Talk:Jimmy Page: Session Man

Merge with constituent albums

The corresponding articles of the constituent albums of this series consist almost entirely of track listings, and as such, do not present sufficient information to stand individually. They should be merged here. Neelix (talk) 22:10, 31 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion

I strongly object to the propsed deletion of this article by new user FloydRule on the basis that this is a notable album containing examples of Jimmy Page's 1960s session work as documented in the wikipedia article Jimmy Page#Session musician. It is not a bootleg, it was released by Bomp! Records. As for the claim of being "unauthorized", unauthorized by whom? Session musicians are for hire and do not retain any control over recordings they've played on. The album was reviewed by allmusic.com and included in Martin Strong's Essential Rock Discography. It is also mentioned in the book Jimmy Page: Magus, Musician, Man where it is singled out as one of the best collections of Page's session work. Piriczki (talk) 15:04, 6 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I would also like to add that Greg Shaw was one of the most astute and meticulous chronicler of rare '60s rock, the leading example of which is the extensive Pebbles series. And yes, they do secure the rights to use the recordings (the difficulty of which is detailed in the book Bomp! Saving the World One Record at a Time) and the necessity of mastering some tracks from vinyl only points out the extreme rarity of the recordings (see allmusic's review of Pebbles). Piriczki (talk) 16:45, 6 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Further, this album should not be confused with a similar compilation, a bootleg titled James Patrick Page: Session Man, released by Slipped Disc Records in 1979. Piriczki (talk) 20:04, 6 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Obviously, the album is notable and should not be deleted.LedRush (talk) 00:19, 3 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]