The War of the Worlds (Collector's Edition)

~ Release by Jeff Wayne (see all versions of this release, 38 available)

Annotation

Box Set, Limited Edition, Gatefold
2 x SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album
DVD, PAL
3 x CD, Compilation, Versions
CD, Compilation, Remixes

Annotation last modified on 2021-11-28 09:36 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel): The Coming of the Martians
#TitleRatingLength
1The Eve of the War
bass guitar:
Herbie Flowers (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
drums (drum set):
Barry Morgan (English drummer) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
guitar:
Chris Spedding (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
synthesizer:
Ken Freeman (UK session keyboardist) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07) and Jeff Wayne (musician) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
spoken vocals [The Journalist]:
Richard Burton (Welsh actor, twice married to Elizabeth Taylor) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
vocals:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
orchestra:
Littlechap Strings (string orchestra on 'Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds') (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recording of:
The Eve of the War (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
librettist:
Doreen Wayne
publisher:
April Music Ltd.
is based on:
The War of the Worlds: Book 1, Chapter 1: The Eve of the War
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
3.99:08
2Horsell Common and the Heat Ray
bass guitar:
Herbie Flowers (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
drums (drum set):
Barry Morgan (English drummer) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
guitar:
Jo Partridge (from 1976-05 until 1977-07) and Chris Spedding (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
synthesizer:
Ken Freeman (UK session keyboardist) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07) and Jeff Wayne (musician) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
spoken vocals [The Journalist]:
Richard Burton (Welsh actor, twice married to Elizabeth Taylor) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
orchestra:
Littlechap Strings (string orchestra on 'Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds') (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
performer:
Richard Burton (Welsh actor, twice married to Elizabeth Taylor) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recording of:
Horsell Common and the Heat Ray (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
is based on:
The War of the Worlds: Book 1, Chapter 3: On Horsell Common
is based on:
The War of the Worlds: Book 1, Chapter 4: The Cylinder Opens
is based on:
The War of the Worlds: Book 1, Chapter 5: The Heat-Ray
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
3.6511:35
3The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine
bass guitar:
Herbie Flowers (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
drums (drum set):
Barry Morgan (English drummer) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
guitar:
Chris Spedding (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
synthesizer:
Ken Freeman (UK session keyboardist) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07) and Jeff Wayne (musician) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
spoken vocals [The Artilleryman]:
David Essex (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
spoken vocals [The Journalist]:
Richard Burton (Welsh actor, twice married to Elizabeth Taylor) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
orchestra:
Littlechap Strings (string orchestra on 'Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds') (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recording of:
The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
3.510:28
4Forever Autumn
bass guitar:
Herbie Flowers (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
drums (drum set):
Barry Morgan (English drummer) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
guitar:
Chris Spedding (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
synthesizer:
Ken Freeman (UK session keyboardist) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07) and Jeff Wayne (musician) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
spoken vocals [The Journalist]:
Richard Burton (Welsh actor, twice married to Elizabeth Taylor) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
vocals:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
orchestra:
Littlechap Strings (string orchestra on 'Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds') (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recording of:
Forever Autumn (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
lyricist:
Gary Osborne and Paul Vigrass
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
4.157:55
5Thunder Child
bass guitar:
Herbie Flowers (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
drums (drum set):
Barry Morgan (English drummer) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
guitar:
Chris Spedding (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
synthesizer:
Ken Freeman (UK session keyboardist) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07) and Jeff Wayne (musician) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
spoken vocals [The Journalist]:
Richard Burton (Welsh actor, twice married to Elizabeth Taylor) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
vocals:
Chris Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
orchestra:
Littlechap Strings (string orchestra on 'Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds') (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recording of:
Thunder Child (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
lyricist:
Gary Osborne
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
is based on:
The War of the Worlds: Book 1, Chapter 17: The Thunder Child
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
4.356:03
2Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel): The Earth Under the Martians
#TitleRatingLength
1The Red Weed, Part 1
bass guitar:
Herbie Flowers (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
drums (drum set):
Barry Morgan (English drummer) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
guitar:
Chris Spedding (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
synthesizer:
Ken Freeman (UK session keyboardist) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07) and Jeff Wayne (musician) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
spoken vocals [The Journalist]:
Richard Burton (Welsh actor, twice married to Elizabeth Taylor) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
orchestra:
Littlechap Strings (string orchestra on 'Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds') (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recording of:
The Red Weed, Part 1 (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
part of:
The Red Weed
2.855:56
2The Spirit of Man
