Jeff Beck – 1944 – 2023…

Like us all, I was so shocked and incredibly saddened on Wednesday night to hear the news of the sudden passing of Jeff Beck aged 78.
Jeff Beck has been a part of my musical heritage for over 50 years.
Initially I discovered his genius lighting up the charts with The Yardbirds – hits such as For Your Love, Shapes Of Things and Over Under Sideways Down were way ahead of their time.
He was of course intrinsically linked with his lifelong friend Jimmy Page and my interest …

John Paul Jones on the occasion of his 77th Birthday:
John Paul Jones was 77 on Tuesday January 3…
To celebrate his Birthday here is the John Paul Jones 77 at 77 TBL Playlist as follows:
John Paul Jones 77 at 77 – The TBL Playlist:
1    Foggy Day In Vietnam – Available on: Your Time is Gonna Come –The Roots Of Led Zeppelin (1964)
2    Baja – Available on: Your Time is Gonna Come –The Roots Of Led Zeppelin (1964)
3    Little Games (The Yardbirds)  –  Available on: The Yardbirds Little Games (1967)
4    She’s A Rainbow (The Rolling Stones) Available …

Led Zeppelin Tape Documentary by Luis Rey – updated and expanded edition due in early 2023:

An update from Luis Rey – a new revised and expanded edition of his essential Led Zeppelin Tape Documentary book is on the way – count me right in…

From January 2023.. The Book will be finally available on Amazon On Demand (the exact selling date to be announced) for the World! Many candles have burnt for this… and it is now a >nearly< definitive effort! Andy Adams would have been proud…

More details on this as …

So this is Christmas …so here’s some Led Zep related Christmas memories….
TBL Retro Christmas Reflection:
 Christmas always bringing with it that air of nostalgia, so here’s a seasonal TBL retro reflection from 1972:
ALLY PALLY 50 YEARS GONE:
50 years ago on Saturday December 23rd  1972, I was lucky enough to be in attendance at the closest gig Led Zeppelin ever played to Christmas in the UK. It was a cold dank day and the walk up Muswell Hill to the Alexandra Palace was a bit of a trek. All worth it of course, …

Tight But Loose News Update:
Announcing the retirement of the TBL magazine
Established in 1978 as a platform of communication for like-minded Led Zeppelin fans, the Tight But Loose magazine has reached out to over 30 countries around the world in its forty-plus years of publication. But after much soul searching and discussion with Janet and Mick Lowe and not a little sadness, I’ve decided that now is the right time to announce the retirement of the Tight But Loose magazine and cease publication.
The last edition issue of TBL was issue 45, …

Led Zeppelin Reunion for Ahmet Ertegun at the 02 Arena – 15 years gone…TBL Anniversary Special…
Kicking off the TBL 15th anniversary celebrations with this piece from Mark Cunningham who was at the rehearsals and at that night of nights…
THE MIRACLE OF 2007
 A random outpouring of recollection.
Wow, 15 years already? That was an incredible time to be alive, especially in my position as the founding editor of live production industry magazine TPi (Total Production International), whose responsibility it was to report on the design and execution of the best shows around.
I …

Richard Cole Remembered – one year gone:

One year ago on December 2 2021 the legendary Led Zeppelin tour manager passed away.

 
Led Zeppelin tour manager and so much more.
Such a friend and support to Janet and I in recent challenging times – writer of the wonderful Foreword to the Evenings With Led Zeppelin book.
I had so many special conversations and times with him over many years  –the last being when I visited him in October 2021. Even though his health was failing it was such an uplifting occasion as we talked …

ELECTRIC MAGIC  51 YEARS GONE:
November 21st is always a bit of a special date in my calander year – as it was on this day back in 1971 that I was lucky enough to witness Led Zeppelin live at the Empire Pool Wembley –and as you will read, nothing was ever the same in our house after that. Over the next few days  I’ll be wading through the Empire Strikes Back Tarantura CD box set to recall the night the Wembley Empire Pool was, as the Melody Maker headline ran  ‘Zapped …

TBL Archive Special:
Led Zeppelin IV – 51 years gone…
November 1971 /Led Zeppelin IV 
51 years ago this month the fourth Led Zeppelin album emerged in a slightly mysterious manner with that enigmatic sleeve. I vividly remember the excitement and anticipation of the album in the music press that month. In fact the November 6 1971 issue of Melody Maker was something of an historic issue because it contained the first UK sighting the four individual symbols that would make up the title of Led Zeppelin’s fourth album. Each symbol was featured …

Robert Plant presents Saving Grace featuring Suzi Dian 

Edinburgh and Glasgow on the spot reports

Review and photos by Hiroshi…

“We are called Saving Grace. We come from the land of the ice and snow.”

Two years after the cancellation of the proposed tour, Saving Grace finally arrived in Scotland. Last time Robert Plant delivered his remarkable vocals in this realm was 2017. Back then, he was with the Sensational Space Shifters. One difference between the two outfits is the selection of the material to play on stage — while the repertoire of the …