A collection of material relating to Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham’s last ever television interview, which took place in March 1980 on the Tyne Tees music television show Alright Now in Newcastle, England. Bonham was interviewed by the host, Scottish comedian Billy Connelly. The recording took place just five months before Bonham’s untimely passing.

This lot includes a Led Zeppelin Knebworth 1979 Swansong Sweatshirt, personally owned and worn by Bonham backstage before his appearance on the show, no size or label present. Together with two modern photographic prints of Bonham wearing the shirt backstage and a letter from the original recipient that reads, "Just a quick letter to explain how I got John Bonham to part with his Knebworth sweat top, I went to see him on the Alright Now program being a Led Zeppelin fan and got to meet him personally we talked and had photos taken and when I saw the sweat top I asked for it and he gave it to me I was just so shocked to have met him in person I was only 19 at the time."

A small clipped piece of paper, signed by Bonham in blue ballpoint pen backstage before the appearance and inscribed, "Best Wishes" above his name. The reverse has a cigarette attached to it which Bonham gave to the recipient on the day.

And a vintage denim jacket, customized with Led Zeppelin sew-on patches, pin badges, and detailed embroidered Led Zeppelin artwork, signed on the right sleeve by Bonham backstage before the appearance. The recipient of the autograph has subsequently sewn over it, and the signature has since been erased due to washing. Together with a photograph of Bonham signing the sleeve and a letter from the original recipient that reads, "Just a quick letter to explain how I ended up with John Bonham signature on my jacket, I went to see him on the Alright Now program being a Led Zeppelin fan and got to meet him personally we talked and had photos taken by some photographer, I was so shocked to have met him in person I was only 19 at the time the photo ended up being used on the inside sleeve of the Coda album you can see my shoulder the one he signed." The photograph would go on to be used as one of the images on the gatefold of the 1982 Led Zeppelin album CODA.

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