Marillion!
Probably the greatest progressive rock band in the world - EVER!If you don't love Marillion, or you haven't heard of them, where have you been?!?!
Especially back in the 'FISH' days when the lyrics were thought provoking, the artwork outstanding and the music just blew you away!
I saw Marillion live quite a few times in the 80's; including the 1984 'Status Quo - end of the road' Milton Keynes Bowl concert and even at the Glasgow Barrowlands - now that was a show!
Ruined slightly by everyone shouting for Grendal at every pause in the music...
but ruined even more by the fact that they didn't play the bl**dy thing! :-}
Marillion had some of the smartest looking picture discs ever. I haven't got them all; but for a taster, here are some of the ones that I did manage to get my hands on.
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Name: Script For a Jester's Tear. Year of release: 1983 Catalogue Number: EMCP 3429 Track Listing: Script for a Jester's Tear, He Knows you Know, The Web, Garden Party, Chelsea Monday & Forgotten Sons. This was Marillion's deput album and the one that started their domination of the progressive rock scene. Never had such a band, since Rush, had such an influence or became so mainstream. |
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Name: Fugazi Year of release: 1984 Catalogue Number: EMCP 29 0085 0 Track Listing: Assassing, Punch and Judy, Jigsaw, Emerald Lies, She Chameleon, Incubujs & Fugazi. Marillion's second album... and this one really packed a 'punch'! |
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Name: Real to Reel Year of release: 1984 Catalogue Number: JestP1 (cg2603036) Track Listing: Assassing, Incubus, Cinderella Search, Forgotten Sons, Garden Party and Market Square Hearoes. Marillion's first live album. |
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Name: Misplaced Childhood Year of release: 1985 Catalogue Number: MRLP 2 Track Listing: The Pseudo-silk Kimono, Kayleigh, Lavendar, Bittersuite, Heart of Lothian, Waterhole (Expresso Bongo), Lords of the Backstage, Blind Curve, Childhood's End & White Feather. Their third studio offering and certainly the most successful; spurning three singles, including the extremely successful 'Kayleigh'. |
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Name: Assassing (Full Version) Year of release: 1984 B-Side: Cinderella Search. |
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Name: Heart of Lothian (full version) Year of release: 1985 B-Side: Chelsea Monday (live) & Heart of Lothian (edited version). |
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Name: Kayleigh (alternative Mix) & Kayleigh (entended version) Year of release: 1985 B-Side: Lady Nina (extended version) |
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Name: Lavender Blue Year of release: 1985 B-Side: Freaks & Lavender. |
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Name: Freaks (Live) Year of release: 1988 B-Side: Kayleigh (Live) |
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