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Dave Lewis Diary, Featured, TBL News »

[4 Feb 2021 | 2 Comments | 2,081 views]
TBL ARCHIVE LED ZEP 1975 US TOUR SNAPSHOT/LZ NEWS/1970 EVENINGS WITH EXTRACT/ GALACTIC RAMBLE REVIEWED /THE WHO RECORD COLLECTOR SPECIAL/ CROW JAYNE REVIEWED/DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

TBL Archive – it was 46 years ago…
TBL Led Zep 1975 Snapshot: Number Five:
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 6th,1975
MONTREAL, CANADA
MONTREAL FORUM
Set: 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/Trampled Underfoot/Moby Dick/Dazed And Confused (inc. San Francisco)/Stairway To Heaven/Whole Lotta Love – Black Dog/Heartbreaker
Snapshot Listen:- How it sounds now:
I have this on the 1975 World Tour vinyl double album and the When The Levee breaks /World Tour ’75 CD set. I’ve always had a bit of affection for the World Tour …

Dave Lewis Diary, Featured, TBL News »

[28 Jan 2021 | 2 Comments | 1,906 views]
BONHAM-BULLICK NEW CD EP PRE ORDER DETAILS /LED ZEPPELIN 1- IT WAS 52 YEARS AGO/LZ NEWS/TBL LED ZEP 1975 US TOUR SNAPSHOT/MY 7 NIGHTS WITH ZEP IN 1977/DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

Latest Deborah Bonham & Pete Bullick news…an essential purchase for a very good cause…and no doubt more great Bonham-Bullick music…
‘SEE YOU AGAIN’ CDEP
Pre Order the New CDEP to be Released 7th FEB 2021
From the forthcoming BONHAM-BULLICK Album
On 7th February 2021 Deborah Bonham and Peter Bullick will release a very special CDEP titled ‘See You Again’, in advance of their forthcoming album ‘Bonham-Bullick’. This record will not only be released on Deborah’s birthday, but £1 from the sale of each copy will be donated to Teenage Cancer Trust in the name …

Dave Lewis Diary, Featured, TBL News »

[21 Jan 2021 | 3 Comments | 1,928 views]
TBL 1975 US TOUR SNAPSHOT/LZ NEWS/ROBERT PLANT LEICESTER 1988/BAD COMPANY REISSUES/1971 SCENE COLUMN/BOWIE SINGLE/CROW JAYNE/TBL ISSUE 1/DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

TBL Archive Special: TBL Led Zep 1975 Snapshot: Number Two
Snapshot Notes:
MONDAY JANUARY 20th, 1975
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
CHICAGO STADIUM

Set: Rock And Roll/Sick Again/Over The Hills And Far Away/When The Levee Breaks/The Song Remains The Same/The Rain Song/Kashmir/The Wanton Song/No Quarter/In My Time Of Dying/Trampled Underfoot/Moby Dick/How Many More Times/Stairway To Heaven/Whole Lotta Love – Black Dog/Communication Breakdown.
Robert ‘s flu is now in full effect and Jimmy is struggling with an injured finger. How Many More Times’ was recalled to the set to allow space for guitar improvisation. As Page told Chris Charlesworth …

Dave Lewis Diary, Featured, TBL News »

[13 Jan 2021 | 3 Comments | 2,017 views]
ROSS HALFIN ZEP VINYL BOOK UPDATE/TBL 1975 SNAPSHOT/MY REVIEW OF THE MARCH 24 1975 LA SOUNDBOARD/LZ NEWS STOP PRESS LED ZEPPELIN SINGLE CANCELLED / REMEMBERING MICK BONHAM/DL LIFE WITH THE STARS/ROCK’N’ROLL COLOURING/DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

Led Zeppelin Vinyl: The Essential Collection by Ross Halfin. Published by Reel Art Press – Spring 2021:
Here’s the latest update via his Facebook page from Ross Haflin on his forthcoming Led Zeppelin Vinyl: The Essential Collection book…this is going to be an essential addition to the creaking Led Zep bookshelf…
”I’ve been working on the latest draft of my new Led Zeppelin vinyl book and I’m actually really pleased with it . I have photographed all of my records and am trying to pick the rarest ones and also things I …

Dave Lewis Diary, Featured, TBL News »

[6 Jan 2021 | 4 Comments | 8,738 views]
JOHN PAUL JONES & JIMMY PAGE ON THE OCCASION OF THEIR BIRTHDAYS/LZ NEWS/HAPPY BIRTHDAY RICHARD COLE/DAVID BOWIE 5 YEARS GONE/BEDS & BUCKS 1971 COLUMN/GERRY MARSDEN RIP/DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

