Stargroves Tangie Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 No, they rehearsed at Bray until 8pm on September 24th 1980. Their final rehearsal. I was also under the impression that the last rehearsal was in Windsor. Thanks Steve for the clarification. btw- where is Bray Manor located? Is it close to Old Mill House? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 I was also under the impression that the last rehearsal was in Windsor. Thanks Steve for the clarification. btw- where is Bray Manor located? Is it close to Old Mill House? Bray Film Studios is located in Bray, Berkshire. I've made the drive from Bray to Old Mill House (actually located in Clewer Village, near Windsor) in about 15-20 minutes. The film studio was associated with Hammer Film Productions in the 60s, many films from which I'm also keenly interested in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 Note: In numerous print interviews and at least one audio interview (to promote the Led Zeppelin Boxed Set) John said the first rehearsal in London was at 39 Gerrard Street. An advert has also been found to substantiate 39 Gerrard Street was available for hire at the time. His recollection of the 9/24/80 rehearsal being at Shepperton Film Studios is simply false. In his defense, they'd done reenactments for TSRTS there in Aug '74 and it's much closer to where he was living at the time. They only rehearsed once at Bray, so it's understandable why he may not have recalled it here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ..."the group held a rehearsal at Bray Film Studios, ending at 8pm (9/24/80)" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources cited: 'Tight But Loose' fanzine (August 1981), 'Led Zeppelin: The Concert File', recollections of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Richard Cole, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knebby Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 They only rehearsed once at Bray, so it's understandable why he may not have recalled it here. No, pre-Knebworth rehearsals took place at Bray. This is one of the pics taken there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazz Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Ooh, they've gone all 'Chillis' in that pic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 (edited) No, pre-Knebworth rehearsals took place at Bray. This is one of the pics taken there. I meant in Sept '80 but good catch! This is from late June/early July 1979. Edited January 14, 2009 by SteveAJones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nech Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Actually, I mentioned Peter and Jimmy met with George Hardie in an upstairs room at the Marquee the day of this gig. Jimmy showed him the famous photo of the airship in flames and said it was the image he wanted on the front of the album cover. My point is by mid-Oct '68 Jimmy intended to change the name, regardless of how they were being billed by promoters. The mailer does prove at least one promoter billed them as The New Yardbirds, and the poster proves a second promoter did as well. Oh I am sure he had that intention. I cannot imagine them going on as New Yardbirds or a permutation thereof...I mean it'd be like the Spinal Tap scene... The Originals, the new Originals... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punksandwich Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Oh I am sure he had that intention. I cannot imagine them going on as New Yardbirds or a permutation thereof...I mean it'd be like the Spinal Tap scene... The Originals, the new Originals... No better analogy for this ! Perfect Nech. There are so many moments in Spinal Tap we can tap into for analogous humor. It's often spine tingling wouldn't you say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reids Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 (edited) No, pre-Knebworth rehearsals took place at Bray. This is one of the pics taken there. They should have done a Beach Boys number or two or maybe the Ventures, "Wipeout" during their rehearsal... R Edited January 14, 2009 by reids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 Oh I am sure he had that intention. I cannot imagine them going on as New Yardbirds or a permutation thereof...I mean it'd be like the Spinal Tap scene... The Originals, the new Originals... Yes, and the musical vision Jimmy had in mind for this new lineup had little to do with what had gone before. All those early performances on the Scandanavian tour must have convinced him this was indeed shaping up to be something else entirely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 (edited) They should have done a Beach Boys number or two or maybe the Ventures, "Wipeout" during their rehearsal... Funny you should suggest that as Jimmy has always rated guitarist Dick Dale highly. I like to joke Jimmy copped this style for the Walking Into Clarksdale album. Wipe Out: Walk Don't Run: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ11y7pYl-8...feature=related Edited January 14, 2009 by SteveAJones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punksandwich Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 SteveAJones. Can you tell me why they bake tapes ? Is it because of the fragile nature of old tape physically or the magnetic information on it that gets miscued or jumbled ? I'm going to guess it's because of the tension the tape receives with repeated playbacks during remixing and/or remastering. Could it also be to hold the magnetic particles together ? I know old tapes 'shed', so, can you explain it ? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 SteveAJones. Can you tell me why they bake tapes ? Is it because of the fragile nature of old tape physically or the magnetic information on it that gets miscued or jumbled ? I'm going to guess it's because of the tension the tape receives with repeated playbacks during remixing and/or remastering. Could it also be to hold the magnetic particles together ? I know old tapes 'shed', so, can you explain it ? Thank you. Tape baking is a technique used to reduce the amount of moisture the tape absorbed over the years...it's a physical limitation. This has been done with some of the Led Zeppelin masters. The internet has several links pertaining to this topic. Here's an overview: http://www.audio-restoration.com/baking.