Script for a Jester's Tear

by Marillion

Script for a Jester's Tear cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 14 March 1983
  • Label: EMI
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:36:03
  • Community rating: 3.5/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Marquee Club's Parents Association Children's Choir, Steve Rothery, Pete Trewavas, Mick Pointer

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Effectively launching the 1980s neo-progressive rock movement, Marillion's debut heavily revitalizes the sprawling, theatrical complexity of early Genesis for a new decade. Fish鈥檚 incredibly passionate, highly poetic vocal delivery tackles bitter romantic failure and deep introspection over lush, labyrinthine synthesizer and guitar interplay. 'Script for a Jester's Tear' is a profoundly melancholic, highly melodic, and essential progressive rock classic.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, progressive, complex, conceptual, narrative

Tracklist

  1. Script for a Jester's Tear (8:42)
  2. He Knows You Know (5:23)
  3. The Web (8:52)
  4. Garden Party (7:19)
  5. Chelsea Monday (8:17)
  6. Forgotten Sons (8:23)
  7. Market Square Heroes (4:18)
  8. Three Boats Down From the Candy (4:32)
  9. Grendel - Fair Deal Studios Version (19:10)
  10. Chelsea Monday - Demo (6:54)
  11. He Knows You Know - Manchester Square Demo (4:29)
  12. Charting the Single (4:51)
  13. Market Square Heroes - Re (4:48)

Credits

  • Marillion - primary artist, concept by, written-by, arranged by, performer
  • Jo Mirowski - art direction, design
  • Torchlight - art direction, design
  • Pete Trewavas - bass, fretless bass
  • Dave Walden - crew
  • Gary Townsend - crew
  • Privet Hedge - crew
  • Tom Boyle - crew
  • Mick Pointer - drums, percussion
  • Abbey Road Studios - effects [sound effects]
  • Peter James - effects [sound effects]
  • Steve Rothery - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Andy Jackson - engineer [assistant]
  • Mark Freegard - engineer [assistant]
  • Mike Martin - engineer [assistant]
  • Mark Kelly - grand piano [steinway], harpsichord, synthesizer [mini moog, roland jp8, ppg wave 2.2, emulator, pro one, yamaha cs15], organ [korg cx3]
  • Mark Wilkinson - illustration
  • John Arnison - management
  • Nick Tauber - producer
  • Simon Hanhart - recorded by, mixed by
  • Fish - voice [vocals], written-by, lyrics by
  • Marquee Club's Parents Association Children's Choir - choir
  • Peter Cockburn - voice [newscaster]

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