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Dylan Thomas: The Caedmon Collection Audio CD – Box set, November 9, 2004

by Dylan Thomas (Reader), Billy Collins (Introduction)

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Beginning in February 1952, Dylan Thomas made a series of memorable and historic recordings for a new record label called Caedmon. In fact, Dylan Thomas was the first to record for this new label, started by two 22–year–old women, Marianne Roney and Barbara Cohen. Little did they know that in addition to capturing a part of history they also launched an industry of spoken–word recording.

This collection not only contains the incredible Caedmon recording sessions, but also recordings from the BBC, CBC, and other archival material Caedmon originally published in the 1950s and 1960s.

Highlights include: "A Child's Christmas in Wales" and "Five Poems"; "Do Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night", his prose: Adventures in the Skin Trade and Quite Early One Morning, and his final work – Under Milk Wood, a play.

With stunning original album cover art, and an introduction read by former poet laureate Billy Collins, this unique collection includes not only Dylan Thomas reading his finest works, but also rare recordings of Thomas reading his favorite writers, including W.H. Auden and William Shakespeare.

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Beginning in February 1952, Dylan Thomas made a series of memorable and historic recordings for a new record label called Caedmon. In fact, Dylan Thomas was the first to record for this new label, started by two 22–year–old women, Marianne Roney and Barbara Cohen. Little did they know that in addition to capturing a part of history they also launched an industry of spoken–word recording.

This collection not only contains the incredible Caedmon recording sessions, but also recordings from the BBC, CBC, and other archival material Caedmon originally published in the 1950s and 1960s.

Highlights include: "A Child's Christmas in Wales" and "Five Poems"; "Do Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night", his prose: Adventures in the Skin Trade and Quite Early One Morning, and his final work – Under Milk Wood, a play.

With stunning original album cover art, and an introduction read by former poet laureate Billy Collins, this unique collection includes not only Dylan Thomas reading his finest works, but also rare recordings of Thomas reading his favorite writers, including W.H. Auden and William Shakespeare.

About the Author

Dylan Thomas, born in 1914, began his career as a journalist in his native Swansea, Wales. He then moved to London where he worked in broadcasting and wrote film scripts, prose and drama to earn enough money to enable him to write what he most wanted to—poetry.

He lived colorfully, even recklessly, until his untimely death in New York City in 1953. One of the 20th century’s most treasured writers, Dylan Thomas was a master craftsman of poetic complexity and richly obscure imagery. Thomas’s genius is made clear in this landmark recording through the everlasting gift he has given the word—his voice.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Caedmon; Unabridged edition (November 9, 2004)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Audio CD ‏ : ‎ 11 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0060790830
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060790837
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.12 x 1.49 x 5.9 inches

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Customers love hearing Dylan Thomas read his works and appreciate his incredible voice. The collection receives positive feedback for its excellent quality recordings and value for money, with one customer noting its beautiful presentation.

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Customers enjoy Dylan Thomas's poetry, particularly appreciating how wonderful it is to hear him read his works, with one customer noting the magic of his words coming to life.

"...Still worth listening to and owning." Read more

"...* Thomas recorded for Caedmon, not just his own work but works by other poets and authors...." Read more

"Like other great poets, Dylan Thomas has offered the world a body of work rooted in the living world, but he is different from the others in that he..." Read more

"Wonderful to hear him read his works. His intro to a lecture, "A few words of a kind", included here, is worth the price of the set...." Read more

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Customers praise this collection, with one describing it as a stunning set of Dylan Thomas's work.

"...Anyway, this collection is great." Read more

"What a great treasure! Here you have Dylan Thomas and that incomparable voice of his all together in one spectacularly priced collection...." Read more

"Brilliant collection, with superb readings by the poet himself." Read more

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Customers praise Dylan Thomas's incredible voice, with one noting his lovely accent and another describing him as a born prince of the English language.

"Dylan Thomas was a little pudgy man who had the most amazing voice and reading abilities of recorded history...." Read more

"...He has a beautiful voice and that lovely accent. Thank goodness for modern technology!..." Read more

"...This set includes the COMPLETE Caedmon recordings of Thomas' incredible voice...." Read more

"...from the others in that he is more imaginative and reads in the greatest voice I have ever heard...." Read more

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Customers find the book offers good value for money.

"...Here you have MANY CDs for the price of one!..." Read more

"...and that incomparable voice of his all together in one spectacularly priced collection...." Read more

"...lecture, "A few words of a kind", included here, is worth the price of the set. He was a born prince of the English language." Read more

"Unbeatable for content and value for money..." Read more

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"...To this day, no poet out-reads as powerfully and beautifully as Thomas." Read more

"...It is extremely rare to have a poet of his stature who can present his work so well...." Read more

"...No Thomas fan can be without this collection which is beautifully presented, the CD cases reproducing the album covers for the original releases..." Read more

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Customers praise the recordings, with one noting they are complete.

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"Fantastic collection of Dylan Thomas, poems , and stories. Excellent quality recordings , particularly considering the time that has passed and the..." Read more

"A great poet, wonderfully recorded. This was one of my favorite purchases of 2013...." Read more

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VOICE OF DYLAN THOMAS ON CDs
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2019
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Dylan Thomas was a little pudgy man who had the most amazing voice and reading abilities of recorded history. The two ladies from Caedmon recorded his reading and saved it for us. A lot of his training and abilities were derived from his work as announcer on BBC third programme. In his writing the obscure imagery reminds us that he is sort of a Welsh James Joyce. These recordings are of mixed quality. My player gives a sharpness to the high frequencies that makes me turn the treble down.
I don't think these were remastered and they were probably made with small tape recorder. Still worth listening to and owning.

