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Released in a gatefold sleeve with an illustrated full-colour 16 page 29.5x29.5cm booklet stapled to gatefold spine.
The spine and labels list the title simply as "War Of The Worlds". Labels also show artist as Various.
Side D runout groove shows matrices as follows:
"MX179976" is actually "MX1799756" but the 5 is crossed out;
"S2BP201" is actually "S2SBP201" but the second "S" is crossed out.
All characters in all matrices are stamped, except for "DB", which is always hand-etched.
Side C runout matrix is entirely hand-etched, differing from all other matrices on the release.
Sleeve:
© 1978 CBS Records ℗ 1978 CBS Records. CBS is a trademark of CBS Inc., U.S.A.
Booklet:
All songs published by April Music Limited/Jeff Wayne Music Limited, except "Forever Autumn" published by Leeds Music/Jeff Wayne Music Limited
A 48 track production recorded at Advision Studios, London
Mastered at Tape One, London
Adapted from the H. G. Wells classic "The War Of The Worlds"
"To my father, this rendering of his idea"
Labels:
℗ 1978 CBS Records
Made in Australia by a registered user of the trade marks
[CBS LOGO] and "CBS" are trade marks of CBS Inc. U.S.A
This release differs from the other Australian release due to the Side C runout etching and the different labels.
| Matrix / Runout: | MX179973 | Side A label |
| Matrix / Runout: | MX179974 | Side B label |
| Matrix / Runout: | MX179975 | Side C label |
| Matrix / Runout: | MX179976 | Side D label |
| Matrix / Runout: | MX179973 SBP237138-1 S2BP201- DB | Side A runout stamped and hand-etched |
| Matrix / Runout: | DB MX179974 SBP237138-2 S2BP201-2 | Side B runout stamped and hand-etched |
| Matrix / Runout: | Δ MX 179975-C SBP 237139-3 | Side C runout hand-etched (nothing stamped) |
| Matrix / Runout: | DB MX179975̶ 6 SBP237139-4 S2S̶ BP201 | Side D runout stamped and hand-etched |
| Other: | SBP 237138 | Side A and B labels |
| Other: | SBP 237139 | Side C and D labels |