Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page

This Book is the perfect Christmas present, it is big, very heavy, the photos inside are amazing! All what Jimmy Page wrote inside is very interesting, there is not much text but the little said says a lot! I am chiefly stunned by the quality of work and efforts put in this book, and the memory he has. I am seriously very impressed by this book and his author. I was already impressed by his music, now I know what kind of genius spirit is behind all this. Also the cover is beautiful, great choice of photo for the cover, engraved slightly shiny golden letters, mat finish for the rest of the material. This book is almost like a piece of Art by itself. The least we can say, is that this book is certainly not a joke! I don't regret to have bought it!

I will admit that I am a guitar player, and that Jimmy is my favorite guitarist, so seeing photos of him is going to appeal to me more than the 50th anniversary Zep book that recently came out (which should've been a true autobiography written in the style of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way" where the surviving band members, and selected associates and friends, tell their own story) , but this maybe my favorite rock photography book ever. It sits right on my coffee table in my living room. I love the outlining of the Zeppelin's concert dates and Jimmy's interesting observations of the photos. The book was a little light on photos from the 1980-1985 period, but Jimmy was in really bad shape at that time, so I can understand why he chose to keep that period to a minimum. Fantastic book. Worth every cent. But please, can the band write it's own autobiography so that we can get the real truth instead of all these unauthorized biographies from disgruntled ex-employees.?

Great pictures in this book. I enjoy looking at it.

Mar 26, 2025 11:28 AM My sister was looking for this book. I looked for it once and a couple weeks later it came up on my Amazon suggestions. I bought it and had it shipped to her directly to surprise her. She's a huge Led Zeppelin fan. I'm 11 years younger than her and remember a huge Robert Plant poster on our bedroom wall as a kid. Well I received an email that it arrived. She was working from home. I told her she had a package at her front door. She kinda freaked out that I knew that. After she opened the package she started crying. She absolutely loved it. Said the pages were in mint condition!!! Thanks for making her day!!! The price was amazing. She said she stopped looking when she was seeing it for over $1,000!

A lot of photos just as a heads up. Jimmy Page was hot when he was a younger! I like this book!

I'll start off by saying I am a massive Led Zeppelin fan. Jimmy Page is the reason I started playing guitar and I have nothing but the utmost respect for the man. I originally thought this book would be an in depth and personal view on his life and career. I'm happy to say I was wrong but oh so very right too. Instead of Mr. Page writing about himself, the vast majority of the book is filled with pictures that span from his early childhood until late 2008 or so. Jimmy will give context as to what is going on in a series of pictures but the real story is the pictures themselves, the majority of which I had never seen before. Each page was a joy to look at and I think the book made a much bigger impact by allowing us to live through Page via these pictures than the written word ever could. If you're a Led Zeppelin or Jimmy Page fan you owe it to yourself to pick this book up. The book itself is very high quality too, the hardcover feels great and the individual pages are thick and have a great feeling to them as well.

The above quote was what a reporter character said to James Stewart's character in the John Ford western, "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance." Yes, it's a western, but that line can apply to other areas as well. I don't know if Jimmy Page has seen the movie, but I'm certain that he would understand the value of that line. It seems that one of the chief tenets of the Led Zeppelin legacy is that the surviving members have remained coy about the group's near mythic history. It isn't so much about what they said, it's what they didn't say. The gaps that they seemed to have left appear to be intentional. After all, there's no such thing as bad publicity right? And therein lies the mystery which seems to be central to the band's story. As to Page himself, he has never passed comment on any of the many tales which surrounded the band. He has referred to one of the more infamous incidents only obliquely by saying, "Would anyone still be interested in the mud shark if the music hadn't been there?" Which sums up Page's whole outlook really. For Jimmy Page, the music will be the thing, now and forever more. It has been the literary rage of late for the great rockers to publish their memoirs. The list is a long and distinguished one: Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Pete Townsend, Neil Young and Rod Stewart have all produced books in the last decade. No doubt that the members of Led Zeppelin, have been similarly approached by publishers and were likely spurned with the exception of Page himself. Jimmy Page has not not written so much a memoir but instead, has compiled what amounts to a private photo album. Undoubtedly he decided to produce a book on his terms and it's to his credit that it's an entirely different beast altogether. "Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page," is a massive assembling of photos which span his career; from his youth to his years as one of the hottest session guitarists of his day, his time in the Yardbirds is covered more thoroughly than even I expected. The Led Zeppelin years are covered deeply and are the heart of the book. His post Zeppelin career is also included. This book functions as Page's memoir. There are no groupie stories or tales of excess here. Page's minimal use of commentary adds to the legend. Still it's a fascinating glimpse of Jimmy Page doing heat he wants to be best known for, which is as a musician. This is about as close as we are likely to get to the man himself short of seeing him in concert. Originally published as a signed, 2500 copy limited edition in 2010, "Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page," is his carefully selected and highly distilled portrait and it's the way he wants us to remember him. The book is unsurprisingly short on commentary aside from locations and dates. But the pics are a Jimmy Page fan's dream and more than makes up visually for what Page doesn't say verbally. The book sold out almost immediately in its original edition, despite its high price tag. It's been a highly sought after item for high end collectors. However, it drew criticism from fans who also wanted a copy, but could not afford one. Now, it's available in a much more affordable edition. My copy has a split in the spine, so I think the publisher could have done a better job. But then the book was printed in China so no surprises there. Still, the book is filled with images of Jimmy Page in full guitar hero glory. Fans will lose themselves for hours (such as I have) with all the pics contained within (I also suggest that you have some Zeppelin blasting while perusing this tome). True, it doesn't lift the veil off the Led Zeppelin myth (would the LZ story be as interesting if we knew all the details? I don't think so), but it does give us a view of one of Rock's most iconic figures as he wants us to which is a trick in itself and in the end, is pretty awesome.

Ha llegado antes de la fecha señalada y en perfecto estado. Nadie diría que es de segunda mano.

Libro veramente bello e interessante sul mitico Jimmy Page. Tutto da sfogliare con immagini stupende. Meno didascalico del suo libro pubblicato dopo ma ugualmente da avere se si ama questo grandissimo chitarrista.

A great detailed account of his life in the music industry. If you are a Led Zeppelin fan or the music industry of the 60s and 70s, you will enjoy this book.

I've bought this book as a Christmas gift for my son, and I'm giving it a five star review, based on it's overall look and feel. I didn't want to rifle through the pages in order not to give the book even a semblance of a used quality. Well this book is heavyweight, and is embossed back and front but a gilded version of Jimmy's trademark sigil (symbol of Saturn, Jimmy's astrological ruler - not especially spooky). I KNOW that the recipient is going to be made up with the tome!

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