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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hi, this is Carol Miller. Welcome to our get the
Letout calendar. Forty five years ago, on August nineteenth, nineteen
seventy nine, Led Zeppelin were about to release their eighth
studio album, In Through the Outdoor. It had more writing
from John Paul Jones than ever before. He said the
reason was simple, and Robert Plant backed him up on
this point. I got to the studio early. It's quite simple, true.
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Me and Jensen were always there before the others. We
were up and so we put them down, didn't we?
But I mean it's always been the way of the
band sort of whoever gets this first come, first served. Really,
as far as mamas concern, their comments made it clear
led Zeppelin intended to continue releasing albums into the nineteen eighties,
with Jimmy Page or even John Bonham steering them in
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an altogether different direction. It's also safe to say they
look forward to doing so. Forty five years ago, on
August twentieth, nineteen seventy nine, Led Zeppelin released In Through
the Outdoor on Robert Plant's thirty first birthday. That's not
very old, but after eleven years together, led Zeppelin were
considered dinosaurs of rock music. Their latest album afforded thirty
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three year old John Paul Jones more opportunities to sit
down to play his instrument. Robert, the youngest of the Dinosaurs,
was quick to point out the humor in that like
it no keyboards, I get to sit down. His told Dinosaurs,
you know you're gonna take it easy sometimes. The full
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metal board at John Paul Jones's feet replaced a bassline.
Multiple rows of notes in front of him enabled him
to play more sounds simultaneously than he had hands. On
August twenty first, nineteen seventy one, Led Zeppelin played at
the La Forum for the first time in nearly a year.
They eagerly performed new songs previously unheard in Hollywood Clams
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Deare to Heaven to people who've never heard it was
a bit of a trial because it did go on
for a long time. People were waiting for a whole
Lot of Love and they got that instead. After seven
plus minutes of Stairway, Led Zeppelin allowed a Whole Lot
of Love to last twenty six minutes, a new record
length for that song and its medley. On August twenty second,
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nineteen seventy one, Led Zeppelin performed a second show at
the Fabulous Forum in Los Angeles County, California. This was
their first experience playing multiple nights at that venue, with
its capacity of eighteen thousand. Lettering on the Marquee changed
daily to reflect whichever boxing events or musical acts were
happening next. One of the Zeppelins on the Marquis the
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day before had been missing its second letter e. A
newspaper add on that day of the second show said
good seats were still available for the show. Toward the end,
a bass solo from John on Bull Jones wrapped up
with a pattern from the Meter's instrumental Sissy Strut. On
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August twenty third, nineteen seventy seven, Led Zeppelin filed a
trademark application with the US Patent and Trademark Office, seeking
exclusive rights to the illustration of a winged cherub that
had been on every Swan Song record for the past
three years. He's rather muscular, and he might as well
be an approximation of the led Zeppelin member of your choosing.
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The US government approved Swan Song's trademark registration in nineteen
seventy eight. Swan Song retained the trademark for around twenty
years until it expired in nineteen ninety nine. Led Zeppelin's
official website still sells clothing adorned with Swansong's winged cherub.
To this day. They identify him as the Greek myth Icarus,
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who legends flew too close thanks to the sun and
melted away. Kids, don't let this happen to your vinyl.
This is Carol Miller. Thanks for Getting the let Out.
Check back next week for another Get the Letout Calendar podcast.