Script for a Jester's Tear

Script for a Jester's Tear is the debut studio album by the British neo-progressive rock band Marillion, released in 1983. Produced by Nick Tauber, it was recorded between December 1982 and February 1983 at The Marquee Studios in London. The album was a commercial success peaking at number 7 on the UK Albums Chart and eventually going Platinum. Script for a Jester's Tear was intended to be part of a trilogy along with the next albums, Fugazi and Misplaced Childhood. This is the only Marillion album featuring drummer Mick Pointer who later became a founding member of the neo-progressive rock band Arena.