The Story-Teller ... A Session with Charles Laughton

The Story-Teller ... A Session with Charles Laughton is a spoken word double album by Charles Laughton. The material was recorded in 1955 as part of Laughton's one-man shows, but it was not released until January 1962. The double album was produced by Bill Miller and issued by Capitol Records (catalog number TBO 1650).^[1][2][3] Laughton died in December 1962 and, in May 1963, posthumously received the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for the album.^[4][5]

The Story-Teller ... A Session with Charles Laughton
Studio album by Charles Laughton
Released	January 1962
Genre	Spoken word
Label	Capitol
Producer	Bill Miller

Track listing

Side A

1. Introduction to Act I, including the Goldsteins and Margaret O'Brien stories (4:23)
2. Poetry: The Rabbit - The Horse (1:26)
3. From The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac (3:52)
4. Henry Moore (2:08)
5. Chartres Cathedral story (8:54)
6. Psalm 104 (2:58)

Side B

1. From Julius Caesar by Shakespeare (19:39)

Side C

1. Introduction to Act II, including green elephants and moon space-suit stories (2:15)
2. Shaw's aphorisms (0:37)
3. From Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw (12:24)
4. From The Phaedrus by Plato (translated by Christopher Isherwood) (9:02)

Side D

1. The Fiery Furnace (8:58)
2. Carl Milles letter (9:23)
3. Waculla Springs story (6:11)