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Marillion
Background information
Origin	United Kingdom
Genre(s)	Neo-progressive rock Art rock Alternative rock
Years active	1979–present
Label(s)	Racket Records[1]
Members
Steve Hogarth (aka "h") Steve Rothery Pete Trewavas Mark Kelly Ian Mosley

Marillion is a British Rock group. Formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England in 1979, their recorded studio output comprises fourteen albums and is generally regarded as comprising two distinct eras, delineated by the departure of original frontman Fish in late 1988 after their first four albums, and the subsequent arrival of replacement Steve Hogarth ("h") in early 1989. Marillion has now released ten albums thus far with Hogarth. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links 2006-swe-wide. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Art rock is a term used by some to describe rock music that is characterized by ambitious or avant-garde lyrical themes and/or melodic, harmonic, or rhythmic experimentation, often extending beyond standard modern popular music forms and genres, toward influences in jazz, classical, world music or the experimental avant... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Steve Hogarth (born Ronald Steven Hoggarth on May 14, 1956 in Kendal) also known as h, is a vocalist with the band Marillion. ... Steve Rothery is guitar player with the band Marillion. ... Pete Trewavas (born January 15, 1959) is an English musician. ... Mark Kelly is the keyboard player of the progressive rock band Marillion. ... Ian Mosley (born June 16, 1953 in London, England) is a drummer in the progressive rock band Marillion. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in south east England. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Steve Hogarth (born Ronald Steven Hoggarth on May 14, 1956 in Kendal) also known as h, is a vocalist with the band Marillion. ...

The core lineup^[2] of Steve Rothery (the sole 'pre-Fish' original member), Pete Trewavas, Mark Kelly and Ian Mosley is unchanged since 1984. The band has enjoyed critical^[3] and commercial success with a string of UK Top Ten hits spanning their career, an estimated fifteen million total worldwide album sales and even an entry^[4] into the Guinness Book of World Records. Steve Rothery is guitar player with the band Marillion. ... Pete Trewavas (born January 15, 1959) is an English musician. ... Mark Kelly is the keyboard player of the progressive rock band Marillion. ... Ian Mosley (born June 16, 1953 in London, England) is a drummer in the progressive rock band Marillion. ... The Guinness Book of Records (or in recent editions Guinness World Records, and in previous US editions Guinness Book of World Records) is a book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of superlatives: both in terms of human achievement and the extrema of the natural world. ...

The band's music has changed stylistically throughout their career. The band themselves have stated that each new album tends to represent a reaction to the preceding one, and for this reason their output is difficult to 'pigeonhole'.

Their original sound (with Fish on vocals) is best described as guitar and keyboard led progressive rock or neo-prog, and has sometimes been compared with 1970's era Genesis.^{[citation needed]} This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... Neo-progressive (or neo-prog) is a sub-genre of rock music, a form of progressive rock developed and briefly popular in the 1980s, although it lives on today. ... Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967. ...

In late 1988, citing 'musical differences', Fish left the band and was replaced as vocalist by Steve Hogarth. Steve Hogarth (born Ronald Steven Hoggarth on May 14, 1956 in Kendal) also known as h, is a vocalist with the band Marillion. ...

The band themselves, on their current sampler CD^[5], offer the tongue-in-cheek description of "Songs about Death and Water since 1979..."

Many current fans would endorse the description of 'complex, melodic rock with a spiritual and sometimes melancholic edge'.

Representative samples of Fish-era Marillion (1987)^[6] and h-era Marillion (2004).^[7]

In fanbase polls, Clutching at Straws and Brave often emerge as the most highly rated album of each era.^{[citation needed]} Clutching at Straws is the fourth studio album of the progressive rock band Marillion. ... After the relatively weak predeccessor, Marillion figured it was time to go back to their roots and make a more progressive rock oriented album again. ...

Marillion are widely considered within the industry^[8] to have been one of the first mainstream acts to have fully recognised and tapped the potential for commercial musicians to interact with their fans via the Internet circa 1996, and are nowadays often characterised as a rock & roll 'Web Cottage Industry'. ^[9]

The band are renowned for having an extremely dedicated following^[10] with some fans regularly travelling significant distances to attend single gigs, driven in large part by the close fan base involvement which the band cultivate via their website, podcasts, bi-annual conventions^[11] and regular fanclub^[12] publications. Podcasting is a way of publishing sound files to the Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a feed and receive new audio files automatically. ...

The fourteenth studio album "Somewhere Else" was released on 9 April 2007. The sleevenotes to Somewhere Else state that: "Marillion's 15th studio album will be released in Spring 2008." For the Eva Avila album, see Somewhere Else (Eva Avila album). ...

