Knebby Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knebby Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I'm told this pic is from Manticore, not 100% certain though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Great ones Knebby. Funny the last one it took me a minute to figure out the leg with the sneaker was Jimmy - the angle of the photo I thought it was Robert until I saw Robert's legs are crossed - I thought there was a mirror or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrieanna31 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Really great photos. I haven't seen a few of them. Thanks everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireOpal Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Fascinating photos and information. Manticore looks quite rough & rustic, doesn't it? Bordering on Dickensian. I've always loved that photo of Pagey in his country boots lying on the ironing board (?) propped up by tyres. Adorable smile he's got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucyinthesky Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I think Manticore used to be an abadonned cinema theatre that was used as rehearsal room mostly by ELP. Keith Emerson talks in his Authobiography about the riot that was going on downstairs at the Zep place while they were trying to rehearse;- ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpat Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Jimmy's t-shirt has a drawing of a pill on it -- Rorer 714 -- more commonly known as Quaalude, a strong downer, soaper, mandrake, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 All Jimmy's interviews from that day at Swan Song in November state that they will begin their US tour in February, in fact I think it began in April, so not sure what happened there. Yes, it was originally scheduled to start Feb 27th in Ft. Worth. The first ten tour dates were announced January 20th 1977…all sold out...three additional LA Forum dates were added...everything was postponed on February 24th 1977 until April 1st on account of Robert Plant's tonsillitis. Jimmy said he didn't touch a guitar again until they rehearsed in Dallas (March 29-31) because all their gear had already been shipped over to the states. A Toronto concert and two Montreal concerts were cancelled as a result of the rescheduled tour itinerary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Keith Richards was busted for heroin possession in Toronto the very week Zeppelin postponed the 1st leg of the 1977 tour. When they reshuffled dates all of the Canada dates were off the schedule. It seems to me it was more than coincidental they didn't venture into Canada after Keith's scenario unfolded. With all the alleged drug activity in the Zeppelin camp at that time it appears they didn't want to trust their luck by crossing the border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Keith Richards was busted for heroin possession in Toronto the very week Zeppelin postponed the 1st leg of the 1977 tour. When they reshuffled dates all of the Canada dates were off the schedule. It seems to me it was more than coincidental they didn't venture into Canada after Keith's scenario unfolded. With all the alleged drug activity in the Zeppelin camp at that time it appears they didn't want to trust their luck by crossing the border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom kid Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Man I want that shirt, not the t-shirt but that red one. Fucking awesome! Also, Jimmy must have been smoking a tonne of cigarettes during this period, there's hardly a photo of him without one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSo1960 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Led Zeppelin started rehearsals for the 1977 U.S. Tour early in the year. They began somewhere in northern London, and then moved to Manticore studios in Fulham, where the following pictures are all taken. I wonder whether anybody has more photos from there, or indeed more detailed information about the rehearsals? Some exact dates, perhaps? Anyway, here goes. These pictures are from 1975 not 1977 Kate Simon Photographer https://www.morrison...otographID=4735 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidZoso Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 These pictures are from 1975 not 1977 Kate Simon Photographer https://www.morrison...otographID=4735 No they are from 1977. There are so many sites on here with wrong info about dates and years-it really gets frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magerogue Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p181/omasson/jima.jpg That photo doesn't look like it's from 1977. Jimmy's weird. Couldn't this have been from 1978? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie0024 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Posting the cover of Classic Rock Magazine since the exact photo used isn't elsewhere in this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02me Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Yes, Manticore was a cinema, ELP i.e Emerson Lake & Palmer owned it and used it for rehearsals, practice etc. & storage & also rented it out. It was a bit rough and ready, but not dirty as far as i saw, I was a minicab driver and Swan Song (Led Zeps own record company) had a account so drivers like me took members of staff and sometimes band members around. As i was known i was invited inside a couple of times, and waited, watching rehearsals till they finished. Not sure of year (not 1977) but think all were times was for the last rehearsals as Bonzo departed and Zep finished soon after last visit. One time i was there about 1/2 hour or more, the band were on the stage playing, the large sloped area in front of stage was (always) clear of seating and was empty with just the sound engineers with their desk/equipment near the rear, (where i stood/waited & watched), during a band part (without Robert Plant singing) a string on Page's guitar broke and a roadie came on to repair it. Robert had came off stage and started kicking a football around and the 2 engineers and myself just passed/kicked the ball around for a while (even after string was repaired and band restarted).. Apart from myself, never saw anyone else there, ,though may have been roadies at rear. At the end of one session the band wanted a drink and with one