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Robert Plant's solo work compiled on 'Sixty Six to Timbuktu'
A new, two-CD compilation of Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant 's solo work that covers his first 1966 single through a live recording made earlier this year is scheduled to hit stores on Nov. 4, according to Atlantic Records.
The 25-track album, titled "Sixty Six to Timbuktu," features a mix of album cuts, singles, b-sides, soundtrack work and previously unissued material, all of which has been remastered from the original analog master tapes.
Said Plant in a statement: "I have prided myself in constantly seeking and always changing--to continue the tradition that we were proud of in Led Zeppelin: that we should always move the music and constantly try to move the intention and the topic and the whole game. The most important thing is to satisfy your own lust for music and creation rather than everybody else's need and expectation."
Most of disc one from "Sixty Six to Timbuktu" is culled from Plant's solo albums. It also features The Honeydrippers' "Sea of Love" and the previously unissued track "Upside Down."
Disc two is comprised of rarities, previously unreleased material, UK-only bonus tracks, and various songs recorded for soundtracks, tribute albums and other special projects. It includes five songs that Plant recorded before he joined Led Zeppelin, including a cover of The Young Rascals' "You Better Run," which he released in 1966 under the group name Listen. It also features two demos by The Band of Joy, a mid-'60s group that featured future Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham.
Disc Two concludes with "Win My Train Fare Home," which Plant recorded live earlier this year at The Festival in the Desert, an event that took place in Mali, north of Timbuktu.
The "Sixty Six to Timbuktu" track listing follows:
DISC ONE
"Tie Dye on the Highway" (from "Manic Nirvana")
"Upside Down" (previously unissued)
"Promised Land" (from "Fate of Nations")
"Tall Cool One" (from "Now and Zen")
"Dirt In A Hole" (from "Dreamland," released in UK, Japan & Australia only)
"Calling To You" (from "Fate Of Nations")
"29 Palms" (from "Fate of Nations")
"If I Were a Carpenter" (from "Fate of Nations")
"Sea Of Love" (from "The Honeydrippers Volume One")
"Darkness Darkness" (from "Dreamland")
"Big Log" (from "The Principle of Moments")
"Ship Of Fools" (from "Now And Zen")
"I Believe" (alternate take from "Fate of Nations")
"Little by Little" (from "Shaken 'N Stirred")
"Heaven Knows," (from "Now and Zen")
"Song To The Siren" (radio edit from "Dreamland")
DISC TWO
"You Better Run," Listen (single issued 1966)
"Our Song" (single issued 1967)
"Hey Joe," The Band of Joy (demo recorded 1967)
"For What It's Worth," The Band of Joy (demo recorded 1967)
"Operator" (recorded 1968, appeared on Alexis Korner's 1972 "Bootleg Him!" Album)
"Road to the Sun" (previously unissued)
"Philadelphia Baby," The Crawling Kingsnakes (from "Porky's Revenge!" Soundtrack)
"Red for Danger" (previously unissued)
"Let's Have A Party" (from 1990 NME/Roy Carr project "The Last Temptation of Elvis")
"Hey Jayne" (bonus track on UK single "I Believe" from "Fate of Nations")
"Louie Louie" (from "Wayne's World 2" Soundtrack)
"Naked If I Want To" (bonus track on UK single "Calling To You" from "Fate of Nations")
"21 Years" (bonus track on UK single "29 Palms" from "Fate of Nations")
"If It's Really Got To Be This Way" (from "Adios Amigo: A Tribute to Arthur Alexander")
"Rude World," Robert Plant & Jimmy Page (from "The Inner Flame" Rainer Ptacek Tribute Album)
"Little Hands" (from "More Oar--A Tribute To Skip Spence")
"Life Begins Again," Afro Celt Soundsystem (from "Volume 3: Further in Time")
"Let the Boogie Woogie Roll," (from Jools Holland's "Small World Big Band Volume Two--More Friends")
"Win My Train Fare Home" (from "Le Festival Au Desert," recorded live near Timbuktu)