Lineup

Current Lineup:

• Steve Hogarth (aka "h") - vocals and lyrics, additional keyboards, guitars, percussion (joined 1989)
• Steve Rothery - electric and acoustic guitars - Founding member
• Pete Trewavas - bass guitars, backing vocals, additional guitars, samples and effects (joined 1982)
• Mark Kelly - keyboards, samples and effects, backing vocals, programming (joined 1981)
• Ian Mosley - drums, percussion (joined 1984)

Former members: Steve Hogarth (born Ronald Steven Hoggarth on May 14, 1956 in Kendal) also known as h, is a vocalist with the band Marillion. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Percussion instruments are played by being struck, shaken, rubbed or scraped. ... Steve Rothery is guitar player with the band Marillion. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Pete Trewavas (born January 15, 1959) is an English musician. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Mark Kelly is the keyboard player of the progressive rock band Marillion. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... Ian Mosley (born June 16, 1953 in London, England) is a drummer in the progressive rock band Marillion. ... Bass drum made from wood, rope, and cowskin A drum is a musical instrument in the percussion group that can be large, technically classified as a membranophone. ... Percussion instruments are played by being struck, shaken, rubbed or scraped. ...

• Fish (Derek W. Dick) - vocals and lyrics (left in 1988)
• Mick Pointer - drums (Founding member - left 1983)
• Diz Minitt - bass guitars - left 1982
• Brian Jelleyman - keyboards - left 1981
• Doug 'Rastus' Irvine - bass guitars - left 1980

There were also three transient drummers (Jonathan Mover, Andy Ward and John Marter) who joined and left the band in Spinal Tap-esque quick succession between the departure of Pointer in 1983 and the arrival of Mosley in January 1984. However, easily the most significant personnel change event in Marillion's history is the departure of lead singer Fish in 1988 and the arrival of his replacement, Steve Hogarth in 1989. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mick Pointer was the original drummer and founding member of the progressive rock band Marillion. ... Bass drum made from wood, rope, and cowskin A drum is a musical instrument in the percussion group that can be large, technically classified as a membranophone. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... Jonathan Mover is an American rock_music drummer who has played with a number of acts including Marillion, Steve Vai, GTR and Stu Hamm. ... Andy Ward (born September 28, 1952 in Epsom, England) was the drummer for and a founding member of the progressive rock band Camel. ... This Is Spin̈al Tap (which is officially spelled with a non-functional umlaut symbol over the N) is a 1984 mockumentary directed by Rob Reiner and starring members of the semi-fictional heavy-metal glam rock band Spinal Tap. ...

History

The Fish Era

(see also Marillion discography (Fish era))
Marillions lineup during the period 1982 - 1988 included singer/songwriter Fish. ...

The band was formed as Silmarillion after J.R.R. Tolkien's book The Silmarillion in 1979 by Mick Pointer, Steve Rothery and others. They played their first gig at Berkhamsted Civic Centre on March 1, 1980.^{[citation needed]} John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English philologist, writer and university professor, best known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. ... The Silmarillion is a collection of J. R. R. Tolkiens mythopoeic works, edited and published posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien in 1977, with assistance from Guy Gavriel Kay, who would later become a noted fantasy fiction writer. ...

The band name was shortened to Marillion in 1981, reportedly following the threat of legal action from the Tolkien estate,^{[citation needed]} at the same time as Fish and bassist Diz Minitt joined after an audition at Leyland Farm Studios in Buckinghamsire on 2nd January 1981. Rothery and keyboardist Brian Jelleyman completed the first line-up. The first gig with this line up was at the Red Lion Pub, Bicester on the 4th of March, 1981. By the end of 1981, Kelly had replaced Jelleyman, with Trewavas replacing Minitt in 1982. Bicester (Pronunciation: /ˡbɪstə/) is a town in the Cherwell district of north-eastern Oxfordshire in England, and at the 2001 UK census had a population of 28,672 (parish), 31,113 (urban area). ... (Redirected from 14th March) March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...

The early works of Marillion contained Fish's poetic and introspective lyrics, melded with a complex and subtle musical tapestry to create a sound that reflected the band's influences, notably Queen,^[13] early Genesis, Van der Graaf Generator, Rush (specifically from the late '70s), and Yes. Marillion's first recording was a demo tape produced by Les Payne in July 1981 and included early versions of "He Knows You Know", "Garden Party" and "Charting the Single". Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon joining the following year. ... Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967. ... This article is about the band. ... Rush is a Canadian rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The group attracted attention with a three track session for the Friday Rock Show (including early versions of "The Web", "Three Boats Down from The Candy" & "Forgotten Sons") and were subsequently signed by EMI. They released their first single, "Market Square Heroes", in 1982, with an epic^[14] song "Grendel" on the B-side of the 12" version. Following the single, the band released their first full length album in 1983.

