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[18 Jun 2025 | One Comment | 456 views]
HOWARD MYLETT REMEMBERED/TBL ARCHIVE SPECIAL – LED ZEPPELIN OVER EUROPE 1980 COLOGNE – IT WAS 45 YEARS AGO/THE JIMMY PAGE 2015 TBL INTERVIEW/SIZZLING LIVE IN SEATTLE 72/DAVE BERRY INTERVIEW/DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

Howard Mylett Remembered : 14  years Gone…

June 19th marks the 14th anniversary of the passing of Howard Mylett, the legendary Led Zeppelin collector and original author.
He wrote the first ever biography of Led Zeppelin published in 1976 and went on to write a series of superbly researched Zep books. .
Howard Mylett had an engaging dry wit, incredible enthusiasm for collecting all things Zep, and above all, was always so generous in sharing his passion. He could be a cantankerous old bugger at times but that was all part of Howard’s make up.
It …

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[12 Jun 2025 | No Comment | 400 views]
JASON BONHAM JBLZE LIVE REVIEW/TBL SNAPHOT JUNE 1969/ TBL ARCHIVE SPECIAL – ROBERT PLANT STORYTELLERS IT WAS 23 YEARS AGO/MORE LED ZEPPELIN 2003 DVD AND HOW THE WEST WAS WON MEMORIES /FAR OUT! REVIEW/BRIAN WILSON RIP/DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

Jason Bonham JBLZE gig review by  Greg Frazho…

Here’s an on the spot review filed by Greg Frazho of a recent appearance of Jason Bonham’s JBLZE performing Physical Graffiti…

I went to see Jason Bonham and his band perform a show of almost exclusively Physical Graffiti songs with a couple of encores (“Whole Lotta Love” – with the theremin in the middle eights – and “Rock and Roll”). The gig was on Friday, May 30th, 2025.

The setting was a small amphitheater adjacent to the pool behind the Green Valley Ranch and Casino in Henderson, …

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[5 Jun 2025 | One Comment | 828 views]
LED ZEPPELIN AT KEZAR STADIUM 1973/JAPAN 71 FILM UPGRADE/DVD AND HOW THE WEST WAS WON 2003/JIMMY AND DONOVAN 2011/ FIRST THREE REISSUES ELEVEN YEARS GONE/JUST FOR ONE DAY -LIVE AID MUSICAL/DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

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Above and below, the brilliant cover photos for TBL issue 35 (a duel cover issue) taken on June 2 1973 by Dan Cuny…fantastic images of an epic outdoor show…
It was all happening in the Kezar Stadium 51 years ago on June 2 – so here’s Mike Tremaglio’s tour log for that day …
TBL Archive Special 1 – June 2, 1973 – Kezar Stadium – San Francisco, California, USA
Setlist:
Rock And Roll, Celebration Day, Bring It On Home (Intro)/Black Dog, Over The Hills And Far Away, Misty Mountain Hop, Since I’ve Been …

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[28 May 2025 | One Comment | 923 views]
ON THE OCCASION OF JOHN BONHAM’S BIRTHDAY/SENSATIONAL LANDOVER 1977 SUPER 8 FOOTAGE SURFACES!/ ROBERT PLANT GUESTS ON NEW PAUL WELLER ALBUM /TBL EARLS COURT AT 50 PUB MEET PICS/TBL SNAPSHOT MAY 1969/ CELEBRATION DAYS CONVENTION 33 YEARS GONE/THE BEATLES SGT PEPPER – IT WAS 58 YEARS AGO/ DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

On the occasion of John Bonham’s 77th Birthday – May 31, 2025…

I love this photo – it may not be the sharpest image but for me, it captures the joyous spirit of John Bonham in full flight during Kashmir. It’s taken at Knebworth of course and frames the screen shot of Bonzo as it was being relayed on the backdrop screen by the video cameras. John Bonham’s total commitment to making it all tick over those two nights was pivotal to the success of that comeback. They all knew they …

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[22 May 2025 | No Comment | 518 views]
TBL PUB MEET AT THE KINGS HEAD TO CELEBRATE EARLS COURT AT 50/EARLS COURT MAY 23, 24 & 25 – IT WAS 50 YEARS AGO/ TBL FLASHBACK -MAY 1975/THE WHO AT SHEPPERTON 1978 THE FULL STORY/OLYMPIA PARIS 2014/MASTERMIND FINAL /DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE – SPURS EUROPA LEAGUE CUP FINAL VICTORY!

We had a fantastic afternoon yesterday at the TBL pub meet at the Kings Head pub to mark the 50th anniversary of Led Zeppelin’s first gig of the five night Earls Court run back in May 1975.

Many a Zep tale was recalled and the excellent quiz hosted by Phil Tattershall was won by Rikky Rooksby and Geoff Adamson.

We had a toast for sadly missed friends such as Tom Locke. Andy Adams, Howard Mylett and Peter Jones.

