Classic Rock Magazine September 2005 Led Zeppelin Journey Iron Maiden SKU 1547

Original Classic Rock Magazine, September 2005, Issue 84, featuring a major Led Zeppelin cover story focused on the band’s turbulent final period.

The cover is dominated by a dramatic vintage live image of Robert Plant, with the headline “The Last Days of Led Zeppelin” and the quote “We all felt invincible…”. This is a particularly strong issue for Led Zeppelin collectors, concentrating on the later history of one of rock’s most influential bands rather than simply providing a general retrospective.

Led Zeppelin Cover Feature

The main feature explores the closing chapter of Led Zeppelin, with the cover highlighting several major subjects:

• The Last Days of Led Zeppelin
• The band being “Out of Control in the USA”
• The downfall of manager Peter Grant
• The life and death of drummer John Bonham, 1948–1980
• Reflections on the atmosphere surrounding Zeppelin during their later years
• A striking period photograph of Robert Plant used across the front cover

The John Bonham element makes this especially interesting for Zeppelin collectors, as the cover directly references his life, death and the period that ultimately brought the original Led Zeppelin story to an end.

Other Featured Artists

The front cover also promotes features on:

• Journey – including the tongue-in-cheek cover quote, “We’re the 29th biggest band in the world!”
• Jefferson Airplane – retrospective material on the band and the excesses of their era
• Blue Öyster Cult
• Dave Davies of The Kinks
• Triumph
• Zodiac Mindwarp
• Iron Maiden

There is also a prominently advertised rock reviews section, making this a strong mid-2000s issue covering both established classic-rock legends and hard-rock/heavy-metal acts.

The combination of Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant, John Bonham, Peter Grant, Journey, Jefferson Airplane, Blue Öyster Cult and Iron Maiden gives the issue particularly broad appeal to classic-rock collectors.

Condition

Pre-owned vintage magazine with visible age-related and handling wear.

From the supplied photograph:

• Front cover remains complete, bright and highly readable.
• Visible rubbing and scuffing across the cover surface.
• Noticeable wear along the left/spine edge, including small areas of surface loss.
• Bottom-left corner shows clear edge and corner wear.
• Bottom edge has general shelf/storage wear.
• Top edge and upper corners show some light handling wear.
• Right-hand edge has minor wear and slight unevenness.
• There are light surface marks and small scratches consistent with a magazine of this age.
• Some mild creasing/handling impressions are visible across the cover.
• Cover image and printed text remain strong despite the wear.

Overall, it presents well for a September 2005 collector issue, but it should be regarded as a used magazine rather than a mint copy.

Please study the supplied photograph carefully as it forms an important part of the condition description.

Original Extras / Free Gifts

Any free gifts, DVDs, CDs, supplements, inserts or other promotional items that may originally have been supplied with this magazine are no longer included, unless they are clearly shown in the photographs.

Sale is for the magazine only, as pictured.

Packaging

UK orders: Sent securely in a hardback envelope to help protect the magazine during delivery.

International orders: Sent in a cardboard mail-size box for additional protection during international transit.

SKU: 1547