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Comments (incorrectly) Traded as 3/3/81 - Red Lion Pub, Bicester, England

There is a lot of confusion around as to when this tape was originally made and I have seen it dated from 1980 right through to the middle of 1981 but I suspect the real date will never be known. Here's what I do know. On 2nd January the then three members of the band record a demo called "Close"  this was then sent to the two new members, Fish and Dis Minnitt who then came down to join them to rehearse that - now called "The Web" - and other songs.
The band stayed at Leyland Hill Farm studios for up to ten weeks, before their first actual gig on 14th March at the Red Lion Pub in Bicester. This tape is clearly the band in rehearsal as you can hear them talking between the songs, and despite the title, clearly isn't the first time Fish had played with them, so it would be pretty safe to assume it comes from near the end of the rehearsal process as they are playing a full set. Of course, given that there are some edits between tracks it may not all be from the same day, or they may have just stopped the tape between numbers. Now, the copy I had of this hadn't been tracked and was straight from an audio tape of unknown generation with disc 1 containing just two track and disc 2 a single one. So, I ripped both to .wav, made some slight adjustment with Cool Edit Pro (mainly reducing the hiss), and then tracked them correctly with Wave CD. Nothing else was done to them but there is a noticeable difference between "Snow Angel" and the other tracks (from the first file) on CD1.The balance is slightly off in places and there's some change in volume, and Fish's vocals tend to blend into the background on occasion, but overall given the age of these songs they don't sound rather good although I don't know how that compares to other versions that are around.

Line Up: Fish - Vocals, Steve Rothery - Guitar, Diz Minnitt - Bass, Mick Pointer - Drums, Brian Jelliman - Keyboards

Track Listing: CD1 Time for Sale 5:12, Madcap's Embrace 8:47, Grendel 20:16, Snow Angel 7:49  CD2 Skyline Drifter 10:11, The Web 10:16, Herne the Hunter 11:32, Garden Party 9:04 

Comments: The band play as a four piece following the sacking of the bass playing during the sound check.

Line Up: Fish - Vocals, Steve Rothery - Guitar, [no one] - Bass, Mick Pointer - Drums, Mark Kelly - Keyboards

Track Listing: Intro, He Knows You Know, The Web, Three Boots Down the Candy, Chelsea Monday, Charting the Single, Garden Party, Forgotten Songs, Margaret

Comments: Disc is recorded in one track. Similar to the Daffodils boot but with less tracks Some fades and a DJ don't spoil a great show.

Line Up: Fish - Vocals, Steve Rothery - Guitar, Pete Trewavas - Bass, Mick Pointer - Drums, Mark Kelly - Keyboards

Track Listing: Garden Party, The Web, Chelsea Monday, Three Boats Down the Candy, Market Square Heroes, Forgotten Sons

Marillion

Forgotten Sons

Park Pop Festival, Den Haag, Holland

3/6/83

SB/MP3

10

CD

Line Up: Fish - Vocals, Steve Rothery - Guitar, Pete Trewavas - Bass, Mick Pointer - Drums, Mark Kelly - Keyboards

Track Listing: Garden Party, Script for a Jester's Tear, Charting the Single, Assassing, Forgotten Sons, Market Square Heroes

Comments: Good early show and I'm not just saying that because I was there. One of John Martyr's eight performances with the band. Sound isn't great for FM show. Some splashing here and there. Back cover lists the wrong tracks.

Line Up: Vocals - Fish, Guitar - Steve Rothery, Bass- Mark Kelly, Drums - John Martyr, Keyboards - Pete Trewavas

Track Listing: Grendel, Garden Party, Script For a Jester's Tear, Assassing, Charting the Single

Comments: Balance takes a few minutes to settle but when it does the sound is very good it could almost be soundboard. From the troubled USA tour with Andy Ward

Line Up: Fish - Vocals, Steve Rothery - Guitar, Pete Trewavas - Bass, Andy Ward - Drums, Mark Kelly - Keyboards

Track Listing: CD1 He Knows You Know, Garden Party, Script for a Jester's Tear, Assassing, Chelsea Monday, 3 Boats down from the Candy, Forgotten Sons CD2 Market Square Heroes  / Margaret, Charting the Single

Comments: From the troubled USA tour with Andy Ward Fish has monitor problems but, the recorded sound is good. There's also a lot audience talking - mostly through the monologues - with Fish yelling "shut up" but then he does talk an awful lot during this show as you can see from the track listing.

