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Led Zeppelin were an English Rock Band that formed in September 1968. Led Zeppelin consists of Jimmy Page , Robert Plant , John Paul Jones and John Bonham . With their heavy, guitar-driven sound, Led Zeppelin are regarded as one of the first also incorporated Rockabilly ,In live shows, Led Zeppelin would perform rockabilly songs originally made famous by Elvis Presley and Eddie Cochran Reggae ,"Houses Of The Holy" includes a reggae-influenced song,"D'Yer Mak'er" Soul , Live Led Zeppelin concerts would also include James Brown, Stax and Motown-influenced soul music and funk, as these were favourites of bassist John Paul Jones and drummer John Bonham. Funk ,See previous reference to soul and funk Jazz ,"Houses Of The Holy"'s song "No Quarter" is a jazz and blues-style jam. Classical , Celtic , Indian , Arabic , Folk , Pop , Latin , and Country . The band did not release the popular songs from their albums as singles in Britain , as they preferred to develop the concept of Album-oriented Rock . Musicmatch, "Led Zeppelin", followers; accessed September 10, 2006 Over 25 years after disbanding following Bonham's 1980 death, Led Zeppelin continue to be held in high regard for their artistic achievements, commercial success, and broad influence. The band have sold more than 300 million albums worldwide,1 including 109.5 million sales in the United States ,2 and they are the only band to have had all their albums reach the U.S. Billboard Top 10.[http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/music_specials/s1402502.htm Australian Broadcasting Corporation website] Led Zeppelin are ranked No. 1 on VH1 's list of the 100 greatest artists of hard rock. 100 greatest artists of hard rock at vh1.com HISTORY OF LED ZEPPELIN The early days (1968-1970) The "New Yardbirds" The beginnings of Led Zeppelin can be traced back to the English blues-influenced rock band , left the group. Shortly after, Page switched from bass to second Lead Guitar , creating a dual-lead guitar line up with Jeff Beck . Following the departure of Beck in October 1966, The Yardbirds, tired from constant touring and recording, were beginning to wind down. Page wanted to form a Supergroup with himself and Beck on guitars, and The Who 's rhythm section - drummer Keith Moon and bassist John Entwistle . Vocalists Donovan , Steve Winwood and Steve Marriott were also considered for the project.3 The group never formed, although Page, Beck and Moon did record a song together in 1966, " Beck's Bolero ", which is featured on Beck's 1968 album, '' Truth ''. The recording session also included bassist-keyboardist John Paul Jones, who told Page that he would be interested in collaborating with him on future projects. 4 The Yardbirds played their final Gig in July 1968. However, they were still committed to perform several Concert s in Scandinavia , so drummer Jim McCarty and vocalist Keith Relf authorised Page and bassist Chris Dreja to use the ''Yardbirds'' name to fulfil the band's obligations. Page and Dreja began putting a new line-up together. Page's first choice for lead singer, Terry Reid , declined the offer, but suggested Robert Plant, a Birmingham singer he knew.5 Plant eventually accepted the position, recommending a drummer, John Bonham from nearby Redditch .6 When Dreja opted out of the project to become a Photographer — he would later take the photograph that appeared on the back of Led Zeppelin's debut album — Jones, at the suggestion of his wife, contacted Page about the vacant position. Being familiar with Jones' credentials, Page agreed to bring in Jones as the final piece. The group played together on record the first time on the final day of sessions for the P. J. Proby album, '' Three Week Hero ''. Proby recalled, "Come the last day we found we had some studio time, so I just asked the band to play while I just came up with the words. ... They weren't Led Zeppelin at the time, they were the New Yardbirds and they were going to be my band." 7 The band completed the Scandinavian tour as "The New Yardbirds". One account of the band's naming, which has become almost legendary, has it that Keith Moon and John Entwistle suggested that a possible supergroup containing themselves, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck would go down like a ''lead balloon'', a term Entwistle used to describe a bad gig.8 The group deliberately dropped the 'a' in ''Lead'' at the suggestion of their manager, Peter Grant , to prevent "thick Americans" 9 from pronouncing it as "''leed''". Jimmy Page Online Grant also secured an advance deal of $200,000 from , 1968. This was followed by a U.S. concert debut on December 26 , 1968 (when promoter Barry Fey added them onto a bill in Denver, Colorado ) before moving on to the west coast for dates in Los Angeles , San Francisco and other cities. Led Zeppelin Official Website ''Led Zeppelin'' (the first album) See Also: