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Dave Lewis Diary, Featured, TBL News »

[20 Oct 2022 | No Comment | 1,460 views]
FIVE GLORIOUS NIGHTS LED ZEPPELIN AT EARLS COURT LATEST /OCTOBER MILESTONES – LYCEUM 1969- LED ZEP III – MTV UNLEDDED/LZ NEWS/DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

Five Glorious Nights –Led Zeppelin at Earls Court May 1975 Revised & Expanded Edition latest:

After nearly six months of working on this revised and expanded edition of the Five Glorious Nights Led Zeppelin at Earls Court May 1975 book , I am pleased to announce that the book has now been signed off and is at the printers.  Rufus are aiming at a late November publication date.
This new edition is available in two editions:
The standard edition is a 230mm square hardback format in a printed sleeve for £69 plus worldwide …

Dave Lewis Diary, Featured, TBL News »

[13 Oct 2022 | 3 Comments | 1,377 views]
FIVE GLORIOUS NIGHTS   LED ZEPPELIN AT EARLS COURT REVISED & EXPANDED EDITION LATEST/LZ NEWS/TBL ARCHIVE LED ZEPPELIN III – IT WAS 52 YEARS AGO/ PHILADELPHIA 72 FOOTAGE/PETER ROBINSON RIP/NATIONAL ALBUM DAY /DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

Five Glorious Nights – Led Zeppelin at Earls Court May 1975 – Revisesd & Expanded Edition
Forthcoming publication from Rufus Publishing
What this book is all about…
As this new edition is nearing the printing stage, I thought it would be a timely moment to explain what the book is all about – and put it all into context.
Firstly the backstory…
In 2014, Mark Smith the publisher of high value deluxe photo books via Rufas Stone Publishing, came to me with an idea for a Led Zeppelin photo book – it was established that …

Dave Lewis Diary, Featured, TBL News »

[6 Oct 2022 | One Comment | 2,127 views]
BATH FESTIVAL 1970 FOOTAGE OVERVIEW/LZ NEWS/TBL ARCHIVE LIVE IN PARIS 1969/OSAKA 1971/DUNGEONS & DRAGONS TRAILER/DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

Led Zeppelin Bath Festival 1970 footage…

The sudden emergence of clips from Led Zeppelin’s bill topping appearance at the Bath Festival on June 28,1970 has left fans awestruck across the globe – long rumoured to exist to see vivid moving colour images of this legendary Zep appearance has been truly astonishing.

The synced clip which has snippets of Immigrant Song, Dazed And Confused, Bring It On Home and Thank You has been sound-tracked via the bootleg tape – again the effect of seeing visual imagery to a tape I’ve been playing for …

Dave Lewis Diary, Featured, TBL News »

[28 Sep 2022 | 5 Comments | 1,741 views]
SOUNDS COMPLETE LED ZEP 44 YEARS GONE/BATH 1970 FOOTAGE!/LZ NEWS/A CLELBRATION BOOK 1991/ZEP IN JAPAN 1971/PERSUADERS /ZEP FAN PODCAST/DAVID BOWIE FILM REVIEW/DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

Sounds Four Part The Complete Led Zep –  44 years Gone – DL Reflections.
44 years ago this month I had my first Led Zeppelin written work published in a major UK music paper – my research for a 10 year retrospective look back on the band’s career in Sounds was extensively used across four weekly parts. It was an incredible thrill to see my work reach a wide audience and it was the kick start to many great things – here’s how it all came to be…
During 1977 and into …

Dave Lewis Diary, Featured, TBL News »

[22 Sep 2022 | One Comment | 2,078 views]
REMEMBERING JOHN BONHAM 42 YEARS GONE – 42 GREATEST BEATS – SEPTEMBER 1980 MEMORIES/LZ NEWS/DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

Remembering John Bonham 42 years gone …

To mark the 42nd anniversary on September 25, of his passing, I’ve rounded up 42 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…42 greatest beats…

