Script for a Jester’s Tear is the debut studio album by British neo-prog band Marillion, released in the United Kingdom on 14 March 1983 by EMI Records. The album reached number seven and spent 31 weeks in the UK Albums Chart, eventually achieving a platinum certificate, and produced the top 40 single “He Knows You Know” and the top 20 single “Garden Party”. Prog Magazine ranked it at #40 in its list of the “100 Greatest Prog Albums of All Time.” Script for a Jester’s Tear is the only studio album by Marillion to feature the band’s original drummer and founding member Mick Pointer, who was dismissed following the album’s UK tour. In Martin Popoff’s 2016 biography of Yes, the album is credited with being part of a “new wave” of British progressive rock which also helped to give a second life to earlier bands.
Tracklisting
| Position | Title |
|---|---|
| Record 1 - Script For A Jesters’s Tear (2020 Remix) | |
| A1 | Script For A Jester’s Tear |
| A2 | He Knows You Know |
| A3 | The Web |
| B1 | Garden Party |
| B2 | Chelsea Monday |
| B3 | Forgotten Sons |
| Record 2 - Market Square Heroes EP (2020 Remix) | |
| C1 | Market Square Heroes |
| C2 | Three Boats Down From The Candy |
| C3 | Charting The Single |
| D4 | Grendel |
| Record 3 - Live At The Marquee Club Part 1 29th December 1982 (Previously Unreleased) | |
| E1 | Garden Party |
| E2 | Three Boats Down From The Candy |
| E3 | Chelsea Monday |
| F1 | Grendel |
| F2 | He Knows You Know |
| Record 4 - Live At The Marquee Club Part 2 29th December 1982 (Previously Unreleased) | |
| G1 | The Web |
| G2 | Script For A Jester’s Tear |
| H1 | Forgotten Sons |
| H2 | Market Square Heroes |
| H3 | Margaret |
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Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Script_for_a_Jester%27s_Tear |
| Format | 1× Vinyl LP, Album |
| Label | Parlophone |
| Catalog Number | 0190295316686 |
| Notes | Limited edition, four disc box set. Original 1983 Album Remixed Market Square Heroes EP Remixed (with the exception of 3-3: only remastered) Unreleased 1982 Live Show (on 2 LPs) 24 Page Booklet containing rare photos, new artwork and memorabilia Plus extended essay from Prog Magazine editor Jerry Ewing Signed by Fish if pre-ordered from Fish’s website. Signed Script for a Jester’s Tear print (Steve Rothery, Pete Trewavas, Mark Kelly, Mick Pointer) if pre-ordered from Marillion’s website. Track H2 is listed on the label as Script For A Jester’s Tear but it’s actually Market Square Heroes as listed On the back cover and on the inner sleeve. ℗ 2020 this compilation Parlophone Records Ltd. © 2020 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyrights protection. All rights reserved. © 2020 Parlophone Records Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company. Made in the EU. |
| Discogs URL | Marillion - Script For A Jester’s Tear |