Led Zeppelin (album) Shortly after their first tour, the group's self-titled first album was released on January 13 , 1969 . Its blend of blues, folk, and eastern influences with distorted amplification made it one of the pivotal records in the creation of Heavy Metal Music . However, Plant has commented that it is unfair for people to typecast the band as heavy metal, since about a third of their music was acoustic.''The History of Rock 'n' Roll: The 70s: Have a Nice Decade'' In an interview for the '' Led Zeppelin Profiled '' radio promo CD (1990) Page said that the album took about 36 hours of studio time to create (including mixing), and stated that he knows this because of the amount charged on the studio bill. Peter Grant claimed the album cost £1,750 to produce (including artwork). 11 By 1975, the album had grossed $7,000,000. Billboard discography ''Led Zeppelin's'' album cover met an interesting protest when, at a February 28, 1970 gig in Copenhagen , the band was billed as "The Nobs" as the result of a threat of legal action from aristocrat Eva von Zeppelin (a relative of the namesake creator of the Zeppelin aircraft), who, upon seeing the logo of the '' Hindenburg '' crashing in flames, threatened to have the show pulled off the air. Keith Shadwick ''Led Zeppelin 1968-1980: The Story Of A Band And Their Music'' (excerpt posted on Billboard.com) ''Led Zeppelin II'' See Also: Led Zeppelin II In their first year of existence, Led Zeppelin managed to complete four US and four UK Concert Tour s, as well as find time to release their second album, entitled '' Led Zeppelin II ''. 12 Recorded almost entirely on the road at various North American Recording Studio s, the second album was an even greater success than the first and reached the number one chart position in the US and the UK.[http://www.connollyco.com/discography/led_zeppelin/led2.html Led Zeppelin discography] Here the band further developed ideas established on their debut album, creating a work which became even more widely acclaimed and arguably more influential. Review at All Music Guide It has been suggested that ''Led Zeppelin II'' largely wrote the blueprint for 1970s Hard Rock . Following the album's release Led Zeppelin made several more tours of the United States. They played often, initially in clubs and . ''Led Zeppelin III'' See Also: Led Zeppelin III For the composition of their third album, '' Led Zeppelin III '', Jimmy Page and Robert Plant retired to Bron-Yr-Aur , a remote cottage in Wales , in 1970. This would result in a more acoustic sound than previously exhibited by the group (and a song, "Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp", misspelled as " Bron-Y-Aur Stomp " on the album cover, which was a complete remake of Bert Jansch 's song "The Waggoners Lad"). Strongly influenced by Folk and Celtic Music , the album revealed a different side of the band's versatility. The album's rich acoustic sound initially received mixed reactions, with many critics and fans surprised at the turn taken by the band away from the primarily electric compositions of the first two albums. Over time, however, its reputation has recovered and ''Led Zeppelin III'' is now generally praised.1314 It has a unique Album Cover featuring a wheel which, when rotated, displayed various images through cut outs in the main jacket sleeve. The album's opening track, ", " Hey Hey What Can I Do ". Even though the band saw their albums as indivisible, whole listening experiences — and their manager, Peter Grant , maintained an aggressive pro-album stance — some singles were released without their consent. The group also increasingly resisted Television appearances, enforcing their preference that their fans hear and see them live in person. "The biggest band in the world" (1971–1975) The success of Zeppelin's early years would be dwarfed by this five year period in which the band would release their best selling albums and ascend to musical success in the 1970s. The band's image also changed as members began to wear elaborate, colourful clothing and in Los Angeles , known colloquially as the "Riot House"), and became the subject of many of rock's most famous stories of Debauchery . One escapade involved John Bonham throwing Television s out of the windows of the Riot House during a drunken rampage and then blaming the damage on Led Zeppelin Groupies . Another example of Led Zeppelin excess was the infamous Shark Episode , or red snapper incident, which took place at the Edgewater Inn in Seattle , Washington , on July 28 , 1969 . 