Poster Led Zeppelin
Poster Led Zeppelin Art @ eBay
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 LED ZEPPELIN POSTER BLACK LIGHT VELVET 1988 THE LANTERN STAIRWAY to HEAVEN  US $22.99
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 Led Zeppelin Poster Plane Starship 24 x 36 US $9.99
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 Led Zeppelin Stairway To Heaven Poster 24 x 36 US $9.99
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 LED ZEPPELIN POSTER Robert Plant RARE HOT NEW 24X26 PRINT IMAGE PHOTO E20 US $5.99
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 Led Zeppelin big poster A US $38.00
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 Led Zeppelin big poster Β US $38.00
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 D1240 Jimmy Page Led Zeppelin Guitarists 32x24 Print POSTER US $12.95
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 Rock Roll Theatre POSTER Howard Teman Beatles Stones US $11.99
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 LED ZEPPELIN POSTER EARLY DAYS M8 US $9.99
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 led zeppelin dazed and confused GIANT Poster NC061 US $21.99
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 Led Zeppelin1977 ORIG Vint Poster Bill Graham Xnt con US $937.46
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 JIMMY PAGE PAINTING GUITAR GIBSON LED ZEPPELIN ALBUM CD US $299.99
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 Led Zeppelin Poster Robert Plant Jimmy Page US $7.46
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 LED ZEPPELIN OAKLAND 1977 CONCERT TOUR POSTER sadly last US Tour ORIG US $700.00
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 Led Zeppelin Group Rock Music Subway New Poster Stmr969 US $14.95
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 Led Zeppelin Concert Poster US $14.95
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 Led Zeppelin 1970 Madison Square Garden Concert Poster US $14.95
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 Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven Poster 24 X 36 P0020 US $6.00
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 Led Zeppelin Airplane Cloth Fabric Poster Flag US $14.89
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 Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven 30 x 40 Fabric Cloth Poster Flag US $13.98
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 Led Zeppelin Swan Song 30 x 40 Fabric Cloth Poster Flag US $13.98
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 22x34 Led Zeppelin Airplane music poster US $5.99
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 Led Zeppelin Jethro Tull 1969 Concert Poster CA US $9.99
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 Led Zeppelin poster album cover crop circles rare OOP US $19.95
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 Framed Led Zeppelin Collage Poster Classic FrSp0136 US $54.99
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 Led Zeppelin Poster Framed Celebrities Musicians US $55.95
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 Led Zeppelin Icarus 30 x 40 Fabric Cloth Poster Flag US $13.98
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 Bob Fripp 1972 Ltd Ed Black White Photograph Signed ART US $500.00
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 Bryan Ferry 1972 Signed LTD ED Black White Photograph US $500.00
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 Donovan 1968 SIGNED Ltd Ed Black White LARGE Photo US $400.00
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 John Sabastian 1968 RARE Limited Edition SIGNED Photo US $400.00
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 Richie Havens 1969 Black White RARE Photograph Signed US $500.00
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 Steve Marriott 1969 Rock n Roll RARE Signed Photograph US $400.00
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 Tiny Tim 1970 Photograph SIGNED Ltd Ed Large Photograph US $500.00
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 History of Rock Roll MUSIC POSTER Beatles Stones Jimi US $10.99
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 Led Zeppelin Airplane Poster 24 X 36 7653 US $6.00
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 Framed Led Zeppelin Poster Live Collage Photos Fr5157 US $54.99
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 AN1174 rock band Led Zeppelin classic POSTER US $8.95
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Who is the man holding the lantern in Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin) posters and what is his significance?
http://www.popartuk.com/g/l/lglp0806 stairway-to-heaven-led-zeppelin-poster.jpg
bad link sorry here's the right one
http://www.popartuk.com/g/l/lglp0806+stairway-to-heaven-led-zeppelin-poster.jpg
It's a great image, isn't it? It originally was on the album Led Zeppelin IV. The album had no text at all on the LP record cover, just a picture of an old British-looking guy with whiskers and a bunch of sticks on his back.
The inside sleeve of the record had the image you're talking about. It showed a hooded, Druid-like figure holding a lantern, standing on rocks. The picture is a charcoal drawing by lead guitarist Jimmy Page's friend Barrington Colby. Colby evidently drew it at Page's request. The man with the lantern is sometimes said to be The Hermit, Number IX in the tarot card deck, who is usually represented as a bearded monk holding a lamp to light the way. Of the image, Page was quoted: "The idea represents the ascension to the beacon and the light of truth."
Keep in mind this was the 70s and Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings were huge. There were many references to LOTR in Zeppelin songs, including "Over the Hills and Far Away," "Misty Mountain Hop," "The Battle of Evermore," "Ramble On," and others. Some say that the old man is Gandalf, but that Page wouldn't admit it for fear of incurring copyright problems from lawyers.
Zeppelin's record executives went bananas when they heard the band insisted on no text at all on the album cover. But L.Z. IV is often regarded as their greatest album, and it has at various times been the best-selling. Page was (and is) very eccentric, but you can't argue with success. The old man with the lantern image is now on countless t-shirts, mugs, et cetera.
This is probably more info than you wanted, but I love the band!
Led Zeppelin Album covers and Posters