Poems and Songs of Middle Earth.

Poems and Songs of Middle Earth. [Vinyl record.]

Publication details: 5: New York: Caedmon,6: 1967,

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Stock number: 0: 78144

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11: The first side features the author reading from 'The Adventures of Tom Bombadil'; the second begins with the Elvish 'A Elbereth Gilthoniel' and continues into a suite of songs sung by William Elvin with Donald Swann (the composer) at the piano.Auden concludes his note with the flourish that 'As a member of the enchanted party, I have found by experience that it is quite useless to argue with the unconverted'.

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8: FIRST EDITION, playing surface in excellent condition with one minor mark not affecting playback, 9: 12 inch record, 10: original sleeve with a design by Pauline Baynes to front and notes by W.H. Auden to rear, the latter with a couple of faint spots and a touch of dustsoiling to margins, very good

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