Happy New Year!
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| 1968 31 December On This Day Jimmy Page on the road on New Year's Eve |
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| 2015 Classic Rock "Best of the Year" cover |
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| 2009 March Jimmy Page (Ross Halfin photo) |
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♫ BBC 2 Johnnie Walker interviews Jimmy Page 12/30/15 (MP3)
Sunday, December 31, 2023
On this day 31 December
♫ BBC 2 Johnnie Walker interviews Jimmy Page 12/30/15 (MP3)
Saturday, December 30, 2023
On this day 30 December
Dazed thinking 2023 is about over
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| 1968 30 December On This Day Led Zeppelin at Gonzaga University, Spokane WA AUDIO: a minute and a half of Dazed and Confused (MP3) |
- 1968 Led Zeppelin - Spokane, WA at Gonzaga University
1968
The House of Gonzaga was the ruling family of Mantua, in Northern Italy, from 1328 to 1708. The most famous son was Aloysius Gonzaga, who was canonized in 1726. In 1729 Pope Benedict declared Aloysius to be the patron saint of young students.
Gonzaga University is a private Jesuit university located in Spokane, Washington, founded in 1887.
As noted in today's post: The audience recording of Dazed and Confused from Gonzaga (9 minutes and 42 seconds long) was training for a number that would run much, much longer in later years. According to Jimmy Page, the song had "all the movements of a classical symphony". Note that Led Zeppelin performed Dazed and Confused more than 200 times over the years, with the longest being nearly 45 minutes at The Forum in LA, 27 March 1975.
Also in 1968
Not on this day but interesting: In 1964 Jimmy Page, along with Big Jim Sullivan, had worked with PJ Proby on Proby's first studio album, I Am P. J. Proby. Four years later all four members of Led Zeppelin recorded together for the very first time -- but not on a Led Zeppelin album, on PJ Proby's final album Three Week Hero. The recording sessions took place starting August 1968 and the album was released in April 1969. Read more...
According to Proby in a 2012 interview by Corbin of Finding Zoso:
"...we recorded that album, I think it was in two days. We even undershot, we recorded it with about thirty-five minutes left over, and so Roland yelled down, “Why don’t you all busket*? We shouldn’t waste the studio time.” I told the boys, “Y’all start picking and I’ll write as you pick.” So the three last numbers on the album, It's So Hard to Be a Nigger/Jim's Blues/George Wallace is Rollin' in This Mornin’, I just made up as the boys played."
Jimmy Page - Acoustic guitar, electric guitar
John Paul Jones - Bass guitar, keyboards, arrangements
John Bonham - Drums, conga
Robert Plant - Harmonica
* Re: "busket": Roland must have said "busk it", meaning improvise.
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| 2008 Jimmy Page (Ross Halfin photo) |
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♪ Led Zeppelin (Spokane WA at Gonzaga University, 30 December 1968)
♪ Jim's Blues (PJ Proby with Jimmy Page guitar recorded 1968 released 1969) Note: PJ's first name was Jim
♪ Mery Hopkins medley (PJ Proby with "The New Yardbirds" released 1994)
Note: Proby calls out each member of the band, who then plays a little solo
Friday, December 29, 2023
On this day 29 December
Getting ready for a new year
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| 2005 29 December Jimmy Page vacationing in Goa |
- 1968 Led Zeppelin - Portland, OR at Portland Civic Auditorium
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| 2007 Jimmy Page (Ross Halfin photo) |
Here's a link to a few of Ross Halfin's photos of Jimmy Page.
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Wednesday, December 27, 2023
On this day 27 December
Whiz kid
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| 1969 27 December On This Day Jimmy Page in Melody Maker |
- 1966 -The Yardbirds - Ann Arbor, MI at The Fifth Dimension
- 1968 Led Zeppelin - Seattle, WA at Seattle Arena
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| 1969 Melody Maker "Blind Date" interview |
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| 1968 |
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
On this day 26 December
Have a groovy day.
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| 1968 26 December On This Day Led Zeppelin at Denver |
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| 1968 review of Denver gig |
Led Zeppelin's first US show, and Blow Up is playing in town, too.
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Jimmy Page On Making The Led Zeppelin Remasters - Part 1 | Louder
Monday, December 25, 2023
Sunday, December 24, 2023
On this day 24 December
Wishing you a joyful holiday season
with all good things:
Health and Prosperity
Happiness and Peace
and
the music of Jimmy Page
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| 2015 Jimmy Page, London (Ross Halfin photo) |
Saturday, December 23, 2023
On this day 23 December
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| 1968 23 December On This Day Led Zeppelin arrives in the USA |
- 1966 The Yardbirds – London at Wembley Studios
- 1972 Led Zeppelin – London at Alexandra Palace (day 2)
- 2015 Boleskine House fire
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| 1968 Jimmy Page passport stamp |
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| Led Zeppelin at Chateau Marmont 1969 (Jay Thompson photo) |
1969
Led Zeppelin were hardly the wildest of those who stayed - and still stay - at the Chateau Marmont
Boleskine House restoration (Photo from 2022)
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| 1972 Led Zeppelin Alexandra Palace, London |
Boleskine House restoration (Photo from 2022)
Friday, December 22, 2023
On this day 22 December
Mortals have trembled... and mortals will tremble again.
