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18
sentences that state something as happening or true
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0%
0 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Led Zeppelin record that band wanted destroyed emerges on Antiques Roadshow
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band → want → Roadshow
A copy of a rare, unreleased Led Zeppelin record that the band wanted destroyed has emerged on Antiques Roadshow.
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band → want → Roadshow
Formed in 1968, the English rock band rose to fame the following year with their self-titled album, which featured tracks including Good Times Bad Times, Dazed And Confused and Communication Breakdown.
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which → form → Times
The band enforced a strict no-single rule in their home country and focused on releasing full albums.
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band → enforce → albums
Despite this, after the success of the song Whole Lotta Love in the US – where it was certified gold – Atlantic Records pressed around 500 copies of the single.
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Records → certify → single
The band’s manager Peter Grant ordered the batch to be recalled and destroyed.
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batch → order → ?
He told expert Marc Allum it was given to him in a record shop in the early 1970s.
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it → tell → 1970s
“I was looking for records to start a disco and out of his bag came a couple of records and he went ‘you can have those’,” he said.
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he → look → those
Allum said the single was never officially released in the UK and “shouldn’t really exist”.
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single → say → UK
“There are a lot of myths and stories that build up around these things, and I heard that 500 were pressed and they went out,” he said.
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he → be → things
“This came about apparently because there was a kind of disparity between the relationship between the band, the management and the record company, and Led Zeppelin the band hadn’t agreed to have any singles released.”
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singles → come → band
The owner of the record replied: “Yes, they wanted all of their music on albums.”
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they → reply → albums
Allum said that despite the singles being immediately recalled, some people did not return them.
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people → say → them
After inspecting the condition of the record – which had a finger mark and light scratching – Allum said it was “difficult to put a value on”, but added that at auction he estimated it would sell for about £1,000.
Despite its price tag, the owner said he had played it about eight to 10 times at discos and people “weren’t impressed”.
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Allum: “It cleared the dance floor, didn’t it!”
After discovering the value of the item, the owner jokingly asked to keep the fact he owned it a secret.
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he → inspect → it
He added: “It’s been with me for 55 years and I will probably give it to my daughters to do what they want to do with it.
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they → add → it
“I don’t think I will play it again as it will devalue it.”
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it → think → it
Rolling Stone described them as “the biggest band of the seventies” and they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
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they → describe → 1995
They disbanded in 1980 after the death of Bonham.
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They → disband → Bonham
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