Led Zeppelin Takes Stairway Online October 16, 2007
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Rock gods Led Zeppelin have finally decided to cash in on the online music boom by finally allowing fans to download their tunes over the Net.
The group, which is doing a one-off charity gig next month in London, will start selling its 8 albums online through iTunes and others from November 13. Oddly, the songs will first be available as ringtones, and full downloads, from Verizon Wireless. Guitarist Jimmy Page said:
"We are pleased that the complete Led Zeppelin catalog will now be available digitally. The addition of the digital option will better enable fans to obtain our music in whichever manner that they prefer."
Led Zeppelin will also release ‘Mothership’, a 2-CD collection of tunes from the band’s career and a remixed soundtrack to The Song Remains The Same live gigs, filmed in 1973.
The decision coincides with the end of a protracted bidding war over who will to oversee the lucrative digital distribution. Sources claim that Plant & Co will pocket up to £30 million alone from Warner/Chappell Music for giving them 10-year rights to the music. Nice.-Martin Lynch
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Worth every penny. Led Zeppelin remain the greatest rock band of all time. Apparently they are still, by far, the most popular band in the world. The web site for tickets received over a BILLION hits in less than a week. All that demand for just 75% of the mighty Zeppelin. RIP Bonzo. Long live the greatest catalogue of music in rock history, the brilliant and enduring creation of Led Zeppelin.
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