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 Marillion first appeared in a recognisable form in early 1982, when the line-up of Fish vocals, Steve Rothery guitar, Mark Kelly keyboards, Pete Trewavas bass and Mick Pointer drummer began exhaustively touring around the Aylesbury and London area. The combination of imaginative, enthralling music and image filled lyrics soon found favour amongst their expanding fan base and journalists who had tired of some of the more formulaic music that dogged the live scene of the time. Several sold out nights at the legendary Marquee club forced the record labels to recognise the impact of their music and a deal with EMI was quickly signed. Show more » The release of such albums as Script for a Jester's Tear 1983 and Fugazi 1984 bolstered their reputation, and their line up was further strengthened when drummer Ian Mosley replaced Pointer in 1984. Misplaced Childhood followed in 1985 which included the hit singles "Kayleigh" and "Lavender" and promptly hit the coveted number one slot. But, following the tour to support 1987's Clutching at Straws, Fish suddenly and unexpectedly quit the band to pursue a solo career. He was replaced by the equally imposing figure of Steve Hogarth, whose input helped to freshen and augment their sound. The resulting albums of Season's End 1989, Holidays in Eden 1991, Brave 1994 Afraid of Sunlight 1995, This Strange Engine 1997 and Radiation 1998 proved Marillion's continued determination to release inventive and emotional music, irrespective of whether their music was picked up by radio stations or made an impact on the charts. By 1997, Marillion had realised that the Internet provided an ideal opportunity to nurture a closer contact with the fans, and a fan instigated whip round on their e-mailing list produced enough funds to allow the band to tour the USA. The release of the album Marillion.com in 1999 flagged their newly launched web-site and record label but it was the revolutionary concept of asking their fans to pre-order and pay for the recording costs an album some 12 months in advance of its release that hit the headlines in 2001. Astonishingly, over 12,000 of their fans pre-ordered and an additional deal was struck with EMI to market the resulting Anoraknophobia album. A similar campaign was also launched to fund the band's 2004release, Marbles but this time all the money raised went into a campaign fund to promote the album. In terms of fan loyalty, it can be said that Marillion have an international underground following to rival the mainstream Their new album Somewhere Else was released on 9th April 2007. Just before that day Marillion released the download only single titled "See It Like a Baby". An extensive European Tour to promote their new album, followed in April, May and into June 2007. In June 2007 they released the new single "Thank youMost Toys" which was another top 20 hit.
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