TBL Archive Special: It was 53 years ago… the moment Led Zeppelin elevated from being an exceptional rock band to becoming a worldwide musical phenomenon…they way it’s been ever since…
Led Zeppelin US tour opening  date –  Friday, May 4, 1973 Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, USA:

Setlist (from River City Review)
Rock and Roll, Misty Mountain Hop, Since I’ve Been Loving You, No Quarter, The Song Remains the Same, The Rain Song, Dazed and Confused, Stairway to Heaven, Moby Dick, Heartbreaker, Whole Lotta Love, Communication Breakdown
Notes: Other tracks most likely performed but not listed …

TBL Archive…1977:
Led Zeppelin – The Destroyer 49 years Gone:

The first recordings I heard of the 1977 US tour was an echo laded audience tape from the April 28 Cleveland show. I had this arrive via one of my key collector contacts Russ Rees about a month after the gig. Despite the average sound, it was still a thrill to hear the likes of Ten Years Gone and Achilles Last Stand performed live. In 1980 a soundboard mixing desk tape emerged of their April 27 gig. This was altogether something else …

Mr. Jimmy film – Blu-ray release…
Following a Japanese release, the acclaimed Mr. Jimmy film is now available in the UK, USA, Canada and Mexico on Blu-ray to order via the film’s website.
I met with producer Peter Michael Dowd in London last October to record a commentary which forms one of the extras on the Blu-ray release. I also provided a new sleeve note essay for the booklet.

Here’s how the package lines up:
Limited Edition of 1,000 copies
$29.99

114 mins
Mixed in 5.1 surround sound at Ugo Sound in Burbank, California

4K UHD Feature
Deleted Scenes
Olympic …

Above pic – the reel from the archives of ‘The Now Explosion’ that contained the lost ‘Good Times, Bad Times’ film from 1969 (Walter J. Brown Media Archive & Peabody Awards Collection) – thanks to James Cook at Led Zep News.
My thoughts on the newly discovered Good Times Bad Times promo clip from 1969.
The first time I ever saw moving images of Led Zeppelin was a look at the giant screen that was suspended above them at Earls Court – relaying the action for all to see in the 17,000 …

Record Store announces Robert Plant as Record Store Day Legend Award….

Now here’s a good story – and a very wise choice….

Record Store Day is proud toannounce Robert Plant as the latest recipient of its Record Store Legend award.
This accolade recognises Robert Plant’s lasting impact on music around the world, and his ongoing dedication to supporting new artists and record shops, as well as the record store community’s deep admiration for his work.
Plant has long been a familiar face in record shops across the UK and beyond, from regular visits to The …

TBL Archive Special 1:
Presence at 50:
50 years ago this month, Presence, the seventh Led Zeppelin album was released worldwide. To mark the occasion, here is a Then and Now perspective I collated for the 2015 reissue – 50 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 …

Led Zeppelin Houses Of The Holy  – TBL 53rd Anniversary Special: 

53 years ago this week Led Zeppelin released their long awaited fifth album, Houses Of The Holy.
Here’s a round up of  House Of The Holy coverage collated  back in 2013 for the 40th anniversary:
March 2013 TBL Archive:
The sleeve…
Yesterday in London I  conducted an exclusive interview for TBL with one of the designers of the Houses  Of  The Holy sleeve.
Aubrey Powell aka Po, co-founded the album cover design company Hipgnosis with Storm Thorgerson in 1967. Hipgnosis created some of the most innovative …

 
Robert Plant cover feature interview in the new issue of Record Collector…
Very much looking forward to getting my hands on this new issue of Record Collector – had to laugh at Robert’s front page quote “‘I’m not some old guy listening to stuff from the 70s” – Oh that’ll be me then!
More info here:
Recor Store Day Special and Robert Plant New EP and Collection
582 April In this issue: Record Store Day Special! Starring Robert Plant! Plus: A History Of RSD! 20 Weird & Wonderful RSD Discs!
Also! 1976 soul albums * …

Becoming Led Zeppelin for Blu-ray release…
Becoming Led Zeppelin, the documentary directed by Bernard MacMahon, will be released on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD in the US and UK on April 14 2026  Sony Pictures Classics is releasing a Limited Collector’s Edition SteelBook featuring 4K UHD and Blu-ray discs, plus special extras including a letter from the director, guitar picks, and patches.
Full story here via LedZep News:
https://ledzepnews.com/2026/03/06/becoming-led-zeppelin-will-be-released-on-blu-ray-in-the-us-and-uk-on-april-14/
Becoming Led Zeppelin won an award at the Cinema Audio Society Awards in Beverly Hills, California on March 7.
The film won the “Motion Pictures — Documentary” …

Physical Graffiti it was 51 years ago…
It’s been a week of here of celebrating the 51st anniversary of  Physical Graffiti  and I’ve been playing various versions of the album and rounded up the reviews and wallowed in the sheer nostalgia of such a great period so here’s various snapshots of what I have felt and still feel about my favourite album of all time – and maybe yours too…

Right…let’s go eleven years back to the 2015 reissue and how it was celebrated on the TBL website……

So some DL thoughts:
To backtrack : …