Clutching at Straws (limited edition)

~ Release by Marillion (see all versions of this release, 20 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Clutching at Straws

2▶CD: Live at the Edinburgh Playhouse

3▶CD: Live at the Edinburgh Playhouse

4▼CD: Clutching at Straws: Demos (1999 remaster)
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Beaujolais Day drums (drum set) and percussion: Ian Mosley electric bass guitar: Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic) guitar: Steve Rothery keyboard: Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) lead vocals: Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) recording of: Beaujolais Day lyricist: Derek William Dick composer: Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic) publisher: EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (2008–today), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd, Imagem (Dutch music publisher, acquired by Concord Bicycle Music in June 2017), Imagem Songs Ltd. and The Charisma Music Publishing Co Ltd		4:53
2	Story From a Thin Wall drums (drum set) and percussion: Ian Mosley electric bass guitar: Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic) guitar: Steve Rothery keyboard: Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) lead vocals: Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) recording of: Story From a Thin Wall lyricist: Derek William Dick composer: Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic)		6:50
3	Shadows on the Barley drums (drum set) and percussion: Ian Mosley electric bass guitar: Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic) guitar: Steve Rothery keyboard: Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) lead vocals: Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) recording of: Shadows on the Barley lyricist: Derek William Dick composer: Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic)		2:09
4	Exile on Princes Street drums (drum set) and percussion: Ian Mosley electric bass guitar: Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic) guitar: Steve Rothery keyboard: Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) lead vocals: Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) recording of: Exile on Princes Street lyricist: Derek William Dick composer: Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic)		5:32
5	Sunset Hill drums (drum set) and percussion: Ian Mosley electric bass guitar: Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic) guitar: Steve Rothery keyboard: Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) lead vocals: Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) recording of: Sunset Hill lyricist: Derek William Dick composer: Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic)		4:24
6	Tic-Tac-Toe drums (drum set) and percussion: Ian Mosley electric bass guitar: Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic) guitar: Steve Rothery keyboard: Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) lead vocals: Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) recording of: Tic‐Tac‐Toe lyricist: Derek William Dick composer: Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic)		3:01
7	Voice in the Crowd drums (drum set) and percussion: Ian Mosley electric bass guitar: Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic) guitar: Steve Rothery keyboard: Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) lead vocals: Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) recording of: Voice in the Crowd lyricist: Derek William Dick composer: Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic)		3:32
8	White Russians drums (drum set) and percussion: Ian Mosley electric bass guitar: Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic) guitar: Steve Rothery keyboard: Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) lead vocals: Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) recording of: White Russian lyricist: Derek William Dick composer: Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic)		6:18
9	Sugar Mice in the Rain drums (drum set) and percussion: Ian Mosley electric bass guitar: Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic) guitar: Steve Rothery keyboard: Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) lead vocals: Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) recording of: Sugar Mice lyricist: Derek William Dick composer: Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic)		5:58
10	Hotel Hobbies / Warm Wet Circles (the Mosaic demos) drums (drum set) and percussion: Ian Mosley electric bass guitar: Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic) guitar: Steve Rothery keyboard: Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) lead vocals: Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) recording of: Hotel Hobbies lyricist: Derek William Dick composer: Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic) recording of: Warm Wet Circles lyricist: Derek William Dick composer: Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic)		15:36
11	Just for the Record drums (drum set) and percussion: Ian Mosley electric bass guitar: Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic) guitar: Steve Rothery keyboard: Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) lead vocals: Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) recording of: Just for the Record lyricist: Derek William Dick composer: Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic)		3:44
12	Torch Song drums (drum set) and percussion: Ian Mosley electric bass guitar: Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic) guitar: Steve Rothery keyboard: Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) lead vocals: Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) spoken vocals: John Cavanagh recording of: Torch Song lyricist: Derek William Dick composer: Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic)		2:01
13	Slàinte Mhath drums (drum set) and percussion: Ian Mosley electric bass guitar: Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic) guitar: Steve Rothery keyboard: Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) lead vocals: Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) recording of: Slàinte Mhath lyricist: Derek William Dick composer: Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic)		4:25

5▶Blu-ray

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Release

illustration:	Mark Wilkinson (British illustrator)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/12787399 [info]
ASIN:	UK: B07GW2PFR4 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/marillion/clutching-at-straws-2/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/media/1373231/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0004947113 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Incommunicado Sugar Mice Warm Wet Circles
includes:	Live at the Edinburgh Playhouse 1987 (2018 Michael Hunter mix)

part of:	Rolling Stone: 50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time (number: 37) (order: 37)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/16128 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Marillion/Clutching-at-straws [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/marillion/clutching_at_straws/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/14631/ [info] https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=1758 [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Clutching_at_Straws/5381 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000190932 [info]
Wikidata:	Q44579 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 0190295605049
Format:: 4×CD + Blu-ray
Length:: 7:59:42

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Book
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Parlophone
0190295605049

Release events

United Kingdom
2018-11-23

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