Posted on 12/11/2007 2:55:21 PM PST by blam
Led Zeppelin sales soar after concert success
Last Updated: 12:01am GMT 11/12/2007
Sales of Led Zeppelin’s back catalogue soared today after the spectacular success of their one-off reunion concert.
The group’s best-of album, Mothership, have already gone Platinum, meaning it has sold more than 300,000 copies, but Gennaro Castaldo, a spokesman for HMV, said it was on track to become one of the biggest best-sellers.
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page perform in Istanbul in March
Sales of the album at the company’s 240 stores leapfrogged those of Westlife and the Spice Girls to become the chain’s number one seller.
“Sales of their album have had a massive, massive boost by the concert,” he said.
“It was our best-selling album today, up from number eight last week. Led Zeppelin t-shirts have also been our most popular since the concert.”
Mr Castaldo said that sales of the band’s DVD, The Song Remains the Same, and its back catalogue had rocketed by 500 per cent since the concert.
The Led Zeppelin official website became the third most visited for an artist or band, beaten only by Katie Melua and Radiohead.
The web was also awash with calls from the army of followers for the British group to announce a world tour.
Jimmy Page, the guitarist, has already indicated that he would like to play more shows, but singer Robert Plant has so far appeared reluctant to commit.
“If the crowd response didn’t convince Robert then nothing will,” one fan wrote after watching the show at the O2 Centre in London.
“Led Zep owe us a tour. Robert needs to start thinking about all the fans who love them,” said another.
Another pleaded: “I hope they will. There are so many of us who missed out on tickets for a concert we’d imagined for nearly three decades.”
According to industry insiders, the band have two nights at Wembley Stadium in London on hold for next summer.
But sources close to the band said that a decision had not yet been made because “their energies were concentrated 100 per cent on last night’s gig”.
However, he added: “A tour has certainly not been ruled out and Jimmy has said it would be a shame not to do more.”
Shortly after the band’s music was available to download last month, their classic 1971 song Stairway to Heaven went straight into the Top 40.
Free enterprise is a great thing. I hope they make lots of money. Being Undead, they probably have significant expenses that the rest of us don’t.
They should do a couple stadium shows a year. then of course the double live album with DVD....
I can’t remember how many times I listened to LZ’s first album—usually stoned.It was one of the first records I ever bought with my own money.
In my Hippie heyday they were our gods.They didn’t tour as much as bands like Grand Funk or Black Sabbath so to have attended one of their concerts was a badge of rock honor.
I’m a straight conservative now and regret my wasted ways of youth—but DANG I had a good time!
I think that would be a great idea.
Who is the group in post #11?
The Zappa version where he replaces Page with the horn section is better. Really it’s one of those songs that’s good for no apparent reason, the lyrics are stupid, the song starts painfully slow and drags, the guitar solo is overwrought, and yet somehow it’s one of the best songs ever.
Still FRiends..?
HEY!.....I like the Carpenters! :)
Here's my favorite version of Kashmire from a Jethro Tull concert a few years back... lucia micarelli Kashmir
Oh yeah, the Led Who: Jimmy Page and Roger Daltrey...
To each his own,,the lyrics actually tell a tale,,which fits certain folk,,,sad really,due to the fact that no one can buy their way into Heaven...
Too bad it couldn’t be Bonham and Moon (RIP)
You must be on Top of the World.
Tull is still one of my all time faves. That was interesting.
Me - I’d run from them. Which LZ member owns Aleister Crowley’s house in England - is it Jimmy Page?
LZ was not an ordinary group...
Of course. Differences of opinion are no more, no less.
We were driving to the library yesterday, and my 5-year-old told me that if I didn’t stop for doughnuts on the way home, he would sing Lynyrd Skynyrd. I almost gave in ... and his version of “Oooh, That Smell!” almost persuaded me to drive the van straight into a telephone pole. But we’re all still here today ...
Nice. I get it.
How nice.
I hope they decide to tour the U.S. I saw Page/Plant for the ‘Walking to Clarksdale’ tour a few years back, and it was great. John Paul is such a kick ass musician, and I’d love to see this lineup.
Glad you liked it! : )
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