RE: Robert CBS re-issue

[VINOD SHANKAR <shankar@xxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 4 Nov 1997, Paul Haze Harrison wrote:

> As I said, this is listed in the albums schedule, so I assume they will be
> including the other single "Long Time Comin" / "I've Got A Secret" even
> then it will only be about 13 minutes long. Maybe Robert recorded a few
> other tracks which never saw the light of day

Maybe, but 13 minutes is _only_ five minutes shorter than The 
Honeydrippers album.  

In celebration of finally getting concrete info about JPJs solo album, 
last night I was listening to "The Sporting Life".  I think that bassline 
from "Devil's Rodeo" is about the most evil sounding riff I've ever 
heard.  

I know that JPJ probably isn't that vindictive, but does anyone think 
that he said "So Jimmy's working with David Coverdale which is astounding 
everybody, I can out-do that by working with Diamanda Galas!  This'll 
blow them away"?  I mean I doubt that was how he made his decision to 
do it, but it _HAD_ to have crossed his mind somewhere along the way, I 
don't see how it couldn't.  Still his work on that album truly is 
fascinating and Pete Thomas (I think is his name) as drummer combines to 
make an interesting combo.  I wonder who'll be the drummer on JPJs solo 
album.  Gosh, it better not be Jason.  I wonder  if JPJ will play any Zep 
songs on his tour and if so which ones.  I'd like to see him claim "No 
Quarter" back from the other guys.  This really is a cool time to be a 
Zep fan.


 dreaming with tears in my eyes,
   vin