1967 TOLKIEN POEMS SONGS MIDDLE EARTH TOM BOMBADIL RECORD ALBUM
[027640] Tolkien, J.R.R. Poems and Songs of Middle Earth. U.S.A.: Caedmon Records, Inc., 1967. Stereo phonograph album, with: "...Poems in English and Elvish from the Lord of the Rings and The Adventures of Tom Bombadil read by J.R.R. Tolkien The Road Goes Ever On, sung by William Elvin with Donald Swann, the composer, at the piano. Directed by Howard Sackler." With an introduction to the material by W.H. Auden, biographic details of Tolkien, Swann and Elvin. Caedmon TC 1231 (TC91231). John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892 - 1973) British writer and philologist, he "...succeeded in generating acceptable and inspiring images of heroism, drawing both on the ancient world of literature and the modern one of his own life-experience. His work combines atavism and contemporary relevance in ways which no one could have predicted (and which many continue to deny), but which have proved unforgettable to hundreds of millions of readers." (T. A. Shippey in the ODNB) Approx. 12 1/2" square size; illustrated covers, record album in plain paper sleeve. Wear, splitting & soiling to cover & sleeve; record appears clean and in very good condition.
