It has spawned multiple versions including video games, DVDs, and live tours. In 2018, it was named the 32nd best-selling studio album of all time in the UK. The two-disc album remains a bestseller, having sold 15 million copies worldwide. A concept album and a rock opera, its main format is progressive rock and string orchestra, using narration and leitmotifs to carry the story and rhyming melodic lyrics that express the feelings of the various characters.
It was released in the UK on 9 June 1978. Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds is the debut album by Jeff Wayne, retelling the story of The War of the Worlds by H. Brand new sealed double Album of this classic, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold, 180gram vinyl.
