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Post by lovethemanrs on Mar 8, 2011 22:22:54 GMT
Hi Just thought some of you may be interested in this sale on ebay: There are several sets of James Bond audio CD's up for grabs. Item number: 280637399585 or just type in James Bond audio There are 12 novels on 36 disks! 11 of the novels are narrated by the lovely RUFUS.Priced at £19.99 per set (or best offer) - all in a reddish zip case. Items are located in the UK but seller states that he/she will ship internationaly. UK postage is £1. For overseas you will have to check the rate for shipping applicable to your location. You can listen to Rufus in the bath, the car etc etc....... Hope this is not old info and that those of you who just love to hear Rufus' voice and/or like Bond will be interested.  |
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Post by judypatooty on Mar 8, 2011 22:28:16 GMT
Cool! I bought a set like this on eBay quite a while back and really enjoyed listening to them. Just as with all of his audiobook recordings, Rufus does the most amazing job voicing the different characters. (Stephen Fry was even quoted once saying that listening to these stories while he exercised on the treadmill was how he lost weight!)  |
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Post by zenina on Mar 8, 2011 22:46:08 GMT
Oh dear I think I have to get this. I'm not such a big James Bond fan but for that price 36 or lets say 33 hours of Rufus voice...... ETA: Just purchased it  Thank you lovethemanrs for the info  |
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Post by lovethemanrs on Mar 8, 2011 22:54:14 GMT
Good for you zenina. Hope the postage wasn't too expensive. Perhaps I should have negoiated a commision fee with the seller. lol
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Post by judypatooty on Mar 8, 2011 22:55:03 GMT
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Post by zenina on Mar 8, 2011 23:20:26 GMT
The postage was £5 - that's okay as long as I get it in a reasonable time. |
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Post by lovethemanrs on Mar 9, 2011 8:43:06 GMT
That sound pretty reasonable for the postage. Still a bargain. Hopefully the postage wings will be swift to us both. Enjoy.
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Post by robela on Mar 9, 2011 8:48:31 GMT
Thanks for the tip Lovethemanrs.
I like Zenina don't really like James Bond but with Rufus reading it will be worth it. And I believe the original books must be better than the films.
Thanks.
PS. Just bought it - looking forward to long time listening to Rufus!
Thanks for the tip again lovethemanrs. (love your name)
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Post by kissmekate on Mar 9, 2011 8:55:32 GMT
Congrats, zenina! Mr. Kate recently wondered why amazon was recommending "Goldfinger" to me I'm not the greatest fan of the Bond stories but I love listening to Rufus reading. He should definitely do some more audiobooks - Zen perhaps? He's got perfect feeling for emphasis and pauses and manages to create so many different voices for the characters without overdoing it. |
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Post by robela on Mar 9, 2011 9:02:38 GMT
@ KMK
I agree with your comments of Rufus' voices etc on audio books.
I want to get an audio book of him reading The Woodlanders which I believe I have seen in another thread that you have this. I have not looked yet but will Silkbooks have it. I bought The Adventures of Joseph Andrews from them. I am still listening to that. It is so funny to hear him do all the different accents and the olde english language.
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Post by kissmekate on Mar 9, 2011 9:09:46 GMT
I bought the Woodlanders in mp3 format from audible. Haven't listened to it yet, though, saving it up a bit  |
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Post by robela on Mar 12, 2011 10:05:11 GMT
Received my 12 Classic Ian Fleming Novels on 36 CD's this morning. Fabulous value for £19.99 plus £1.00 postage. Lovely Red Metal Zipper case with James Bond 007 written on top. All CD's look in excellent condition. Listened to a bit of Casino Royale to check condition. Rufus' voice sounds wonderful. OMG I am so pleased with this purchase. Thank you again Lovethatmanrs!! I wouldn't have picked this up on Ebay!  |
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Post by Petruchio - Good God on Mar 12, 2011 10:29:42 GMT
;D That's very cool, I have all audiobooks from James Bond read by Rufus... that's very funny... especially when :-*Rufus  speaks with australian slang in one story yep, It's the red metal case with zipper ....  - and absolutely really worth for to buy it .. |
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Post by lovethemanrs on Mar 12, 2011 13:21:13 GMT
hi robella
No worries - my pleasure. Just wanted to spread the joy of Rufus' voice around.
My set arrived today - as you say, fantastic value. I will be listening to mine in the car on my journey to work. Can't wait to go to work now!!!!
I was on ebay this morning. Other sets the same have popped up on a £9.99 start price!!!
Typical isn't it, but I still reckon we got a good deal anyway.
So if anyone is still interested in purchasing one of these - shop around, you make get them even cheaper than we did.
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Post by numbat on Mar 12, 2011 13:26:24 GMT
I love Roof's narration of the James Bond books - i've spent many an hour listening to them and always really enjoyed hearing the "real" Bond stories rather than the terrible Hollywood movie versions, which in some cases bear very little resemblance to the original books (the fantastic Daniel Craig movies excepted of course!!).
And i love all the different accents he does, except............. yes, the aussie accent. It is absolutely terrible!!! I laughed out loud - for a long, long time. It reminded me of Monty Python's "Bruce" sketch. I can honestly say that i've never heard a real aussie with such a strong, over the top accent. Surely Rufus's dad never talked like that!! I put it down to him doing an almost comical accent for effect.
But it did make me wonder about his other accents. What do the American girls think of his various US accents, and what about his other European accents? I'd be interested to hear what others think. I think they're all fantastic (except for the Aussie one!!).
And honestly, the CD's are worth every cent!! ;D
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speaks with australian slang in one story 
- and absolutely really worth for to buy it .. 
