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elcome back Zep fans! The new issue will give you a quick "fix" of Led Zeppelin, in an otherwise rather dull music scene. Thanks to those who wrote in during the past month and "hello" to our new readers. Everyone is always invited to share their

ideas, comments, articles, photos etc. A special thanks to some of the regulars: Jim 'Speedy' Kelly, Howard M ylett, Lisa Staggs, Elaine Carlo & Dave Butuk.

Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to have been much progress made in regards to the new Jimmy Page album. Has the project been trashed (as some rumours insist?).

i ; l; Hope not.

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~\\\~ Yardbirds issue. Former drummer, Jim \\'}; McCarty was in Toronto recently with two \'W frontmen of the Pretty Things (Phil May and i'(, Dick Taylor). The Pretty Things/Yardbirds

()") Blues Band,as it is entitled, featured classic

/ Yardbirds staples, and new songs that will

L~ be featured in an upcoming CD.

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lV JI i Things were on the Swan Song label & ~ "tllwere well-liked by Plant, Page, Jones

// and Bonham.)

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Although this tour will be a very short one, the band are finishing up the new CD and may attempt a wide-scale tour.

More on the proposed film by Malcolm McLaren: British papers report that the film about the excesses of the Mafia-like music business will centre on Peter Grant. McLaren says: "I was never a Led Zeppelin fan but then I became one when I was living in LA about six years ago. Led Zeppelin were gods of debauch. Their lifestyle was legendary and unbelievable. They were torrid and dangerous ... I want to show what happened behind closed doors, as well as the gangsterism of the industry so I approached Peter." As for casting Jason Donovan as Plant in the film, Donovan's manager says:

"It sounds ludicrous, but you never know ... I think Jason would really be quite good. He'd look the part. We've had a giggle together over the idea. Tell Malcolm we'd love to see a script."

Hammer a/the Gods - THE MOVIE ...

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(The Yardbirds' final lineup - Lrolt. Jim McCarty, Chris Dreja, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf.)

lIappenings 29 'Years 'Time Jlgo ...

he Yardbirds have lang been heralded as one of the greatest and one of the most important 1960's musical forces. Certainly, they are well known for their string of hit songs but they are usually credited most for their 3 guitarists. Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page have long since become living legends in their field; but it isn't forgotten that the Yardbirds gave them an important "boost" in their careers. The varying styles and musical directions of the guitar players guided the band through its existence.

As expected, the group's induction into the Rock and Roll Fame in January 1992 (see E.M. V 01 II #VII) has created a resurgence of interest in the Yardbirds. The 3 most famous exmem bers have, of course, become hugely successful but little else has been heard from the other surviving members, musically. Well, in a new video released by Atlantic/Warner Bros., fans can discover the entire history of the Yardbirds.

In-depth interviews with all surviving members are included in this fantastic video package as well as phenomenal live/T.V. footage of the group. It seems to linger on a bit too much during the Jeff Beck era and should have concentrated on the Yard birds' greatest period with Beck and Page on dual lead guitar. (This may be better labelled "the potentially greatest

by Sam Rapallo

period".)

As documented in the video, Jimmy Page joined the band in June 1966 to replace Paul Samwell-Smith on bass guitar. He quickly moved up to joining the lead guitar position with Beck. It was previously thought that the "Blow Up" footage was really the only footage of the shared position of lead guitar - not any more! This documentary contains a great deal of "new" footage, the best being aT. V. performance of Happenings Ten Years Time Ago with Page and Beck on lead guitar - unbelievable! Jimmy sports a Telecaster and Beck uses a Les Paul.

Page talks about his joining the group: "Jeff and I had spoken about how good it would be if the two of us were in the same band. At the time it didn't seem possible because it was known as the "Five Live Yardbirds" - it couldn't possibly be six ... I started out on bass just to help them out, then we got into dual lead guitars and it was fantastic - really good!. .. When Jeff left and we carried on, the band had a lot of numbers that you could really stretch out. During the time I was in there, it was just a four piece."

Also included is a recent interview with Peter Grant who played a hand in managing the group near the end. Grant: "It was Simon Napier Bell who was then their 2nd manager and said 'I'm really fed up with managing the Ya r d b i r d s ' and would I manage them. Obviously I was very interested and I arranged to meet them. Simon said a wonderful thing to

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- On and Off Stage Action -

August 1971

Soft music may, like everyone's saying, be the current rage. But someone forgot to tell all those hard-rock fans that times have changed. Unless Led Zeppelin is a soft-rock group.

