I’ve picked up the baton from @blockchainyouth and decided to share some vinyl with you all. I’ve been collecting vinyl for many years and treasure my record collection immensely! This seems like a great way to share some of it with you, and to inspire people to come forwards and share their music with the community...
I thought I’d start with something special, go big or go home as they say. I’ve been a fan of Jeff Wayne’s War Of The Worlds since I first discovered it back in 1989. It think it’s that instantaneous hit from the opening track, The Eve of The War. It’s a little like when you first hear Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, it just grabs you by the balls and takes you on a journey...
If you don't know anything about WOTW, it's a musical version of the H.G. Wells novel, created by Jeff Wayne. We made it the 1970's, with the help of Richard Burton, Justin Hayward, David Essex, Phil Lynott and many more. It's got some great rock, disco and electronic moments, and tells a great story along the way. If this sounds like your thing then go and check it out!
Almost as good as the music is the artwork, there was no expense spared here, with stunning paintings on the gatefold, inside and out, as well as booklet that depicted scenes from the story. Hours have been spent studying those images whilst listening tot he music!
So onto the vinyl, my copy is the ‘Unofficial Super Deluxe Box Set’, not available in the stores. This comes with the original vinyl, gatefold sleeve, with the original booklet. It came with a large ’Thunderchild’ poster, and a copy of the original H.G. Wells novel. Also in the box is the 12” Special Disco Remix. It’s a great package.
Mine has been pimped with an original 1970’s polyester War of The Worlds T-Shirt, along with a Marvel comic from 1976. It’s a wonderful package. It’s not in great shape, not worth a great deal, but special to have it all together, and something to treasure…
I'll leave you with Horsell Common And The Heat Ray, a great moment from the album, and something that builds up from a simple riff into a fantastic rock workout...
Absolutely brilliant mate!! That’s some seriously rare recordage am jealous
Glad you liked it. There's plenty more where that came from, I'll post another next week...
Looking forward to it !! If this is anything to go by am interested to see what other goodies you’ve got
That's quite a set. I can remember the album having quite an impact on me when I first heard it. Coincidentally @dickturpin had the same album on his deck at the weekend.
Thanks for the heads up, he's got some great vinyl on his page, I'm going to check out his posts now...
I've got a fair bit, but it doesn't get played so often. When I started using the deck a while back the belt had perished, but I got a new one.
Good to hear you got a new deck. You need to get your vinyl out more, post some of your collection, I'm going to get another vinyl post out this week, just deciding what it will be...
The deck is about 30 years old (Technics SL-B210). Probably needs a new stylus, but does okay. I've done some vinyl posts ages ago.
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I just had to Google that deck, I haven't come across it before. Just noticed your location, I'm not far away in Bedford. Small world!
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