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| BBC found Zeppelin 'unconvincing' | BBC found Zeppelin 'unconvincing' |
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| Rock band Led Zeppelin were labelled "old fashioned" and "unconvincing" by BBC producers after the group took part in an audition in 1969. | Rock band Led Zeppelin were labelled "old fashioned" and "unconvincing" by BBC producers after the group took part in an audition in 1969. |
| Documents from the BBC's archive reveal that producers invited the group to appear on a trial basis only and criticised their performance. | Documents from the BBC's archive reveal that producers invited the group to appear on a trial basis only and criticised their performance. |
| Despite that, the group went on to play several sessions for BBC Radio 1. | Despite that, the group went on to play several sessions for BBC Radio 1. |
| The band, best known for Stairway to Heaven, were one of the biggest bands of the 70s and have sold 300m albums. | |
| In an interview with BBC 6 Music for a Christmas Day show, Jimmy Page said: "We'd showcase the material, whatever there was from the album of the time and for the rest of it we would just jam, and that's how urgent and how creative it all was at the time." | In an interview with BBC 6 Music for a Christmas Day show, Jimmy Page said: "We'd showcase the material, whatever there was from the album of the time and for the rest of it we would just jam, and that's how urgent and how creative it all was at the time." |
| Documents have also revealed how Page stepped in after Led Zeppelin and the BBC fell out over the sound quality of a 1971 concert recorded for Radio 1. | Documents have also revealed how Page stepped in after Led Zeppelin and the BBC fell out over the sound quality of a 1971 concert recorded for Radio 1. |
| The day after the broadcast, Led Zeppelin withdrew their approval. | The day after the broadcast, Led Zeppelin withdrew their approval. |
| They wrote to demand the recording not be made available to the rest of the world. | They wrote to demand the recording not be made available to the rest of the world. |
| Page eventually ended up remixing the recording. | Page eventually ended up remixing the recording. |
| A BBC memo shows the group felt "this will be better technically both for the BBC and for us and it will cost the same amount of money". | A BBC memo shows the group felt "this will be better technically both for the BBC and for us and it will cost the same amount of money". |
| Led Zeppelin played their first concert in 19 years in front of nearly 20,000 fans at London's 02 arena in December 2007. | Led Zeppelin played their first concert in 19 years in front of nearly 20,000 fans at London's 02 arena in December 2007. |
| Their two-hour set opened with Good Times Bad Times - the first track of their debut album. | Their two-hour set opened with Good Times Bad Times - the first track of their debut album. |
| Original band members Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones were joined on stage by Jason Bonham - the son of their late drummer John. | Original band members Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones were joined on stage by Jason Bonham - the son of their late drummer John. |
| Earlier this year, it was rumoured that the band would reform, but without Plant. | Earlier this year, it was rumoured that the band would reform, but without Plant. |