Sonic Boom: The Impact of Led Zeppelin. Volume 1 - Break & Enter

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Frank Reddon. Sonic Boom: The Impact of Led Zeppelin. Volume 1 - Break & Enter

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

FOREWORD. by Dave Lewis

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Contributors

I. Prefatory Editorial Remarks:

II. Notes On The Text:

A Primer on Jimmy Page

WHAT IS AND WHAT WILL ALWAYS BE. by Jeffrey Morgan

LOUI MALONE. SHARES MEMORIES OF TIME SPENT WITH THE YARDBIRDS AND LED ZEPPELIN – IN CONCERT AND OUT

GORD COTTRILL. A CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSICIAN RIFFS ON HIS RURAL AND ROCK’N’ROLL ROOTS

GREG EVANS. MEETS THE YARDBIRDS AT THE LOCAL MALL

RAY HEWITT. DESCRIBES A YARDBIRDS’ CONCERT IN ONTARIO’S GREAT WHITE NORTH

ANONYMOUS EILEEN. GROWS UP ON LED ZEPPELIN AT THE HEIGHT OF THE HAIGHT

JERRY RITZ: LED ZEPPELIN’S FIRST-EVER TOUR MANAGER

ANNIE RITZ. RECALLS LED ZEPPELIN’S FIRST-EVER PUBLIC PERFORMANCE

JØRGEN ANGEL. CAPTURES THE RAW ENERGY OF LED ZEPPELIN’S FIRST-EVER PUBLIC PERFORMANCE ON FILM

GEORGE CHKIANTZ. RECALLS THE STUDIO WHERE LED ZEPPELIN WAS RECORDED

ED CASSIDY. REMEMBERS DENVER – LED ZEPPELIN’S VERY FIRST CONCERT IN THE UNITED STATES

PHIL DAUM. FORSAKES THE FUDGE IN FAVOUR OF ZEPPELIN AT THE GROUP’S FIRST-EVER CANADIAN GIG

BOB STALL. PROVES THAT LED ZEPPELIN REALLY DID PLAY IN PORTLAND. HE EVEN TELLS WHEN!

MACK & JACK McCARTHY. HELP ENZEPPLOPEDIA OUT OF A WHOLE LOTTA LOVE FOR LED ZEPPELIN

DON FITZPATRICK. REVEALS WHAT REALLY WENT DOWN AT GONZAGA. ANOTHER LED ZEPPELIN MYSTERY SOLVED!

DUANE TEMME. DESCRIBES THE FILLMORE WEST AND JOHN BONHAM’S DRUMMING FROM BEHIND “THE BACK-LINE”

