THE TBL LED ZEPPELIN REISSUES PREVIEW:
Here’s the final exclusive TBL Led Zeppelin Reissues preview. This is my view of the Led Zeppelin III Companion Audio Disc:
Led Zeppelin III
The Companion Audio Disc:
After the hectic pace of the previous 18 months, the schedule slowed for the recording of the third album. In May 1970 Page and Plant decided to head for the hills to compose material for the third album at a run down cottage Robert had remembered holidaying at when he was a child. The cottage known as Bron–Yr-Aur (Welsh for …

THE TBL LED ZEPPELIN REISSUES PREVIEW:
Here’s the second of the exclusive TBL Led Zeppelin Reissues previews.
This is my view of the Led Zeppelin 2 Companion Disc:
Led Zeppelin II
The Companion Audio Disc:
The second Led Zeppelin album came together during a hectic period of touring, and was recorded in a variety of studios dictated by which part of the US Zep were performing in. Studio’s visited during the making of Zep II included stints at New York’s Juggy Sound, R&D Studios in Vancouver, and A&M Studios and Mystic Studios in Los …

 
Led Zeppelin Playback Listening Party Wednesday May 21st, 2014:  
On Wednesday, Jimmy Page went back to the original site of the 1969 performance that will be featured on the Led Zeppelin 1 companion audio disc. The Olympia in Paris was the location for a special playback listening party attended by media and fans to mark the forthcoming release of the first three Led Zeppelin reissues. Gary Foy and myself arrived at a rain lashed Olympia in the early evening.
The venue was brilliantly decked out with all manner of Led Zeppelin reissue images. It was …

TBL 37 shipping now…with exclusive Companion Audio Olympic Studios Playback report…and more… 
TBL 37 is now shipping – all UK copies are now in transit and should arrive in the next few days. All Australia/Japan/South America orders are also in transit – a bulk of  the USA and Europe distribution is also underway with a few more copies to go out over the next couple of days.
After all the hard work of putting it together over the past few months , It’s a massive relief that copies  are now out there – let …

Jimmy Page receiving his  honorary doctorate at the Berklee College of Music in Boston:  
The Commencement Speech:
Oh wow! Well, good morning! I had to check my watch there to make sure it was the morning. It’s so, ah, this is absolutely so amazing. It’s such a privilege to be part of this. All the energy from the graduates. You know, congratulations to all of you. And to the families as well. It really is something being up here and feeling all this.
I’ve got to say, the concert last night, you can see …

 
TBL 37 coming your way soon:
TBL 37 is in the house….copies arrived today and it’s looking good. The task ahead is to begin stuffing said magazine into envelopes for the TBL 37 distribution. This is already underway here and will be ongoing into next week. I am hoping to have all UK copies out by the middle of the week to arrive hopefully by next weekend. Europe, America, Canada, Australia, Japan and all other overseas destinations will also be despatched over the next week – the objective being to get …

Robert Plant and The Sensational Space Shifters at the New Orleans Jazz Festival: Photos by Suzanne McElyea…
Robert Plant and The Sensational Space Shifters made their 2014 debut last weekend at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The high profile festival runs for seven days spread over two weekends and this year featured Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen, Phish, Santana, Arcade Fire etc.
Six months since his last show at the Royal Albert Hall and six weeks ahead of his forthcoming European tour, Robert and the band took to the stage with guitarist Skin picking …

Led Zeppelin  Reissues – The Global Phenomenon:
Once again the longevity of the Led Zeppelin legacy has been well and truly demonstrated with the phenomenal reaction to the BBC’s exclusive interviews with Jimmy and Robert and airing of extracts from Keys To the Highway /Trouble In Mind and the Whole Lotta Love rough mix.
The clips and sequences were aired throughout the day on Wednesday across the whole BBC network…and let us consider this then: Led Zeppelin performed their last gig together with John Bonham nearly 34 years ago. All these years on …

Deborah Bonham TBL Interview:
On Tuesday I met up with Deborah Bonham before her gig at the Stables in Milton Keynes to conduct an interview for TBL – Deb was on great form and we discussed her new album and tour and her thoughts on the forthcoming Led Zeppelin reissues and her brother John’s legacy – here’s a preview
DL: How has the tour and new album been received?
DB: it’s been absolutely fantastic and it’s been great doing the new tracks. The audiences are increasing and some are absolutely sold out so …

 
GET READY FOR THE SUMMER OF LED ZEPPELIN 2014 – LED ZEPPELIN 1 DELUXE EDITION TRAILER:
Here we go…the first trailer from the forthcoming Led Zeppelin Reissues… a tantalising and brilliantly cut promo for the Led Zeppelin I Deluxe Edition box set release: a mouthwatering snippet of Good Times Bad Times/Communication Breakdown from the companion audio disc recorded live at the Olympia Paris on October 10th 1969- interspersed with photos and memorabilia images that will be in the deluxe book. My… are we in for some treats….and this is just the beginning…
Led Zeppelin “LED ZEPPELIN (DELUXE …