One theory: it's pun on "airhead". (ozone = air) The song is an obvious comment on groupies.

Otto's post basically tells the story. The session was held 2/23/65, during a break from the sessions for Eddy Mitchell's Du Rock N'Roll Au Rhythm N'Blues album. Jimmy is credited with co-writing 3 of the songs: "Stop The Drums (I Wanna Get Off)", "Drum Stomp" and "Lord Byron Blues".

"Come With Me" charted at #2 in the UK and #4 in the US. It's the only top-5 UK single by any member of Led Zeppelin.

You are correct. Jimmy played "Lucille", "Barbara Ann" and "Fun Fun Fun" in Philly during the afternoon, then played on "Surfin' USA" and "Barbara Ann" at the Washington show that night. You can see a clip of the Washington show here

I bet when Will Shade wrote this, he was assuming that the original song would never see the light of day. Because now that it has been proven that the two arrangements are not identical, he looks like the bitter Jimmy Page hater that we always knew he was. There's no evidence to support this claim, aside from a quote (30 years after the fact) from Jim McCarty. But there's also a quote from Jimmy Page who says he wrote the original song himself. Just because one person says something, that doesn't make it true. That's not how the world works. *shrug* If only he'd copyrighted the song or had some other evidence that he actually wrote the song, then he wouldn't have needed Jimmy to help him out. Maybe, but his vocals are also out of tune and his voice was in such bad shape that he needed the other Yardbirds to cover for him on the high notes. Again, I think Will Shade assumed that no one else would ever hear the song so he felt free to exaggerate as much as he wanted. Yeah, because neither Page nor Plant ever wrote flower-child lyrics.

Funny. When Plant was writing songs for Manic Nirvana, he told one of his collaborators, "Make the lyrics deep and meaningless -- like the old Zeppelin lyrics".

"Four Minute Warning" was recorded in 1985 for Brian Eno's record label (in hopes of landing future soundtrack gigs). It was eventually released on an album called "Music For Films III". The "Risk" soundtrack and the "Tom Thumb Theme" have never been released, and both movies are out of print. You might be able to find a used VHS or DVD somewhere.

"Four Minute Warning" is an old recording of JPJ's that was later used in a documentary about space flight ("For All Mankind") "Risk" features all new music. Some of it is quite good. "Tom Thumb" features one new song from JPJ (an instrumental). And the song on the Nick & Nora soundtrack was written by a totally different "John Paul Jones"

Steve, I believe the person is asking if there's any evidence that Robert and Terry Reid worked together in the '60s.

Wikipedia says that Swan Song closed down in October 1983. The final album release was the self-titled debut from Simon Kirke's Wildlife, in April 1983. The final 45 was Wildlife's "Somewhere In The Night" -- supposedly it was released in September, but that seems quite odd for a 45 to show up 5 months after the album. The Principle Of Moments was released on Es Paranza (Robert's own label, which Peter Grant helped set up) in June of 1983. So I would imagine that Swan Song started winding down operations sometime between April and June.

At least one Stones bio (Nico Zentgraf's "Complete Works") says it was 9/17/77 at the Half Moon Pub in Putney.

It was a charity album for the Year Of The Child organization. Supposedly, members of Zep helped to pick the running order.

