Real To Reel

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Real to Reel is the first live album by the British neo-progressive rock band Marillion, released in November 1984. It was co-produced by Simon Hanhart who had mixed the first two studio albums and co-produced the studio version of "Cinderella Search". Real to Reel was recorded on 5 March 1984 at De Montfort Hall in Leicester, England and 19–20 June 1984 at the Spectrum in Montreal, Canada. In addition to two songs each from the first two album, Script for a Jester's Tear (1983) and Fugazi (1984), the original LP version contained two tracks previously not available on any album, the A-side of the band's 1982 debut single "Market Square Heroes" and "Cinderella Search", the B-side of "Assassing". Recorded at the Spectrum, "Emerald Lies" from Fugazi was originally a bonus track on the CD and cassette version. No singles from the album were released, but nevertheless Real to Reel managed to reach number 8 in the UK Albums Chart and linger there for 22 week. It was certified Gold by the BPI on 9 July 1985 for sales in excess of 100.000 copie. Real to Reel was initially released on LP, 12" picture disc, cassette, and CD. In 1997, the album was re-released as a two-disc set bundled with Brief Encounter, an extended-play originally made by EMI's American label Capitol Records to promote the band's 1986 US tour. This edition was not part of the remastered series of Marillion's first eight studio albums that EMI released in 1997-1998. However, it was digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios by Brian Fifield. .

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