ROBERT PLANT - Radio 4 DESERT ISLAND DISCS

 DESERT ISLAND DISCS

ROBERT PLANT

Desert Island Discs for those visitors who may not know, (who ARE you talking to? ED) is a British radio institution invented by a radio journalist presenter called Roy Plomley back in 1942 (I kid you not!) and has been going on almost relentlessly except for the war (sic) and is currently presented by the brilliant Lauren Laverne and today's guest was Robert Plant. The premise is that you are stranded on a desert island and can take 8 tracks (what we used to call records!!!) and one luxury item, plus a book as well as being granted a Bible (of all things) plus the complete works of Shakespeare!

Now I expected Robert's choice to be odd a bit weird and his history is a wonderment and musical influences sheer magic but the selection here is really odd in that it is sort of really boring and again for once and a rarity includes his own more recent work (with Alison Kraus) which I think ought to be forbidden. He is a lovely man and always fascinating to hear him talk and there was a profile on him where he came off almost as completely bonkers but that's why we love him. Here not so much and theres't any real musicologists choices nor did it seem like legitimate favourites, Really fascinating to hear about his upbringing as always and yet the musical selection was really staid somehow . . . . . . perhaps it was MY mood and not his but where the real esoteric African sourced music? The real roots Blues? A better Rock N Roll choice? Where the Incredible String Band and where some dark Americana?

Music Played

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  Eddie Cochran

  Pink Peg Slacks

  • HEROES COLLECTION - EDDIE COCHRANE. 
  • PEGASUS ENTERTAINMENT. 
  • 12. 
• 

  Mario Lanza

  Serenade

  • THE STUDENT PRINCE & THE GREAT CARUSO. 
  • CGH VENTURES INC. 
  • 2. 
• 

  Howlin’ Wolf

  I Ain't Superstitious

  • HIS BEST. 
  • GEFFEN. 
  • 6. 
• 

  Baba Brooks

  Teenage Ska

  • INTENSIFIED! ORIGINAL SKA 1962-1966. 
  • ISLAND RECORDS. 
  • 3. 
• 

  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

  Ohio

  • THE VIETNAM WAR (THE SOUNDTRACK). 
  • UME. 
  • 31. 
• 

  Mohammed Rafi

  Raha Gardishon Main Hardam

  • DO-BADAN. 
  • ANGEL RECORDS. 
  • 1. 
• 

  Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder

  Diaraby

  • TALKING TIMBUKTU (WITH RY COODER). 
  • WORLD CIRCUIT. 
  • 10. 
• 

  Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

  Your Long Journey

  • RAISING SAND. 
  • DECCA MUSIC GROUP LTD. 
  • 13.

it can be heard here on catch up

BBC Radio 4 - DID - ROBERT PLANT

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