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| 22 December On This Day published 2020 Artist's impression video |
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| 2009 22 December On This Day It Might Get Loud DVD released in USA |
- 1972 Led Zeppelin - London at Alexandra Palace
- 1993 Jimmy Page Coverdale-Page Tour - Nagoya Japan at Nagoya Gym
- 2009 Jimmy Page - It Might Get Loud DVD Released in USA
2009
As with any major event in one's life, there are always things that stand out. For me, it was me feeling so impatient with Jack White's and The Edge's scenes in It Might Get Loud. Yeah, yeah, they're great. Now let's see Jimmy Page. Because to me, it's a movie about him.
I suppose there are Jack White and The Edge fans who think the movie's about them. Bwahahaha! No way!
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| 2009 22 December On This Day text (click on image to enlarge) |
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| 2009 Jimmy Page plays air guitar in It Might Get Loud |
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| 2009 Jimmy Page in his equipment storage room in It Might Get Loud |
May get loud again
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♪ Movie trailer (Jimmy Page, It Might Get Loud 2009) YouTube
♪ Whole Lotta Love (Jimmy Page, It Might Get Loud 2009) YouTube
♪ Embryo No. 1 (Jimmy Page, It Might Get Loud 2009) YouTube
♪ Domino a.k.a. Embryo No. 2 (Jimmy Page, Net Aid at East Rutherford 1999) YouTube
♪ Embryo No. 2 a.k.a. Domino (Jimmy Page, It Might Get Loud 2009) YouTube
♪ Embryo No. 3 (Jimmy Page, It Might Get Loud 2009) YouTube
Thursday, December 21, 2023
On this day 21 December
Lucifer is the bringer of light to humankind, for which he has been vilified since day one.
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| December On This Day Winter Solstice AUDIO Lucifer Rising |
- 1971 Led Zeppelin - Salisbury, England at Salisbury City Hall
- 1993 Jimmy Page, Coverdale Page Tour - Osaka, Japan at Osaka Castle Hall
- 2012 Page and Plant interview on Charlie Rose CBS This Morning Show
A henge is a type of earthwork of the Neolithic period, generally consisting of a roughly circular bank with an internal ditch surrounding a central flat area that may or may not contain ritual structures of various kinds. About 8 miles north of Salisbury, England, where Led Zeppelin played on this day in 1971, Stonehenge is aligned to the winter solstice. Although it is one of the most well-known henges, Stonehenge in fact atypical in that the ditch is outside the main earthworks.
Just like Jimmy Page: He's a guitarist but atypical. Outside the norm. But you knew that.
The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year when the planet's polar cap is pointed farthest from the sun (December in the northern hemisphere, June in the southern). Festivals, religious ceremonies and rituals mark and celebrate the next morning's "rebirth" of the sun, or of deities, or simply of the hope for survival till warm weather arrives again.
In 2023, the exact winter solstice is Friday, 22 December 2023 at 03:27 UTC (21 December EST at 10:27 EST in the US). At Stonehenge that is the wee hours of the morning on the 22nd, but the celebration begins when the sun rises after the long, chilly night and lights the standing stones of the henge. Pass the time by listening to appropriate music.
Remember, it wasn't Lucifer who kept humans in the dark, it has always been Lucifer's detractors who shrink from the light.
Welcome to the winter solstice!
♪ Coverdale/Page (Osaka Japan at Osaka Castle Hall, 21 December 1993)
♫ Page/Plant/Jones interview on CBS TV 2012
Welcome to the winter solstice!
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| 2012 21 December Jones, Plant, Page on CBS Charlie Rose Morning Show |
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| Stonehenge solstice (stonehengetours.com photo) |
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♫ Page/Plant/Jones interview on CBS TV 2012
Monday, December 11, 2023
On this day 11 December
Oh yes, the spirit of the band was shining bright
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| 2007 11 December On This Day O2 afterglow |
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| 2023 |
- 1972 Led Zeppelin - Cardiff, Wales at Capitol Theatre (day 1)
2007
A great description of the rehearsal and the concert itself by Frank Smith in the comments section of the 09 December post, Soundcheck,
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| 2007 Mojo Magazine cover |
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| 2007 Q Magazine cover |
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| 2007 Robert Plant & Jimmy Page, O2 concert (Ross Halfin photo) |
What I love about the above photo, besides that it's a great photo by Ross Halfin, is the look on Jimmy Page's face. He so clearly loved playing together as Led Zeppelin again.
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♫ BBC Breakfast Show Interview (11 December 2007) YouTube
♫ Jimmy Page Interview about after the O2 concert: A nightmare (Blabbermouth news)
Sunday, December 10, 2023
On this day 10 December
Beyond amazing and into the realm of Magick.
