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BBC Dismissed Led Zeppelin as ‘derivative’

3 years ago by Adam Morrison | December 17, 2009 7:47 pm

This is one of those things that really seems funny in hindsight.

Recently uncovered archive documents reveal that BBC executives invited Led Zeppelin to audition for them in 1969 in order to determine if Led Zeppelin met the standards to be played on Radio 1.

Here’s one judge’s verdict: "English blues-group longing to sound like Muddy Waters but failing necessarily through being derivative."

The Telegraph has more here.

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  • Paul
    December 19, 2009 at 11:22 am

    That is hysterical! I wonder if the BBC ever printed a retraction…

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