All classic rock fans, or should I say classic rock fans with deep pockets, will have an opportunity to purchase Led Zeppelin history.
During the making of Led Zeppelin’s 1975 double-album Physical Graffiti, the band made recordings that will be up for auction next month. RR Auctions, based in Amherst, New Hampshire, states that the songs featured on the tapes, have a structural contrast from the songs the world has come to love.
The band re-recorded vocals and guitar on a lot of the tracks—some don’t include vocals whatsoever. In other cases, songs only used John Bonham’s drum tracks.
Ron Nevison built the 26-foot Airstream trailer, also known as Ronnie Lane’s Mobile Studio, where ‘Led Zep’ recorded the songs. The tapes are included in the Ron Nevison Collection which also contains a rough mix of Bad Company’s debut and four songs from the 1973 album, Eric Clapton’s Rainbow Concert. Other recordings are from Ozzy Osbourne, The Who and Flo and Eddie.
Nevison recorded the drumming for “Kashimr,” which was titled “Driving to Kashmir.” John Paul Jones, bass player and keyboardist, was late to record, sparking a switch up.vJimmy Page then worked out the guitar riff with Bonham on bass, leaving Nevison on drums, as reported in Music Times.
As an experiment, Nevison recorded the cymbals through a phaser—Page liked it enough, that he used it on the completed version. As it appears on the tapes, “Driving to Kashmir” is entirely instrumental.
The Ron Nevison Collection is being auctioned off as part of its Marvels of Modern Music auction, according to Rolling Stone. Items being auctioned off that are not included in the Ron Nevison Collection, are a cape that Elvis Presley wore in the TV special Aloha From Hawaii, a signed, first U.K pressing of Twist and ShoutEP by The Beatles, John Lennon,s 1965 Rolls Royce car registration and Lennon’s sunglasses that were owned by classical musician, Victor Borge.
Bids for the tapes being at $300 and the auction will take place from March 13 to March 20.
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