From: forbesc@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (Colin Forbes)
Newsgroups: rec.music.misc
Subject: New Fish/Marillion information
Keywords: fish marillion
Date: 13 Apr 92 21:04:36 GMT
Organization: Glasgow University Computing Science Dept.

Here's a few pieces of information from the latest edition of "The Company",
the fanzine of the official Fish information service. The man himself writes
much of it, so you can take it all as being pretty accurate.

First off, a piece of Marillion news. There will be a compilation album from
Marillion later this year, entitled "Six of one and half a dozen of the other".
This will feature 6 tracks from Fish-Marillion and 8 from Hogarth-Marillion
which just goes to prove that EMI can't count. Two of the Hogarth era tracks
will be new, specially written for the album.

Fish claims to have found a new attitude to EMI. He says it's not worth
fighting too hard for his own point of view, but that it's better to reach
a profitable comprimise for both sides.

Fish's main co-writer, Mickey Simmonds (sp?) has resigned from the band and is
going to seek fame as a solo artist. This has lead to Fish's publishing deal
with Hit & Run going down the tubes, and for this and other reasons Fish is
now in dire straits financially, with his bank manager getting rather anxious
to see some returns on his investments. As a result, Fish is going to start
touring extensively in an attempt to rebuild his career and get the fans
interested again. He'll be doing venues for 500-750 people, with the first
set of UK dates in April/May.

In connection with the Marillion 10th anniversary, Fish even suggested two
reunion concerts - one in England and one in the continent. His proposed plan
was :
	1hr: Fish and his new band
	1hr: Hogarth-Marillion
	1hr: Fish-Marillion
	Encores - everybody
A sign of some healing in the rift between them? Unfortunately not. While the
record companies went for the idea, Mark Kelly, Steve Rothery and Ian Mosley
refused, saying that they'll never play on the same stage as Fish for as long
as they live! Pete Trewavas and Steve Hogarth abstained.

Fish is working on writing his next solo album, but a release this year seems
unlikely with the increased touring and an American tour coming up. Main
writing collaboration is with Robin Boult (guitar in the band) and Davey
Paton (sp?) (bass).

On a more personal note, Pete Trewavas and Fish are back on speaking terms
now. Pete visited one of Fish's gigs and announced he'd been "blown away" by
the set. Fish has also met Steve Hogarth and pronounced him a "nice bloke",
but not the sort he'd go drinking with!

The legal battle with EMI has also stopped plans by Fish to release either a
live album or video from the last tour, because of the inclusion of Marillion
songs. He is also unable to release Vigil.. in the states because EMI are
withholding the rights from his new company, Polydor.

Hope you found all or some of this helpful/interesting,

	Colin.


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