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Great addition to a collection

debb | east coast USA | 10/03/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"for those of you who loves Jimmy Page's work, this is a must have for your collection. You really get a sense of evolution Page has gone through prior to his Zeppelin years. Many of the songs have been priviously released on indivisual albumns but never has there been a collective group released as this one. So rather than hunting down many obscure, hard to find albumns this collection has it all at once. It's definitely worth the money for so many songs and it's an import too."

Hip Young Guitar Slinger? don't let this fool you:)

Jason Iezzi | Fairport, NY United States | 03/21/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD was a surprise to me. Being a new fan to Zeppelin, Jimmy Page and being a fellow guitarist I was suprised not to find Zeppelin like material. Now don't get me wrong I read the other reviews so I was fully prepared to hear the worst. Instead I found the material that led the way for Page to create Zeppelin. Heck, he worked with most of the musicians in the sessions these songs were recored in on this album.
In one review it was stated that if you were or are a Zeppelin your not really going to like this album. I can see that because most off the material is similar to those of the likes of the Beatles, Buddy Holly or Richie Valines even Momma Cat(hehe), but what can I say this was the sound and those bands includings the artists on the album all came around the same time. So really anyone can enjoy this album if your tastes gear to this. This is only my opinion on british rock not american.
Most of this is on the first disc but when we reach disk two its different feel. The early work of Page, Clapton, and even Jeff Beck (Beck's slide guitar action in Steelin' puts shivers up my spin) are found on this disc and you begin to see how they revalutionized music as we know it. Not to be one sided about this second disc and single out only the greates but you also get a taste for John Mayall, The Allstars with Nicky Hopkins and Cyril Davies. John Mayall in my opinion puts BB to shame, but I love BB so no yelling at the moniter:) With Claptons assistence we all expirience blues evolution of the period (especially Claptons tracks with Page). From tracks 4 until 13 you get the same feel as the first disk but alittle more upbeat with some swing rock like The Fleurs De Lys. All in all disk two is my personal favorite.
Well we don't find much influence of Page on the first disk except for a few tracks(this beging a Jimmy Page titled CD)I found that I was very satisfied with this buy and learned a great deal more about music of that time and more about the progresion of the artists I admire and how Page really was a Hip Young Guitar Slinger.
My only advice is listen to what eatch review has to say and make your own judgment on wether you would like this album or not. Happy listening to those who do."

Jimmy Page Was A Guitar God Before Starting Led Zeppelin

jbuilt | Canada | 12/29/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've never heard such amazing guitar playing combined with 60s style music before! If you're a fan of Jimmy Page's, this album is a must have! I don't really know what style of music you have to like to like this album becuase it has bits and pieces of everything. I think it's worth it."