GTR - Hammersmith Odeon: London, England, U.K. September 14, 1986 (FM)

GTR
Hammersmith Odeon
London, England, U.K.
September 14, 1986
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac Level 8 MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Lineage: FM Broadcast > (?) > cassette trade circa 1999
Transfer: Sony TC-WE475 > Microtrack II (96/24) > Wavelab (tracking and tweaking) > Flac Level 8

01 - Jekyll and Hyde 05:20
02 - Here I Wait 05:58
03 - Prizefighters 05:02
04 - DJ Banter 00:34
05 - Hackett To Bits 02:14
06 - Reach Out (Never Say No) 06:55
07 - When A Heart Rules The Mind 04:51
08 - DJ Banter 00:33
09 - Roundabout 08:44
10 - The Hunter (fades) 05:48

Total 45mn 59sc

Max Bacon lead vocals
Steve Hackett acoustic and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer, backing vocals
Steve Howe acoustic and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer, backing vocals
Jonathan Mover drums, percussion
Phil Spalding (R.I.P.) bass guitar, backing vocals

Phil Spalding died February 5, 2023, he was 65.

With Yes, Asia and solo albums you would think that Steve Howe had enough to keep him busy in the 1980s. Turns out he didn't, neither did Steve Hackett after leaving Genesis for a solo career. So what do you do, get a drummer, bassist and singer you already have 2 fantastic guitarists. I remember listening to an interview with the 2 Steves when they said they wanted to find a singer that could give the band an American sound. To do that they hire the British former lead vocalist of Bronz (the guy could hit some freakishly high notes in his day!). I guess they meant American sounding in the Styx, Journey kinda vibe. They tapped Marillion's former drummer Jonathan Mover and bassist Phil Spalding who's Prog-Rock cred was from playing with Mike Oldfield. Of course Steve Howe missed his Asia & Yes mates so Geoff Downes was brought in to produce. I bought the album after hearing "When the Heart Rules the Mind" and I love it, still play it am listening to it right now as I type this. The group failed to make a follow up album and the members went back to their other jobs.

The show is great performance wise but the tape suffers from his, radio background noise and simple age. Now that said do not be afraid to check this show out, it's still very listenable and enjoyable!!

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You can check out the bands other jobs by clicking Yes, Genesis, Steve Hackett, Marillion, Asia, or Anderson Wakeman Bruford & Howe. Let me know if you need any of those shows re-posted or a Turbobit mirror.

Marillion - Tell Me A Story ~ Maimarktgelaende Mannheim, Germany 06-21-1986 (FM)

Marillion
Tell Me A Story - (Three Cool Cats ~ TCC 041/042)
Maimarktgelaende
Mannheim, Germany
June 21, 1986
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Lineage: Silver CD -> EAC 0.95 prebeta5 -> wav -> FLAC frontend 1.7.1
-> flac

CD1
01 Garden Party 07:09
02 Freaks 05:40 omitted*
03 Assassing 06:23
04 Misplaced Childhood Part 1 19:36
   i)   Pseudo Silk Kimono
   ii)  Kayleigh
   iii) Lavender
   iv)  Bitter Suite
   v)   Heart of Lothian

CD2
01 Misplaced Childhood Part 2 23:44
   i)   Waterhole
   ii)  Lords Of The Backstage
   iii) Blind Curve
   iv)  Childhood's End?
   v)   White Feather
02 Forgotten Sons 10:17
03 Market Square Heroes 08:34
   i)   She Loves You
   ii)  Let's Twist Again

* Removed Officially Released On The Thieving Magpie Rerelease

Fish Vocals
Steve Rothery Guitars
Mark Kelly Keyboards
Pete Trewavas Bass
Ian Mosley Drums

Another great sounding Marillion show. This time Marillion is playing a Music Festival with Queen. As a matter of fact Queen's set from the same festival is on the site here. This is also another installment of my Salute To Progressive Rock Bands. It wouldn't be a salute to Prog-Rock without them now would it?

