▁business ▁after ▁meeting ▁Richard ▁Green , ▁journalist ▁for ▁the ▁Record ▁Mir ror , ▁at ▁the ▁Mar que e ▁Club ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁Green ▁suggested ▁that ▁Cole ▁contact ▁John ▁B ark er , ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁pop ▁band ▁Unit ▁ 4 ▁+ ▁ 2 , ▁for ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁their ▁road ▁manager . ▁B ark er ▁gave ▁Cole ▁the ▁job , ▁and ▁he ▁soon ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁rock ' s ▁most ▁respect ed ▁tour ▁man agers , ▁working ▁for ▁The ▁Who ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁The ▁New ▁V au dev ille ▁Band ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁Cole ▁moved ▁to ▁America ▁and ▁worked ▁for ▁Van illa ▁F ud ge ▁as ▁a ▁sound ▁engineer . ▁When ▁he ▁heard ▁that ▁The ▁Y ard bird s ▁were ▁coming ▁to ▁America ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁he ▁contact ed ▁their ▁manager ▁Peter ▁Grant , ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁previously ▁known ▁when ▁Grant ▁was ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁V au dev ille ▁Band , ▁and ▁became ▁their ▁tour ▁manager . ▁When ▁The ▁Y ard bird s ▁dissol ved ▁shortly ▁there after , ▁Grant ▁and ▁Cole ▁became ▁the ▁manager ▁and ▁tour ▁manager ▁respectively ▁of ▁Led ▁Ze ppel in . ▁ ▁Led ▁Ze ppel in ▁Cole ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁tour ▁man agers ▁to ▁special ise ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁t ours ▁of ▁English ▁bands . ▁Instead ▁of ▁h iring ▁equipment ▁in ▁America ▁and ▁using ▁an ▁American ▁crew ▁to ▁service ▁the ▁band , ▁as