Sold Date: March 3, 2019
Start Date: February 24, 2019
Final Price: £12.50 (GBP)
Bid Count: 7
Seller Feedback: 972
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Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds is the debut  by , retelling the story of  by , released in the UK 9 June 1978. A , its main format is  and , using narration and  to carry the story and rhyming melodic lyrics that express the feelings of the various characters. The two-disc album remains a bestseller, having sold millions of records around the world, and by 2009 it was the 40th best selling album of all time in the UK with sales of 2,561,286. Performers[] Album[]  –  (The Journalist: the narrator-protagonist)  –  (The Sung Thoughts of the Journalist)  – spoken words and vocals (The Artilleryman)  – vocals (The Voice of Humanity)  – spoken words and vocals (Parson Nathaniel)  – spoken words and vocals (Beth) Jerry Wayne – spoken words (The Voice of NASA) Tours[] Richard Burton – spoken words (The Journalist) (via a "virtual" Richard Burton: a large  of the Journalist plus a projected image)  – spoken words (The Journalist) (The New Generation 2012, 2014 and the Dominion Theatre stage production 2016) Justin Hayward – vocals (The Sung Thoughts of the Journalist) (all tours: 2006, 2007 Australian, 2007 UK, 2009 30th Anniversary, and 2010 tour)  - vocals (The Sung Thoughts of the Journalist): Dominion Theatre 2016 Alexis James – spoken words and vocals (The Artilleryman) (2006, 2007 UK, and 2009 30th Anniversary tour)  – spoken words and vocals (The Artilleryman) (2007 Australian tour)  – spoken words and vocals (The Artilleryman) (2010 tour) Chris Thompson – vocals (The Voice of Humanity) (all tours: 2006, 2007 Australian, 2007 UK, 2009 30th Anniversary, and 2010 tour)  – spoken words and vocals (Parson Nathaniel) (2006 tour)  – spoken words and vocals (Parson Nathaniel) (2007 Australian and first half of 2009 30th Anniversary tour)  – spoken words and vocals (Parson Nathaniel) (2007 UK tour) Damien Edwards – spoken words and vocals (Parson Nathaniel) (second half of 2009 30th Anniversary tour)  – spoken words and vocals (Parson Nathaniel) (2010 tour)  – spoken words and vocals (Beth) (2006 tour)  – spoken words and vocals (Beth) (2007 Australian tour)  – spoken words and vocals (Beth) (2007 UK tour)  – spoken words and vocals (Beth) (2009 30th Anniversary tour)  – spoken words and vocals (Beth) (2010 tour)  – spoken words and vocals (Beth) (2014 and 2018 40th anniversary tour) Callum O'Neill - spoken words (HG Wells) (2014 tour)  – spoken words and vocals (Male Understudy) (all tours: 2006, 2007 Australian, 2007 UK, 2009 30th Anniversary, and 2010 tour) Jonathan Vickers - spoken words and vocals (NASA Controller) (2014 and 2018 40th anniversary tour) Lily Osborne (Female Understudy)

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