bass guitar:
Herbie Flowers (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
drums (drum set):
Barry Morgan (English drummer) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
guitar:
Chris Spedding (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
synthesizer:
Ken Freeman (UK session keyboardist) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07) and Jeff Wayne (musician) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
spoken vocals [Beth]:
Julie Covington (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
spoken vocals [Parson Nathaniel]:
Phil Lynott (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
spoken vocals [The Journalist]:
Richard Burton (Welsh actor, twice married to Elizabeth Taylor) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
vocals:
Julie Covington (from 1976-05 until 1977-07) and Phil Lynott (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
orchestra:
Littlechap Strings (string orchestra on 'Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds') (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recording of:
The Spirit of Man (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
lyricist:
Gary Osborne
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
2.7511:43
3The Red Weed, Part 2
bass guitar:
Herbie Flowers (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
drums (drum set):
Barry Morgan (English drummer) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
guitar:
Chris Spedding (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
synthesizer:
Ken Freeman (UK session keyboardist) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07) and Jeff Wayne (musician) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
spoken vocals [Parson Nathaniel]:
Phil Lynott (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
spoken vocals [The Journalist]:
Richard Burton (Welsh actor, twice married to Elizabeth Taylor) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
orchestra:
Littlechap Strings (string orchestra on 'Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds') (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recording of:
The Red Weed, Part 2 (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
part of:
The Red Weed
36:49
4Brave New World
bass guitar:
Herbie Flowers (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
drums (drum set):
Barry Morgan (English drummer) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
guitar:
Chris Spedding (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
synthesizer:
Ken Freeman (UK session keyboardist) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07) and Jeff Wayne (musician) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
spoken vocals [The Artilleryman]:
David Essex (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
spoken vocals [The Journalist]:
Richard Burton (Welsh actor, twice married to Elizabeth Taylor) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
vocals:
David Essex
orchestra:
Littlechap Strings (string orchestra on 'Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds') (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recording of:
Brave New World (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
lyricist:
Gary Osborne
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
312:13
5Dead London
bass guitar:
Herbie Flowers (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
drums (drum set):
Barry Morgan (English drummer) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
guitar:
Chris Spedding (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
synthesizer:
Ken Freeman (UK session keyboardist) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07) and Jeff Wayne (musician) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
spoken vocals [The Journalist]:
Richard Burton (Welsh actor, twice married to Elizabeth Taylor) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
orchestra:
Littlechap Strings (string orchestra on 'Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds') (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recording of:
Dead London (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
is based on:
The War of the Worlds: Book 2, Chapter 8: Dead London
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
3.158:37
6Epilogue, Part 1
bass guitar:
Herbie Flowers (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
drums (drum set):
Barry Morgan (English drummer) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
guitar:
Chris Spedding (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
synthesizer:
Ken Freeman (UK session keyboardist) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07) and Jeff Wayne (musician) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
spoken vocals:
Jerry Wayne (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
orchestra:
Littlechap Strings (string orchestra on 'Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds') (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recording of:
Epilogue, Part 1 (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
part of:
Epilogue (Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds)
3.252:46
7Epilogue, Part 2 (NASA)
bass guitar:
Herbie Flowers (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
drums (drum set):
Barry Morgan (English drummer) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
guitar:
Chris Spedding (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
synthesizer:
Ken Freeman (UK session keyboardist) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07) and Jeff Wayne (musician) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
spoken vocals:
Jerry Wayne (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
orchestra:
Littlechap Strings (string orchestra on 'Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds') (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
recording of:
Epilogue, Part 2 (NASA) (from 1976-05 until 1977-07)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
part of:
Epilogue (Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds)
2.751:53
8The Eve of the War (Ben Liebrand remix)3:49
3CD: The Remixes 1979~2005
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1ULLAdubULLA (Papa Ootzie remix)
recording engineer:
Pete Smith (UK producer)
programming:
James Cassidy, Paul Chivers, Gaëtan Schurrer and Pete Smith (UK producer)
producer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
mixer:
James Cassidy
keyboard:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
spoken vocals [Martians]:
Lewis MacLeod (voice actor)
remixer:
Papa Ootzie
arranger:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
recording of:
ULLAdubULLA
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
Jeff Wayne3:13
2The Eve of the War (Hybrid's Fire in the Sky mix)
spoken vocals:
Richard Burton (Welsh actor, twice married to Elizabeth Taylor)
remixer:
Hybrid (production music composer)
recording of:
The Eve of the War
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
librettist:
Doreen Wayne
publisher:
April Music Ltd.