15 The fourth album 's cover, representing Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, and Robert Plant (from left to right) respectively. The symbols have origins in Mysticism ]] See Also: Led Zeppelin IV Led Zeppelin's Fourth Album was released on November 8 , 1971 . There was no indication of a title nor band name on the original cover, but on the LP label four symbols were printed - . The reason for this was the band's disdain for the media which labelled them as hyped, so they put out the album with no indication of who they were to prove that the music could sell itself. The album is variously referred to as ''Four Symbols'' and ''The Fourth Album'' (both titles were used in the Atlantic Records catalogue), and also ''IV'', ''Untitled'', ''Zoso'', ''Runes'', ''Sticks'', ''Man With Sticks'', and ''Four''. It is still officially untitled, and most commonly referred to as '' Led Zeppelin IV ''. In an interview with ''Rolling Stone'' magazine in 2005, Plant said that it is simply called ''The Fourth Album''.[http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7287549/qa_robert_plant/ Rolling Stone Magazine; Q&A with Robert Plant, May 05, 2005] further refined the band's unique formula of combining earthy, acoustic elements with heavy metal and blues emphases. The album included examples of hard rock, such as " Black Dog " and an acoustic track, " Going To California " (a tribute to Joni Mitchell ). Songmeanings.com " Rock And Roll " is a tribute to the early rock music of the 1950s. Recently ( As Of 2006 ), the song has been used prominently in Cadillac Automobile commercials--one of the few instances of Led Zeppelin's surviving members licensing songs. Rock and Roll Dropped from Cadillac advert The album also featured "'' held a poll of readers in which "Stairway to Heaven" was voted as having the greatest Guitar solo of all time. About Guitar, 100 Greatest Guitar Solos, accessed September 10, 2006 The female voice singing the duet with Robert Plant on "The Battle of Evermore" is folk singer Sandy Denny . As of July 31 , 2006 , has sold 23 million copies in the US, making it one of the top four best selling albums in the history of the US music industry. RIAA best selling Albums Worldwide, it ranks at number eleven in album sales. Mjni ''Houses of the Holy'' See Also: Houses of the Holy Led Zeppelin's next album, '' Houses Of The Holy '', was released in 1973. It featured further experimentation, with longer tracks and expanded use of Synthesisers and Mellotron orchestration. The song " Houses Of The Holy " does not appear on its namesake album, even though it was recorded at the same time as other songs on the album; it eventually made its way onto the 1975 album '' Physical Graffiti ''. The striking orange album cover of "Houses of the Holy" features images of nude childrenManning, Toby. "Broad Church", Q Led Zeppelin Special Edition, 2003. climbing up the Giant's Causeway (in County Antrim , Northern Ireland ) to an unseen idol. Although the children are not depicted from the front, this was highly controversial at the time of the album's release, and in some areas, such as Spain , the record was banned . The album topped the charts, and Led Zeppelin's subsequent ''Houses of the Holy'' concert tour of the United States in 1973 broke records for attendance, as they consistently filled large auditoriums and stadiums. At Tampa Stadium , Florida , they played to 56,800 fans (breaking the record set by The Beatles at Shea Stadium in 1965), and grossed $309,000. Three sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden in New York were filmed for a motion picture, but the theatrical release of this project (''The Song Remains the Same'') would be delayed until 1976. In 1974 Led Zeppelin took a break from touring and launched their own record label, , features a picture of Apollo (although it is often misinterpreted as a picture of Icarus , Daedelus , Satan , or Lucifer ). The logo can be found on much Led Zeppelin memorabilia, especially T-shirt s. In addition to using Swan Song as a vehicle to promote their own albums, the band expanded the label's roster, signing artists such as Bad Company , Pretty Things , Maggie Bell , Detective, Dave Edmunds , Midnight Flyer, Sad Café and Wildlife. VH1 Biography The label would be successful while Led Zeppelin existed, but folded less than three years after they disbanded. ''Physical Graffiti'' See Also: Physical Graffiti February 24 , 1975 saw the release of Led Zeppelin's first Double Album , '' Physical Graffiti '', which was the first release on the Swan Song Records label. It consisted of fifteen songs, eight of which were recorded at Headley Grange in 1974, and the remainder being tracks recorded years previously but not released on earlier albums. A review in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine referred to ''Physical Graffiti'' as Led Zeppelin's "bid for artistic respectability," adding that the only competition the band had for the title of 'World's Best Rock Band' were in London , footage of which was released in 2003, on the ''Led Zeppelin DVD''. This series of concerts could be considered as some of the best of the band's career.Dave Lewis and Simon Pallett (1997) ''Led Zeppelin: The Concert File'', London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4, p. 111. The