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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Just listening to Jeff Wayne's production, forever autumn totally blows me away everytime I hear it.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

Spooky coincidence - I'm reading the book as we speak!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Such a great album. Richard Burton had such a great voice.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yeah listened to that as a kid.. HOOOLAAA lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Absolutely, think most of the other songs etc have not stood the test of time but that song will be poignant for decades still to come, sadly a much over looked love song.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Just listening to Jeff Wayne's production, forever autumn totally blows me away everytime I hear it."

My grandfather had the 12inch vinyl and the sleeve used to scare me!

I have these lyrics in my head, "the chances of anything coming from mars was a million to one, but still they come"

Was like a nice mans singing voice

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

I want to know how many people were permanently scarred by being forced to perform/endure an expressive dance piece to this.....

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"No, Nathaniel, no. There must be more to life. There has to be a way that we can restore to life the love we used to know..."

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Just listening to Jeff Wayne's production, forever autumn totally blows me away everytime I hear it.

My grandfather had the 12inch vinyl and the sleeve used to scare me!

I have these lyrics in my head, "the chances of anything coming from mars was a million to one, but still they come"

Was like a nice mans singing voice "

I bought the vinyl when I was in Florida back in 1997, never played it, but I do occasionally listen to the cd and lose myself in the story.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I want to know how many people were permanently scarred by being forced to perform/endure an expressive dance piece to this....."

I have a vision of you leaping expressively .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to love listening to this. I should dig it out again.

Nell

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

"I want to know how many people were permanently scarred by being forced to perform/endure an expressive dance piece to this.....

I have a vision of you leaping expressively .

Don't forget the PE shorts and plimsolls...

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By *he Face of BoeMan
over a year ago

WOMBOURNE

It is amazing

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I want to know how many people were permanently scarred by being forced to perform/endure an expressive dance piece to this.....

I have a vision of you leaping expressively .

Don't forget the PE shorts and plimsolls..."

They were in my image. I did an early waving my arms about dressed in blue lycra in 1979.

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

"I want to know how many people were permanently scarred by being forced to perform/endure an expressive dance piece to this.....

I have a vision of you leaping expressively .

Don't forget the PE shorts and plimsolls...

They were in my image. I did an early waving my arms about dressed in blue lycra in 1979.

I remember it as an experiment whereby the girls and the boys would do PE together, and the nonplussed look on the face of the girls PE teacher who's job it was to make us "tell a story through dance".

Still, it got us out of cross country, although I never did find my feminine side....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It was updated and extra tracks added for the 2014 final stage tour and the Richard Burton voiceover was rerecorded by Liam Neeson.

In the 2014 stage version he played the part of the journalist and his live action sequences were done using a hologram, it was fantastic and for those interested is available on Amazon.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I want to know how many people were permanently scarred by being forced to perform/endure an expressive dance piece to this.....

I have a vision of you leaping expressively .

Don't forget the PE shorts and plimsolls...

They were in my image. I did an early waving my arms about dressed in blue lycra in 1979.

Still, it got us out of cross country, although I never did find my feminine side...."

I'll help you look if you like.

I've still got my original vinyl album from 1978.

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By *elloIntrigueMan
over a year ago

North West UK

A fantastic album, I listen to it from time to time. Richard Burton, David Essex and Phil Lynott all great on the original.

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By *aren1956TV/TS
over a year ago

Fakenham

You should listen to the 1938 Mercury Theatre version with Orson Welles, brought mass hysteria to large parts of the USA. Wonderful suspense.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like it, but after a while it gets depressing.

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

A great blast from the past

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By *ornyStew77Man
over a year ago

Aberdeen

Always liked this. My Dad had the vinyl double album and I remember listening to it in the car going on holidays

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Have the CD in the car listen to it a lot!!

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By *piritsonfabCouple
over a year ago

Nottingham

Oooh I LOVE this. Listened as a teen, then an adult, seen the stage show three times and know all the words lol.

Now my daughter loves it too.

Last time we went to the stage show my dad and daughter came, not many can appeal to threw generations!

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By *ezebelWoman
over a year ago

North of The Wall - youll need your vest

Still, it got us out of cross country, although I never did find my feminine side...."

Oh I just had a flashback then

Except it was Eleanor Rigby, Miss Walsh's class, and Im still looking for mine as well

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I still have a copy, really like the Thunderchild number too.

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

"Always liked this. My Dad had the vinyl double album and I remember listening to it in the car going on holidays"

You had a record player in your car?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

How uncanny i was listening to that in the van on way home friday night, 2 hr journey so get to listen to whole thing.

Still amazing after all these years

Mark

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Carlos Santana was originally hired to record the sound effects of the Martians but his manager pulled him out of it.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Anyone want to sell the album version . I'll be interested. Mail me plz xx

I should really as I don't have a turntable anymore.

I do, vinyl sounds far better than digital.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

OOOOOOLLAAAAAAAAAH

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yeah I have the vinyl and all the CDs to great to listen too loud and love the lass who plays Beth too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like both versions for different reasons, I like different castings from both liam neeson as the journalist and phil lynott as the parson nathanial ect, but I do prefer gary barlow over justin hayward as the journalist's thoughts

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By *ornyStew77Man
over a year ago

Aberdeen

"Always liked this. My Dad had the vinyl double album and I remember listening to it in the car going on holidays

You had a record player in your car?

Lol! I wish, just a crappy taped version of the vinyl. Still awesome though x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Amazing album. Used to listen to it as a youngster as my Dad had it. I have my own copy now and love it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You should listen to the 1938 Mercury Theatre version with Orson Welles, brought mass hysteria to large parts of the USA. Wonderful suspense."

