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Carole King (and her cat Telemachus) at her home on Wonderland Ave. in Laurel Canyon, 1971, by Jim McCrary for the cover of Tapestry, my edit of original via time
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Carole King (and her cat Telemachus) at her home on Wonderland Ave. in Laurel Canyon, 1971, by Jim McCrary for the cover of Tapestry, my edit of original via time
Robert Plant, ZEPtember 24, 1971 at The Budokan, Tokyo by Hideyuki Mihashi, originally appearing in Stars & Stripes (link in source, my edit of original).
In trying to nail down whether this was the show on the 23rd or the 24th, I actually found a scan of the original article posted at Led Zeppelin’s site!
Be sure to click to enlarge to read it yourself, but I’ll include a couple of highlights. The author, Sgt. First Class Steve Greene admits to being over 30 and more comfortable with The Mills Brothers, Bing Crosby, and Glenn Miller, and he does a genuinely hilarious job communicating his distress at what transpired.
Robert Plant (he of the golden locks) handled what must be called the singing chores, for lack of a better word. I would call them chores because it was immediately apparent that he was in great pain -- by the anguished look on his face. He is best described as falling somewhere between “Twiggy” and “Tiny Tim”, but it is hard to say exactly where.
The first notes of the evening’s performance pierced the ozone two decibels above a banshee’s wail, and I knew I was in deep trouble.
I took it for 45 minutes before my ears gave out and I lunged desperately for the exit.
As I exited the hall I noticed that the farther away I [moved? scan is unclear here] the better the group sounded. Ten minutes and a 400-yen cab ride later, I never heard them sounding better.
Alice Cooper with Kachina, 1971
Jim Morrison and Pamela Courson in Saint-Leu-d’Esserent, June 28 1971, a week before his passing on July 3, my edit of original by Alain Ronay via forestdweller
Aretha Franklin, 1971, by Chris Walter via huffpost
John Lennon & Yoko 1971, Polaroid by Andy Warhol, my edit.
Pink Floyd, June 16th, 1971 at the Abbey of Royaumont, by Bernard Allemane
“I sold my first strap to the amazing ROBERT PLANT 1971!” by Jan Nicolas. “I had been working in leather for a while before I started making straps. I had a few beautiful ones hanging in my studio/office. Led Zeppelin were in town at the Continental Hyatt ‘riot’ House Hotel. My friend Linda and I used to spend weekends hanging out in the coffee shop to star gaze. In the evening, they had a line winding through the lobby to accommodate all the people who wanted to meet Rock Stars.
“This was a pretty quiet Saturday afternoon, and I grabbed a strap that I thought would suit RP and we found him hanging out in the lobby with body guards, groupies and photographers.
“I was so shy, that my girlfriend had to call him over to look at the strap. He loved it, he paid $100 for it and gladly posed for a photo. Happily, one of the magazine photographers was a friend, and took this picture for me. I was still in high school, and I was completely overwhelmed when Mr. Plant cuddled right up to me for the picture. Now, it is my all time favorite.”
More here. My edits to the pictures she posted, but do click through for more of her amazing story.