Led Zeppelin is in the middle of a North American tour. Last weekend's stop was Vancouver, the Canadian west coast city which seems to specialize in hippie-police wars. The show was held in the city's hockey arena, a concession to the commercial appeal of the quartet. Even the massive arena with 13,000 seats couldn't accommodate everyone, however, and by show time there were some 3,000 people without tickets, but set on seeing the Zeppelin.

The inevitable happened, of course. The lockedout fans and the police engaged in a brief but spirited battle. The decision went to the police and the fans withdrew to regroup for another day.

Inside there was lots of action too. And most of it was in the audience. A group of anti-pollution scientists had set up equipment to measure the noise level during the concert. Someone mistook the equipment for recording machinery and decided that a bootleg album was in the making! The scientists escaped with assorted bruises but the equipment fared less happily, with doubts whether the expensive machine can ever be repaired. There were no noise measurements made, either!

At last word, police were looking for Led Zeppelin's manager for questioning about the incident.

Led Zeppelin returns to Canada next week for an appearance at Toronto's massive Maple Leaf Gardens.

Express & Star

April 1992

Rock Channel

THAT WAS ROBERf PLANTS "SIG LOG'7 COMItJe; UPW~ ~AVE COREY HARi5 ''sUNGLASSES AT NI6.·n;" eRUC~ SPRIH6STEEN5 "PANCING IN THE PARK" AN" JOHN WAlTE5 '),-\15511016

Tribute to Music Man

Rock star Robert Plant dashed from rehearsals to take part in a tribute to a former Kidderminster pop promoter. Robert was a regular performer

at the Frank Freeman Club in his pre-Zeppelin days and made a surprise appearance on stage there when the group was at its peak.

When Frank died from cancer last year Robert agreed to take part in a tribute night and he kept his promise even though it clashed with rehearsals for today's Freddie Mercury concert at Wembley.

He drove back to Kidderminster to join the audience at the Gainsborough House Hotel, where signed copies of some of his albums were raffled to raise money for the Frank Freeman dance club, which is in financial difficulty.

The singer played at the tiny club with several bands before he joined Led Zeppelin. He returned when the group was at its peak to make guest appearances with Kidderminster band Bronco.

Strangely, the concert is being billed as Led Zeppelin's "only Canadian appearance" (-see E.M. Vol.1I #V for this rare ad). British Columbia always did consider itself separate from the rest of the country! Tickets are selling briskly and all indications are that

an 18,000 seat sell-out is imminent. No noise pollution tests are planned!

None of the soft music people have attracted that type of attention. Rock may have its problems but it certainly isn't

dying in this country.

THREE GREAT VIt7EOS YOU'LL HAVe TO MISS 8ECAUSE TIlERE!s ONLY SO MUCi-4 . WE CAN FIT INTO A TWO-PAloJa COMic

, rying to. keep up with t.he latest C:Ds IS provIng more d iff i c u l t as t i m e progresses. In this month's Collector's Column, we take a look at ~ some of the recent CDs hitting the market. As you'll see, there as some

to treasure and some that should be avoided!

By far, the "best buy" is still the Plays Pure Blues CD. Not only is the packaging excellent, but more importantly, the material on the CD is a 10. (As reviewed in EM Vol II #VI), this stereo soundboard recording of the Dallas Pop Festival on August 31st 1969 is a fairly hot show and the sound quality makes all the more enjoyable. Get it while you can. 10

The Electric Magic CD consists of an incomplete mono soundboard recording of Led Zep's New York concert on July 29th, 1973. Of course, you should immediately recognize the venue as one of several on The Song Remains the Same soundtrack & film. It's interesting to hear what the show's really sounded like before clever editing and overdubbing spoiled the released version. This CD is apparently put out by Scorpio in Italy (Studio Daze, Jennings Farm Blues etc.)