LARRY HUBER. RECALLS THE 1960s WEST COAST MUSIC SCENE

BUZ HITCHCOCK. GOES TRIPPIN’ DOWN MEMORY LANE, LIVE AT THE FILLMORE WEST

PHILIP ELWOOD “AIDED AND ABETTED” LED ZEPPELIN TO BREAK & ENTER THE U.S

“FAST FACTS” ABOUT THE FILLMORE WEST

JOE HALPEN. TRIPS DOWN MEMORY LANE ABOUT THE MUSIC OF THE LED ZEPPELIN LP

PAT SEWARD. LIVED THE SIXTIES LIFE IN BOSTON AND RIFFS ON THE UNDERGROUND MUSIC SCENE

JJ JACKSON. THE BOSTON DJ WHO PROMOTED LED ZEPPELIN ON RADIO AND LIVE AT THE BOSTON TEA PARTY

NANCY MILLOY. REMEMBERS THE FIRST TIME SHE SAW LED ZEPPELIN PERFORM – AT THE BOSTON TEA PARTY

HOWARD FIELDS. OFFERS A DRUMMER’S PERSPECTIVE ON JOHN “BONZO” BONHAM

GEORGE UNGAR “HEAVY METAL” FILM MAKER ON LED ZEPPELIN, “HEAVY METAL” MUSIC MAKER

DANNY MARKS. SPEAKS CANDIDLY ABOUT HIS CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE LED ZEPPELIN KIND

FRANK MILONE. PLAYED AT THEE IMAGE AND OPENED FOR LED ZEPPELIN

JOHN “JP” PICCILLO. SHARES HIS LOVE OF THE BEATLES AND LED ZEPPELIN WITH HIS RADIO FANS IN WESTERN NEW YORK

ANDY SIMPSON. PROVIDES A BLUESMAN’S TAKE ON JIMMY PAGE’S STYLE

BRUCE DEERHAKE “OLD BUCKEYE”’S LOVE OF ALL THINGS LED BECOMES THE LONGEST-RUNNING ZEP-SITE ON THE NET

JOHN FINNAGAN. HAS NEVER BEEN IMPRESSED WITH LED ZEPPELIN. HERE ARE THE DETAILS OF “FINNAGAN’S RAKE”

PAUL “THE LOBSTER” WELLS. ON HEARING THE LED ZEPPELIN LP FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER

GRANT BURGESS. SHARES HIS CONVENTIONAL WISDOM ON THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

RICK BARRETT. REFLECTS ON THE COLLECTIVE CULTURE OF LED ZEPPELIN MEMORABILIA

TIM DRUCK. EXPLAINS WHAT LED ZEPPELIN MEANS TO A WHOLE NEW GENERATION. HIS!

STEVE SAUER “THE LEMON” SQUEEZES THE MOST OUT OF LED ZEPPELIN HISTORY

BILL NAGY. MEETS ONE OF LED ZEPPELIN’S GREATEST INSPIRATIONS: THE KING OF ROCK’N’ROLL!

SUSAN FAST. DISCUSSES LED ZEPPELIN’S MUSIC AS A STUDY IN CONTRASTS: EAST/WEST, HEAVY/LIGHT AND MALE/FEMALE

CRAIG MORRISON. DISCUSSES LED ZEPPELIN’S ROLE AS ONE OF THE FIRST POST-MODERNIST BANDS

DONNA HALPER. EXPLAINS HOW FM RADIO HELPED LED ZEPPELIN AS AN ALBUM-FORMAT BAND

JIM SINGLETON. REFLECTS ON THE BLUES VERSUS PSYCHEDELIC ROCK

JEFF WOODS. HOST OF LEGENDS OF CLASSIC ROCK TALKS ABOUT ONE OF THE GREATEST LEGENDS OF ALL

HOWARD MYLETT. REFLECTS ON HIS LONG ASSOCIATION WITH LED ZEPPELIN AND WHAT THEIR MUSIC MEANS TO HIM – AND US!

My O2 Review. by Howard Mylett

ROBERT GODWIN. DISCUSSES THE RECORDING PROCESS AND HIS OWN RESEARCH TRAIL

BOB WALKER. DISCUSSES LED ZEPPELIN AS A PUBLISHER AND FAN

LUIS REY. IS STILL DIGGING INTO THE PAST OF HIS FAVOURITE ROCK GROUP

REDBEARD. EXPLAINS HOW THE BLUES CAN CONNECT TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CULTURES AND RACES

EPILOGUE

GLOSSARY. People and Groups

Places

Songs and Albums

Other Things

Bibliography

Led Zeppelin Learning Resources

Books

Articles

Websites

Official CDs and DVDs

Other Publications about Led Zeppelin

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Every story has a beginning and an end. This book is about a beginning.

A remarkable beginning.

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Ready for take-off? Let’s fly!

The audience loved The New Yardbirds! They were blown away, like I was, once they started to play. Their stage presence was apparent from the very beginning. I can prove it, not only by the photos I took, but film was expensive for a schoolboy. Often I would shoot two or three bands on the same roll of film. I shot more than one roll of film with this special band, The New Yardbirds. It wasn’t like I said to myself, “This band is going to be big, so I’ll shoot more film of them.” Something captivated me. I shot more photos than I usually ever would.

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