FRONT COVER PICTURE CREDITS Chuck Boyd / Redferns; Carey Brandon / Redferns; Jim Cummins / Starfile; Ian Dickson; Tom Hanley / Redferns; W. Heilemann; Robert Knight / Redferns; Robert Knight / Starfile; LFI; John McMurtrie / Retna; Ilpo Musto / Rex Features; Michael Putland / Retna; Brian Rasic / Rex Features; David Redfern / Redferns; Redferns; Joseph Sia; Laurens Van Houten / Pictorial Press; Melanie Weiner / Retna; Graham Wiltshire / Pictorial Press
BACK COVER PICTURE CREDIT
Dick Barnatt / Redferns
TEXT PICTURE CREDITS
Aki / Retna: 101; Jorgen Angel: 12 (right); 14; 22 (below); 152 (right); 153; John Atashian / Retna: 108; Anne Bjorndal Collection: 91; Eddie Blower: 85 (below); 88 (below); Chuck Boyd / Redferns: 19 (left); 117; Carey Brandon / Redferns: 78 (top right); 142 (top); David F Brown: 66; 67; George Chin / Redferns: 113; Danny Clifford: 148 (top); Corbis: 24 (top); Fin Costello / Redferns: 27; Chalkie Davies: 30; 99 (below); Grant Davis / Redferns: 74 (top & left); Govert De Roos / Retna: 42 (below); Ian Dickson / Redferns: 38; 157 (left); Ian Dickson: 33; 36; Patrick Ford / Redferns: 123; James Fortune / WireImage.com: 45; 96; 97 Jill Furmanovsky: 37; Kevyn Gammond Collection: 152 (left); Gary Gershoff / Retna: 155; Globe Photos / Rex Features: 2; 71 (below); Ross Halfin / Idols: 78 (below); 102 (main pic); 103; 104 (top right); 105; 106; 107; 109; 111; 112; 114; 127; 137; 144 (below left); 146; 147; 148 (below); 149; William Hames / Idols:76 (left); Tom Hanley / Redferns: 94; W. Heilemann: 80 (main pic); Hipgnosis: 56; 65 (left); Krys Jantzen: 151; Hugh Jones Collection: 119 (right); Robert Knight / Redferns: 70 (left); Dave Lewis: 86; LFI: 4; 6; 23; 68 (left & top); 69 (right); 74 (below left & right); 75 (top & right); 76 (top & right); 79 (left); 98; 130; 154; 156 (right); Tom Locke: 61 (top right); Janet Macoska / Retna: 52 (below); 53 (below); Julian Makey / Rex Features: 159 (right); Jeffrey Mayer / Pictorial Press: 78 (top left); 150; Jeffrey Mayer / Starfile: 71 (top); Jeffrey Mayer / WireImage.com: 68 (below); Mike McCarthy: 13; Brian McCreeth / Rex Features: 69 (main pic); John McMurtrie / Retna: 124; 129; Statia Molewski / Retna: 79 (right); Ilpo Musto / Rex Features: 76 (below); Michael Ochs / Redferns: 15 (below); 17 (below); Terry ONeill / Camera Press: 47; Opium Arts: 115; Pictorial Press: 71 (right); Barry Plummer: 18; 31 (main pic); 32; 34; 35; Neal Preston / Corbis: 44 (main pic); 46 (centre left); 64; 72 (below); (main pic); Mike Putland / Retna: 41; 70 (right); 75 (below); 122; Brian Rasic / Rex Features: 77 (left); Laurence Ratner / WireImage.com: 40 (below left); 43 (main pic); 156 (left); 158 (below); David Redfern / Redferns: 72 (top); Joseph Sia: 15 (top); 73; Silver Clef / Rex Features: 144 (right); Pennie Smith: 29; 58; 99 (top); 119 (left); 159 (left); Swan Song Archives: 60; TBL Archives: 25 (top left & centre); 28; 84; 140; 141; 142 (below); 143; Tolca / Sunshine / Retna: 83 (right); Richard Upper / Redferns: 26 (below); 48; 49; Laurens Van Houten / Pictorial Press: 82 (right); 83 (below); Laurens Van Houten: 9; 11; Chris Walter / WireImage.com: 12 (left); 19 (right); 120; 121 (below); Mike Warry: 158 (centre left); Melanie Weiner / Retna: 77 (right); Andy Willsher: 132; Baron Wolman / Retna: 53 (top).
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This book and the publication of the Tight But Loose magazine itself over the past 25 years has benefited greatly from the input and inspiration of the following:
Chris Charlesworth for having the initial belief, Gary and Carol Foy for much support (often against overwhelming odds!), Mike Warry for expert design and advice, and Dave Linwood for creating and maintaining the TBL Website with unflagging enthusiasm (www.tblweb.com).
Thanks are also due to Richard Chadwick at Opium Arts, Bill Curbishley and Andrea Thompson at Trinifold, Kevyn Gammond, Andy Edwards, Justin Adams, Cameron Crowe, Neal Preston, Ross Halfin, Phil Tattershall, Terry Boud, Kam Assi, Eddie Edwards, Julian Walker, Pete Gozzard, Gary Davies, Leo T. Ishac, Simon Pallett, Larry Bergmann, Kevin Hewick, Steve and Jan Way, Brian Knapp, Mark Harrison, Bill McCue, Andy Adams, Billy and Alison Fletcher, Steve Jones, Dave Marsh, Anne Marsden, Laura Whitten, Gary Woolard, Steve Beale, Paul Kelvie, Keith Creek, Eric Sachs, Paul Sheppard, Dardo Simone, Grant Burgess, Bob Langley, Christophe Le Pabic, Benoit Pascal, Dave Fox, Tim Ellock, Mark Archer, Larry Ratner, Tim Tirelli, Matt Krol, Krys Jantzen, Geoff Adamson, Andy Banks, Graeme Hutchinson, Ian Green, Roly Thompson, Alan Cousins, Rikky Rooksby, Pandora, Katherine Moore, Carolyn Longstaff, Russ Rees, Stuart Whitehead (where are you now!), Paul Hindess, Sam Rapallo, Terry Stephenson, Debbie Bonham, Jason Bonham, the late Mick Bonham, Bob Walker, David F. Brown, Andy, Joel and Tim at Record Collector, Mark Paytress at Mojo, Mick, Sian and Dave at Classic Rock, Mark Blake at 0, Sean and Mike at Helter Skelter, Helen Donlon, Patsy Lima at Borkowski PR, Cat Hollis and Stephen at Noble PR, Pete Flatt at PPR, Erik James at Warners, Steve Jump at Badlands, Dick Carruthers at M Productions.
Fred Zeppelin, Whole Lotta Led, Simply Led, Boot-Led Zeppelin, The Rubber Plants for paying tribute night after night, Steve Sauer for his excellent LZ History on line mailing service (contact Steve@LZHistory.com), Kashmir French magazine (contact zeppat94@net-up.com), Led Zeppelin fan club Italia (contact www.ledzeppelin.club it), The Underground Uprising site (www.undergroundweb.org.uk), Electric Magic site (www.ledzeppelin.com) and Mark Ereira at the ABC Trust (www.abctrust.org.uk)
Also: Howard Mylett, Robert Godwin, Hugh Jones and Luis Rey for past Zep chronicles; Charles Shaar Murray, Nick Kent, Roy Hollingworth, Chris Welch, Roy Carr, Peter Doggett, Mat Snow, Charles R. Cross, Mark Lewishon, Patrick Humphries, Simon Robinson, David Clayton, Mark Timlin for journalistic motivation past and present; and Geoff Barton for our collaboration 25 years ago in