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Thanks for the enthusiam rol_man, SF and to all the guys that have given this thread their full support.

Unfortunately the thread, under it's current format, has come to an end. All entries from jimmypage.com are now repeats and can be found at the start of this thread.

Huge respect Paul for you dedication......please, please, please find something new in order to keep this monumental thread alive and kicking.

Over to you :ZoSo:
 

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Thanks for the enthusiam rol_man, SF and to all the guys that have given this thread their full support.

Unfortunately the thread, under it's current format, has come to an end. All entries from jimmypage.com are now repeats and can be found at the start of this thread.

Huge respect Paul for you dedication......please, please, please find something new in order to keep this monumental thread alive and kicking.

Over to you :ZoSo:

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Simply repeat the posts from the beginning of the thread then delete the original one's........we promise not to say a word.
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Now after those words of wisdom you'll have to excuse me........as I must post some more of my inane dribblings in the Auf Pet thread.
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Simply repeat the posts from the beginning of the thread then delete the original one's........we promise not to say a word.
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Creative thinking SF... all things must come to and end, hopefully something new will arrise from this! It's been a ride so far... :thumbsup:
 

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And the wheel rolls on....
September 25th 2012 is the 32nd anniversary of John Bonham's untimely passing at the age of 32. I'm pleased to report this year's commemoration will include new YouTube uploads of three poignant tributes originally recorded in the Autumn of 1980:

ATV Today News Telecast
ATV Today reporter Rob Golding reporting on the funeral service of John Bonham of Led Zeppelin. Includes clips of the floral tribute from Paul McCartney, funeral procession and brief interview with fans outside the parish church in Cutnall Green, Nr Kidderminster, October 10th 1980. Pro-Shot. Full Color. 2 mins 3 secs

CFNY FM Radio Brodcast : To Be A Rock And Not to Roll

Journalist Ritchie Yorke presents his heartfelt tribute to John Bonham. Originally aired on Sun, Sept 28, 1980.
21 mins 41 secs

BRMB News Radio Broadcast: A Tribute to John Bonham

This show was presented by John Slater in early October 1980, featuring contributions from Danny King, Don Fewtrell, Malcolm Jay, Bev Bevan, Jeff Lynne, and Ozzy Osbourne. Improved audio quality over all previously circulating versions. 55 mins 8 secs

Links for the above coming Sept 25th.

Hats off to those responsible - the TBL crew!

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Led Zeppelin Members to Reunite for "Celebration Day" Press Event in London

20 September 2012

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Led Zeppelin‘s surviving members will be in London this Friday to participate in a press event promoting Celebration Day, the film capturing the band’s December 2007 reunion concert that will premiere in theaters around the world next month. Singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones all will be on hand to meet with the media, and also will attend a screening of the movie.
As recently reported, the film will be screened in about 1,500 cinemas on October 17 after gala premieres are held in several locations, including London, New York City and Los Angeles. Then, on November 19, Celebration Day will be released to retail in multiple video and audio formats.
Led Zeppelin’s one-off reunion set took place at London’s O2 Arena, and was the finale of a concert held in memory of the late Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun.
 

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Led Zeppelin To Attend Kennedy Center Honors, Announce Press Conference and ‘Celebration Day’ Formats

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Last week, the Kennedy Center announced that Led Zeppelin would be honored at their annual Kennedy Center Honors ceremony. This morning, the band confirmed, via a press release, that they will attend the prestigious event, which takes place in Washington, D.C. on December 3 (and which airs on CBS on December 26).
The press release announced a press conference that the surviving members – guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant and bass player/keyboardist John Paul Jones – will attend in London today at 1:30 pm local time (which is 8:30 am Eastern Time). That press conference is to promote Celebration Day, the live album and film documenting the band’s now-legendary one-off 2007 reunion concert from England’s O2 Arena.
Celebration Day was announced last week after much hype, and this morning’s press release has revealed the multiple formats that will be available. There will be a “standard edition,†which will be either 2 CDs/1DVD or 2 CDs/1 Blu-ray. A “deluxe edition†will feature 2 DVDs/2 CDs or 1 Blu-Ray/1 DVD/2 CDs, and will contain bonus content, including video footage of the rehearsals. There will be a 2 CD version with just music, and a music-only Blu-ray edition featuring only the audio on Blu-ray. If you’re a vinyl fanatic, there will be a 3 LP version, and the audio will be available for paid download at all digital retail outlets. All versions of Celebration Day will be available November 19. The film will have limited worldwide screenings on October 17. See Led Zeppelin’s website for more details.
CBS Local will be at the press conference in London, and will have a report shortly afterward.
 

