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[25 May 2015 | 4 Comments | 2,589 views]
IT WAS 40 YEARS AGO TODAY – LED ZEPPELIN AT EARLS COURT SUNDAY MAY 25 1975 /DL DIARY UPDATE

 
TBL Celebrates the 40th anniversary of Led Zeppelin at Earls Court:
Turning the clock back 40 years..
SUNDAY MAY 25 ,1975:
Setlist: Rock And Roll/Sick Again/Over The Hills And Far Away/In My Time Of Dying/The Song Remains The Same/The Rain Song/Kashmir/No Quarter/Tangerine/Going To California/That’s The Way/Bron-Y-Aur Stomp/Trampled Underfoot/Moby Dick/Dazed And Confused (inc. San Francisco)/Stairway To Heaven/Whole Lotta Love – The Crunge – Black Dog/Heartbreaker/Communication Breakdown (inc. D’yer Mak’er).
So the party was nearly over. Got up at 1pm and on the train at 5. Very busy around Earls Court – the unofficial programmes and …

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[24 May 2015 | 3 Comments | 3,818 views]
IT WAS 40 YEARS AGO TODAY – LED ZEPPELIN AT EARLS COURT SATURDAY MAY 24 1975

TBL Celebrates the 40th anniversary of Led Zeppelin at Earls Court:
Turning the clock back 40 years..
SATURDAY MAY 24 1975
TICKET BLOCK AA ROW B SEAT 8
Ticket Price £2.50
Setlist: Rock And Roll/Sick Again/Over The Hills And Far Away/In My Time Of Dying/The Song Remains The Same/The Rain Song/Kashmir/No Quarter/Tangerine/Going To California/That’s The Way/Bron-Y-Aur Stomp/Trampled Underfoot/Moby Dick/Dazed And Confused (inc. Woodstock)/Stairway To Heaven/Whole Lotta Love – The Crunge – Black Dog.
My friend Dec had queued up for these tickets for this one over night when they went on sale in March. Seven of …

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[20 May 2015 | 3 Comments | 2,526 views]
FIVE GLORIOUS NIGHTS EARLS COURT 1975 PHOTO BOOK LATEST/ THE IMAGINARY BOX SET/JIMMY PHOTO AUCTIONED/ TBL EC T-SHIRT/TBL REVIEWER REQUIRED/DL DIARY UPDATE

 

133 Glorious days to Five Glorious Nights: Led Zeppelin at Earls Court May 1975 photo book latest:
It was somewhat fitting that on Tuesday – the 40th anniversary of the May 18 gig, designer Mick Lowe and I finally signed off the checking and approving of the final proof copy of the Five Glorious Days Led Zeppelin at Earls Court photo book.
To backtrack on it all:
We did the first test layouts some 133 days ago on Tuesday January 6th. During January and February I wrote the text pieces. As the contact …

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[17 May 2015 | One Comment | 2,600 views]
IT WAS 40 YEARS AGO TODAY: LED ZEPPELIN AT EARLS COURT MAY 17 1975 /DL DIARY UPDATE

TBL Celebrates the 40th anniversary of Led Zeppelin at Earls Court:
Turning the clock back 40 years:  Saturday May 17th 1975:
Setlist: Rock And Roll/Sick Again/Over The Hills And Far Away/In My Time Of Dying/The Song Remains The Same/The Rain Song/Kashmir/No Quarter/Tangerine/Going To California/That’s The Way/Bron-Y-Aur Stomp/Trampled Underfoot/Moby Dick/Dazed And Confused (inc. Woodstock)/Stairway To Heaven/Whole Lotta Love – Black Dog.
May 17th a dull rainy Saturday. Left Bedford around 4pm on the train and met then girlfriend Fiona in London for the long awaited return. I’d been counting the days down since …

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[13 May 2015 | No Comment | 2,851 views]
PRELUDE TO EARLS COURT/ ROBERT PLANT FOREST LIVE GIGS/BOOT LED ZEP EARLS COURT REVISITED/BEDFORD VIP RECORD FAIR/ DL DIARY UPDATE

