Disc 1
Tracks 1-3: Live at The Mayfair, Glasgow 13/09/82Garden Party / She Chameleon / Three Boats Down
From The Candy An early concert recorded the week the band signed to EMI for a Radio Clyde
concert live at The Mayfair, Glasgow, 13th September 1982
Tracks 4-6: Marquee Club on 30/12/82Script For A Jesters Tear / Chelsea Monday / Forgotten Sons
Recorded for a celebratory gig at London’s legendary Marquee Club on 30th December 1982. All
tracks were from the yet to be released debut Script For A Jesters Tear, which the band were
recording at Marquee Studio’s at the time (Dec 1982-Feb 1983)
Tracks 7-9: Live at the Reading Festival 27/08/83Grendel / Charting The Single / He Knows You Know
Recorded for BBC 1’s Friday Rock Show, Reading Rock Festival Marillion blew headliners Black
Sabbath of the stage – a legendary gig amongst fans Features the last performance of firm fan
favourite Grendel
Disc 2
Tracks 1-7: Live at Hammersmith Odeon 14/12/84 Recorded for BBC Radio 1 (also broadcast in the
USA on syndication by Westwood One) on the bands pre-Christmas Fugazi tour.
Assassing / Punch and Judy / Fugazi Material from Marillion's then new second LP, Fugazi
The Pseudo Silk Kimono / Kayleigh / Bitter Suite / Heart of Lothian Early work in progress versions
that later appeared on studio album Misplaced Childhood (released and charted at number 1 in the
UK albums chart June 1985) Single Kayleigh is clearly a work in progress piece, containing
different lyrics and vocal melody to the single version of Kayleigh which went on to chart at number
2 in the UK singles Chart, May 1985.
Tracks 8-13: Live at Wembley Arena 05/11/1987Slainte Mhath / Sugar Mice / Hotel Hobbies / Warm
Wet Circles / That Time of The Night / The Last Straw Wembley Arena Charity concert in aid for
Muscular Dystrophy & attended by His Royal Highness Prince Edward. Features six tracks from
Fish’s final studio album with Marillion - Clutching at Straws.
Track 14: Live at Fife Aid 1988 **PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED**Market Square Heroes Extremely
rare and previously unreleased recording of Marillion’s last ever gig with Fish at Fife Aid* 1988.
Fittingly, the band’s very first single as well as live at Fife Aid’s very last track, Market Square
Heroes has been included at the end to complete this set.
*Fife Aid took place on two occasions - 1986 and 1988, organised by environmentalist and TV
personality David Bellamy to raise funds for environmentally sustainable projects in Africa. |
