Led Zeppelin The Only Way To Fly by Richard Morton Jack via Lansdowne Books…

I’ve just received the new book Led Zeppelin The Only Way To Fly by Richard Morton Jack via Lansdowne Books.

I’ve been aware of this project for a good while – knowing of Richard Morton Jack’s incredible knowledge and eye for detail, I knew this would be a good one –now with a copy in my hands , it really is beyond all expectations. It’s utterly brilliant…

The book takes the format of the re production of countless interviews, …

My thoughts on the long awaited album Robert Plant Saving Grace with Suzi Dian…

By my reckoning, discounting compilations and the two Alison Krauss collaborations, this is Robert Plant’s 13th solo /group album. I’ve been with him all the way – I’ve attended over 100 RP shows over the years and I’ve been writing about his career since 1978.

So at last, we have a Saving Grace with Suzi Dian album.

I first saw them live supporting Fairport Convention at the St. Albans Arena back in February 2019. Since then I’ve been lucky …

Remembering John Bonham 45 years gone …

To mark the 45th anniversary of his passing on Thuesday September 25, I’ve rounded up 45 examples of John Bonham’s percussive perfection. Along with countless fans around the world I will be indulging in many of these remarkable performances as we remember the man who still remains at the heart and soul of Led Zeppelin…
John Bonham 1948 – 1980:
Always loved…Always remembered… Always played…
Play these and remember him this way…45 greatest beats…

She’s A Mod – The Senators – (1964)
The earliest appearance on record of the …

My thoughts on the newly released Led Zeppelin Live EP…
The Led Zeppelin Live EP is in the house…on record and CD.
The first previously unreleased official  live release on record and CD since the Paris 1969 companion disc to the Led Zeppelin I reissue in 2014.
This four track EP is released to tie in with the slightly belated 50th anniversary of Physical Graffiti.
Four live recordings  initially featured on the 2003 Led Zeppelin DVD package  and  remastered for this new vinyl and CD release. Live performances of four of the tracks that …

Robert Plant’s Saving Grace Featuring Suzi Dian – UK December Tour Dates…
Robert Plant’s Saving Grace Featuring Suzi Dian have announced a ten date December UK tour – tickets go on sale next Thursday December 18:
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It was 54 years ago…
TBL Archive:
54 years ago on September 13 and 14, 1971 Led Zeppelin performed two shows at the Berkeley Theatre in California. Thankfully both these shows were captured by fans in attendance and have appeared on various bootleg releases.
Here’s something I wrote about the Berkeley Days The Second Night double album when it …

The first gig – it was 57 years ago…
57 years ago on September 7th 1968, the line soon to be known as Led Zeppelin performed their very first concert in Gladsaxe Denmark. – the first of two appearances that day… 

REMEMBERING 56 YEARS GONE….
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 7th, 1968
GLADSAXE, DENMARK
TEEN CLUB BOX 45
DATE:                         September 7, 1968 (1st show)
VENUE:                     Teen Club, Egegård Skole
LOCATION:              Gladsaxe, Denmark
Billed as: “Yardbirds”
Support Acts: Fourways; Bodies
With The New Yardbirds line-up complete, there was an outstanding engagement to fulfil that was left over from the old Yardbirds’ date sheet ­- a ten-date …

Andy Adams 1961 – 2021…
Four years gone…
Andy Adams passed away four years years ago on August 27,2021.
The response back then to his very sad passing was truly overwhelming though not unsurprising given Andy’s standing in the Zep community…
Reading back through all those amazing tributes and memories from back then, it’s heartwarming to see the esteem he was held in by so many – and the way he brightened all our lives and still does.
It’s a tribute to Andy that his Celebration Days Facebook group has continued to be an enlightening …

Led Zeppelin Dutch TV 1969 footage found and restored and to be included on the forthcoming Becoming Led Zeppelin Blu ray release…
What fantastic research and reporting by LZ News main man James Cook on the incredible find of the 1969 Led Zeppelin Amsterdam Dutch TV footage and  – you go away for a few days and it’s all happening!
In a superb story on how this footage was discovered James Cook at LZ News conducted an enlightening and detailed interview with Becoming Led Zeppelin director Bernard MacMahon as they unfolded the …

Robert Plant & Saving Grace with Suzi Dian – Kingston new album launch gigs…

STOP PRESS:
Due to massive demand Robert Plant and Saving Grace will perform two additional shows on Monday 29 September in Kingston, London. Album/ticket bundles for the 7pm show go on sale at 11am BST on Thursday, August 14. A second release for the 5pm show’s bundles will be available at 1pm BST on the same day. See link below:
https://www.banquetrecords.com/search?a=Robert+Plant&g=events&w=2

This was announced on Monday – both shows sold out within minutes.
Robert Plant and his esteemed cooperative Saving Grace, …

Terry Reid 1949 – 2025…

Like us all I was so very sad to hear the passing of Terry Reid aged 75.

An incredible talent and singer…

Here’s Robert Plant’s tribute published online:

“Terry Reid’s enthusiasm and encouragement were incredible back then … still teenagers we crashed each others’ gigs and crucified Season of the Witch time and time again … So much fun. So on it. He was all of everything … such charisma.

His voice, his range … his songs capturing that carefree era … Superlungs indeed. He catapulted me into an intense …