The music on their debut album Script for a Jester's Tear, was borne out of the intensive gigging of the previous years. Although it had some obvious progressive rock stylings, it also had a darker edge, reflecting the bedsit squalor suggested by the cover. By hardcore prog-rock fans, it is still considered their best output to this date.^{[citation needed]} By music critics it's hailed as a key album of a whole genre.^{[citation needed]} During the tour to promote Script for a Jester's Tear, Mick Pointer left the band. The second album, Fugazi built on the success of the first album, with a more electronic sound, though the band encountered numerous production problems.^[4] Script for a Jesters Tear is the first album by the progressive rock band Marillion. ... Fugazi is the second studio album of the progressive rock band Marillion. ...

Marillion then released their first live album 'Real to Reel' in November 1984 featuring songs from Fugazi, Script for a Jester's Tear and Cinderella Search (B-side to Assassing) recorded in March and July 1984.

Misplaced Childhood

Their third studio album and, commercially, their most successful album, Misplaced Childhood, was quite possibly their most cohesive work.^{[citation needed]} Given blessings from their recording company, their hands were free and they agreed on creation of a departure stylistically of their previous albums. They were able to showcase their ability to juxtapose pert pop ballads ("Kayleigh," charting at #2 in the United Kingdom, behind charity fundraiser "You'll Never Walk Alone" by the Crowd) with longer song cycles of lost youth and first loves. The album went to #1 in the United Kingdom. Cover from the album Misplaced Childhood by Marillion. ... Cover from the album Misplaced Childhood by Marillion. ... Misplaced Childhood is the third studio album of the progressive rock band Marillion. ... Youll Never Walk Alone is a song written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II for their 1945 musical, Carousel. ...

The fourth studio album, Clutching at Straws shed some of its predecessor's pop stylings and retreated into a darker exploration of excess, alcoholism, and life in hotels, representing the strains of constant touring that would result in the imminent departure of Fish to pursue a solo career. The loss of the larger-than-life Fish left a hole that would be difficult to fill. After lengthy legal battles, informal contact between Fish and the other four band members apparently did not resume until 1999. Although reportedly now on good personal terms, both camps had always made it very clear that the oft-speculated-upon reunion would never happen. However, when Fish headlined the 'Hobble on the Cobbles' free concert in Aylesbury's Market Square on August 26th 2007, the attraction of playing their debut single in its spiritual home proved strong enough to overcome any lingering bad feeling between the former band members, and Kelly, Mosley, Rothery and Trevawas replaced Fish's backing band for an emotional encore of 'Market Square Heroes'. Clutching at Straws is the fourth studio album of the progressive rock band Marillion. ...

Trivia from the Fish era album covers

Two early Marillion albums contain Pink Floyd references in their cover artwork. The back cover of Script for a Jester's Tear depicts Pink Floyd's album A Saucerful of Secrets lying on the floor, along with other records including Bill Nelson's "Do You Dream In Colour" single. The inside cover of Fugazi shows a bedroom in disorder. There we find another set of influential albums scattered about: Pink Floyd's The Wall lies open, with Peter Hammill's Over and Fools Mate nearby. Hammill is a major influence on Fish, and on the musical style of Marillion's first two albums. Hammill also supported Marillion on the UK leg of the Script for a Jester's Tear tour. Cover art from this era was furnished by Mark Wilkinson. Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their avant-garde progressive rock music. ... Script for a Jesters Tear is the first album by the progressive rock band Marillion. ... A Saucerful of Secrets is the second album by rock band Pink Floyd, and arguably one of the first progressive rock albums. ... For other people named Bill Nelson, see Bill Nelson (disambiguation). ... Fugazi is the second studio album of the progressive rock band Marillion. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Peter Hammill portrayed on the cover of his solo album None of the Above (2000). ... Over is a album by the English singer and songwriter Peter Hammill, released on Charisma Records in 1977. ... Fools Mate is the debut solo album by Peter Hammill of progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mark Wilkinsons cover for Misplaced Childhood Mark Wilkinson (born in Windsor, England on October 3, 1952) is best known for his detailed surrealistic cover art that he created for a number of British bands, most prominently the Progressive Rock band, Marillion. ...