Here's a partial list for 1968-1969. It does not include festivals where Zep was one of several acts. 9/7/68 Gladsaxe, Denmark: Fourways, Bodies 9/7/68 Brondby, Denmark: The Day Of Phoenix, The Eyes, Ham 9/8/68 Falster, Denmark: The Beatniks, The Ladybirds 9/8/68 Roskilde, Denmark: The Beauty Fools, The Ladybirds 9/13/68 Stockholm, Sweden: Atlantic Ocean 10/4/68 Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England: New York Public Library, Junco Partners, Downtown Faction (Terry Reid also listed on ticket but not on flyer) 10/18/68 London, England: Sleepy 11/9/68 London, England: John Lee Hooker, Deviants, John James, Tyres 11/16/68 Manchester, England: possibly supporting John Fahey 12/10/68 London, England: Bakerloo Blues Line 12/16/68 Bath, England: Yellow Brick Road 12/19/68 Exeter, England: The Deviants, Empty Vessels 12/20/68 London, England: Closed Cell Sponge 12/26/68 Denver, CO: opening for Spirit and Vanilla Fudge 12/27/68 Seattle, WA: opening for Vanilla Fudge 12/28/68 Vancouver, BC: slotted between The Trials Of Jason Hoover and Vanilla Fudge 12/29/68 Portland, OR: opening for Vanilla Fudge 12/30/68 Spokane, WA: opening for Vanilla Fudge 1/2/69 Los Angeles, CA: Alice Cooper 1/4/69 Los Angeles, CA: Alice Cooper 1/5/69 Los Angeles, CA: Alice Cooper 1/9/69 San Francisco, CA: slotted between Taj Mahal and Country Joe & The Fish 1/10/69 San Francisco, CA: slotted between Taj Mahal and Country Joe & The Fish 1/11/69 San Francisco, CA: slotted between Taj Mahal and Country Joe & The Fish 1/12/69 San Francisco, CA: slotted between Taj Mahal and Country Joe & The Fish 1/15/69 Iowa City, IA: The Mother Blues 1/17/69 Detroit, MI: Linn County & Lawrence Blues Band 1/18/69 Detroit, MI: Target 1/19/69 Detroit, MI: Wind 1/23/69 Boston, MA: The Raven 1/24/69 Boston, MA: The Raven 1/25/69 Boston, MA: The Raven 1/31/69 New York, NY: slotted below Iron Butterfly, with opening act Porter's Popular Preachers (Original ad mentions The Move 3rd on bill, instead of Porter's Popular Preachers) 2/1/69 New York, NY: slotted below Iron Butterfly, with opening act Porter's Popular Preachers (Original ad mentions The Move 3rd on bill, instead of Porter's Popular Preachers) 2/2/69 Toronto, ON: Mary Lou Horner, Tee Garden & Van Winkle 2/7/69 Chicago, IL: slotted between Jethro Tull and Vanilla Fudge 2/8/69 Chicago, IL: slotted between Jethro Tull and Vanilla Fudge 3/13/69 Leicester, England: Ferris Wheel, Decoys 3/15/69 Gladsaxe, Denmark: The Ox, Uffe Sylvesters Badekat 3/15/69 Brondby, Denmark: The Keef Hartley Blues Band, Made In Sweden 3/16/69 Copenhagen, Denmark: slotted between The Keef Hartley Blues Band and Country Joe & The Fish 3/22/69 Birmingham, England: Blodwyn Pig 3/28/69 London, England: Eyes Of Blue 3/29/69 Bromley, England: possibly Maddening Crowd 3/30/69 Farx, England: Smokey Rice, Great Circle, Aphrodites Rainbow Light Show 4/1/69 Hamstead, England: The End, Pale Green Limousine 4/2/69 Cardiff, Wales: Kimla Taz, Eyes Of Blue 4/5/69 London, England: The Further 4/13/69 Sotuhsea, England: John Hiseman's Coliseum and possibly Bakerloo Line, Savoy Brown Blues Band, and Champion Jack Dupree 4/18/69 New York, NY: shared bill with Dave Brubeck and Errol Game 4/24/29 San Francisco, CA: Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity, Colwell-Winfield Blues Band 4/25/29 San Francisco, CA: Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity, Colwell-Winfield Blues Band 4/26/29 San Francisco, CA: Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity, Colwell-Winfield Blues Band 4/27/29 San Francisco, CA: Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity, Colwell-Winfield Blues Band 5/1/69 Irvine, CA: Lee Michaels 5/2/29 Pasadena, CA: Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity, Elvin Bishop 5/3/29 Pasadena, CA: Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity, Elvin Bishop 5/9/69 Edmonton, AB: Angus Park Blues Band, Papa Bear's Medicine Show 5/10/69 Vancouver, BC: Spring, Jaime Brockett (Papa Bear's Medicine Show had been scheduled but was replaced by Brockett) 5/11/69 Seattle, WA: Three Dog Night, Jaime Brockett, Spring, Jimmy Winkler's Translove Airlines. 5/16/69 Detroit, MI: Sun Ra, Golden Earrings, possibly MC5 (Spirit and Illinois Speed Press were originally scheduled) 5/17/60 Athens, GA: opening for Jose Feliciano 5/23/69 Chicago, IL: Pacific Gas And Electric, Illinois Speed Press 5/24/69 Chicago, IL: Pacific Gas And Electric, Illinois Speed Press 5/25/69 Columbia, MD: opening for The Who; comedian Uncle Dirty reportedly opened the show 5/27/69 Boston, MA: Zephyr 5/28/69 Boston, MA: Zephyr 5/29/69: Boston, MA Zephyr; possibly also Illinois Speed Press, Freddie King, The Ark 5/30/69 New York, NY: Woody Herman & His Orchestra, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends 5/31/69 New York, NY: Woody Herman & His Orchestra, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends 6/13/69 Birmingham, England: Liverpool Scene, Bloodwyn Pig 6/15/69 Manchester, England: Liverpool Scene, Bloodwyn Pig 6/20/69 Newcastle, England: Liverpool Scene, Bloodwyn Pig 6/21/69 Bristol, England: Liverpool Scene, possibly Bloodwyn Pig 6/26/69 Portsmouth, England: Liverpool Scene, Bloodwyn Pig 6/27/69 London, England: The Edgar Broughton Band, Liverpool Scene 6/29/69 London, England: Liverpool Scene, Bloodwyn Pig 7/18/69 Chicago, IL: Savoy Brown, The Litter, Jethro Tull 7/19/69 Chicago, IL: Savoy Brown, The Litter, Jethro Tull 7/20/69 Cleveland, OH: Michael Stanley Band or possibly The James Gang 7/26/69 Vancouver, BC: Vanilla Fudge 7/29/69 Edmonton, AB: Vanilla Fudge 7/30/69 Salt Lake City, UT: Vanilla Fudge 8/1/69 Santa Barbara, CA: Jethro Tull, Fraternity Of Man 8/2/69 Albuquerque, NM: Vanilla Fudge 8/4/69 Dallas, TX: F.O.B. 8/8/69 San Bernadino, CA: Jethro Tull 8/9/69 Anaheim, CA: Jethro Tull 8/10/69 San Diego, CA: Jethro Tull, Surprise Package 8/11/69 Las Vegas, NV: Pinkiny Canandy, Merry Cherry Candy Company 8/15/69 San Antonio, TX: Jethro Tull, Sweet Smoke 8/16/69 Asbury Park, NJ: Joe Cocker 8/18/69 Toronto, ON: Edward Bear 8/20/69 Schenectady, NY: Spyder, Last Thursday 8/21/69 Framingham, MA: Orpheus 8/22/69 Hollywood, FL: The Echo, Royal Ascots, Brimstone 8/23/69 Hollywood, FL: The Echo, Royal Ascots, Brimstone 8/24/69 Jacksonville, FL: Cat Mother And The All Night Newsboys 8/29/69 Flushing Meadows, NY: Raven, Larry Coryell 8/30/69 Flushing Meadows, NY: Raven, Buddy Guy 10/3/69 Scheveningen, The Netherlands: Steamhammer 10/4/69 Rotterdam, The Netherlands: After Tea, George Cash 10/5/69 Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Steamhammer 10/12/69 London, England: Audience, Frosty Noses 10/18/69 Detroit, MI: Lee Michaels 10/19/69 Chicago, IL: Santana, Lighthouse (2 shows) 10/24/69 Cleveland, OH: Grand Funk Railroad 10/25/69 Boston, MA: MC5, Johnny Winter 10/30/69 Buffalo, NY: James Gang 10/31/69 Springfield, MA: Dr. John, The Night Tripper, Taj Mahal 11/1/69 Syracuse, NY James Gang 11/2/69 Toronto, ON: Edward Bear 11/4/69 Kitchener, ON: The Copper Penny 11/5/69 Kansas City, MO: Morning Star, Bartok's Mountain, Spokesman, Blues Garden, Bill Zickos 11/6/69 San Francisco, CA: Issac Hayes, Roland Kirk and Wolf Gang (concert poster mentions Kirk and the Bonzo Dog Band only) 11/7/69 San Francisco, CA: Issac Hayes, Roland Kirk and Wolf Gang (concert poster mentions Kirk and the Bonzo Dog Band only) 11/8/69 San Francisco, CA: Issac Hayes, Roland Kirk and Wolf Gang (concert poster mentions Kirk and the Bonzo Dog Band only) 12/6/69 Paris, France: Triangle, The Variations, The Full Moon Ensemble, Frank Wright Quartet, The Pretty Things, possibly Bachdenkel

