#The Yardbirds

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The Yardbirds - Jeff Beck

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The story of the first Led Zeppelin concert recording

Led zeppelin is a diamond of Rock music- the purest water

The first ("known to science") Led Zeppelin concert recording appeared back in the period when not everyone could even immediately remember their name, and the team's debut record has not yet been released. On December 30, 1968, Led Zeppelin opened for the Americans from New York, Vanilla Fudge, who were at the peak of their popularity that year.

The venue was Gonzaga University in the American city of Spokane (Washington State), it is, remarkably, considered Catholic, and named after a saint named Aloysius Gonzaga of the Jesuit Order, the patron saint of youth and students. If they only knew what Led Zeppelin's lyrics might be about! A concert was held in one of the buildings on campus, to be precise, in the John F. Kennedy Pavilion (built in 1965). By the way, it was cold sub-zero weather outside.

This is what John F. looks like. The Kennedy Pavilion is equipped.

And so inside in 1965.

The cheapest concert ticket cost three dollars (now, and the most expensive - five

The setlist of the performance was as follows:

"Train Kept A Rollin'"

"I Can't Quit You"

"As Long As I Have You"

"Dazed And Confused"

"White Summer"

"How Many More Times"

"Pat's Delight"

As you can see, of the seven tracks, only three will be released on the debut album in just two weeks. Such a number of "non-album" tracks speaks to the level of musicians who enjoyed live performances rather than playing a standard set of songs.

The concert was recorded by the simplest amateur method on a cassette, so the recording quality is far from ideal, and sometimes you can even hear a hell of a mess.

A very funny story is also connected with this concert - Led Zeppelin was named Len Zefflin in an advertisement. One can only guess why the band's name has been distorted so much.

That's how you imagine American students waking up with a hangover and asking,

"Well, how was Len Zefflin yesterday?"

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Jeff Beck entertains a couple of Yarbirds fans when the band play the National Jazz And Blues Festival in Richmond, 1965.

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The Yardbirds at the gates of Marble Arch in London, 1967. Photo by Ivan Keeman

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Jimmy Page backstage at the BBC "Pop Inn" TV show, April, 1967.

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Jeff Beck

June 24, 1944 – January 10, 2023

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The time when jimmy Page visited the set of the Monkees. This picture is just so cute. Peter has his hands around the interviewer while jimmy and mickey watch. 😭 I think I might die.

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In The Rock 7/7/68: Ye Olde Yardbirds play their final show, prior to the New Yardbirds forming, and then becoming Led Zep.

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Jeff Beck [and his dog] in his apartment, 1967

©️ Tony Gale

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#A rock suitcase forgotten in the basement

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some decent quality yardbirds photos feat. Emo 60s Jimbob

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The Yardbirds, 1966