy Page EDS-1275 signature (Image credit: Future)

    The event was hosted by Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian and featured a holy trinity of British rock royalty, with Page himself onstage for the launch and his peers Tony Iommi and Brian May sat in the front row.

    “Jimmy deserves a very important part in the history books of Gibson,” said Gueikian, at the launch event.

    “Because without what he did. I don't think that Gibson – well, it may have been around right now today – but it would be a different Gibson. And so it’s very important for us… We are going to do everything we can to pay tribute to Jimmy and everything that he's done.”

    GW had heard whisperings new Page offerings might be on the way and as ever the CEO had dropped a tiny hint on social media – with the 12-string side of a natural finish EDS-1275 hanging out at the side of a recent Instagram post.

    As you would expect, the model has exhaustively recreated Page’s custom double neck – measuring the original’s profile with 3D scanning technology and a process described as “almost taking MRI of the guitar” in order to determine its tonal properties and capture its feel under the hand.

    The Gibson team reportedly visited Page at home in London to study the instrument and, as Gueikian recalled in the press conference, they got to play it, too...

    “I remember vividly,” he recalled. “As we walked into your house, you had the case on the floor and you handed it to me – and then later you said, ‘No Stairway to Heaven!’”

    “I really wanted to have something that was exactly the same as my one,” Page told the crowd at the new Gibson Garage.

    “Because I’ve changed the controls but also the color of it. From my point of view, it had to be absolutely as close to the bones as possible. They took a lot of trouble and time to get everything absolutely right.

    “It wasn’t a case of OK, ‘I’m Jimmy Page, make my double neck. That looks shit, now go and make it!’ It wasn’t like that… The Murphy Lab, the distressing – that looks like mine.”

    Gueikian also explains the firm has the ability to study the weight, type and density of the original pickups’ magnets in order to accurately recreate the material, as well as tonal, properties.

    “It’s been an absolute pleasure,” said Page of the experience – and he took the chance to share an anecdote regarding one of his flights to Nashville and being asked to meet someone from the flight deck.

    “I was travelling with somebody and I said to them, ‘I bet it’s a guitarist…’” laughed Page.

    “So he comes up and introduces himself. I said, ‘Are you a guitarist?’ He said, ‘Oh yeah! So is the Captain! And the Captain’s son plays guitar and also his brother…’ who was 19.’

    “[Then he said] ‘My daughter’s just picked up the guitar, she’s 17 – and she’s picked it up to keep up with her friends. I thought, ‘I can’t wait to tell this story to Cesar, because I do believe there’s been a renaissance of guitar players… and from our point of view, that’s what we want. We want the guitar around forever.”

    Judging by the warm words exchanged at the event, Page certainly seemed impressed by Gibson’s current mindset and output – and we’re told the stage is set for a whole series of Page builds.

    We cannot confirm the other models in the new signature series yet, but it seems like a very safe bet to assume that Page’s #1 and #2 Gibson Les Paul Standards will be in line to receive comprehensive reissues.

    The original #1 – famously purchased by Page from Joe Walsh in the late ’60s – is unarguably one of the most iconic ’Bursts in existence, thanks to its prior ownership and heavy Led Zeppelin usage.

    Meanwhile, the early Gibson Custom Shop Collector’s Edition reissue of Page’s heavily-modded #2 Les Paul fetches near-vintage values in its own right, so we suspect there is appetite out there for a further run.

    Indeed, Gibson’s VP of Product Mat Koehler discusses that very reissue in the new Guitarist, describing it as “one of the most complex recreations in Gibson history.”

    In a statement on social media, Gibson said, “As part of the celebrations of the new Gibson Garage London, we are excited to announce that Gibson has entered a collaborative partnership with one of the most influential musicians in history, Jimmy Page.

    “An icon across all genres of music, art, and culture, and as co-founder of one of the biggest bands of all time, Led Zeppelin, Jimmy leveraged his blues and folk inspirations, and artistry to develop the pioneering rock sound that became the signature of the band. Being the main music writer in Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page has forever impacted the sound of music, and pioneered the sound of rock across all its variations.”

    The Gibson Custom Shop Jimmy Page EDS-1275 is due for release in March 2024. Keep an eye on Gibson for more updates.

    Finally, the other huge news from the opening, is that Brian May now appears to be working with Gibson, with Gueikian telling the assembled, “We are so proud to have him in the Gibson family.”

    Meanwhile, for more on the firm’s shiny new London retail hub, check out our preview of the Gibson Garage London to find out why it’s unlike any other guitar store.

