On This Day 29 February

Australia has been a popular place to be on Leap Year Day

1996 29 February On This Day Jimmy Page watched Jeff Buckley in Melbourne
AUDIO Eternal Life (Jeff Buckley)

• 1972 Led Zeppelin, Brisbane at Festival Hall
• 1996 Page & Plant, Melbourne at Tennis Centre 

1972 Led Zeppelin, Brisbane

1988:
On this day Robert Plant’s Now and Zen album was released with two tracks featuring Jimmy Page on guitar: Heaven Knows and Tall Cool One. Jimmy Page's contribution to the songs is noted with a Zoso symbol in the liner notes, but he's not shown in the videos. No matter, I never look at the visuals anyway. Music is something perceived with ears, not eyes. And listening, seems to me that Tall Cool One reflects a bit of the late David Bowie. 

1996 Page & Plant, Melbourne

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♪  Full set (Led Zeppelin, Brisbane 1972) YouTube
♪  Heaven Knows (Robert Plant, Now and Zen feat Jimmy Page guitar 1988) YouTube
♪  Tall Cool One (Robert Plant, Now and Zen feat Jimmy Page guitar 1988) YouTube
♪  Heartbreaker (Page & Plant, Melbourne 29 February 1996) YouTube

♫  Led Zeppelin interview, Sydney 1972 YouTube
♫  Jimmy Page interview about Jeff Buckley 2014  YouTube

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On This Day 28 February

Hang on to your heads!
~ Robert Plant, Baton Rouge 1975

1970 28 February On This Day Led Zeppelin in Copenhagen

• 1970 Led Zeppelin - Copenhagen, Denmark at K.B. Hallen
• 1975 Led Zeppelin - Baton Rouge, LA at LSU Assembly Center
• 1985 The Firm - Dallas, TX at Reunion Arena
• 1995 Page & Plant Unledded Tour - Atlanta, GA at The Omni 

1970 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin, Copenhagen
(Jan Persson photo)

1970 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin, Copenhagen
(Jan Persson photo

1975 Led Zeppelin in Baton Rouge

2009:
Jimmy Page and Leona Lewis recorded Whole Lotta Love for broadcast.  On this day Jimmy Page was at Olympic Studios working with Guy Pratt (bass) and Geoff Dugmore (drums).  Philip Sheppard was the producer for London's sequence in the Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony and conducted the London Symphony Orchestra for this recording session.  The orchestra members were not told that the "James" that Sheppard was talking to on the intercom in the control room was the one and only Jimmy Page, though given the music they were playing they certainly should have suspected.

2009 Guy Pratt, Jimmy Page & Geoff Dugmore at Olympic Studios
 to record Whole Lotta Love with Leona Lewis

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♪  How Many More Times medley (Led Zeppelin, Copenhagen 1970) YouTube
♪  Full set/part 1 unavailable (Led Zeppelin, Baton Rouge 1975) YouTube
♪  Full set/part 2 (Led Zeppelin, Baton Rouge 1975) YouTube
♪  Full set/part 3 (Led Zeppelin, Baton Rouge 1975) YouTube
♪  Full set/part 1 (Page & Plant, Atlanta 1995) YouTube
♪  Full set/part 2 unavailable (Page & Plant, Atlanta 1995) YouTube

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On This Day 27 February

Just believe and you can't go wrong

1974 27 February On This Day Led Zeppelin recorded at Headley Grange

• 1967 The Yardbirds - Glasgow, Scotland at Glasgow Locarno Ballroom
• 1972 Led Zeppelin - Sydney, Australia at Sydney Showground
• 1975 Led Zeppelin - Houston, TX at Sam Houston Coliseum
• 1996 Page & Plant Unledded Tour - Boondall, Australia at Brisbane Entertainment Centre
• 1998 Page & Plant - San Remo, Italy Festival di Sanremo at Theatro Ariston 

1972 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin, Sydney Australia

1972 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin, Sydney Australia

1974:
I can't get the Soundcloud link to work for Midnight Moonlight, so didn't provide it here. There are many videos out there that purport to be parts of Jimmy Page's Swan Song. Some of them sound like the real thing but none I've come across have any authentication. If you have a link to something we can trust as really real, or a working Soundcloud link, please share!

