Album
Script For A Jester's Tear
1983 · Rock
16 collectors on Gatefold own this
Script For A Jester's Tear is a Rock album by Marillion, originally released in 1983. On Gatefold: 166 pressings tracked, owned by 16 collectors.
About
Script for a Jester's Tear is the first album by the neo-progressive rock band Marillion, released in 1983. It reached number seven on the UK album chart and stayed on the chart for 31 week, the second longest chart residency of a Marillion album. The single released before the album was "Market Square Heroes", with the double B-sides "Three Boats Down from the Candy" and the 17 minute epic "Grendel". "He Knows You Know" and "Garden Party" were also released as single, and became Top 40 hits in the UK. This is the only Marillion album to feature Mick Pointer, founding and current drummer for Arena. Notes: -Although their first single "Market Square Heroes" never appeared on the original album, it can be briefly heard during a short radio segment prior to 'Forgotten Sons'. -According to Fish, Script for a Jesters Tear is the first of a trilogy of album, and classified as 'bedsit thoughts'. Fugazi was deemed 'hotel thoughts' and Misplaced Childhood as 'home thoughts'. This was to enable the listener to understand the feelings and surroundings that shaped the songwriting. -There was supposed to be a rubber plant featured on the album's cover, per Fish's request - part of Fish's stage theatrics at the time included tearing apart a rubber plant at the climax of The Web. However, Mark Wilkinson, who air-brushed this and several other albums for Marillion, forgot to include it. .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Script For A Jester's Tear8:42
- A2He Knows, You Know5:05
- A3The Web9:05
Side B
- B1Garden Party7:12
- B2Chelsea Monday8:16
- B3Forgotten Sons8:20
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Prog Rock
- dense
- brooding
- theatrical
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- FishLEAD VOCALS VOCALS VOCALS, LYRICS BY
- MarillionCOMPOSED BY, WRITTEN-BY, ARRANGED BY, PERFORMER WRITTEN BY, ARRANGED BY, PERFORMER WRITTEN-BY, ARRANGED BY, DESIGN CONCEPT, COMPOSED BY, PERFORMER
- Mark KellyGRAND PIANO , HARPSICHORD, SYNTHESIZER GRAND PIANO , HARPSICHORD, SYNTHESIZER , ORGAN GRAND PIANO , HARPSICHORD, SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRIC ORGAN
- Mick PointerDRUMS DRUMS , PERCUSSION DRUMS , CYMBAL , PERCUSSION
- Pete TrewavasBASS BASS , FRETLESS BASS BASS , BASS
- Steve RotheryACOUSTIC GUITAR , ELECTRIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR , ACOUSTIC GUITAR
16 collectors on Gatefold own this · 166 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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