TBL Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of Led Zeppelin at Earls Court:
With just a few days to countdown to the 40th anniversary of the first two Led Zeppelin appearances at Earls Court – to get you right in the zone here is a feature that first ran in TBL issue 15. It focuses on some of the key performances on the US tour of early 1975 that provided something of an indicator to the five glorious nights that would follow in May 1975…
PRELUDE TO EARLS COURT:
Led Zeppelin’s tenth American tour kicked off in Minnesota on …

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[6 May 2015 | 2 Comments | 3,933 views]
ROBERT PLANT BEN E KING TRIBUTE/BOOT LED ZEP EARLS COURT REVISITED GIG/FIVE GLORIOUS NIGHTS LATEST/TBL ARCHIVE MAY ’73/PAGE & PLANT ’96/DL DIARY UPDATE

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 …

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[30 Apr 2015 | No Comment | 3,178 views]
EARLS COURT PHOTO BOOK LATEST/JPJ BACK ON STAGE/ LEAD BELLY ROBERT & ALISON TRIBUTE/MORE ROAR/ PAGE & PLANT 1995 PART 3/ TBL POLO SHIRT /DL DIARY UPDATE/

Led Zeppelin Five Glorious Nights: Latest update – pre- order offer final extension:
Five Glorious Nights – Led Zeppelin at Earls Court May 1975 – compiled by Dave Lewis & published by Rufus Stone Limited Editions:
Exclusive TBL/ Rufus Stone Pre -order Details:
Pre sale offer now extended to Friday May 8th:
Publishers Rufus Stone are now running an exclusive pre sale for TBL readers and those who signed up for info on the book. This offer is now extended for the final time to Friday May 8th.
The book will go on general sale for …

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[16 Apr 2015 | 5 Comments | 3,729 views]
BOOT LED ZEPPELIN EARLS COURT 40TH ANNIVERSARY LONDON GIG/ EC PHOTO BOOK LATEST/TBL ARCHIVE – PAGE & PLANT 1995/BAD COMPANY REISSUES/ RSD / DL DIARY UPDATE

Boot Led Zeppelin celebrate Led Zeppelin at Earls Court with 40th anniversary Shepherds Bush gig:
UK tribute band Boot Led Zeppelin will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the famous Zep Earls Court shows with a showcase gig on Saturday May 9. The venue is the Shepherds Bush Empire in London. The band will be be recreating the magic of Zep in ’75 with a special Earls Court set.
This will be a great way of kick starting the 40th anniversary activity – I am aiming to be in attendance with the …

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[9 Apr 2015 | 8 Comments | 3,393 views]
EARLS COURT BOOK EXCLUSIVE TBL/RUFUS STONE PRE ORDER/ ROBERT PLANT ON STAGE/PRESENCE 39 YEARS GONE /PAGE & PLANT MEADOWLANDS 20 YEARS GONE/ DL DIARY UPDATE/

Exclusive TBL/ Rufus Stone Pre order Details:
Here’s an opportunity to pre order the forthcoming Earls Court photo book at a special offer price… 
Five Glorious Nights – Led Zeppelin at Earls Court compiled by Dave Lewis published by Rufus Stone Limited Editions:
The forthcoming large format photographic book capturing the full visual splendour of Led Zeppelin’s milestone concerts at Earls Court in May 1975.
The book includes over 200 colour and black and white photos –many of them rarely seen plus accompanying text that explains why these concerts were among the finest the …

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[2 Apr 2015 | 8 Comments | 3,806 views]
EARLS COURT PHOTO BOOK LATEST/ US FILM SCREENING/BRANDY AND COKE INTERACTIVE VIDEO/BBC IN CONCERT 1971/ FLASHBACK MAG/DL DIARY UPDATE

Five Glorious Nights – Led Zeppelin at Earls Court May 1975 update:
Here’s an update on the latest situation with the Earls Court photo book.
An email has gone out via Rufus Stone Limited Editions to all those that signed to register interest in the forthcoming Five Glorious Nights Led Zeppelin at Earls Court photo book I am compiling. Further information will follow soon regarding the pre ordering process. As soon as the ordering process comes your way, be sure to order quickly to ensure a copy. If you have yet to register …