"The Above Ground Sound" of Jake Holmes

January 2019 "The Above Ground Sound" of Jake Holmes studio Jake Holmes The Above Ground Sound of Jake Holmes.jpeg June 1967 Folk rock 29:57 Tower A Letter to Katherine December 1968 "The Above Ground Sound" of Jake Holmes is the debut album of American singer songwriter Jake Holmes, released in June 1967 on Tower Records. The album consists of songs played on bass and two electric guitars with no drummer. Both this record and Holmes' subsequent record, A Letter to Katherine December, were not well received and neither made the charts.Hodgkinson Will Song Man: A Melodic Adventure, Or, My Single-Minded Approach to Songwriting 2008 129 Holmes played guitar. Tim Irwin also played guitar with Rick Randall on bass. "Dazed and Confused" The album is best known for the song "Dazed and Confused" because Led Zeppelin released their interpretation of the song on their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin. Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin guitarist, was familiar with Holmes' song because his previous band, The Yardbirds, had covered the song.album r40819 The Above Ground Sound" of Jake HolmesSchinder Scott Icons of Rock 2008 385 9780313338472 https://books.google.com/books?id=CzWE_J3ZZfoC The Led Zeppelin song was not credited to Jake Holmes. While Holmes took no action at the time, he did later contact Page in regards to the matter but received no reply.http://www.culturecatch.com/music/jake-holmes-dangerous-times Theft As Ownership March 10, 2009 Robert Cochrane September 17, 2008 hippy.com https://web.archive.org/web/20090530035635/http://www.culturecatch.com/music/jake-holmes-dangerous-times May 30, 2009 dead Starting in 2010,Led Zeppelin sued by folk singer for alleged plagiarism. New York Post. Retrieved July 6, 2010. Jake Holmes filed multiple lawsuits against Page for copyright infringement regarding "Dazed and Confused." In August 2025, the case was settled out of court, with both sides informing the California court they had reached a written settlement. The terms and details of the agreement remain confidential.Jake Holmes and Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page reach settlement in ‘Dazed and Confused’ copyright dispute Music Business Worldwide, August 3, 2025 Track listing All tracks composed by Jake Holmes Side one "Lonely" – 2:38 "Did You Know" – 2:52 "She Belongs to Me" – 2:15 "Too Long" – 2:47 "Genuine Imitation Life" – 4:00 Side two "Dazed and Confused" – 3:53 "Penny's" – 2:39 "Hard to Keep My Mind on You" – 2:01 "Wish I Was Anywhere Else" – 2:50 "Signs of Age" – 4:02 Personnel Jake Holmes - guitar, vocals Tim Irwin - guitar (uncredited) Rick Randall - bass (uncredited) References Category:1967 debut albums Category:Jake Holmes albums Category:Tower Records albums Category:Articles with quotation marks in the title