Includes previously unreleased tracks.

This is a Hyper CD, which contains regular audio tracks and also provides a link to the artist's website with the help of a web browser.

Personnel includes: Robert Plant (vocals, sitar, harmonica); Cris Levzinger (acoustic guitar); Jimmy Page, Doug Boyle, Kevin Scott MacMichael, Porl Thompson, Justin Adams, Robbie Blunt, Oliver Woods, Mark Flanagan (guitar); Rainer Ptacek (National steel guitar); Maartin Allcock (mandolin); Jools Holland (piano); Nick Lunt (baritone saxophone); Phil Johnstone (keyboards, organ); John Baggott, Jess Woodroffe, Phil Andrews, Charlie Jones (keyboards); Charlie Jones, Phil Scraggs, Paul Martinez, Paul Lockie (bass); Clive Deamer (drums, percussion); Chris Blackwell, Richie Hayward, Gilson Lavis (drums); May Clee Cadman, Ginny Clee, Kristy MacColl, Marie Pierre, Toni Halliday (background vocals).

Producers: Robert Plant, Chris Hughes, Tim Palmer, Phil Johnston, Benji Lefevre.

Compilation producers: Robert Plant.

Recorded between 1966 & 2003. Includes liner notes by Robert Plant.

Personnel: Robert Plant (vocals, guitar, sitar, harmonica, background vocals); Julie Murphy, Demba "Shadowman" Barry (vocals); James McNally (whistling, accordion, harmonium, keyboards, bodhran); Simon Emmerson (guitar, 12-string guitar); Alexis Korner (guitar, background vocals); Dave Edmunds, Doug Boyle, Justin Adams , Mark Flannagan, Francis Dunnery, Kevin Scott Macmichael, Innes Sibun, Kevin Gammond, Jimmy Page, Jon Tiven, Mick Green, Nile Rodgers, Porl Thompson, Robbie Blunt, Skin Tyson, Brent Rowan (guitar); Cris Levzinger (acoustic guitar); Nigel Eaton (hurdy-gurdy); N'Faly Kouyate (kora); Martin Allcock (mandolin); Nawazish Ali Khan, Nigel Kennedy (violin); Rosie Wetters (cello); Lynton Naiff (strings); Nick Lunt (baritone saxophone); Phil Johnstone (piano, organ, keyboards); Steve Miller, Jools Holland (piano); Chris Brown (organ); Charlie Jones (keyboards, programming); Jezz Woodroffe, Phil Andrews, Keith Miller, John Baggot (keyboards); Ted Benham (vibraphone); Clive Deamer (drums, percussion); Phil Collins (drums, background vocals); Chris Blackwell, Chris Hughes , Richard Mark Angelo, Gilson Lavis, Michael K. Lee, John Bonham, Johnny Kalsi, Peter Lockett , Pete Thompson, Richie Hayward, Owen Hale (drums); Moussa Sissikho (talking drum); Hossam Ramzy (tabla); Martin Russell (programming); Ginny Clee, Extraordinaires, Mary Clee Cadman, Kirsty MacColl, Marie Pierre, Mark Hall, Paul Martinez, Roy Hall, Toni Halliday (background vocals).

Audio Remasterer: John Dent.

Liner Note Author: Robert Plant.

Recording information: Arlyn Studios, Austin, TX (1966-2003); Atlantic Studios, NY (1966-2003); Church Studios, London, England (1966-2003); Festival In The Desert, Essakane, Nr. Timbuktu (1966-2003); Helicon Mountain Studios (1966-2003); Korner Studios, London, England (1966-2003); London, England (1966-2003); Marcus Studios, London, England (1966-2003); NAM Studios, Wiltshire, England (1966-2003); New Regent Sound, London, England (1966-2003); Olympic Studios, London, England (1966-2003); Rak Studios, London, England (1966-2003); Real World Studios, Wiltshire, England (1966-2003); Redchurch Recordings, London, England (1966-2003); Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales (1966-2003); Sonic Innovation, London, England (1966-2003); Sun STudios, Memphis, TN (1966-2003); Swanyard Studios (1966-2003); The Pyramid Room (1966-2003); Wolverhampton (1966-2003).

Creator: Robert Plant.

Photographers: Frank Melfi; Frank Beamer; Michael Putland; Kevin Westenberg; George Lockie; Richard Evans ; Aubrey Powell; Cally; Rich Fitzgerald.

Despite Robert Plant's fame as Led Zeppelin's frontman, this Englishman has enjoyed a prolific solo career that's kept him moving forward, rather than clutching at the straws of nostalgia. SIXTY SIX TO TIMBUKTU, Plant's first solo anthology, spans nearly 40 years of his non-Zep music. Disc One features an overview of eight Plant albums (minus his debut, PICTURES AT ELEVEN). The material presented here reflects the West Midlands native's restless musical nature, which found him straying far from the heavy rock of his former band. Instead, the solo path found him delving into synth-drenched 1980s dance music (the previously unreleased "Upside Down"), atmospheric modern rock ("Big Log"), and flirtations with cut-and-paste sampling "Tall Cool One."

TIMBUKTU is also up-front about Plant's influences, ranging from Tim Hardin ("If I Were a Carpenter") and Tim Buckley ("Song to the Siren") to Phil Phillips and the Twilights ("Sea of Love"). Disc Two is even more intriguing, as it focuses on both Plant's pre-Zep work with long-forgotten outfits like Listen and Band of Joy, along with songs that appeared on tribute albums to Rainer Ptacek, Elvis Presley, and Skip Spence.

Genre:

• Pop / Rock

Labels:

• Atlantic

Music Categories:

• Rock & Pop: Hard Rock