The Hobbit Free Audiobook

The following description is from the text file attached to the sound files (which are wma format). I totally agree with this description and send my compliments to the preparer of these files-Well done!
This CD was created using the audio cassette release of the original recording.I personally believe it to be of excellent quality as making a copy using the original LP source is prone to sounding crackly and scratchy.I have not sought to tamper with the audio in any way to reduce tape hiss etc because again I found that it muffled the original audio somewhat. As such, no noise reduction (Dolby B/C or other) has been applied. If one should choose to
do so subsequently- that of course is entirely up to you. I have trasferred all 3 cassettes to 3 CDs. For ease in uploading the CD has
been condensed and encoded in WMA format (192k). I have incorporated my own
chapter points- each track approximates to around 4-5 minutes. I have labelled
the chapter points in accordance with the actual chapters of the book.I hope you enjoy this recording for it is by far the best audio reading of the book and indeed outstrips any known dramatisation of the work to date- a
testament to the vocal abilities of the performer Nicol Williamson. Each character he voices- though there are many- all are given a unique identity. This together with incidental music throughout the recording adds to its
perfection and all credit should be given to the Director Harley Usill.