NOTE: The black screen at the end was done on purpose as an homage to the memory of Lord Sutch. RIP.

Hellz Yeah!! I Love this album! Total pre Punk record! And I think Screaming Lord Sutch’s vocals kick A$$!! Anytime I gotta Led Zep head at the house, I drop this LP on the deck at maximum volume and wait for the “WTF is this!” Truly a gem in Zep history that… you guessed it must be…PLAYED LOUD!!!

I bought this album on its release date, as it was advertised in advance by several radio ads in the LA area. Disappointing album, yet the vibe / memories of friends from that period in time are wonderful. Thank you very much for this episode and for sharing it on KZfaq!

I own a copy of this album ( on vinyl) and never imagined in a million years that someone would bother to analyse it so thoroughly so many years later. The vocals are crap but some of the instrumentals are great. Thank you for this !!

Page's playing and guitar tone is worth the price of admission.

I thought i knew allot about Zeppelin- definitely more than the average superfan. Since discovering your amazing channel, i realize how little i knew. Sincere thanks and appreciation for your hard work and dedication. It is obvious these vids are made with love by one of the few who truly appreciates and understands the magic that we mortals call Led Zeppelin ❤️🇺🇸 much love from Massachusetts friend!!

I imported this on CD from England in the early 90's. It took like eight weeks to arrive and at one point I considered it lost. I wasn't disappointed at all.

I have this album. It is indeed mind-blowing that this album isn't better known.

i remember my mother found this at the local thrift store back in the late 70's and bought it for me as a whim. (She always bought any rock type album for me & my sister). This was such a hit when I played it for my friends, I recall us all doing the 'swim' to (I think the track was) "I love you". - good times!

JCM , I was going to ask you to do a video on this album. I discovered this album from the book about Peter Grant called "Bring it on home" . I've been listening to this regularly every since. I also read that Bonham was such a huge fan of Screaming Lord that he road his bike miles just to see him in concert. Thanks for being on the same Zep wave length.

I own a copy of this! The story I was told back in the day was that Lord Sutch was actually a hereditary Lord who was sort of a rebel and loved to hang out with rock stars. It’s good to get the whole real story!

I love Flashing Lights. Great playing on the track

Great stuff from his Lordship and Heavy Friends!!!!

Piano Shuffle by THE ALL STARS is credited to Page. Anyone else find that odd since it's a Piano shuffle??btw " Flashing Lights" is at the end of the film " Logan Lucky" a Daniel Craig film. Sounds great!

Nice job of telling the Screaming Lord Sutch story, I knew of him but didn't realize he recorded with anyone other than Page. Great video !

A must have - or at least hear - for fans of 1965 - 1972 British blues . These are loose jams , rock not blues , but the gang is all here . At least 2 strong songs .

Good stuff, just for info all those musicians mentioned in the 4th+ minute were at one time or another in the live Savages band! Jimmy Page turned down the chance to play Lord Sutch's USA tour but recommended his guitar tech Joe Jammer . . . who ironically became a good friend of mine some 25 years later! 🎩

I think he was way ahead of the game. His early 60's stuff was incredible, his style with the long hair was yet to come.I love this he is a cross between rocky Erikson, iggy pop and a lot of the punk that came later on.

Your uploads are consistently superb! There are like opening up a mystery box of delights and surprises. Many, many thanks.

I have both of those albums (somewhere). My stepbrother sent me the first one from his post in Germany when I was 17. I was floored! Being such a huge Zep fan, *_how_* had I not heard of this?! All my bandmates made cassette copies of it for their collection. 5-6 years later, I was a nightclub DJ and I was at my favorite record shop in Clearwater. She not only got all the great house 12" dance singles from Europe for my late-night crowd, but she also had a great selection of old, used rock and pop. I was perusing through there and found the second Screaming Lord Sutch record! SCORE!!! These truly are pieces of British rock history gold!!! (And I agree ... it's *_definitely_* Pagie soloing on that song!)

