Anoraknophobia

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Anoraknophobia

Studio album by Marillion
Released	May 2001
Recorded	The Racket Club, Aylesbury, "the whole of 2000 and the beginning of 2001"
Genre	Progressive rock Alternative rock
Length	1:03:40 (single-disc edition) 1:23:57 (two-disc edition)
Label	Intact
Producer(s)	Dave Meegan
marillion.com (1999)	Anoraknophobia (2001)	Marbles (2004)

Anoraknophobia is Marillion's 12th studio album, released in 2001. Following the success of their previous North American tour, underwritten by the band's fans themselves, Marillion turned to their fans to finance the making of Anoraknophobia, asking them to pre-order the album before it was even recorded. This was as unprecedented as it was successful, as more than 12,500 fans pre-ordered it. All who pre-ordered the album received a special double-CD version. Everyone who pre-ordered the album before a set date also got their names printed in the booklet of the 2-CD version.

Some fans see the Mark Kelly Remix of "Between You And Me" as the definitive version of that song. In a slightly edited form it was released as a single, although the single was only sold from the band's website.

The album title is a portmanteau of "anorak" (or "anorak (slang)" ) and "arachnophobia." The anorak-wearing character on the cover is called Barry and is reminiscent of Kenny McCormick from the cartoon series South Park.