the artwork is awesome and perfect for framing!  I have NOT tested this LP for playability The vintage, original LP is USED....(NOT A modern day reissue!) SEE PHOTOS and zoom in for better detailing!

Script for a Jester's Tear is the debut album by the  band , released in 1983. It reached number seven on the UK album chart and stayed on the chart for 31 weeks, the second longest chart residency of a Marillion album.

The single released before the album was "", with the double B-sides "Three Boats Down from the Candy" and the 17-minute epic "Grendel".

"He Knows You Know" and "Garden Party" were also released as singles, and became  hits.

This is the only  album to feature , the founding and current drummer for .

Track listing (original release)[]

All songs written by Derek Dick, Steve Rothery, Peter Trewavas, Michael Pointer, Mark Kelly, Diz Minnitt & Brian Jelliman unless otherwise noted. ( Marillion Music/Charisma Music/Chappell) Side one[] "Script for a Jester's Tear" (Derek Dick/Steve Rothery/Peter Trewavas/Michael Pointer/Mark Kelly) – 8:44 "" – 5:23 "The Web" (Derek Dick/Steve Rothery/Peter Trewavas/Michael Pointer/Mark Kelly/Brian Jelliman) – 8:52 Side two[] "" – 7:19 "Chelsea Monday" (Derek Dick/Steve Rothery/Peter Trewavas/Michael Pointer/Mark Kelly) – 8:17 "Forgotten Sons" – 8:23 Formats and re-issues[]

The album was originally released on cassette, vinyl LP and 12" Picture Disc. The album was released on CD sometime afterwards. In 1997, as part of a series of Marillion's first eight studio albums, EMI re-released Script for a Jester's Tear with  sound and a second disc containing bonus material, listed above. The remastered edition was later also made available without the bonus disc.

A new 180-gram vinyl pressing was . It was identical to the original vinyl release from 1983.

Personnel[]  – Voice  – Yamaha SG2000, Yamaha Acoustic, Squier '57 Strat, Fender Strat, Marshall and Mesa Boogie Amps  – Steinway Grand Piano, Harpsichord, Mini Moog, Roland JP8, PPG Wave 2.2, Emulator, Pro One, Yamaha CS 15, Korg CX3 organ  – Rickenbacker 4000 bass, Peavey Amps, Fender Prec. fretless  – Tama kit, Paiste cymbals, percussion "'s Parents Association Children's Choir" – backing vocals on "Forgotten Sons" (short fragment of ""). Peter Cockburn – newcaster's voice on "Forgotten Sons". Production[] Produced by Nick Tauber Recorded and Mixed by Simon Hanhart Digitally remastered by Peter Mew and Mark Kelly at Abbey Road Studios London April – July 1997 Notes[] Although their first single "" never appeared on the original album, it can be briefly heard during a short radio segment prior to 'Forgotten Sons'. According to Fish, Script for a Jesters Tear is the first of a trilogy of albums, and classified as 'bedsit thoughts'.  was deemed 'hotel thoughts' and  as 'home thoughts'. This was to enable the listener to understand the feelings and surroundings that shaped the songwriting. There was supposed to be a  featured on the album's cover, per Fish's request – part of Fish's stage theatrics at the time included tearing apart a rubber plant at the climax of The Web. However, , who air-brushed this and several other albums for Marillion, forgot to include it. The version of "Grendel" on the remastered CD is not the same version as the original 1982 17-minute B-side single release

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