Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds

~ Release by Jeff Wayne (see all versions of this release, 29 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1: The Coming of the Martians
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1The Eve of the War
bass guitar:
Herbie Flowers (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
drums (drum set):
Barry Morgan (English drummer) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
guitar:
Chris Spedding (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
synthesizer:
Ken Freeman (UK session keyboardist) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07) and Jeff Wayne (musician) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
spoken vocals [The Journalist]:
Richard Burton (Welsh actor, twice married to Elizabeth Taylor) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
vocals:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
orchestra:
Littlechap Strings (string orchestra on 'Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds') (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recording of:
The Eve of the War (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
librettist:
Doreen Wayne
is based on:
The War of the Worlds: Book 1, Chapter 1: The Eve of the War
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
3.99:07
2Horsell Common and the Heat Ray
bass guitar:
Herbie Flowers (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
drums (drum set):
Barry Morgan (English drummer) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
guitar:
Jo Partridge (from 1976-05 until 1977-07) and Chris Spedding (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
synthesizer:
Ken Freeman (UK session keyboardist) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07) and Jeff Wayne (musician) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
spoken vocals [The Journalist]:
Richard Burton (Welsh actor, twice married to Elizabeth Taylor) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
orchestra:
Littlechap Strings (string orchestra on 'Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds') (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
performer:
Richard Burton (Welsh actor, twice married to Elizabeth Taylor) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recording of:
Horsell Common and the Heat Ray (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
is based on:
The War of the Worlds: Book 1, Chapter 3: On Horsell Common
is based on:
The War of the Worlds: Book 1, Chapter 4: The Cylinder Opens
is based on:
The War of the Worlds: Book 1, Chapter 5: The Heat-Ray
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
3.6511:36
3The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine
bass guitar:
Herbie Flowers (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
drums (drum set):
Barry Morgan (English drummer) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
guitar:
Chris Spedding (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
synthesizer:
Ken Freeman (UK session keyboardist) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07) and Jeff Wayne (musician) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
spoken vocals [The Artilleryman]:
David Essex (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
spoken vocals [The Journalist]:
Richard Burton (Welsh actor, twice married to Elizabeth Taylor) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
orchestra:
Littlechap Strings (string orchestra on 'Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds') (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recording of:
The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
3.510:36
4Forever Autumn
bass guitar:
Herbie Flowers (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
drums (drum set):
Barry Morgan (English drummer) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
guitar:
Chris Spedding (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
synthesizer:
Ken Freeman (UK session keyboardist) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07) and Jeff Wayne (musician) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
spoken vocals [The Journalist]:
Richard Burton (Welsh actor, twice married to Elizabeth Taylor) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
vocals:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
orchestra:
Littlechap Strings (string orchestra on 'Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds') (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recording of:
Forever Autumn (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
lyricist:
Gary Osborne and Paul Vigrass
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
4.157:44
5Thunder Child
bass guitar:
Herbie Flowers (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
drums (drum set):
Barry Morgan (English drummer) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
guitar:
Chris Spedding (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
synthesizer:
Ken Freeman (UK session keyboardist) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07) and Jeff Wayne (musician) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
spoken vocals [The Journalist]:
Richard Burton (Welsh actor, twice married to Elizabeth Taylor) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
vocals:
Chris Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
orchestra:
Littlechap Strings (string orchestra on 'Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds') (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recording of:
Thunder Child (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
lyricist:
Gary Osborne
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
is based on:
The War of the Worlds: Book 1, Chapter 17: The Thunder Child
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
4.356:06
▶CD 2: The Earth Under the Martians