The Best of Both Worlds (Marillion album)

The Best of Both Worlds compilation album from the band Marillion. The songs come from both the Fish era and Steve Hogarth era of the band. This was put together by Lucy Jordache who was working for EMI at the time. This release came after the band were dropped from the EMI roster, and it was a close collaboration between Miss Jordache and The Freaks Mailinglist. The record contains two discs. The first disc is from the Fish era and the second contains material from the Steve Hogarth era.

It contains no previously unreleased material.

Track listing

Disc one

1. "Script for a Jester's Tear"
2. "Market Square Heroes" (B'Sides version)
3. "He Knows You Know"
4. "Forgotten Sons"
5. "Garden Party"
6. "Assassing" (Single version)
7. "Punch and Judy"
8. "Kayleigh" (Single version)
9. "Lavender" (Single version)
10. "Heart of Lothian" (Single version)
11. "Inncommunicado"
12. "Warm Wet Circles" (Single version)
13. "That Time of the Night (The Short Straw)"
14. "Sugar Mice"

Disc two

1. "Uninvited Guest"
2. "Easter"
3. "Hooks In You" (Meaty Mix)
4. "The Space"
5. "Cover My Eyes"
6. "No One Can"
7. "Dry Land"
8. "Waiting To Happen"
9. "The Great Escape"
10. "Alone Again In The Lap Of Luxury" (Radio Edit)
11. "Made Again"
12. "King"
13. "Afraid Of Sunlight"
14. "Beautiful" (Radio Edit)
15. "Cannibal Surf Babe"

Although it is not mentioned in the album credits, the version of Easter presented here is the single/video edit.

Personnel

• Steve Rothery - guitars
• Mark Kelly - keyboards
• Pete Trewavas - bass
• Ian Mosley - drums, percussion (except CD 1, tracks 1-5)
• Fish - vocals (CD 1)
• Steve Hogarth - vocals and keyboards (CD 2)
• Mick Pointer - drums, percussion (CD 1, tracks 1, 3-5)
• John Marter - drums, percussion (CD 1, track 2)

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