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Remakes
There are two parts to an audiobook, the text (i.e. author) and the narrator. There are some classic books that have been recorded more than once, for example both Stephen Fry and Simon Vance have versions of the Complete Sherlock Holmes (I've got both). Some books have English and US versions, such as the Harry Potter series (Jim Dale does the US, Stephen Fry does the UK. I really wish I could get the UK version just to compare).
One thing that I've thought about is that some audiobooks were first recorded way back in the early days of audiobooks. For example, the LOTR series were recorded back in 1990 by Rob Inglis, who came to the producer's attention by doing Tolkien one man shows. Of course, Rob Inglis does a great version, but many techniques and approaches towards audiobooks have changed since he did them almost 30 years ago and his voice can be a bit reedy at times. How would it sound if someone like Simon Vance did it?
So, what books would you like to see re-recorded and who would you like to hear as the narrator?
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