Re: Page & Plant '79 BBC Interview

["Nech" <tytlane@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Wow...looks like an intrview interest has been spawned...!!!

I have done a bunch of interviews in the past to be included in what was to
be a huge project known as "All will be evealed"


well...damn the torpedoes I'll jus tstart torrenting them 1 at a time...


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wyatt Brake" <wyattbrake@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "FBO" <zeppelin@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 6:53 PM
Subject: Page & Plant '79 BBC Interview


I'm dl'ing this now - looks like a really fun listen.

Prepared by "Blockbuster" and seeded at Fresh Brains:
http://freshbrains.org

Guests: Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
Programme: Echoes
Broadcaster: BBC Radio London
Recording date: October 1979
Broadcast date: December 23, 1979
Number of discs: Two
File size to download: 382MB

Remastered from CDR transfer in Nov/Dec 2009 by Blockbuster using Cool
Edit Pro v 2.1, 44100Hz, 16-bit, Stereo. Speed adjusted where
necessary.

Artwork Links:-

FRONT:
http://www.shareapixel.com/uploadedImages/1281BBC_Radio_London_1979_Front.bmp

BACK:
http://www.shareapixel.com/uploadedImages/1282BBC_Radio_London_1979_Back.bmp

In October of 1979, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant were invited to BBC
Radio London (not to be confused with BBC Radio 1) to be interviewed
by Stuart Colman for the popular 'ECHOES' radio show. The format of
this show was such that they were invited to bring in records from
their personal collections of artists who influenced them during their
formative years; Les Paul, James Brown, Skip James, Delroy Wilson, to
name but a few.

Their deep and abiding admiration for the early blues pioneers who
inspired them is very apparent in this broadcast. It is fascinating to
hear Jimmy recount his early sessions, particularly when he recalls an
unfortunate studio incident involving Sonny Boy Williamson.

Stuart Colman displays his own formidable musical knowledge and this
complements that of the two biggest rock stars on the planet seated
across the table. His comments throughout this interview are engaging
and refreshing for them, as well as it will be for you, the listener.

At the time, Led Zeppelin was ascending to heights of greatness again.
'In Through The Outdoor' was the #1 album in the world, and their two
Knebworth Festival performances two months prior were still at the
forefront of everyone's thoughts. This remains a great and insightful
interview some 30 years on.

With thanks to 'The Moneyfly' for providing the cassette tape all
those years ago, to the 'The Dogz' for the initial CDR transfer (some
years ago), and to Steve A. Jones for attention to detail.

cheers!
Blockbuster,
December 2009.

Disc 1. [44:14]

01 – Keep Movin' [3:41]
02 – Early days and Les Paul’s influence [5:45]
03 – Sonny Boy Williamson [5:14]
04 – Sonny Boy memories and the Cyril Davies All-Stars [7:21]
05 – Blind Willie Johnson, Nobody’s Fault But Mine [6:53]
06 – Skip James, Devil Got My Woman [6:33]
07 – Delroy Wilson, Dancing Mood [5:17]
08 – Escereta, Maybe Baby [3:24]

Disc 2. [40:59]

01 – Escereta and James Brown [4:19]
02 – James Brown, Cold Sweat [3:15]
03 – Bunker Hill, Red Riding Hood and The Wolf [4:26]
04 – New Orleans music and Buddy Guy [7:16]
05 – The French Quarter and Matthew Guitar Murphy [8:53]
06 – Boogie Chillun’ montage [6:22]
07 – Led Zeppelin, Boogie Woogie [2:42]
08 – Led Zeppelin, Hot Dog [3:20]
09 – Closing comments [0:20]

A bit about Stuart Colman:-

Stuart Colman was born December 19th 1944 in Harrogate, Yorkshire,
into a well-known musical family, took up piano and bass guitar, and
enjoyed his first taste of success when he joined Pinkerton's Assorted
Colours in 1966. Three years later, the group evolved into The Flying
Machine and their first single under that name, 'Smile A Little Smile
For Me', made the top five in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, selling over
two million copies.

In 1976 Colman co-organized a march to the BBC in protest of the lack
of rock and roll music on BBC Radio One. To his surprise, the
corporation took him on as a presenter, headlining his own weekly
show. Stuart went on to host the acclaimed ‘Echoes’ series on BBC
Radio London 1978-1988. Following the popularity of the programme,
Epic Records brought Colman in to produce rockabilly icon Shakin'
Stevens. There were hits straight away with "Hot Dog" and "Marie,
Marie" followed by a string of number ones including "This Old House",
"Green Door" and "Oh Julie". His success story then crossed over into
the global market place, where combined sales with Stevens alone
ultimately topped 35 million units. In 1986, Colman opened his own
Master Rock recording studio in London, fitting the A room out with
the first Focusrite recording console, and the B room with a state-of
the-art Solid State Logic. Apart from his own productions with Jeff
Beck, The Inmates and Jane Harrison, the studio played host to Elton
John, U2, Eric Clapton and Soul II Soul. Still pursuing his
broadcasting career, Colman then joined London’s newly-launched
Capital Gold, where he played his beloved rock and roll on weekends
and anchored an evening slot during the week. In 2002, Colman was
diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus and underwent an intensive
course of chemotherapy, radiation and surgery. The experience cost him
his marriage and he became, as he puts it, a born-again-bachelor. Even
during this time he kept himself busy, writing liner notes for a great
many CD's, including a critically-acclaimed boxed set of Don Gibson
recordings for Bear Family, and at the same time he maintained his
long-running column for the monthly rock and roll magazine Now Dig
This. Following his recovery, Colman appeared in a movie depicting the
life and times of Jack Clement, and he also reunited with Shakin'
Stevens, playing bass on tours throughout Europe. In 2008, Colman
returned to the studios of Nashville, directing his energies into
developing a set of new artists including Kentucky-born Sulcer Evans,
singer-songwriter Seth Matthews, and British tunesmiths Dean Johnson
and Jenny Bolton. In Spring 2009, Colman departed Nashville for
Manhattan, where he is currently writing a weekly blog for the
newly-launched website t5M (http://www.t5m.com/stuart-colman). He is
also pitching television and film comedy scripts, and he continues to
undertake selective production work.