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Nearly half a century after Jeff Wayne took a leap of faith with his Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds , the US composer and lyricist returns to his best-known work with some deluxe new collectors’ box sets. Prog catches up with him to discuss grand reimaginings, almost working with Peter Gabriel, and how AI could shape his future tours.

The grand parade of lifeless packaging? Far from it, as this much-delayed blockbuster reissue of one of prog’s most fascinating and frustrating albums finally proves.

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