The Story-Teller ... A Session with Charles Laughton
| The Story-Teller ... A Session with Charles Laughton | |
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| Released | January 1962 |
| Genre | Spoken word |
| Label | Capitol |
| Producer | Bill Miller |
The Story-Teller ... A Session with Charles Laughton is a spoken word double album by Charles Laughton. The material was recorded in 1955 as part of Laughton's one-man shows, but it was not released until January 1962. The double album was produced by Bill Miller and issued by Capitol Records (catalog number TBO 1650).[1][2][3] Laughton died in December 1962 and, in May 1963, posthumously received the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for the album.[4][5]
Track listing
[edit]Side A
- Introduction to Act I, including the Goldsteins and Margaret O'Brien stories (4:23)
- Poetry: The Rabbit - The Horse (1:26)
- From The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac (3:52)
- Henry Moore (2:08)
- Chartres Cathedral story (8:54)
- Psalm 104 (2:58)
Side B
- From Julius Caesar by Shakespeare (19:39)
Side C
- Introduction to Act II, including green elephants and moon space-suit stories (2:15)
- Shaw's aphorisms (0:37)
- From Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw (12:24)
- From The Phaedrus by Plato (translated by Christopher Isherwood) (9:02)
Side D
- The Fiery Furnace (8:58)
- Carl Milles letter (9:23)
- Waculla Springs story (6:11)
References
[edit]- ^ "The Story-Teller". The Internet Archive. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ "The Records Speak". The Hartford Courant. February 18, 1962. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Charles Schreiber (January 27, 1962). "Weekly Album Review". The Gazette. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grammy Award Nominees 1963 – Grammy Award Winners 1963". www.awardsandshows.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Columbia's 13 Grammys Tops NARAS Competition". The Billboard. May 25, 1963. p. 8.