The Great Martian War 1913 - 1917

[CampX]

Jeff Wayne did the LP story that was set to Music, not a musical in the true sense of the word, but I quit liked it. The part of the Thunderchild was great!!
The early LPs can with a large book of pictures that could be framed,

Dean O

[Salzburg]

Personally, I think the idea is absolutely ludicrous and, I would suggest, an insult to the brave men and women who fought in that conflict.

[HPL2008]

Jeff Wayne did the LP story that was set to Music, not a musical in the true sense of the word, but I quit liked it. The part of the Thunderchild was great!!
The early LPs can with a large book of pictures that could be framed.

Indeed. I still have the double LP album, although of course I have long since bought it on CD as well.

[Wagriff]

Serious as black smoke and heat rays. Not a musical in the true sense, though. It started life as a concept album, but there have been later stage productions. (The Richard Burton narration mentioned earlier in this thread was a reference to the musical version, too.)

For more info, see: Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wayne also did an musical adaptation of Spartacus, by the way.

As Marlon Brando said in Apocalypse Now ..... "The Horror...the Horror...."

[CampX]

Well remember the original book came out about 20 years before WW1, nothing like the later movies, it's a good short read.

Dean O

[Thanatos]

Indeed. I still have the double LP album, although of course I have long since bought it on CD as well.

Same, a late 70's classic for sure. Some great music on this one, Forever Autumn and Thunderchild would be my two fav's.
Back in 1938 in the US Orson Wells did a live broadcast of WOTW that some took as a factual event and many packed up their gear and ran for the hills. I am sure I read somewhere that a father killed his family thinking the Martians were coming over this broadcast.
WOTW certainly has a interesting history.

All the best
Dave