Jimmy Page: The Power And The Glory
Chris Welch, Melody Maker, 23 March 1974
WHEN THEY showed Antonioni's classic film of the 'sixties, Blow Up, on TV last week, apart from evoking the real or imaginary spirit of "Swinging London," it also served to remind lucky viewers of an extraordinary period in the annals of British rock.
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