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Guitars that bear ‘scars’ of Jeff Beck’s playing exhibited for auction

Auction house Christie’s is putting more than 130 guitars, which the guitarist played during his almost six-decades-long career, on sale this month.

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“Jimmy Page allowed Eric to unleash the power he had”: How Eric Clapton helped reinvent the blues with The Bluesbreakers’ landmark Beano album

“Jimmy Page allowed Eric to unleash the power he had”: How Eric Clapton helped reinvent the blues with The Bluesbreakers’ landmark Beano album

The epic story of John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers’ 1966 blues rock milestone Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton

"I remember Jimmy yelling at us and calling us hooligans": Jimmy Page, Keith Moon, Jeff Beck and the chaotic session that sowed the seeds for Led Zeppelin

"I remember Jimmy yelling at us and calling us hooligans": Jimmy Page, Keith Moon, Jeff Beck and the chaotic session that sowed the seeds for Led Zeppelin

In a small London studio, two Yardbirds, one member of The Who and a pair of passing session maestros united to record a spontaneous instrumental track. Things would never be the same again.

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The laziest bands in the history of rock: 10 follow-up albums that took decades to appear

Think waiting 53 years for a new MC5 album is a chore? They're merely the latest in a long line of slow-working, deadline-averse dawdlers

Jeff Beck guitars used in Bowie performance and with The Yardbirds up for sale

Jeff Beck: The Guitar Collection, will feature more than 130 of his instruments, and see his recognisable 1954 Oxblood Gibson Les Paul go on sale.

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"I stood right at the front and watched. There was hardly anyone there": Behind the scenes at Led Zeppelin's first UK show, told by the people who saw it

When people turned up to a Newcastle ballroom, they expected to see The New Yardbirds. Instead, they saw the future of rock'n'roll

“I had a couple of passes at the solo, and that was it. Keith’s playing great – and it’s unusual to hear me playing at full acceleration outside of Led Zeppelin”: Jimmy Page on his surprise Rolling Stones collaboration, and the gear that made rock history

In this all-encompassing 2020 interview, the Led Zeppelin legend reflects on the evolution of his guitar rig, writing rock’s greatest albums – and how the Beatles shaped the sound of Whole Lotta Love

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"I really wanted The Yardbirds to continue, because I really believed in it... ": Jimmy Page on the Yardbirds, Jeff Beck, Led Zeppelin and his early career with guitars

"I really wanted The Yardbirds to continue, because I really believed in it... ": Jimmy Page on the Yardbirds, Jeff Beck, Led Zeppelin and his early career with guitars

Jimmy Page at 80 - classic interview: "It’s hypothetical, but I may not have come up with the riff from Whole Lotta Love on the Telecaster"

As teenagers Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck jammed and traded licks. As young men they changed the sound of rock'n'roll. In 1999 they sat down to talk about it

As teenagers Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck jammed and traded licks. As young men they changed the sound of rock'n'roll. In 1999 they sat down to talk about it

“Jimi Hendrix? What about him? He stole my fuzz box!"

"There were guitar players weeping, they had to mop the floor up. He was piling it on, solo after solo" – how Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton changed guitar forever

"There were guitar players weeping, they had to mop the floor up. He was piling it on, solo after solo" – how Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton changed guitar forever

"When Jimi played with Cream... he walked offstage with this smirk; he knew exactly what he was doing" – we look back at the seismic impact of Clapton and Hendrix on the British guitar scene

"I thought it was going to be the usual boring day, then suddenly The Yardbirds knocked on the door": the day rock'n'roll took on the British establishment

"I thought it was going to be the usual boring day, then suddenly The Yardbirds knocked on the door": the day rock'n'roll took on the British establishment

When a politician spoke out against rock music in the House of Lords in spring of 1964, The Yardbirds had an idea: to stage an unannounced gig in his garden

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