Music Memorabilia — Own a “piece” of the band

You love your favorite band, you buy all their…er, download all their albums. Have you ever thought about buying a piece of rock & roll history? If you think you can’t afford too, well think again. 

Here are some rock & roll items that sold recently: 

Woodstock Music and Art Fair Original Poster

This is an original poster from the famous 1969 music festival Woodstock. The poster sold at auction for $956 during the winter of 2009. 

This 1969 flyer of the English rock band sold at auction in February of 2009 for $388.38. The handout was used to promote the 1969 performance at the Dallas State Fair. 

  

Jimi Hendrix earned this award after his death, so his father received the plaque in 1991. It sold for $7,986.00 in the summer of 2008. 

This is a copy of the Beatles 1969 mono-version of the record album. It sold at auction for $1,434 during the summer of 2009. 

  

  

If you want to buy a piece of Led Zeppelin history, then check out Led Zeppelin Tickets, you’ll find one of kind memorabilia that you won’t find anywhere else.  You’ll find pieces like this —  Box Office Ticket Award 1977 Chicago Stadium with authentic unused 1980 Stadium ticket ($100 and includes shipping).   

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Led Zeppelin gets “Covered” by Bilge

These days the song is not remaining the same, as many contemporary pop artists from Lady GaGa to Mary J Blige are covering Led Zeppelin songs.  Recently, Mary J Bilge told  MTV News that she too is  a Led Zeppelin fan.  On Bilge’s over-seas album, Stronger With Each Tear, she did not just one, but two Led Zeppelin songs, Stairway to Heaven and Whole Lotta Love.

According to Mary J Blige, “I am a Led Zeppelin fan. I’m not going to say I’ve been to their concerts, but I’ve listened to their music since I was a child, and it’s always moved me, especially ‘Stairway to Heaven,’ and ‘Whole Lotta Love’ is just fun.”

Here’s an in studio video of Bilge recording Stairway to Heaven

We’ll just have to wait and hear how Bilge tackles these iconic Led Zeppelin songs. What do you think? Is this blasphemy or it is brilliance?

The First Led Zeppelin “The Yardbirds” Concert

Advert for first show featured on http://www.ledzeppelin.com.

It was September 7, 1968.  The location for this momentous concert was  the  Gladsaxe Teen Clubs, Egegård Skole in Denmark. Led Zeppelin’s first concert tour, but they were billed as The Yardbirds.  Even though Jimmy Page was the only “Yardbird” in the band. 

Why was this? According to Page, “We realised we were working under false pretences, the thing had gone quickly beyond where The Yardbirds had left off. We all agreed there was no point in retaining the New Yardbirds tag so when we got back from Scandinavia we decided to change the name [of the band]. It was a fresh beginning for us all.” 

Robert Plant and Jimmy Page Photo Jørgen Angel - http://www.angel.dk from http://www.teenclubs.dk

 

Who knows for sure what the exact set list was, at this point, we can only make an educated guess. Here’s the “likely” set list: 

“Train Kept A-Rollin’” (Bradshaw, Kay, Mann)

“For Your Love” (Gouldman)

“I Can’t Quit You Baby” (Dixon)

“As Long As I Have You” (Mimms)

“Dazed and Confused” (Page)

“Communication Breakdown” (Bonham, John Paul Jones, Page)

“You Shook Me” (Dixon, Lenoir)

“White Summer“/”Black Mountain Side” (Page)

“Pat’s Delight” (Bonham)

“Babe I’m Gonna Leave You” (Bredon, Page, Plant)

“How Many More Times” (Bonham, Jones, Page)

In that first year Led Zeppelin performed 27 concerts.  If you want to check out more pictures from their first concert go to  Teen Clubs Gladsaxe. For a complete list of all Led Zeppelin’s Concerts go to Led Zeppelin.com.

Where have all the band names gone?

For John Paul Jones, and  his band, Them Crooked Vultures, that was the question on their minds as they brainstormed band names.   According to John Paul Jones’ quote in The Wall Street Journal, “Every other name is taken,” Mr. Jones explains. “Think of a great band name and Google it, and you’ll find a French-Canadian jam band with a MySpace page.”

In The  Wall Street Journal article, “From ABBA to ZZ Top, All The Good Band Names Are Taken,” Jones explains that Them Crooked Vultures wasn’t exactly their first choice.  The article states; “Between takes in a recording studio, Mr. Jones brainstormed about names with his new band mates, including former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, then checked them online. Their first choice, Caligula, turned up at least seven acts named after the decadent Roman emperor, including a defunct techno outfit from Australia. Eventually the rockers decided on Them Crooked Vultures. The words held no special meaning.”