engineer and myself walked (about 100 yards) around to the Red Lion and had a drink, there were a number of head turning, but no one hassled us (must have been about 7-9pm as not dark), though Jimmie stood behind the bar (staff area). But that was not a normal pub, lots of bands used it infact it was the regular for for many including Mitch Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix band) as he lived in the road opposite. As was over 30 years ago, i do not remember any of music played, or what they wore etc. Just that is was magic, even when mistakes were made and they had to do it again. p.s. lots of bands used it, remember Wings there for quiet a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ZISH Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 I used to go and watch at Manticore. It was around the corner to where I lived. Led Zeppelin did frequently go to The Red Lion, which changed name to The Goldon Lion. I also watched Barclay James Harvest and Bethnel rehearse there. Manticore had a full size stage and was used for the 1977 American Tour. The Golden Lion is where Jimmy presented one of his guitars to a Canadian man, who had won 'The Capital Radio,'Save A London Child', "Silly Party Night Raffle. In December 1982. I was there that night, which I have previously written about. As an extra snippet, the last film to be shown before the cinima closed was. Richard Rowntree's 'Shaft'. in 1972. ZISH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 I used to go and watch at Manticore. It was around the corner to where I lived. Led Zeppelin did frequently go to The Red Lion, which changed name to The Goldon Lion. I also watched Barclay James Harvest and Bethnel rehearse there. Manticore had a full size stage and was used for the 1977 American Tour. The Golden Lion is where Jimmy presented one of his guitars to a Canadian man, who had won 'The Capital Radio,'Save A London Child', "Silly Party Night Raffle. In December 1982. I was there that night, which I have previously written about. As an extra snippet, the last film to be shown before the cinima closed was. Richard Rowntree's 'Shaft'. in 1972. ZISH. Shaft, man that was a long time ago, back when Isaac Hayes was the shit! I remember having to special order a cassette of The Theme From Shaft because it was impossible to get back in the 70s. I hope it doesn't get imprinted on my mind for the next three months, now that it's in there again... Who's the black private dick That's a sex machine to all the chicks? (Shaft) You're damn right Who is the man That would risk his neck for his brother man? (Shaft) Can you dig it? Who's the cat that won't cop out When there's danger all about? (Shaft) Right on They say this cat Shaft is a bad mother (Shut your mouth) But I'm talkin' 'bout Shaft (Then we can dig it) He's a complicated man But no one understands him but his woman (John Shaft) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Duck Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Shaft, man that was a long time ago, back when Isaac Hayes was the shit! I remember having to special order a cassette of The Theme From Shaft because it was impossible to get back in the 70s. I hope it doesn't get imprinted on my mind for the next three months, now that it's in there again... Who's the black private dick That's a sex machine to all the chicks? (Shaft) You're damn right Who is the man That would risk his neck for his brother man? (Shaft) Can you dig it? Who's the cat that won't cop out When there's danger all about? (Shaft) Right on They say this cat Shaft is a bad mother (Shut your mouth) But I'm talkin' 'bout Shaft (Then we can dig it) He's a complicated man But no one understands him but his woman (John Shaft) That brings back memories. Say what you will about the 1970's blacksploitation films; they had kickass scores. Shaft, Superfly, Trouble Man, and Watermelon Man all come to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZISH Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Shaft, man that was a long time ago, back when Isaac Hayes was the shit! I remember having to special order a cassette of The Theme From Shaft because it was impossible to get back in the 70s. I hope it doesn't get imprinted on my mind for the next three months, now that it's in there again... Who's the black private dick That's a sex machine to all the chicks? (Shaft) You're damn right Who is the man That would risk his neck for his brother man? (Shaft) Can you dig it? Who's the cat that won't cop out When there's danger all about? (Shaft) Right on They say this cat Shaft is a bad mother (Shut your mouth) But I'm talkin' 'bout Shaft (Then we can dig it) He's a complicated man But no one understands him but his woman (John Shaft) Hi Daniel. I also hope that the theme tune from Shaft does not replay over and over in you head until the new year. We've gone from Zeppelin to Shaft in one giant leap. Thanks for the lyrics. All the best. ZISH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rover Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I remember watching "some" of Shaft, but I heard the all of the soundtrack. I went on a double date (no driver's license -- I was 15, and my date was a year older) to see Shaft at the Drive-In. My buddy (16, and with a Driver's license),and his date actually watched all of the movie, while I, made out with my date in the back seat.So yeah, I have memories around Shaft, on one of my first dates. My family was hosting a family reunion at the time, so I wore collared shirts to hide the fresh hickys on my neck. My mother had compassion on me, and applied some make-up to hide the hickys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZISH Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Ha Ha Rover. Nice one. Did you stay with the girl? Bet you don't remember much of the film. All the best. ZISH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boleskine Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Anyone know what happened to the building that housed Manticore? I assume it's been demolished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnOsbourne Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Interesting that Page looks reasonably healthy, esp. in comparison to his ghastly and emaciated appearance in America just a few months later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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