Led Zeppelin. Flare pants, white shoes, all glam’

1971: Classic Rock's Classic Year #jimmypage #ledzeppelin

1. TERRY REID PASSED ON JOINING THE GROUP. The then-19-year-old singer of Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers had just been signed by a producer who was looking to make Reid a solo artist. So he told Jimmy Page no, and suggested that he offer the gig to Robert Plant, who he said looked "like a Greek god."

Fifty years ago, Led Zeppelin was born in a London basement. In a new photo book, the band pulls back the curtain and shares stories from their legendary career.