The show kicks off with the usual Rock and Roll. It seems to be the one on in the movie despite various vocal and guitar "touch-ups". The same can

be said for Celebration Day. The highlight of Black Dog is the ending solo where Page, Bonham and Jones are wailing. After a pause; Plant greets the audience: "Good Evening ... Well... We had a really good one last night ... What we intend to do is get it better every night ... and only with your co-opcratro n can we do that and you know what I'm talking about ... you can't put it into words ... (refering to a firecracker) .. that was silly." If you ever wanted to know what Over the Hills and Far A way would have been like on the soundtrack, here's you're chance. It's a very tight version but a little short in the solo section.

After the song, Plant needs to clam down the crowd again "Another point to be made before we start taking the building into the stratosphere ... we must eradicate the firecrackers because that is no longer clever. .. And don't forget that will you ... you up there in the glasses ... " An above average performance of Misty Mountain Hop follows and segues into Since I've Been Loving You (not the version in the film).

No Quarter is the version in the film but it's the complete one and not edited as in the film and soundtrack. It's a treat to hear the entire song as it was performed. The same can be said about The Song Remains the Same and the Rain Song. Plant gives an introduction: "This is another new one ... a newish anyway ... it's a relation of what happened here after the last tour and we went to Japan, Hong Kong, Bankok ...

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got some good hashish too .

(roar from the crowd) .. but I'm never advocating a thing like that. .. this is just a vibe we that picked up along the way about people in general, it's got nothing to do with ... - everybody starts taking a picture when you say hashish!. .. This is called the Song Remains the Same."

Unfortunately, the CD ends after the Rain Song and only provides the first sixty minutes of the show. 8

Melancholy Danish Pageboys - Copenhagen July 24th, 1979 is not recommended. Silver Rarities has put out this famous boot LP and simply copied it directly off vinyl. Although the quality of this audience tape is quite good, it's exactly the same as the old LP version, complete with scratches, pops and occasional crackles. The show served as the first of two low-key

warm-up gigs for the Knebworth concerts. The complete show comes on a 2-CD set. 4

Another re-release is Out Through the Back Door. This consists of outtakes from the In Through the Out Door recording session and includes: Carouselambra (instrumental), Wearing & Tearing, Fool In the Rain (take 1), In the Evening, South Bound Saurez, Darlene, Fool In the Rain (take 2), Carouselambra (vocal) and Hot Dog. The material is the same as the previously released LP except that this CD is not a copy from vinyl - no scratches! Quality-wise, it's not as good as All My Love from the Studio Daze CD but good nevertheless. 8-

Keeping with the theme of outtakes, the Tangible Vandalism CD offers great rehearsals and outtakes from Physical Graffiti. This had been released on vinyl a few years back, but listening to the CD is an improvement. 8 •

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me - He said, 'Peter, there's only one big problem with the band. There's a guy and he's a real wise-guy' and I said 'Oh yeah? Who's that?' and he said 'Jimmy Page'. I thought, 'he must know I've known Jimmy since 1962/1963'. A part from Neil Christian & the other things he did.

When I was with Mickie Most he did the Herman's Hermits things, Donovan, he did all the Mickie Most sessions. So when I met with the Yardbirds I said 'Jimmy, I hear you're a trouble-maker, I've got to get rid of you - What have you been up to?' He said 'Well, we did Blow Up and a 4-week tour of England with the Rolling Stones and an American tour and we got £112 each.' and he was the only one with the balls to say this is not good enough." During this tour, they performed on French T.V. which is included in a short clip in the video showing Jimmy on violin bow and a bit of Dazed & Confused.

Where's the rest of this footage?

The progression into Led Zeppelin appeared very clearly by this point. Yardbird drummer, Jim McCarty explains how he and Keith Relf wanted to go into a different direction: " ... Jimmy had been in the band about a year or two ... Jimmy was fresh and all these guys he found in the Zeppelin were all raring to go." Jimmy Page: "I just wanted to carryon rocking. I had this great stockpile of material in my mind, songs and riffs that I had on tape at the time. I knew what way I wanted the group to go." He certainly did!

This Yard birds' video is highly recommended. Rare footage, photos and interviews provide a revealing glimpse of what the Yardbirds were all about. With a running time of only an hour, longer version would have better allowed for more complete performance: instead of some of the short clips.

A video documentary is s o m e t h i n j desperately needed for Led Zeppelin! Is it next?