It was so heart warming to see some long time key Zep fans I had …

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[15 May 2025 | No Comment | 598 views]
EARLS COURT AT 50 TBL KINGS HEAD PUB MEET /EARLS COURT MAY 17 & 18 1975 – IT WAS 50 YEARS AGO/EARLS COURT CHAPTER FROM A CELEBRATION II/ HEATHROW 48 YEARS GONE/BEATLES FIXING A HOLE PODCAST/DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

 
TBL Celebrates Led Zeppelin at Earls Court at 50 – Saturday May 17 2025 at the Kings Head pub Earls Court:
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the epic run of five concerts Led Zeppelin performed at Earls Court on the nights of May 17,18,23,24 and 25.
To celebrate this momentous anniversary I am having a TBL pub meet in London this Saturday May 17 2025 – 50 years to the day of the first Earls Court show.

The location is:

The King’s Head, Earl’s Court, 17 Hogarth Place, Earl’s Court, London, SW5 …

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[8 May 2025 | One Comment | 1,166 views]
PETER JONES RIP/ROBERT PLANT & SAVING GRACE AMSTERDAM REVIEW/PRELUDE TO EARLS COURT/MAY 17 TBL EARLS COURT PUB MEET/TBL ARCHIVE – HONEYDRIPPERS 1981 & GLOUCESTER GUILD HALL 2012/LET IT BE AT 55/ BEDFORD VIP RECORD FAIR/DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

Peter Jones RIP

I am so very saddened to hear the passing of Peter Jones – a fervent Led Zeppelin fan over many years.

I met Peter and his best friend Russ Rees when I ventured to Heathrow Airport on Tuesday May 17 1977 to watch the four members of led Zeppelin arrive before they flew out for the second leg of their mammoth 1977 US tour.

I discovered that Peter and Russ were already experienced at this – having seen them fly out the previous month for the first leg. They had …

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[30 Apr 2025 | No Comment | 737 views]
LED ZEPPELIN EARLS COURT AT 50 TBL MEET ON MAY 17 AT KINGS HEAD PUB – DETAILS / TBL ARCHIVE ATLANTA & TAMPA 73/ RETRO ADVERTS AND REVIEWS APRIL 1969/TBL FLASHBACK 2007 AND 2018/ ZACRON ARTWORK RC STORY/ RICHARD THOMPSON REVIEW/MIKE PETERS RIP/DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

TBL Celebrates Led Zeppelin at Earls Court at 50 – Saturday May 17 2025 at the Kings Head pub Earls Court:
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the epic run of five concerts Led Zeppelin performed at Earls Court on the nights of May 17,18,23,24 and 25.
To celebrate this momentous anniversary I am having a TBL pub meet in London on Saturday May 17 2025 – 50 years to the day of the first Earls Court show.

The location is:
The King’s Head, Earl’s Court, 17 Hogarth Place, Earl’s Court, London, SW5 …

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[23 Apr 2025 | No Comment | 756 views]
TBL ARCHIVE – THE DESTROYER AND PONTIAC 1977/ ROBERT PLANT FATE OF NATIONS -32 YEARS GONE/TBL FLASHBACK 2010 ROBERT PLANT SOUND & VISION/TBL RETRO CHARTS AND ADVERTS 1975/VICTORIA RECORD FAIR/56 YEARS OF DL MUSICAL PASSION/DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

TBL Archive…1977:
Led Zeppelin – The Destroyer 48 years Gone:

The first recordings I heard of the 1977 US tour was an echo laded audience tape from the April 28 Cleveland show. I had this arrive via one of my key collector contacts Russ Rees about a month after the gig. Despite the average sound, it was still a thrill to hear the likes of Ten Years Gone and Achilles Last Stand performed live. In 1980 a soundboard mixing desk tape emerged of their April 27 gig. This was altogether something else …

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[16 Apr 2025 | No Comment | 767 views]
EARLS COURT AT 50 TBL MEET PLAN FOR MAY 17/TBL ARCHIVE JIMMY PAGE & ROBERT PLANT BUXTON 31 YEARS GONE/HAMMERSMITH 1988/WALKING INTO CLARKSDALE 27 YEARS GONE/TBL THROWBACK 1973/RETRO CHARTS 1975/ELECTRIC LADYLAND/ RSD 2025/MORGAN HOWELL ART WORK/TOKYO 1971/DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

A date for the diary:

TBL Celebrates Led Zeppelin at Earls Court at 50 – Saturday May 17 2025…

Next month marks the 50th anniversary of the epic run of five concerts Led Zeppelin performed at Ears Court on the nights of May 17,18, 23, 24 and 25 1975.

To celebrate this momentous anniversary, I am having a TBL pub meet in London on Saturday May 17 2025 – 50 years to the day of the first Earls Court show.

I am not sure of the location yet – perhaps a pub in the …