The Hogarth Era

After the split, the band found Steve Hogarth, the former keyboardist and sometime vocalist of The Europeans. Hogarth stepped into a difficult situation, as the band had already recorded some demos of the next studio album, which eventually would have become Seasons End. Steve Hogarth (born Ronald Steven Hoggarth on May 14, 1956 in Kendal) also known as h, is a vocalist with the band Marillion. ... The Europeans was a British group formed in 1981. ... Seasons End was the first album recorded by Marillion after the split with Fish in late 1988. ...

After Fish left the group (taking his lyrics with him), Hogarth set to work crafting new lyrics to existing songs with lyricist and author John Helmer. The demo sessions of the songs from Seasons End with Fish vocals and lyrics can be found on the bonus disc of the remastered version of Clutching at Straws, while the lyrics found their way into various Fish solo albums such as his first solo album, Vigil In a Wilderness of Mirrors, some snippets on his second, Internal Exile and even a line or two found its way to his third album, Suits.^{[citation needed]} Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors is Fishs (born Derek W. Dick) first solo album since departing Marillion in 1988. ... Internal Exile (A Collection of a Boys Own Stories) was Fishs second solo album after leaving Marillion in 1988. ... Look up Suit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Suit is a term with various meanings: An action brought before a court, as to recover a right or redress a grievance (see Lawsuit). ...

Hogarth's second album with the band, Holidays In Eden, was the first he wrote in partnership with the band, and includes the song "Dry Land" which Hogarth had written and recorded in a previous project with the band How We Live. Holidays in Eden is considered by many to be Marillion's most commercial and mainstream album, containing mostly radio-friendly songs.^{[citation needed]} However, it was followed by Brave, a dark and richly complex concept album that took the band 18 months to release. The album also marked the start of the band's long time relationship with producer Dave Meegan. While critically acclaimed, the album did poorly commercially, but it is now considered to be one of the best progressive rock albums to come out of the 1990s,^{[citation needed]} with some hailing it as the blueprint for Radiohead's OK Computer album, which came out just three years later.^{[citation needed]} An independent film based on the album, which featured the band, was also released. Holidays In Eden was the sixth studio album by the British band Marillion, released in 1991. ... How We Live was a project between Steve Hogarth and Colin Woore, respectively the keyboard player and guitarist previously in The Europeans. ... After the relatively weak predeccessor, Marillion figured it was time to go back to their roots and make a more progressive rock oriented album again. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Dave Meegan is the producer normally utilized by the band Marillion. ... Radiohead are an English rock band that formed in Oxfordshire in 1986. ... OK Computer is the third album by the English rock band Radiohead, released in summer 1997. ...

Afraid Of Sunlight

The next album, Afraid Of Sunlight, was released in a hurry,^{[citation needed]} and it became the band's last album with record label EMI. One track of note on the album is Out Of This World, a song about Donald Campbell, who died while trying to set a speed record on water. The song inspired an effort to recover both Campbell's body and the "Bluebird K7," the boat which Campbell crashed in, from the water.^[15] The recovery was finally undertaken in 2001, and both Steve Hogarth and Steve Rothery were invited.^[16] Afraid of sunlight album cover Source unknown. ... Afraid of sunlight album cover Source unknown. ... Afraid of Sunlight is Marillions eighth studio album, released in 1995. ... Donald Campbell Donald Malcolm Campbell C.B.E.(March 23, 1921 â€“ January 4, 1967) was a British car and motorboat racer who broke eight world speed records in the 1950s and 60s. ...

What followed was a string of albums and events that saw Marillion struggling to find their place in the music business. This Strange Engine was released in 1997 with little promotion from their new label, and the band could not afford to make tour stops in the United States. Luckily, their dedicated US fan base decided to solve the problem by raising some $60,000 themselves online to give to the band to come to the US.^{[citation needed]} The band's loyal fanbase (combined with the Internet) would eventually become vital to the band's existence. This Strange Engine is the first disc released on Marillions new label, Castle Records. ... Castle Communications is a British record label, specialising in the back catalogue of folk and folk-rock artists. ...

The band's tenth album Radiation saw the band taking a drastically different approach in an effort to sound more modern and reflect the influence of more modern bands like Radiohead.^{[citation needed]} The album was received by fans with mixed reactions.^{[citation needed]} For Radiation, Marillion got Steve Wilson of Porcupine Tree fame to help them out in the production area. ... Radiohead are an English rock band that formed in Oxfordshire in 1986. ...

marillion.com was released the following year and showed some progression in the new direction. The band, still unhappy with their record label situation, decided that it would be trying a radical experiment by asking their fans if they would help fund the recording of the next album by pre-ordering it before recording even started. The response was overwhelming^{[citation needed]} and they were able to raise more than enough money to record and release Anoraknophobia in 2001.^{[citation needed]} The band was able to strike a deal with EMI to also help distribute the album. This allowed Marillion to retain all the rights to their music while enjoying commercial distribution. marillion. ... Anoraknophobia is Marillions 12th studio album, released in 2001. ...

