''Early Stages (Official Bootleg Box Set 1982–1987)'' is a

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containing live recordings of

Marillion Marillion are a British neo-prog band, formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, in 1979. They emerged from the post-punk music scene in Britain and existed as a bridge between the styles of punk rock and classic progressive rock, becoming the mo ...

with their former singer

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. The recordings were made by the BBC for radio broadcast, and are from five concerts performed by the band in the UK between 1982 and 1987. The packaging was designed by

Mark Wilkinson Mark Wilkinson (born 3 October 1952) is an English illustrator. He is best known for the detailed surrealistic cover art he created for a number of British bands. Wilkinson's breakthrough came through his association with the neo-prog band Mar ...

, who had designed all Marillion covers of the 1980s and went on to work with Fish after his departure. The set was released to retail by

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on 17 November 2008. The set contains the following recordings: *Live at the Mayfair,

Glasgow Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom ...

13 September 1982 (CD 1) *Live at the

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, 30 December 1982 (CD 2 & 3) *Live at the

Reading Festival The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading, Berkshire, Reading and Leeds in England. The events take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend ...

, 27 August 1983 (CD 4) *Live at

Hammersmith Odeon The Hammersmith Apollo, currently called the Eventim Apollo for sponsorship reasons, and formerly and still commonly known as the Hammersmith Odeon, is a live entertainment performance venue, originally built as a cinema called the Gaumont Pa ...

, 14 December 1984 (CD 5) *Live at

Wembley Arena Wembley Arena () (originally the Empire Pool, currently known as OVO Energy, OVO Arena Wembley for sponsorship reasons) is an indoor arena next to Wembley Stadium in Wembley, Greater London, England. The 12,500-seat facility is Greater Lond ...

, 5 November 1987 (CD 6) The set was replaced in 2013 by a 2 disc set called ''Early Stages - The Highlights'' which features a selection of tracks from each concert, plus one new track, a version of "

Market Square Heroes "Market Square Heroes" is the debut single by the British neo-prog band Marillion, released in October 1982 with "Three Boats Down from the Candy" as the B-side. The 12-inch single included an additional track, the 17:15-minute-long "Grendel". ...

" recorded at the Fife Aid concert in 1988. This was the final song of Fish's final live performance with the band.

Track listing

Disc 1

Live at the Mayfair, Glasgow, 13 September 1982 # "

Garden Party A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature f ...

" (Fish, Jelliman, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 8:19 # "The Web" (Fish, Jelliman, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 10:29 # "

He Knows You Know "He Knows You Know" is a song by the British neo-prog band Marillion. It was their second single, with "Charting the Single" as the B-side. It was released from their first album, '' Script for a Jester's Tear'', and peaked at number 35 on the ...

" (Fish, Jelliman, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 5:22 # "She Chameleon" (Fish, Kelly, Rothery, Trewavas) – 5:39 # "Three Boats Down from the Candy" (Fish, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 5:19 # "

" (Fish, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 6:20 # "Forgotten Sons" (Fish, Jelliman, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 10:24

Disc 2

Live at the Marquee, Part 1, 30 December 1982 # "Garden Party" (Fish, Jelliman, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 8:29 # "Three Boats Down from the Candy" (Fish, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 6:49 # "Grendel" (Fish, Jelliman, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 19:54 # "Chelsea Monday" (Fish, Jelliman, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 9:21

Disc 3

Live at the Marquee, Part 2, 30 December 1982 # "He Knows You Know" (Fish, Jelliman, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 8:24 # "The Web" (Fish, Jelliman, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 11:49 # "

Script for a Jester's Tear ''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, eventual ...

" (Fish, Kelly, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 10:20 # "Forgotten Sons" (Fish, Jelliman, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 12:03 # "Market Square Heroes" (Fish, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 7:39 # "Margaret" (Fish, Kelly, Rothery, Trewavas) – 11:15

Disc 4

Live at Reading Festival, 27 August 1983 # "Grendel" (Fish, Jelliman, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 18:07 # "Garden Party" (Fish, Jelliman, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 6:46 # "Script for a Jester's Tear" (Fish, Kelly, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 9:00 # "Assassing" (Fish, Kelly, Rothery, Trewavas) – 7:45 # "Charting the Single" (Fish, Kelly, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 5:22 # "Forgotten Sons" (Fish, Jelliman, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 11:41 # "He Knows You Know" (Fish, Jelliman, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 5:42 # "Market Square Heroes" (Fish, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 10:22 Medley including "Margaret", "

The Jean Genie "The Jean Genie" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie, originally released in November 1972 as the lead single to his 1973 album '' Aladdin Sane''. Co-produced by Ken Scott, Bowie recorded it with his backing band the Spider ...

" and "The Web"

Disc 5

Live at Hammersmith Odeon, 14 December 1984 # "Assassing" (Fish, Kelly, Rothery, Trewavas) – 6:50 # "Garden Party" (Fish, Jelliman, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 6:53 # "Cinderella Search" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 6:16 # "

Punch and Judy Punch and Judy is a traditional puppet show featuring Mr Punch and his wife Judy. The performance consists of a sequence of short scenes, each depicting an interaction between two characters, most typically the anarchic Mr Punch and one other ...

