Marillion – This Strange Engine (Deluxe Edition) (1997/2024) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

Marillion – This Strange Engine (Deluxe Edition) (1997/2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 04:01:07 minutes | 2,83 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © earMUSIC

Marillion have announced they will release a new deluxe edition of This Strange Engine through Racket Records and earMusic on November 22. The new edition is now available to pre-order (see below). You can listen to a new 2024 mix of Man Of A Thousand Faces below.

The album will be released as a five-disc (4 CDs and one Blu-ray) version or as a 5LP 180gram vinyl box set. 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.

The bonus Blu-ray, which is included in the media book, contains the album in hi-res, jam sessions an early versions of the album tracks, a This Strange Engine documentary, Live In Utrecht bootleg concert video and promo videos from the time of the album release.

The set is accompanied by illustrated booklets containing rare photos, new artwork, memorabilia and an essay that’s digging deep into the album’s story from Prog writer Rich Wilson.If any self-respecting Marillion fans could have looked into a crystal ball back in the mid-’80s (at the the band’s pinnacle) to see where the band’s path was headed, most would likely have been shocked and amazed to see how it all turned out. If the Fish-led incarnation steered the band down an often dramatic path of intricate, ambitious material, Marillion’s new boy, Steve Hogarth, slowly beat it out of them — but not necessarily in a bad way. Released in 1997, This Strange Engine features the Mach II Marillion lineup in all its commercial glory. The longwinded compositions of previous works are all but forgotten, save for “This Strange Engine,” the album’s sole proggy track, replete with Pink Floyd-style sax solos. Instead, they’ve been replaced by the quasi-Journey strains of “One Fine Day” and the uber-commercial “80 Days.” The latter features perhaps one of the finest Hogarth-led choruses in recent history. As always, This Strange Engine is a production marvel. Ian Mosley’s tight drum sounds intertwine effortlessly with Steven Rothery’s guitar leads. Not a bad record, but not a great one either. If one word can sum up this release, it would be: ordinary. – John Franck

Tracklist:

1-01. Marillion – Man Of A Thousand Faces (2024 Remix) (07:33)
1-02. Marillion – One Fine Day (2024 Remix) (05:31)
1-03. Marillion – 80 Days (2024 Remix) (04:59)
1-04. Marillion – Estonia (2024 Remix) (07:57)
1-05. Marillion – Memory Of Water (2024 Remix) (03:01)
1-06. Marillion – An Accidental Man (2024 Remix) (06:12)
1-07. Marillion – Hope For The Future (2024 Remix) (05:10)
1-08. Marillion – This Strange Engine (2024 Remix) (15:37)
2-01. Marillion – Intro (Live in Grand Rapids, 21/9/1997) (01:13)
2-02. Marillion – Estonia (Live in Grand Rapids, 21/9/1997) (08:15)
2-03. Marillion – Lap of Luxury (Live in Grand Rapids, 21/9/1997) (05:36)
2-04. Marillion – Hard as Love (Live in Grand Rapids, 21/9/1997) (07:02)
2-05. Marillion – 80 Days (Live in Grand Rapids, 21/9/1997) (05:16)
2-06. Marillion – Warm Wet Circles (Live in Grand Rapids, 21/9/1997) (10:17)
2-07. Marillion – Man of a Thousand Faces (Live in Grand Rapids, 21/9/1997) (07:44)
2-08. Marillion – Seasons End (Live in Grand Rapids, 21/9/1997) (07:56)
3-01. Marillion – This Town (Live in Grand Rapids, 21/9/1997) (11:37)
3-02. Marillion – Slainthe Mhath (Live in Grand Rapids, 21/9/1997) (05:35)
3-03. Marillion – King (Live in Grand Rapids, 21/9/1997) (07:38)
3-04. Marillion – Bass Solo (Live in Grand Rapids, 21/9/1997) (02:08)
3-05. Marillion – This Strange Engine (Live in Grand Rapids, 21/9/1997) (18:26)
3-06. Marillion – Easter (Live in Grand Rapids, 21/9/1997) (06:14)
3-07. Marillion – White Russian (Live in Grand Rapids, 21/9/1997) (06:12)
3-08. Marillion – Garden Party (Live in Grand Rapids, 21/9/1997) (07:33)
4-01. Marillion – Man Of A Thousand Faces (Radio Edit) (03:37)
4-02. Marillion – Beautiful (Unplugged Version) (04:50)
4-03. Marillion – Made Again (Unplugged Version) (05:15)
4-04. Marillion – Man Of A Thousand Faces (Extended Version) (08:19)
4-05. Marillion – This Strange Engine (Live In Paris) (16:10)
4-06. Marillion – Bell In The Sea (Live In Paris) (04:18)
4-07. Marillion – 80 Days (Racket Acoustic Session) (04:46)
4-08. Marillion – Estonia (Racket Acoustic Session) (06:42)
4-09. Marillion – Man Of A Thousand Faces (Racket Acoustic Session) (04:08)
4-10. Marillion – Memory Of Water (Big Beat Mix) (08:05)

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