Marillion - Live From San Jose 1987

This is a bootleg from Marillion's Clutching At Straws world tour stop in San Jose California in 1987. The source is an FM radio broadcast from the Cabaret in San Jose. After some technical issues by the radio station at the beginning of Slainte Mhath, they get going in a great steam. There is also an interview at the beginning with the band joking around for a little bit. Fish seems in a good mood that evening as he banters a lot with the audience throughout. It's a real treat. Steve Rothery is very prominent in the mix for some reason, which also gives this boot a refreshing perspective in my opinion.

The source had a lot of problems, including a substantial amount of hiss and a lot of clipping. Some artifacts from the de-noising process may be apparent in the applause between tracks. Also the source is not balanced throughout and it gets so out of balance there was little I could do apart from some imaging.

The two last tracks are not on the master source and had to be inserted from two other sources of lower generation, thus the last two songs sound worse than the rest of the show.

I've done extensive restoration on the source.

Enjoy, and buy the artist's album!

[michaelochs]

MARILLION WITH FISH ID UNFORGATABLE FOR EVER EVER AND

[mikestough]

OMG, I had this taped live from KOME broadcast on cassette. I lived right down the street. In fact I just saw them the night before at the Warfield in SF. I went to 7-11 around the corner and saw Fish playing soccer with fans in the parking lot of the Cabaret before the show. I was first introduced to Marillion by Greg Stone on his radio show with Kayleigh. I immediately called my friends on the phone saying you have to listen to this band... We have been fans of Marillion and Fish ever since.

[ericmorales]

Putin ça passe vite j'avais 17 ans ça remonte des bons moments a Marseille avec les potes dans la voiture

[sebobelzil]

What!? This is such a treat! The world can now fall apart. I’ve had my Marillion Bootleg... thank you so much.

[Sungdynasty]

This is just so good! I love Fish era Marillion and this is a great recording. Only now am I staring to listen to the "new" guy! It's growing on me but I just can't get enough of the classic era! Only saw them once - at Milton Keynes when they played at Status Quo's "Final" show!

[Natxokolate]

Gracias Marillion.❤
Abrazo fuerte desde España 🇪🇸

[ThePsychicSasquatch]

Had this recording 30 years ago, what a treat.

[KABModels]

Fish - Doing Borat before Sacha Baron Cohen!