Jeff Wayne - The War Of The Worlds

Label: CBS
Catalog#: CDCBS 96000
Format: 2 x CD, Album
Country:UK
Released:1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Italo-Disco, Prog Rock, Disco
Credits: Artwork By [Director & Logo Design] - John Pasche
Backing Vocals - Billy Lawrie , Gary Osbourne* , Paul Vigrass
Bass Guitar - Herbie Flowers
Composed By - Jeff Wayne
Conductor - Jeff Wayne
Directed By [Dramatic And Narrative Sections] - Charles Dubin , Jerry Wayne
Drums - Barry Morgan
Engineer - Geoff Young
Engineer [Assistant] - Laurence Diana
Executive Producer - Jerry Wayne
Guitar - Chris Spedding , Jo Partridge
Keyboards - Ken Freeman
Lyrics By - Gary Osbourne* (tracks: 1.02, 1.03, 1.05 to 2.07)
Mastered By - Bill Foster
Mastered By [Compact Disc Cut] - Laurence Diana
Narrator - Richard Burton (2)
Orchestrated By - Jeff Wayne
Percussion - Barry De Souza , Ray Cooper , Roy Jones
Written-By - Doreen Wayne
Zither, Tar (drum), Performer [Santur] - George Fenton
Notes:Adapted from H. G. Wells novel "The War Of The Worlds".

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Published by Jeff Wayne Music Ltd. except "Forever Autumn" published by Jeff Wayne Music Ltd. / Duchess Music Inc.

A 48 Track Production recorded at Adivision Studios, London, May 1976-July 1977.
Mastered at Tape One, London.
Compact Disc cut at CBS Studios, London 1985.
First released in the UK June 1978.
Rating: 4.90/5 (10 votes) Rate It
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Tracklisting:

 The Coming Of The Martians
1.01   The Eve Of The War (9:06)
    Lyrics By - Jeff Wayne
1.02   Horsell Common And The Heat Ray (11:36)
1.03   The Artilleryman And The Fighting Machine (10:36)
    Vocals - David Essex
1.04   Forever Autumn (7:43)
    Lyrics By - Gary Osbourne* , Paul Vigrass
  Vocals - Justin Hayward
1.05   Thunder Child (6:10)
 The Earth Under The Martians
2.01   The Red Weed (Part 1) (5:55)
2.02   The Spirit Of Man (11:41)
    Vocals - Julie Covington , Phil Lynott
2.03   The Red Weed (Part 2) (6:51)
2.04   Brave New World (12:13)
    Vocals - David Essex
2.05   Dead London (8:37)
2.06   Epilogue (Part 1) (2:42)
2.07   Epilogue (Part 2) (NASA) (2:02)
    Vocals - Jerry Wayne
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User Reviews:
kiwi_girrrl, May 26, 2006

A timeless classic!

Some of the most spine-tingling, eerie music I have ever heard, and a brilliant story to boot. Every time I hear the Martians I get shivers. I was most disappointed when they didnt use any of the music from this in the movie adaptation with Tom Cruise, not even a snippet.

Thoroughly entertaining. This is one recording that will never leave my collection.

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