On This Day 19 November

I'm ready to celebrate! Must be patient. Must be patient.

1994 19 November Jimmy Page attends Aerosmith Concert in Buenos Aires

• 1966 The Yardbirds-Detroit, MI. at Michigan State Fair Coliseum
• 1982 Led Zeppelin - Coda released 
• 1994 Jimmy Page attends Aerosmith concert, Buenos Aires
• 1998 Page & Plant - Milan Italy at Filaforum
• 2012 Led Zeppelin - Celebration Day movie released (audio and video) 

1957:
This is the second time this year that this Ofra Haza image was posted on Jimmy Page's website for On This Day.  Check out the Mage Music post on 16 September for more on Haza and for a link to the video.

1994 Joe Perry & Jimmy page at Aerosmith concert, Buenos Aires

1998  Jimmy Page, Page & Plant at Milan

1982:
Coda is Led Zeppelin's ninth studio album and is comprised of unused tracks from the band's various studio sessions over the years. "Coda" is a musical term that means a passage that follows the main body of a musical piece and provides a conclusion to the piece.

"Coda was released, basically, because there was so much bootleg stuff out. We thought, "Well, if there's that much interest, then we may as well put the rest of our studio stuff out".
~ Jimmy Page 

2007 Plant, Jones, Jason Bonham & Jimmy Page, Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert at O2

Friday I'll provide an explanation!

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♪  Full set (Page & Plant, Milan 1998) YouTube
♫  Backstage footage (Page & Plant, Milan 1998) YouTube
♪  Coda remaster trailer (Led Zeppelin, 2015) YouTube
♪  Celebration Day movie trailer

On This Day 18 November

Yesterday carrots and pods and ribs.  Today bananas.  Is there a message in this?

1966 18 November On This Day Jimmy Page with The Yardbirds, Michigan State Fair
I'm Waiting for the Man (Velvet Underground)
Note that if you prefer not to watch the obnoxious video, use the link below

• 1966 The Yardbirds - Detroit, MI at Michigan State Fair Coliseum
• 1971 Led Zeppelin - Sheffield, England at University of Sheffield

2013 Joe Elliott, Jimmy Page, Brian Wheat after Mott the Hoople concert at O2 (Ross Halfin Photo)

2013 Ian Hunter and Jimmy Page (Ross Halfin photo)

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♪ I'm Waiting For The Man (Velvet Underground with Nico, 1967) YouTube
♪ I'm Waiting For My Man (The Yardbirds feat. Jimmy Page 1968) YouTube

On This Day 17 November

Pod. Pod.  And carrots.

1994 17 November On This Day Page & Plant, Sydney Australia on Denton Show
AUDIO: Stairway To Heaven (Nick Barker and the Reptiles - from The Money or the Gun)

• 1966 The Yardbirds - Martin, TN at University of Tennessee 
• 1971 Led Zeppelin - Birmingham, England at Kinetic Circus
• 1975 Led Zeppelin recording Presence all this month at Musicland
• 1994 Page & Plant Unledded Tour - Sydney, Australia at Andrew Denton TV Show
• 1994 Jimmy Page, encore with Aerosmith  - Buenos Aires, Argentina at Valez Sarsfield Stadium 
• 1998 Page & Plant - Prague, Czech Republic at Sports Hall 

1971 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin Birmingham England

1994:
Jimmy Page played two encore songs with Aerosmith at the Velez-Sarsfield Stadium (Sweet Emotion and Blues Jam) AND appeared with Robert Plant in Sydney Australia on Andrew Denton's late night TV show - both on 17 November.

Some kind of Magick - two places at once?

According to Dave Lewis, in his book The Tight But Loose Files, the Sydney show was on 16 November. So maybe the show aired the next night. Then again, according to the Get A Grip Tour Dates, Aerosmith played in Buenos Aires on 18 and 19 November, not on the 17th.

But maybe it did all happen on 17 November.  Maybe it was just Jimmy Page Magick.

