Marillion

This lavish box set assembles all of the Fish-era singles released by Marillion, the undisputed leaders of the neo-prog movement. Clearly the stuff of manic collectors' dreams, this will far exceed both the interest and budget of casual listeners; but for those keen to possess a truly special heirloom to commemorate their heroes, this will fit that description quite nicely.

his is the Blu-Ray version of the concert film recorded at St David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales on the 16th November 2019 during the Friends From The Orchestra Tour.

Five years, six discs, and though it is certainly a flawed document, it is still unlikely whether there will ever be a more complete accounting than this. Between 1982 and 1987, Marillion first established – and then confirmed – their place at the vanguard of the U.K. prog scene. Of course they maintained it thereafter, but the loss of frontman Fish saw them lose a certain madness as well; things became safer and calmer once he was gone, and if you need proof of that, then this is for you…

At the conclusion of the Script for a Jester's Tear tour, Marillion decided to give drummer Mick Pointer his marching orders, replacing him momentarily with Camel's Andy Ward and later by American studio whiz Jonathan Mover. Mover's recruitment proved to be short-lived, as Fish ushered in Steve Hackett's drummer/percussionist, Ian Mosley, whose spot-on drumming was the perfect foil for Marillion's meticulous musicianship. With Mosley, the band set out to record its sophomore effort…

4CD/Blu-ray Deluxe Edition of the band’s acclaimed eight studio album includes new mixes, unheard studio outtakes, unreleased live tracks, plus a new documentary and interviews with the band about the album. The collection opens with a new version of the album that was remixed by Michael Hunter. It also includes the original mix by the album's producer Dave Meegan, a live recording of Marillion performing at the Rotterdam Ahoy arena on September 29, 1995 during the group's tour supporting Afraid of Sunlight.

This is a live 2 Blu-Ray recording of the 2019 Marillion Weekends and features footage from both the Port Zelande and Leicester shows…

The CD + Blu-ray Box contains Clutching At Straws (2018 Andy Bradfield & Avril Mackintosh Re-mix), Live at the Edinburgh Playhouse 1987 (2018 Michael Hunter Mix) and Clutching At Straws (1999 Remaster Demos + Previously unreleased Demos) on the CDs and on the BluRay ‘Clutching At Straws (2018 Andy Bradfield & Avril Mackintosh Re-mix)’ 48/24 PCM Stereo Remix,48/24 LPCM Master Audio 5.1 Mix and 48/24 DTS Master Audio 5.1 Mix, “The Last Straw” Clutching At Straws Documentary, Promo films 3 tracks, Clutching At Straws (Original 1987 Album Mix) plus 3 Bonus audio tracks.

Originally released in March 1983, Script for a Jester’s Tear was certified platinum in the band’s native U.K. where it reached number seven on the Albums Chart and spawned two Top 40 singles: “He Knows You Know” (#35) and “Garden Party” (#16)…

Blu-ray containing a 96khz 24 bit WAV Hi-Res stereo mix, DTS Master Audio surround mix of the album and HD video content including (but not limited to) a documentary on the making of the album and a performance of Murder Machines from Real World Studios…