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The surviving members of Led Zeppelin have refused to rule out another reunion.

Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones made a rare public appearance today (September 21) to launch their new Celebration Day concert film of their 2007 show at the London's 02 Arena. After a screening of the film at the Odeon West End, the bandmates answered questions from the assembled press.

But when pressed on the possibility of coming together again for more shows, the band remained evasive. When asked if the 02 show had excited them enough to regroup once more, Jimmy Page answered, "Can I just ask you all if you enjoyed the film?"

When the journalist in question retorted by asking if he could have his question answered, Robert Plant replied, "That would be kiss and tell."
 

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September 25th 1980
John Henry Bonham passed away.
 

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Backbeat: Led Zeppelin Movie Premiere, Afterparty Bring in Rock and Music-Biz Royalty


By Jem Aswad, New York

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From left: John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and original drummer John Bonham's son Jason arrive for the press conference for the release of their new concert film Celebration Day. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)

On Tuesday night, I went to a Led Zeppelin afterparty. (Sorry, I just had to say that.)

As proven by the hoopla over Tuesday's press conference and premiere of the Celebration Day film -- a straightforward but stunning rendering of their 2007 reunion gig at London's O2 Arena in honor of Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun -- the legend, legacy and mystique of Led Zeppelin have barely diminished in the 32 years since the band ceased to exist in the present tense. And the amount of excitement Zep still can generate was reflected by the starpower of the celebrities and execs who turned out for the premiere and/or the afterparty (more on that shortly).

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Jimmy Page flashes a smile at the Zeppelin press conference. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)
Taking our seats at the Ziegfeld Theater, we found ourselves -- incredibly -- five seats away from Robert Plant, with Jimmy Page in the row ahead and John Paul Jones in the row behind. Page and Plant exchanged a quick word shortly after sitting down but otherwise they just sat back and enjoyed the film; their heads could occasionally be seen bobbing along with the music. Page's hair was pulled back into a short ponytail that gave him a vaguely Revolutionary War-era look.

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The Ziegfeld Theater, where the band unveiled the new film. (Photo: Jem Aswad)

In the film, the band is tight, focused and present, tearing through a stellar 16-song set of favorites and deeper cuts covering all studio albums except "In Through the Out Door." Throughout, they show astonishing power and virtuosity in the face of infinite expectations and -- no disrespect -- their age: The two-hour performance shows just how much physical strength it takes to be a member of Led Zeppelin, especially when there's no 20-minute drum or guitar solo as a breather. Plant is singing at full-throttle right up until the end (when his voice is clearly reaching its limit), Page plays more fluidly than he does on many '70s-era bootlegs, Jones emphatically cements his place as one of rock's five greatest-ever bassists, and Jason Bonham is a revelation, recreating his father's thundering beats and fills while adding his own respectful flourishes. The film could, and probably will, act as an instruction video for rock bands.



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Page with Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)

The afterparty, at Midtown's Monkey Bar, was already in full swing when the band members arrived. There were no drugs, debauchery or flagrant groupies (that we saw, anyway), but there was ample booze and an air of excitement and surrealness that you seldom see at events like this ("That woman looks just like … oh, that is Stevie Nicks") -- let alone the afterparty for a concert movie premiere.

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Joan Jett with longtime producer Kenny Laguna at the after party. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)


