Script for a Jester's Tear

Script for a Jester's Tear
Cover art by Mark Wilkinson
Studio album by
Marillion
Released14 March 1983[1]
RecordedDecember 1982 – February 1983
StudioThe Marquee, London
GenreNeo-prog
Length46:45
LabelEMI
ProducerNick Tauber
Marillion chronology
Script for a Jester's Tear
(1983) 		Fugazi
(1984)
Singles from Script for a Jester's Tear
  1. "He Knows You Know"
    Released: 31 January 1983
  2. "Garden Party"
    Released: 6 June 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Record Mirror[3]
Smash Hits4/10[4]

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.[5][6] 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.[7]

Background and recording

Marillion released their first single, "Market Square Heroes", on 25 October 1982. It was a minor hit, peaking at number 53 on the UK Singles Chart.[8] It was produced by David Hitchcock, who was also contracted to work on the group's first full-length album. He was seriously injured in a car accident when he drove home after completing work on the single. EMI took advantage of the opportunity and persuaded the group to replace him with Nick Tauber, a producer known for his work with new wave band Toyah and regarded by the record label as more modern.

Neither "Market Square Heroes", nor the B-sides of the 12" single, "Three Boats Down from the Candy" and the 17-minute-long epic "Grendel", were included on Script for a Jester's Tear, although a short radio segment of the A-side can be briefly heard prior to "Forgotten Sons". As stated in the original liner notes, the music from the album was composed, arranged and performed by Marillion and the lyrics were written by Fish alone. In the 1997 remastered edition, four out of six songs are additionally credited to bass player Diz Minnit and keyboard player Brian Jelliman, who were both the initial members of the group. The recording sessions for the album started in December 1982 at The Marquee Studios in London and finished in February 1983, with Tauber producing and Simon Hanhart engineering.

The cover artwork was designed by Mark Wilkinson, who would be commissioned to the role on all Marillion releases through The Thieving Magpie (1988).[9]

In later years, both Fish and Steve Rothery have spoken critically of their work on the album. Fish said in 2016, "I hear somebody singing in very bad keys! Sometimes I don't even recognise the guy who's singing on that album. That high falsetto voice, it was very forced. But I was young. I didn't understand anything about music and keys, and I was singing very high."[10] Rothery was not satisfied with his guitar sound. He said in 2022, "I didn't have the experience, I didn't know the sound I wanted, so I was using maybe my old Yamaha SG-2000. I think I had an Orange amp in the early days. I can't remember when I switched to Marshalls. Anyway, it wasn't a sound that I was in love with."[11]

Release

Script for a Jester's Tear was released in the United Kingdom on 13 March 1983 by EMI on vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve. In the United States and Canada, it was available through Capitol Records.

Critical reception

In his review for Kerrang!, Dave Dickson said, "As a debut album this is extremely impressive, fully living up to the band's previous promise".[12] John Franck gave the album a retrospective rating of four-and-a-half stars out of five on AllMusic. He called it "a vital piece for any Marillion head and an essential work for any self-respecting first- or second-generation prog rock fan".[2]

Commercial performance

Script for a Jester's Tear was a commercial success, reaching number seven in the United Kingdom and spending 31 weeks on the charts, the second-longest album chart residency for Marillion.[13] It was awarded a platinum certification by British Phonographic Industry on 5 December 1997 for over 300,000 copies sold.[14] In the United States, it failed to make any impact, peaking at number 175 on the Billboard 200 chart.[15]

The album generated two hit singles in the United Kingdom. The first single, "He Knows You Know", preceded the release of Script for a Jester's Tear and launched the group into the top 40, reaching number 35. The second single, "Garden Party", was released on 6 June 1983 and peaked at number 16.[8] "He Knows You Know" gained some airplay in the United States and reached number 21 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.[16]

Reissues

Script for a Jester's Tear was first released on CD in 1985. As part of a series of Marillion eight studio albums made on a contract with EMI, the album was 24-bit digitally remastered between April and July 1997 and expanded with a second disc containing bonus tracks, including all tracks from the debut single. This edition was issued on 29 September 1997 and has been in print to date. The remastered version was also issued without the second disc in 2000 and contained a pared-down booklet. A new 180g heavy weight vinyl edition featuring a gatefold sleeve and the original artwork was released in 2012.[17]

In 2020, EMI released a deluxe version of the album with four CDs and a Blu-ray disc that contains new remixes of the original album, the full "Market Square Heroes" 12" single (except for the original version of "Market Square Heroes" which is replaced by the "Battle Priest" version), and a previously unreleased live set from 1982 at London's Marquee Club. In addition to that, the Blu-ray also includes the previously released Recital of the Script video and, as extras, promo films of some tracks from the album. It was the penultimate release of Fish era Marillion albums in a recent deluxe reissue campaign that also includes Misplaced Childhood, Clutching at Straws, Brave, and Afraid of Sunlight. Fugazi is the last album put out in this format so far, having been released on September 1, 2021.

