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Led Zeppelin: The Origin of the Species: How, Why, and Where It All Began: Clayson, Alan: 9781842403457: Amazon.com: Books
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TIL that Led Zeppelin's name came from an insult from members of The Who, commenting that Jimmy Page's new project would "go down like a lead balloon". : r/todayilearned
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