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40 years of marillion art. An overheard conversation // in a bar led to a chance meeting – and the journey began! Marillion formed in Aylesbury in 1979, and were signed to EMI Records in 1982. They needed a visual artist to work with them. The brief for their first single was very precise: “Design a manic jester with a crazed eye, hiding ...
Mark Wilkinson. Mark Wilkinson (born 3 October 1952) is an English illustrator. He is best known for the detailed surrealistic cover art he created for a number of British bands. [1] Wilkinson's breakthrough came through his association with the neo-prog band Marillion in the 1980s.
- Album covers, comics, illustration
- 3 October 1952 (age 71), Windsor, Berkshire, England
- British
Jun 17, 2023 · (Image credit: Marillion) “I think Mark Wilkinson’s covers in the early days helped establish a strong visualisation for the band,” says Rothery. “I think that really helped. It gave us a very strong identity. All the different cards had to fall in a certain way for things to happen.
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Jun 17, 2020 · Cover artist Mark Wilkinson, famed for his work with Fish-era Marillion, explains how the Misplaced Childhood album cover came about. Mark Wilkinson still recalls his reaction to being told about Marillion’s plans for Misplaced Childhood. “This was the mid-80s, and here they were talking about doing a concept album!
Feb 18, 2015 · SCRIPT FOR A JESTER’S TEAR - MARILLION. (EMI, 1983) Marillion’s debut album, Script For A Jester’s Tear really marked the rejuvenation of prog rock, introducing a young generation of talent. Regarded as the pre-eminent force of this neo prog movement, Marillion had already made an impact the previous year with the single Market Square Heroes.
Script for a Jester's Tear is the debut studio album by British neo-prog band Marillion, released in the United Kingdom on 14 March 1983 by EMI Records.The album reached number seven and spent 31 weeks in the UK Albums Chart, eventually achieving a platinum certificate, and produced the top 40 single "He Knows You Know" and the top 20 single "Garden Party".
Mar 14, 2023 · The artwork: “Mark Wilkinson’s covers helped establish a strong visualisation for the band” Knowing how strongly their prog-rock forebears Yes were associated with the visual innovations of Roger Dean, Marillion had turned to artist Mark Wilkinson to work similar wonders for them on Market Square Heroes’ single picture sleeve.