At the party and/or premiere were all three founding members of Led Zeppelin and Bonham (Plant was accompanied by girlfriend/singer Patty Griffin); Nicks, Kiss' Paul Stanley, Metallica's Kirk Hammett, Red Hot Chili Pepper Chad Smith and Joan Jett (who's returned to her early '80s leather-and-mullet look). On the business side, we had Access Industries CEO/ Warner Music owner Len Blavatnik, Atlantic Group co-chairman/CEO Craig Kallman, Warner/Chappell chairman/CEO Cameron Strang, Live Nation NY chairman Ron Delsner, Mom and Pop Records chief Michael Goldstone, GoldVE president and longtime Zeppelin publicist Danny Goldberg, Steve and Harvey Leeds, Big Hassle's Ken Weinstein, Nasty Little Man founder Steve Martin, Warner Music's Will Tanous, Kevin Gore, Paul Robinson, Susan Mazo, James Steven and Bob Kaus, longtime Atlantic alums Jerry Greenberg, Diane Gilmour and Andi Ferrera (with husband Nick), Robert Plant/ The Who manager Bill Curbishley and Trinifold colleague Nicola Powell, VH1's Bill Flanagan, Jimmy Page/Metallica managers Cliff Burnstein and Peter Mensch (with wife Louise), along with Q-Prime colleague Marc Reiter, longtime Joan Jett manager Kenny Laguna, Rhino's Mike Engstrom and Jason Elzy, and Brad Tolinsky (author of "Light and Shade" collection of 20 years' worth of interviews with Page), who told the story of how Joe Walsh sold Page his now-legendary sunburst Gibson Les Paul for $500 in 1969. (Apparently Page had been saying he needed a heavier-sounding guitar for Zeppelin than the paisley-festooned Fender Telecaster he used in the Yardbirds, and Walsh said, "I had two guitars, so I grabbed the one I liked less.")

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Warner power -- from left: Alan Triger (SVP, Research & Analysis), Larry Mattera (SVP, Digital & Revenue Development, WEA), Matt Signore (CFO, Recorded Music), Brian Roberts (CFO, WMG), Mitch Imber (SVP, Account Management & Sales, WEA) (Photo: Jem Aswad)

As for the vibe, let's just say that the presence of Led Zeppelin can reduce even the most jaded industry veterans into giddy teenagers.

Chatter throughout the evening was mostly about the film: How tight the band was and how hard they'd rehearsed for a global-stadium-level performance that they played publicly exactly once -- without even a warm-up show. People who were there recalled how great it was -- Billboard's own Ed Christman, who saw the band on nearly every American tour, told us that the O2 show was the second-best of the dozen times he saw them (check out his song-by-song concert review right here).

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Atlantic CEO Craig Kallman poses with Stevie Nicks. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/GettyImages)

There were also many misty-eyed stories about Ahmet Ertegun -- none of which can be reprinted here -- and Atlantic's glory days. Plant rhapsodized about the era that, in the film, he calls "When Atlantic was the greatest record label on the face of the planet." "We made our own rules," he said, and considering that they convinced the label to make a die-cut album cover with a spinning wheel, another in a custom paper bag, and another with symbols for a title, they certainly did. The soundtrack of the evening, when we could hear it, was largely based on classics from the labels catalog ( Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett).

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Page and Plant pose during the film premiere's after party. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)

As for the real elephant in the room -- you know, the one the band dismissed approximately 50 times during the afternoon's press conference, eventually resorting to words like "schmuck" -- it's hard to imagine that the band would reform again just to roll out the old chestnuts. Plant's weariness with many of those songs is a matter of public record, and while he certainly gave 100 percent during the O2 show, at moments an eye-roll would not have come as a surprise. But reuniting for new music -- Page/Plant's overlooked 1998 album Walking Into Clarksdale, to me, is the great lost Zeppelin album -- remains a possibility, if a remote one.

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From left: Jimmy Page/Metallica manager Cliff Burnstein with That Metal Show's Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine (Photo: Jem Aswad)


And personally, I hope Celebration Day is the end for the old songs. Unlike the Live Aid performance or their shaky four songs during Atlantic's 40th anniversary show in 1988, it's hard to imagine them topping the O2 show. It's a classy and fitting way to go out -- paying tribute to the man who did so much to make them what they were and are -- for a band that's meant to much to so many. And somehow, doing it just once makes for an even more fitting coda.


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From left: Artist Arena CEO Larry Peryer and Warner Music SVP/Artist Services David Marcus (Photo: Jem Aswad)


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Plant poses with Patty Griffin. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)


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From left: GoldVE president and longtime Zeppelin publicist Danny Goldberg, Warner/Chappell CEO Cameron Strang, and WMG Recorded Music Global Catalog & Licensing CEO Kevin Gore (Photo: Jem Aswad)


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Paul Stanley of KISS with his son Evan Shane Stanley at the film premiere. (Photo: Michael Loccisano/WireImage)


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