Hey! John Paul Jones is 78 today!
"Shibuya Bop" from his solo album "The Thunderchief". A great album BTW!
"Shibuya Bop" from his solo album "The Thunderchief". A great album BTW!
Hey! John Paul Jones is 78 today!
"Shibuya Bop" from his solo album "The Thunderchief". A great album BTW!
Whatever you say. I guess you were there and saw the whole thing happen, right? You were part of The Yardbirds inner circle in 1968? Jimmy Page is a personal friend?It was a tune Page got from Jake Holmes, and then wrote an expansive 6 part arrangement around the initial theme. The Yardbirds never thought of touching it until Page was at the helm and made it his showcase piece compete w/ violin bow segment. Sure, Page was IN the Yardbirds at the time, but it was all his doing.
No credit allowed to Jake Holmes on my copy of 'Led Zeppelin'. Willy Dixon got credited for 2 numbers (You Shook Me, and I Can't Quit You Baby nevertheless)...Not saying it originated w/ Page….just that it wasn’t something the Yardbirds would have ever covered. It was purely Page that put it in their set list in their final year . As for arrangement of the piece Page finalized, about 3 minutes of it can be attributed directly to Jake Holmes, the other 10 min (and in Zep’s case 20-30 min) was all Page. Holmes got paid a pretty penny for it…plus partial credit.
There are other direct influences in Page’s arrangement as well. Namely Gustav Holst, Mars: The bringer of war, from his orchestral suite The Planets.
Not on the original album or the original Song are mains The Same soundtrack, but on compilations and reissues since, the credits are “Jimmy Page (Inspired by Jake Holmes)” , which I’m sure has been Holmes’ biggest musical career earner.No credit allowed to Jake Holmes on my copy of 'Led Zeppelin'. Willy Dixon got credited for 2 numbers (You Shook Me, and I Can't Quit You Baby nevertheless)...
No, I’m just a die hard fan and avid collector of all things Zep for the last 45 years. Think of the members here that have a warehouse of all things Guild. That’s me w/ Zep. I’ve had several pieces of my collection photographed and credited in official Zep deluxe boxed set companion books. I have over 250 live recordings, several that have never been heard by the general public. I have original print ads and show posters dating back to the “New Yardbirds” era of 68. I own every known tour program, Rare promotional items, in store album displays (inflatable blimps, mobiles, 3d counter displays, etc) Albums and 45’s from numerous countries. Several autographed items, 100’s of magazines w/ Zep on the cover and close to 100 books on Zep, framed unpublished pics taken by (and signed by) notable rock photographers, etc. My entire basement is a veritable Zep museum. All likely over 100k worth. (And it’s just a drop in the hat compared to a few collectors I know that own and display authentic stage worn clothes and instruments, original signed contracts and tour itineraries among many one of a kind items…and even own motorcycles and cars once owned by John Bonham! There’s a guy in Arlington Va that likely has a million dollars into his collection.)Whatever you say. I guess you were there and saw the whole thing happen, right? You were part of The Yardbirds inner circle in 1968? Jimmy Page is a personal friend?
I had a workmate who was this way with Kiss. Her apartment was a museum with life-size cutouts, walls of recordings, the kiss pinball machine, Gene Simmons boots, and a pair of Ace Frehley's leather pants in an acrylic display box. It was impressive.No, I’m just a die hard fan and avid collector of all things Zep for the last 45 years. Think of the members here that have a warehouse of all things Guild. That’s me w/ Zep. I’ve had several pieces of my collection photographed and credited in official Zep deluxe boxed set companion books. I have over 250 live recordings, several that have never been heard by the general public. I have original print ads and show posters dating back to the “New Yardbirds” era of 68. I own every known tour program, Rare promotional items, in store album displays (inflatable blimps, mobiles, 3d counter displays, etc) Albums and 45’s from numerous countries. Several autographed items, 100’s of magazines w/ Zep on the cover and close to 100 books on Zep, framed unpublished pics taken by (and signed by) notable rock photographers, etc. My entire basement is a veritable Zep museum. All likely over 100k worth. (And it’s just a drop in the hat compared to a few collectors I know that own and display authentic stage worn clothes and instruments, original signed contracts and tour itineraries among many one of a kind items…and even own motorcycles and cars once owned by John Bonham! There’s a guy in Arlington Va that likely has a million dollars into his collection.)
