This is a TPB listing of an existing torrent - I did not create it. 
Thanks to the original (unknown) poster of the torrent
I post it here (and Demoniod, Mininova) to encourage a longtime healthy seed.

I grew up listening to this recording (Conifer Records 1973) and hence, prefer it to all other versions, even though it is abridged. 
I literally wore out my original LPs of it.

It is in wma format- if you want MP3's, iTunes or others will convert the files for you (you might want to adjust your import settings down - 96kbps mono is usually fine for audio books, although there is some nice music in this recording).

The entire recording (in 10 minute segments) is also available on/watch?v=fihFNfmZ4u4

Cheers, FerraBit
January 2009
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From the included info file:

Type.................: Audiobook
Platform.............: CD (encoded to WMA)
Number of Parts......: CD1 (16 Files) CD2 (17 Files) CD3 (18 Files)

Title................: The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien 
Artist...............: Read by Nicol Williamson
Album................: The Hobbit- A Demetriou Production
Year.................: 1973
Genre................: Spoken Word (children)
Comment..............: 'The Hobbit'  Read by Nicol Williamson.  
                       A Demetriou Production adapted and directed by Harley Usill.  
                       Released by Conifer Records 1973.
Type.................: Abridged
Duration.............: CD1 (1 hr 12 min) CD2 (1 hr 12 min) CD3 (1hr 9 min)
Number of Tracks.....: 51 tracks

Audio Format.........: Windows Media
Ripper...............: Windows Media Player
Encoder..............: Windows Media Encoder
Bitrate..............: 192 (CBR)
Hz...................: 44,100
Channels.............: Stereo
Source...............: CD [from LP]


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This CD was created using the audio cassette release of the original recording.
I personally believe it to be of excellent quality as making a copy using the 
original LP source is prone to sounding crackly and scratchy.
I have not sought to tamper with the audio in any way to reduce tape hiss etc 
because again I found that it muffled the original audio somewhat.  As such, no 
noise reduction (Dolby B/C or other) has been applied.  If one should choose to 
do so subsequently- that of course is entirely up to you.

I have trasferred all 3 cassettes to 3 CDs.  For ease in uploading the CD has 
been condensed and encoded in WMA format (192k).  I have incorporated my own 
chapter points- each track approximates to around 4-5 minutes.  I have labelled 
the chapter points in accordance with the actual chapters of the book.

I hope you enjoy this recording for it is by far the best audio reading of the 
book and indeed outstrips any known dramatisation of the work to date- a 
testament to the vocal abilities of the performer Nicol Williamson.  Each 
character he voices- though there are many- all are given a unique identity.  
This together with incidental music throughout the recording adds to its 
perfection and all credit should be given to the Director Harley Usill.


[?: Anyone think it's worth it to post a MP3 version of this? -FerraBit]