Jeff Wayne-War of the Worlds (1977)

Since its original release in June 1978, the musical version of War of the Worlds has become a real classic, brought together a new generation of devoted followers, while vdohnolyaya faithful listeners of the last decades. Inspired by HG Wells beckoned, the album is a compelling blend of prog rock, classical and literary inserts, with spectacular narrative Richard'a Burton'a and outstanding performance of the famous actors 70s, including David Essex, Justin Hayward, Phil Lynott and Julie Covington.
The album was a huge success and won critical acclaim and numerous accolades around the globe, it has sold 12.5 million copies. War of the Worlds has held more than 260 consecutive weeks in the UK charts and constantly appearing in them over time.

Jeff Wayne / synthesizer, keyboards, voices, director, conductor, executive producer, performer, orchestration
- David Essex / vocals, performer
- Justin Hayward / vocals, performer
- Chris Spedding / guitar
- Julie Covington / vocals, performer
- Herbie Flowers / guitar (bass)
- Billy Lawrie / vocals (background)
- Phil Lynott / vocals, performer
- Chris Thompson / vocals, performer
- Richard Burton / vocals, performer
- Ray Cooper / percussion
- George Fenton / zither, taragat, santur
- Ken Freeman / synthesizer, keyboards
- Barry Morgan / drums
- Gary Osborne / vocals (background)
- Jo Partridge / guitar, vocals, performer
- Paul Vigrass / vocals (background)
- Roy Jones / percussion
- Barry Da Souza / percussion

Artist       : Jeff Wayne
Album        : War Of The Worlds. CD1: The Coming Of The Martians
Genre        : Prog Rock
Year         : 1978
Songs       : 5
Playtime     : 00:45:10
Size         : 103,40 MB
Codec        : MPEG 1 Layer III / Lame 3.96 / 320 kbps

001. The Eve Of The War (09:07)
002. Horsell Common And The Heat Ray (11:35)
003. The Artilleryman And The Fighting Machine (10:27)
004. Forever Autumn (07:55)
005. Thunder Child (06:03)

Artist       : Jeff Wayne
Album        : War Of The Worlds. CD2: The Earth Under The Martians
Genre        : Prog Rock
Year         : 1978
Songs       : 7
Playtime     : 00:49:53
Size         : 114,24 MB
Codec        : MPEG 1 Layer III / Lame 3.96 / 320 kbps

001. The Red Weed (Part I) (05:55)
002. The Spirit Of Man (11:36)
003. The Red Weed (Part II) (06:59)
004. Brave New World (12:08)
005. Dead London (08:37)
006. Epilogue (Part I) (02:46)
007. Epilogue (Part II) (01:49)

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