The success of Anoraknophobia allowed the band to start recording their next album, but they decided to leverage their fanbase once again to help raise money towards marketing and promotion of a new album. The band put up the album for pre-order in mid-production, and the fans once again responded overwhelmingly.^{[citation needed]} Anoraknophobia is Marillions 12th studio album, released in 2001. ...

Marbles was released in 2004 with a 2-CD version that is only available at Marillion's website - kind of a 'thank-you' gesture to the 17,000+ fans who pre-ordered it, and as even a further thanks to the fans, their names were credited in the sleeve notes (this 'thank you' to the fans also occurred with the previous album, Anoraknophobia). The band released the singles You're Gone and Don't Hurt Yourself, both of which reached the UK Chart in the Top 10 and Top 20 respectively, thanks again to the fans. Following this, they released a download-only single, The Damage (live), recorded at the band's sell-out gig at the London Astoria. It was the highest new entry in the new UK download chart at number 2.^{[citation needed]} All of this has succeeded in putting the band back in the public consciousness, making the campaign a success. Marillion continued to tour throughout 2005 playing several summer festivals and embarking on acoustic tours of both Europe and the United States, followed up by the "Not Quite Christmas Tour" of Europe throughout the end of 2005. Marbles (2004) is the 13th studio album from progressive rock band Marillion. ...

Somewhere Else

A new DVD, Colours and Sound, was released in Feb 2006, documenting the creation, promotion, release, and subsequent European tour in support of the latest album 'Marbles'. Image File history File links SWETEASE.JPG.jpg‎ Somewhere Else teaser image This image is of a cover of an audio recording, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or the artist(s) which produced the recording or cover artwork in... Image File history File links SWETEASE.JPG.jpg‎ Somewhere Else teaser image This image is of a cover of an audio recording, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or the artist(s) which produced the recording or cover artwork in... Marbles (2004) is the 13th studio album from progressive rock band Marillion. ...

April 2007 saw Marillion release their fourteenth studio album "Somewhere Else", their first album in 10 years to make the UK Top #30. The success of the album was further underscored by that of the download-only single See it Like a Baby, making UK #45 (March 2007) and the traditional CD release of Thankyou Whoever You Are / Most Toys, which made UK#15 and #6 in Holland during June 2007. For the Eva Avila album, see Somewhere Else (Eva Avila album). ...

Discography

Studio albums

• Script for a Jester's Tear (1983) (UK sales 300,000 Platinum)
• Fugazi (1984) (UK sales 100,000 Gold)
• Misplaced Childhood (1985) (UK sales 300,000 Platinum, Germany 200,000+Platinum)
• Clutching at Straws (1987) (UK sales 100,000 Gold, Germany 100,000+ Gold)
• Seasons End (1989)(UK sales 100,000 Gold)
• Holidays In Eden (1991)
• Brave (1994)
• Afraid Of Sunlight (1995)
• This Strange Engine (1997)
• Radiation (1998)
• marillion.com (1999)
• Anoraknophobia (2001)
• Marbles (2004)
• Somewhere Else (2007)
• TBA (2008)

(All of the albums up to and including Afraid of Sunlight were subsequently reissued in double-CD sets containing extensive bonus material.) Script for a Jesters Tear is the first album by the progressive rock band Marillion. ... Fugazi is the second studio album of the progressive rock band Marillion. ... Misplaced Childhood is the third studio album of the progressive rock band Marillion. ... Clutching at Straws is the fourth studio album of the progressive rock band Marillion. ... Seasons End was the first album recorded by Marillion after the split with Fish in late 1988. ... Holidays In Eden was the sixth studio album by the British band Marillion, released in 1991. ... After the relatively weak predeccessor, Marillion figured it was time to go back to their roots and make a more progressive rock oriented album again. ... Afraid of Sunlight is Marillions eighth studio album, released in 1995. ... This Strange Engine is the first disc released on Marillions new label, Castle Records. ... For Radiation, Marillion got Steve Wilson of Porcupine Tree fame to help them out in the production area. ... marillion. ... Anoraknophobia is Marillions 12th studio album, released in 2001. ... Marbles (2004) is the 13th studio album from progressive rock band Marillion. ... For the Eva Avila album, see Somewhere Else (Eva Avila album). ... Marillions 15th studio album has been announced and is slated for release in Spring 2008. ...

