2 LP Albums J.R.R. Tolkien Poems Songs Middle Earth Lord of Rings Caedmon Vinyl
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📀 Overview of LP TC 1478

  • Title: J.R.R. Tolkien Reads and Sings His the Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers / The Return of the King

  • Label: Caedmon Records

  • Catalog Number: TC 1478

  • Format: Vinyl LP, 12"

  • Release Year: 1975

  • Country: United States

  • Genre: Non-Music (Spoken Word / Audiobook)

  • Style: Author readings and songs

🎶 Content Highlights

  • Tolkien reads selected passages from The Two Towers and The Return of the King.

  • Includes spoken excerpts such as:

    • The Departure of Boromir

    • Treebeard (multiple sections)

    • The King of the Golden Hall

    • The Passage of the Marshes

    • The Black Gate Is Closed

    • Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit

  • Tolkien also sings portions of his own verse, offering a rare glimpse into how he imagined the rhythm and tone of his poetry

📀 Overview of LP TC 1231

  • Title: Poems and Songs of Middle Earth

  • Label: Caedmon Records

  • Catalog Number: TC 1231

  • Format: Vinyl LP, 12"

  • Release Date: October 18, 1967

  • Country: UK / US editions

  • Genre: Spoken Word, Art Song

  • Producer: Howard Sackler

🎶 Content Highlights

  • Side A – Tolkien Reads

    • The Adventures of Tom Bombadil

    • The Mewlips

    • The Hoard

    • Perry-the-Winkle

    • The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon

    • The Sea-Bell

    • A Elbereth Gilthoniel (recited in Elvish)

  • Side B – Donald Swann’s Song Cycle “The Road Goes Ever On”

    • The Road Goes Ever On

    • Upon the Hearth the Fire Is Red

    • In the Willow-Meads of Tasarinan

    • In Western Lands

    • Namárië

    • I Sit Beside the Fire (with refrain A Elbereth Gilthoniel)

    • Errantry

Swann’s piano accompaniment is paired with vocalist William Elvin, while Tolkien’s own voice provides the spoken-word sections.

🎨 Sleeve & Artwork

  • The LP sleeve features a triptych illustration by Pauline Baynes, Tolkien’s favored illustrator, adding to its collectible appeal.

  • The design reflects the whimsical and mythic tone of the poems.


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