Rock ‘n roll bands – especially Led Zeppelin, perhaps the most egregious in the behavior department – were given a pass. By the time Page formed Led Zeppelin in the late summer of 1968, he d already been through quite a few guitars. There are literally hundreds of exclusive and carefully curated images and artworks personally selected by the trio. Fans of Led Zeppelin will know the date and the venue well it was the first time that Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham played together live, fulfilling an existing contractual obligation to tour Scandinavia left over from Page s Yardbirds days. For others, this book is nothing more than an oversized picture book that won’t garner much excitement.

Page, Plant and Jones have also written their own exclusive annotations so you get to live the life of Led Zeppelin through their eyes and through the images only they have access to, including material from the Atlantic Records archives. The Treasures of Led Zeppelin, an unofficial publication, tells the story of the amazing journey of four talented young Englishmen on the path to rock 'n' roll glory. A few of the volunteers were getting things ready and Jimmy asked if they could come in and rehearse. Throughout the last five decades there have been new fans arriving every day to witness these master musicians," says Jimmy. Even the inventor of shock rock, Alice Cooper, is considered (as described in Michael Walker’s excellent “What You Want is in the Limo”) to be a nice guy.

Included as a special bonus, he also offers an introductory essay on each of the band’s nine studio albums, and sidebar features that explore influences on the band as well as song details, such as running time, instruments played, engineers, and studios. Spitz, whose previous subjects include The Beatles, Bob Dylan and Ronald Reagan, knows he needn’t exaggerate the band’s abhorrent behavior, from drummer John Bonham’s blind-drunk sexual assaults to guitarist Jimmy Page’s petulant entitlement.

Regarding the groupie scene, it was Plant who said, “One minute she’s twelve and the next minute she’s thirteen and over the top. In the grandly titled “Led Zeppelin: The Biography,” due to be released on November 9, Spitz charts a comprehensive course through Led Zeppelin’s career, relying on more than 50 interviews with associates of the band to build up a well-told story of their success. Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin is the first and only official illustrated book to be produced in collaboration with the members of the band.A lovely and weighty souvenir, just make sure you have space on your bookshelf, I'd estimate it at 12 x 10 inches but I'm sure proper dimensions can be found.