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Album: Sound of Poetry
# Song Title   Time
  Disc 1
1)    November Night More Info...
2)    Narcissus More Info...
3)    Farewell More Info...
4)    Youth and Age More Info...
5)    Pershore Station More Info...
6)    Peggy More Info...
7)    Myfanwy at Oxford More Info...
8)    Indoor Games More Info...
9)    Moira McCavendish More Info...
10)    Distant View More Info...
11)    In Memory More Info...
12)    Sunday Morning More Info...
13)    Myfanwy More Info...
14)    Late Flowering Lust More Info...
15)    Conversion More Info...
16)    Christmas More Info...
 

Album: Sound of Poetry
# Song Title   Time
  Disc 1
1)    November Night More Info...
2)    Narcissus More Info...
3)    Farewell More Info...
4)    Youth and Age More Info...
5)    Pershore Station More Info...
6)    Peggy More Info...
7)    Myfanwy at Oxford More Info...
8)    Indoor Games More Info...
9)    Moira McCavendish More Info...
10)    Distant View More Info...
11)    In Memory More Info...
12)    Sunday Morning More Info...
13)    Myfanwy More Info...
14)    Late Flowering Lust More Info...
15)    Conversion More Info...
16)    Christmas More Info...
 
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Performer Notes
  • Composer: Mike Read.
  • Personnel: Hugh Burns, Torn Tourney (guitar); Peter Boita (drums, percussion); Anthony Thompson, Tony Rivers (background vocals).
  • Liner Note Author: Mike Read.
  • Recording information: R.G. Jones; Somerset; Winbledon 6 Powersong.
  • A two-CD release for a pair of albums that British DJ/songwriter Mike Read put together around his love of the poems of Sir John Betjeman, Sound of Poetry features the Knight's words, Read's music, and a host of guest vocalists that ranges from Marc Almond and Cliff Richard to Jon Anderson, Don McLean, and even Captain Sensible. Add Steve Harley, Gene Pitney, Leo Sayer, Colin Blunstone, Donovan, and Alvin Stardust to the brew, a hit single by David Essex, and even some George Martin orchestration, and you are looking at an incredibly ambitious and beautifully realized collection, not to mention one of those extraordinarily rare moments when pop sensibility and poetic beauty truly come together. Yes there are some moments that border on the saccharine, but there are also some incredibly stirring pieces too, highlighted by Almond's so-emotive rendering of "Narcissus" and Blunstone's characteristically lovelorn "In Memory." Thirty songs do make for a somewhat overstuffed feast, which is presumably why the two albums were originally released separately. It must also be said that disc two is considerably weaker than its twin, both in terms of performers and poems. But the overall package is an unexpected joy regardless. ~ Dave Thompson
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