Compilations

• Brief Encounter (USA Mini LP, 1986)
• B'Sides Themselves (1988)
• From Stoke Row To Ipanema (1990)
• A Singles Collection (US version: Six of One, Half-Dozen of the Other) (1992)
• Marillion Music Collection (Italy, 1993)
• Kayleigh (The Netherlands, 1996)
• Essential Collection (United Kingdom, 1996)
• The Best of Marillion (Russia, 1996)
• The Best Of Both Worlds (1997)
• Real to Reel and Brief Encounter reissued as a double CD set (1997)
• Kayleigh - The essential collection (United Kingdom, 1998)
• The Singles '82-88' - Box with 12 CD-singles containing all UK single tracks. (2000)
• The Singles '89-95' - Box with 12 CD-singles containing all UK single tracks. (2002)
• Warm Wet Circles (The Netherlands, 2003)

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Singles

• Market Square Heroes (October 1982)
• He Knows You Know (January 1983) #35 UK
• Garden Party (June 1983) #16 UK
• Punch & Judy (January 1984) #29 UK
• Assassing (April 1984) #22 UK
• Kayleigh (May 1985) #2 UK
• Lavender (August 1985) #5 UK
• Heart Of Lothian (November 1985) #29 UK
• Lady Nina (April 1986)
• Garden Party [Live] (July 1986)
• Incommunicado (May 1987) #6 UK
• Sugar Mice (July 1987) #22 UK
• Warm Wet Circles (October 1987) #22 UK
• Freaks [Live] (November 1988) #24 UK
• Hooks In You (August 1989) #30 UK
• The Uninvited Guest (November 1989)
• Easter (March 1990) #34 UK
• Cover My Eyes (Pain & Heaven) (May 1991) #34 UK
• No One Can (July 1991) #33 UK
• Dry Land (September 1991) #34 UK
• Sympathy (May 1992) #17 UK
• No One Can [Reissue] (July 1993) #26 UK
• The Great Escape [Spiral Remake] (January 1994)
• The Hollow Man (March 1994) #30 UK
• Alone Again In The Lap Of Luxury (April 1994)
• Beautiful (May 1995) #29 UK
• Man Of A Thousand Faces (May 1997)
• Eighty Days (September 1997)
• These Chains (September 1998)
• Between You & Me / Map Of The World (September 2001)
• You're Gone (April 2004) #7 UK
• Don't Hurt Yourself (July 2004) #16 UK
• The Damage [Live] [Digital Single Only] (October 2004)
• See It Like A Baby [Digital Single Only] (March 2007) #45 UK
• Thank You Whoever You Are / Most Toys (June 2007) #15 UK, #6 Holland

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Live albums

• Real to Reel (1984) (UK sales 100,000 Gold)
• The Thieving Magpie (2 CDs, 1988) (UK sales 100,000 Gold)
• Made Again (1996)
• Anorak in the UK (1 CD, 2002)
• Marbles Live (2005)

Marillions double live album, named after the introductory piece of classical music the band used before coming on stage during the Cluthing at Straws tour 1987-1988, Rossinis La gazza ladra, which translates as The Thieving Magpie. ... Made Again is a double CD live album. ...

Racket Records Releases

• Live at the Borderline (Racket 1, 1992) - now repackaged as part of the Front Row Club
• Live in Caracas (Racket 2, 1992)
• Live in Glasgow (Racket 3, 1993) - now repackaged as part of the Front Row Club
• Tales From The Engine Room (Racket 7, 1998) - remix of This Strange Engine by The Positive Light (Marc Mitchell and Mark Daghorn)
• Marillion Rochester (2 CDs, Racket 8, 1998) - given away free to those who contributed to the "Tour Fund" for the 1997 American tour.
• Piston Broke (Album) (Racket 9, 1998)
• Unplugged at the Walls (2 CDs, Racket 10, 1999)
• marillion.zodiac (Racket 11, 1999)
• marillion.co.uk (Racket 12, 2000, reissued 2002 & 2005)
• How We Live: Dry Land (Racket 13, 1987)
• The Wishing Tree: Carnival of Souls (Racket 14, 2001)
• Crash Course - An Introduction to Marillion (Racket 15, 2001, reissued with different selections in 2002, 2004, and 2006)
• ReFracted! (2 CDs, Racket 17, 2001) (From Dusk 'til Dot volume 1 - The Making of Afraid Of Sunlight)
• Another DAT at the office (2 CDs, Racket 18, 2001) (From Dusk 'til Dot volume 2 - The Making of This Strange Engine)
• Anorak in the UK (2 CD Version, 2002)
• Fallout (2 CDs, Racket 19 2002) (From Dusk 'til Dot volume 3 - The Making of Radiation)
• Caught in the Net (2 CDs, Racket 20, 2002) (From Dusk 'til Dot volume 4 - The Making of marillion.com)
• AWOL (Racket 21, 2002) - sampler CD of the current band members' solo projects
• Brave Live 2002 (Racket 22, 5 April 2002)
• View from the Balcony (Racket 23, 2003, reissued 2005, Front Row Club Sampler)
• Remixomatosis (Racket 24, different from proposed but abandoned 2004 retail album of the same name)
• Popular Music (Racket 25, 2 CDs, 2005, audio companion to the 'Wish You Were Here' DVD Set
• Marbles by the Sea (Racket 25, 2005)
• Unzipped (2 CDs, Racket 27, 2006) (The Making of Anoraknophobia)
• Smoke (Racket 28, 2006)
• Mirrors (2 CDs, Racket 29, 2006)
• Friends (1 CD, release on late summer 2007, Saturday night performance from Marillion Weekend 2007)
• Family (2 CDs, release on late summer 2007, Sunday night performance from Marillion Weekend 2007)

