These are great. Thanks for posting.

Seed of Memory is a masterpiece.

Thanks!

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".

It was probably this one? https://qello.com/app/concert/2155458/led-zeppelin/down-the-tracks-the-music-that-influenced-led Old doc from 2008. Poorly done and not even worth watching.

With the 40th anniversary coming up next year of the Honeydrippers, it would be a perfect time to revisit that project with a tour or new album of some great old rockers. Get the blood flowing again

So cool that he's in the same venue as the Rock Pile doing this interview. He was 2nd row at the August 69 show! I'll definitely be picking up Geddy's new autobiography.

Nice to see this getting lots of coverage in UK press today, on the anniversary of LZ IV's release date. A couple more photos of the book this was discovered in: Original photo from Led Zeppelin IV album cover discovered November 7, 2023 By Sophie Parker | BBC Wiltshire A man depicted on the album cover of Led Zeppelin IV has been revealed as a 19th Century thatcher. The figure is most likely Lot Long from Mere in Wiltshire, photographed by Ernest Farmer. Brian Edwards, from the University of the West of England (UWE), found the original picture when looking through a photograph album for other research. "I instantly recognised the man with the sticks - he's often called the stick man," he said. A long-time fan of British rock band Led Zeppelin, he told BBC Radio Wiltshire "it was quite a revelation". Wiltshire Museum has since acquired the photograph and plans to include it in an exhibition next year. Released in 1971, Led Zeppelin IV has sold more than 37 million copies worldwide and includes the huge hit Stairway to Heaven. The cover art had previously been described as a photograph of a painting, which was reportedly discovered by the band's lead singer, Robert Plant, in an antique shop near guitarist Jimmy Page's house in Berkshire. But the framed image which can be seen on the cover is actually a colourised photograph, the whereabouts of which is now unknown. Mr Edwards - who is part of the regional history centre at UWE in Bristol - explained how he worked out the original photographer was Ernest Farmer, who died in 1944. The only clue in the photo album was the photographer's name Ernest, but Mr Edwards discovered hundreds of Victorian photographers with that name. He said the quality of the photos suggested they were taken by a professional, and so he looked for chemists, as many of them were involved in photography. Mr Edwards discovered a chemist working in Salisbury, close to where the picture was taken, who had a son called Ernest Farmer, and then found his handwriting online. Mr Farmer was the first head of the school of photography at the then newly-renamed Polytechnic Regent Street, now the University of Westminster. "Part of the signatures matches some of the handwriting in the album," he said. "The black and white photograph has a thumbprint in the corner - it looks like it's the original," Mr Edwards added. The photo album mostly contains views and architecture from south Wiltshire and Dorset. It is titled Reminiscences of a visit to Shaftesbury. Whitsuntide 1892. A present to Auntie from Ernest. Mr Edwards then set about researching thatchers from that time period, and said his research suggested the man pictured was Lot Long, who died in 1893. Wiltshire Museum's director, David Dawson, said the exhibition in spring next year will be called The Wiltshire Thatcher: a Photographic Journey through Victorian Wessex, and will celebrate Ernest Farmer's work. "We will show how Farmer captured the spirit of people, villages and landscapes of Wiltshire and Dorset that were so much of a contrast to his life in London. "It is fascinating to see how this theme of rural and urban contrasts was developed by Led Zeppelin and became the focus for this iconic album cover 70 years later," he said. -- https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-67336495

Can't imagine what that original print is worth!

Any video surface yet of Robert on bass? Guardian review: ============================================= An 80th Birthday Concert for Bert Jansch review – moving homage to 60s folk guitar hero Royal Festival Hall, London Pentangle’s Jacqui McShee as well as Robert Plant, Bernard Butler and Sam Lee were among stellar acts celebrating the late musician in impressive style The lineup was remarkable, with rock and folk musicians including Robert Plant, Bernard Butler, Sam Lee, James Yorkston and Martin Simpson joining in on Strolling Down the Highway, from Bert Jansch’s 1965 debut album. It was the climax to a celebration of what would have been Bert’s 80th birthday (he died in 2011), and the cast included those who admired or worked with him in the 60s, as well as younger musicians who helped to revive his career after he had fallen out of fashion. Jansch became a guitar hero thanks to his unique finger-picking style and fusion of folk, blues and jazz. He was also a thoughtful, emotional songwriter and both sides of his work were reflected in a surprisingly slick show in which the constantly-changing cast were introduced by the very funny and impressively knowledgeable Stewart Lee. Jansch reached his largest audience with the classic early lineup of Pentangle, who made their debut on this same stage in 1967, and the band’s singer Jacqui McShee opened and closed the show with folk-jazz favourites from the era. Bert’s admirers in the 60s included Led Zeppelin, and Robert Plant has kept his memory alive, recording two of his songs with Alison Krauss on Raise the Roof (2021). Here, playing with his Saving Grace band, he started out on bass guitar as he joined Suzi Dian for a fine and gently gutsy treatment of It Don’t Bother Me. Bernard Butler, once with Suede, played an important part in bringing Jansch’s music to a new generation, and he played a key role here, first with his electric guitar reworking of Fresh As a Sweet Sunday Morning, then providing backing for Sam Lee and Kathryn Williams, and leading four other guitarists through an adventurous treatment of Veronica. Another fine guitarist, Martin Simpson, was joined by Louis Campbell to revive Jansch’s celebrated arrangement of Angie, and later backed Williams for her powerful and thoughtful treatment of Needle of Death. And as reminder that Jansch liked to break down barriers, the Scottish folk star James Yorkston was joined by Indian singer Ranjana Ghatak and Jon Thorne on bass to rework traditional songs from Jansch’s repertoire, while percussionist Sarathy Korwar led his sax and cello trio through his instrumental pieces, Osprey and The Black Swan. It was a moving and impressive tribute. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/05/an-80th-birthday-concert-for-bert-jansch-review-royal-festival-hall-london

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Great photo

That double-neck weighs a ton. He's nearly 80 and held it like a boss!

Jimmy Page made a surprise appearance at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony at Barclays Center in New York on Saturday night, inducting legendary guitarist Link Wray. Following a video chronicling Wray’s influential career, Page appeared on screen with a pre-recorded message. In it, the Led Zeppelin rocker recalled hearing Wray’s classic instrumental “Rumble” for the first time when he was a teen and thinking, “What is this? In those days, there were many guitar instrumentals, but as a 14 year old kid who could barely play the guitar, it really had an effect on me. The vigor and the strength and the power in it. And you know something else, it was fearless. It was just phenomenal. The essence of cool.” Page later referred to Wray was his “hero,” and expressed sincere appreciation to be able to induct him into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. As the recorded message ended, Page appeared in person onstage, immediately kicking into the famous riff of “Rumble.” The Led Zeppelin musician, now 79 years old, displayed the dexterity that made him one of the most celebrated guitarists in rock history, masterfully weaving through the classic tune. Video of Page’s performance can be seen below. https://ultimateclassicrock.com/jimmy-page-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-2023/

Thanks! I'd like to see the whole set like this. Another article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12670129/Led-Zeppelin-Robert-Plant-Stairway-Heaven.html

STAIRWAY????? Wow!

Time to revisit the Outrider tour again.

Great photos!

Another Sept. 25th anniversary today. It's hard to wrap my head around how many years it's been now.

looks like Audrey Hamilton

Not frowned upon at all, plz share! : )

why is it now 'private' link?