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he often surreal and almost magical lifestyle of Led Zeppelin - with its worldwide tours, stadiums filled with seas of loyal faces, riches galore, and intriguing travels to exotic, mystical lands - was given a sudden and frightful dose of the realities and dangers of simple day-today living last August (1975). While vacationing on the Greek island of Rhodes, lead singer Robert Plant, his wife Maureen, and his two children, son Karac and daughter Carmen, were

all seriously injured in an automobile accident that not only caused the immediate cancellation of a ready-to-roll full-scale tour of the U.S., Europe and Asia, but also for a tense few weeks threatened to end Robert Plant's career as one of the premier live performers in rock.

Plant's injuries, which included multiple fractures of an ankle, the bones supporting the foot, and an elbow landed him in a Greek hospital for a few days; inadequate medical facilities there led to his being flown back to London for watchful and intensive care by a team of doctors. As if the simple trauma of the accident itself wasn't enough, Plant had scarcely begun convalescing when, because of the bizarre English tax situation in which entertainers are preyed upon mercilessly, he had to be moved hastily to the Channel Island of Jersey, away from the vulturish taxmen, with doctors flying in to attend him.

When the extent of the injuries was ascertained and Plant was told that he would be in a cast and on crutches for a few months, and that he would not be able to prance about on stage for at least a year, the singer retreated to Malibu, California. The rest of Zeppelin eventually joined him there, considered their immediate future, and finally began the work that has culminated in the incredibly quickly recorded and released Presence.

Up until the accident, 1975 had been yet another monumentally successful and enjoyable year for Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham. Plant and Page had come off the recent American and British tours with their usual yen for

travelling intact. In the weeks prior to the accident Moroccan city of Marakesh, set off on an excursion through northern Africa, riding in a Range Rover over the Sahara's burning sands, traversing little-used paths and avoiding the usual tourist oases and amusements, helped along the way by Plant's proficient knowledge of Arabic.

One of the reasons for the trip was Plant's desire to investigate the possibilities of recording the music of different tribes in Morocco, but government red tape, coupled with increasing political problems between Spain and Morocco (the travellers were often stopped at army roadblocks, with machine guns pointed in their direction as they fumbled for their passports and identification) and a dwindling number of decent roads, led to slightly premature curtailment of the trip.

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Leaving Africa, Page and Plant journeyed through Spain to attend a pre-arranged group meeting in Switzerland to sort out details about the upcoming American tour. It was while attending the Montreux Jazz Festival there that Plant got the bug for just a bit more casual living - and Rhodes seemed the perfect spot.

With rehearsals not due to start in Paris until mid-August, Page, Plant and family all made their way to the Mediterranean immediately. One morning, however, Page took off for Italy; later that day the accident occurred.

At first Plant's concern rested with the physical safety of his family. Maureen had suffered concussions and her leg was broken in several places. Karac had a fractured leg, multiple cuts and bruises, and Carmen had broken her wrist. For a while, it was not clear whether the broken bones in Robert's ankle would be able to heal properly. Finally he was told that he would have to be off his feet for a

What Plant did have in abundance

was time - time to think about his own mortalit~, his vulnerabilit~ as a human being, his wife and famil~ far awa~, his life as a whole.

few months at least and that performing live was out of the question for a year. It was a dejected and subdued Robert Plant who found himself trying to while away the hours in Southern California.

"When he first got to Malibu," recalled a Swan Song spokesman, "Robert was pretty down, as was to be expected. For a while he was rather preoccupied with the accident, on why it happened. As most people know, Robert's very much into spiritual things, unexplainable forces and powers, and he was spending time sifting through his thoughts and being very introspective. He'd say 'I never should have sung In My Time of Dying. Later, when some unusually high tides came up and virtually demolished the porch of the house he was staying at - so much so that he had to rent

another one - he started thinking that he shouldn't have written The Ocean, and that he'd have to be very careful about his lyrics from now on."

Also taking its toll on Plant's peace of mind was the constant flow of groupies and hangers-on who were able to find him and because of his immobility, keep him a captive, if not all that willing, host.

"W ord spreads very, very fast when the group's in any big city and it wasn't hard for people to find Robert. Under any circumstances, he's a very friendly type of person, a nice guy who enjoys meeting and getting to know different people, but things were getting out of hand a bit because in his condition he could hardly control who would come to see him and how long they'd stay."

