LZ-ZOSO Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I totally disagree with the statement that Jimmy was dressing like the German World War I air pilots as depicted on the cover of Led Zeppelin II. FIrst of all, on the cover, Jimmy Page is sitting down and the only thing you can see him wearing is some kind of heavy jacket/coat. He is not wearing a hat. Regarding the pictures of Pagey wearing what we all know is now regarded as the "StormTrooper" outfit in Chicago, I do believe that Jimmy was wearing what is considered almost full NAZI regalia. Maybe not complete but definite NAZI SS sterotypical uniform. An SS hat/cap and jackboots. Someone made the comment that the SS hat was from the 1930's and I agree. There were no SS troops in Germany during the First World War. During the WWI, German officers and Field Marshalls wore the helmet with the Spike on top. Just as President and Field Marshall Paul von Hindenburg did. My whole point is that I believe that Jimmy Page was fully aware of what He was wearing and trying to make some kind of statement when He dressed the way He did for this show. If not, why are we discussing it a full 34 years after the fact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidZoso Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 In My Time of Dying Violin Bow solo- Jimmy changed in to the white dragon top and plain white pants for the ending of Moby Dick. Violin Bow solo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Dounim Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 no WLL in the rock n roll encore? They didn't start playing WLL until 5/22/77. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 What a rush it was to see this show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagittarius Rising Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I posted this before but here is the explanation for the outfit. There was (and still is) a costume, magic, novelty store on the south side (Worth, IL) called Riley's Trick Shop. They were notorious for spot on accurate military uniforms from various countries and periods. Their most popular outfit (for rent or purchase) was a complete SS uniform, however they did sell items piecemeal as well. My friend had an older brother who worked there part time when Richard Cole and some of the road crew dropped in. Now you have to understand, back in those days people only knew the band, people like Grant & Cole were completely unknown, much less the road crew so when they came in no one noticed. About 30 min later Cole approaches the counter and asked to purchase the boots, pants, and hat. My friends brother was curious about this English gent and asked if he was on vacation. Cole proceeded to introduce himself and a short conversation ensued. The clerk (my friends brother) was not a huge Zeppelin fan but he was a nice guy and a good conversationalist and I guess Cole seemed to like him. Anyway, according to my friend Cole bought the outfit for himself, not Jimmy, as he thought it was interesting. Don't know how much of the story is true, my friend and his brother both insisted it was but who knows. It would explain why the outfit was 10 sizes too big for Jimmy, but then again him being so thin at the time, unless he was shopping in the extra tall section of the kids dept, anything would have been oversized. As I said before, I was at this show with my older brother and cousin...it was my first concert and they played exceptionally well, amazing show! Since I have been playing instruments since age six (started on trumpet 6- 12 years old and moved on to guitar at 15) even back then I knew what exceptional musicianship sounded like and believe me, this performance was excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazedjeffy Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I posted this before but here is the explanation for the outfit. There was (and still is) a costume, magic, novelty store on the south side (Worth, IL) called Riley's Trick Shop. They were notorious for spot on accurate military uniforms from various countries and periods. Their most popular outfit (for rent or purchase) was a complete SS uniform, however they did sell items piecemeal as well. My friend had an older brother who worked there part time when Richard Cole and some of the road crew dropped in. Now you have to understand, back in those days people only knew the band, people like Grant & Cole were completely unknown, much less the road crew so when they came in no one noticed. About 30 min later Cole approaches the counter and asked to purchase the boots, pants, and hat. My friends brother was curious about this English gent and asked if he was on vacation. Cole proceeded to introduce himself and a short conversation ensued. The clerk (my friends brother) was not a huge Zeppelin fan but he was a nice guy and a good conversationalist and I guess Cole seemed to like him. Anyway, according to my friend Cole bought the outfit for himself, not Jimmy, as he thought it was interesting. Don't know how much of the story is true, my friend and his brother both insisted it was but who knows. It would explain why the outfit was 10 sizes too big for Jimmy, but then again him being so thin at the time, unless he was shopping in the extra tall section of the kids dept, anything would have been oversized. As I said before, I was at this show with my older brother and cousin...it was my first concert and they played exceptionally well, amazing show! Since I have been playing instruments since age six (started on trumpet 6- 12 years old and moved on to guitar at 15) even back then I knew what exceptional musicianship sounded like and believe me, this performance was excellent! I just posted this story to the Richard Cole appreciation society Facebook page and Richard confirmed the story to be FALSE. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagittarius Rising Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I just posted this story to the Richard Cole appreciation society Facebook page and Richard confirmed the story to be FALSE. Sorry. Oh well, I guess my friend either had a false memory or is a lying dirty bastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators sam_webmaster Posted July 21, 2014 Administrators Share Posted July 21, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Great shots, Sam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagefan55 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I was under the impression that Page was wearing elements of a Luftwaffe uniform, not an SS uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Dounim Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Fantastic shots, but now I'm reminded of how badly I want to hear this awesome show in better quality. If only it was professionally filmed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sems Fir Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 It's unfortunate that the below ticket was never utilized to see the show. That loss was my gain!Robertwww.behindthetoys.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
journeytoroom101 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Oh well, I guess my friend either had a false memory or is a lying dirty bastard. Those conditions are not necessarily mutually exclusive IMO, JP was making a statement - just not the one you might think. It speaks more to S&M than Nazism...nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IpMan Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Those conditions are not necessarily mutually exclusive IMO, JP was making a statement - just not the one you might think. It speaks more to S&M than Nazism...nuff said. I think you are very correct. I read somewhere that both Jimmy & Richard were into some indie movie at the time which had an SS dominatrix as a central character, they would watch this movie quite often on the tour. I believe that was the inspiration for the outfit. Just Jimmy being silly most likely, nothing weird or political. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SteveAJones Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 I was under the impression that Page was wearing elements of a Luftwaffe uniform, not an SS uniform. Correct, he wore a Wehrmacht officer's hat with jodhpurs (pants) and boots, NOT an SS uniform. The Wehrmacht was essentially Germany's unified armed forces from 1870–1918 and 1935 to 1946. The Wehrmacht consisted of the Heer (army), the Kriegsmarine (navy) and the Luftwaffe (air force). The SS was a major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) and had it's own distinctive uniform items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Jimmy Page was actually emulating Charlotte Rampling in The Night Porter with his choice of outfit that night. Apparently Page was obsessed with her and the movie. Contrast the photos and suss it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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