Led Zeppelin The Tight But Loose Files Celebration 2: Pt. 2

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years on this album has lost none of its unique power. Led Zeppelin would go on to make more inventive and adventurous records but this first recorded statement is a blueprint for what would follow. And that is the greatest live performance of a song that has been now been enthralling us for 40 years – as voted by TBL web readers. A truly iconic sleeve design and a truly iconic album – now all of 54 years old and sounding as fresh as ever…go and play it now and I think you will agree….

CHARLES SHAAR MURRAY INTERVIEW FOR NEXT TBL/ ROBERT PLANT US TOUR REPORTS/INTERVIEW CLIP / YOU TUBE CLIPS/ DL DIARY UPDATE - 27,686 views The whole evening is wonderfully summed up by the excited comment of one of the elder generation of Zep fans here tonight.I was watching Led Zeppelin perform Immigrant Song in front of my own eyes…and nothing was ever the same again. Led Zeppelin -Led Zeppelin “The Sigils”-4 CD Slip Case AOS edition of Odense 1971, Tarantura label bootleg As mentioned, this Stowe recording has no screaming but does have a lot of shouting between numbers. When he asked what number I’d like in the ‘’book number ‘’ box Jimmy took the initiative and smiling mischievously, filled it in marking it book number ‘’666’’…

You’ll find the UK’s rarest records alongside new sealed releases at discounted prices. PLUS ridiculous CD bargain bins. Shaken Not Stirred -45 Classic Agents, Spies, Cops and Movie Themes – Various Artists 2 CD Columbia label John Bonham and I came from the same area in England and we were very fortunate to team up with Jimmy and John Paul Jones and to write several different combinations of songs which each to their own were incredibly different. We were always trying to mix it up and we didn’t like anybody else who played in the music business because we liked ourselves so much. Andy and I set up a display and stall in the foyer and head over to the pub for some pre -gig banter with the local Irish contingent already in. Everyone is really friendly and so keen to witness tonight’s celebration. Over at the Ulster Hall a couple of hundred fans are snaking their way around the hall eager for the doors to open.Sides five, six, seven and eight offer a remixed and speed corrected version and some additional mixes. There’s not a great deal of differences between the side one and two version and it would have been better and more cost effective to present this as a two record set rather than four. It was eight years ago today – the release of the fantastic Physical Graffiti 40th anniversary reissue Monday February 23 2015. There may have been a period of burn out following the US tour – the initial sixth album sessions were scrapped due to John Paul Jones illness/reticence – but it can be clear that the vigour and vitality they displayed during that US tour was more than in evidence when they came to park Ronnie Lane’s mobile studio outside Headley Grange in early 1974. To me this has the feel of of a radio friendly single mix – and hearing Brandy & Coke aka Trampled Underfoot in this way makes Zep sound like the greatest singles band ever. Imperious funk meets revved up riffing with refreshing clarity… On the player –the brilliant Companion Audio LP from the Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti 40th anniversary super deluxe box set. This includes Everybody Makes It Through the fantastic early version of In The Light…

I love compiling this regular update, keeping up to date with the latest Zep related news and often focusing on key Zep related events from the rich heritage of past TBL content. I spent the day in London reveling in it all and I decided to take in a couple of Zep London landmarks. True the Led Zeppelin catalogue had been released on CD – though not from the original masters and transferred via analogue tapes. The results were mixed. I did a feature in Record Collector in early 1990 reviewing the original CD’s (I’ll need to dig that one out) ,blissfully unaware that Jimmy was about to overhaul the entire catalogue for CD.This is no mere 46 year nostalgia trip. Physical Graffiti could be no mere anything. It’s a living breathing beautiful sounding testament to the sheer greatness of Led Zeppelin. When I first got this in the early 1980s it opened up a new level of appreciation for Physical Graffiti. You can clearly hear the seeds of greatness being planted…what a creative Zep period it was….more celebrations of Physical Graffiti to follow…