Lol, I owned the Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends lp! Really liked Thumping Beat! Thanks for uploading this and bringing back old but not forgotten music memories! 👏

Have this disc for a number of years. i read that some of the participants felt a little embarrassed by it. Thanks again for sharing this!

Once again another great doc...nice work, thanks for uploading. I haven’t heard these tunes since I first got a copy of Smoke & Fire back in the 80's

Thank you Jose, I had heard of this session but had never actually heard it. Great find and thank you for digging this up.

the album sound like it's among friends, i can't explain it but it feels and siunds like the stuff you play with your friends for fun, it's awesome, thanks for introducing me to this great album

Thank You JCM!!!! You always teach me something I don’t know or have never heard of!! Great stuff man!!!!🔥❤️

This was an awesome episode! Well done,Jose. ✌️

That was amazing,thanks my friend.

This was super interesting, thank you for putting in the effort.

Never knew about Lord Sutch or the album. Sounds like a power house instrumentally and explains a lot about Alice and Ozzy! Thanks JCM!

Flashing lights ,wailling sound and others ,great stuff,love it .i herad it in You tube about 5 years ago.

A few weeks ago I discovered this record on Yesterday's Papers Channel so I decided to give it a try and I found that it was much better than I expected. I am not a Led Zep's head in any way so I was not aware of the deep connections you find with other LZ works but I appreciate your analysis. And now I think I should give a try to the Hands of the Ripper...

🌠Duuude...ANother Good One....I Didnt know about any of this......

Looking forward to this

So cool learning new stuff after 55 years. Thank you

Your knowledge never ceases to amaze me!

Kool, thank's 👍👍

Great stuff! 🔥🤘

Pretty cool album for the times

Super cool episode. Funny ,I feel like I remember "Flashing Lights" listed as a Jimmy Page "solo artist" recording from very early days.

I love it!!!

It's obviously Pagey on lead gtr. He can deny it , but his style shines thru like a bonfire in a deep cave. Another thing: Jimmy was still playing the Dragon Telecaster in early May '69. He didn't go to the Les Paul until about May 27 or 28, 1969. That's because the Tele's pickup was malfunctioning.

"Cause I love you" riff was the same that was used during Bonham's original drum solo (Pre-Moby Dick) used in 1969 called "Pat's Delight"

big THANKS ✌️👍

L O N D O N I listened Lord Sutch Last week ❤❤❤❤❤❤

I had this on vinyl in the 80's. I never could warm to Sutch's vocals. They should re-release this as an instrumental album.

I got the 8 Track tape when it was released . I bought the LP a few years ago. Nostalgia !

I love that album. It's pure rock n roll and I like Sutch's singing. It's raw, heavy and rough around the edges. I don't see why any of the musicians would disown it.

The vocals of Lord Sutch on heavy friends is the best feature of the album It is easy to find and listen to the other cats on better produced albums but you can not find albums where a singer is having so much fun . Considering many of the musicians have gone the album is a contradiction being both happy And sad at the same time . The heavy friends is reflective of real life and makes it sound as Sutch .

I think it's a great record and always have. Lord Sutch's vocals don't bother me. There are further similarities to other songs: "Baby Come Back" is essentially Roy Head's "Treat Her Right" with different lyrics, "Flashing Lights" borrows the riff from Bo Diddley's "Pretty Thing," and "L-O-N-D-O-N" borrows heavily from Gene Vincent's "Catman." But like I said, I love it anyway. Actually didn't care for the second one; the covers don't add much. (Huge fan of Ritichie Blackmore and Nick Simper. Go figure.)

Aware of Lord Sutch but not the album with all these legends. 🍻

"Sutch and Hawkins -They Scream" a lost album from a parallel universe.

JCM is the Best Rocumentalist.