Line Up: Fish - Vocals, Steve Rothery - Guitar, Pete Trewavas - Bass, Andy Ward - Drums, Mark Kelly - Keyboards

Track Listing CD1 Intro, He Knows You Know, Garden Party, -Fish Talks-, Script for a Jester's Tear, -Fish Talks-, Charting the Single CD2 -Fish talks-, Assassing, -Fish talks-, Chelsea Monday, -Fish talks-, 3 Boats down from the Candy, -Fish talks-, Forgotten Sons ,  Market Square Heroes 

Marillion

The Fish Years

Gold Diggers Club Chippenham, UK

12/3/84

Pro

10

DVD

Marillion

Pinkpop 84

Pink Pop Festival, Geleen, Holland

11/6/84

SB/MP3

10

CD

Line Up: Vocals - Fish, Guitar - Steve Rothery, Bass- Mark Kelly, Drums - Ian Mosley, Keyboards - Pete Trewavas

Track Listing: Punch & Judy, Assassing, Jigsaw, Incubus, Cinderella Search, Fugazi, Garden party, Market Square Heroes

Marillion

The Fish Years

Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzerland

Pink Pop, Geleen, Holland

10/7/84

11/6/84

Pro

10

DVD

Marillion

The Fish Years

Rock am Ring, Adenau, Germany 

26/5/85

Pro

10

DVD

Line Up: Fish - Vocals, Steve Rothery - Guitar, Pete Trewavas - Bass, Ian Mosley - Drums,  Mark Kelly  - Keyboards

Track Listing: CD1 Garden Party, Freaks , Assassing, Misplaced Childhood side I, CD2 Misplaced Childhood side II, Forgotten Sons , Market Square Heroes (inc: She Loves You &  Let's Twist Again)

Comments: First half of a great show

Track Listing: Slainte Mhat, Assassing, Script For a Jester's Tear, White Russian, Incubus, Sugar Mice, Torch Song, Fugazi

Comments: Second half of a great show The title is of course, incorrect! 

Track Listing: Hotel Hobbies, Warm Wet Circles, That Time of the Night, Kayleigh, Lavender, Bitter Suite, Heart of Lothian, The Last Straw, Incommunicado, Garden Party, Market Square Heroes (Part 1), Let's Twist Again, Market Square Heroes (part 2)

Marillion

& Friends

Clutching at Wembley

Wembley Stadium, London, UK

4/11/87

FM

9

CD

Sugar Mice in the Edinburgh Rain

Comments: Some tracks from this boot were used  on the official "Thieving Magpies" release

Line Up: Fish - Vocals, Steve Rothery - Guitar, Pete Trewavas - Bass, Ian Mosley - Drums,  Mark Kelly  - Keyboards

Track Listing: CD1 La Gazza Ladra, Slainte Mhath, Assassing, Incubus, White Russian, Sugar Mice, Fugazi, Hotel Hobbies, Warm wet circles, That time of the night CD2 Kayleigh, Lavender, Bitter suite, Heart of Lothian, Gizza bun, Last straw, Incommunicado, Garden Party

Tech: NTSC, Full screen / 4:3, Audio: 2 channel,  97 minutes, Menu / Title -  Chapters

Comments Tape wear and colour smudging don't spoil this German TV special from the band's last months with Fish. Two tracks are missing from the start of the set but that means the show starts with the locally relevant "White Russian". Fish's monologues are over dubbed in German.

