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Stairway To Heaven

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by Richard Cole


  “Revolving Door,”

  Rhodes, Plant’s automobile accident in (1975)

  Rindal, Terry

  Robbery from Drake Hotel

  safe–deposit box

  Robertson, Willie

  Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

  Rockers, xv–xvi

  Rodgers, Paul

  Rolling Stone (magazine)

  Rolling Stones, xviii

  1973 United States tour

  Ross, Diana

  Rotterdam

  concert in

  Royal Albert Hall (London)

  1970 performance at

  1983 charity concert in

  Ruffles Reggae Festival

  Runes album. See Untitled

  Samwell–Smith, Paul

  Sander, Ellen

  San Juan (Puerto Rico)

  trip to

  Schilling, Jerry

  Scream for Help (film)

  Security arrangements

  during North American tour (1970)

  during United States tour (summer 1972)

  during United States tour (1975)

  Sellers, Peter

  Shark Episode

  Sheehan, Dennis

  Shepperton Studios

  Sherman, Bobby

  “She’s a Rainbow,”

  Showco

  Simpson, Duckie

  Singles, conflict over releasing

  Skydel, Barbara

  Smith, Henry

  Smith, Tony

  Sobriety meetings

  Solters, Lee

  Solters, Roskin, and Sabinson

  “Song Remains the Same, The,”

  Song Remains the Same, The (film)

  Spectrum (Philadelphia)

  Spivak, Larry

  “Stairway to Heaven,”

  Stamp, Chris

  Stargroves (Mick Jagger’s country home)

  Starship (airplane)

  Stein, Mark

  Stellavox quadriphonic field

  recorder

  Steve Paul Scene (New York City)

  Stewart, Rod

  Stigwood, Robert

  Stone the Crows

  Sunset Sound (Los Angeles)

  “Sunshine Superman,”

  Supremes

  Swan Song

  Taj Mahal

  Talmy, Shel

  Tampa Stadium

  1973 performance at

  “Tangerine,”

  Taxes

  “Tea for One,”

  Ten Years After

  “Ten Years Gone,”

  Texas International Festival (1969)

  Thailand. See Bangkok “Thank You,”

  “That’s the Way,”

  Thee Experience (Los Angeles)

  Thomas, Ray

  Thompson, Tony

  Three Dog Night

  Tours by Led Zeppelin

  Australia and New Zealand (1972)

  motorcycle incident

  police raid

  Europe (1970)

  Europe (1971)

  Milan riot

  Japan (1971)

  Bonham–Plant conflict

  drinking

  Phil Carson, incidents involving

  samurai sword incident

  Tokyo Hilton incidents

  train incidents

  urinating on a disc jockey in

  Tokyo (1971)

  North America (1970)

  bootleggers

  opening acts dropped

  in the South

  North America (1971)

  North America (1972)

  Madison Square Garden (New York City)

  security arrangements

  North America (1977)

  Cole–Plant relationship

  entourage

  girls

  Karac Plant’s death

  Oakland Coliseum

  Seattle

  Tampa Stadium

  three–week break

  United Kingdom (1969)

  United Kingdom (1970)

  Return to the Clubs tour (1971)

  United Kingdom (1971–1972)

  United States (Jan. 1969)

  Boston Tea Party

  Denver Coliseum

  drug and alcohol use

  Fillmore East (New York)

  Fillmore West (San Francisco)

  mischief

  reviews of

  travel arrangements

  Whiskey a Go Go

  United States (Apr.–May 1969)

  reviews

  United States (summer 1969)

  Bonham’s mischief during

  wives’ visit during

  Woodinville Festival

  United States (fall 1969)

  United States (1970)

  United States (summer 1972)

  United States (1973)

  Atlanta Stadium

  dude ranch near Dallas

  Tours by Led Zeppelin (continued)

  Kezar Stadium (San Francisco)

  Los Angeles

  Madison Square Garden (New York City)

  month’s hiatus during

  New Orleans

  public relations and

  Tampa Stadium

  United States (1975)

  alcohol and drug use

  Boston Garden

  girls and sex

  Madison Square Garden (New York City)

  Philadelphia Spectrum

  police escort

  reunion, of Plant and Page

  Robert Plant’s flu

  Townshend, Peter

  Travel arrangements, United States

  tour (Jan. 1969)

  Turd Burglars

  Turner, Ike

  Turner, Mick

  Turner, Tina

  Unit 4 + 2, xviii

  United Kingdom, lack of interest by

  promoters in

  Untitled (album)

  Vaccar, Willy

  Vancouver (Canada)

  Vanilla Fudge

  Variety,

  Villa Roma (San Francisco)

  Walking into Clarksdale,

  Waller, Mickey

  Washburn, Ray

  Wasserman, Eric

  Webb, Terry

  Weinstock, Lou

  Weintraub, Jerry

  Weiss, Steve

  “What Is and What Should Never Be,”

  Whisky a Go Go

  performance at

  Who, the, xviii–xx

  “Whole Lotta Love,”

  Wilshire, Mick

  Winner, Michael

  Winwood, Steve

  Wolfe, John (Wiggy)

  Wollman, H. M.

  Wonder, Stevie

  Wonder Boys, Wood, Krissie

  Wood, Ronnie

  Woodinville Festival (1969)

  Wyman, Bill

  Yardbirds, the

  disintegration of

  “You Better Run,”

  “Your Time Is Gonna Come,”

  Yu, Andrew

  Zephyr

  Zeppelin, Eva von

  Zoso. See Untitled

  About the Authors

  Richard Cole was the road manager for Led Zeppelin for 12 years. He has also traveled with other rock bands and artists, including Black Sabbath, The Who, Eric Clapton, The Yardbirds, Ozzy Osbourne and most recently, Crazy Town. He now divides his time between LA and London.

  Richard Trubo has authored and coauthored more than a dozen books. He's also written numerous articles and features on rock music, syndicated in newspapers from the Los Angeles Times to the Chicago Tribune. He now lives in Southern California.

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  Copyright

  STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN: LED ZEPPELIN UNCENSORED. Copyright © 1992, 2002 by Richard Cole With Richard Trubo. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-s
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  Table of Contents

  Cover

  Title Page

  Dedication

  Contents

  Acknowledgments

  Introduction

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Chapter 15

  Chapter 16

  Chapter 17

  Chapter 18

  Chapter 19

  Chapter 20

  Chapter 21

  Chapter 22

  Chapter 23

  Chapter 24

  Chapter 25

  Chapter 26

  Chapter 27

  Chapter 28

  Chapter 29

  Chapter 30

  Chapter 31

  Chapter 32

  Chapter 33

  Chapter 34

  Chapter 35

  Chapter 36

  Chapter 37

  Chapter 38

  Chapter 39

  Chapter 40

  Chapter 41

  Chapter 42

  Chapter 43

  Chapter 44

  Chapter 45

  Chapter 46

  Chapter 47

  Chapter 48

  Chapter 49

  Chapter 50

  Chapter 51

  Chapter 52

  Chapter 53

  Chapter 54

  Chapter 55

  Chapter 56

  Chapter 57

  Afterword

  Led Zeppelin Discography

  Searchable Terms

  About the Authors

  Copyright

  About the Publisher

 

 

 


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