This is but one reason why The Zombie Astronaut rocks.

Yesterday he posted a trio of MP3s recordeed from a 1976 LP. (That would be a giant, black cd-looking thing with grooves to anyone who was born in the 80′s or later.) The LP is 2001: A Space Odyssey, the final chapters read by Arthur C. Clarke.

To hear Clarke utter “My God. It’s full of stars!” was chilling and bittersweet.

Go forth and listen.

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