War of the Worlds 1978

Produced by Jeff and Jerry Wayne and released June 9, 1978, in London as a double LP album of 12 songs.

1978 LP album

Production:

• Composed, Orchestrated, Conducted & Produced by Jeff Wayne
• Lyrics - Gary Osborne, Paul Vigrass, Jeff Wayne
• Executive Producer - Jerry Wayne
• Written by Doreen Wayne, Adapted from Story by H.G. Wells
• Dramatic & Narrative Sections Directed by Charles Dubin & Jerry Wayne
• Sound Effects - Geraldine 'Pest' Wayne

Cast:

• The Journalist - Richard Burton
• The Sung Thoughts of The Journalist - Justin Hayward
• The Artilleryman - David Essex
• The Voice of Humanity - Chris Thompson
• Parson Nathaniel - Phil Lynott
• Beth (wife of Parson Nathaniel) - Julie Covington
• The Heat Ray - Jo Partridge
• The Voices of NASA Control - Jerry Wayne

Musicians:

• Guitars - Chris Spedding & Jo Partridge
• Bass Guitar - Herbie Flowers
• Drums - Barry Morgan
• Percussion - Barry De Souza, Roy Jones & Ray Cooper
• Synthesizers - Ken 'Prof' Freeman
• Piano & Harpsichord - Jeff Wayne
• Piano on "The Red Weed" - Paul Hart
• Tar, Santur & Autoharp - George Fenton
• Vocalists - Billy Lawrie, Gary Osborne, Chris Thompson, Paul Vigrass

Links:

• Credits from High Fedelity Reviews
• Official Site
• War of the Worlds 2005

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