Get the Led Out - Ep2526 wk of 23jun

'Get The Led Out' Explores The Incredible History Of The Rock Band Led Zeppelin!

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hi, this is Carol Miller. Welcome to our get the
Letout calendar. On June twenty third, nineteen seventy seven, Led
Zeppelin's third consecutive night at the LA Forum had an
unexpected appearance from the guy who named led Zeppelin for
Who's Drummer, Keith Moon. Keith Moon walked on stage ahead
of Zeppelin's encore. While he momentarily occupied Robert Plant's spot

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as the MC front and center, Plant laughingly sat in
on drums. When the joke got old, Robert reclaimed the microphone,
but Keith earned his spot playing percussion alongside John Bonham
on Zeppelin's encore. On June twenty fourth, nineteen sixty nine,

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Led Zeppelin enjoyed a return trip to Madervale Studios in London.
They recorded four songs for British radio to play, and
only one was as old as the debut album. All
the rest were more recent compositions, and two had already
been written for the next album. One final song came
together right there as a spontaneous creation with American roots.

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Led Zeppelin's members share songwriting credits with the late Mississippi
blues legend Robert Johnson. Lyrics from several songs of his
were conjured up on the moment Hearted Woman, She studied
evil all the time. On June twenty fifth, nineteen seventy two,

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multi track recorders captured Led Zeppelin live at the LA
Forum for their eventual live album How the West Was Won.
When Jimmy Page played the sonic Wave Thereman, he got
that instrument sounds to repeat by using a Maestro Echoplex.
He had just upgraded this effect unit from an EP
two to an EP three. Five years later, on June

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twenty fifth, nineteen seventy seven, Led Zeppelin were back at
the Forum. Jimmy had the same equipment, but his tricks
had advanced in five years time. Forty five years ago.

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On June twenty sixth, nineteen eighty, led Zeppelin were playing
in Vienna, Austria, when a firecracker nearly exploded in Jimmy
Page's face. He had been trying to play guitar solo.
The show was in jeopardy of ending early, so concert
promoter Fritz Rau went on stage, demanded a personal apology
and helped smooth things over. Led Zeppelin returned and displayed

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their love or as Robert Plantz sang it at the
end of the night. On June twenty seventh, nineteen sixty nine,

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the British radio broadcaster John Peel went on the air
at seven o'clock with the first hour of his show
Top Gear. Then John turned over his second hour to
the Led Zeppelin show. Giving a rock band complete creative
freedom was not anything the BBC had done before, but
they gave Led Zeppelin a studio audience at the Playhouse

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Theater in London. I'd put it on the air live.
If you had to sum up their Playhouse Theater performance
in one note, it would have to be their very
last beat they played that night. This is Carol Miller.

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Thanks for Getting the let Out. Check back next week
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