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SONIC BOOM: THE IMPACT OF LED ZEPPELIN

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION DATE:
FALL/WINTER 2009

VOL 3: The Tape Kept A-Rollin'

Unauthorized live recordings, or "bootlegs", have always played an important role - from classical music and jazz to blues and hard rock. Traditional record companies and various artists, including Led Zeppelin, have started to recognize their musical and historical value. Just look at the recent "official" releases and compilations of material previously available only on boots

Collectors have always treasured the live recordings of Led Zeppelin, as well as their studio out-takes. The in-concert recordings show the group's astounding ability to improvise, which made their performances so fresh and exciting. The out-takes provide a "fly-on-the-wall" glimpse of the creative process at work, growing ideas into epic anthems.

Now you can get an inside look at what went on behind the music, both in the recording studio and live on stage. In Sonic Boom: The Impact of Led Zeppelin. Volume 3 — The Tape Kept A-Rollin', author Frank Reddon takes a brand-new approach never seen before.

From the infamous "quickie" session at Olympic Studios that yielded the Led Zeppelin LP to the band's last stop at Miami's Thee Image on its first U.S. and Canadian tour of 1968-69, you'll learn what went on behind the scenes and how it affected the music.

PLUS you'll sneak a peek at how the bootleg world operates. An interview called "Mr. Boots and The Professor" reveals how the notorious, illicit live recording of Led Zeppelin's February 14, 1969 performance at Thee Image was obtained and marketed. Read how Frank's exhaustive research provides important clues to yet another long-standing Led Zeppelin mystery.