What Plant did have in abundance was time - time to think about his own mortality, his vulnerability as a human being, his wife and family far away, his life as a whole. He began to write lyrics and when Page showed up to keep him company near the end of August, carrying along his ever-present guitar (he continues to travel with a guitar and a tape recorder, always composing and trying out new things), some songs began to take shape. Soon, J ones and Bonham were given the

word that they were needed in Malibu.

A decision was reached quickly by the band. It was vitally important that the group hang together as a unit and not to drift apart too much while Robert was recuperating. The best way was to start rehearsing in Los Angeles, to work on the

songs that Robert and Jimmy were writing, probably as much for themselves as for the possibility of a new album to satisfy the fans who had been disappointed about the cancelled tours.

The rehearsals started slowly, and for a while things were just not happening. But lyrics and music were flying out of Plant's and Page's heads, and the enthusiasm that had permeated the band in anticipation of live performing soon returned, rechanneled into the effort to create a new album. After three weeks of rehearsing and composing, they were ready to record.

In early November the group went to Germany and at Musicland studios in Munich they took to the task quickly and efficiently. Although the double album Physical Graffiti, had taken a year and a half to record, Presence was

completed in just 18 days. No nights out on the town, no fabled Zep uprisings at hotels and inns. Just work. The day before thanksgiving, Presence was finished. Plant called New York on Thanksgiving Day with the good news. "He sounded really excited and happy. He said that the record should really be called 'Thanksgiving' because, for maybe the first time in his life, he was really feeling thankful."

The seven songs on Presence, almost all of which were conceived and written last summer ('75), show some sides to Plant's personality that have been kept well away from public eye. Tea For One is about his longing for Maureen's companionship. For Your Life and Candy Store Rock both seem to relate to the bevy of wellwishers, intruders and fantasy-seekers who passed through Plant's life at the beach in

Malibu. ("You said I was the only/with my lemon in your hand/Exhibition is your habit/Emotion second-hand/Had to pull away to save me/Maybe next time around," from For Your Life).

Achilles Last Stand is about Plant's and Page's travels in Africa, a song about physical and spiritual search (" 0 h the sweet refrain that soothes the soul and calms the pain/Albion remain, though sleeping now to rise again/In wonderings and wanderings, one place to rest the search/Where the mighty arms of Atlas hold the heavens from the earth.") The song's title obviously refers to Plant's injury (Achilles was the Homeric hero whose only vulnerable SpOt was his heel) but it also calls to mind a recording incident. Hopping around the studio during a playback of the track, Robert got so carried away that he tripped and crashed to the floor and nearly re-injured his healing foot.

3::5: e S :he success of recording Presence, Lee Ze??e:":n: also ready to take the wraps off 0: d:;eiI :::5 movie, which is as yet still untitled. .r: 500': eat 0: he film is concert footage taken :'~o= ::::=:~ series of sold-out Madison Square G;;.:::e:: CO:Jce:r5 in the summer of 1973. Also _ ::cl1:ce':: are some backstage looks at the band, i:: :::~g 6-~a::::J-like sequences featuring all four ::::p= e r s or he group. The soundtrack was m ixec -:- Jimmy Page in New York and the ::1=, _'::' quadrophonic sound, should be :::: ::':.::" :ne rounds in the movie houses 50=O':":':::e late [his summer or early fall ('76).

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Q: How much rehearsal went into preparing the show?

JP: "We tried the same one the first couple of nights to see. We can't change the list around on stage if we've got a

production because it's all in computers that none of us have! So we can only review after

and change things if there are low points, take things

out or put things in. We pulled Hummingbird - actually we never

did it. The show is actually getting longer now, we're making adjustments. All the preparation came together in that first date, and if it had been a shambles ... if you lose

concentration for just one second, everyone gets it wrong. From what I could see by the audience, this is a good band, because it's what I wanted and what they wanted to hear."

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JP: "About five weeks. We rehearsed for two months, about four days a week, and did the production in Atlanta for a week. During rehearsals, we started from scratch and tried everything and anything. The set

was shaped from there."

Q: Is it beginning to feel like a band? It certainly looks and sounds like one!

Jimmy has just embarked on his first solo tour- fuLL of Life, this interview reveals.