Line Up: Fish - Vocals, Steve Rothery - Guitar, Pete Trewavas - Bass, Ian Mosley - Drums,  Mark Kelly  - Keyboards

Track Listing: White Russian , Sugar Mice, Fugazi, Hotel Hobbies, Warm Wet Circles, That Time Of The Night (The Short Straw), Waterwhole (Expresso Bongo), Lords Of Backstage, Blind Curve, Childhood's End?, White Feather, Kayleigh, Heart of Lothian, The Last Straw, Incommunicado, Garden Party, Market Square Heroes, Let's Twist Again, Market Square Heroes (cont)

Comments: Fish's last show with the band and what a great one it was too. Sound is a little patchy to start with but soon cuts into being so great you could think this was soundboard if it wasn't for the guy trying to get a cigarette from the taper!!!

Track Listing: CD1  The Thieving Magpie (La Gazza Ladra), Slàinte Mhath, Assassing, White Russian, Sugar Mice, Fugazi, Warm Wet Circles CD2
Misplaced Childhood (Part 2) i] Waterhole (Espresso Bongo), ii] Lords of the Backstage, iii] Blind Curve, iv] Childhood's End, v] White Feather, Kayleigh, Lavender, Heart Of Lothian, Incommunicado, Garden Party, Market Square Heroes, (incl. “My Generation” / “Let´s Twist Again”)

Line Up: Vocals - Steve Hogarth, Guitar - Steve Rothery, Bass- Mark Kelly, Drums - Ian Mosley, Keyboards - Pete Trewavas

Track Listing: Slàinte Mhath, Script For A Jester's Tear, Easter,Warm Wet Circles, That Time Of The Night (The Short Straw), Holloway Girl, Kayleigh, Lavender, Heart Of Lothian, Hooks In You, The Space, Incommunicado, After Me, Market Square Heroes / School's Out

Comments: Web broadcast show.
Track Listing: Holidays in Eden, Waiting To Happen, The Party, Easter, Incommunicado, No One Can, Kayleigh, Lavender, Heart of Lothian, Cover My Eyes, Slante Mhath

Track Listing CD1 Cover My Eyes, Uninvited Guest, Sugar Mice, Bridge, Living with the Big Lie, Runaway, Goodbye to all That, Wave, Mad, The Opium Den, Slide, Standing in the Swing, Hard as Love, CD2 The Hollow Man, Alone Again, In the Lap of Luxury, Now Wash Your Hands, Paper Lies

Brave, The Great Escape, The Last of You, Fallin From the Moon, Made Again, Easter, Warm Wet Circle, That Time of Night, Kayleigh, Lavender, Heart of Lothian, Hooks in You, The Space

Dream Theater

Comments: Tracks marked (&) used on the official "Change of Seasons" CD
Guests: Barney Greenway - Vocals (*), Steve Hogarth (Marillion) - Vocals (**) / (***), Steve Rothery (Marillion) - Guitar (***), Steve Howe (Yes, Asia) - Guitar (#)
Track Listing: CD1 Funeral For a Friend /Loves Lies Bleeding, Perfect Strangers, Red Hill Mining Town, The Rover, Achillies' Last Stand, Song Remains the Same, Tears, Damage Inc (*), Happiness is a Warm Gun (**), Easter (***), Winter, In the Dead of Night CD2  Machine Messiah (#), Heart on the Sunrise (#), Close to the Edge (#), Siberian Khatru (#), Starship Troopers (#), In the Flesh (&), Carry on Way wood Sun (&), Bohemian Rhapsody (&), Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin' (&), Cruise Control (&), Turn it on Again (&) Bonus Tracks: Space Dye Vest (Kevin Moore Demo 95), Carry That Weight
The Night Past (into the Sun) (1st Majesty demo 87), Mission Impossible (John Petrucci - Demo 94), To Live Forever (Acoustic demo 93), Indulge In Reverie, A Late Summer's Rain, Schizophrenia, ("Guitar Player" Flexi)

Track Listing CD1 Invisible Man, Marbles I, You're Gone, Angelina, Marbles II, Don't Hurt Yourself, Fantastic Place, Marbles III, Drilling Holes, Marbles IV, Neverland CD2 Bridge, Living with the Big Lie, Beautiful, Afraid of Sunlight, The Great Escape, Between You and Me, The Damage, King, Cover My Eyes, Easter