latter days (1976-1980) By 1976, Led Zeppelin were becoming increasingly popular, having outsold most bands of the time, including the Rolling Stones. Their live shows would increase even further in theatricality, featuring larger stage areas and complex lights shows. While there were still massive musical and commercial successes for the band during this period, problems such as the 1977 death of Robert Plant's son, Jimmy Page's Heroin use, About.com/Experts {Link without Title} changing musical tastes, and ultimately John Bonham's 1980 death would finally bring an end to Led Zeppelin. ''Presence'' See Also: Presence (album) Following their triumphant Earls Court appearances, Led Zeppelin took an unplanned break from touring. In August 1975, Robert Plant and his wife Maureen were involved in a serious Car Crash while on holiday in Rhodes , Greece . Robert suffered a broken ankle and Maureen was very badly injured; a Blood Transfusion saved her life. Unable to tour, Plant headed to the channel island of Jersey to spend August and September recuperating, with Bonham and Page in tow. The band then reconvened in Malibu, California . It was during this forced hiatus that much of the material for their next album, '' Presence '', was written. Released in March 1976, the album marked a change in the Led Zeppelin sound towards more straightforward, guitar-based jams, departing from the acoustic ballads and intricate arrangements featured on their previous albums. Though it was a use, which may have interfered with Led Zeppelin's later live shows and studio recordings, although Page has denied this. Rock's Backpages review, Published April, 10 1976 Despite the original criticisms, Jimmy Page has called ''Presence'' his favourite album, and its opening track " Achilles Last Stand " () his favourite Led Zeppelin song. Robert Plant has also stated that he thinks ''Presence'' is the album that probably sounds the most "Led Zeppelin" of all their LPs.From interview in Swedish TV program "Musikbyrån" around the time of Led Zeppelin receiving the Polar Music Prize . The concert film (''The Song Remains The Same'') See Also: The Song Remains the Same (film) The Song Remains The Same Robert Plant's injuries prevented Led Zeppelin from touring in 1976. Instead, the band finally completed the concert film '' The Song Remains The Same '', and The Soundtrack Album of the film. It would be the only official live document of the group available until the release of the '' BBC Sessions '' in 1997. The recording had taken place during three nights of concerts at Madison Square Garden in July 1973, during the ''Houses of the Holy'' concert tour. The film premiered in New York on October 20 , 1976 , but was not well received by critics or fans. The film was particularly unsuccessful in the UK, where, after eight years of recording and touring, and in the wake of the Punk Rock revolution, Led Zeppelin were now considered to be obsolete in some quarters. Led Zeppelin.com bio In 1977, Led Zeppelin embarked on another massive U.S. concert tour. Though profitable financially, the tour was beset with off-stage problems. On June 3, after a concert at Tampa Stadium was cut short because of a severe Thunderstorm , a Riot broke out amongst the audience, resulting in several arrests and injuries. Police ultimately resorted to Tear Gas to break up the crowd. Robert Plant's Home Page After a July 23 show at the " Days On The Green " festival at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California , John Bonham and members of the band's support staff (including manager Peter Grant and security co-ordinator John Bindon ) were arrested after a member of promoter Bill Graham 's staff was badly beaten during the performance. A member of the staff had allegedly slapped Grant's son when he was taking down a dressing room sign; when Grant heard about this, he went into the trailer, along with Bindon and John Bonham, and savagely assaulted the man. 17 The following day's second Oakland concert would prove be the band's final live appearance in the United States. After the performance, news came that Plant's five year old son, Karac, had died from a stomach virus. The rest of the tour was immediately cancelled. 