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4 unusual facts about Jeff Wayne


Another Planet / Voyager

The song "Another Planet" contains samples from Jeff Wayne's musical version of The War of the Worlds, and was included on the CD edition of Hold Your Colour when it was released in July 2005.

Chris Spedding

Spedding featured extensively on the album Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds issued in 1978, and much later was one of only two musicians from that album to tour with Jeff Wayne and the cast between 2006 and 2012, and then perform on the new album Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds – The New Generation.

Radio Delmare

For their theme tune they choose "The Eve Of The War" by Jeff Wayne.

T.N.T. for the Brain

The Introduction samples "Horsell Common and the Heat Ray" from Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds.


Image Metrics

The company provided the modeling and facial animation for a photo-realistic, 11-foot 3D hologram of the late Burton for the Live on Stage! production of "Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds." Image Metrics animated a Richard Burton in his mid 30's to recreate his role as journalist George Herbert.


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