Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page will be honoured with a special one-off award, the Rock'N'Roll Soul Award, at the NME Awards 2015 with Austin, Texas. Page will be at the ceremony, which takes place at London's O2 Academy Brixton on Wednesday (February 18th), to collect the award in person.

The Rock'N'Roll Soul Award recognizes the unique genius of Jimmy Page and celebrates one of rock's most important and influential guitar players, writers and producers. Truly in a field of his own, Jimmy Page has given so much to the world of rock'n'roll, with his influence continuing to reverberate amongst today’s artists.

NME editor Mike Williams says: "This special, one-off award has been created to reflect one of the most important and iconic figures to have ever picked up an instrument. There is nobody in popular culture quite like Jimmy Page, and we are honoured to be giving him the Rock'N'Roll Soul Award at this year's ceremony."

According to an update on his official website, Jimmy Page is gearing up to release a special edition box set entitled Sound Tracks. The collection will compile his compositions for the films Lucifer Rising and Death Wish III.

The quadruple box set is available to pre-order now and new discs Lucifer Rising: The Second Coming and Death Wish II: Expansion include rare, never-before-heard tracks.

“The archive material and work included here serve as an illustration of the ongoing process at the time of these two projects.”

Recorded at Jimmy's home studio in Plumpton and The Sol studio in Cookham in the late seventies and early eighties, Sound Tracks features an all-new booklet containing a written track-by-track insight by Jimmy Page for the archive material amidst a stunning collection of original artwork across 36 pages.

Available to pre-order now, Sound Tracks will be released on Friday, March 6th. Pre-order via the website link above.

 

Jimmy Page is one of music’s greatest guitarists, innovators and legends. Jimmy Page By Jimmy Page is his official autobiography, a photographic essay he personally created to tell his story for the first time. Jimmy's own words, combined with his handpicked selection of over 600 photographs, make this book the definitive visual and historical record of a remarkable life.

"I’ve been asked on a number of occasions to do a written book and I thought of the other side of the coin,” says Page. I thought it would be unique to have an autobiography in photographs, charting my whole musical journey."

Originally conceived as a limited edition of only 2,500 copies worldwide, the first printing of Jimmy Page By Jimmy Page sold out within weeks of release. In the spring of 2010, it became the fastest-selling book in Genesis Publications’ 40-year history. Now Jimmy Page and Genesis Publications announce a more accessible and affordable edition of the book, to be released this October 2014.

 

 

"I always like to do something different. If you’re inspired by an idea, really make something of that inspiration. That goes for music, as well as anything else – even putting a book together! To have a photographic autobiography is a totally different way of looking at things, but it does the job very well, and I think it will bring a lot of pleasure to people." - Jimmy Page

The first ever publication by a member of Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page By Jimmy Page is the perfect purchase for guitar players and music lovers of any age.

Page sat down with Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell for a conversation about the guitarist’s official photographic autobiography, marking the first ever book by a member of Led Zeppelin. The conversation took place back on November 12th at The Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, CA.

In Episode 2 of the interview, Page discusses how he came to join The Yardbirds:

In Episode 1, Page discusses his early years and musical upbringing: