Let’s kick off with a celebration of one of  the greatest live album of all time upon it’s 46th anniversary
TBL Archive Special:
Led Zeppelin Live On Blueberry Hill – the pioneering bootleg album …still a thrill…
46 years ago on September 4 1970, Led Zeppelin performed a memorable show at the Los Angles Forum – it was captured by more than one enterprising fan and subsequently released on a variety of bootlegs. It remains for me and countless others one of THE essential Led Zeppelin recordings.
To mark the 46th anniversary of …

The Complete BBC Sessions Uncut Magazine Review:
Never mind red snappers and trashed hotel rooms – in Britain, Zeppelin’s vertiginous rise had more to do with transistor radios…
It’s the story of a young band making a dramatic entrance onto the late ’60s rock scene. If you’re curious to know how led Zeppelin were able to leapfrog virtually all their British competitors in the space of a handful of radio appearances, their turbocharged versions of Communication Breakdown, How Many More Times and Eddie Cochran’s Something Else will provide you with a convincing answer .
They’re well …

The Complete BBC Sessions Mojo Review and new Jimmy Page interview:
The first review of the forthcoming Led Zeppelin Complete BBC Sessions has appeared in the new issue of Mojo.
Commenting on the Alexis Korner version of I Can’t Quite You Baby, Mark Blake observes ”The third version from that previously ‘lost’ Alexi Korner session is a revelation. The sound quality might be poorer but with Page’s flurrying guitar solos and John Bonham’s bionic right foot, it sums up in 5:26 minutes what made the early Led Zeppelin so exhilarating”
In a new interview …

Robert Plant on the occasion of his 68th birthday:
Robert Plant is 68 tomorrow – Saturday August 20.
From his initial forays in the Midlands scene in the mid 60’s leading to his first record being released in 1966, through to his vital contribution to Led Zeppelin and on to an always compelling solo career, Robert Plant has occupied a unique position at the forefront of the music world for over five decades…
In the past 12 months touring and recording working with the Sensational Space Shifters line up, Robert Plant has continued to …

Led Zeppelin at Knebworth August 11, 1979 – It was 37 years ago today… 
To complete the TBL Knebworth Then As It Was Archive series , here is a look back to the second Knebworth concert staged on August 11th 1979 – all of 37 years ago today. The very last show Led Zeppelin performed in the UK.
All text taken from the book Then As It Was – Led Zeppelin At Knebworth 1979. Limited edition hardback copies still available – the perfect summer read recalling those golden days of August 1979. Ordering …

It was 37 years ago today…
TBL Archive Special: Led Zeppelin at Knebworth August 4th 1979
Then as it really was…37 years gone…
To mark the 37th anniversary of the Knebworth August 4th performance here is an extract from the Led Zeppelin Then As It Was -At Knebworth 1979 book:
ZEPPELIN’S BLIND DATE: SEEING IS BELIEVING
By Dave Lewis
This is the original text written for Tight But Loose, issue number 3.Whilst much of it bathes in a rose tinted glow, it certainly succeeds in capturing the pure wonderment of the event as seen through the …

Jimmy Page Statement:
Jimmy has released a statement via his official website regarding the Stairway To Heaven court case:
A few weeks have past since the judgement of the Stairway to Heaven case in Los Angeles, with the jury reaching a unanimous decision in a remarkably short time. Throughout the lengthy journey to that verdict, and even more recently, I have received and been aware of the overwhelming wave of support, encouragement, and congratulations that has been deeply moving.
I’d like to take this opportunity to personally thank all those who contributed such …

Led Zeppelin – Complete BBC Sessions Update:
Following the announcement of the forthcoming release of the Led Zeppelin Compete BBC Sessions album on Tuesday – ordering links can now be accessed to pre- order the various formats due to appear.
The official Led Zeppelin website has all the details to pre order – check out the link at:
http://www.ledzeppelin.com/
In the, UK Spin Records are also offering pre orders – details at this link:
https://www.spincds.com/coming-soon/the-rill-thing-king-of-rock-and-roll-the-second-coming-2cd-50023
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It was incredibly exciting to see the reaction to this news – something that has been kept under wraps for some time. I am …

FORTHCOMING LED ZEPPELIN RELEASE – OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT:
The Complete BBC Sessions
Remastering Supervised By Jimmy Page 
With Previously Unreleased Recordings
CD, Vinyl, And Digital Formats, Including Super Deluxe Boxed Set, will be available on September 16:
Nearly 20 years ago, Led Zeppelin introduced BBC Sessions, an acclaimed two-disc set of live recordings selected from the bands appearances on BBC radio between 1969 and 1971.
Later this year, the band will unveil THE COMPLETE BBC SESSIONS, an updated version of the collection that’s been newly remastered with supervision by Jimmy Page and expanded with eight …

Essential Led Zep reading for your iPad, tablet and phone – TBL 41 now available to download via the Magzter newsstand…
I am pleased to announce that the recent TBL issue 41 is now available as a digital download for iPad and Android formats via the Magzter Digital Newsstand .
The Magzter Digital Newsstand is one of the leading multi platform digital newsstand, with 6,000 magazines from 2,500 publishers globally available for sale.
The Tight But Loose magazine has long been established as the key regular Zep written source. The launch of the …