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

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Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
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Length
12 tracks, 78:55
Release Date
1978
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds is the debut album by Jeff Wayne, retelling the story of The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells, released in the UK 9 June 1978. A concept album, its main format is progressive rock and string orchestra, using narration and leitmotifs to carry the story and rhyming melodic lyrics that express the feelings of the various characters. The two-disc album remains a bestseller, having sold millions of records around the world, and by 2009 it was the 40th best selling album of all time in the UK with sales of 2,561,286. It has since … read more
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds is the debut album by Jeff Wayne, retelling the story of The War of the Worlds by H. G. We… read more
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds is the debut album by Jeff Wayne, retelling the story of The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells, released in the UK 9 June 1978. … read more

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Track number Play Loved Track name Artist name Buy Options Duration Listeners
1 Play track The Eve of the War
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 4:31 49,138 listeners
2 Play track Horsell Common and the Heat Ray
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 3:58 39,185 listeners
3 Play track The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine
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 10:42 32,392 listeners
4 Play track Forever Autumn
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 7:56 47,226 listeners
5 Play track Thunder Child
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 5:28 32,862 listeners
6 The Red Weed, Part 1
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 6:57 828 listeners
7 Parson Nathaniel / The Spirit of Man
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 11:40 757 listeners
8 Play track The Red Weed, Part 2
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 5:19 777 listeners
9 Play track Brave New World
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 11:34 24,333 listeners
10 Play track Dead London
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 5:32 17,086 listeners
11 Epilogue, Part 1
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 3:21 713 listeners
12 Play track Epilogue, Part 2 (NASA)
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 1:57 774 listeners

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There are two artists using this name: 1. Jeff Wayne is a composer known mostly for his musical version of H.G. Wells' The War Of The Worlds. In the production of The War Of The Worlds he put together all of the music himself and contributed some vocals to the final track of the original 1978 release. He also wrote several advertising jingles in the 1970s which appeared on television in the United Kingdom, notably the Gordon's Gin commercial, which was systematically covered and re-covered by the Human League. Other well-known themes he wrote include Good Morning Britain (… read more
There are two artists using this name: 1. Jeff Wayne is a composer known mostly for his musical version of H.G. Wells' The War Of The Worlds. In the production of The War Of The Worlds… read more
There are two artists using this name: 1. Jeff Wayne is a composer known mostly for his musical version of H.G. Wells' The War Of The Worlds. In the production of The War Of The Worlds he put together all of the music himself and … read more

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