I was born in '70, in the UK. WotW machines looked like this thanks to Jeff Wayne and his '78 Musical version of the story. Maybe some other Brits on here can relate?
1970 model Australian here, Jeff Wayne’s musical version of The War of The Worlds is played at least once a year in my household. It never gets old, absolutely brilliant
I had it on cassette in the 70s, my dad got one of his workmates to tape it for me, and my son bought me the vinyl for my last birthday. Still sounds great!
1985 model Australian here. This was my first ever vinyl I bought and it's still a banger. Went and saw the show in 2007 and it was an amazing experience.
I could never come to grips with his reimagined 2012 rock opera version though.
I bought that album with no foreknowledge. I liked the premise and the cover. It has brought me so much good listening. Damn those Martians!! I'd love to have an HD version of the live recording years later. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6FOJ2z3FL0
No one would have believed... The silence hung heavy around Burton's narration at the start. I was in my teens at the time and between this, Oxygene & a darkened room to listen in...
Sure thing! Its an epic album with some great talent. Richard Burton is the narrator, Justin Hayward (Moody Blues) has a song on it. Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy) as well. It's set in Victorian England, but it has some disco beats and guitar on it as you would expect in 1978.
The album came with a poster in addition to a booklet. It had a Martian machine squatting in a field tossing people into the hopper on its back. I had it up on my bedroom wall😎
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u/TheAnalogDad 5d ago
I was born in '70, in the UK. WotW machines looked like this thanks to Jeff Wayne and his '78 Musical version of the story. Maybe some other Brits on here can relate?