Stairway To Heaven: Led Zeppelin Uncensored
Mar 2009 · Harper Collins
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This account of Led Zeppelin’s decadent life on the road by their longtime tour manager “dishes up the real dirt as only an insider’s report can” (Kirkus Reviews).
No one knew Led Zeppelin like Richard Cole. The band’s tour manager for more than a decade, Cole was there when they burst onto the music scene, achieved cult status, cut platinum records, and transformed popular music. Second only to the Beatles in sales for years, Led Zeppelin was rock’s premier group. But unlike the boys from Liverpool, the excitement of this band’s music was matched by the fever pitch of their antics on and off the stage.
In hotel rooms and stadiums, in a customized private Boeing 707 jet and country estates, Richard Cole saw it all—and tells it all in this close-up, down-and-dirty, no-holds-barred account that records the highs, the lows, and the occasional in-betweens. This revised edition includes updates on the band members’ lives and careers, which may be a little quieter now, but their songs remain the same.
No one knew Led Zeppelin like Richard Cole. The band’s tour manager for more than a decade, Cole was there when they burst onto the music scene, achieved cult status, cut platinum records, and transformed popular music. Second only to the Beatles in sales for years, Led Zeppelin was rock’s premier group. But unlike the boys from Liverpool, the excitement of this band’s music was matched by the fever pitch of their antics on and off the stage.
In hotel rooms and stadiums, in a customized private Boeing 707 jet and country estates, Richard Cole saw it all—and tells it all in this close-up, down-and-dirty, no-holds-barred account that records the highs, the lows, and the occasional in-betweens. This revised edition includes updates on the band members’ lives and careers, which may be a little quieter now, but their songs remain the same.
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4.3
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Elizabeth Littlejohn
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July 18, 2013
This is the type of book with great writing that will send back for 2nd and 3rd reads, keep you up well past bedtime and demand your undivided attention. Well done Richard Cole. The best books are written from real life events. My second favorite next to Basquiat's " A quick killing in Art".
A Google user
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October 25, 2012
Fantastic book... Very straightforward and frank view of rocks greatest band. Everything is here... From beginning to end.
James Harris
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April 2, 2014
Huge Led Zeppelin fan. The book doesn't disappoint. So much detail about the best rock and roll band ever.
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About the author
Richard Cole was the tour manager for Led Zeppelin for twelve 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 Venice, California, and London.
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