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Styx guitarist Tommy Shaw has released a previously unheard acoustic version of Led Zeppelin‘s 1971 classic Going To California.
Shaw explains: “After touring behind two Shaw-Blades albums [made with Jack Blades of Night Ranger, the most recent, Influence, came out in 2007], we discussed a second album of covers and actually recorded a few more, but we never officially set a project into motion.
“Styx would soon get back together and hit the road with the Return to Paradise tour. Will Evankovich and I decided to cut Going to California and did it at my home studio in the Hollywood Hills.
“We recently gave it a listen and when Styx manager Charlie Brusco suggested we release it now to help fill the musical void that the lockdown had created, it suddenly had a new purpose.
“We had it mastered here in Nashville and created some artwork and got it placed on all the streaming platforms. Robert Plant’s original vocal is stellar, but I tried to make it my own while honouring its essence. I hope you enjoy it!”
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- Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II - 180gm - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.80, €23.80 (New Item) (arrived 25-Jul-2024 15:21)on July 27, 2024 at 12:39 am
LED ZEPPELIN Led Zeppelin II (2014 UK audiophile issue of the 1969 9-track LP pressed on 180gm Vinyl, newly remastered by guitarist & producer Jimmy Page, gatefold picture sleeve reproducing the original album artwork with hologram sticker onthe back. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl is flawless) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin - Australian - vinyl LP - £50.00, $64.50, €59.50 (New Item) (arrived 12-Jul-2024 12:17)on July 27, 2024 at 12:39 am
LED ZEPPELIN Led Zeppelin (Early 70s Australian issue of the 1969 9-track LP on the red & green Atlantic label, housed in a front laminated 'blimp' picture sleeve with alternate back cover design. The sleeve shows a little laminate lift and the vinyl is Near Mint SD8216) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III - 1st - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £195.00, $251.55, €232.05 (New Item) (arrived 09-Jul-2024 15:48)on July 27, 2024 at 12:39 am
LED ZEPPELIN Led Zeppelin III (Rare 1970 UK first press 10-track stereo LP, with the sought after Peter Grant label credit below the album title & 'Do What Thou Wilt'/ 'So Mote It Be' hand-scratched into the run-outs. Comes housed in the original die-cut laminated gatefold picture sleeve with top & bottom opening rotating wheel [later issues discarded this]. The sleeve is graded VG with light shelf wear (some 'crinkling' to the laminate, mainly to the back) & the rotating wheel is in full working order. The vinyl has been professionally cleaned & grades VG/VG+ with several light paper scuffs & hairlines either side which have little effect on play)
- Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains The Same - EX - German - 2-LP vinyl set - £35.00, $45.15, €41.65 (New Item) (arrived 10-Jul-2024 15:04)on July 27, 2024 at 12:39 am
LED ZEPPELIN The Song Remains The Same (1976 German 9-track double vinyl LP, housed in an embossed textured gatefold picture sleeve with integral 8-page picture booklet and jet black inners. The sleeve shows has some light edgewear with the vintage price sticker to the revese and the vinyl appears barely played SS89402)
- Styx - Cornerstone - US - vinyl LP - £19.99, $25.79, €23.79 (New Item) (arrived 11-Jul-2024 08:35)on July 27, 2024 at 12:39 am
STYX Cornerstone (2015 US 9-track remastered vinyl LP for the 1979 album including the classic 'Babe'. Housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with platinum reflective foil inner. The sleeve reveals minimal signs of shelfwear and the viny is in Near Mint condition. B0022020-01 )
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