Them Crooked Vultures are hitting the road. Here are their upcoming tour dates*:

EUROPE

June 6th – Rock am Ring – Nurburgring, Germany
June 4th – Rock Im Park – Nurnberg, Germany
June 11th – Download – Donnington, UK
June 30th – Hove – Arendal, Norway
July 1st – Peace and Love – Borlange, Sweden
July 2nd – Roskilde – Roskilde, Denmark

For tickets go to Livenation.nl.

US

April 17th – Las Vegas, NV, The Joint
April 19th – Denver, CO, The Fillmore Auditorium

For tickets go to Livenation.com.

For more info on Them Crooked Vultures, check out their web site at www.themcrookedvultures.com.  Their album is available on Amazon.com and on iTunes.

* Tours Dates as of 02/25/10 as posted on Them Crooked Vutures’ web site.

 

Today in Zep History…

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

It was today, on February 24, 1975,  that  Led Zeppelin released their double album Physical Graffiti.  If you’re counting that was 35 years ago, maybe you don’t wanna count. Let’s not. Instead let’s talk music, let’s talk Zeppelin, let’s talk about Physical Graffiti. Do we have a deal? Cool.

Here are the stats on Physical Graffiti:

• It was Led Zeppelin’s sixth album
• The album went platinum 16 times
• Recording sessions came to a halt when John Paul Jones considered leaving the band
• The two five-story buildings photographed for the album cover are located at 96 and 98 St. Mark’s Place in New York City
• It was the first album released on Swan Song Records, their own label
• It was the 7th best selling album of the 70’s
• This album is on VH1’s 100 Greatest Albums, was voted 70th best album of all time by Rolling Stone editors

According to an excerpt from Jim Miller’s Rolling Stone review from March 27, 1975,  “In a virtual recapitulation of the group’s career, Physical Graffiti touches all the bases. There’s a blues (“In My Time of Dying”) and a cosmic-cum-heavy ballad (“In the Light”); there’s an acoustic interlude (“Bron-Y-Aur”) and lots of bludgeoning hard rock, still the band’s forte (“Houses of the Holy,” “The Wanton Song”); there are also hints of Bo Diddley (“Custard Pie”), Burt Bacharach (“Down by the Seaside”) and Kool and the Gang (“Trampled under Foot”). If nothing else, Physical Graffiti is a tour de force. ”

Where’s Your Piece of Led Zeppelin History?

 

September 24th, 1980 – a day that lives in infamy for many Led Zeppelin fans. It was a day when Chicago radio stations announced that concert tickets for four November Led Zeppelin shows would go on sale the following morning. As this was their first U.S. tour since 1977, fans jumped at the opportunity to see one of rock and roll’s greatest bands. But in order to see the shows, the concert tickets could only be purchased through a special order form that would be featured the next day in the Chicago Tribune.

 

 

On the morning of the 25th, paper outlets were swarmed with fans eager for their chance to buy Led Zeppelin tickets. After all, these particular concert tickets were to be exclusively printed for this special concert series, and would surely become an important piece of Led Zeppelin memorabilia. However, an unexpected turn of events would extinguish the excitement that had surrounded the city. Fans soon got word that on the evening of September 24th Led Zeppelin drummer, John Bonham, suffered a sudden and tragic death. On the decision of remaining members Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, the concerts never happened, these historical pieces of Led Zeppelin memorabilia were never sold, and the Led Zeppelin era had come to its untimely end. The frenzy created by news of the Led Zeppelin tickets was gone as fast as it had come.

 

Six years passed while the unused concert tickets sat in the now demolished Chicago Stadium, until Metro Pulse, Inc. acquired the entire quantity as music memorabilia. Today, the concert tickets are a vital piece of Led Zeppelin memorabilia. While their worth is well noted by music memorabilia experts, the real value comes from owning a true piece of rock and roll history.

 

Led Zeppelin 30th Anniversary Skyline 4 ticket Main Floor set Framed only $199 and Free Shipping

With nearly 30 years gone by since that fateful day, the anticipation surrounding the sale of the Led Zeppelin memorabilia is finally over. The remaining collector tickets are now available to rock memorabilia fanatics everywhere. The Led Zeppelin tickets can be acquired through Metro Pulse, Inc. and are available in various collector tickets editions. An important part of any music memorabilia collection, these Led Zeppelin tickets are each issued with a certificate of authenticity, are hand-signed and numbered limited editions, and are guaranteed – ensuring the integrity of your rock memorabilia compilation. The concert tickets are rare items and are considered a tribute to the legend and long history of Led Zeppelin and its members: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham and John Paul Jones.

An essential addition to any collection of Led Zeppelin memorabilia, these Led Zeppelin tickets are available right now. But as many people say, “History repeats itself.” Don’t let these tickets pass you by as quickly as they did for fans nearly three decades ago.