Orson Welles: The War Of The Worlds – The Definitive 80th Anniversary Collection 1938-2018 (Deluxe Edition) – COMPACT DISCS

Title: The War Of The Worlds – The Definitive 80th Anniversary Collection 1938-2018 (Deluxe Edition)
Artist: Orson Welles
Label: Stardust
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 889466100123
Genre: Pop
Release Date: 2018-10-19
Number of Discs: 2
Additional Details: DELUXE EDITION

Two CD set. The most sensational event in broadcast history celebrates 80 years with this special deluxe release of Orson Welles’s performance of the classic space horror story War Of The Worlds! This 1938 broadcast launched the career of Welles as well as the careers of writer Howard Koch (Casablanca) and composer Bernard Herrman (Psycho, Vertigo, Taxi Driver)! The special edition includes the 1955 performance by Lux Radio Theater as well as the historic meeting between Welles and War Of The Worlds author H.G. Wells (the only time the two ever met)!

Tracks:
1.1 The Mercury Theatre on the Air Presents the War of the Worlds: The Original Oc Tober 30, 1938 Broadcast
2.1 Lux Radio Theatre Presents the War of the Worlds – February 8, 1955
2.2 Ktsa Radio Presents Orson Welles Meets H.G. Wells – October 28, 1940