This story has had a lot of media coverage this week – report below via the BBC News website:
A “real one-off” photograph which inspired the album cover of Led Zeppelin’s fourth album has sold for £16,000 after a transatlantic bidding war.
A Victorian image of thatcher Lot Long, from Wiltshire, is believed to be the original frame behind the cover art of Led Zeppelin IV, which included the rock band’s hit Stairway to Heaven.
The print of the picture, said to be the largest and best quality example found to date, sold …

Becoming Led Zeppelin – It was one year ago…

One year ago this month saw the launch of the brilliant Becoming Led Zeppelin film – the best thing to happen to the legacy of Led Zeppelin in years…

I am sure we all have such amazing memories of  watching the film unfold on the big screen – here’s some more vivid recollections from the fantastic month of February 12 months ago…

 
Becoming Led Zeppelin – the rejuvenation of the legend…

Some thoughts on Becoming Led Zeppelin – the rejuvenation of the legend…

Well…what a couple …

Becoming Led Zeppelin – It was one year ago…

One year ago this week saw the launch of the brilliant Becoming Led Zeppelin film – the best thing to happen to the legacy of Led Zeppelin in years…

I am sure we all have such amazing memories of  watching the film unfold on the big screen – here’s some vivid recollections from the fantastic month of February 12 months ago…

Becoming Led Zeppelin screenings…feedback from out in the cinema…
Spoiler alert – look away now if you prefer not to know much before viewing …

I am aiming to be in the queue for this one….
Robert Plant, Saving Grace to Release Vinyl EP on Record Store Day
Robert Plant and Saving Grace will release a vinyl EP, Saving Grace: All That Glitters…, on Record Store Day, the annual celebration of independent record stores, taking place on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
The record released on Nonsuch Records follows Plant’s recent critically acclaimed album, Saving Grace; both feature singer Suzi Dian and a band of musicians from the English countryside that Plant calls home. The EP’s four tracks, recently recorded especially …

It was 56 years ago… 

Coming across this Melody Maker front page story from January 31,1970 prompted me to recall the events of 56 years ago when Led Zeppelin were undertaking a long awaited UK tour…
Here’s an extract from the Evenings With Led Zeppelin book based on the usual impeccable research from Mike Tremaglio:
Fifth UK Tour (Winter 1970)
January 7, 1970 – February 17, 1970
A timely UK outing which coincided with Led Zeppelin II toppling The Beatles’ Abbey Road as the number one chart album. There were eight theatre dates and, not surprisingly, it was their …

Led Zeppelin I – it was 57 years ago this week.. to mark the 57th anniversary of the debut Led Zeppelin here’s some facts, figures and thoughts on it all…

January 20, 1969 – Led Zeppelin debut album released:
Despite often being attributed to either Sunday, January 12, 1969 or Friday, January 17, 1969, the correct “official” release date of the debut album might well have been Monday, January 20, 1969. As Mike Tremaglio flagged to me a while back – this release date was referenced in an Atlantic Records memo accompanying …

TBL Archive Special: A look back to the second date of the Led Zeppelin 1975 touring campaign:

TBL LED ZEPPELIN JANUARY 1975 SNAPSHOT…

DATE: SUNDAY JANUARY 12 1975:
VENUE: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
VORST NATIONAAL
Setlist: Rock And Roll/Sick Again/Over The Hills And Far Away/When The Levee Breaks/The Song Remains The Same/The Rain Song/Kashmir/The Wanton Song/No Quarter/Trampled Underfoot/In My Time Of Dying/Stairway To Heaven/Whole Lotta Love – Black Dog/Communication Breakdown.
Snapshot Notes: The second warm up date for their forthcoming US tour – the previous night they had played Rotterdam. Before the show Robert conducted an interview backstage …

Jimmy Page on the occasion of his Birthday….
Jimmy Page is 82 years old on January 9th.
In a career that has spanned over seven decades, he has more than made his mark when it comes to the art of rock guitar playing.
From monolithic riffing to bombastic solos. From simple acoustic beauty to vast guitar instrumental orchestration. Jazz, classical and Eastern influences, blues, 50s rock’n’roll and psychedelic – he has turned his hand to all these varying styles over the years.  Always inventive and with a brilliant ear for production values, Jimmy …

John Paul Jones on the occasion of his 80th Birthday:
John Paul Jones is 80 years old today Saturday January 3…
To celebrate his milestone Birthday here is the John Paul Jones 80 at 80 TBL Playlist as follows:
John Paul Jones 80 at 80 – 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 …

Robert Plant Presents Saving Grace featuring Suzi Dian – Barbican Theatre – York Tuesday December 23 2025…

On the spot report by Mick Scullion:

Setlist: The Very Day I’m Gone The Cuckoo Higher Rock Ramble On Soul Of A Man The May Queen Orphan Girl Four Sticks It’s A Beautiful Day Today Down To The Sea As I Roved Out For The Turnstiles Friends Encore: The Rain Song Everybody’s Song

So we came together one more time for the final night of this outstanding tour in the company of Robert Plant and his …