''Live from Loreley'' is a live album by the British

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band

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, recorded at a concert at the

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(Open-Air Stage)

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, St. Goarshausen, Germany on 18 July 1987. The recording, made during the first leg of the 1987 ''

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'' tour, documents the band at the peak of their commercial success in the 1980s when they had original frontman

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on vocals. The show was attended by an audience of 20,000; support acts were Magnum,

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(cancelled), and

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. It comprises songs from the four studio albums they released up to that point, i.e. ''

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'' (1983), ''

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'' (1984), ''

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'' (1985), and ''Clutching at Straws'' (1987). The non-album debut single "

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" is also included. The cover uses the original 1987 concert poster designed by Fish-era Marillion (and later Fish solo) graphic artist

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. It shows the central character from the cover of the then-current single " Incommunicado" above a drawing of the characteristic marquee above the venue's stage.

Release history

A video recording of this concert had first been released on VHS tape in November 1987, and re-released in 1995, then packaged together with an audio CD (one disc) including the soundtrack of the VHS tape except "Incubus". This 'Sound & Vision' video recording, since out of print, was re-issued on DVD in August 2004. On 22 June 2009, EMI released the recording a fourth time, this time as a digitally

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ed double audio CD including four tracks that had been omitted from the previous video and audio versions ("White Russian", "Fugazi", "

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"). The version of "White Russian" found on the 2009 issue had previously been released on the B-side " Warm Wet Circles" (1987). On the same day, EMI released '' Recital of the Script'', another first-time audio version of a 1980s live video. Although neither Marillion nor ex-singer Fish were involved in the decision to re-release this material, they officially approved it and Fish has written

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for both. Fish commented that ''"as contractually we have no control over the material edecided it would be more advisable to help out rather than relinquish total responsibility. (...) I understand there will be accusations of "scraping the barrel" directed at EMI, and perhaps there is some justification, but (...) our choice was to walk away and let

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and the like benefit or get involved and at least try and get some return above the pennies we get as royalties as a band under our old contract."''

Track listing (2009 double audio CD)

Disc 1

#"Slàinte Mhath" (from ''

'', 1987) – 5:14 #"Assassing" (from ''

'', 1984) – 7:07 #"Script for a Jester's Tear" (from ''

'', 1983) – 9:45 #"White Russian" (from ''

'', 1987) – 6:48 #"Incubus" (from ''

'', 1984) – 9:21 #"

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 ...

" (from ''

'', 1987) – 6:34 #"Fugazi" (from ''

'', 1984) – 8:23

Disc 2

#"Hotel Hobbies" (from ''

'', 1987) – 4:15 #"Warm Wet Circles" (from ''

'', 1987) – 4:19 #"That Time of the Night (The Short Straw)" (from ''

'', 1987) – 6:03 #"

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" (from ''

'', 1985) – 4:22 #"

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" (from ''

'', 1985) – 2:38 #"Bitter Suite (Medley)" (from ''

'', 1985) – 7:39 #" Heart of Lothian" (from ''

'', 1985) – 4:24 #"The Last Straw" (from ''

'', 1987) – 6:23 #" Incommunicado" (from ''

'', 1987) – 6:13 #"

" (from ''

'', 1983) – 7:13 #"

" (non-album single, 1982) – 11:32

Track listing (earlier versions)

''1987 VHS tape, 1995 VHS tape+audio CD package, 2004 DVD'' #"Slàinte Mhath" #"Assassing" #"Script for a Jester's Tear" #"Incubus" (not on the 1995 audio CD) #"Sugar Mice" #"Hotel Hobbies" #"Warm Wet Circles" #"That Time of the Night" #"Kayleigh" #"Lavender" #"Bitter Suite" #"Heart of Lothian" #"The Last Straw" #"Incommunicado"

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 ...

– guitars *

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– keyboards *

Pete 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 ...

– bass, backing vocals *

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 *Cori Josias – backing vocals

References

External links

Entry on marillion.com
{{Authority control 2009 live albums Marillion live albums