MARILLION – SCRIPT FOR A JESTER’S TEAR LP – Nr MINT A1/B1 UK 1983 PROG

Marillion – Script For A Jester’s Tear
(EMI Records  1983  EMC3429)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Gatefold Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some crackles at the start of side one and a few on the fade in to Garden Party on side 2)

Marillion are a British rock band, formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, in 1979. The line up was Fish on vocals, Steve Rothery on guitars, Mark Kelly on keyboards, Pete Trewavas on bass and Ian Mosley on drums (who replaced first drummer Mick Pointer) until Fish departed and was replaced by Steve Hogarth.

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 weeks, the second longest chart residency of a Marillion album.

Track listing

• All songs written by Derek Dick, Steve Rothery, Peter Trewavas, Michael Pointer, Mark Kelly, Diz Minnett & Brian Jelliman unless otherwise noted. (Copyright Marillion Music/Charisma Music/Chappell)

Side one

1. “Script for a Jester’s Tear” (Derek Dick/Steve Rothery/Peter Trewavas/Michael Pointer/Mark Kelly) – 8:44
2. “He Knows You Know” – 5:23
3. “The Web” (Derek Dick/Steve Rothery/Peter Trewavas/Michael Pointer/Mark Kelly/Brian Jelliman) – 8:52

Side two

1. “Garden Party” – 7:19
2. “Chelsea Monday” (Derek Dick/Steve Rothery/Peter Trewavas/Michael Pointer/Mark Kelly) – 8:17
3. “Forgotten Sons” – 8:23

Personnel

• Fish – vocals
• Steve Rothery – guitars
• Mark Kelly – keyboards
• Pete Trewavas – bass
• Mick Pointer – drums

• “Marquee Club’s Parents Association Children’s Choir” – backing vocals on “Forgotten Sons” (short fragment of “Ring a Ring o’ Roses”).
• Peter Cockburn – newcaster’s voice on “Forgotten Sons”.

Production

• Produced by Nick Tauber
• Recorded and Mixed by Simon Hanhart