Led Zeppelin I – it was 57 years ago this week.. to mark the 57th anniversary of the debut Led Zeppelin here’s some facts, figures and thoughts on it all…

January 20, 1969 – Led Zeppelin debut album released:
Despite often being attributed to either Sunday, January 12, 1969 or Friday, January 17, 1969, the correct “official” release date of the debut album might well have been Monday, January 20, 1969. As Mike Tremaglio flagged to me a while back – this release date was referenced in an Atlantic Records memo accompanying …

TBL Archive Special: A look back to the second date of the Led Zeppelin 1975 touring campaign:

TBL LED ZEPPELIN JANUARY 1975 SNAPSHOT…

DATE: SUNDAY JANUARY 12 1975:
VENUE: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
VORST NATIONAAL
Setlist: Rock And Roll/Sick Again/Over The Hills And Far Away/When The Levee Breaks/The Song Remains The Same/The Rain Song/Kashmir/The Wanton Song/No Quarter/Trampled Underfoot/In My Time Of Dying/Stairway To Heaven/Whole Lotta Love – Black Dog/Communication Breakdown.
Snapshot Notes: The second warm up date for their forthcoming US tour – the previous night they had played Rotterdam. Before the show Robert conducted an interview backstage …

Jimmy Page on the occasion of his Birthday….
Jimmy Page is 82 years old on January 9th.
In a career that has spanned over seven decades, he has more than made his mark when it comes to the art of rock guitar playing.
From monolithic riffing to bombastic solos. From simple acoustic beauty to vast guitar instrumental orchestration. Jazz, classical and Eastern influences, blues, 50s rock’n’roll and psychedelic – he has turned his hand to all these varying styles over the years.  Always inventive and with a brilliant ear for production values, Jimmy …

John Paul Jones on the occasion of his 80th Birthday:
John Paul Jones is 80 years old today Saturday January 3…
To celebrate his milestone Birthday here is the John Paul Jones 80 at 80 TBL Playlist as follows:
John Paul Jones 80 at 80 – The TBL Playlist:
1    Foggy Day In Vietnam – Available on: Your Time is Gonna Come –The Roots Of Led Zeppelin (1964)
2    Baja – Available on: Your Time is Gonna Come –The Roots Of Led Zeppelin (1964)
3    Little Games (The Yardbirds)  –  Available on: The Yardbirds Little Games (1967)
4    She’s A Rainbow (The …

Robert Plant Presents Saving Grace featuring Suzi Dian – Barbican Theatre – York Tuesday December 23 2025…

On the spot report by Mick Scullion:

Setlist: The Very Day I’m Gone The Cuckoo Higher Rock Ramble On Soul Of A Man The May Queen Orphan Girl Four Sticks It’s A Beautiful Day Today Down To The Sea As I Roved Out For The Turnstiles Friends Encore: The Rain Song Everybody’s Song

So we came together one more time for the final night of this outstanding tour in the company of Robert Plant and his …

Robert Plant’s Saving Grace featuring with Suzi Dian have been enthralling audiences on their ten date Ding Dong Merrily UK tour – so here’s four on the spot reports from very satisfied customers…

Robert Plant’s  Saving Grace featuring with Suzi Dian –  Manchester Apollo December 15 2025…

On the spot report by Andrew Pepworth

We had a good view of the action and after intro tape finished Robert and Suzi with  Saving Grace came on stage. The Very Day I’m Gone was the opener with  The Cuckoo to follow. Ramble On was an …

My thoughts on Robert Plant Presents Saving Grace feat Suzi Dian – Royal Festival Hall London last Thursday December 11 2025:
Set list:
The Very Day I’m Gone, The Cuckoo, Higher Rock, Ramble On, Soul Of A Man, The May Queen, Orphan Girl, Four Sticks, It’s A Beautiful Day Today, Down To The Sea, As I Roved Out, For The Turnstiles ,Friends ,The Rain Song Everybody’s Song

Everything about this gig was pure perfection:

Every lighting effect, every guitar lick, every bango strum, every double bass embellishment, every drum shuffle, every harmony and every …

Robert Plant ‘s Saving Grace feat Suzi Dian – Ding Dong Merrily UK tour underway…

Robert Plan ‘s Saving Grace feat Suzi Dian – Ding Dong Merrily UK tour is underway. It kicked off on Monday at The Guildhall in Portsmouth.

Spoiler alert – look away now if you don’t want to know much about the set list! 

Our TBL man on the spot Patrick Cullen reports ”I was lucky enough to be on 3rd row at the front . The Guildhall was totally sold out. The set was quite different to the …

It was 45 years ago …they could not continue as they were…

45 years ago this week I vividly remember taking a call from the Musician’s Only paper and being asked for a quote regarding the announcement that Led Zeppelin were to disband.
These were sad times indeed – and it was about to get worse. The whole ‘Zep to split’ story would get buried somewhat when just four days later John Lennon was shot dead in New York…
Looking back at my diary entry for 44 years ago for December 4, it …

TBL Archive Special :
Melody Maker Poll Awards: November 28, 1979 – 46 years gone…
46 years ago on a late cold November afternoon in 1979, I walked into the plush surroundings of the Waldorf Hotel in London and ordered a vodka and lime at the bar just behind Richard Cole who was with three quarters of Led Zeppelin.
The occasion was the annual Melody Maker Poll Awards for which Peter Grant had rounded up Robert, Bonzo and Jonesy to accept a remarkable seven awards. Richard Cole and assorted roadies and tech guys …