Very, very true. About being "quite wealthy". He bankrolled the first album and didn't take a paycheck on the first tour. Despite being 45 years ago and times were better then, that still takes some savings to do so, Alas, all conjecture.

Oh. BEFORE 1975?

#2 was acquired in late 1973. I can't think of any other Les Paul Burst-colored guitar that he played at a Led Zep concert. #3 was red, he played a Smoked Burst Les Paul with Bad Company in 1974. Nitpicky, but the Doubleneck was also used on CD, Tangerine & SA.

Allow me to reply. Jimmy was up a creek, more than you think with a lack of guitars. You'd think he'd have more backup guitars with him tour, but by all accounts and photographs available, this doesn't seem to be the case. The Cherry Red Gibson Les Paul #3 was around as early as August 1970, but didn't really get used much until the 1973 US Tour. He had the Dano available (although it would have to have been re-tuned), the Dragon Tele wasn't on the road much after the Les Paul #1 came into use, the Black Beauty was on the road a very short time until, of course, April 1970 and of course there was the Doubleneck. The Gibson Les Paul #2 was acquired in late 1973. So, what was available in 1971-1972 as backups in Japan? Realistically, the Dano and the Doubleneck.

IIRC, there's a quote in Richard Cole's book about why they performed at Nassau Coliseum instead of MSG, but I don't have it currently in front of me. I know I've read about it somewhere.

From: http://www.tpimagazine.com/production-profiles/8623/led_zeppelin_the_ahmet_ertegun_tribute.html

The same basic quote (however, reworded to say the same thing), as posted on lespaulforum.com To whom someone replied that Page said that it was brought to him at the Fillmore shows. Between recollections from Page and Walsh from 44 years ago, I don't suspect that we will get the 100% truth on this one.

So, what day did Jimmy fly into New York? That April 18 date at NYC Hall Park didn't happen. I assume NYC was the point of entry into the US.

When did Jimmy Page acquire the 195x Gibson Les Paul Standard, dubbed 'Number One'? What is known now is that it was purchased by Page from Joe Walsh for £500 in roughly late April or early May in 1969. Here is Page with Number One on May 2 or 3, 1969 at the Rose Palace in Pasadena, CA. I've heard that there is a picture of him with Number One in San Francisco a few days earlier, but I don't have access to that right now. So, you think, Joe Walsh came up to Page in San Francisco and said, "Hey, I've got a guitar I want to sell. Would you like to buy it?" Just wait... According to http://home.comcast.net/~gv0000/James_Gang_Gig_List_2.pdf, Walsh was with his regional band James Gang, performing in Ohio and Michigan on the dates that Page was in California performing with Led Zeppelin. The closest to Ohio and Michigan that Page got was either January 1969 at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit or mid-May 1969 back at the Grande and in Ohio on separate dates. I don't suspect that at that point in either of their careers, Page or Walsh would have flown to the other or met somewhere mutual to arrange the sale. James Gang's first studio album Yer' Album was on March 29, 1969. Yer' Album was produced by Bill Szymczyk (who later worked with The Eagles, etc.). At the time, Szymczyk was based out of ABC Records out of Los Angeles. Although the rest of this post is conjecture, it is very plausible. Walsh had 5 days in-between gigs (April 27 - May 1). Perhaps he flew to LA to do promotional work for the new album or had business meetings with Szymczyk. I don't know of any business dealings that Szymczyk had with Page or with Peter Grant, so it's hard to say when on what date Number One got sold. Does anyone else have any information to contribute towards this?

5 May 1968 » Jimmy Page - Mentor, Ohio @ Hullabaloo Scene 5 May 1973 » Led Zeppelin - Tampa, Florida @ Tampa Stadium http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCyEbNGgR8I 5 May 1981 » Robert Plant - Coventry, West Midlands, England @ Warwicks Arts Centre 5 May 1985 » Jimmy Page - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania @ Pittsburgh Civic Arena 5 May 1986 » Jimmy Page - Bloomington, Minnesota @ Metropolitan Sports Center 5 May 1988 » Robert Plant - Québec City, Québec, Canada @ Colisée de Québec 5 May 1995 » Page & Plant - Kansas City, Missouri @ Kemper Arena 5 May 1998 » Page & Plant - London, England @ BBC White City 5 May 2008 » Robert Plant - Birmingham, West Midlands, England @ Birmingham Academy

Backmasking link - http://www.led-zeppelin.org/audio-archive/43

The only other possibility I was thinking that this JPJ might be is this guy: Decent album. It's a tad folksy...

http://books.google....rdbirds&f=false John Paul Jones and the American Navy?????

Holy Miami Vice....

5 January 1969 » Led Zeppelin - West Hollywood, California @ Whisky A Go Go

4 January 1969 » Led Zeppelin - West Hollywood, California @ Whisky A Go Go

3 January 1969 » Led Zeppelin - West Hollywood, California @ Whisky A Go Go

2 January 1967 » Jimmy Page - Commack, New York @ Long Island Arena 2 January 1969 » Led Zeppelin - West Hollywood, California @ Whisky A Go Go 2 January 1973 » Led Zeppelin - Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England @ Sheffield City Hall, Oval Hall

1 January 1967 » Jimmy Page - Johnstown, Pennsylvania @ Cambria County War Memorial Arena 1 January 2006 » Robert Plant - London, England @ Maida Vale Studios

31 December 1964 » John Bonham - Walsall, West Midlands, England @ Three Men In A Boat 31 December 1988 » Robert Plant - Reseda, California @ Reseda Country Club 31 December 2002 » Robert Plant - London, England @ BBC Studios http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhu9D5UBe3k

30 December 1968 » Led Zeppelin - Spokane, Washington @ Gonzaga University, John F. Kennedy Memorial Pavilion 30 December 1981 » Robert Plant - Dudley, West Midlands, England @ JB's Place 30 December 1987 » Robert Plant - Stourbridge, West Midlands, England @ Stourbridge Town Hall http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I866ulsVm2k

28 December 1966 » Jimmy Page - Peoria, Illinois @ Expo Gardens Youth Building 28 December 1968 » Led Zeppelin - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada @ Pacific Coliseum 28 December 1993 » Robert Plant - Worcestershire, West Midlands, England

26 December 1966 » Jimmy Page - Rochester, New York @ Rochester Community War Memorial 26 December 1967 » Robert Plant - Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England @ The Frank Freeman Dancing Club 26 December 1968 » Led Zeppelin - Denver, Colorado @ Denver Auditorium Arena

21 December 1971 » Led Zeppelin - Salisbury, Wiltshire, England @ Salisbury City Hall 21 December 1983 » Robert Plant - Leicester, East Midlands, England @ De Montfort Hall 21 December 1993 » Jimmy Page - Osaka, Japan @ Osaka Castle Hall 21 December 2000 » Robert Plant - Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England @ Wulfrun Hall

19 December 1968 » Led Zeppelin - Exeter, Devon, England @ Exeter Civic Hall 19 December 1974 » John Paul Jones - London, England @ Rainbow Theatre 19 December 1974 » Jimmy Page - London, England @ Rainbow Theatre 19 December 1986 » Robert Plant - Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England @ Stourport Civic Centre 19 December 1986 » Jimmy Page - Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England @ Stourport Civic Centre 19 December 1993 » Robert Plant - Brussels, Belgium @ La Luna