Album Artwork From The Past – Debut LP By MARILLION Released 40 Years Ago

For your eyes only

19 April 2023

Band: MARILLION
Who: Prog rockers from in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
Active: 1979-present / 20 LPs with last year’s Distant Lights – Leicester
as the most recent one.

Album: SCRIPT FOR A JESTER’S TEAR – their debut.
Released: 40 years ago – 14 March 1983

Artwork: Designed by Mark Wilkinsonn who would got the job for
creating artwork for all Marillion releases through The Thieving Magpie
album that came out in 1988.


Back sleeve

Wilkinson (aged 71 now) is an English illustrator, best known for the detailed surrealistic cover art he created for among others, British metal champions Iron Maiden and Judas Priest and also for Marillion‘s lead singer Fishs’ solo albums. Versed in a number of
techniques, he is considered to be a master of the airbrush.

SCRIPT FOR A JESTER’S TEAR

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MARILLION: Bio – Discography – Instagram

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