DRACULA - (Spoken Arts) (circa early 1970s audio drama)
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- The recordings I am posting here are my favorites from the Spoken Arts library, from my favorite genres: horror & sci-fi. It has taken me literally 25+ years to track all of these recordings down!
TREASURE ISLAND
• TREASURE ISLAND - (Spo...
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA
• 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER T...
THE TIME MACHINE
• THE TIME MACHINE - (Sp...
THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR HYDE
• THE STRANGE CASE OF DR...
FRANKENSTEIN
• FRANKENSTEIN - (Spoken...
DRACULA
• DRACULA - (Spoken Arts...
Some of you may remember these recordings from the LP's back in the 1970s, but for most of you, this will be the first time you have ever heard these!
These are probably the best renditions of these classic stories I have ever come across…The acting is top-notch, the music is original and moving, and the overall production value is wonderful!
I have listened to these Spoken Arts versions since I was a child, and have easily racked up many hundreds of plays for each story over the years!
All the stories I have here are transferred from tape to digital. I have done my best to eliminate as much hiss as possible, while still maintaining the integrity of the production.
It is my firm hope that one day, Yale University will see fit to release all of these wonderful stories on CD, and give them the sound quality and attention they deserve! If anyone has any additional information regarding these recordings, please drop me a message :-)
Founded in 1956 by Dr. Luce and Arthur Klein, Spoken Arts, Inc. was one of the first companies to record the spoken word. The company’s first news release clearly stated its mission “to encourage a revival and reevaluation of the importance of the spoken word.”
On July 5th, 2001,Yale University and the Klein Family signed an agreement to establish the Klein Archive as part of the University’s Historical Sound Recordings (HSR) Collection. In this agreement, Spoken Arts master tapes, a comprehensive collection of all commercially-produced Spoken Arts recordings, as well as the company’s business records became part of the collections of the Yale University Library. Shortly thereafter, all of the master tapes of from recordings sessions were digitized. (from the Yale University Library website - web.library.yal...)
I owned DRACULA as a child and played it until it unspooled. I never knew who produced it, and I’ve been searching for three decades. My sincerest thanks for making this rediscovery possible!
That makes me so happy to hear that! So glad I could bring back some fond childhood memories for you :-)
Thanks so much for taking the time to pass these audio dramas to digital, and for sharing them. For some people, a re-encounter. For others, like me, a surprising joyful discovery! Again, thank you for your beautiful gesture making this accessible to all.
You're welcome! I'm so happy you like them as much as I did 😊
Excellent audio. Thanks for sharing.
Lar M You're very welcome :-)
What a brilliantly atmospheric chilling adaptation
Wonderful!
Wow! Thank you so much for posting these! What a treat!
Anthony Diaz My pleasure!!
A heartfelt thank you, sir! I checked this out of my public library when I was a kid, and have been searching for it ever since. You've done me a great service! Thank you, once again!
seaburynorton So glad to hear that! These Spoken Arts stories are the best!!
great adaptation of one of my favorite stories!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
terence jones Yes, aren't they the best? Glad you enjoyed it :-)
Thank you for posting this radio show
You're very welcome! Thanks for the view and the comment 😊
Thanks 🙏 so much for taking the time to put these classics online ; this is a incredible adaptation, it’s hard to find high quality adaptations
You're very welcome!!
Superb
Good presentation
Alan Eiseman Very glad you like it! Much appreciated :-)
Hauntingly beautiful
Like others who have left a comment, I too remember these and I even have the paperback of Dracula which you use as the cover for your video. Thank you!
That's great! I appreciate you sharing your memories. I hope you get many hours of continued listening pleasure from these :-)
I am no worshiper of the past, but the audio quality is a lot better than other efforts. I remember, how OldTimeRadio had quality problems early on. Tape to MP3 (or other formats) is not easily done in high quality. So, kudos!
Thank you, I appreciate that! Yes... It was a challenge tracking down good audio copies of all of these stories, but the search was well worth it 👍 I'm glad you're enjoying it, thanks for tuning in!
Bram stoker the best in the business when dealing with Dracula 🧛♂️.....
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I feel bad for Quincy and Renfield aren't in this one.
"My friend, welcome to the Carpathians, I trust your journey from London England 🇬🇧 has been a happy 😊 one, 😀 I hope you'll like 👍 my home 🏡 as soon you'll meet me there at the Borgo Pass where my wagon would be there at the spot where I will bring you to the castle, 🏰 where you will have dinner 🍽 with me and spend the night 🌙 there at my wonderful land sincerely your friend.
vlad."
Thanks so much these are very well dun.
I'm very happy that you like these stories! Much appreciated :-)
4th May. ...happy birthday to me 😆
not the borgo pass!
Why is Ward Cleaver on the cover of Dracula?
Because the Beaver just didn't quite have the sinister appearance they were looking for...
@@nightmaretheater_TheCount Agreed. It's hard to strike terror into an individual if you're wearing a baseball cap, much less say to your victim, "I'm gonna suck your blood, and junk like that."
@@OriginalRocketJock Larry mondello will haunt you for eternity
I’m a huge supernatural radio listener & always looking for quality, Salem’s lot is a fav , Rosemary baby , yet if u have further recommendations I would be so pleased, ty for these & any further recommendations Anyone can list
mmm, why isn’t Quincy Morris mentioned. He kills Dracula. Very odd. They also pronounce Dr Seward incorrectly; it’s not Seeward.
"Quincy Morris the American cowboy 🤠 from Texas and one of Lucy Westenra's three suitors, who carries a big bowie knife." 🔪
"In the end Quincy drove his big bowie knife 🔪 into Count Dracula's heart, ❤ before he died, 😢 due to his flesh wound from the gypsy's sword."
"In Romania 🇷🇴 is where Quincy P. Morris died, 💔 by placing his big bowie knife 🔪 into Count Dracula's heart ❤ ending him for good as he exploded into ashes until he is already dead."
"Renfied, the fly 🪰eating patient of Doctor Jack Seward who says that Count Dracula is his master."😉
"Lucy Westenra's 3 suitors are 1. American cowboy 🤠 Quincy p. Morris. 2. Psychiatrist Doctor Jack Seward. 3 Future Lord Godalming Arthur Holmwood."
Marvelous. Do you own or can you post another "Spoken Arts" production: Hilton Edwards & Micheál Mac Liammóir - Shakespeare Soliloquies And Scenes For Actor? Thanks in advance!
At this time, I only own the specific Spoken Arts recordings I have posted here on UA-cam. I am currently seeking others, but they are incredibly hard to come by. We don't have any in our library system, which is one of the biggest in the country (King County / Seattle), and the rarity and age of the Spoken Arts recordings makes them a no-go for interlibrary loans. However, be assured that any future acquisitions of the Spoken Arts recordings that I get I will post here 👍
@@nightmaretheater_TheCount You rule!
@@nightmaretheater_TheCount I thought you might like to know of this ebay post:
www.ebay.com/itm/Shakespeare-Macbeth-LP-Hilton-Edwards-Michael-MacLiammoir/313083923153?hash=item48e5418ad1:g:8HAAAOSwf1Revqi2
Is this John Le Mesurier narrating?
No... I'm fairly certain it's narrated by Robert Somerset. The album itself was read by Barbara McCaughey, Charles Curran, Robert Somerset & Ivan de Burca.
Alucard