Caedmon TC 1476 captures Roald Dahl reading ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ in 1975, pressed to vinyl and running just over 67 minutes across two sides. Side A clocks in at 33:44, Side B at 33:47, delivering the story in the author’s own unmistakable voice. The pacing is playful, the phrasing sharp, the characters alive with mischievous energy. Hearing Dahl narrate his own words adds a new layer of magic to the chocolate river, the golden tickets, and Willy Wonka’s world. It is a literary time capsule, rescued from vinyl and preserved in full.