Track listing

All writing credits are adapted from the 1997 remastered edition. According to the liner notes of the original version, the whole group is listed as writers, arrangers, and performers; all lyrics are credited to Fish.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Script for a Jester's Tear"Fish, Steve Rothery, Pete Trewavas, Mick Pointer, Mark Kelly8:40
2."He Knows You Know"Fish, Rothery, Trewavas, Kelly, Pointer, Diz Minnitt, Brian Jelliman5:23
3."The Web"Fish, Trewavas, Kelly, Pointer, Rothery, Minnitt, Jelliman8:48
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."Garden Party"Fish, Kelly, Rothery, Trewavas, Pointer, Jelliman, Minnitt7:16
5."Chelsea Monday"Fish, Rothery, Trewavas, Kelly, Pointer, Minnitt8:17
6."Forgotten Sons"Fish, Rothery, Trewavas, Kelly, Pointer, Jelliman, Minnitt8:21
Total length:46:45
1997 EMI Records remastered edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Market Square Heroes" (Battle Priest version)Fish, Rothery, Trewavas, Kelly, Pointer, Minnitt4:17
2."Three Boats Down from the Candy"Fish, Rothery, Trewavas, Kelly, Pointer, Minnitt4:30
3."Grendel" (Fair Deal Studios version)Fish, Rothery, Trewavas, Kelly, Pointer, Minnitt, Jelliman19:08
4."Chelsea Monday" (Manchester Square demo)Fish, Rothery, Trewavas, Kelly, Pointer, Minnitt6:52
5."He Knows You Know" (Manchester Square demo)Fish, Rothery, Trewavas, Kelly, Pointer, Minnitt, Jelliman4:28
6."Charting the Single"Fish, Rothery, Trewavas, Kelly, Pointer4:51
7."Market Square Heroes" (alternative version)Fish, Rothery, Trewavas, Kelly, Pointer, Minnitt4:48
Total length:49:04

Personnel

Marillion

Additional musicians

  • Marquee Club's Parents Association Children's Choir – choir (on "Forgotten Sons")
  • Peter Cockburn – newscaster's voice (on "Forgotten Sons")

Technical personnel

  • Nick Tauber – producer
  • Simon Hanhart – engineer, mixing engineer
  • Pete James – sound effects
  • Jo Mirowski – art direction, design (at Torchlight, London)
  • Mark Wilkinson – illustration
  • Dave Hitchcock – producer (on "Market Square Heroes" (Battle Priest version), "Three Boats Down from the Candy")
  • Craig Thompson – engineer (on "Market Square Heroes" (Battle Priest version), "Three Boats Down from the Candy")
  • Danny Dawson – engineer (on "Chelsea Monday" (Manchester Square demo), "He Knows You Know" (Manchester Square demo))
  • Pete Mew – digital remastering (at Abbey Road Studios, London, April – July 1997)
  • Bill Smith Studio – repackaging design (1997 remastered edition)

Charts

Chart (1983-1985) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[18] 51
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 42
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 7
US Billboard 200[15] 175
Chart (2020-2021) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] 56
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] 5
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[22] 32
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[23] 39
Scottish Albums (OCC)[24] 4
UK Albums (OCC)[25] 35
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[26] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "News" (PDF). Record Mirror. 5 March 1983. p. 6. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b Franck, John. Marillion: Script for a Jester's Tear > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. ^ Smith, Robin (12 March 1983). "Fishing for Compliments. Marillion – Script for a Jester's Tear review" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 20. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ Steels, Mark (17–30 March 1983). "Marillion: Script for a Jester's Tear" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 5, no. 6. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 30. ISSN 0260-3004. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2022 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ "Friars Interviews Mick Pointer". Aylesbury Friars. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  6. ^ Ling, Dave (October 2001). "Fish interview". Classic Rock. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  7. ^ Popoff, Martin (2016). Time And a Word: The Yes Story. London: Soundcheck Books. p. 98. ISBN 9780993212024.
  8. ^ a b "Marillion". Official Charts. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  9. ^ Dome, Malcolm (18 February 2015). "Cover Story: Marillion – Script for a Jester's Tear". Classic Rock. TeamRock. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  10. ^ Elliott, Paul (17 July 2016). ""I was an arsehole": Fish looks back on his career and reveals what's next". Louder. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Interview: Steve Rothery (Marillion)". Hit Channel. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  12. ^ Dickson, Dave (6 April 1983). "Marillion – 'Script for a Jester's Tear' (EMI EMC 3429)". Kerrang!. No. 38. London: Spotlight Publications. p. 10.
  13. ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  14. ^ a b "British album certifications – Marillion – Script for a Jester's Tear". British Phonographic Industry.
  15. ^ a b "Marillion Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  16. ^ "Marillion Chart History (Billboard Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  17. ^ "Script for a Jesters Tear". Racket Records Store. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  18. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6315b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  19. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Marillion – Script for a Jester's Tear". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  20. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Marillion – Script For A Jester's Tear" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  21. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Marillion – Script For A Jester's Tear" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  22. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2021. 31. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  23. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  24. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  25. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  26. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

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