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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 - 7th - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $30.50, €29.00 (New Item) (arrived 27-Jun-2022 10:56)on June 29, 2022 at 5:43 am
LED ZEPPELIN Led Zeppelin II (1970s UK seventh issue of the 1969 9-track stereo vinyl LP on a green & orange Atlantic label with the 'W' Warner logo, 'The Lemon Song' sleeve & label credit. The sleeve displays just a little light general wearandthe vinyl has only light signs of play, an excellent example of this classic album K40037)
- Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III - 1st - UK - vinyl LP - £495.00, $603.90, €574.20 (New Item) (arrived 24-Jun-2022 05:12)on June 29, 2022 at 5:43 am
LED ZEPPELIN Led Zeppelin III (Rare 1970 UK first press 10-track stereo LP on the plum & red Atlantic label with Peter Grant label credit below the album title, 'Do What Thou Wilt' / 'So Mote It Be' hand-scratched into the run-outs, die-cut laminated gatefold picture sleeve with the unusual front panel top & bottom opening [later issues discarded this]. The sleeve shows only the lightest signs of shelfwear & the vinyl remains near 'as new' with few signs of play - A fantastic copy ofa remarkable rock essential which continues to stand the test of time!)
- Styx - Pieces Of Eight - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $14.64, €13.92 (New Item) (arrived 22-Jun-2022 15:23)on June 29, 2022 at 5:43 am
STYX Pieces Of Eight (1978 UK 10-track LP, including Great White Hope, The Message & Renegade, gatefold picture sleeve with lyric inner. The sleeve shows some edgewear with a little paper loss to the bottom and the inner has a little foxing; the vinyl is in excellent condition with just a couple of light surface scuffs AMLH64724)
- Styx - Rock Galaxy - German - 2-LP vinyl set - £15.00, $18.30, €17.40 (New Item) (arrived 22-Jun-2022 15:25)on June 29, 2022 at 5:43 am
STYX Rock Galaxy (1981 German 14-track double LP, compiling material from 1972-73 including the four part Movement For The Common Man. The gatefold picture sleeve shows just a few light scuffs or marks to the gloss with age & both vinyl discsare Excellent with minimal play CL43215)
- Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin - German - vinyl LP - £25.00, $30.50, €29.00 (New Item) (arrived 23-Jun-2022 10:16)on June 29, 2022 at 5:43 am
LED ZEPPELIN Led Zeppelin (Early 80s German issue of the classic 1969 9-track vinyl LP, with 'Dazaed' mispelling, glossy picture sleeve with no barcode on the reverse. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl shows little evidence of play ATL40031)
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