I've listened to that - a stunning piece of work and really chilling to listen to. I listen to the JW version on my bike, adore it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No one would have believed, in the last years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched from the timeless worlds of space .....

Just brilliant from start to finish (well apart from the track called Red Weed, that's a bit rubbish).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My favourite album of all time, i have a dusty old one a digitally remastered one and the new one with Gary Barlow and Liam neeson, this album is the reason my sons middle name is Nathaniel, would of been his first name but the wife wasn't having that

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By *od ThrusterMan
over a year ago

Newport Pagnell

I listened to it again a month or two back. Great stuff.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This is a great album,ive seen the stage show few times too,my favorite is Thunder Child though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Just listening to Jeff Wayne's production, forever autumn totally blows me away everytime I hear it."

Is it Richard Burton naratating. Fantastic album. Am always listening to it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Just listening to Jeff Wayne's production, forever autumn totally blows me away everytime I hear it.

Is it Richard Burton naratating. Fantastic album. Am always listening to it.

Yes it is - Jeff Wayne chanced his arm by leaving the script and a letter at the stage door while Burton was in a play in New York. While whiling away the hours, Burton had a stack of books to read and one of them was War of the Worlds. He wrote back saying 'it was meant to be' and did the recording in one day.

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By *ficouldMan
over a year ago

a quandary, could you change my mind?

Have both versions on my phone, listen to them regularly.

Still to listen to the original version which case massed hysteria in America when they did the show...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My dad had the vynyl with all the pictures on it. Quite a goosebumps music to listen too

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By *awty nannaWoman
over a year ago

sheffield

I saw the stage show with Richard Burton in hologram,,,,was brilliant

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Years ago I sat in a room alone in the dark and listened to the whole thing on headphones.

Absolutly blew me away was emotionally drained at the end

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Such a great album. Richard Burton had such a great voice. "

Broadsword calling Danny boy...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

One of my favourite albums. Wasn't keen on the remix version that came out in the early 90s. Not listened to the last version. Thinks it's called the new generation or something like that.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Any production with Phil Lynott and David Essex is going to be a winner!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Such a great album. Richard Burton had such a great voice.

Broadsword calling Danny boy... "

To begin at the beginning...

The best male speaking voice. Ever.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

a relative had it on cassette and played it all the time.

I hated it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Such a great album. Richard Burton had such a great voice.

Broadsword calling Danny boy...

To begin at the beginning...

The best male speaking voice. Ever."

Peter Ustinov

Brian blessed

Ian Macallen

All pretty close tho.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Just bumped this cause radio 2 was playing it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Something I've never heard, it's recommended listening I presume?

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By *inky Biscuit DunkerMan
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

I'd love to go & see the Live version. The special effects are supposed to be amazing.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Something I've never heard, it's recommended listening I presume? "

Deffo worth listening to and the live show is amazing

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By *andtsurreyCouple
over a year ago

Torbay

"I'd love to go & see the Live version. The special effects are supposed to be amazing. "

We went to see it and absolutley loved it. Watching Jeff Wayne conduct was incredible. He gets so animated.

Would recommend if it comes back again.

T x

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By *eesideMan
over a year ago

margate sumwear by the sea

"Just bumped this cause radio 2 was playing it

So nuthing to do with my thread the other day then lol

Not hard it on the radio but yes its a realey good pice of music

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By *edfred77Couple
over a year ago

warrington

Farewell thunderchild!!

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By *amiePhuktMan
over a year ago

Bristol

One of my fav albums of all time, still wish they would make some kind of movie to go with the soundtrack, using the artwork on the album etc if it was done right it would be visually and aurally stunning

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By *eesideMan
over a year ago

margate sumwear by the sea

"Farewell thunderchild!!"

1 of my fave bits

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By *eesideMan
over a year ago

margate sumwear by the sea

"One of my fav albums of all time, still wish they would make some kind of movie to go with the soundtrack, using the artwork on the album etc if it was done right it would be visually and aurally stunning

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i6ckXQoBw2M

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By *ficouldMan
over a year ago

a quandary, could you change my mind?

Last time I listened to the full album, it was very late at night, not a sole about, laying on my back, on the very top of a hill, stars out, music on full blast. Amazing album.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Used to live listening to this as a kid with headphones on.

No one would have believed in the last year's .......

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Farewell thunderchild!!"

Used to give me goosebumps. Still got the vinyl version.

Bought a keyboard in the 80's, originally to learn classical pieces. Ended up wearing it out, playing War Of The Worlds tracks

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just came on again

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By *ookie46Woman
over a year ago

Deepest darkest Peru

This reminds me of my dad ........ he had the original cassette tapes in a special edition leather bound case

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

By some strange coincidence I was listening to thunder child just last night courtesy of a new fab friend.

#youknowwhoyouare

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By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek

"By some strange coincidence I was listening to thunder child just last night courtesy of a new fab friend.

#youknowwhoyouare"

Farewell thunderchiiiiiiiiiiild

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By *gent CoulsonMan
over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines

Farewell thunderchild is my favourite track, chris Thompson's vocal is amazing, it's one of those songs that you can visualise

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

Massive Thin Lizzy fan, so as a kid I found out Phil Lynott sung on the album. Well it turned out to be my next purchase and what a great album it turned out to be

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’ll listen to this album at least once a month, one of my all time favourites.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Listened to the album a few times, simply amazing.

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By *arker secrets 321Man
over a year ago

West Bromwich

Timeless classic x

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