Martin was slowly coming to realise that getting involved with TEP wasn’t a great move.

In celebration of the release of a new, all-singing, all-dancing edition of Marillion’s debut album Script For A Jester’s Tear we take a look back at the early days of the New Wave Of British Progressive Rock.

Marillion – Script For A Jesters Tear (08:43) from Script For A Jester’s Tear, 1983
Marillion – Market Square Heroes (04:18) from Market Square Heroes, 1982
Twelfth Night – We Are Sane (10:23) from Fact And Fiction, 1982
IQ – The Last Human Gateway (20:21) from Tales From The Lush Attic, 1982
Pendragon – Oh Divineo (06:50) from The Jewel, 1985
Solstice – Return of the Spring (07:26) from Silent Dance, 1984
Pallas – Rat Racing (08:10) from The Wedge, 1986
Marillion – Garden Party (07:20) from Script For A Jester’s Tear, 1983
Twice Bitten – Endplay (05:02) from Late Cut, 2015

Progradar’s Picks
Genesis – Turn It on Again (03:52) from Duke, 1980
Yes – Hold On (05:18) from 90125, 1983
Asia – Heat Of The Moment (03:55) from Asia, 1982
Rush – The Spirit Of Radio (04:59) from Permanent Waves, 1980
Marillion – Heart Of Lothian (04:05) from Misplaced Childhood, 1985
IQ – Awake And Nervous (07:57) from Tales From The Lush Attic, 1982
Pendragon – Leviathan (06:14) from The Jewel, 1985
Abel Ganz – Little by Little (07:47) from Gratuitous Flash, 1984
Pallas – Heart Attack (08:00) from The Sentinel, 1984

Pallas – Ark of Infinity (07:07) from The Sentinel, 1984
Haze – The Vice (07:33) from Stoat & Bottle, 1987
Marillion – Forgotten Sons (08:26) from Script For A Jester’s Tear, 1983
Marillion – Grendel (17:17) from Market Square Heroes, 12”, 1982