September 1988

JP: "I'm good at shaping a band, having the catalyst's approach. It gelled from the first night. With any tour, the first night

you pace yourself and it's either total adrenal in or a total disaster, which I hoped it wouldn't be, especially with someone there reviewing it! Sometimes the second and third date can drop after a good first night, but luckily we've built every night. The relationship between band and audience is a seesaw and hopefully the band remains at the top end!"

Q: How does everyone's approach differ live compared to in the studio?

JP: "T'hey all played on the album, but not necessarily together at any point. The only difficulty is overdubs and trying to make versions of the numbers that could hold up. Some are missing a lot of stuff because we couldn't do it all."

Q: How many guitars are you actually using? It seems like you went through quite a number.

JP: "Oh yeah, I've got quite a lot. Let's see ... the B-bender, the Strat, my favourite '59 Les Paul, the Danelectro, a Washburn, the 12-string, the double neck. I've got loads of backups in case ... a lot of things are done in tunings, so it looks like a guitar shop, and all are used. I've got loads of spare, probably 14 to 16 in all. The guy's job, all night, is to keep tuning. In hot places the strings drop in and out of tune."

Q: Is the song list going to vary?

Q: Your choice of Zeppelin songs is interesting,

probably not what anyone expects. I never guessed you'd do Over the Hills and Far Away.

JP: "I wanted to do some Zeppelin classics, like that one and In My Time of Dying. Stairway I'll always do as an instrumental. After playing it twice in the past - Live Aid was a bit shaky, and the Atlantic Fourtieth Anniversary was a total disaster that I won't even get into! So lowe it to myself and to the audience to play it and they'll sing it, since Robert never wants to sing it again - funny guy, Robert! But I'm proud to have written it and there's nothing wrong with doing it that way."

Q: Does you solo change nightly?

JP: "I'm all over the shop there. I use a bit of technology and it's exactly right now. What I do varies, but I'm careful or the lighting won't follow. I could stretch a little, there are cues within it, bur it's pretty much the same format. If the bow reacts well - if there's not enough rosin, it doesn't bow, so I've got to change according to how it's working. If it behaves, it's usually a lot longer."

Q: You told me backstage in A tlan ta you weren't as nervous as you thought you would be. We talked before about stage nerves. How long does it take until it goes a" ay?

JP: "I was a little nervous the day before. I was more nervous in early rehearsals in England because of the task of putting the whole thing together. Within that thought, there was nothing to worry about at all. We got together and I thought it should be pretty good. I get a little nervous before I go on because you pace yourself towards it and sometimes you hang around for two hours waiting to go on, so it's difficult to control. It's adrenalin more than nerves. By the time I get on stage, less than 30 seconds into the first number, it's gone."

Q: Did you rehearse the entire show in Atlanta?

JP: "Not once. Each song was rehearsed twice and we went over lighting plots, because it had been a couple of weeks between England and here. So we needed to brush up. The monitoring takes ages to get together. But it would be boring to do the whole show without an audience."

Q: I don't really want to talk about this, but to set things straight, the opening of the tour was postponed, and now everything's fine.

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JP: "I don't really want to talk about it either. Obviously, I'm moving and leaping now, but you know how it is- everyone expects me to be half dead! But I'm proven that I've got a lot of life in me. I mean, I've always saud that, but rumours float and ... on The Firm tour, people came to see if I would collapse on stage and die."

Q: Is it strange at first to hear another voice interpreting the songs?

JP: "It's easy, as long as it's something I wrote! When we did the rehearsals, we did the numbers now because they were strong to do, but because the band did them well. We rehearsed a lot of material, tried a lot of songs, and if they felt good, we did them. Over the Hills and Far Away, songs like that, put some surprises in the show."

Q: A re you seeing changes in the band after five shows?

JP: "It's getting tighter without getting mechanical at all. Once we had a few shows under our belts, obviously we were going to get tighter and there hasn't been a dip yet, touch wood!

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Wanted: Zep tour programs wanted - ~ any year. Top dollar paid! Also wanted: back stage passes, original posters, Seattle Daze V and Live on Blueberry Hill LPs. Please write to:

John Robbins, 218 Spruce Cr., Barrie, Ontario, L4L 4A8 CANADA.

Led Zep in Dallas 1969 - excellent stereo soundboard audio - MINT quality. Your copy recorded on 90 min. Maxell chrome tape. Send $10.00 to: S&V, 32 Elana Dr, Downsview Ont. M3N 2C2.

