TBL Archive: The Song Remains The Same London European Premiere – it was 49 years ago…

After the excitement of The Song Remains The Same soundtrack double album release, 49 years ago this week saw the European premiere of the accompanying movie. This occurred at the Warner West End cinema in London’s Leicester Square although such was the demand the film was also screened at the nearby Shaftesbury Avenue ABC Theatre.
My girlfriend Fiona and I  got tickets by queuing overnight in early October. Sleep was at a minimum that night as …

Mr. Jimmy film due out on DVD soon – added extra audio commentary feature recorded…

Mr. Jimmy film due out on DVD soon – added extra audio commentary feature recorded…

Following a DVD release in Japan, the acclaimed Mr. Jimmy film is now set for a worldwide DVD release -with an extra audio commentary feature that I’ve been involved in.

Here’s the story:

A few weeks back, the Mr. Jimmy film director Peter Michael Dowd got in touch to ask if I would like to be involved in supplying a commentary as an extra …

TBL Archive Special: Led Zeppelin II – it was 56 years ago …October 22,1969…
Led Zeppelin II – A Kind of Rock…
To celebrate the release of the Led Zeppelin II album this week back in 1969 – some thoughts 56 years on…
Led Zeppelin II:
A Kind Of Rock…. Still Flying
In the same way Miles Davis’ Kind Of Blue defined the jazz genre, the second Zep album well and truly encapsulated rock music as we know it. Dave Lewis re appraises Led Zeppelin II on the occasion of its 56th  anniversary.
In reappraising the …

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On the 55th anniversary of the release of Led Zeppelin III, here’s my thoughts on the original album and the 2014 reissue:
Led Zeppelin III: Solid gas then… Solid gold now…

THEN:
Led Zeppelin III was my first experience of the anticipation and waiting that would often be required leading up to the release of a new Zep album.
The waiting began in early 1970 and would last a period of ten months.
This anticipation was played out via the pages of the NME music paper as that was my prime source of …

Led Zeppelin The Only Way To Fly by Richard Morton Jack via Lansdowne Books…

I’ve just received the new book Led Zeppelin The Only Way To Fly by Richard Morton Jack via Lansdowne Books.

I’ve been aware of this project for a good while – knowing of Richard Morton Jack’s incredible knowledge and eye for detail, I knew this would be a good one –now with a copy in my hands , it really is beyond all expectations. It’s utterly brilliant…

The book takes the format of the re production of countless interviews, …

My thoughts on the long awaited album Robert Plant Saving Grace with Suzi Dian…

By my reckoning, discounting compilations and the two Alison Krauss collaborations, this is Robert Plant’s 13th solo /group album. I’ve been with him all the way – I’ve attended over 100 RP shows over the years and I’ve been writing about his career since 1978.

So at last, we have a Saving Grace with Suzi Dian album.

I first saw them live supporting Fairport Convention at the St. Albans Arena back in February 2019. Since then I’ve been lucky …

Remembering John Bonham 45 years gone …

To mark the 45th anniversary of his passing on Thuesday September 25, I’ve rounded up 45 examples of John Bonham’s percussive perfection. Along with countless fans around the world I will be indulging in many of these remarkable performances as we remember the man who still remains at the heart and soul of Led Zeppelin…
John Bonham 1948 – 1980:
Always loved…Always remembered… Always played…
Play these and remember him this way…45 greatest beats…

She’s A Mod – The Senators – (1964)
The earliest appearance on record of the …

My thoughts on the newly released Led Zeppelin Live EP…
The Led Zeppelin Live EP is in the house…on record and CD.
The first previously unreleased official  live release on record and CD since the Paris 1969 companion disc to the Led Zeppelin I reissue in 2014.
This four track EP is released to tie in with the slightly belated 50th anniversary of Physical Graffiti.
Four live recordings  initially featured on the 2003 Led Zeppelin DVD package  and  remastered for this new vinyl and CD release. Live performances of four of the tracks that …

Robert Plant’s Saving Grace Featuring Suzi Dian – UK December Tour Dates…
Robert Plant’s Saving Grace Featuring Suzi Dian have announced a ten date December UK tour – tickets go on sale next Thursday December 18:
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It was 54 years ago…
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54 years ago on September 13 and 14, 1971 Led Zeppelin performed two shows at the Berkeley Theatre in California. Thankfully both these shows were captured by fans in attendance and have appeared on various bootleg releases.
Here’s something I wrote about the Berkeley Days The Second Night double album when it …

The first gig – it was 57 years ago…
57 years ago on September 7th 1968, the line soon to be known as Led Zeppelin performed their very first concert in Gladsaxe Denmark. – the first of two appearances that day… 

REMEMBERING 56 YEARS GONE….
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 7th, 1968
GLADSAXE, DENMARK
TEEN CLUB BOX 45
DATE:                         September 7, 1968 (1st show)
VENUE:                     Teen Club, Egegård Skole
LOCATION:              Gladsaxe, Denmark
Billed as: “Yardbirds”
Support Acts: Fourways; Bodies
With The New Yardbirds line-up complete, there was an outstanding engagement to fulfil that was left over from the old Yardbirds’ date sheet ­- a ten-date …