Led Zeppelin - Behind the Recordings

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Lots on insights into the recording techniques on Led Zepp II - and other Zeppelin recordings - and the gear used. Enjoy…!!

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Now try Untitled or ‘IV’…

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Surprised to head that Zepp only spent 6 days at Headley Grange, with the Stones Mobile, for IV… :astonished:

The explanation of Levee Breaks drum sound is not the usual one - and seems wrong. The common version is that Bonham had had a new set of drums delivered to Headley and his roadie set them up in the Hall, just so John could try them out. The result was ‘heard’ by Andy Johns and microphones were deployed to try to capture ‘that’ sound. I think Andy did OK…

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Now, Zepp One…!!

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Page blaming Plant for them being sued. Lol.

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Indeed. Interesting to hear that Plant thought he could be leaving the group - so perhaps applied ‘minimum effort’, on the lyrics…?

The saga of Zepp’s plagiarism is now well known - and has belatedly been acknowledged & paid for.

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I’ve read a few times that Plant wasn’t confident of his position or singing for a year or two. Also I read that he was lower in the pecking order than some of the roadies who had been around since the Yardbirds and they were asking Plant to make cups of tea for them etc.

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If you had met Plant now you would know that he is a completely different character to that.
Very very controlling, confidence oozing out and very dominating. He’s also for all his money, the biggest skinflint the world has ever know :grinning:

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Maybe he thinks he can take it all with him?

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Dunno about that, a good friend has worked closely with him for years and has nothing but good things to say.

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A quick flick about on Companies House (public domain info) gives an indication of how much cash is still splashing about between the three of them.

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And - the Estate of John Bonham, I presume.

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I only saw Mrs Bonham in one Company but they run multiple companies and I only looked at a few.

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Here you go this will keep you busy.

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