Flashing Lights is a cool song. I used to have this album

Page was telling the truth when "Jimmy claimed this was somebody else on lead guitar." It's Kent Henry, for certain, that's definitely him at the 6:35 mark. KH was a brilliant guitarist who was a member of Steppenwolf during the tail end of their "glory years" run from '68 - '72. He was lead guitarist for Steppenwolf on the For Ladies Only album (1971) and toured with them in '71/'72. Before that, he was a member of Blues Image, and that's him playing the lead on "Ride Captain Ride." Before *that*, he was in a late 60's American psych group called Genesis (but not the famous Brit Genesis, obv). Kent was famous for his unique slide playing, you can hear it on the clip in question (around 6:35). I have several Steppenwolf boots from '71/'72 (he also was on John Kay's first solo album from '72), there's no mistaking his style in that brief audio clip you play. I became friends with him for a short time (he passed away years ago) and he let me record a cassette interview with him, which was supposed to be mostly about Steppenwolf. But we talked some about this project and he talked about jamming with Bonham and Page. I'll have to dig that out, digitize it, and share it.

Apparently, Ritchie Blackmore learned his first guitar chords from a guy in SLS's band.

DON'Y BE FOOLED! THIS IS PUNK ROCK! I remember seeing this album on the inner sleeve of my Woodstock album, and taking an interest in it because of the musicians. Same with the live Jack The Ripper album. For years i couldn't locate it, then one day, I saw it in the dollar bin at my local second hand record store, along with the Jack The Ripper album, and bought them both. I had stored them away, and hadn't listened to them for quite some time. Well, one night, being in a heavy British blues mood, I thought I would put on the Heavy Friends album, expecting late 60s heavy British blues in the vein of early Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, and stuff like that there. After the first song, I said to myself SO THIS IS WHERE THE SEX PISTOLS GOT IT FROM! (In fact, Screaming Lord Sutch was a fan of The Sex Pistols, and both were to go on tour in 1977, but after the first night at The Marquee, some sound equipment got damaged, and The Sex Pistols were blamed, so Screaming Lord Sutch had to kick them off the tour.) When this album came out, it was considered one of the WORST rock and roll albums ever made. No wonder Jimmy Page denies that he's on it. He doesn't want to e responsible for helping to invent punk rock! This is early 70s proto-punk at it's finest! It's right up there with The Stooges' Funhouse, and is comparable to anything The Sex Pistols (Or even MOTORHEAD) ever recorded! It's a shame most Americans don't know about this album, but I'll keep playing it and annoying people with it until they finally see the light! Thanks for your insites on this album.

Its a great record !!!!!!!!

Great vid! Do one on Zep's involement with SuperShow!🎉😊🎉

Wow never knew this existed

I thought I knew everything about Led Zeppelin. What a gem!

Stop the Presses! At the time of the album there were 2 other songs released on a single. Rock the Election/ Election Fever- Page is on both of these songs ( my source is Record Collector Magazine 1982) An article on Led Zeppelin members Pre Zep work. I'd like to see these songs on CD! I've never heard these yet :(. Also- the " Smoke and Fire" LP that I own was released in 1985. It lists Jeff Beck on " Would You Believe "( but not Page) the LP was released a few times- no liner notes- so perhaps somebody made a mistake?My copy has 4 other songs from " Heavy Friends" LP and none from NO INTRODUCTION NECASSARY. . " Would You Believe" is a mystery. Page is credited on it (See YESTERDAYS PAPERS presentation.) Perhaps someone else can shed some light? Lol- I realize this is a Led Zeppelin & solo members site . But it's your call if we pursue this. BTW what's your source on Nicky Hopkins playing on PJ PROBY Three Week Hero LP? He isn't in the CD credits or the discography in " And On Piano.....Nicky Hopkins" Book by Julian Dawson ( He was given access to Hopkins notes and memorabilia. I thought Jonesey was playing the piano on all the songs...

Oh that’s Jimmy’s playin’

Totally Page on some leads it could be no one else.

Should have named Dave Vanian of The Damned at the beginning, his stage persona was definitely influenced by Lord Sutch.

You do excellent work on these mini docs. Are you a member of the dogsofdoom discord?

