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“It's the first heavy metal riff ever written – and I wrote it!”: How Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page combined to create a groundbreaking song – and then argued over the writing credit

Wednesday August 27, 2025. 09:00 AM , from Keyboard Magazine
It also features Keith Moon drums – and screams
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