The final version of In The Light on Physical Graffiti, was a big improvement over the version of Everybody Makes It Through (link below). But that's what practice, multiple takes, editing of lyrics, overlaying tracks, mixing, and engineering are all about.

1975 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin, Houston TX

1975 John Bonham & Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin, Houston TX

1997:

Jimmy Page was on the guest list for the Paul Rodgers show at London's Forum (as was Robert Plant and former Bad Company bassist Boz Burrell), but there doesn't seem to be any evidence that he showed up on stage. If you know otherwise, please share your info!

1998 Robert Plant & Jimmy Page, San Remo Italy

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♪  8mm footage (Led Zeppelin, Sydney 1972) YouTube 

♪  Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin, Sydney 1972) YouTube

♪  Everybody Makes It Through / early version (Led Zeppelin 1974) YouTube

♪  Most High (Page & Plant, San Remo 1998) YouTube

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On This Day 26 February

It's worth becoming the mayor of a city just to meet Jimmy Page.

1998 26 February On This Day Page & Plant, Katowice
VIDEO (YouTube)

• 1970 Led Zeppelin - Stockholm, Sweden at Konserthuset
• 1995 Page & Plant Unledded Tour - Pensacola,FL at Pensacola Civic Center
• 1998 Page & Plant - Katowice, Poland at Spodek 

1970 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin, Stockholm

1970 John Paul Jones & Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin, Stockholm

1970 Led Zeppelin receive gold discs from Atlantic-Sweden

1995 25 February Jimmy Page, MTV interview Pensacola

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♪  Rehearsal & soundcheck (Page & Plant, Pensacola 1995) YouTube
♫  News clip (Page & Plant, Pensacola 1995) YouTube
♪  Full set (Page & Plant, Katowice Poland 1998) YouTube

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♪ Page & Plant playlist at YouTube

On This Day 25 February

1972 25 February On This Day Led Zeppelin at Auckland NZ

• 1967 TheYardbirds - Folkestone, England at Leas Cliff Hall
• 1970 Led Zeppelin - Göteborg, Sweden at Göteborg Konserthuset
• 1972 Led Zeppelin - Auckland, New Zealand at Western Springs Stadium
• 1996 Page & Plant - Sydney, Australia at Sydney Entertainment Centre
• 1998 Page & Plant - Prague, Czech Republic at Mala Sprtovini Hala 

1970:

When Jimmy Page and Robert Plant went off to Bron-Yr-Aur they were accompanied by Robert's wife Maureen and their 18-month-old daughter Carmen, Jimmy Page's long-time girlfriend Charlotte Martin, and Led Zeppelin roadies Clive Coulson and Sandy MacGregor. When Coulson left Led Zeppelin to put together and manage Bad Company, Richard Cole took over as tour manager. Coulson died in 2006.

1970 Led Zeppelin, Göteborg, Sweden

1970 Jimmy Page, Göteborg, Sweden

1972:
Jimmy Page with facial hair, and then Jimmy Page without. Same tour, different look. Peter Grant chartered a train to bring fans to the concert.

