Jeff Wayne
The War of the Worlds [Seven-Disc Collector's Edition]
Columbia
So, you saw Steven Spielberg's brutal remake of War of the Worlds over the long holiday weekend and you saw Pink Floyd's triumphant reunion at Live 8...yet you still want more. Perhaps you even yearned for these two pop culture highlights of the Fourth of July weekend to be merged together. If that's the case, Columbia/Legacy fulfills your dreams with a deluxe collector's edition reissue of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds. The original double-album — featuring narration from the great Richard Burton and appearances from such '70s rock stalwarts as David Essex, the Moody Blues's Justin Hayward and Phil Lynott of Think Lizzy — is expanded to a monstrous seven-disc set, featuring the original album as hybrid SACDs, four discs of remixes and rarities, and a DVD with a 92-minute documentary of the making of Wayne's magnum opus.
The War of the Worlds [Seven-Disc Collector's Edition]
Columbia
So, you saw Steven Spielberg's brutal remake of War of the Worlds over the long holiday weekend and you saw Pink Floyd's triumphant reunion at Live 8...yet you still want more. Perhaps you even yearned for these two pop culture highlights of the Fourth of July weekend to be merged together. If that's the case, Columbia/Legacy fulfills your dreams with a deluxe collector's edition reissue of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds. The original double-album — featuring narration from the great Richard Burton and appearances from such '70s rock stalwarts as David Essex, the Moody Blues's Justin Hayward and Phil Lynott of Think Lizzy — is expanded to a monstrous seven-disc set, featuring the original album as hybrid SACDs, four discs of remixes and rarities, and a DVD with a 92-minute documentary of the making of Wayne's magnum opus.
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