Planet Marzipan - A Marillion and Fish Podcast (Planet Marzipan Podcasts)

Do you remember the first time?

Mezza & Craig are joined by Stephanie Bradley, Lucy Jordache and Andrew Barnsley Wood to reminisce about the first Port Zelande Marillion Weekend way back in 2007!

Chat includes: How the band decided on Port Zelande for a location, What is it like to attend a PZ weekend? and Can Barnsley actually remember the weekend?

The "Friends", "Family" & "This Strange Engine - Live at Port Zelande" live albums are also discussed in depth. As well as support bands & other events that weekend.

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Where are the prophets? Where are the visionaries? Who was Interior Lulu? Have you seen the Invisible Man? All reasonable questions. Which may, or may not, get answered in the course of our podcast. This brief introduction to the world of Planet Marzipan is a taster for what's to come.

Warning - Watch out for Craig dropping the F bomb at the beginning of this episode!

Mezza & Craig are joined by Stephen Wicks, Tim Sidwell & Graham Tennick for a Mini-Pod discussing the second single from the Fugazi album, Assassing.

Chat includes tales of TV appearances, chart performance, sleeve design, track by track analysis and much more.

If you would like to join us for a future episode of "Charting the Single" email us at planetmarzipanpodcast@gmail.com and let us know what your first Marillion or Fish single was.

The PM team are joined by Mikey Kay, Andrew "Barnsley" Wood and Martin Jakubski to take a look at the second single from Clutching at Straws - Sugar Mice.

The usual Charting the Single features are included...bsides, video, chart performance and artwork...along with Barnsley 's "facts you never knew" slot!

Look out for "Charting the Single - Warm Wet Circles" - coming soon!

Join the PM team as they meet film producer Dave Barras.

Dave is known for his work with Fish including the documentaries on all Fish's deluxe editions, since Feast of Consequences, the Vigils End live show and the feature film "Electric Man". He also produced the documentary for Marillion's "Clutching at Straws" deluxe edition - "The Last Straw".

Chat includes how he first became involved with Fish as well as Dave's work with the Scottish Youth Film Foundation.

Electric Man has been reissued as a Blu-ray (contains both 2 and 3D versions) and is available via these links

Electric Man 3D Blu-ray: PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION (gumroad.com)

Electric Man 3D Blu-ray: Standard Edition (gumroad.com)

Electric Man 3D - Digital Download (gumroad.com)

For more information on the Scottish Youth Film Foundation visit

Scottish Youth Film Foundation (syff.scot)

Mezza and Craig are joined by Nathan Page & James Levey to take an affectionate look at Pete T's side hustle, Transatlantic.

In a lively hour, chat includes, the origins of the band, a full discography review, gig memories, live album reviews and much more besides. All of this features in an episode that is shorter than "The Whirlwind" album! :-) Not surprisingly this is a Craigopedia free episode!

(Apologies for Craigs audio in this episode - He was wrestling with a new laptop and sounds like Metal Mickey once or twice in this episode!).

Join Craig & Mezza as they discuss Fish's 13th Star album. More talk and banter around memories of the Clutching at Stars tour, Hobble on the Cobbles, the 2023 Remix and the contents of the new deluxe box set. Craig also announces the winner of his award for his least favourite Fish album ! (It's NOT 13th Star BTW!).

Email us with your thoughts on the music and the podcast at planetmarzipanpodcast@gmail.com

A bonus episode to welcome in the new year....Mezza & Craig chat to members of Marillion tribute bands, Marquee Square Heroes, Something Else, Cillirion and Splintering Heart and ask them how was 2024 and what they have coming up in 2025.

Craig, Mezza & Chris would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year. We have lots planned for 2025, so please keep listening :-)

The PM team are joined by James Levey, Mike Barton, Tim Sidwell & Nathan Page to take an in depth look at the Somewhere Else album. Talk includes, the genesis of the album, the proposed E.P. follow up to Marbles, track by track analysis and much more.

Look out for part 2 next week.

Here is a bonus episode, recorded on our "Lost Weekend" in Wolverhampton and London in November 2023. Craig and Mezza are joined by lots of fellow fans to give you a flavour of what it's like to catch the band at peak of it's powers.

Mark Owens and David Ibbott join the pod in Wolverhampton. Andrew "Barnsley" Wood is our roving reporter in the pub in Camden, London.

Chat includes thoughts on both UK gigs and captures the excitement of the weekend.

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Craig & Mezza are joined by the bands archivist, and PM regular, James Levey to discuss the 2 new "Making of" CD's - "Pulling Shapes Out of the Night - The Making of Holidays in Eden" and "DNA - The Making of An Hour Before It's Dark".

These 2 albums provide a real insight into how our heroes' writing process has changed over the years. They include unheard songs, riffs and lyrics.

The CD's will be available at the Port Zelande weekend and the other weekends thereafter. They will also be available from Racket Records - at a later date.

In the latest "Planet Marzipan meets..." Mezza & Craig chat to the man who makes the band look great - video producer and director, Tim Sidwell. Tim has been filming Marillion since 2004. His work has expanded to include all the promos and making of films, alongside the majority of the documentaries on the warners deluxe versions.