18 ''In Through the Out Door'' See Also: In Through The Out Door December 1978 saw the group recording again, this time at Polar Studios in Stockholm , Sweden . The resultant album was '' In Through The Out Door '', which exhibited a degree of sonic experimentation that again drew mixed reactions from critics. Nevertheless, the band still commanded legions of loyal fans, and the album easily reached #1 in the UK and the US (in just its second week on the Billboard album chart). In August 1979, after two warm-up shows in Copenhagen, Led Zeppelin headlined two concerts at the Knebworth Music Festival , where crowds of close to 120,000 witnessed the return of the band. However, Robert Plant was not eager to tour full-time again, and even considered leaving Led Zeppelin. He was persuaded to stay by Peter Grant. A brief, low-key European tour was undertaken in June and July 1980, featuring a stripped-down set without the usual lengthy jams and solos. At one show on June 27, in Nuremberg , Germany, the concert came to an abrupt end in the middle of the third song when John Bonham collapsed on stage and was rushed to a hospital. Press speculation arose that Bonham's problem was caused by an excess of alcohol and drugs, but the band claimed that he had simply overeaten, and they completed the European tour on July 7, at Berlin . "A tragic end" On September 24 , 1980 , John Bonham was picked up by Led Zeppelin assistant Rex King to attend rehearsals at Bray Studios for the upcoming tour of the United States, the band's first since 1977. During the journey Bonham had asked to stop for breakfast, where he downed four quadruple Vodka s (roughly sixteen shots (2/3 pint(~8dl) of vodka), with a Ham roll. After taking a bite of the ham roll he said to his assistant, "Breakfast." He continued to drink heavily when he arrived at the studio. A halt was called to the rehearsals late in the evening and the band retired to Page's house — The Old Mill House in Clewer , Windsor . After midnight, Bonham had fallen asleep and was taken to bed and placed on his side. Benji LeFevre (who had replaced Richard Cole as Led Zeppelin's tour manager) and John Paul Jones found him dead the next morning. Bonham was 32 years old. Rock Deaths The cause of death was that had plagued the drummer since his earliest days with the band ultimately led to his death. John Bonham was cremated on October 10 , 1980 , at Rushock, Worcestershire parish church. Despite rumours that Cozy Powell , Carmine Appice , Barriemore Barlow , Simon Kirke , or Bev Bevan would join the group as his replacement, the remaining members decided to disband Led Zeppelin after Bonham's death. They issued a press statement on December 4 , 1980 confirming that the band would not continue without Bonham. "We wish it to be known that the loss of our dear friend and the deep sense of undivided harmony felt by ourselves and our manager, have led us to decide that we could not continue as we were." 19 Post Led Zeppelin (1980-present) 1980s In 1982, the surviving members of the group released a collection of out-takes from various sessions during Led Zeppelin's career, entitled '' Coda ''. It included two tracks taken from the band's performance at the Royal Albert Hall in 1970, one each from the ''Led Zeppelin III'' and ''Houses of the Holy'' sessions, and three from the ''In Through the Out Door'' sessions. It also featured a 1976 John Bonham drum instrumental with electronic effects added by Jimmy Page, called " Bonzo's Montreux ". On July 13 , 1985 Page, Plant and John Paul Jones reunited at the Live Aid concert at JFK Stadium , Philadelphia , for a short set featuring drummers Tony Thompson and Phil Collins . Collins had played on Plant's first two solo albums. When Live Aid footage was released on a four- DVD set in late 2004, the group unanimously agreed not to allow footage from their performance to be used, agreeing that it was not up to their usual standards. BBC News Report but to show their ongoing support Page and Plant pledged proceeds from their forthcoming Page and Plant DVD release to the campaign and John Paul Jones pledged the proceeds of his [then] current US tour with Mutual Admiration Society to the project. The three members reunited again in May of 1988, for Atlantic Records ' 40th Anniversary concert, with Bonham's son, Jason Bonham , on drums. 1990s ''. The bass player was Charlie Jones, who had been the bassist with Plant's own band for several years. Many see this as the beginning of discord with John Paul Jones, who was upset with Page and Plant for touring without asking him first. Tensions were further increased when Plant was asked at a press conference where Jones was, and he jokingly replied that Jones was parking the car. Led Zeppelin.org, accessed 2nd August 2006 On January 12 , 1995 , Led Zeppelin was inducted into the United States Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame . They were inducted by Aerosmith's vocalist, Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry. At the Induction Ceremony , the band's inner rift became apparent when Jones joked upon accepting his award, "Thank you, my friends, for finally remembering my phone number," causing consternation and awkward looks from Page and Plant.Lewis, Dave Lewis and Simon Pallett (1997) ''Led Zeppelin: The Concert File'', London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4, p. 144. On August 29 , 1997 , Atlantic released a single edit of " Whole Lotta Love " in the US and the UK, making it the only Led Zeppelin CD single. Additional tracks on this CD-single are " Baby Come On Home " and " Travelling Riverside Blues ". It is the only