On this day 04 January

Jamming to nowhere, dammit.

1981 04 January On This Day Jimmy Page XYZ sessions

1969 Led Zeppelin - Los Angeles at Whisky A Go Go (day 3 of 4)

1981 Jimmy Page with Alan White & Chris Squire   XYZ Sessions 

1969 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin at Whisky a Go Go

1969 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin at Whisky a Go Go

1981:
Called by some the "supergroup that never happened", it was more the "musicians who recorded while messing around and never released the tapes". Jimmy Page, Chris Squire and Alan White jammed at Jimmy Page's Sol Studios and recorded the demos but it went no further. Jimmy Page went on to record his soundtrack for Death Wish II in 1982 and toured in 1983 for the ARMS concert series.  The band Yes reformed itself in 1983.

1995 Jimmy Page

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♪  XYZ Sessions demo (Jimmy Page / Chris Squire / Alan White 1981)

On This Day 04 January

That party was over, but a great new one is going to start this year!

1981 04 January On This Day Jimmy Page XYZ sessions
Audio*: 

• 1969 Led Zeppelin - Los Angeles at Whisky A Go Go (day 3 of 4)
• 1981 Jimmy Page with Alan White & Chris Squire   XYZ Sessions 

1969 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin at Whisky a Go Go

1969 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin at Whisky a Go Go

1981:
Called by some the "supergroup that never happened", it was more the "musicians who recorded while messing around and never released the tapes". Jimmy Page, Chris Squire and Alan White jammed at Jimmy Page's Sol Studios and recorded the demos but it went no further. Jimmy Page went on to record his soundtrack for Death Wish II in 1982 and toured in 1983 for the ARMS concert series.  The band Yes reformed itself in 1983.

Compare the demo below from the XYZ sessions to The Firm's Fortune Hunter.

1995 Jimmy Page

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♪  XYZ Sessions demo (Jimmy Page / Chris Squire / Alan White 1981) YouTube
♪  Fortune Hunter (The Firm, Mean Business, 1986) YouTube

♪ Mage Music 1 playlist at YouTube
♪ Mage Music 2 playlist at YouTube

* The audio posted above may or may not be Rock and Ruin. The MP3 was provided to me with a different name and represented as Rock and Ruin. So maybe yes, maybe no.

On This Day 24 June

1969 24 June On This Day Led Zeppelin - London,England at Maida Vale Studios,Studio 4 - BBC Sessions Radio 1

• 1966 The Yardbirds - Durham, England at University of Durham
• 1969 24 June On This Day Led Zeppelin - London,England at Maida Vale Studios,Studio 4 - BBC Sessions,Radio One Session
• 1980 Led Zeppelin - Hannover,Germany at Hannover Messehalle
• 1984 Jimmy Page with Yes - Dortmund,Germany at Westfalenhalle 
• 1995 Page & Plant- Unledded Tour - Schwalmstadt, Germany at Wildenrath Airfield,Wegberg Festival
• 2000 Jimmy Page with The Black Crowes - Tinley Park, IL at New World Music Theatre 

Maida Vale Studios entry arch

1969:  

Maida Vale is a neighborhood in west London, part of the City of Westminster. First called Maida Hill. The name is named for the Hero of Maida Inn (no longer a pub, though the building still stands). The hero was General Sir John Stuart, Count of Maida.

The site of Maida Vale Studios started out in 1909 as the "Maida Vale Roller Skating Palace and Club". It was rebuilt (the roller skating palace's arches preserved) for the BBC Symphony Orchestra, which has been there since 1934. The studio complex was the centre of the BBC News operation during World War II.

There are seven studios, five of which are currently in use for recording and the others for rehearsals and tape archives. Studio MV4 was used for the John Peel sessions from 1967 to 2004, and is still used for those BBC Radio 1 sessions that replaced replaced John Peel's Top Gear.

Top Gear was a Radio 1 program that ran from 1967 to 1975. It was created to provide exposure for up-and-coming bands, and for musicians and bands to experiment with new material, non-album material, different sounds and guest musicians.

1984:

“Jimmy moved and bought a house in England near the house I was living in. So, we became neighbors and got together,” explained Yes bassist Chris Squire. “He was obviously pretty depressed about John Bonham’s death for awhile, and I kind of helped him out of that by saying ‘Let’s try to do some new music’ and that’s really what happened.”
Read More: 30 Years Ago: Jimmy Page Joins Yes on Stage to Cover the Beatles | 

2000 24 June Jimmy Page with The Black Crowes - Tinley Park, IL
at New World Music Theatre (Photo Andrew Labis)

2000 24 June Jimmy Page with The Black Crowes - Tinley Park, IL
at New World Music Theatre (Photo Andrew Labis)

2000:

Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes became the first artists ever to crack the Top 10 with an internet-only single, Led Zeppelin's What Is and What Should Never Be, from Live at the Greek.

♪  Travelling Riverside Blues (Led Zeppelin, BBC Session, 24 June 1969)  YouTube
♪  What Is and What Should Never Be (Led Zeppelin, BBC Session, 24 June 1969)  YouTube
♪  What Is and What Should Never Be (Jimmy Page with The Black Crowes, Greek Theater Los Angeles, 1999)  YouTube
♪  I’m Down (Jimmy Page with Yes, Germany 1984) YouTube


♫  Guitar World interview with Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes 2000