The Death Of Patroclus. Book XVI Of Homer's Iliad.

Scorpion Press in association with 77 Records presents:The Death Of Patroclus,adapted from the book of Homers Iliad by Christopher Logue. With Alan Dobie: Christopher Logue: Vanessa Redgrave:Terry Scully: Martin Starkie: Directed by Douglas Cleverdon. "Quite apart from Christopher Logues remarkable adaptation this record is something of a landmark in that it is the first time any of Homers work has been recorded,the first record produced by Scorpian Press and the first time 77 Records have been associated with anything other than jazz. The text,published by Scorpian Press under the title of PATROCLEIA is the result of a grant made to Christopher Logue by the Bollingen Foundation." "It shows the poet at his best,swinging between fire and calm,terror and gentleness,huge wide-screen effects and breathless minutiae. The readers have completely assimilated this vast range of tone and effect and Douglas Cleverdon. whose name is already a household word in production and recording technique,has transferred to the disc a uniquely fastidious performance." Photos by Mirella Ricciardi & Roger Mayne:Design by Germano Facetti. Comes in laminated sleeve.Red white and black 77 Records labels.