William Shatner, Captian Kirk of Star Trek: The Transformed Man (vinyl record, $2.50)
I feel really guilty pricing this record at $2.50, as it is in just awful shape, as is the jacket. Still, it is William Shatner quoting Shakespeare, including my favorite passage from Henry V. Shatner, in my opinion, is awful, but then in my opinion, he was awful in Star Trek too. This record's saving grace, if it had any grace, is Shatner's talking his way through Mr. Tambourine Man and Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. What were Dylan, Lennon and McCartney thinking to let him record their songs!
Again, this record is in terrible shape, but you can still hear enough Shatner through the scratches to catch the humor, except I am pretty sure he didn't mean his recordings to be humorous. Shatner is REALLY, REALLY bad, and the laughter that comes when you listen to this dreadful, appalling, and horrid recording makes the $2.50 price a steal. (This recording was so awful that I was inspired to get out my synonyms reference book!)
Plus, "A note from the producer-
The idea of grouping the numbers together in pairs is to unfold multiple perspectives of the same subject, like the two sides of a coin, tension and resolution. For example, in King Henry, the Fifth... the intense speech inciting the soldiers to battle is contrasted with the quiet and poignant aftermath of war..."
Oh my gosh, Shatner must actually have taken all this seriously. Again, in my opinion, this shows an absolute lack of perception on his part, but no surprise there.
Look for this real jem in the record area of the back, avail. 3/28, or earlier if I can get it there.