Lord Sutch

absolutely certain the solo at 6:40 or so is jimmy's. it's his style and sound

wow. i think i got this switched in my mind with PJ Proby - 3 week hero, which is interesting but primitave.. I don't think ive ever heard this Screaming Lord Sutch record, but seen it in shops times the many. Think ill pick one up. The voice is kind of proto-punk. I like it.

"He was a real Lord" Or so he says. I say it is Jimmy and Bonzo on the tracks. All the Page tracks are memorable in their own right and catchy in a Mickie Most sort of way.

There was a 2 1/2 Page article in Hit Parader Jan 1971( written by Roy Carr) at the time of the LPs release but I think it was a reprint of NME. LOL- it was voted " Worst Album of All Time" but I like it. Has since been reissued as " Smoke and Fire" with 2 more songs Jeff Beck ( allegedly plays on ) I have the article Rock Magazine 1970 actually reprinted in a Lord Sutch book " The Man Who Was Screamin Lord Sutch" - Graham Sharpe. Page says he did NOT produce LP although he is credited. And one song he is on someone else did the solo. I think Page likes this LP as much as the YBs Live at the Anderson Theatre LP!! I like the Lord Sutch Lp. One good thing about the LP is Page liked the Sound of Mystic Studios and took his band to record a little of Zeps 2nd Lp. PS - Even John Paul Jones played on a session ( " mid 60s" according to Drummer Paul Francis quoted in " The YBs - The Ultimate Rave Up" book by Greg Russo. Not to criticize but VARIOUS ARTISTS- " Music From Free Creek" wasn't a band per say. It was supposedly for a soundtrack and it didnt accompany a film. Ive seen the album but only iwn the reissued 1 LP version. Keith Em 3:05 ersons parts were recorded in late 1969. Beck called the album " Music From RIP Offsville". The dbl LP was reissued in 1976 shorter single LP as " The Summitt Meetings". That was available privately through the mail in 2002 on CDR.... Clapton was credited as " King Cool" and Beck was credited as " A N. Other" THANX!!! Regarding the CAR on the LP cover - Eat your heart out Austin Powers!

Interesting how "Thumping Beat" sounds like "The Girl I Love.." which became "Moby Dick".

I own this one, and I'm still confused. I've read somewhere that Sutch "recorded his friends without their knowledge" which obviously wasn't true (unless that was how the second LP was made). Did Sutch offer to hire his rock luminary friends to record instrumentals "for fun", and THEN he went back and sang on them and released an album to cash in on everyone else's popularity? Or did everyone know what they were getting into?

Could this be the first punk rock album 🤔

You're getting close to doing a Zeppelin/occult project?

Yeah, the solo is definitely JP, IMHO. Now go out and get yourself one of the new Sundragon Super Dragons!!!!!

It's a solid album musically but Sutch proves again one weak vocalist can kill it. Moon did the same thing with his "Two Sides Of The Moon". Stellar lineup but destroyed by the "leader".

The Page/Bonham sound is obvious

I had this album back in 1976! I think the solos are Daniel Edwards for sure. IF Page HAD played the leads, that would have been a "selling point" that SLS certainly would have taken advantage of...check out this track, Daniel could play. And very much in a "Page" and "British Blues" style. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f9OAl719vq3DZXU.html

"Flashing Lights" is a great tune, but the rest of the album isn't anything to get excited about. Page has always been typically disingenuous and dismissive about his participation on it. He claims ignorance, but he wrote and played on most of the songs and produced the album, so he kinda owns it.

Don't try to lay no boogie woogie on the king of rock and roll!

Oh God no!

Didnt the boys back someone who had the n-word in one of the songs? Rofl🤣 I think it was around the Zep 1 days.

didn't such record this album illegally

Great music on it his singing aint great the page bonham tracks rock the best

I think we in Britain should have elected the Monster Raving Loony Party in the 1970s. They would have done much better than the disaster that was Labour. 😂

Screaming Lord Sutch>>>>Alice Cooper>>>>Rob Zombie>>>>Marilyn Manson

He stole his act from Screaming Jay Hawkins. Hell, he even stole his name.