Rolling Stone
March 5, 1981
(Photo of Alan White: caption:  "White: yes to Zeps?")

After the death of drummer John Bonham last year, 
remaining Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page, Robert 
Plant and John Paul Jones announced the dissolution 
of the group, saying they could not "continue as we 
were."  But continue they well may:  according to a 
high-placed source in London, Yes drummer Alan White 
has been contracted to join the three - not in a 
revamped Zeppelin, but in an as-yet-to-be-named 
new band.  A spokesman for Zeppelin's record label 
dismissed the report as "just another rumor.  All we*ve 
heard from them is the announcement that they were 
breaking up."  But the London source said that after a 
few months of rehearsal, the new lineup will hit the 
road under a name, he mused, "something like, 
Guys Who Used to Be Led Zeppelin."



Los Angeles Times
Sunday, March 8, 1981
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PUTTING THE LED BACK INTO THE ZEPPELIN:

Mourning has ended in the Led Zeppelin camp.  Word 
filtering out of the mansions of England has it that 
the band's much-publicized retirement may not last 
much longer.  The surviving Zep-heads have reportedly 
been working in the studio with ex-Yes bassist 
Chris Squire and drummer Alan White (with Zep bassist 
John Paul Jones moving over to keyboards).  If this 
souped-up lineup works, look for an album within a year.