Marillion

This Strange Engine (Deluxe Edition)


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The British rock band Marillion, known for their innovative soundscapes and profound lyrics, has significantly shaped the music world since their inception in the early 1980s. With their 2022 studio album “An Hour Before It’s Dark”, the band’s highest charting album across the globe (#2 in the UK and Germany, #6 Switzerland), Marillion have shown that they continue to stay as brilliant and vital as ever whilst consistently dodging categorization by crafting distinct, evocative music.

The band is very pleased to present a deluxe edition reissue of their 1997 studio album “This Strange Engine”. It is a remarkable album characterized by acoustic calm and intimacy whilst offering an atmospheric soundscape with delicate lyrics and gentle melodies. The album showcases Marillion's versatility and openness to different influences. Their ability to blend quiet and intense passages results in a dynamic listening experience. All in all, a genuine and engaging album, revealing new facets with each listen.

To be released as deluxe 4CD+Blu-ray media book and 5LP box-set editions, both sets include a version of the original studio album newly mixed and mastered, a previously unreleased complete recording of the band's 1997 performance in Grand Rapids, and also accompanied by illustrated booklets containing rare photos, new artwork, memorabilia and an essay that’s digging deep into the album’s story. A must have collectible item for all progressive rock fans.

Tracklist

4CD+BLURAY TRACKLIST:

CD 1 - Album Remix 2024

1. Man Of A Thousand Faces

2. One Fine Day

3. 80 Days

4. Estonia

5. Memory Of Water

6. An Accidental Man

7. Hope For The Future

8. This Strange Engine

 

CD 2 - Live In Grand Rapids 1997

1. Intro

2. Estonia

3. Lap Of Luxury

4. Hard As Love

5. 80 Days

6. Warm Wet Circles

7. Man Of A Thousand Faces

8. Seasons End

 

CD 3 - Live In Grand Rapids 1997

1. This Town

2. Slainthe Mhath

3. King

4. Bass Solo

5. This Strange Engine

6. Easter

7. White Russian

8. Garden Party

 

CD 4 - B-Sides and Bonus Tracks

1. Man Of A Thousand Faces (radio edit)

2. Beautiful (unplugged version)

3. Made Again (unplugged version)

4. Man Of A Thousand Faces (extended version)

5. This Strange Engine (live in Paris)

6. Bell In The Sea (live in Paris)

7. 80 Days - Racket Acoustic Session

8. Estonia - Racket Acoustic Session

9. Man Of A Thousand Faces - Racket Acoustic Session

10. Memory Of Water (Big Beat mix)

 

 

BLU-RAY CONTENTS (AUDIO & VIDEO LISTED SEPARATELY)

 

BLU-RAY AUDIO CONTENT:

 

Marillion This Strange Engine 2024 Remix

-96/24 Stereo LPCM

-DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

 

This Strange Engine Jams & Early Versions

1. The Monkees Song (Man Of A Thousand Faces) - AoS Sessions - Oct.1994

2. Man Of A Thousand Faces - Early Version - July 1996

3. Man Of A Thousand Faces - Backing Track - September 1996

4. One Fine Day - Original Idea - July 1996

5. One Fine Day - Early Version - July 1996

6. One Fine Day - Demo - August 1996

7. Alternate Days - August 1996

8. 80 Days - Early Version - August 1996

9 80 Days - Backing Track - September 1996

10. Estonia - Early version - August 1996

11. Estonia - In Development - August 1996

12. Estonia - Backing Track - September 1996

13. Memory Of Water - H and Mark Evening Writing Session - Oct. 1994

14. An Accidental Jam - September 1994

15. An Accidental Man - Early version - July 1996

16. An Accidental Man - Demo - August 1996

17. Hope For An Intro - August 1996

18. Hope for A Middle 8 - August 1996

19. Hope For The Future - Demo - August 1996

20. This Early Engine

21. This Developing Engine

22. Jean Michel Zeppelin

23. Accidental Man AoS Version

 

BLU-RAY VIDEO CONTENT:

This Strange Engine Documentary Film (Approx. 85mins)

 

Live In Utrecht - Tivoli, Utrecht, Netherlands 29th May 97 Bootleg Concert Video (Approx. 133mins):

1. Man Of A Thousand Faces

2. Lap Of Luxury

3. Kayleigh

4. Lavender

5. Afraid Of Sunlight

6. 80 Days

7. This Strange Engine

8. Hooks In You

9. Cover My Eyes

10. Slainte Mhath

11. The Uninvited Guest

12. King

13. An Accidental Man

14. The Space

15. No One Can

16. Garden Party

17. Freaks

18. Easter

19. One Fine Day

 

Promo Films

-Man Of A Thousand Faces (Official Video)

-Estonia (With Friends From The Orchestra Version)

 

 

 

5LP TRACKLIST:

LP 1

1 Man Of A Thousand Faces (Side 1)

2 One Fine Day

3 80 Days (Side 2)

4 Estonia

 

LP 2

5. Memory Of Water (Side 3)

6. An Accidental Man

7. Hope For The Future

8. This Strange Engine (Side 4)

 

Live In Grand Rapids 1997

LP 3

1. Intro (Side 1)

2. Estonia

3. Lap Of Luxury

4. Hard As Love

5. 80 Days (Side 2)

6. Warm Wet Circles

7. Man Of A Thousand Faces

 

LP 4

8. Seasons End (Side 3)

9. This Town

10. Slainthe Mhath (Side 4)

11. King

 

LP 5

12. Bass Solo (Side 5)

13. This Strange Engine

14. Easter (Side 6)

15. White Russian

16. Garden Party