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Dick Dale was never in the Ventures....and I recall Jimmy getting quite irritated with Robert Plant during a 1998 interview about Walking Into Clarksdale when Robert kept referring to Page's guitar playing on WIC being akin to Dick Dale. Jimmy advised him to find another comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 Dick Dale was never in the Ventures....and I recall Jimmy getting quite irritated with Robert Plant during a 1998 interview about Walking Into Clarksdale when Robert kept referring to Page's guitar playing on WIC being akin to Dick Dale. Jimmy advised him to find another comparison. Dick Dale was the King of Surf Music and I suggested Jimmy copped that style for WIC. Yes, the comparison to Dale does irk him, which is why I said it the way I did here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireOpal Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 So Jimmy doesn't like surf music? Except for the Beach Boys. I got excited there for a minute - I really like Dale's work & it would be cool if Jimmy enjoyed him as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstickbonzo Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 (edited) Dale still puts on a helluva show. Saw him in at the shore in 06 and for half the night, he played with a drumstick or anything else he picked up and could strum his guitar with. Incredible live performance. Edited January 15, 2009 by bigstickbonzo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punksandwich Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Tape baking is a technique used to reduce the amount of moisture the tape absorbed over the years...it's a physical limitation. This has been done with some of the Led Zeppelin masters. The internet has several links pertaining to this topic. Here's an overview: http://www.audio-restoration.com/baking.php Much appreciated, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Dick Dale was the King of Surf Music and I suggested Jimmy copped that style for WIC. Yes, the comparison to Dale does irk him, which is why I said it the way I did here. Correct me on this if I'm wrong, but I think Jimmy played with the Beach Boys on a few numbers at least one show around the time of Live Aid, possibly in Washington D.C. in July of 1985. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punksandwich Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Correct me on this if I'm wrong, but I think Jimmy played with the Beach Boys on a few numbers at least one show around the time of Live Aid, possibly in Washington D.C. in July of 1985. I believe you're right...maybe for the 4th of July celebration, the James Watt thing or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsmith9095 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I believe you're right...maybe for the 4th of July celebration, the James Watt thing or something like that. That's correct. The Beach Boys played a concert in Philadelphia where Jimmy Page ( John Stamos and Mr. T) joined them onstage in July just prior to the Live Aid show. It may have been on the 4th of July but I'm not certain. I KNOW it was the July 4th celebration but not certain if it occured on that day or not. I was there on Ben Fanklin Parkway-along with reportedly 300,000 other people. It was hot as hell that day. 95F or more. They also played in Washington D.C. I have video of both concert sand snippets of them travelling by bus from Pa. to D.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punksandwich Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 That's correct. The Beach Boys played a concert in Philadelphia where Jimmy Page ( John Stamos and Mr. T) joined them onstage in July just prior to the Live Aid show. It may have been on the 4th of July but I'm not certain. I KNOW it was the July 4th celebration but not certain if it occured on that day or not. I was there on Ben Fanklin Parkway-along with reportedly 300,000 other people. It was hot as hell that day. 95F or more. They also played in Washington D.C. I have video of both concert sand snippets of them travelling by bus from Pa. to D.C. Very nice. Were you fairly close to the stage? 300,000 people is a hell of a lot to see past. Criminy!!! I'm glad my memory close to accurate anyway. I thought it was D.C. like SuperDave mentioned but it was Philly huh ? What did Mr. T do, play the tambourine? Or just shake his gold medallion necklaces for percussive effect ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross62 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Correct me on this if I'm wrong, but I think Jimmy played with the Beach Boys on a few numbers at least one show around the time of Live Aid, possibly in Washington D.C. in July of 1985.Jimmy Page & The Beach Boys-4th July 1985,Philadelphia. Lucille Surfin' U.S.A Barbara Anne. Jimmy Page and The Beach Boys-4th July 1986,Washington. Surfin' U.S.A Barbara Anne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsmith9095 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Jimmy Page & The Beach Boys-4th July 1985,Philadelphia. Lucille Surfin' U.S.A Barbara Anne. Jimmy Page and The Beach Boys-4th July 1986,Washington. Surfin' U.S.A Barbara Anne. Ross is spot on. They played both Philly and D.C. the same day-taking the bus down I-95. I was not close to the stage at all,actually. I could just BARELY make out Pagey on the stage over the 300,000 people in front of me. I'd also heard there were 1/2 million or more there that day too. Mr. T played drums-either before or after John Stamos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Thank you one and all for the confirmation on these gigs. I thought both were in 1985, but one in 1986 as well. I remember seeing news clips of the 1985 show years back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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