Label
CBS – S2BP 220201
Format:
2 x Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: New Zealand
Released: 1978
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Art Rock, Prog Rock, Symphonic Rock
Tracklist
The Coming Of The Martians
A1 The Eve Of The War
A2 Horsell Common And The Heat Ray
B1 The Artilleryman And The Fighting Machine
Vocals [Artilleryman] – David Essex
B2 Forever Autumn
Lyrics By – Paul Vigrass
B3 Thunderchild
Performer [Performed By] – Chris Thompson
Performer [With] – Billy Lawrie, Gary Osborne, Paul Vigrass
The Earth Under The Martians
C1 The Red Weed And Parson Nathaniel
Vocals [Beth] – Julie Covington
Vocals [Parson Nathaniel] – Philip Lynott*
D1 Brave New World And Dead London
Vocals [Artilleryman] – David Essex
D2 Epilogue
Voice [Voices] – Jerry Wayne
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Records
Copyright © – CBS Records
Published By – April Music Ltd.
Published By – Jeff Wayne Music Ltd.
Published By – Leeds Music
Recorded At – Advision Studios
Mastered At – Tape One
Credits
Art Direction [Art Director], Design [Logo Design] – John Pasche
Bass – Herbie Flowers
Composed By, Orchestrated By, Conductor, Producer, Keyboards – Jeff Wayne
Directed By [Dramatic And Narrative Sections Directed By] – Charles Dubin, Jerry Wayne
Drums – Barry Morgan
Effects [Sfx] – Pest*
Featuring – Chris Thompson, David Essex, Julie Covington, Justin Hayward, Phil Lynott
Guitar – Chris Spedding
Guitar, Performer [The Heat Ray], Featuring – Jo Partridge
Keyboards, Synthesizer [Synthesisers] – Ken 'Prof' Freeman*
Lyrics By, Written-By – Gary Osborne
Mastered By – Bill Foster
Narrator [Journalist], Featuring – Richard Burton (2)
Painting – Geoff Taylor (4), Michael Trim, Peter Goodfellow
Percussion – Barry Da Souza*, Ray Cooper, Roy Jones
Performer – Justin Hayward (tracks: A1, B2)
Recorded By – Geoff Young
Recorded By [Assisted By] – Laurence Diana
Zither, Tar (lute), Santoor [Santur] – George Fenton
Notes
Released in a gatefold sleeve with lavishly illustrated full colour 16 page 29.5x29.5cm booklet.
The spine and labels list the title simply as "War Of The Worlds".
Sleeve:
© 1978 CBS Records ℗ 1978 CBS Records. CBS is a trademark of CBS Inc., U.S.A.
Cassette 2PC 201
Booklet:
All songs published by April Music Limited/Jeff Wayne Music Limited, except "Forever Autumn" published by Leeds Music/Jeff Wayne Music Limited
A 48 track production recorded at Advision Studios, London
Mastered at Tape One, London
Adapted from the H. G. Wells classic "The War Of The Worlds"
Labels:
℗ 1978 CBS Records
MADE IN NEW ZEALAND BY A REGISTERED USER OF THE TRADE MARKS
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side 1): SBP 220201-A 4216-700
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side 2): SBP 220201-B 4217-700
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side 3): SBP 220201-C 4218-700
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side 4): SBP 220201-D 4220-700
