War of the Worlds
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2005-06-28)
- Publisher: Collectables
- Label: Collectables
- Format: Limited Edition
- Studio: Collectables
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 8 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #22898
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Summary: A masterpiece. 2008-12-17
Comment: Seventy years after its broadcast, Orson Welles's rendition of "War of the Worlds" is as fresh and invigorating as ever. I grew up hearing about it--a sort of psychological experiment, a source of mass hysteria. It's amazing how, listening to it now, you can understand why people were genuinely afraid. The play is masterfully put together: the mysterious background noises, the conversational tone, the improvisational-sounding panic in the voices. Welles was a master at making people feel ill-at-ease, questioning the reality around them. This broadcast is as unsettling today as it was in 1938, and is a must for anyone interested in hearing a classic piece of psychological horror at its finest.
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Summary: A 70-Year Old Piece of History 2008-12-07
Comment: This product is a faithful presentation of the original 1938 Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast of "War of the Worlds". It provides the complete program (except for the station breaks & commercials).
I was pleasantly surprised to hear how clear it is, considering that the original medium is now 70 years old! I am very happy with the product & would recommend it to anyone interested in this little piece of American history. Except for the fact that it was a regularly-scheduled program, I can see how people may have 'misplaced their reason' in the excitement (though I doubt they would have stopped for COMMERCIALS, had we really been invaded by Martians)! This is well worth adding to your collection.
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Summary: Holds up well 2008-10-28
Comment: I was running errands on a Saturday with my 13 year old son. We had WOTW in the car CD player, and after some silence, he suddenly remarked, "I can't believe I'm being drawn into this". He and I realized that we would actually stop breathing, listening to the story unfold. A great father/son moment, like watching "Casablanca". With material like this, you can't miss. It still has the power to grab you, if you let yourself go for an hour. This truly was a "Golden Age".
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Summary: This Is the Original CBS Radio Broadcast (October 30, 1938) 2008-08-24
Comment: This is the original Orson Welles "Mercury Theater on the Air" production of October 30, 1938, that fooled so many CBS radio listeners. Even though Welles announced at the beginning of the program that it was only a fictional dramatization, many people tuned in late, and hearing what sounded like legitimate live news reports that killer Martians were attacking the United States, thousands panicked. The broadcast prompted a suitably contrite apology from Welles -- just 23 at the time -- on behalf of the Mercury Theater and CBS the next morning. The "War of the Worlds" is a classic, Welles is a classic, and any collection of important, historic radio broadcasts is incomplete without this landmark recording -- digitally restored and remastered on this CD. And it's still fascinating listening today.
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Summary: MP3 artifacts ruin an otherwise terrific tale. 2008-08-24
Comment: I won't discuss the content of the mp3 file, as if you are reading this then you probably already know that this is one of the most entertaining and convincing products of the entertainment industry in history.
However, in addition to the obvious artifacts of 1930's era recording technology (cackling which do not distract from the content), there are many metallic whistling mp3 artifacts as well. If this were available in another format, such as an uncompressed wav or possibly a lossless flak, it would be much better.
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War of the Worlds