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| 2007, the Concert of the Century |
It's rock and roll, baby. It's Jimmy Page. It's Magick.
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| 10 December Jimmy Page's On This Day (published 2020) |
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| 1998 and 2007 - 10 December On This Day, Page & Plant at Amnesty International Show and Led Zeppelin/Jason Bonham at Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert, O2 Videos: Black Dog Gallows Pole |
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| On this day 2023 |
- 1966 The Yardbirds - Bristol, England at Student Union, Bristol University
- 1968 Led Zeppelin - London, England at Marquee Club
- 1975 Led Zeppelin - St. Helier, UK at Behan's Park West (guest appearance with pianist Norman Hale)
- 1998 Page & Plant, Amnesty International Concert - Paris, France at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
- 2007 Led Zeppelin Ahmet Ertegun Tribute - London,England at O2 Arena
1975
Robert Plant was still recovering from his August car accident, and the four members of Led Zeppelin were in Jersey for a few weeks. John Paul Jones and John Bonham were at a club where the resident pianist, Norman Hale, invited the two onstage to jam. Instead the full band showed up a week later for a 45 minute set with Hale at the piano and Plant seated on a stool, performing to an audience of a few hundred lucky souls.
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| 1975 Led Zeppelin - St. Helier, UK at Behan's Park West (guest appearance with pianist Norman Hale) |
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant performed When the World Was Young, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, Gallows Pole, and Rock and Roll at the last Human Rights Concert to benefit Amnesty International. The full 1998 performance with Page & Plant, among others, is available on Amazon.
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| 1998 Page & Plant, Amnesty International Show, Paris |
2007
Ahmet Ertegun (1923-2006) was a powerful figure in Led Zeppelin's career. He was founder and president of Atlantic Records and was a chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. After hearing Led Zeppelin's demo recording, Ertegun immediately signed the then unknown band to his label.
At age 83 Ertegun was backstage at a Rolling Stones' concert at the Beacon Theater in New York when he tripped and fell, hitting his head on the cement. During the Led Zeppelin induction to the UK Music Hall of Fame on 14 November, 2006, Jimmy Page announced that Ertegun had gone into a coma. Ahmet Ertegun died on December 14, 2006 and was buried in his native Turkey.
The remaining members of Led Zeppelin organized an Ahmet Tribute Concert to raise money for the Ahmet Ertegun Education Fund for university scholarships in the UK, US and Turkey. Although other performers were to share the stage, it was the reunion of Led Zeppelin, with Jason Bonham taking his father's place, that stole the headlines.
Over 20 million people tried for tickets.
Setlist:
Good Times, Bad Times
Ramble On
Black Dog
In My Time of Dying
For Your Life
Trampled Under Foot
Nobody's Fault But Mine
No Quarter
Since I've Been Lovin' You
Dazed and Confused
Stairway To Heaven
The Song Remains the Same
Misty Mountain Hop
Kashmir
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| 2007 February, Led Zeppelin statement on passing of Ahmet Ertegun |
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| 2007 10 December, Led Zeppelin reunion, with Jason Bonham, at Ahmut Ertegun Tribute concert, O2 Arena, London |
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| 2007 O2 ticket |
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| 2007 Dave Grohl with Scarlet Page and the "secret" setlist, before the show (Ross Halfin photo) |
Good Times, Bad Times
Ramble On
Black Dog
In My Time of Dying
For Your Life
Trampled Under Foot
Nobody's Fault But Mine
No Quarter
Since I've Been Lovin' You
Dazed and Confused
Stairway To Heaven
The Song Remains the Same
Misty Mountain Hop
Kashmir
Encore:
Whole Lotta Love
Rock and Roll
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| 2007, the Concert of the Century |
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| 2007 Jimmy Page at the mic, O2 |
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| 2007 Jimmy Page, O2 (Ross Halfin photo) |
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| 2007 Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, O2 |
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| 2007 John Paul Jones, Jason Bonham, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant at O2 (Scarlet Page photo) |
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♪ Full set (Page & Plant, Amnesty International Paris 1998) YouTube
♪ Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (Page & Plant, Amnesty International Paris 1998) YouTube
♪ Gallows Pole (Page & Plant, Amnesty International Paris 1998) YouTube
♪ Good Times Bad Times with concert intro (Led Zeppelin with Jason Bonham, Ahmet Tribute Concert at O2, 2007) YouTube
♪ Kashmir (Led Zeppelin with Jason Bonham, Ahmet Tribute Concert at O2, 2007) YouTube
♪ Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin with Jason Bonham, Ahmet Tribute Concert at O2, 2007) YouTube
♪ Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin with Jason Bonham, Ahmet Tribute Concert at O2, 2007) YouTube
♪ Led Zeppelin Celebration Day (Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert, London at O2, 10 December 2007)
♫ Rolling Stone review by David Fricke
♫ Rolling Stone review by David Fricke
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