John Paul Jones on the occasion of his 75th Birthday:
John Paul Jones was 75  on Sunday January 3…
To celebrate his Birthday here is the John Paul Jones 75 at 75  TBL Playlist as follows:
John Paul Jones 75 at 75 – The TBL Playlist:
1    Foggy Day In Vietnam – Available on: Your Time is Gonna Come –The Roots Of Led Zeppelin (1964)
2    Baja – Available on: Your Time is Gonna Come –The Roots Of Led Zeppelin (1964)
3    Little Games (The Yardbirds)  –  Available on: The Yardbirds Little Games (1967)
4    She’s A Rainbow (The Rolling Stones) Available …

Dave Lewis Diary, Featured, TBL News »

[29 Dec 2020 | 8 Comments | 1,811 views]
BEST OF THE YEAR LP AND CD RELEASES/ROUND UP OF DL TBL POSTS & WRITINGS 2020/LEMMY FIVE YEARS GONE/LZ NEWS/DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

BEST OF THE YEAR ROUND UP:
There’s been some truly fantastic albums and CD’s this past year so here’s my listings…
DL Best Of Year LP/CD releases:
These are my favourite vinyl LP and CD acquisitions of 2020 in no particular order:
Paul Weller – On Sunset  2LP
Bob Dylan –  Rough And Rowdy Ways  2LP
Bruce Springsteen – Letter To You  2LP
The Rolling Stones – Goats Head Soup reissue 2 LP
Led Zeppelin Transmissions 1969   2 CD
Led Zeppelin –   A Memory Frozen Forever –  Berlin July 7, 1980 3 LP bootleg
Led Zeppelin – More Comedy Less …

Dave Lewis Diary, Featured, TBL News »

[22 Dec 2020 | 2 Comments | 1,376 views]
TBL CHRISTMAS REFLECTIONS – ALLY PALLY 48 YEARS GONE/LZ NEWS/ A TBL CHRISTMAS CAROL/TBL HISTORY/McCARTNEY III REVIEW /DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

So this is Christmas …so here’s some Zep related Christmas memories….
TBL Retro Christmas Reflection:
 Christmas always bringing with it that air of nostalgia, so here’s a seasonal TBL retro reflection from 1972:
ALLY PALLY 48 YEARS GONE:
48 years ago on Saturday December 23rd  1972, I was lucky enough to be in attendance at the closest gig Led Zeppelin ever played to Christmas in the UK. It was a cold  dank day and the walk up Muswell Hill to the Alexandra Palace was a bit of a trek. All worth it of course, as …

Dave Lewis Diary, Featured, TBL News »

[16 Dec 2020 | 6 Comments | 1,813 views]
TBL ARCHIVE – GOLDEN LION REUNION 1981/LZ NEWS/CLEVELAND 1977 CINE FILM/ZEP PINBALL WIZARDS/NORDOFF ROBBINS CONCERT/MORE TBL ARCHIVE – ROCK MACHINE TURNS YOU ON & THE BAND OF JOY/ POPMASTER CHAMPIONS LEAGUE/DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

TBL Archive Special:
Golden Lion Reunion 39 years gone…

December 15 – that is a date that always revives memories of the first public reunion of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones which I was lucky enough to be in attendance.
Here’s the story:
Back in the early months of 1981, Lynn Sizemore who was PR to the Golden Lion Roadies Charity For Children Association, the charity formed from the Fulham pub often frequented by the Zep / Swan Song entourage, approached me to publicise in the next issue of TBL, a children’s …

Dave Lewis Diary, Featured, TBL News »

[9 Dec 2020 | 10 Comments | 1,918 views]
LED ZEPPELIN VINYL – THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION BY ROSS HALFIN PRE ORDER NOW/SAVING GRACE FOR NORDOFF ROBBINS MUSIC THERAPY CHRISTMAS EVENT/LED ZEPPELIN 02 REUNION 13 YEARS GONE/ LZ NEWS/LETZ ZEP ONLINE GIG/HONOLULU 70/DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE/

 
Led Zeppelin Vinyl The Essential Collection by Ross Halfin
Now this is something to look forward to in 2021…this will be an essential addition to the Zep bookshelf. I’ve been in touch with Ross about the book recently and it really is going to be something special.
Here is all the info:
Led Zeppelin Vinyl: The Essential Collection by Ross Halfin. Published by Reel Art Press and available to pre-order nowAll pre-orders placed before April 17, 2021 will be signed by Ross Halfin
“Collecting vinyl is an addiction. Nothing beats listening to vinyl and pouring …

Dave Lewis Diary, Featured, TBL News »

[3 Dec 2020 | 4 Comments | 1,671 views]
DECEMBER 4 1980 – 40 YEARS GONE /CODA 38 YEARS GONE/LZ NEWS/LED ZEPPELIN IV PART 3/GALACTIC RAMBLE BOOK/DL DIARY BLOG UPDATE

It was 40 years ago …they could not continue as they were…

40 years ago this week I vividly remember taking a call from the Musician’s Only paper and being asked for a quote – these were sad times indeed – and it was about to get worse. The whole ‘Zep to split’ story would get buried somewhat when just four days later John Lennon was shot dead in New York…
Looking back at my diary entry for 40 years ago this very day it started off as a fairly ordinary Thursday.
The …