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Jeff Wayne
Highlights From Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds - The New Generation
Album GB 2014 on Sony Music label
Electronic and Rock (Prog Rock, Ambient)
Made in the EU. Originally released in 1978, ‘Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds’ remains an award-winning landmark masterpiece that has continually won new fans. In 2012, Jeff embarked on a new interpretation with guest stars every bit as talented as their illustrious predecessors - Liam Neeson, Gary Barlow, Ricky Wilson, Maverick Sabre, Joss Stone, and Alex Clare. In 1978, in order to achieve radio airplay, Jeff created an album of single length tracks with specially recorded intros and endings, whereas the original album was a 96 minute continuous recording, with no specific edit points. Now, the New Generation album has also been adapted into its own Highlights version, including the newly recorded bonus track - The Spirit of Man (Ragamuffin Mix) featuring Joss Stone and Maverick Sabre. Jewel Case with 4 page booklet. Erratum:- Track 6 is incorrectly listed as "The Reed Weed".
Musicians
 | Jeff Wayne key, syn, *1943 GB composed by, arranged by, conductor, producer, keyboards, liner notes, lyrics by, synthesizer, album by |
 | Doreen Wayne , GB adapted by |
 | Gary Osborne voc, g, *1949 GB backing vocals, lyrics by |
 | Paul Vigrass voc, GB backing vocals, lyrics by |
 | Tom Woodstock voc, eg, key, backing vocals, dulcimer, guitar, keyboards, additional, programmed by |
 | Herbie Flowers b, eb, *1938 GB bass guitar, tin whistle, swanee |
 | Emma McCoy vc, cello, solo |
 | Gordon Marshall dr, *1960 GB drums |
 | Gaëtan Schurrer , drums, additional production, keyboards, additional, programmed by |
 | Laurie Wisefield voc, *1952 GB dulcimer, guitar, mandolin |
 | Geraldine Wayne effects, the sound effects maker |
 | Chris Spedding g, voc, *1944 GB guitar |
 | Jo Partridge acg, bvoc, eg, *1954 guitar, ullas |
 | Paul Hart p, vn, ep, *1945 GB keyboards |
 | Thomas Gandey , FR keyboards, additional, mixed by, programmed by |
 | Ray Cooper perc, *1942 GB percussion |
 | Roy Jones key, GB percussion, tuned |
 | The Littlechap Strings str, strings |
 | Ken Freeman syn, p, *1947 GB synthesizer |
 | George Fenton g, key, *1950 GB tar (lute), santoor, autoharp |
 | Gary Barlow p, key, voc, *1971 GB featuring |
 | Liam Neeson , *1952 GB featuring |
 | Alex Clare voc, *1985 GB performer on track |
 | Joss Stone voc, bvoc, *1987 GB performer on track |
 | Ricky Wilson voc, *1978 GB performer on track |
Producers
| Fluid art direction |
| Billy Lawrie backing vocals |
| Cal Owen backing vocals |
| Chris Thompson backing vocals |
| Jerry Wayne executive-producer |
| Emily Lazar mastered by |
| Joe LaPorta mastered by |
Composers
| Gary Osborne |
| Paul Vigrass |
| Jeff Wayne |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | The Eve Of The War | Jeff Wayne | 4:06 | |
| 2 | | Horsell Common And The Heat Ray | Jeff Wayne | 5:41 | |
| 3 | | The Artilleryman And The Fighting Machine | Jeff Wayne | 4:39 | |
| 4 | | Forever Autumn | Gary Barlow | 4:00 | |
| 5 | | Thunder Child | Alex Clare (2) | 3:32 | |
| 6 | | The Red Weed | Jeff Wayne | 6:09 | |
| 7 | | The Spirit Of Man | Joss Stone | 3:54 | |
| 8 | | Brave New World | Ricky Wilson (2) | 3:47 | |
| 9 | | Dead London | Jeff Wayne | 5:35 | |
| 10 | Bonus Track | Jeff Wayne | |||
| 11 | The Spirit Of Man (Raggamuffin Mix) | Joss Stone | 4:13 |
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