Tales From The Engine Room is a remix of This Strange Engine with a few exceptions and one extra addition. ... This Strange Engine is the first disc released on Marillions new label, Castle Records. ... Unplugged At The Walls wasnt even an intended release in the first place, but it turns out to be by far Marillions most interesting live release in the latter years. ... Afraid of Sunlight is Marillions eighth studio album, released in 1995. ... This Strange Engine is the first disc released on Marillions new label, Castle Records. ... For Radiation, Marillion got Steve Wilson of Porcupine Tree fame to help them out in the production area. ... marillion. ... Anoraknophobia is Marillions 12th studio album, released in 2001. ...

Videos / DVDs

• Recital of the Script (1983, reissued on DVD 2003)
• Grendel/The Web EP (1984) - OUT OF PRINT
• 1982-1986 The Videos (1986) - OUT OF PRINT
• Sugar Mice/Incommunicado (1987)
• Live from Loreley (1987, reissued on DVD 2004)
• From Stoke Row To Ipanema ('A Year in the Life...') (1990, reissued on DVD 2003)
• A Singles Collection (US version: Six of One, Half-Dozen of the Other) (1992)
• Brave, the Movie (1995, reissued on DVD 2004)
• Shot in the Dark (2000, reissued on DVD 2002) - OUT OF PRINT
• The EMI Singles Collection (2002)
• Brave Live 2002 (2002) - SHORTLY OUT OF PRINT
• A Piss-Up in a Brewery (2002) - OUT OF PRINT
• Before First Light (2003)
• Christmas in the Chapel (2003)
• Marbles on the Road (2 DVDs, 2004)
• Wish You Were Here (4 DVDs, 2005)
• Colours and Sound (2 DVDs, 2006)
• Bootleg Butlins (2007)
• Something Else (2007, bonus DVD released with Somewhere Else)

In the aftermath of their album Brave, the band Marillion wanted to make a video out of the concept they had created. ...

Christmas CDs

(Free issue to Fan Club members only, very limited runs. All titles now out of print.)

• Christmas 1998 Happy Christmas Everybody (1998)
• Christmas 1999 marillion.Christmas (1999)
• Christmas 2000 A Piss-up in a Brewery (2000) - Now repackaged as part of the Front Row Club
• Christmas 2001 A Very Barry Christmas (2001)
• Christmas 2002 Santa and his Elvis (2002)
• Christmas 2003 Say Cheese! (2003)
• Christmas 2004 Baubles (2004)
• Christmas 2005 Merry XMas to our Flock (2005)
• Christmas 2006 The Jingle Book (2006)

Front Row Club Releases

Following an idea implemented by King Crimson, Marillion have examined their archives of concert recordings and are releasing the best shows (either by performance quality, by sound quality, or importance/rarity of the show) on a subscription basis. Fans pay for a subscription of four (originally six)^[17] shows up front and, as the shows are released, they are automatically mailed to the subscriber. Fans can also use their "credit" to purchase back-issues, provided they are still in stock. Only a limited number of copies are manufactured for each FRC release (believed to be no more than 3,000) and are not re-issued once sold out. King Crimson are a musical group founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969. ...

Marillion have announced that after the January 2008 release of Front Row Club Issue 40 (a live recording from the upcoming "Somewhere Else" tour in 2007), the Front Row Club will transition to a download only digital distribution format.

