Kali Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 If things go well we will see very soon new, never seen before footage from Led Zeppelin at Bath Festival 28.06.1970!!! Let me tell you the story behind this. I've got a friend in England who knows some other guy whose father turned out to be Led Zep fan back in the 70's. Ron (that's his name) lived in Bristol in 1970. Having heard about upcoming music festival in Shepton Mallet, he deciced to attend it. Just three weeks before festival he received a new Super 8mm camera as a gift for his 22nd birthday. Ron intended to film his favorite band and so he did. The film reel with Led Zeppelin was safely stored in a small box in his parents house for all these years. Fortunately, Ron have rediscovered that reel last month. Now it has been transferred to digital. The footage itself is very good and the color hasn't faded noticeably. Unfortunately, the film is silent... It's 10 minutes long and there's only two songs (as Ron told me) captured - Immigrant Song and the beginning of How Many More Times. On my request Ron send me one still taken from his film. Here you can see it: The footage will be posted next week on Led Zeppelin Youtube channel! If you have any questions, feel free to contact Ron at rutherfordronald@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquamarine Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 That's really cool because that was approximately the angle I was looking at the stage from! Unfortunately I was a lot further back and a lot of much taller people were standing in front of me . . That's obviously daylight, so just before or just as they came on, which I remember was right at sunset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStairwayRemainsTheSame Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 It's an April Fools Joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 It's an April Fools Joke. I hope not. If so, it's a bad and cruel one! If this footage does exist, I can't wait to see it from one of Zep's best ever shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzepfilm Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Damn, I was about to post this. But it seems incrdible, Can't wait! I hope it's not an April Fools joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedZep342 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Unfortunately it is an April fools joke, here's the evidence, the photo is just zoomed in a tiny bit, and made to look like an 8mm still, but it's just a photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzepfilm Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 WORST PRANK EVER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedZep342 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 WORST PRANK EVER. I KNOW!!!!!! :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kali Posted April 2, 2011 Author Share Posted April 2, 2011 Yes, it was a joke. My apologies to you guys. As a matter of fact I expected it to be solved immediately (LedZep342 - that comparison you made - that's what I'm talking about). Oh, and that guy, Ronald Rutherford. I thought you would guess who's he: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzepfilm Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 You did an excellent jOb recreating an 8mm still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedZep342 Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Yea, you did do an excellent job on recreating the still, and that's funny that you used Ronald Rutherford, what is he anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStairwayRemainsTheSame Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 How clever am I ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedZep342 Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Well, you just said it was an April Fools joke, I found the proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kali Posted April 2, 2011 Author Share Posted April 2, 2011 Thank you guys for not bashing me Actually it was quite easy to "make" that still. And Ronald was one of the competitors in All-England Summarize Proust Competition - watch Monty Python's Flying Circus, episode 31 for this Oh, and he comes from Leicester, not from Bristol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzepfilm Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 It's funny how everytime I see the still it kinda still makes me think it exists! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedZep342 Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Ok, and yea, it does make you think the footage may exist, well, I really want to see the black and white film/8mm film of Bath 70'!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 This was a bit mean, but well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThorQuest Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Lead me right down the path hook line and sinker, good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzepfilm Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Only if someone could get the 22 seconds of Bath footage from Jochen L. It would be cool to have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedZep342 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Yea, I think i'm going to make a thread on his film, asking if anyone has it, or can come in contact with him, and since there's nothing else to do i'm going to try and synch Honolulu 70'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzepfilm Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Nobody has the film except for him. The only way to get it is to lie that you are to use it for commercial use. I won't do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedZep342 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Yea, oh well, I just think that's kinda stupid, as the clip is only 22 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzepfilm Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Well he wants it copyrighted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedZep342 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Well, that part makes sense, but, the fact that it needs to be used for commercial use only is stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzepfilm Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Well I hope somebody here can take the risk to get the footage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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