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

Dave Lewis Diary, Featured, TBL News »

[15 Sep 2022 | No Comment | 1,271 views]
EVENINGS WITH LED ZEPPELIN ONE YEAR ON/LZ NEWS/TBL ARCHIVE – BERKELEY DAZE 1971/REMEMBERING JIMI HENDRIX 52 YEARS GONE & MARC BOLAN 45 YEARS GONE/ DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

Evenings With Led Zeppelin Revised & Updated Edition: One Year On..…

The Evenings With Led Zeppelin book has now been available for a year following it’s publication in September 2021.
This is a timely moment to reflect on the overall response to the book and it’s current availability.
Here’s some feedback from satisfied readers…
The book arrived today. It is a thing of beauty!  I’ve just had a glance through – and it looks wonderful.  I can’t wait to immerse myself in this incredible piece of work, with all my unofficial Zep recordings, and …

Dave Lewis Diary, Featured, TBL News »

[8 Sep 2022 | No Comment | 1,637 views]
BLUEBERRY HILL FOOTAGE/LZ NEWS/JPJ AT TAYLOR HAWKINS TRIBUTE SHOW/TBL ARCHIVE ROBERT PLANT WEMBLEY ARENA 1985 & AHMET ERTEGUN ZEP REUNION ANNOUNCEMENT 2007/VICTORIA VIP RECORD FAIR TBL MEET/ DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE/ HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN RIP…

Led Zeppelin Blueberry Hill footage…

I’ve had a 50 year love affair with the Led Zeppelin performance on September 4 1970 at the LA Forum …

In late 1972 I purchased the double album bootleg Led Zeppelin Live on Blueberry Hill after replying to an advert in the Sounds music paper for ‘’live albums for sale’’ I was very aware of this bootleg having read about it in both the NME and Melody maker. It was to be £6 (quite a lot back then for a mere 16 year old) very well …

Dave Lewis Diary, Featured, TBL News »

[1 Sep 2022 | One Comment | 1,299 views]
TBL ARCHIVE – GLADSAXE 68 THE FIRST GIG /LZ NEWS/ NEW FINDS /MORE TBL ARCHIVE – TEXAS POP FESTIVAL 69/BLUEBERRY HILL 70 – NEW FOOTAGE!/ DL – OAP  BIRTHDAY 66 AT 66 LISTS /VIP VICTORIA RECORD FAIR/DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

TBL Archive Special 1: September 7, 1968 – the on stage debut 54 years gone:
54 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 54 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 …

Dave Lewis Diary, Featured, TBL News »

[25 Aug 2022 | One Comment | 1,381 views]
REMEMBERING ANDY ADAMS ONE YEAR GONE/LZ NEWS /IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR / PAGE & PLANT MTV UNLEDDED 28 YEARS GONE/DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE/

Andy Adams 1961 – 2021…
One year gone…
Andy Adams passed away a year 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, 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 platform for Zep related …

Dave Lewis Diary, Featured, TBL News »

[18 Aug 2022 | 3 Comments | 2,260 views]
ROBERT PLANT ON THE OCCASION OF HIS BIRTHDAY/LZ NEWS/JIMMY & ROY HARPER 1984/HOT AUGUST NIGHT 52 YEARS GONE/BOB HARRIS/THE WHO WEMBLEY AT 1979/IN THROUGH THE RELEASE DATES/DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

Robert Plant on the occasion of his 74th Birthday: Photo by Dave Roberts 
Robert Plant is 74 years old on Saturday August 20…
From his initial forays in the Midlands scene in the mid 60’s leading to his first record being released in 1966, through to his vital contribution to Led Zeppelin and on to an always compelling solo career, Robert Plant has occupied a unique position at the forefront of the music world for over five decades…
With his recent gigs with Saving Grace  and the Alison Krauss album ahead, he continues …