Legendary LED ZEPPELIN Guitarist In Battle Against Bootleggers
March 18, 2007, 17 years ago
The following report is courtesy of Norman Silvester from Sundaymail.co.uk:
LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page is to give evidence in a Scottish court against a man accused of bootlegging the band's live concerts.
Page will appear as a witness at Glasgow Sheriff Court in the case against businessman Robert Langley, of Buckingham.
Langley, 59, was arrested at a record fair in the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, two years ago, with £26,000 of allegedly pirated CDs.
Among the massive haul was a range of previously unreleased live material by Led Zeppelin, including a concert at Knebworth, England, in 1979.
Investigators also seized unreleased work by BOB DYLAN, ROBBIE WILLIAMS and THE BEATLES.
Page, 63, flew up to Scotland and spent a day with investigators from the British Phonographic Institute, identifying the material and confirming they were recordings of the band's work. He will give evidence about how badly the band has been affected by bootlegging in the last 30 years.
Songs from the tapes - including classics such as 'Stairway To Heaven' and 'Whole Lotta Love' - will be played in court.
Langley has been charged with offences under the copyright act and has pled not guilty.