     

     

     

    https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gibson-custom-shop-jimmy-page-eds-1275-signature-double-neck-guitar

     

     

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  3. Coming again to a town near you:

     

    Robert Plant & Alison Krauss:

    06-02 Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom
    06-04 Camdenton, MO - Ozarks Amphitheater *
    06-05 Lincoln, NE - Pinewood Bowl Theater *
    06-07 Prior Lake, MN - Mystic Lake Amphitheater *
    06-08 Madison, WI - Breese Stevens Field *
    06-11 Des Moines, IA - Lauridsen Amphitheater at Waterworks Park *
    06-12 Highland Park, IL - Ravinia Festival *
    06-14 Toledo, OH - Toledo Zoo & Aquarium - Amphitheater *
    06-15 Burgettstown, PA - The Pavilion at Star Lake *
    06-18 Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap *
    06-19 Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap *
    08-08 Missoula, MT - KettleHouse Amphitheater *
    08-09 Missoula, MT - KettleHouse Amphitheater *
    08-11 Edmonton, Alberta - Edmonton Folk Music Festival
    08-13 Vancouver, British Columbia - Queen Elizabeth Theatre *
    08-14 Vancouver, British Columbia - Queen Elizabeth Theatre *
    08-16 Seattle, WA - Venue TBD *
    08-17 Seattle, WA - Venue TBD *
    08-19 Eugene, OR - The Cuthbert Amphitheater *
    08-21 Murphys, CA - Ironstone Amphitheatre *
    08-22 Stanford, CA - Frost Amphitheater *
    08-24 Paso Robles, CA - Vina Robles Amphitheatre *
    08-25 Highland, CA - Yaamava’ Theater *
    08-26 Flagstaff, AZ - Pepsi Amphitheater *
    08-28 Santa Fe, NM - The Santa Fe Opera *
    08-29 Santa Fe, NM - The Santa Fe Opera *
    08-31 Colorado Springs, CO - Sunset Amphitheater *
    09-01 Vail, CO - Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater *

    * with JD McPherson

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  4. Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant joins Jon Bonham's sister on stage at Blackpool festival for impromptu set

    Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant took part in an impromptu performance at a Blackpool festival recently alongside the sister of his late bandmate Jon Bonham.
    By Jack Marshall

     

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    Singer Deborah Bonham, sister of the late Led Zeppelin drummer Jon Bonham, was performing with her band, Bonham-Bullick, at the UK Blues, Rhythm & Rock Festival at Blackpool's Winter Gardens when she spotted Robert Plant in the audience.

    Plant, the vocalist for the legendary rock band, was subsequently invited on stage by his former bandmate's sister to raucous cheers from the audience. Also joining Deborah and Plant was Suzi Dian, the singer from Plant's new band Saving Grace.

     

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    Together, the trio performed Led Zeppelin hits including Ramble On, The Lemon Song, and a medley.

    "It's not everyday you see that," said one festival-goer. "It wasn't in the main room, but word got around. There was a performance on the main stage but a hush went around the room as word got about that Robert Plant was in. Everyone piled in and what an amazing thing it was - they were such good musicians.

    "He was very self-deprecating, lots of humour and lots of interaction with the audience. Very unassuming guy. Absolutely brilliant."

    https://www.lep.co.uk/news/led-zeppelins-robert-plant-jams-with-jon-bonhams-sister-at-blackpool-festival-4504184

     

     

     

  5. 40 minutes ago, zoso_ledzep4_yy said:

    2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, over 4 hours of complete footage available through 12/15! (MP4 video size 3.03 GB)

    Official Video of the 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cNw3eg32-M0n6dzq9H16VGwVGN9Vtbw5/view?usp=sharing

    Please refer to the following website for the order of appearances
    https://www.billboard.com/photos/2023-rock-hall-induction-ceremony-photos-1235463473/

    Jimmy's surprise appearance is at 2:46:20 after the start of Link Wray's introduction video, and after the performance of "Rumble," Jimmy and Elton John throw kisses to each other, which is very funny. Also, check out Bernie Taupin's appearance after Elton's congratulatory speech (from 3:06:31), showing Jimmy and his girlfriend Scarlett.

    Thanks!

  6. 14 minutes ago, woz70 said:

    So....  it seems that Jimmy's appearance wasn't just to honour Link Wray....

    It was also an excuse to market his latest vanity project - a limited edition  recreation of one of his stage amplifiers, courtesy of Perry Margoulef and Sundragon Amps.

    https://www.sundragonamps.com/

    Obviously a very cool thing..... but...

    Interesting to see what sort of price they'll sell for.  The first run of his little 35 watt Supro amp sold for £12,500 each...and this is a major step up from that. They're a lot of money, even for a boutique amplifier. 

    Bit of a shame that he didn't do the performance simply for the love of doing it, but at least he actually did get up in public and play - something I genuinely thought we'd seen the last of. 

    Must be a huge price tag. You have to contact them to find out how to purchase. Sounds like one of those "if you have to ask the price, you can't afford it".

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