War of the Worlds [IMPORT] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Jeff Wayne

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 28, 1996)
• Original Release Date: April 28, 1996
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony/Epic
• ASIN: B00006I05X
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #233,719 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Eve of the War

2. Horsell Common and the Heat Ray

3. Artilleryman and the FightingMachine

4. Forever Autumn

5. Thunder Child

Disc: 2

1. Red Weed, Pt. 1

2. Spirit of Man

3. Red Weed, Pt. 2

4. Brave New World

5. Dead London

6. Epilogue, Pt. 1

7. Epilogue, Pt. 2 (NASA)

8. Spirit of Man [Dubulladub]

9. Dark Autumn Dub

10. Forever Autumn [Remix 95]

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

20bit Digitally Remastered Edition of the First Successful All-star Musical Story Soundtrack. Featured Players Include the Late Richard Burton, the Late Phil Lynott and the Moody Blues'justin Hayward, Whose "Forever Autumn" from this Album Became the Biggest Hit Single of his Solo Career. This Collection also Includes Four Bonus Tracks: A Remix and Dub of 'forever Autumn' and a Remix of 'eve of the War' and a Dub of 'spirit of Man'.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Epic!, April 5, 2003

By	Random Coolzip "Random Coolzip" (Las Vegas, NEVADA United States) - See all my reviews

I was stationed in Hawaii on a US Navy Submarine and was sitting in the radio room while the local station was announcing that they were going to play a rock version of War of the Worlds. Since I had the duty I had no place to go, I listened to it.

Superb! It gave me chills then and it still does today. Richard Burton's voice really adds the glue to this whole concept album. Phillip Lynott of Thin Lizzy, Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues, and British Vocalists Julie Covington and David Essex provide the rest of the vocal talent.

If you have never heard this then buy it. You wan't regret it!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars war of the worlds in vinyl...., July 26, 2005

By	lynne "lynne" (washington state) - See all my reviews

i have a copy of this in vinyl, i bought it back in my teen days in the 70s (back in england).. a double record set, complete with booklet. pretty cool, and i remember listening over n over again to it, driving my parents crazy, i loved it!
when i heard they had made the war of the worlds movie, i made my teenage kids listen to the "LP".... they werent too impressed with it....i guess i am getting old, showing my age here (45)!
not to worry, the 70s stuff is the best!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly Wonderful, July 11, 2004

By	Oymaprat (Nowhere In Particular) - See all my reviews

I am still only 15, but I heard this when I was nine, and thought it was the best thing since chocolate. It introduced me to many, many other albums and bands. I owe it all to Jeff Wayne, and also to Rick Wakeman as I soon after heard his Journey to the Centre of the Earth.
This is a very powerful album in many respects, not only for it's famous narration by Richard Burton and its even more famous DUM DUM DUMMM, DUM DUM DUMMM, you get the picture. (I hope!) I truly believe that anyone who likes any form of music from the 70's will like this. I wont pretend that todays younger generation will appreciate it as the masterpiece it is, but all the rest of us should proudly own a copy of 'JEFF WAYNES MUSICAL VERSION OF THE WAR OF THE WORLDS.' It's a true classic, up their with Mozart and Haydn, well done Jeff! H.G. Wells would be proud.