I unfortunately was traveling before I got back home to see the book but I read the reviews because I was excited and saw the negative reviews and positive reviews. If you want deeper coverage then move along to other authors.įirst off I am a Led Zeppelin enthusiast - between owned all their material on different formats, different books, magazines et cetera I saw this promoted on Facebook Ads and I pre-ordered right away. Buy it if you want to see a lot of pictures. I suppose if you want the story behind the pictures you can buy books by others and piece the story together yourself. It should have been named “The Led Zeppelin Picture Retrospective”. what I got was 400 odd pages of pictures, nicely organized by year, but little in the way of the deep information and reflection I was expecting for a 50th year anniversary retrospective. But.when I bought a book called “Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin” I was expecting much more “meat” aka interviews, writings from the band members about their memories of the time they were together, interviews with their support team, etc. This is an absolutely beautiful book, well made, archival first rate printing, lots of color and b/w pictures, many of which have never been seen before. Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2018 Andy Burns ― Sirius XM All three have raided their personal photographic archives to deliver an impressive, weighty tome. ― Rolling Stone A photographic journey through the band’s entire career, featuring rare and exclusive images, many that have never been seen before. Sophie Shaw ― CR Fashion Book The surviving members of Zeppelin worked closely on an epic photo history that reveals the people behind the golden-god myth. ― Blabbermouth Take a walk down memory lane with one of the greatest rock bands of all time. ― PDN This 400-page chronology spans half a century of the band's unparalleled career. ― Esquire This is the story of the band who defined rock and roll, as seen by the band themselves. Benjamin Hammond ― Another Man Chock-full of personal photographs, reproductions of posters, backstage passes, and handwritten lyrics. Kyle Almond ― CNN Shines a new light on the band and their monumental legacy. ― The Guardian Takes readers on tour with the band and offers a behind-the-scenes look along with handwritten lyric sheets, elaborate concert posters and colorful backstage passes. Corbin Reiff ― Uproxx The first official visual history of the band who made rock heavier than ever before, with unprecedented access to their photographic archive. Keith Griffith ― Daily Mail A massive, 400-page coffee table tome, filled with glossy, high resolution shots of the band at their decadent, high-flying best, with annotations written by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and quotes from the late, great John Bonham. Steve Futterman ― Publishers Weekly New behind-the-scenes photos offer a rare glimpse into the world of Led Zeppelin through the years. Kelly Caminero ― Daily Beast The visual allure of Led Zeppelin in its prime was a not-inconsiderable element of the band's colossal appeal. The images mix the epic and the intimate, the iconic and the rarely seen… - Rebecca Milzoff ― Billboard …a 400-page time capsule into the bands exceptional career, and sequentially depicts artwork, illustrations and curated photographs personally chosen from the band's never before seen archives. …an assemblage of vivid photographs, artworks and more culled from the band’s personal archive. Accompanying the photographs is rare and unseen artwork from the Led Zeppelin archives, and fascinating documents and images from the Atlantic Records vaults. The band are seen on and off stage, in candid moments and in the recording studio. The book features over 300 photographs―many seen here for the first time―of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham from photographers around the world, and photographs from the band members' personal collections. Celebrating 50 years since their formation, this definitive 400-page volume charts the group's unparalleled musical career from the very first performance in a tiny club, to their performance at London's O2 Arena, when 20 million fans broke the world record for highest demand for tickets for a single concert. Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin is the first and only official illustrated book ever to be produced in full collaboration with the members of the band. Page, Plant and Jones have collaborated with Reel Art Press to publish the first illustrated book celebrating 50 years since Led Zeppelin formed
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