In 1952, J.R.R. Tolkien encountered a tape-recorder for the first time, introduced to him by his friend George Sayer. Unfamiliar with the technology, Tolkien requested that they begin by recording the Lord's Prayer in Gothic, aiming to purify the device of any malevolent spirits. Captivated by the clarity of the playback, Tolkien proceeded to recite excerpts from his manuscript, "The Lord of the Rings," which at that time had not yet been published. The recordings made are these very ones. Also featured are a few recordings from it's prequel, "The Hobbit".

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