• Front Row Club Issue 1 (FRC-1, Ludwigshalle, Dieburg, Germany, 9 November 1998)
• Front Row Club Issue 2 (FRC-2, The Academy, Manchester, England, 18 November 1999)
• Front Row Club Issue 3 (FRC-3, The Luxor, Arnhem, Netherlands, 25 June 1995)
• Front Row Club Issue 4 (FRC-4, The Borderline Club, London, England, 9 May 1992) - SOLD OUT
• Front Row Club Issue 5 (FRC-5, The Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland, 4 December 1989) - SOLD OUT
• Front Row Club Issue 6 (FRC-6, Michael Hunter, River, 1994) - SOLD OUT
• Front Row Club Issue 7 (FRC-7, Salle de Fetes Beaulieu, Lausanne, Switzerland, 19 October 1991)
• Front Row Club Issue 8 (FRC-8, Le Spectrum, Montreal, Canada, 6 September 1997) - SOLD OUT
• Front Row Club Issue 9 (FRC-9, Forum, London, England, 28 April 1996)
• Front Row Club Issue 10 (FRC-10, Moles Club, Bath, 12 December 1990)
• Front Row Club Issue 11 (FRC-11, Bass Brewery Museum, Burton-On-Trent England, 17 November 2000)
• Front Row Club Issue 12 (FRC-12, Sala Bikini Barcelona. Spain, 12 December 2000)
• Front Row Club Issue 13 (FRC-13, Ahoy Rotterdam, Netherlands, 29 September 1995)
• Front Row Club Issue 14 (FRC-14, The Ritz Roseville, MI, USA, 22 February 1990)
• Front Row Club Issue 15 (FRC-15, Curtain Call)
• Front Row Club Issue 16 (FRC-16, Ateneu Popular de Nou Barris Barcelona, Spain, 10 January 1998)
• Front Row Club Issue 17 (FRC-17, 013 Tilburg, Netherlands, 13 October 2001)
• Front Row Club Issue 18 (FRC-18, The E-Werk, Köln, Germany, 2 September 1992) - SOLD OUT
• Front Row Club Issue 19 (FRC-19, Civic, Wolverhampton, England, 4 November 1998) - SOLD OUT
• Front Row Club Issue 20 (FRC-20, Copenhagen, 28 May 1994)
• Front Row Club Issue 21 (FRC-21, London, 28 February 2001)
• Front Row Club Issue 22 (FRC-22, Utrecht, 29 May 1997)
• Front Row Club Issue 23 (FRC-23, Aylesbury, 30 April 2004) - SOLD OUT
• Front Row Club Issue 24 (FRC-24, Paris, 18 November 1998)
• Front Row Club Issue 25 (FRC-25, Mannheim, 4 December 1999)
• Front Row Club Issue 26 (FRC-26, Oxford, 25 July 1999)
• Front Row Club Issue 27 (FRC-27, Cambridge, 17 September 1995)
• Front Row Club Issue 28 (FRC-28, Sao Paulo, 5 October 1992)
• Front Row Club Issue 29 (FRC-29, Philadelphia, 9 October 2004) - SOLD OUT
• Front Row Club Issue 30 (FRC-30, Bielefeld, 20 March 1994)
• Front Row Club Issue 31 (FRC-31, Milwaukee, 20 September 1997)
• Front Row Club Issue 32 (FRC-32, Richmond, 3 August 2002)
• Front Row Club Issue 33 (FRC-33, Cologne, 24 July 1991)
• Front Row Club Issue 34 (FRC-34, Utrecht, 3 December 2005)
• Front Row Club Issue 35 (FRC-35, London, 5 December 2005) - Free bonus issue with FRC-34
• Front Row Club Issue 36 (FRC-36, Bensacon, 5 October 1989)
• Front Row Club Issue 37 (FRC-37, New York City, 12 June 2005)

Live Marillion CD recorded at Ludwigshalle, Dieburg, Germany, 9th of November 1998. ... Live Marillion CD recorded at The Forum, London, England on April 28th 1996. ...

References

1. ^ Racket Records
2. ^ Marillion lineup
3. ^ Press
4. ^ ^{a b} Marillion's official website.
5. ^ Sampler CD
6. ^ Fish-era sample (RealMedia)
7. ^ h-era sample (RealMedia)
8. ^ Sound On Sound.
9. ^ Web Cottage Industry
10. ^ Sound On Sound.
11. ^ weekend Marillion convention website.
12. ^ The Web - Marillion fansite.
13. ^ Queen: The Magic Years
14. ^ Grendel is over seventeen minutes long.
15. ^ Out of this World, Trivia
16. ^ Band Member Journal : A Day in the Lakes
17. ^ Front Row Club

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