1994 Page & Plant, Denton Show interview

1998 Page & Plant, Prague

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♪  Since I've Been Loving You (Led Zeppelin, Birmingham England 1971) YouTube
♪  10 Ribs & All/Carrot Pod Pod (Pod) (Reference Mix) (Led Zeppelin, Presence companion disc 1975/2015) YouTube
♫  Interview (Page & Plant, Denton Show 1994) YouTube
♪  Black Dog (Page & Plant, Denton Show 1994) YouTube
♪  Sun Arise (Page & Plant, Denton Show 1994) YouTube
♪  Full set (Page & Plant, Prague 1998) YouTube

On This Day 16 November

Can you whistle a few bars for me?

1984 16 November On This Day Jimmy Page with Roy Harper - Old Grey Whistle Test 

• 1966 The Yardbirds - Cookeville, TN at Tennessee Tech University, Memorial Gymnasium 
• 1968 Led Zeppelin - Manchester, England at University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (unconfirmed/maybe billed as Yardbirds)
• 1971 Led Zeppelin - Ipswich, England at St. Matthew's Baths Hall
• 1984 Jimmy Page with Roy Harper - Old Grey Whistle TestCumbria, England at Lake District National Park
• 1994 Page & Plant Unledded Tour - Sydney, Australia at Triple M Studios
• 1998 Page & Plant - Erfurt Germany at Messehalle

1971 Led Zeppelin - Ipswich, England at St. Matthew's Baths Hall

1971 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin - Ipswich, England at St. Matthew's Baths Hall

1984:
The Old Grey Whistle Test was a TV Show that aired on BBC2 from 1971 to 1988. The name supposedly was from a Tin Pan Alley phrase from years before.

Tin Pan Alley was a group of New York City music publishers and songwriters of the late 19th century and early 20th century.  The Whistle Test was the playing of the first pressing of a record to an audience of the buildings' doormen, who wore grey suits. If the song was catchy enough for it to be whistled back after hearing it a couple times, it passed the test.

I cant' say Roy Harper's music would pass the Mage Music Whistle Test, but Jimmy Page's?  You betcha. Every time.

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♫  Same Old Rock (Jimmy Page with Roy Harper, Old Grey Whistle Test 1984) YouTube

On This Day 15 November

A day of rest across the years.  Or, if not rest, then at least out of the spotlight.

1978 15 November On This Day Jimmy Page producing In Through The Out Door at Polar Studios
Ozone Baby (audio)

• 1966 The Yardbirds- Bowling Green, KY at University of Kentucky 
• 1978 Jimmy Page at Polar Studios to produce In Through The Out Door 

1978:

Ozone Baby, Darlene, and Wearing and Tearing were recorded during the Polar Studio sessions. The tracks were not included on In Through The Out Door but appeared on 1982's Coda.

1979:

Led Zeppelin's eighth studio album was originally titled Look.  It was released as In Through The Out Door with album artwork designed by Hipgnosis. Both music and artwork reflect who Led Zeppelin really was at the time. Never, ever, predictable. Never, ever going to explain. 

Then and now: If you don't get it, you won't get it.

In Through The Out Door covers

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♪  Ozone Baby (Led Zeppelin 1978 / 1982 / 2015) YouTube
♪  In The Evening / Rough Mix (Led Zeppelin, 1979 / 2015) YouTube

On This Day14 November

If I create an award, will he come?

2006 Led Zeppelin inducted into UK Music Hall of Fame
watch video

• 1966 The Yardbirds - Paintsville, KY at Paintsville High School Gymnasium 
• 2006 Led Zeppelin – UK Hall of Fame Award (final year of awards)
• 2013 Led Zeppelin – DVD/Film Classic Rock Award, London at Roundhouse

1988 Jimmy Page/Outrider promo photo (Rex photo)

2006 James Brown at UK Music Hall of Fame

2006 Jimmy Page at UK Music Hall of Fame

2006:
Led Zeppelin was inducted by Roger Taylor of Queen.  The ceremony took place at Alexandra Palace, London, and was broadcast in the UK on 16 and 18 November. It was shown in the USA on 25 November.

2013:
Led Zeppelin received the Classic Rock DVD/Film Award for the Celebration Day movie.

2013 Tommy Iommi, Ross Halfin, Jimmy Page, Alex Lifeson, Classic Rock Awards

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♪  The Only One (Jimmy Page, Outrider 1988) YouTube
♫  2006 UK Hall of Fame Induction 
♫  2013 Jimmy Page Classic Rock Award interview

13 November 2012

This is what I was doing on this day in 2012:



Even the trailer still gives me the chills.

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