The War Of The Worlds

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The Coming Of The Martians
1-1	The Eve Of The War Lyrics By, Written-By – Jeff WayneWritten-By – Gary Osborne
1-2	Horsell Common And The Heat Ray Written-By – Gary Osborne, Jeff Wayne
1-3	The Artilleryman And The Fighting Machine Vocals [The Artilleryman] – David EssexWritten-By – Gary Osborne, Jeff Wayne
1-4	Forever Autumn Lyrics By, Written-By – Paul VigrassWritten-By – Gary Osborne, Jeff Wayne
1-5	Thunderchild Written-By – Gary Osborne, Jeff Wayne
The Earth Under The Martians
2-1	The Red Weed (Part 1) Written-By – Jeff Wayne
2-2	The Spirit Of Man Vocals [Beth] – Julie CovingtonVocals [Parson Nathaniel] – Philip Lynott*Written-By – Gary Osborne, Jeff Wayne
2-3	The Red Weed (Part 2) Written-By – Jeff Wayne
2-4	Brave New World Vocals [The Artilleryman] – David EssexWritten-By – Gary Osborne, Jeff Wayne
2-5	Dead London Written-By – Jeff Wayne
2-6	Epilogue (Part 1) Written-By – Jeff Wayne
2-7	Epilogue (Part 2) (NASA) Written-By – Jeff Wayne
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2-8	The Eve Of The War: Ben Liebrand Remix Remix – Ben LiebrandWritten-By – Gary Osborne, Jeff Wayne

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Records
• Copyright (c) – CBS Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Schallplatte GmbH
• Distributed By – CBS Records
• Distributed By – CBS Disques S.A.
• Made By – Disctronics Limited
• Made By – Disctronics B
• Published By – Jeff Wayne Music Ltd.
• Published By – Duchess Music Inc.
• Recorded At – Advision Studios
• Mastered At – Tape One
• Mastered At – CBS Studios, London

Credits

• Art Direction [Art Director], Design [Logo Design] – John Pasche
• Backing Vocals – Billy Lawrie, Gary Osborne, Paul Vigrass
• Bass Guitar – Herbie Flowers
• Composed By, Orchestrated By, Conductor, Producer, Keyboards, Synthesizer – Jeff Wayne
• Directed By [Dramatic And Narrative Sections Directed By] – Charles Dubin
• Drums – Barry Morgan
• Effects [Sfx] – Pest*
• Engineer – Geoff Young
• Engineer [Assisted By], Mastered By [Compact Disc Cut By] – Laurence Diana
• Executive-Producer, Directed By [Dramatic And Narrative Sections], Voice [Epilogue Voices] – Jerry Wayne
• Featuring – David Essex, Julie Covington, Phil Lynott
• Guitar – Chris Spedding
• Guitar, Performer [The Heat Ray], Featuring – Jo Partridge
• Keyboards – Ken Freeman
• Lyrics By – Gary Osborne (tracks: 1-2 to 2-7)
• Mastered By – Bill Foster
• Narrator, Featuring – Richard Burton
• Painting [Painting By] – Geoff Taylor , Michael Trim, Peter Goodfellow
• Percussion – Barry De Souza, Ray Cooper, Roy Jones
• Performer, Featuring – Chris Thompson, Justin Hayward
• Script By [Written By] – Doreen Wayne
• Zither, Tar (lute), Santoor [Santur] – George Fenton

Notes

Full title of release on booklet and tray insert is "Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds". Title used on this release is the more commonly accepted title (and is how the CD is titled on the spine; the CD labels list it as just "War Of The Worlds"). CD labels also list artist as Various Artists.

Columbia logo appears on labels.
CBS logo appears on rear tray insert and last page of booklet.

Booklet:
Adapted from the H. G. Wells novel "The War Of The Worlds".
Published by Jeff Wayne Music Ltd. except "Forever Autumn" published by Jeff Wayne Music Ltd./ Duchess Music Inc.
A 48 Track Production recorded at Advision Studios, London, May 1976-July 1977
Mastered at Tape One, London.
Compact Disc cut at CBS Studios, London 1985.
First released in the U.K. June 1978.

CD labels:
[Disctronics logo] Made in Australia by Disctronics Limited
℗ 1978 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
"Columbia" is the exclusive trademark of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

CD 2 label:
*[Track 2-8]1989 Sony Music Schallplatte GmbH, Germany

Rear tray insert and booklet:
© 1985 CBS Records ℗ 1978 CBS Records
Printed in Holland
Distribution: CBS Records/CBS Disques S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text on sticker on rear of jewel case): 9 399709 600026
• Label Code (On CD labels): LC 0199
• Label Code (On tray insert and booklet): LC 0149
• Price Code (On tray insert and booklet): CB 792
• Matrix / Runout (CD 1): MADE BY DISCTRONICS B #02 **CDCBS96000-1**
• Matrix / Runout (CD 2): MADE BY DISCTRONICS B ** CDCBS96000-2 ** #02

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CBS 96000, CBS 82671, CBS 82672	Jeff Wayne	Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds ‎(2xLP, Album)	CBS, CBS, CBS	CBS 96000, CBS 82671, CBS 82672	UK	1978
PC2 35290	Jeff Wayne	Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds ‎(2xLP, Album, Gat)	Columbia	PC2 35290	US	1978
S2BP 220201, CBS 96000	Jeff Wayne	Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds ‎(2xLP, Album)	CBS, CBS	S2BP 220201, CBS 96000	Australia	1978
40-96000A, 40-96000B, MJM358M	Jeff Wayne	The War Of The Worlds ‎(2xCass, Album)	CBS, CBS, MJM Music PL	40-96000A, 40-96000B, MJM358M	Poland	1978
40 . 3P 18	Jeff Wayne	Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds ‎(2xLP, Album)	CBS/Sony	40 . 3P 18	Hong Kong	1978

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