digdug wrote:
Progosopher wrote:
I'll vote for the only one I have heard: Sagan om Ringen although I am more familiar with it as Lord of the Rings. Hansson captured a mysticism inherent in Tolkein's great work through atmosphere, tone, and mood. As a special note, I am somewhat familiar with Eberhard Weber's work but not this particular album. | According to PALord of the Rings was released in 1972and Sagan om Ringen as released in 1970There are two very different covers.Lord of the Rings has 101 ratings and wouldn't qualify for this poll based on that.Are these actually the same album? |
Indeed, they are the same. As I understand it, the first release was in Sweden only and all the titles were in their original Swedish. The second release was apparently international and in English. The music is all instrumental of course, so that makes no difference. The website for Hansson's label, Silence, lists the two titles side by side in one edition and features the 1970 Swedish cover. I do not speak or read Swedish, but had noticed that there are the same number of tracks, and the same track features Elrond's name. Also, I know enough about Scandinavian languages to see that Sagam an Ringen essentially means "Saga of the Rings," which seems an appropriate alternate to "Lord of the Rings." This complicates the nature of the poll, does it not?