Marillion – Clutching at Straws

After the successful reissue of Marillion‘s 1985 album Misplaced Childhood in 2017, Parlophone will reissue the British quintet’s fourth studio album Clutching at Straws in November.

 

Like its predecessor, the album was produced by Chris Kimsey and it delivered three top forty hits (‘Incommunicado’, ‘Sugar Mice’ and ‘Warm Wet Circles’). Clutching At Straws would turn out to be Marillion’s final studio release with original singer Fish.

 

Clutching at Straws 5LP vinyl box set. Includes a new stereo remix by Andy Bradfield and Avril Mackintosh (Mackintosh was the original mixing engineer for producer Chris Kimsey in Advision studios back in 1987) and a concert recording of the band performing at the Edinburgh Playhouse in December ’87. Some of these live performance have appeared before, on The Thieving Magpie live album, although it should be noted that this is a new mix for 2018 by Michael Hunter.

 

2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered

3 × Vinyl, LP

Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo, 180 Gram

 

Backing Vocals – Christopher "Robin" Kimsey* (tracks: C1), Tessa Niles (tracks: A3, D2)

Bass Guitar – Pete Trewavas

Drums – Ian Mosley

Keyboards – Mark Kelly

Lead Guitar – Steve Rothery

Lead Vocals – Fish

Liner Notes – Mick Wall

Voice – John Cavanagh (tracks: B2)

 

Clutching At Straws (2018 Andy Bradfield & Avril Mackintosh Re-Mix)

A1 Hotel Hobbies 3:35

A2 Warm Wet Circles 4:25

A3 That Time Of The Night (The Short Straw) 6:00

B1 Going Under (Alternate Version) 2:47

B2 Just For The Record 3:10

B3 White Russian 6:25

C1 Incommunicado 5:17

C2 Torch Song 4:04

C3 Slàinte Mhath 4:45

D1 Sugar Mice 5:46

D2 The Last Straw / Happy Ending 6:00

 

Live At The Edinburgh Playhouse 19th December 1987 (2018 Michael Hunter Mix)

E1 La Gazza Ladra 2:46

E2 Slàinte Mhath 5:03

E3 Assassing 6:47

F1 White Russian 6:25

F2 Incubus 10:36

F3 Sugar Mice 6:14

G1 Fugazi 9:57

H1 Hotel Hobbies 4:04

H2 Warm Wet Circles 4:17

H3 That Time Of The Night (The Short Straw) 6:00

I1 Pseudo Silk Kimono (Intro) 1:06

I2 Kayleigh 3:48

I3 Lavender 2:34

I4 Bitter Suite 8:21

I5 Heart Of Lothian 7:23

J1 The Last Straw 7:16

J2 Incommunicado 5:00

J3 Garden Party 6:26