Poems and Songs of Middle Earth

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Legal warning:
Since the works of J.R.R.Tolkien are protected by copyright law, the files here are not for public use!
[Copyright holder: Georg Allen and Unwin Ltd., London, England.]

Performers:Donald Swann, William Elvin, J.R.R. Tolkien
Format:mp3
Recording quality:high
Recording date:1967
All files are MP3, digitally "remastered" from the original "Poems and Songs of Middle Earth" vinyl LP, 1967.

Note: All play via QuickTime. Without the QuickTime plugin, your mileage may vary.
Also note: The songs on this page are extremely large files and will take a while to load.

LP version 1967
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1Tolkien reads: 101 The Adventures of Tom Bombadil play 6643 KB06:55
2Tolkien reads: 102 The Mewlips play 1376 KB01:26
3Tolkien reads: 103 The Hoard play 3469 KB03:37
4Tolkien reads: 104 Perry-the-Winkle play 4272 KB04:27
5Tolkien reads: 105 The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon play 3567 KB03:43
6Tolkien reads: 106 The Sea-Bell play 5093 KB05:18
7Tolkien reads: 201 A Elbereth Gilthoniel play 0242 KB00:15
8Elvin sings: 202 The Road Goes Ever On play 0989 KB01:02
9Elvin sings: 203 Upon the Hearth the Fire is Red play 1564 KB01:38
10Elvin sings: 204 In the Willow-Meads of Tasarinan play 2521 KB02:37
11Elvin sings: 205 In Western Lands play 1515 KB01:35
12Elvin sings: 206 Namarie play 2199 KB02:17
13Elvin sings: 207 I Sit Beside the Fire play 2582 KB02:41
14Elvin sings: 208 Errantry play 4532 KB04:43
Tape version 1992
 The Road Goes Ever On Song Cycle play 7.35 MB16:03
CD version 1993
1The Road Goes Ever On play 1914 KB1:01
2Upon the Hearth the Fire is Red - Travel Song play 3043 KB1:37
3In the Willow-Meads of Tasarinan play 4901 KB2:36
4In Western Lands play 2955 KB1:34
5Namarie play 4250 KB2:16
6-7I Sit Beside the Fire - A Elbereth Giltoniel play 5048 KB4:21
8Errantry play 8854 KB4:43
9Bilbo's Last Song + introduction by Donald Swann play 8004 KB4:16
10Luthien Tinuviel (from The Silmarillion) play 3170 KB1:41

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I'm gratefull to Gert Nieveld, AntarticaGalleries, who did the great work on remastering of the original LP version. You can read more about it on his Tolkien archive page: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gnieveld/tolkienpages/.


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