Condition: Used
Jeff Wayne - War Of The Worlds - Musical
Label: Columbia
Cat #: PC 2 35290
Originally Released: October 30, 1938 (Orson Wells Version)
Country: Canada Issue
Format: 2xLP, Vinyl
Vinyl: VG+ VG++ few light scuffs
Gatefold cover: VG+ has ring wear and some cornerwear
Includes original program booklet
Tracklisting:
1. The Eve Of The War
2. Horsell Common And The Heat Ray
3. The Artilleryman And The Fighting Machine
4. Forever Autumn
5. Thunder Child
1. The Red Weed (Part 1)
2. The Spirit Of Man
3. The Red Weed (Part 2)
4. Brave New World
5. Dead London
6. Epilogue (Part 1)
This is a such a fantastic two record set! War of the Worlds set to music by Jeff Waynes, narrated by the incomparable Richard Burton, and includes a gorgeous 16 page booklet
The War of the Worlds stars Richard Burton as the narrator-protagonist, Justin Hayward (of The Moody Blues), Phil Lynott and David Essex.
"Forever Autumn", "Thunder Child", and "The Spirit of Man" were some of the individual songs. "Forever Autumn" was a UK Top 10 single, and was credited to Justin Hayward. Most of the lyrics to the songs were written by former Elton John lyricist Gary Osborne.
To promote the 1978 release an abridged album containing "Radio edits" was distributed to Radio stations. Special intros and endings had to be added to certain tracks because they simply weren't written with radio in mind. The "air play" album turned out so well that in 1981 CBS decided to release it commercially under the unwieldy title Highlights from Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds.
The repetition of "Ulla!", the cry made by the Martians, and certain musical refrains throughout the musical pull the musical into a tight coherent whole.
The official album comes with several paintings by Peter Goodfellow, Geoff Taylor and Michael Trim that help to illustrate the story from beginning to end.
Jeff Wayne - War of the worlds (Live) (Eve of the war)
Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds - The Spirit Of Man
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