single the band ever released in the UK. It peaked at #21. {Link without Title} November 11 , 1997 saw the release of '' Led Zeppelin BBC Sessions '', the first Led Zeppelin album in fifteen years. The two-disc set included almost all of the band's recordings for the BBC. 2000s In October 2002, the British press reported that Robert Plant and John Paul Jones had reconciled after a 20-year feud which had kept Led Zeppelin apart, and rumours surfaced of a reunion tour in 2003. The Sun, accessed 2nd August 2006 This was later denied by Plant and Page's management company. BBC News, accessed 2nd August 2006 2003 saw the release of a triple live album, '' How The West Was Won '', and a video collection, '' Led Zeppelin DVD '', both featuring material from the band's heyday. At the year's end, the DVD had sold more than 520,000 copies. Around Christmas 2004, "Stairway To Heaven" was voted the best rock song of all time by Planet Rock listeners in a poll conducted on the station's website. Two other Led Zeppelin songs were also featured in the top ten - "Whole Lotta Love" at number six and "Rock and Roll" at number eight. Zeppelin classic tops rock poll BBC News, accessed 2nd August 2006 In 2005, Led Zeppelin received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award , and readers of ''Guitar World'' magazine voted the guitar solo from "Stairway to Heaven" to be the best rock guitar solo of all time. Guitar World Magazine, 2005 Led Zeppelin ranked #14 on ''Rolling Stone's'' 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time .20 In November 2005, it was announced that Led Zeppelin and Russian conductor Valery Gergiev were the winners of the 2006 Polar Music Prize . The King Of Sweden presented the prize to Plant, Page and Jones, along with John Bonham's daughter, in Stockholm in May, 2006.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5007476.stm BBC News article, 23 May 2006] In November 2006, Led Zeppelin were inducted into the UK Music Hall Of Fame . The Television broadcasting of the event consisted of an introduction to the band by various famous admirers, a presentation of an award to Jimmy Page and then a short speech by the guitarist. After this, rock group Wolfmother played a tribute to Led Zeppelin, playing the song " Communication Breakdown ". BBC News article, 23 May 2006 Led Zeppelin have always been very protective of its catalogue of songs, and have seldom allowed them to be licensed for films or commercials. In recent years, this position has softened, and their songs can be heard in movies such as '' One Day In September '', '' School Of Rock '', '' Shrek The Third '' (" Immigrant Song " in all three), '' Dogtown And Z-Boys '' (" Achilles Last Stand " and " Hots On For Nowhere ") and '' Almost Famous '' (" That's The Way ", " The Rain Song ", " Misty Mountain Hop ", and " Tangerine "). '' One Tree Hill '' was the first, and so far only network television show to license a Led Zeppelin song, using " Babe I'm Gonna Leave You ". Also, Led Zeppelin have allowed ITunes to sell the music from the upcoming greatest hits collection '' Mothership '', in the iTunes store. {Link without Title} In April 2007 Hard Rock Park announced it had secured an agreement with the band to create "Led Zeppelin-The Ride" - A roller coaster built by B&M synchronized to the music of Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love. The coaster will stand 155 feet tall, feature six inversions, and spiral over a lagoon. It will be found in the "Rock and Roll Heaven" section of Hard Rock Park . As of July 21, 2007, the first drop and the first inversion are complete. The park is aiming to complete construction of the ride in September and conduct test runs in December. The park opens in May 2008 in Myrtle Beach , SC. On June 25 , 2007 , World Entertainment News reported that Led Zeppelin had allegedly agreed to re-form for a special memorial concert in honor of Ahmet Ertegun , the founder of Atlantic Records who died in December 2006 . It was also reported that if the concert went well, the band would go on tour in 2008. The same report suggested that the three surviving members would be joined on drums by John Bonham's son, Jason. 21 However on June 28 , Robert Plant made it appear at a press conference that the reunion discussions were false. 22 On July 27 , 2007 , Atlantic / Rhino , & Warner Home Video announced three new Led Zeppelin titles to be released in November , 2007 . Released first will be '' Mothership '' on November 13 , a 24-track best-of spanning the bands career, followed by a reissue of the soundtrack to '' The Song Remains The Same '' on November 20 which includes previously unreleased material, and a new DVD. Led Zeppelin Readies Fall Reissue Bonanza According to a report on , 2007 at the O2 Arena in London.23http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=2251 DISCOGRAPHY FILMOGRAPHY
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