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"Childhood" Found: Classic Marillion Album Expanded and Remixed for July

May 8, 2017 By Mike Duquette 3 Comments

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Prog rock fans and Steven Wilson remix enthusiasts have another date to mark on their calendars: July 21, the release date for a greatly expanded edition of Marillion's classic Misplaced Childhood.

Released in June of 1985, Misplaced Childhood became the most successful release in the neo-prog quintet's ongoing career, topping the U.K. charts and staying in those charts for 41 weeks. Featuring semi-autobiographical lyrics from lead singer Fish that touched on love, loss and acceptance (admittedly aided by a 10-hour acid trip that birthed the concept), Marillion's mix of personal and familiar led to some of their best-received work, including the U.K. Top 5 hits "Kayleigh" and "Lavender."

The 4CD/Blu-ray box set version of Misplaced Childhood features the original remastered album (from the original analog 1/2" tape), a bonus disc of demos and B-sides (previously released in a 2CD edition in 1998 and expanded with a new stereo remix by Wilson of B-side "Lady Nina" in addition to the original) and two discs of an October 1985 live show in Utrecht, The Netherlands which featured a full performance of the album and more. The Blu-ray is packed with bonus features, including music videos, a new documentary featuring members of the band (including Fish, who left in 1988 after struggles with the band's management) and producer Chris Kimsey, and a new 5.1 surround mix by Wilson of the full album and "Lady Nina." It's all packed in a casebound book package with 60 pages of photos and liner notes by writer Dave Everley.

Additionally, a vinyl box set will include the remastered album and live concert across four LPs in total, packed in a 12" lidded box and featuring a full-size 24-page booklet with liner notes and a replica of the band's original tour program from the Childhood era.

Misplaced Childhood: Deluxe Edition (Parlophone/Rhino, 2017)

4CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada (TBD) / Amazon U.K. (TBD)
4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada (TBD) / Amazon U.K.

Disc 1/LP 1: Remastered album (originally released as EMI MRL-2 (U.K.)/Capitol ST-12431 (U.S.), 1985)

  1. Pseudo Silk Kimono
  2. Kayleigh
  3. Lavender
  4. Bitter Suite
  5. Heart of Lothian
  6. Waterhole (Expresso Bongo)
  7. Lords of the Backstage
  8. Blind Curve
  9. Childhood's End?
  10. White Feather

Discs 2-3/LPs 2-4: Live At Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, The Netherlands - October 15-16, 1985 (previously unreleased except where noted)

  1. Emerald Lies (Intro)
  2. Script for a Jester's Tear
  3. Incubus
  4. Chelsea Monday (from "Heart of Lothian" single - EMI MARIL-5, 1985)
  5. The Web
  1. Pseudo Silk Kimono
  2. Kayleigh
  3. Lavender
  4. Bitter Suite
  5. Heart of Lothian
  6. Waterhole (Expresso Bongo)
  7. Lords of the Backstage
  8. Blind Curve
  9. Childhood's End?
  10. White Feather
  11. Fugazi
  12. Garden Party
  13. Market Square Heroes

Disc 4: Demos and B-sides

  1. Lady Nina (B-side to "Kayleigh" - EMI MARIL-3, 1985)
  2. Freaks (B-side to "Lavender" - EMI MARIL-4, 1985)
  3. Kayleigh (Alternative Mix) (12" B-side to "Kayleigh" - EMI 12MARIL-3, 1985)
  4. Lavender Blue (12" A-side - EMI 12MARIL-4, 1985)
  5. Heart of Lothian (Extended Mix) (12" A-side - EMI 12MARIL-5, 1985)
  6. Lady Nina (Steve Wilson Stereo Remix) (previously unreleased)
  7. Pseudo Silk Kimono (Demo)
  8. Kayleigh (Demo)
  9. Lavender (Demo)
  10. Bitter Suite: Brief Encounter/Lost Weekend (Demo)
  11. Lords of the Backstage (Demo)
  12. Blue Angel (Demo)
  13. Misplaced Rendezvous (Demo)
  14. Heart of Lothian: Wide Boy/Curtain Call (Demo)
  15. Waterhole (Expresso Bongo) (Demo)
  16. Passing Strangers: Mylo/Perimeter Walk/Threshold (Demo)
  17. Childhood's End? (Demo)
  18. White Feather (Demo)

Tracks 7-18 released on bonus disc of Misplaced Childhood reissue - EMI 72434 97034 2 1 (U.K.), 1998

Blu-ray

  • Childhood Memories (Documentary, 72 mins)
  • Misplaced Childhood (Steven Wilson 5.1 Surround Mix)
  • Lady Nina (Steven Wilson 5.1 Surround Mix)
  • Lady Nina (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix)
  • Misplaced Childhood (96/24 KHz stereo remaster)
  • Kayleigh (promo video)
  • Lavender (promo video)
  • Heart of Lothian (promo video)
  • Lady Nina (promo video

Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Marillion

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Comments

  1. Moo says

    May 8, 2017 at 8:02 pm

    Who did the stereo 96/24 remaster? I hope & assume it's the same dreadful master they used for the 2 disc set.

    This was also an early digital recording. Most early digital was 44/16 (or worse in some cases). I'm curious who that fits with the 96/24?

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  2. Moo says

    May 8, 2017 at 8:03 pm

    I left the word "not" out above. It should have read, "I hope & assume it’s NOT the same dreadful master they used for the 2 disc set."

    Reply
  3. Teophilus says

    June 3, 2023 at 8:09 am

    Given the not so brilliant quality of the original recording, remastering it would be a tough act for any sound engineer anyway.

    Reply

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