" (Fish, Kelly, Mover, Rothery, Trewavas) – 3:30 # "Jigsaw" (Fish, Kelly, Rothery, Trewavas) – 7:02 # "Chelsea Monday" (Fish, Jelliman, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 8:13 isplaced Childhood Part One# "Pseudo-silk Kimono" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 2:53 # "

Kayleigh "Kayleigh" is a song by British neo-prog band Marillion. It was released as the first single from the concept album '' Misplaced Childhood''. It is the band's most successful single in the UK, where it peaked at number two and stayed on the U ...

" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 3:53 # "Bitter Suite" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 6:01 # " Heart of Lothian" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 4:24 # "Incubus" (Fish, Kelly, Rothery, Trewavas) – 9:08 # "Fugazi" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 10:32

Disc 6

Live at Wembley Arena, 5 November 1987 # "Slainte Mhath" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 5:03 # "White Russian" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 6:01 # "Incubus" (Fish, Kelly, Rothery, Trewavas) – 8:56 # "

Sugar Mice "Sugar Mice" is a song by British neo-prog band Marillion. It was released as the second single from their fourth studio album, ''Clutching at Straws'' (1987). Released on 13 July 1987, it peaked at number 22 in the UK Singles Chart, becoming ...

" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 7:03 # "Fugazi" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 8:15 # "Hotel Hobbies" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 4:07 # "Warm Wet Circles" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 4:30 # "That Time of the Night" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 5:53 # "The Last Straw" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 6:13 # "Kayleigh" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 4:28 # "

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" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 2:24 # "Bitter Suite" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 8:07 # "Heart of Lothian" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 3:56

The Highlights - Disc 1

Live at the Mayfair, Glasgow, 13 September 1982
1. "

" (Fish, Jelliman, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 8:19
2. "She Chameleon" (Fish, Kelly, Rothery, Trewavas) – 5:39
3. "Three Boats Down from the Candy" (Fish, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 5:19
Live at the Marquee, 30 December 1982
4. "

" (Fish, Kelly, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 10:20
5. "Chelsea Monday" (Fish, Jelliman, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 9:21
6. "Forgotten Sons" (Fish, Jelliman, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 12:03
Live at Reading Festival, 27 August 1983
7. "Grendel" (Fish, Jelliman, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 18:07
8. "Charting the Single" (Fish, Kelly, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 5:22
9. "He Knows You Know" (Fish, Jelliman, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 5:42

The Highlights - Disc 2

Live at Hammersmith Odeon, 14 December 1984
1. "Assassing" (Fish, Kelly, Rothery, Trewavas) – 6:50
2. "

" (Fish, Kelly, Mover, Rothery, Trewavas) – 3:30
3. "Jigsaw" (Fish, Kelly, Rothery, Trewavas) – 7:02
4. "Chelsea Monday" (Fish, Jelliman, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 8:13
isplaced Childhood Part Onebr> 5. "Pseudo-silk Kimono" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 2:53
6. "

" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 3:53
7. "Bitter Suite" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 6:01
8. " Heart of Lothian" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 4:24

9. "Fugazi" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 10:32
Live at Wembley Arena, 5 November 1987
10. "Slainte Mhath" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 5:03
11. "Hotel Hobbies" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 4:07
12. "Warm Wet Circles" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 4:30
13. "That Time of the Night" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 5:53
14. "The Last Straw" (Fish, Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, Trewavas) – 6:13
Live at Fife Aid, St. Andrews, Scotland, 23 July 1988
15. "Market Square Heroes" (Fish, Kelly, Minnett, Pointer, Rothery, Trewavas) – 8:31 Medley including "

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" and "

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Personnel

– vocals *

Steve Rothery Steven Rothery (born 25 November 1959) is an English musician who is the original guitarist and the longest continuous member of the progressive rock band Marillion. Outside Marillion, Rothery has recorded two albums as part of the duo The Wis ...

–

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s *

Mark Kelly Mark Edward Kelly (born February 21, 1964) is an American politician, retired astronaut, and former United States Navy, naval officer serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States senator from Arizona, a seat he ha ...

–

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s *

Peter Trewavas Peter Trewavas (born 15 January 1959) is an English musician, best known as the bassist of the progressive rock band Marillion. He joined in 1982, replacing Diz Minnitt, while acting as a backing vocalist and occasional guitarist. Biography ...

–

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, backing vocals *

Mick Pointer Michael Pointer (born 22 July 1956) is an English drummer. He is known for his work in the neo-prog bands Marillion and Arena. Career Pointer was the original drummer and a founding member of Marillion. He appeared on the band's debut EP '' Ma ...

–

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

& percussion (discs 1, 2 & 3) * John Marter – drums (disc 4) * Andy Ward – percussion (disc 4) *

Ian Mosley Ian F. Mosley (born 16 June 1953) is an English drummer. He is best known for his long-time membership of the neo-prog band Marillion, which he joined for their second album, ''Fugazi'', released in 1984. He had previously been an in-demand ses ...

– drums and percussion (discs 5 & 6) * Cori Josias – backing vocals (disc 6)

References

External links

Entry on marillion.com
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