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Various Artists
Under Milk Wood
Genres: Pop, Rock

Track Listings (19) - Disc #1
1. Main Theme - Mark Knopfler
2. To Begin At The Beginning...
3. Never Such Seas
4. I Am A Draper Mad With Love
5. Now, In Her Iceberg-White...Nightgown
6. In Butcher Beynon's
7. Titbits And Topsyturvies
8. And The Dawn Inches Up
9. Morning Prayer
10. Guide Book - Alan Bennett
11. Oh, There's A Face!
12. Here's Your Arsenic, Dear
13. Mr And Mrs Cherry Owen
14. From Beynon Butcher's In Coronation Street
15. And...Captain Cat Hears All The Morning Of The Town - Sir George Martin
16. All The Women Are Out This Morning
17. Mrs Ogmore-Pritchard, La-Di-Da
18. Mrs Willy Nilly Streams Open Mr Mog Edward's Letter
19. Johnnie Crack And Flossie Snail - Children Of Laugharne School
Track Listings (16) - Disc #2
1. The Music Of The Spheres
2. Polly Garter: I Loved A Man - Bonnie Tyler
3. And Gossamer Beynon, Schoolteacher, Spoon-Stirred And Quivering
4. Gwennie Call The Boys
5. Gossamer Beynon High-Heels Out Of School
6. Persons With Manners Do Not Read At Table
7. Lord Cut-Glass, In His Kitchen Full Of Time
8. Now When Farmers' Boys On The First Fair Day - Bonnie Tyler
9. Rosie Probert And Captain Cat: Love Duet - Mary Hopkin
10. The Revd Eli Jenkins, Inky In His Cool Front Parlour
11. Now The Town Is Dusk
12. Revd Eli Jenkins: Every Morning When I Wake - Sir Geraint Evans
13. And Lily Smalls Is Up To Nogood Boyo
14. Mr Waldo: Come And Sweep My Chimbley - Tom Jones
15. Dancing, Williams?
16. But I Always Think As We Tumble Into Bed - Bonnie Tyler

CD Details

All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Under Milk Wood
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI
Release Date: 12/2/2003
Album Type: Import
Genres: Pop, Rock
Style:
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPCs: 724358515725, 766485143747

Synopsis

Album Description

2003 release celebrates the 50th anniversary of Dylan Thomas' death with the reissue in CD form of Sir George Martin's 1988 Spindrift sound recording of Under Milk Wood for EMI. The project was the brainchild of Llandeilo author & publisher Lynn Hughes, who was inspired by Dylan's notes on his New York script planning 'more songs & music'. This compelled him to enlist the musical genius of Beatles producer George Martin in fulfilling Dylan's wish. Sir George Martin will entertain with his observations on participants in the recording, including Anthony Hopkins, Elton John & Tom Jones, as he describes his own approach to Under Milk Wood. A fantastic package with a comprehensive booklet detailing the extraordinary poet & writer's life, commentary by Sir George Martin & Sir Anthony Hopkins. Other guests include Bonnie Tyler & Freddie Jones on vocals & Mark Knopfler on guitar. 35 tracks with a 48-page booklet full of extensive liner notes & photos. 2003.

CD Reviews

Brilliant, but flawed.

BAW | Charleston, WV United States | 02/16/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Anthony Hopkins is a wonderful actor, but he was miscast as the First Voice. Dylan Thomas was a master of the SOUNDS of words, using them to re-enforce their meaning. Read this line out: "The sloe-black, crow-black, slow, black, fishing-boat bobbing sea." Can't you feel the way the words flow and float? Can't you feel the rhythm? Well, Mr. Hopkins apparently couldn't, as the rattled them off in a sing-song manner, entirely too fast.

Most of the other actors were very good, but the bad opening left a bad taste in my mouth. I don't know who else one could suggest than Hopkins, but he was wrong for the First Voice; perhaps with proper coaching and direction he could have done it, but as it is, no.

Polly Garter's Song, in a new setting by Elton John, was a good song--had I heard it in concert I would have applauded loudly--but it didn't fit with the play. Polly is singing to herself as she scrubs the floor, and Sir Elton's music had none of that feeling. He's a talented composer, to be sure, but he had no feeling for the relationship of the lyrics to the rest of the play.

The idea of setting the Rev. Jenkins' Evening Poem to music was great, and Tom Jones' version of Mr. Waldo's song was wonderful.

All in all, this was a worthy effort, and I'm glad that I have it, but it was flawed, badly flawed."

Fantastic - 'Under Milk Wood'

V. Vaziri | 01/13/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I absolutely adore this production of 'Under Milk Wood'. Some people say that this production is not for the lover of 'pure' Dylan Thomas. But personally I think it is wonderful, with such famous & recognisable voices and wonderful music produced by Sir George Martin.

Along with the cd you also get a super booklet, which is full of information on Dylan Thomas; the play itself & all the artists involved. Personally, I would highly recommend this cd."