Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love is a people's history of the biggest rock band in the world, telling the band's story in the words of over 750 fans. 

 

Formed in 1968 by Yardbirds guitarist Jimmy Page, who recruited singer Robert Plant, drummer John ‘Bonzo’ Bonham and John Paul Jones to the cause, this is the Zeppelin story as recounted by concert goers, roadies, promoters and others who encountered the band over its 12-year career. 

 

Packed with memories going back to Robert Plant’s earliest performances, this book charts Zep’s concert career in all its glory and infamy and includes stories of: the earliest Zeppelin shows; the British, European and North American tours; a trip Down Under in 1972; five nights at London’s Earls Court in 1975; the Knebworth Festival in 1979; the final Over Europe tour of 1980; and 2007’s O2 reunion show, which saw 20 million fans apply for 20,000 tickets. 

 

A fresh take on a band that has sold over 300 million albums worldwide and which thrilled hundreds of thousands of concert-goers throughout the 1970s.

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Richard Houghton lives in Manchester. The author of more than 20 books on music, including authorised fan histories of Jethro Tull, Simple Minds, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, The Stranglers, Shaun Ryder, Fairport Convention and The Wedding Present, Richard created the People’s History series. He is the Managing Director of Spenwood Books.