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

1▶Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel): The Coming of the Martians
2▶Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel): The Earth Under the Martians
3▶CD: The Remixes 1979~2005
4▼CD: 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)
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”
0:55
3The Eve of the War (early band take)
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”
4:15
4The Eve of the War (stripped down mix)
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”
4:05
5The Eve of the War
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”
0:50
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)
recording of:
Thunder Child
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”
3:52
27Thunder Child (later version)
recording of:
Thunder Child
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”
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)
recording of:
The Red Weed
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
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
5▶CD: The Earth Under The Martians... Revisited - Original Studio Out-takes: II of III
6▶CD: The Earth Under The Martians... Revisited - Original Studio Out-takes: III of III