10.15.07 ZEPPELIN WILL BE DIGITALLY YOURS

With album sales way down in recent years, older acts like Bob Seger, Metallica -- and now Led Zeppelin -- are finally warming up to the digital age. But there are still several high profile holdout

It’s been a long time, but Led Zeppelin , one of the last superstar acts to refrain from selling its music online, is finally offering its catalog to digital-music fans. The shift by Led Zeppelin, whose reunion concert in London next month has already incited a frenzy for tickets, highlights the clout of digital sales in the music market as mass merchants reduce the shelf space devoted to compact discs. Under a series of new agreements expected to be announced today, the band will make its songs available first as ringtones and similar mobile features starting this week in an exclusive deal with Verizon Wireless. Digital downloads of songs from the band’s eight studio albums and other recordings are expected to be available through Verizon and digital-music services, including iTunes, on Nov. 13.

I'll never forget the numerous times my friend Kieth and I burned one and listened to Zeppelin on his Quadrophonic Sony Stereo System.Great Band for Great Times.