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

Album · 1978 · United Kingdom

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

Jeff Wayne

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Tracks
13
Playing time
92 min
Genres
Rock opera, Progressive rock, Electronic
Released
9 June 1978
Popularity
65 of 100

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Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds is the 1978 album by Jeff Wayne, from the United Kingdom: 13 tracks and 92 minutes of rock opera, progressive rock and electronic. It is on Radio 1978. It came out on 9 June 1978. Its track played most at Tidal today is “The Eve of the War (feat. Richard Burton & Justin Hayward)”.

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. 1The Eve of the War (feat. Richard Burton & Justin Hayward)9:07
  2. 2Horsell Common and the Heat Ray11:36
  3. 3The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine10:36
  4. 4Forever Autumn7:42
  5. 5Thunder Child6:07

Disc 2

  1. 1The Red Weed (Part 1)5:53
  2. 2The Spirit of Man11:38
  3. 3The Red Weed (Part 2)5:25
  4. 4The Artilleryman Returns1:27
  5. 5Brave New World12:15
  6. 6Dead London (Part 1)8:35
  7. 7Epilogue, Pt. 12:31
  8. 8Epilogue, Pt. 2 (NASA)1:50
  9. 9The Spirit of Man 2009 (feat. Richard Burton, Jennifer Ellison & Shannon Noll)4:16
  10. 10The Eve Of The War & Forever Autumn Medley (feat. Richard Burton)5:01

15 tracks, 1 h 44 min in this edition on 2 discs; the original has 13.

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