Jimmy Page, 1972: "I went up to see him sing; he was in a group called Obstweedle or Hobbstweedle, something like that, who were playing at a teacher's training college outside of Birmingham to an audience of about 12 people." Interesting that Jimmy was using the correct name way back then, but for some reason it never stuck. Meanwhile, the book "Brum Rocked On" has a list of popular music venues in the Birmingham area in the '60s. One of them is Walsall Teacher's Training College. I haven't seen the book but it apparently links the college to both Hobbstweedle and The Band Of Joy.

Steve -- I believe you are correct. I think I was mixing up stories (there was a limited-edition colored vinyl LP released around the same time).

It was a special colored-vinyl pressing of the album. Apparently, the buyer did not notice for several years because they never broke the shrinkwrap. I believe Rick Barrett had it for sale at some point.

Good Lord, how were you able to track that down so quickly? Do you have every single rock and roll interview from the past 50 years memorized or something??

Funny thing is, when Faithfull told this story originally she claimed that Jimmy and Jackie wrote "Come And Stay With Me" specifically for her. Only problem was that A], Jimmy didn't co-write it, and B], it wasn't written for Faithfull. Oh well.

I noticed that the booking list claims that the Band Of Joy are signed to EMI, but obviously that wasn't the case. Wishful thinking, perhaps? BTW......The Amorous Prawns!!

Keep digging, you're on the right track.

The BBC website says that the drummer on this session was Dougie Wright. However, I found another database that lists another BBC session in July 1968, consisting of "Dim Light", "I Got A Loneliness" and "Long Haired Boy". Rose also made an appearance on Germany's "Beat Club" TV program, but I think that was after Bonham left the band.

It also means "Oh God" in some translations, which is why the song was later renamed "The Truth Explodes".

"Baby Let's Play House" (from 2001) was aired on Japanese TV a while back. Also, another artist that JPJ played with at the '75 festival was Maria Muldaur.

But she was the ex wife when Jimmy said, "comforting my ex-wife".

If the interview was done in 2003, then "ex-wife" could have been a reference to Patricia, right? When exactly were the tapes stolen?