Led Zeppelin

They were already a force to be reckoned with – both on and off stage.

After releasing four records in just under three years, they were finally afforded a bit of breathing room.

They appeared first on a three-band bill that also featured Vanilla Fudge and Spirit.

It had been approximately two months since the tragic death of their drummer John Bonham.

His passing inadvertently brought an end to one of rock's greatest bands.

When the Yardbirds fell apart, Jimmy Page put together an all new version of the band.

Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham made history in a small space on Gerrard Street in the West End of London.

They broke up a little more than a year later in the wake of the drummer's death.