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Sonic Boom anything but a lead balloon

Welland author's book on Led Zeppelin enshrined in Rock and Roll Hall of 
Fame

Posted By MARK TAYTI/Tribune Staff


WELLAND

Welland author Frank Reddon has struck a global chord with Led Zeppelin 
fans.

So much so, that his new book, Sonic Boom: The Impact of Led Zeppelin. 
Volume 1 – Break and Enter, has been getting rave reviews around the world.

Reddon received word this week that his self-published tribute to one of 
the biggest rock and roll acts in history has just found a permanent 
home in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s library, in Cleveland, Ohio.

“It’s really been something to stand back and watch,” Reddon, a gardener 
employed by the City of Welland, said about the book.

Sonic Boom was released Sept. 7, 2008 – the 40th anniversary of the 
band’s formation.

Reddon spent 12 years researching his subject and much longer than that 
collecting records and memorabilia associated with the group. He has 
contributed to Led Zeppelin books by other authors and is recognized as 
an expert in the British band’s earliest days.

The first library in the world to acquire Sonic Boom was the Gladsaxe 
Hovedbibliotek in Copenhagen, Denmark. Led Zeppelin played its 
first-ever gig at the Gladsaxe Teen Club there.

Sonic Boom has also been accepted into public libraries in Denver, 
Boston, Welland and Reddon’s native Fort Erie.

The book has also generated e-mail to www.enzepplopedia.com, the main 
point of purchase for Sonic Boom. Reddon is in the process of 
constructing a parallel website, learnaboutzep.com, as a teaching tool.

Led Zeppelin fans and aficionados from Slovenia to Japan have made 
inquiries since the book was launched last fall.

“It’s really just crazy,” he said. “It’s a dream come true already.”

Reddon is in the process of getting Sonic Boom: The Impact of Led 
Zeppelin, Volume 2 – You Shook U.S. to the printers. There are plans to 
go to a second printing with the first book in the trilogy.

The second book has been delayed largely because of the success of the 
first book. Reddon had planned to publish the second book this summer.

“I’ve spent countless hours discovering new information about my 
favourite band. I want nothing more than to share what I’ve learned with 
others.”

Reddon said the first book hit the streets at the right time, given the 
buzz over Led Zeppelin’s London reunion at O2 Arena in 2007. The show 
was held to aid the Ahmet Ertegun Education Fund. Ertegun was founder of 
Atlantic Records.

“Things are moving along very well,” Reddon said.

He said the ongoing interest in Led Zeppelin four decades after the 
band’s start is a “phenomenon” that is hard to explain.

He hopes to take his knowledge of Led Zeppelin into the lecture halls at 
some point in the near future.

For more information, visit www.enzepplopedia.com.