EXCLUSIVE PHOTO OFFER!

From the Ron Kellerman archives comes the last of his photo offers. His amazing tales were brought to you in Electric Magic (Vol I #3 to #6) in the 4·part'series 'My Days With Page'. Photos by Ron have appeared

in EM. periodically and more will be featured in an upcoming book on Led Zeppelin by Ron Kellerman & the publisher of Electric Magic - Sam Rapallo.

Included in this FINAL set is the cover of E.M. Vol I #I1I featuring Page with the violin bow with the Yardbirds-available to the public

for the first time ever (in full color!) This

last set features 3 more Yard birds shots

from 1968 & 2 photos of Jimmy at Ron's home in New Jersey in.1969.

To order your personal set, please send $15.00 (U.S. Funds - money order only please, made out to K. Kellerman)

117 Kendall Dr Parlin, New Jersey ·08859 USA

orders outside U.S.A. please add $2.50 for postage

BACK ISSUES ...

Vol. II #X

- Jimmy Page: Back to Basics ('82)

- Oakland 1977 Incidents

- New H. Mylett Zep book reviewed

- and much more!

$3.50 each (Overseas: $4.50 (in U.S. Funds) (Issues not listed are permanently sold-out!)

AUGUST 1990 (premiere!)

- LZ in Toronto Aug. '69 ln Review

- Electric Magic @ Knebworth 1990

- Led Zep III rehearsals & more!

OCTOBER 1990 Vol. I #lD

- "MY DAYS WITH PAGE" pt I

- Plant '90 videos reviewed

- Page '77 interview cont. & more!

FEBRUARY 1991 Vol I #VII

- Howard Mylett: "LZ experienced"

- The Firm "Debut Performance"

- Led Zep soundboard reviews &morel

MAY 1991 VolI#X

- Led Zep Paris 1969 video review!

- Knebworth '79 by Rob Godwin

- LZ: "King of the Super Groups"

AUGUST 1991 (1st Anniversary issue) - Knebworth '79 entire video reviewed!

- LZ "Anonymous Superstars" 1977

- CD bonanza & much more!

NOVEMBER 1990 Vol I srv - "My Days with Page" Pt II

- Led Zep 'Box Set' feature

- Miami 1969 review & more!

DECEMBER 1990 Vol I #Y - MTV Led Zep weekend reviewed

- "My Days With Page" pt III

- Plant Australian int. 1972 & more!

JUNE 1991 Vol I #XI -rare LZ Kitchener, Ontario '69 giant centrefold photo!

- Presence LZ tribute band & more!

JULY 1991 Voll #XII - 'Laser Zeppelin' reviewed

- Photo-collage centrespread

- author D. Lewis int. & much more'

SEPTEMBER 1991 Vol D #D - John Bonham tribute issue packed with rare photos

- the Record Art collection & more!

NOVEMBER 1991 VoID#IV

JANUARY 1992 Vol II #VI

APRIL 1992 Vol. II #IX

- MucliMusic visits Electric Magic

- Plant launches solo career (,82)

- Turning a new PAGE (1970) & more

- Jimmy Page "Back In Action" - Led Zep I & LZ II outtakes reviewed

- Australian collectables - A backstage chronicle of '75 tow'

- Latest CDs reviewed & much more! - 'Trouble with Zep' '73 Pt II & more!

- Jimmy Page telephone chat _ A conversation with John Paul Jone

- LZ Montreal '72 reviewed _ Led Zep "flying high" 1969

- Heaven & Hell book review & moreL "20th anniv. of LZ IV & much more!

JUNE 1992

OCTOBER 1991 VollI#1ll

DECEMBER 1991 VolJI#V

FEBRUARY 1992 Vol.lI#VII -Willie Dixon tribute

- John Paul Jones interview Dec. '91

- the Led Zep Curse? & much more!

MARCH 1992 Vol. II#VIII -On the road with Zep 1977

- Jimmy Page in private life 1972

-RARE Canadian '69 handbill & More!

SUBSCRIPTIONS

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$35.00 (1 Year: 12 Issues)

Overseas: (in U.S. funds): $4.50 (Single Issue) $45.00 (1 Year)

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