The Lord of the Rings LP
- Full title: "J. R. R. Tolkien reads and sings his THE LORD OF THE RINGS - The Two Towers - The Return of the King"
- Caedmon TC 1478
- Cover photograph of J. R. R. Tolkien used by permission of Billiett Potter, Oxford, England
- Library of Congress #: 75-750494
- Copyright 1975
"The following chapter and line information is given with a cautionary word as the information is approximate when related to The Lord of the Rings as printed. It is to be remembered that this material was recorded sometime before the publication of the book and no doubt, Tolkien reworked the material before submitting it to Rayner Unwin. A slight liberty has been taken with the Great Elvish poem which begins "Ai! laurië lantar lassi surinen!" and is recorded on Side B, Band 6. Tolkien recorded this also in a spoken version which appears on the Caedmon recording of THE HOBBIT and THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (TC 1477). It appears here in Tolkien's own Plain-Chant. It seems to me to sum up the whole of the Ring so beautifully , that I trust it will not offend in its present placement. WARD BOTSFORD Cloth refers to Houghton Mifflin Company cloth-bound editions in the United States and George Allen & Unwin, Ltd. cloth-bound editions in Great Britain. Paper refers to Ballantine Books paperback editions in the United States."
SIDE A
(Part Two of THE LORD OF THE RINGS)
Band 1: Book Three, Chapter 1: The Departure of Boromir 2:40
(cloth) p. 19, line 27 to p. 20, line 26
(paper) p. 22, line 24 to p. 24, line 20
"For a while the three companions remained silent..."
Band 2: Book Three, Chapter IV: Treebeard 1:20
(cloth) p. 67, line 20 to p. 68, line 3
(paper) p. 84, line 13 to p. 85, line 3
" 'An Ent?' said Merry..."
Band 3: Book Three, Chapter IV: Treebeard 1:14
(cloth) p. 72, line 8 to line 33
(paper) p. 90, line 15, to p. 91, line 4
"Treebeard fell silent..."
Band 4: Book Three, Chapter IV: Treebeard 2:16
(cloth) p. 80, line 16 to p. 81, line 15
(paper) p. 100, line 38 to p. 102, line 22
"There was an Elvish song..."
Band 5: Book Three, Chapter IV: Treebeard 1:43
(cloth) p. 87, line 19 to line 29
(paper) p. 110, line 20 to line 33
"Then Orcs came with axes..."
Band 6: Book Three, Chapter IV: Treebeard 1:12
(cloth) p. 88, line 13 to line 21 & p. 88, line 31 to p. 89, line 4
(paper) p. 111, line 26 to p. 112, line1 & p. 112 line 13 to line 26
"Then with a crash..." & "To Isengard!..."
Band 7: Book Three, Chapter VI: The King of the Golden Hall0:37
(cloth) p. 112, line 12 to line 23
(paper) p. 142, line 33 to p. 143, line 10
" 'It runs thus in the Common Speech...' "
Band 8: Book Three, Chapter VI: The King of the Golden Hall 0:24
(cloth) p. 118, line 23 to line 32
(paper) p. 150, line 34 to p. 151, line 5
"In Dwimordene, in Lórien..."
Band 9: Book Four, Chapter II: The Passage of the Marshes 1:58
Band 10: Book Four, Chapter III: The Black Gate is Closed 1:57
Band 11: Book Four, Chapter IV: Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit 7:40
SIDE B
(Part Three of THE LORD OF THE RINGS
Band 1: Book Five, Chapter III: The Muster of Rohan 1:08
(cloth) p. 76, line 31 to p. 77, line 13
(paper) p. 91, line 38 to p. 92, line 23
"...so without horn or harp or music..."
Band 2: Book Five, Chapter V: The Ride of the Rohirrim 8:45
(cloth) p. 109, line 26 to p. 113, line 6
(paper) p. 134, line 8 to p. 138, line 24
" 'Then since we must look for fell deeds...' "
Band 3: Book Five, Chapter VI: The Battle of the Pelennor Fields 1:37
(cloth) p. 124, line 30 to p. 125, line 20
(paper) p. 152, line 9 to line 39
"No few had fallen..."
Band 4: Book Six, Chapter III: Mount Doom 7:09
(cloth) p. 220, line 24 to p. 222, line 34
(paper) p. 271, line 13 to p. 274, line 8
"There at the bend..."
Band 5: Book Six, Chapter 5: The Steward and the King 1:40
(cloth) p. 241, line 14 to line 33
(paper) p. 297, line 34 to p. 298, line 14
"And before the Sun had fallen..."
Band 6: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, Book Two, Chapter VIII: Farewell to Lórien 0:47
(cloth) p. 394, line 1 to line 17
(paper) p. 489, line 3 to line 19
"Ai! laurië lantar..."
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