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Sound of Poetry by Elliot Frisby Cantabile Mike Read/John Betjeman Donovan Annie Haslam Paul "Youngie" Young Jon Anderson Captain Sensible Alvin Stardust Simon Bowman Rodolfus Choir Don Mclean David Essex Justin Hayward Colin Blunstone David Grant Steve Harley Students of Architecture Ian Mcnabb Etón College Chapel Choir Marc Almond Gene Pitney Richard Sharp (CD, 2008)

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Product Identifiers

Producer
Jon Sweet; Rod Edwards
Record Label
Angel Air Records
UPC
5055011702882
eBay Product ID (ePID)
24050123178

Product Key Features

Release Year
2008
Format
CD
Genre
Easy Listening
Run Time
133 Mins 6 Seconds
Artist
Elliot Frisby, Cantabile, Mike Read/John Betjeman, Donovan, Annie Haslam, Paul "Youngie" Young, Jon Anderson, Captain Sensible, Alvin Stardust, Simon Bowman, Rodolfus Choir, Don Mclean, David Essex, Justin Hayward, Colin Blunstone, David Grant, Steve Harley, Students of Architecture, Ian Mcnabb, Etón College Chapel Choir, Marc Almond, Gene Pitney, Richard Sharp
Release Title
Sound of Poetry

Additional Product Features

Distribution
MVD
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
Number of Discs
2
Engineer
Gerry Kitchingharn; Mike Nocito
Additional information
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
Number of Audio Channels
Stereo

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item 2 Sir John Betjeman / M. Read - Sound Of Poetry [CD]
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item 3 Sound of Poetry: Sir John Betjeman & Mike Read (CD) Album
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