1972 Jimmy Page (no beard!), Auckland NZ

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♪  Full set (Led Zeppelin, Auckland 1972) YouTube
♪  Full set (Page & Plant, Prague 1998) YouTibe

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On This Day 24 February

Physical Graffi:  Possibly the most perfect album ever released

1975 24 February On This Day Physical Graffiti released
AUDIO Physical Graffiti source music (Soundcloud)

• 1967 The Yardbirds - Cardiff, Wales at Sophia Gardens
• 1969 Led Zeppelin - Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England at Lafayette Club
• 1975 Physical Graffiti released
• 1996 Page & Plant - Sydney, Australia at Sydney Entertainment Centre (day 1 of 2)

1969:
The event was John Bonham's wife Pat's 21st birthday party.  From Bonzo's brother Mick's description:

" John took to the stage along with Jimmy, Robert, John Paul and they began to stun the audience with some superb music. They really were amazing and everyone was enthralled with this exhibition of unbridled talent. Like me, most people present had not seen the band before and were all amazed as I was.”
~ Mick Bonham

1975:
Led Zeppelin released their sixth album Physical Graffiti in the UK. Recording sessions had been disrupted when bassist and keyboard player John Paul Jones had proposed quitting the band, supposedly to become choirmaster at Winchester Cathedral, England, although in reality he just needed time to rest after Zeppelin's demanding tour schedule.
More

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♪  Wanton Song (Led Zeppelin, Physical Graffiti 1975)  YouTube
♪  Ten Years Gone (Led Zeppelin, Physical Graffiti 1975)  YouTube
♪  Sick Again  (Led Zeppelin, Physical Graffiti 1975)  YouTube
♫  Physical Graffiti remaster Playback Event 2015 (Yahoo Music)
♫  Headley Grange tour (Jimmy Page, It Might Get Loud 2008) YouTube

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On This Day 23 February

He just satisfies!

1965 23 February On This Day Jimmy Page's She Just Satisfies/Keep Moving released

• 1967 The Yardbirds - Coventry, England at Coventry Locarno Ballroom
• 1970 Led Zeppelin - Helsinki, Finland at Kulttuuritalo
• 1998 Page & Plant Europe Spring Tour - Budapest, Hungary at Sports Hall 

1970 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin, Helsinki Finland

1970 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin, Helsinki Finland

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♪  She Just Satisfies (Jimmy Page, 1965) YouTube
♪  Keep Moving (Jimmy Page, 1965) YouTube
♪  I Can’t Quit You (Led Zeppelin, Helsinki 1970) YouTube
♪  Full set (Page & Plant, Budapest 1998) YouTube

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On This Day 22 February

Awards may come and awards may go, but his music is forever

1989 22 February On This Day Writes of Winter didn't win a Grammy

2003 Stairway To Heaven did win a Grammy

1988 Jimmy Page, Outrider promo photo

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♪  Writes of Winter (Jimmy Page, Outrider 1988) YouTube
♪  Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin, MSG/The Song Remains The Same 1973) YouTube
♪  Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin, Sunset Sound Mix/Remaster 2014) YouTube

♪  Stairway to Heaven (Jimmy Page, Outrider Tour Worcester MA 1988) YouTube

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On This Day 21 February

There has been an extended intermission.

1998 21 February On This Day Page & Plant in Croatia

• 1993 Jimmy Page - New Orleans, Louisiana at The Howlin' Wolf
• 1998 Page & Plant - Zagreb, Croatia at Dom Sportova 

1993:
Jimmy Page has said he doesn't remember jamming with Mason Ruffner (American blues and rock singer, guitarist and songwriter) in New Orleans, but various people place him there on this day. Jimmy Page had jammed with him in 1985 as well. In the photo from that occasion, Ruffner was playing Jimmy's Les Paul and Jimmy Page was playing Ruffner's Strat. One source identifies the photo as having been taken by Patricia Page, a.k.a. Patricia Ecker.  Ecker and Page married in 1986 and had a son, James Patrick Page III, in 1988.

1998:
This was the first stop of the nine shows of the Page & Plant Mystic East Tour, including an appearance at the Festival di Sanremo in San Remo, Italy.

1998 Page & Plant in Croatia

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♪  Wanton Song/Bring It On Home/Heartbreaker (Page & Plant, Zagreb Croatia 1998) YouTube

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