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Marillion - Good To Work In A Democratic Country ~ Billy's Old Mill Milwaukee, WI 09-25-1987 (Pre-FM) - Remastered & Speed Corrected

Marillion
Good To Work In A Democratic Country - (Duley Digital - DD-M870925-A) - Remastered & Speed Corrected
Billy's Old Mill
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
September 25, 1987
Pre-FM Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Source: 1st gen Pre-FM Courtesy of jtclara

CD1

01 Fm Intro
02 Slainte Mhath
03 Assassing
04 Script for a Jester's Tear
05 White Russian
06 Incubus
07 Sugar Mice
08 Torch Song
09 Fugazi
10 Hotel Hobbies
11 Warm Wet Circles
12 That Time Of The Night

CD2

01 Pseudo Silk Kimono
02 Kayleigh
03 Lavender
04 Bitter Suite
05 Heart Of The Lothian
06 The Last Straws
07 Incommunicado
08 Garden Party
09 Market Square Heroes
10 My Generation/Let's Twist Again
11 Market Square Heroes End

Fish – lead vocals, percussion
Steve Rothery – electric & acoustic guitars
Pete Trewavas – bass guitars, backing vocals
Mark Kelly – keyboards, samples and effects, backing vocals, programming
Ian Mosley – drums, percussion

This is for all those who enjoyed our 1st Marillion offering a few posts ago. That one, like this one, was a Duley Remastered Pre-FM source. This one from the 1987 U.S. Tour, and to the delight of Marillion Fans, a full length show! The remaster notes are along with the info text in the art folder. Forget the technical info and enjoy the show for what it is a Clutching At Straws era double live album with no overdubs! A true live document.

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Marillion - Shades Of Green ~ BBC In Concert #IC0331 - Goldigger's Club, Chippenham, England 03-12-1984 (Pre-FM)

 

Marillion

Shades Of Green - (Duley Digital ~ DD-M840312-A) - Duley Remaster
BBC In Concert #IC0331
Goldigger's Club, Chippenham, England March 12, 1984
Pre-FM Recording
Vinyl Rip
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Lineage: BBC Transcription Disc > CD-r > E.A.C. > Re-Master > CCD Wave 16bit > Flac

01 Assassing
02 Script For A Jester's Tear
03 Incubus
04 He Knows You Know
05 Fugazi
06 Garden Party
07 Market Square Heros

Fish – lead vocals, percussion
Steve Rothery – electric guitars, acoustic guitars
Pete Trewavas – bass guitars, backing vocals
Mark Kelly – keyboards, samples and effects, backing vocals, programming
Ian Mosley – drums, percussion

Our 1st post from British Prog-Rockers Marillion is a fabulous Pre-FM Recording from the tour to promote their 2nd LP Fugazi. I learned about Marillion around 1984/85 through this kid Mike who my 1st wife had babysat in the past. He lived next door to wear she lived when her and I started dating. He had this great record collection, which was full of imports, minor label  and local releases.

We discovered Raven, Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, & Manowar together. Every weekend I would spend a few hours talking music with Mike. One day he pulls out a few new albums he had ordered which included an album from Manilla Road, Marillion and Onslaught (British Thrash!!). He played a little of all 3 before he had to leave. I borrowed the Onslaught album and taped it. At the time I wasn't into Prog-Rock. I didn't come back to Prog-Rock and Marillion till the 1990's when I saw the Yes Union Tour (Awesome!!).

This Pre-FM from the Tour for Fugazi takes me back to those days when al of us Hardcore Punk Rockers and Metal Heads got together to create a new Music. Prog-Rock had no part in the Thrash Metal Movement. Like Punk Rock we wanted our music without the over indulgence that Prog-Rock could get bogged down in. Thank The Gods Of Music For Bands Like Marillion who kept the flag of Prog-Rock going.

So download this Pre-FM show from Marillion when they were considered The Rising Stars Of Neo-Progressive Rock.

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