TBL 41 LATEST:
TBL 41 is in the house …
Over the next few days, I will be commencing the distribution of this issue to over 35 countries.  I am hoping to get to this task as soon as possible – obviously we have a lot going on here in the light of Betty’s sad passing – and I will be working around what we need to do here regarding funeral arrangements etc..
Suffice to say it will be coming your way soon…and looking over it, there’s a host of fresh TBL news, views and features. …

TBL 41 Latest:
TBL 41 is very nearly a design wrap and will be ready for printing very soon.
The last part of the TBL 41 jig-saw has been the interview with BP Fallon..
BP Fallon holds a unique status in the world of rock’n’roll. The affectionately know Beep initially made his mark on Irish TV. He moved to London in the late 60s and over the next few years he worked with a host of artists in a PR capacity –notably King Crimson, T Rex and Led Zeppelin. He would later link up with …

 
 
TBL 41 Latest:
There’s been many an hour spent checking and rechecking the text these past few days and the final few pages of design are underway. Mick Lowe at StudioMix has done another fantastic job in bringing it all alive.
Many thanks to all those who have re-subscribed in the past few days. An email has gone out to target all lapsed subscribers to remind them that now is the time to get back on board for issues 41, 42 and 43.
Just to reiterate:
IMPORTANT
Firstly if you have been a previous TBL …

Jimmy Page & Robert Plant at the Alexis Korner benefit show at Buxton Opera House April 17 1994 – 22 years gone:
22 years ago this week, I was lucky enough to be at the Brixton Opera House. The occasion was a tribute show to Alexis Korner – it heralded the beginning of the Page & Plant re- alliance – they would go on to produce the Unledded project in the summer. Watching these old devils run though I Can’t Quite You Baby with Charlie Jones on bass and the late great …

Presence at 40:
40 years ago this week, Presence, the seventh Led Zeppelin album was released worldwide. To mark the occasion, here is a Then and Now perspective I collated for last year’s reissue – 40 years on it’s still the true heart and soul of the Led Zep catalogue…
Presence…Then:
For me personally, the Presence album is and always be tangibly associated with my own circumstances of the time. Playing out my own soap opera, as an impressionable 19 year old caught up in my first love affair played out to the soundtrack of the new Led …

Jimmy Page & The Yardbirds 1966 – 1968 feature in new issue of Record Collector:
This from the new issue of Record Collector out March 24:
50 years ago this summer, Jimmy Page joined The Yardbirds for what would be a turbulent final two year spell. During that period the seeds of Led Zeppelin’s future success was already being sown as Dave Lewis reveals…
On the evening of Saturday, 30 July 30, 1966, all over the country celebrations were underway to mark England’s famous World Cup victory – that afternoon Bobby Moore and co …

 
 
Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters ,
The Flaming Lips
and more announced for Wilderness’ 2016 line-up

The effervescent and ethereal Wilderness Festival returns to Cornbury Park this summer for a sixth season.
Bringing with it an inimitable cocktail of eclectic musical talent, sumptuous communal dining,
theatrical performances, thought-provoking debate, the tranquility of the Lakeside Spa and so much more,
Wilderness Festival 2016 boasts a programme that continues in their tradition of pushing the boundaries
of what you imagined possible at festivals, cementing their reputation as pioneers.
Wilderness Festival’s diverse and eclectic music line-up continues to impress, …

Five Glorious Nights – Led Zeppelin at Earls Court May 1975: Black Friday weekend special offer!
If you have yet to indulge in the Five Glorious Nights photo book this weekend is a golden opportunity to do so. Publishers Rufus Stone are staging a special Black Friday price reduction as follows:
From 9am UK time on Friday November 27th until 5pm UK time on November 30th the Five Glorious Nights Led Zeppelin at Earls Court May 1975 book will be priced at £97.50 plus £10 delivery worldwide.

This represents a 25% off saving.

It will be …

Led Zeppelin Reissue UK Chart Statistics: 
Martin Tait reports…
The final three albums have hit the UK Charts and nearly mirror the first three albums in the series, with two hitting the Top 10 (Coda No.9 & Presence No.10) and one just missing and landing at No.12 (In Through The Out Door).
None of the three albums turned up on the Top 100 Streaming or Download Album Charts.
Top 100 Album Chart No.9: Coda  No.10: Presence  No.12: In Through The Out Door
Top 100 Physical Album Chart No.5: Presence (1wk) No.6: Coda (1wk) No.8: In …

Robert Plant Pays tribute to Ben E King:
Robert Plant has paid a heartfelt tribute to the soul legend Ben E King who sadly passed away aged 76 on April 30.
In a tribute for Uncut magazine he said:
“His was the voice of my ‘coming of age’… dramatic… imploring… pained… spectacular… I learned his every nuance. I lived in grief and joy in his songs and, crazily much later in time we became friends, in our “‘Atlantic’ connection… A wonderful, kind man. A huge influence, loved and respected by so many. My thoughts go …