Every member of the band was nervous and for good reason. We had played the Albert Hall previously on the Pop Proms, but today in 1970 we were to headline our own show at the most prestigious venue at that time. During the previous year we had been putting in a lot of time in America and recorded the second album, released on 22nd October 1969. It was going to be a critical test of our ability; not only to our fans, but to the press and our families and all in attendance that evening. That evening I met Charlotte, my daughter Scarlet’s mother. Also on this day in 1969 was the first night at The Fillmore in San Francisco; my birthday and an historic night for Led Zeppelin.

THE ALBERT HALL WITH LED ZEPPELIN (9 January 1970)

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