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Jeff waynes musical version of the war of the worlds is to be reissued on vinyl later this month. It is said to be the first story that details a human conflict with, and overall defeat by, an extraterrestrial race. Jeff waynes musical version of the war of the worlds 1978. The cd version of the album was released in october. With antonio sabato, yanti somer, malisa longo, patrizia gori.
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