The following report is courtesy of Abc.net.au:

A series of photographs taken of LED ZEPPELIN's much-celebrated Sydney concert in the summer of 1972 by local photographer, Ted Harvey, has become the foundation of a Led Zeppelin World Tour exhibition.

The exhibition, being launched at the Lismore Regional Gallery (in New South Wales) on Wednesday, April 4, also includes artworks from well-known national and local artists. Gallery Director, Steven Alderton says the exhibition is impressive.

"Robert Plant particularly was impressed and he said to Ted over the years, these are the best photos ever taken of Led Zeppelin.

"They are really definitive and capture Robert Plant and Jimmy Page...the whole band right through the concert."

Steven says the images were long forgotten in a drawer somewhere until Ted unexpectedly came across them two years ago.

"We had a quick One Night Stand exhibition back then to get us ready for this show. Ted hadn't seen these photos for 30 years and stumbled across them and we've put them all together. We have got over 40 photos of the band on that Sunday afternoon in Sydney. They are very good photos, very descriptive."

The exhibition includes works by well-known artists responding to the photos: Adam Cullen, Ben Quilty, Geoff Harvey, Lucille Martin, Craig Waddell, Reg Mombassa and Janice Raynor.

"I guess when you look at it you have some of Australia's leading artists looking at Led Zeppelin and seeing how they have influenced their life, and I think a lot of people can relate to their artwork, and Ted's photos are just amazing...things have changed in 35 years.

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The Led Zeppelin World Tour exhibition continues from Wednesday, April 4 to Saturday, May 19. Hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm, Thursday 10am to 6pm, closed Easter Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and admission is free.

(Photo: Robert Plant on stage in 1972 at the Sydney showground. Photographer: Reproduced courtesy of Ted Harvey, Led Zeppelin Series, 1972)