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The greatest collection of poetry readings by one of the greatest of all poets.
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2022
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These eleven Dylan Thomas recordings were produced mostly in the late 1940s-1950s by the groundbreaking label Caedmon Records. In fact, Caedmon's first of a hundred or more historically-important vinyl recordings (mostly made by living writers) was by Thomas himself, whose continued, gobbled-up releases not only insured Caedmon's success, but the success of other literary-recording labels as well. The present set was re-recorded superbly onto eleven CDs. To this day, no poet out-reads as powerfully and beautifully as Thomas.

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Spar Harmon
A RARE TREASURE
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2015
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What a blessing to get this! The BBC archive collection is the only one larger. I trained myself for public performance using a couple of old Caedmon vinyls. It is extremely rare to have a poet of his stature who can present his work so well. If you are a trained singer, you might recognize that he is actually singing and with phenomenal technical skill.
Anyway, this collection is great.

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Ronald Tirino
Dylan Thomas ;the Caedmon collection
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2020
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If you enjoy Dylan Thomas then this the set for you . I enjoyed it and when in the mood i can listen to having it on tape

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Unbeatable for content and value for money
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2013
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Dylan Thomas's readings of his own work is as much a part of his legacy as the words themselves. Many years ago I bought the complete Caedmon recorded poetry on two cassettes. Now there is this complete collection of *everything* Thomas recorded for Caedmon, not just his own work but works by other poets and authors. Most important of all is the only informal recording of Thomas and others performing 'Under Milk Wood'. A planned studio recording did not take place because of Thomas's death. God Bless whoever set that microphone on the stage of the Poetry Center!

Thomas's insights into Life and Nature are timeless, and so are these recordings. No Thomas fan can be without this collection which is beautifully presented, the CD cases reproducing the album covers for the original releases (including my old cassettes!).

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Victoria Miller
An Awesome Treat to Hear Dylan Thomas reading his own work!
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2021
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How absolutely WONDERFUL to hear Dylan Thomas reading his own work. He has a beautiful voice and that lovely accent. Thank goodness for modern technology! (Alas, he is no longer with us, but how marvelous that he left us such treasure!)

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Kevin J. Roberts
Tremendous Bargain for Thomas' Great Voice
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2006
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The reviewer who called this a bad value is completely wrong. This set includes the COMPLETE Caedmon recordings of Thomas' incredible voice. Though a few of these original LP's were fairly common (Child's Christmas in Wales), many of the LPs were rare. People were bidding $50-$100 and up for some of these single LPs only recently. Here you have MANY CDs for the price of one! It would be nice to have an extensive book with this set, but you can always buy Dylan's books seperately. The set includes mini-LP cover sleeves for all of Thomas' original LP covers (though thin paper sleeves), another nice touch. Don't let this one get away. When it is out-of-print, it will probably go for $200-$300 and up!

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Gene R. Obrien
A Stunning Collection!
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2008
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What a great treasure! Here you have Dylan Thomas and that incomparable voice of his all together in one spectacularly priced collection.

Never have I heard anyone able to express emotion and feeling with their voice like Dylan Thomas does. The only one who comes close is Richard Burton.

Buy it. Sit back. Relax and be carried away by the sheer beauty and power of one man's words and voice.

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モイーズ
ディラン・トマスの聲
Reviewed in Japan on June 23, 2016
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こんなに沢山のＣＤが、入っているとは、思わなかった。一日中、トマスの聲を流している。自分のリズムを体内に持ったトマスの聲！

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steve mitchell
Wonderful
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2023
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I'm an avid Dylan Thomas fan, and this collection is a gold mine. Over 11 discs, it features all of the material Dylan recorded for Caedman records. It was worth the price just to hear the great man's voice. Utterly brilliant stuff.

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Judhajit Dasgupta
The Great Voice of Poetry
Reviewed in India on November 26, 2013
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The 11-CD set deserves a five star. It is a unique collection through which a true lover of good poetry can reach a great reciter of poems. Dylan Thomas brings out the essence of poetry (not only of his own, but other poems of other authors as well) with his rich, incantatory, sombre voice. The staccato, the stresses (Dylan's recitation almost always moves in a spondaic motion), the rolling tongue all add to the beauty of poetry.

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Gary Fuhrman
Voice of the bard
Reviewed in Canada on November 5, 2009
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Not everything here is of the first quality, and the sound is a bit rough on some of the CDs, but how can you give less than 5 stars when you get 11 discs for this price, all of them featuring the inimitable voice of a great performer reading his own works, taking the English language on a truly wild ride. This is not only a marvellous historical document, the beginning of the "talking book" industry, but most of it (there's over 12 hours here) is a treat to listen to. I bought it mainly to have a recording of Thomas performing in "Under Milk Wood" so i should report on that -- it's a single-microphone recording of a live performance in New York by Thomas and about 4 other actors; the audience response (mostly laughter) is a bit obtrusive, but the actors knew enough not to let it drown out the lines, for the most part. Soundwise and even performance-wise, the classic BBC radio recording featuring Richard Burton -- which is NOT included in this set -- is much better; but it's good to hear Thomas's own rendition as well. Anyway this set includes most of Thomas's famous works and is well worth the price even without the recording of Under Milk Wood.

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This collection is beautiful. Before you even play the cds you are ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 9, 2014
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This collection is beautiful. Before you even play the cds you are enchanted by the quality of the production of this set and its attractiveness. It is super value particularly for fans of the spoken word. and Dylan Thomas is spectacular in his delivery of both his own poetry and the works of other esteemed writers.
Would love to have some of the original recordings done by Caedmon but as these are scarce and prohibitive with regard to cost I am delighted to have come across this wonderful collection.

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