Get The Led Out - Ep2610wk of 2mar

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

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hi, this is Carol Miller. Welcome to our Get the
Leadout calendar. On March second, nineteen seventy four, the Recording
Academy presented this live national TV broadcast for only the
fourth time, live from the Hollywood Palladio, the sixteenth annual
Remmy Award show. The art team behind led Zeppelin's Houses

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of the Holy Hypnosis was nominated for Best Album Package.
The Grammy went instead to the artists behind the double
LP Symphony and Choir adaptation of the Who's Rock opera Tommy.
At the nineteen sixty nine Grammys, led Zeppelin two also
did not get the Best Album Cover Award. Each of
the final three led Zeppelin studio album covers, Physical Graffiti,

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Presence and In Through the Outdoor received Grammy nominations, but
none of those won either. Sixty years ago, on March third,
nineteen sixty six, the Wolverhampton Express and Star newspaper published
an article on the band and Listen featuring lead singer
and dancer Robert Plant. Writer John Ogden says Robert Quote

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has been asked to give lessons in mod dancing on
the strength of his classy dance movements, which are something
to marvel at unquote. Kathy mcgallan, host of the TV
program Ready Steady Go, had judged a dance competition and
awarded first place to Robert. She then offered Robert a
spot on the show, which he declined. Listen had a

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previously scheduled gig in Stoke on Trent. Robert said, quote,
we don't break bookings like that, and besides, the show
isn't seen in the Midlands. On March fourth, nineteen seventy three,
Led Zeppelin returned to Sweden for the last time. Their
third and final tour of Sweden began in Gothborg, a
city they visited just as much in those days as Stockholm.

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The song Dazed and Confused had always been in their
live set, well now that they were playing the fourteen
thousand seat Scandinavian Arena, the song lasted nearly thirty minutes,
about three times as long as before. On their first

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visit to Godborgan nineteen sixty eight, led Zeppelin wasn't yet
their name. They officially toured as a new four piece
called the Yardbirds and performed outdoors at an amusement parks
Star stage fifty five years ago. On March fifth, nineteen
seventy one. Led Zeppelin's first gig of the year took
place at Ulster Hall and Belfast, Northern Ireland. A new

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song premiering live required new instruments taken on the road.
To play Stairway to Heaven. John Paul Jones used an
organ in conjunction with a new electric piano. While playing
both keyboard instruments. He would supply basslines with foot pedals.
Jimmy Page debuted his versatile electric double neck guitar at

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this show, specifically for that song for Your.

Speaker 2 (02:58):
Guy from Acoustics Sake string to electron six strings, two
twelve strings. I thought, how am I going to tackle this?
And I was thinking about maybe trying to swap guitars,
and then I know, let's see whether we can get
a double knet.

Speaker 1 (03:12):
Fifty five years ago, on March sixth, nineteen seventy one,
Led Zeppelin moved on from Belfast to Northern Ireland to Dublin, Ireland.
Their show was at the National Boxing Stadium. During some
enthusiastic cheers, Robert Plant stirred up the audience. He had
to have been kidding when he said they were being
very quiet, very quiet. The crowd had been noisy while

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Jimmy Page tuned his guitar between songs. When Robert announced
they would play something not yet released, dubliners were eager
to hear it. It was blacked off. This is Carol Miller.
Thanks Forget in the Letout. Check back next week for

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another Get the Letout Calendar podcast