TBL ARCHIVE: 

 TBL Led Zep 1975 Snapshot: Prelude to Earls Court…

The last week of March 1975 all of  47 years ago saw Led Zeppelin on a real high – and thankfully these performances in Seattle and Vancouver have been captured on tape across countless bootlegs…

These are amongst my favourite Zep performances and listening to them this week has been an absolute joy. This was the prelude to Earls Court and they were just on firing on all cylinders……
Just to backtrack to a memorable snapshot from the Long Beach gig:
Date: MARCH 12 1975
Venue: …

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN AT 51 –  TBL  51st ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL:

51 years ago this month on March 5 1971 Jimmy Page strapped on a newly acquired Gibson double neck guitar and played the first chords of a new lengthy composition in front of an audience for the first time.
The occasion was Led Zeppelin’s opening date on their UK tour at the Ulster Hall Belfast.
The song was Stairway To Heaven…
So here’s a celebration of this 51st anniversary of a special song.
TBL Archive Special Part 1:

Belfast and Stairway To Heaven -it was 51 …

Here’s the latest news from Deborah Bonham and Pete Bullick…

BONHAM-BULLICK Live in 2022

Deborah Bonham Band ‘Bonham-Bullick’

Tour Dates 2022 – UK, France, Belgium, Holland
Sun 27 Feb WORLDWIDE Live Concert Stream

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Wed 2 Mar LONDON Powerhaus Special Guests of Band of Friends
https://powerhauscamden.com/gigs/band-of-friends/

Wed 6 Apr BARNOLDSWICK Arts Centre, Colne https://www.barnoldswickmusicandartscentre.com/

Thu 7 Apr NEWCASTLE Trillians https://trilliansnewcastle.co.uk/

Sat 9 Apr KINROSS Green Hotel https://www.mundellmusic.com/

Thu 28 Apr WIMBORNE Tivoli Theatre https://www.tivoliwimborne.co.uk/

Fri 29 Apr TAVISTOCK Wharf https://www.tavistockwharf.com

Fri 13 May BELGIUM Open Music Jazz Club, Place Sainte-Anne 7780 Comines https://www.openmusicjazzclub.be
Sat 14 May HOLLAND Hoogeveen Blues Festival Netherlands https://detamboer.nl/programma/blues-festival-2022

Sat 28 May CHICHESTER Chidham Village Hall
https://www.wemsfest.com/

Sat 11 Jun FRANCE Festival Printemps de Pérouges
https://www.festival-perouges.org/programmation/hard-rock-day/

Fri 1 Jul SURREY Alfold Rock & Blues Festival
 https://alfoldrockblues.com/

Fri 8 …

Physical Graffiti it was 47 years ago…
It’s been a week of here of celebrating the 47th anniversary of  Physical Graffiti  and I’ve been playing various versions of the album and rounded up the reviews and wallowed in the sheer nostalgia of such a great period so here’s various snapshots of what I have felt and still feel about my favourite album of all time – and maybe yours too…
First to back track seven years to the 40th anniversary and the 2015 reissue…
So some DL thoughts:
To  backtrack 47 years: My Physical Graffiti:
Physical …

Tour dates….this via LZ News:
Robert Plant has announced that he will tour the UK with his new band Saving Grace in April and May 2022.
The band will perform around England and Wales in the tour, which is due to kick off in Bexhil on April 8.
Check out all the tour dates below:

April 8 – Bexhill, England
April 10 – Folkestone, England
April 11 – London, England
April 14 – Hull, England
April 15 – Scunthorpe, England
April 16 – York, England
April 19 – Bewdley, England
April 20 – Rhyl, Wales
April 22 – Liverpool, England
April 23 – …

TBL Archive – Led Zep 1975 Snapshot:

With the 47th anniversary of Led Zeppelin’s activities in 1975 upon us -I will be celebrating this era with a series of TBL Led Zep 1975   Snapshots – these will take the form of postings covering specific gigs and events from the era, with particular spotlight on the period January to May 1975.
This is designed to track the progress of the year as it unfolded. I will also be listening to the relevant bootleg of the chosen gig on the day to add a …

12 Greatest  John Paul Jones Led Zeppelin Performances with Led Zeppelin …
Going on from the piece I wrote for the Classic Rock website – I’ve extended the listing here to a 12 -these are just some of some of John Paul Jones’ greatest Led Zeppelin performances .It’s of course impossible to choose just 12 and I am sure you will have your own faves but these are right up there in showcasing his amazing talent…
John Paul Jones Top 12 Led Zeppelin Performances:
By Dave Lewis
Not quite the quiet one – 12 …

The Ten Greatest  John Paul Jones Led Zeppelin Performances with Led Zeppelin for Classic Rock Website:
Here’s a top ten listing of some of John Paul Jones’ greatest Led Zeppelin performances I’ve just written and compiled for the Classic Rock website.
It’s of course impossible to choose just ten and I am sure you will have your own faves but these are right up there in showcasing his amazing talent…
Here’s the intro:
John Paul Jones Top Ten Led Zeppelin Performances:
By Dave Lewis
Not quite the quiet one – 10 songs that demonstrate the pivotal …

Robert Plant at Leicester University – It was 34 years Ago …

34 years ago this week on January 23 1988, I travelled to Leicester with the good lady Janet and friends Kam and Julie and Alan on a tip off that Robert Plant would be performing a secret warm up gig at the University for his forthcoming UK tour.

After a set by Shadows look alikes The Rapiers, on walked Robert with a completely new band. He proceeded to weave a rich tapestry of both old and new in a quite …

Evenings With Led Zeppelin – The Complete Concert Chronicle Revised & Expanded Edition by Dave Lewis and Mike Tremaglio:
Latest Update:
Here’s some very nice recent feedback via the Collectors Music Reviews website which preceded a review of the recent Earls Court bootleg release on the Graf Zeppelin label.
The Awesome Foursome (Graf Zeppelin LZSC-523A/B/C/D/E/F)
Earls Court Arena, London, U.K. – May 23, 1975
This review has been in the works for a few weeks now, there is a book that I used in reference for this show and will continue to use for the …