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Led Zeppelin: Rarely Seen Photos From “Good Times, Bad Times”
New book digs up images of the rise of heavy rock's definitive band
A fan shot these rarely seen photographs of Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant and John Bonham (clockwise from top left) outside a club on September 15, 1968.
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Robert Plant backstage, at a birthday party for John Bonham on May 31, 1969. -
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John Paul Jones photographed during a backstage birthday party for John Bonham on May 31, 1969. -
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John Bonham photographed during a recording session for Led Zeppelin II at Atlantic Studios in New York City, 1969. Photographer Jim Cummins recalls the band kept their sessions tightly secured: "no groupies, no hangers-on, no press." -
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Jimmy Page photographed at his Pangbourne boathouse, in the English countryside, between tours in February 1970. -
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John Paul Jones also escaped to the countryside at his estate in Hertfordshire, England. He was photographed here strumming a mandolin with his wife and daughters. -
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Led Zeppelin photographed at Leeds University on January 24, 1970. -
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Robert Plant shot on his farm in Kidderminster, England, where he sought solace from the band's hectic touring life. -
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Led Zeppelin gather around a fireplace on the private jet they chartered while touring the States in 1975. -
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Plant stands in front of a massive crowd at Oakland Coliseum on July 23, 1977. -
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Photographer Jeffrey Mayer went backstage with Jimmy Page and shot photos at a birthday party for John Bonham during the band's second North American tour. Page was munching on a burger while checking out Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett's album when he was snapped on May 31, 1969.