What do you mean, "pre Led Zep"?Well I guess I'm showing my age, but the band that took me from the early rock like Elvis, Buddy Holly, etc. into the more modern rock, came over in the Beatle invasion, who I also like, and that was the Yardbirds. They went through several phases first with the Blues and Eric Clapton, then the screaming guitar of Jeff Beck and finally the pre Led Zep of Jimmie Page. Saw them live during the Five Live Yardbirds era with both Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page playing together. I followed all three guitarists after each left the group.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6coNESOp4c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPLKIhpiD1I
Zeppellin played their first concert together as a band, as the Yardbirds.
It was some contractual thing they had to get out of the way, before they could change the name and go on as Zep.
And speaking of Zep, this is my fave...
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