is based on:
The War of the Worlds: Book 1, Chapter 1: The Eve of the War
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
Jeff Wayne feat. Richard Burton4:41
3Forever Autumn (N-Trance remix)
lead vocals:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
remixer:
N‐Trance
recording of:
Forever Autumn
lyricist:
Gary Osborne and Paul Vigrass
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
Jeff Wayne feat. Justin Hayward3:33
4Horsell Common and the Heat Ray (Max Mondo remix)Jeff Wayne3:51
5The Spirit of Man - Spirit of Dub (Frederikse-Schurrer remix)Jeff Wayne feat. Phil Lynott & Julie Covington5:48
6The Eve of the War (Hani remix)Jeff Wayne feat. Richard Burton4:16
7The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine (Max Mondo remix)
recording engineer:
Pete Smith (UK producer)
additional programming:
Gaëtan Schurrer
producer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
mixer:
James Cassidy
remixer:
Max Mondo (UK production/remix team)
recording of:
The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
Jeff Wayne3:53
8Brave New World (Todd Terry remix)
additional programming:
Gaëtan Schurrer
additional producer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
remixer:
Todd Terry (US house DJ, producer and remixer)
recording of:
Brave New World
lyricist:
Gary Osborne
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
Jeff Wayne feat. Richard Burton & David Essex3:14
9Forever Autumn - Dark Autumn Dub (Frederikse-Schurrer remix)
remixer:
Tom Frederikse and Gaëtan Schurrer
recording of:
Forever Autumn
lyricist:
Gary Osborne and Paul Vigrass
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
Jeff Wayne4:07
10The Red Weed (Mister Joyboy remix)
recording engineer:
Pete Smith (UK producer)
programming:
James Cassidy, Paul Chivers, Gaëtan Schurrer and Pete Smith (UK producer)
producer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
mixer:
James Cassidy
remixer:
Mister JoyBoy (alias of Max Mondo)
recording of:
The Red Weed
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
Jeff Wayne3:22
11The Spirit of Destiny (The Parson vs. Palene) (Cassidy-Langan-Wayne remix)
remixer:
James Cassidy, Gary Langan and Jeff Wayne (musician)
Jeff Wayne feat. Phil Lynott4:59
12The Eve of the War (1980 disco Steve Thompson remix)Jeff Wayne feat. Justin Hayward4:48
13The Spirit of Man (Max Mondo remix)
additional programming:
Gaëtan Schurrer
producer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
mixer:
Alex Marcou
remixer:
Max Mondo (UK production/remix team)
recording of:
The Spirit of Man
lyricist:
Gary Osborne
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
Jeff Wayne feat. Richard Burton, Phil Lynott & Julie Covington5:19
14The Eve of the War (Ben Liebrand remix)Jeff Wayne feat. Richard Burton3:50
15Brave New World (Dario G remix)Jeff Wayne feat. David Essex5:12
16Dead London (Mister Joyboy remix)
recording engineer:
Pete Smith (UK producer)
additional programming:
James Cassidy and Gaëtan Schurrer
producer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
mixer:
James Cassidy
remixer:
Mister JoyBoy (alias of Max Mondo)
recording of:
Dead London
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
is based on:
The War of the Worlds: Book 2, Chapter 8: Dead London
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
Jeff Wayne5:06
17The Eve of the War vs. Animal and Man (Forrest-Schurrer-Wayne remix)
remixer:
Gaëtan Schurrer and Jeff Wayne (musician)
Jeff Wayne feat. Richard Burton5:52
4CD: The Coming Of The Martians... Revisited - Original Studio Out-takes: I of III
#TitleRatingLength
1The Four Narrators (opening passage)
0:45
2The Eve of the War (original unused intro)0:55
3The Eve of the War (early band take)4:15
4The Eve of the War (stripped down mix)4:05
5The Eve of the War0:50
6'That' Laugh
0:50
7Out-takes (from Horsell Common and the Heatray) 1
0:15
8Out-takes (from Horsell Common and the Heatray) 2
0:11
9Out-takes (from Horsell Common and the Heatray) 3
1:56
10Horsell Common and the Heatray (early version)
4:42
11Out-takes (from Horsell Common and the Heatray) 4
0:44
12The Heatray Versus the Jangle Piano (Martian Versus Man)
1:20
13The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine (early band take, featuring original unused intro)
4:06
14Richard Burton Out-take
0:17
15Lego Toys (original 1969 TV commercial)
0:32
16Forever Autumn (original 1972 version)
recording of:
Forever Autumn
lyricist:
Gary Osborne and Paul Vigrass
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
2:55
17Bar Count - Under Attack (from Forever Autumn)
1:29
18Forever Autumn (early version)
recording of:
Forever Autumn
lyricist:
Gary Osborne and Paul Vigrass
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
4:57
19Bar Count Continues (from Forever Autumn)
0:26
20Paperboys (original unused out-takes) 1
0:44
21Paperboys (original unused out-takes) 2
0:14
22Paperboy Shouts and Panicking Crowd (original unused out-takes from Forever Autumn) 1
0:26
23Paperboy Shouts and Panicking Crowd (original unused out-takes from Forever Autumn) 2
0:27
24''Ugly Brutes!'' and ''See Them!'' (original unused out-takes from Forever Autumn) 1
0:10
25Forever Autumn (early version)
recording of:
Forever Autumn
lyricist:
Gary Osborne and Paul Vigrass
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
4:00
26Thunder Child (early version)3:52
27Thunder Child (later version)2:51
28The Four Narrators (The Earth Belonged to the Martians)
0:26
29The Four Narrators (The Red Weed)
0:25
30The Red Weed (early version)4:28
31Unused Out-take (from The Red Weed)
1:21
32The Red Weed (original unused parts) 1
0:49
33The Red Weed (original unused parts) 2
1:04
34Jeff's ''Worth a Listen'' Red Weed Alternative
0:23
35Original 75" Radio Commercial
1:16
5CD: The Earth Under The Martians... Revisited - Original Studio Out-takes: II of III
6CD: The Earth Under The Martians... Revisited - Original Studio Out-takes: III of III