Album · 1978
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
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Tracklist
Disc 1
1
The Eve of the War
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
9:07
2
Horsell Common and the Heat Ray
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
11:36
3
The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
10:36
4
Forever Autumn
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
7:44
5
Thunder Child
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
6:06
Disc 2
1
The Red Weed, Part 1
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
5:56
2
Parson Nathaniel / The Spirit of Man
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
11:41
3
The Red Weed, Part 2
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
6:51
4
Brave New World
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
12:13
5
Dead London
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
8:37
6
Epilogue, Part 1
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
2:45
7
Epilogue, Part 2 (NASA)
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
1:50
In print
First pressed 1978, still pressed 2025 — 196 pressings across 32 countries.
Credits
Dave Stansbie
Art Direction · creative director [reissue]
Jeff Wayne
Art Direction · creative director [creative consultant]
John Pasche
Art Direction
Joseph Niet
Artwork
Simon Cantwell
Artwork
Glyn Stanley
Design
Michael Bell Design
Design
Nick Broome
Design
Terry Relph-Knight
Design
Doreen Wayne
Editor
Eddie Lyons
Engineer
Geoff Taylor (4)
Illustration · painting
Michael Trim
Illustration · painting
Peter Goodfellow
Illustration · painting
Accy
Instrument · drums
Barry De Souza
Instrument · percussion
Barry Morgan
Instrument · drums
Chris Spedding
Instrument · guitar [guitars]
Colin Good
Instrument · keyboards
George Fenton
Instrument · drum [tar], santoor [santur], zither
Gordon Marshall
Instrument · drums
Herbie Flowers
Instrument · bass
Hugh Burns
Instrument · acoustic guitar
Ian Wherry
Instrument · keyboards
Jo Partridge
Instrument · guitar [guitars]
Julia Thornton
Instrument · percussion, harp
Ken Freeman
Instrument · keyboards, synthesizer [synthesizers]
Kennedy Aitchison
Instrument · keyboards
Laurie Wisefield
Instrument · electric guitar, mandolin, effects [vox box]
Neil Angilley
Instrument · keyboards
Paul Hart
Instrument · piano [uncredited]
Ray Cooper
Instrument · percussion
Roy Jones
Instrument · percussion
Steve Turner
Instrument · keyboards
The Littlechap Strings
Instrument · strings
Thomas Gandey
Instrument · keyboards [additional keyboards]
Tom Woodstock
Instrument · guitar
Zeb Wayne
Instrument · keyboards, creative director [creative consultant]
Peter Doggett
Liner Notes
Barry Grint
Mastering · lacquer cut by
BilBo
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Bill Foster
Mastering
Damir Pavunić
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Denis Blackham
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Don Bartley
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Emily Lazar
Mastering
Geoff Pesche
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Laurence Diana
Mastering
Sarah Register
Mastering
SST
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Tim Young
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Tony Taurins
Mastering · lacquer cut by [runout etching δ]
Vlado Meller
Mastering
Joachim Tennstedt
Performer
Manfred Lehmann
Performer
Susanna Bonaséwicz
Performer
The ULLAdubULLA Strings
Performing Orchestra
Brian Aris
Photography
Christine Goodwin
Photography
Jupiter Images
Photography
Photos.com
Photography
Rex Features
Photography
Blacktide Phonic/Visual
Producer · film producer [produced by]
Frederick Jude
Producer · executive-producer [reissue]
Gaëtan Schurrer
Producer · compiled by [rarities & outtakes compiled by], restoration [2005 sound restoration assisted by], mixed by [2005 sound restoration]
Gareth Cousins
Producer
Greg Brooks (4)
Producer · compiled by [rarities & outtakes compiled by]
Jerry Wayne
Producer · executive-producer
Johnny Wilks
Producer · reissue producer
Kipper
Producer
Richard Beeching
Producer · reissue producer [reissue head of production], design [reissue]
Stuart Batsford
Producer · reissue producer
Geoff Young
Recording
Germán Bueno
Translator
Billy Lawrie
Vocal · backing vocals
Chris Thompson
Vocal · voice actor [the players - the voice of humanity]
David Essex
Vocal · voice [artilleryman]
Eduardo Jover
Vocal · voice [epilogue voices]
Gary Osborne
Vocal · backing vocals
Julie Covington
Vocal · voice [beth]
Jürgen Neu
Vocal · voice [epiloque]
Justin Hayward
Vocal · voice actor [the players - the sung thoughts of the journalist]
Knut Reschke
Vocal · voice [epiloque]
Lewis MacLeod
Vocal · voice actor [martian voices]
Paul Vigrass
Vocal · backing vocals
Phil Lynott
Vocal · voice [the parson]
Richard Burton
Vocal · voice actor [journalist]
H. G. Wells
Writer
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