I know a little bit about this band. (Probably more than Page himself can even remember!)
I've always like Led Zep, was pretty hard core into them when I was growing up (they were already "classic rock" by then). Seen Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes twice, and Plant with Alison Krause once. Those Page/Crowes shows were wild!! Anyway, I listened to them so much for so long, that I drifted in other directions for a good long while. recently I have been revisiting Zep though, and really digging hard on Presence. what a criminally underrated album.
Does anybody know what that photograph is (Jimmy Page as a child with his family maybe ?)
Album cover art gurus from Hipgnosis were hired once again to come up w/ the cover for Presence. They presented Page w/ the idea of a Kubrick 2001 type obelisk put into several everyday settings. It was Page that asked for the obelisk to not be too square and to have some slight angles and twists to it. The front cover was set during a London indoor boat show….to attempt to recreate a photo Hipgnosis saw in the Aug 1965 issue of National Geographic depicting a family eating at a window table at Tarentino’s restaurant at Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco.I'm prertty sure they are random people or models of some kind. The photos for "Persence" have to do with "The Object" in each one.
What Led Zeppelin Was Thinking With the 'Bizarre' 'Presence' Album Cover
Led Zeppelin put out some odd album covers over the years, but 'Presence' set a new standard. Here's what the band had in mind.www.cheatsheet.com
Album cover art gurus from Hipgnosis were hired once again to come up w/ the cover for Presence. They presented Page w/ the idea of a Kubrick 2001 type obelisk put into several everyday settings. It was Page that asked for the obelisk to not be too square and to have some slight angles and twists to it. The front cover was set during a London indoor boat show….to attempt to recreate a photo Hipgnosis saw in the Aug 1965 issue of National Geographic depicting a family eating at a window table at Tarentino’s restaurant at Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco.
Here’s a pic of my copy.
I saw Led Zeppelin at the Fillmore East, the very first show they played in NYC, as an opening act for Iron Butterfly. They blew them off the face of the earth. Butterfly came out and played all their songs too fast.No, I’m just a die hard fan and avid collector of all things Zep for the last 45 years. Think of the members here that have a warehouse of all things Guild. That’s me w/ Zep. I’ve had several pieces of my collection photographed and credited in official Zep deluxe boxed set companion books. I have over 250 live recordings, several that have never been heard by the general public. I have original print ads and show posters dating back to the “New Yardbirds” era of 68. I own every known tour program, Rare promotional items, in store album displays (inflatable blimps, mobiles, 3d counter displays, etc) Albums and 45’s from numerous countries. Several autographed items, 100’s of magazines w/ Zep on the cover and close to 100 books on Zep, framed unpublished pics taken by (and signed by) notable rock photographers, etc. My entire basement is a veritable Zep museum. All likely over 100k worth. (And it’s just a drop in the hat compared to a few collectors I know that own and display authentic stage worn clothes and instruments, original signed contracts and tour itineraries among many one of a kind items…and even own motorcycles and cars once owned by John Bonham! There’s a guy in Arlington Va that likely has a million dollars into his collection.)
I know a little bit about this band. (Probably more than Page himself can even remember!)
I’ve heard you mention it before in another thread. I am truly jealous! That must have been mind blowing to see them when they themselves were just 19-23 yr olds!!I saw Led Zeppelin at the Fillmore East, the very first show they played in NYC, as an opening act for Iron Butterfly. They blew them off the face of the earth. Butterfly came out and played all their songs too fast.
I’ve heard you mention it before in another thread. I am truly jealous! That must have been mind blowing to see them when they themselves were just 19-23 yr olds!!
In case you didn’t save yours, here are both Fillmore East handbills. (one from your show, the other from when they returned in late May)
Here is some video…
And the full show….
That Bill Graham was a big believer in diversity, and a great little kidder, too.Led Zeppelin and Woody Herman on the same bill?!