Marillion/Germany 1985 S & V & more

MARILLION appeared in the memorable first edition of Germany’s largest rock festival “ROCK AM RING” in 1985. A valuable live set that conveys the scene is now available. Speaking of “ROCK AM RING”, it is still a famous festival that represents Germany… no, Europe. The first event was held over two days, and MARILLION appeared on the last day, “May 26, 1985 Nürburg.” This work is a 2-disc set with the best audience recording that recorded the stage on disc 1, and the professional shot collection mainly from TV broadcasts on disc 2. 1985 was also the year that MARILLION’s all-out concept album “MISPLACED CHILDHOOD” was released. Under such circumstances, what kind of meaning did “ROCK AM RING” have as a festival? First, let’s take a look back at the schedule at that time.・May 26th-June 18th: Europe #1 (12 performances) ←★Here★《“MISPLACED CHILDHOOD” released on June 17th》・August 17th: MONSTERS OF ROCK performance ・September 4th-11th December 28th: ​​Europe #2 (50 performances) December 3rd-7th: Japan (5 performances) December 10th-20th: UK #1 (8 performances) This is MARILLION in 1985. “MISPLACED CHILDHOOD TOUR” continued the following year in 1986, but “ROCK AM RING” was released before the album was released. It was the stage for the first day of the tour. Now, let’s introduce each disc individually. [DISC 1: Superb full audience recording] The main part of this work is an audience recording that includes the full stage of “ROCK AM RING”. It is a master that was released for the first time very recently, but this is also the best. What’s most wonderful about it is the intense, ultra-direct feeling of zero feedback that is unique to outdoor festivals. On the other hand, outdoors has the disadvantage that the sound is easily carried away by the wind, but this work does not have that worry. It seems that it was recorded at a position of about 15 meters from the stage, and the core that jumps into your ears as soon as it is washed away has a striking solid feel with no sound reflections. Although the tone feels like a customer record, the clarity and closeness are the best sound at the level of FM broadcasting. And the show drawn with that intimate sound is also special. The running time of MARILLION is about 55 minutes, which is far from a full show, but the world of “MISPLACED CHILDHOOD”, which was just before its release, is forcibly screwed into it. The structure is as follows, but the structure is the same as the main part of the tour, with the “MISPLACED CHILDHOOD” part at the core, and the classics sandwiched before and after it. However, since it is a short set, the number of songs in each part has been reduced by half, and the new part only reproduces side A rather than the entire album. The part where the story ends mid-way is like a trailer for a movie, and even the audience members who sing along to the classics feel awe-struck as they encounter the story for the first time. You can witness such a historical scene with the best sound. Early part (2 songs)・Assassing “FUGAZI” / Script For A Jester’s Tear “SCRIPT FOR A JESTER’S TEAR” “MISPLACED CHILDHOOD” part (5 songs)・A-side reproduction: Pseudo Silk Kimono (★) / Kayleigh (★) / Lavender (★) /Bitter Suite/Heart Of Lothian Final stage (2 songs)・Fugazi “FUGAZI” / Garden party (★) “SCRIPT FOR A JESTER’S TEAR” *Note: “★” mark also includes professional shots. [DISC 2: Multi-camera professional shot collection] Following this newly discovered live album is a professional shot that allows you to witness the “ROCK AM RING” scene. Although the TV broadcast will only feature three new songs and “Garden Party,” you can enjoy Fish’s face painting and pantomime-like performance with a completely official master. However, no matter how great it is, a digest broadcast of only 4 songs is about 16 minutes long, which is not enough. Therefore, this work includes a bonus of 5 songs from TV broadcast pro shots from the same period. There are two main types of content: Appearance on “TOP OF THE POPS” (3 songs) First up is the famous BBC program “TOP OF THE POPS”. A total of three episodes are recorded from May to September before the album’s release. It’s a mime performed in the station’s in-house studio, but the atmosphere is quite different from the stage live performance. The picture quality is superb, as is the master of the BBC’s digital rebroadcast, and Fish also performs enthusiastically in a tartan outfit typical of Scottish people. The early 1980s was the height of pop music. It was surprising that this kind of rock was even ranked on the charts, but “Kayleigh” reached number 2 on the TOTP chart. During “Lavender,” I thought he was staring at the camera, but I couldn’t keep up with the camera changes, and he was flipping through the handwritten lyrics while inviting me to sing along. This is an indescribably delicious professional shot. Appearance on “OLD GRAY WHISTLE TEST” (2 songs) The last one was also the famous BBC program “OLD GRAY WHISTLE TEST”. Unlike TOTP, this band relies on live music, and they performed two songs, “Bitter Suite” and “Heart Of Lothian,” from the “Marquee Club” stage. The vocal microphone sounds a little rough at the beginning, but the image quality is excellent. You can enjoy multi-camera professional shots of five young people standing at a legendary British rock club. MARILLION from the Phish era reached a huge peak by involving the general public with the famous album “MISPLACED CHILDHOOD”. This is a live set with the theme of the legendary festival “ROCK AM RING” where they performed. Newly discovered live albums and professional shot videos are all the best masters you can hope for today. Nurburgring, Nurburg, Germany 26th May 1985 PERFECT SOUND/PRO-SHOT CD(55:11) 1. Assassing 2. Script For A Jesters Tear 3. Pseudo Silk Kimono 4. Kayleigh 5. Lavender 6. Bitter Suite 7. Heart Of Lothian 8. Fugazi 9. Garden party DVD(34:37) 1. Pseudo Silk Kimono 2. Kayleigh 3. Lavender 4. Garden Party Bonus Tracks Top Of The Pops 5. Kayleigh (23rd May 1985) 6. Kayleigh (13th June 1985) 7. Lavender (12th September 1985) Old Gray Whistle Test Marquee, London, UK (10th December 1985) 8. Bitter Suite 9. Heart Of Lothian PRO-SHOT COLOR NTSC Approx.35min. Fish – Vocals Steve Rothery – Guitar Mark Kelly – Keyboards Pete Trewavas – Bass Ian Mosley – Drums