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This stunning release includes the highly acclaimed re-make of Dylan's definitive play, "Under Milk Wood" with Richard Burton and Sian Phillips as the first and second voices. Dylan Thomas's lyrical masterpiece traces the lives of a group of villagers in a tiny Welsh seaport. With words good enough to eat, "Dylan Thomas" portrays their innermost thoughts from fantastic dreamworlds to waking lives full of a riotous mix of prudery and bawdiness. Also included is "Dylan Thomas at the BBC", the "BBC Archives" contain a wealth of material featuring Dylan Thomas - not only readings of his own work, but also dramatic readings of other work such as Dr Faustus. These, together with interviews with the poet, form a fascinating audio portrait of a brilliant man. Released to coincide with the 50th anniversary since "Under Milk Wood" won the Prix Italia and the 90th anniversary of Dylan Thomas's birth.
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Only 2 CDs of 8CDs have Dylan's Voice, 26 Jan 2010
By Kevin J. Roberts - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Season of Dylan Thomas (Radio Collection) (Audio CD)
It has been very difficult to find details on the contents of this 8 CD set, so here is some information, followed by my comments:
"This eight CD collection features the highly acclaimed re-make of Dylan Thomas's definitive play, Under Milk Wood with Richard Burton and Siân Phillips as the first and second voices. The set also includes Dylan Thomas at the BBC, featuring a wealth of Thomas material from the BBC Archives - reading his own work as well as dramatic interpretations of other writings. Chelsea Dreaming takes a look at the enigmatic poet through the eyes of the eponymous Chelsea Hotel in New York where Dylan died and many other artistic talents raised various kinds of hell.
Two brand-new recordings finish the set: Badgers in my Vest and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog were originally broadcast in 2003 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Thomas's death and shine very different lights on the author. Badgers in my Vest is new play by John Fletcher based on a true incident in Thomas's life; while Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog features five popular short stories by Thomas, read by celebrated Welsh actors."
In this set, only two CDs include Dylan's voice, and these are separately issued as a 2CD set titled "Dylan Thomas at the BBC".
The 2CDs of Under Milk Wood are also separately issued, and feature Richard Burton's voice (from an earlier recording) "pasted" into a new cast recording, a well done digital recreation. No Dylan here, but Burton is great.
The remaining 4 CDs are only of secondary interest, if it is Dylan's voice that interests you. Both are readily available on separate 2CD sets, and just reissued again in the UK.
The combined price of all four 2CD sets is very reasonable, and there is no sense in paying high prices by dealers who tell you this is out of print. The four 2CD sets actually are identical. The only essential parts are the Dylan Thomas at the BBC and perhaps the recreation of Under Milk Wood
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