Tim talks about his escapades filming our heroes and other bands too, including Steps!

Update - The Stockholm h Natural show that Tim mentions in this episode was released as the bonus DVD with Friends, Romans. Thanks to Mark Kennedy for putting us straight on that! :-)

Craig & Mezza are joined by Felicity Pryke to talk about more fan reaction to the Brave album. Hear why it's a very special album to Felicity. Chat also includes some listener emails and comments. How would Brave be if it was limited to a single LP?

The PM guys are joined by Andrew "Barnsley" Wood, Grae Tennick and Tim Sidwell to discuss the shenanigans from Friday and Saturday of the PZ '25 weekend.

Highlights include some of the non music events - the PZ street party - the MW PZ 2025 Quiz - Yoga - an Audience with Marillion - and lots of socialising.

Musical highlights include Anneke van Giersbergen, Haunt the Woods, and of course Fridays Marillion set.

Look out for part 3 (with Lucy J amongst others) - soon!

Craig, Mezza, James, Mikie and Mark are back to conclude their in depth look at the This Strange Engine album.

Chat this time includes the TSE tour, the album sleeve, the new deluxe edition box set, the vinyl editions, the surround mix and the "Tales from the Engine Room" remix album.

There is also time for listeners comments about the album and part one of this podcast!

For their 50th episode, join Mezza & Craig along with Mark Owens as they chat with Steve Rothery.

Talk includes Marillion's legacy, Steves approach to writing music (then and now), the six (!) upcoming albums he is currently working on, his home studio, Fish's farewell tour, the Steve Rothery Band gigs and lots more besides.

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The PM team are joined by Darren Moore, Mike Barton and James Levey as they continue their review of the FEAR album.

In this episode they discuss the album sleeve, the title, the tour, the legacy of the album and much more besides.

It is a lively chat and It's no less controversial than the first part! :-)

Guess who's back? Back again? Tim Sidwell!

Tim joins the PM team again to chat about the new "`Remains of the Weekend" bluray from Racket Records featuring the Friday and Sunday (part 2) nights from the 2023 Port Zelande weekend.

Tim gives a great insight into how this wonderful film came together, divulges some trade secrets, talks about the "All One Tonight" film and gives an update on what is coming next...

The PM guys are joined by Lucy Jordache, Georgina Wistow, Mark Kennedy (eventually!), Tim Sidwell and Darren Moore to talk about all the fun that is planned for the Port Zelande weekend 2025.

Featuring an extended tour of the lovely new merchandise range, a request for fans help to contribute to a forthcoming documentary and full details on the Marillion Weekend Quiz 2025.

Craig and Mezza are joined by Georgina Wistow, James Levey and pod newby, Fraser Marshall, from the Web UK team, to discuss the Anoraknophobia album.

Chat includes track by track analysis (including the origins of the tracks), the end of the Castle deal and the return to EMI, the pre-order and the return of "Just for the Record".

Listen out for Part 3, next week, covering the Anorak tour and the "Anorak in the UK" live album.

Listen in as Mezza & Craig are joined by Craig Coopersmith, Rick Kessler, Gary Foalle, Dave Dobbie, Vanessa Kennedy, Jon Chapman, Mark Kennedy and Zack Coopersmith to discuss the first couple of days of Port Zelande 2025.

Hear the guys reminisce about past PZ weekends and their thoughts on the first Marillion gig of 2025. It's a lively chat - especially the second half - recorded post gig - after a few beers - on a single mic.

It's live and loose!

Part 2 of our PZ review - with different guests - is coming soon!

Planet Marzipan goes straight to video in an impromptu episode with a review Candacraig's live interpretation of Marillion's Brave gig, a hint on episodes coming up, and some Marillo world catch up news.

Here is the link for tickets to Candacraig Live in Stoke on 24.10.24

Candacraig – Prog duo creating dark atmospheric musicSee Tickets - Candacraig - A retelling of Marillion's Brave Tickets | Thursday, 24 Oct 2024 at 7:30 PM

Mezza & Craig are joined by Mark Kelly and Guy Vickers for a chat about 40 plus years of playing keyboards in Marillion, the writing process including how it has evolved over the years, the deluxe reissues series, Mark's book, the Marathon album (which Guy was the lyricist for), The Fish farewell tour and next years Marillion conventions - plus lots more besides!

Mezza & Craig discuss the final Fish studio album, Weltschmerz. From the first ideas of this wonderful final instalment through to the completed double album, talk includes, the deluxe set, the tours and in "Just for the Record", the vinyl version.

Is this really the last album from the big man? Does he go out on a high note? All is revealed!

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Join Craig & Mezza as they chat to the Web UK's Anne Bond. Chat includes Annes stories about first hearing the band, meeting her husband to be through a Marillion link, Web UK tales and how she ended up on a Marillion CD!

Join The Web UK via this link https://www.marillion.com/shop/merch/webuk.htm

Mezza and Craig are joined by Graham Tennick and Mike Barton to put Fish's "Raingods with Zippos" album under the spotlight. A lively hour of chat covers the tour dates, live releases, a track by track review of the album and much more besides.

Where does this album rank in Fish's catalogue for you? Email us at planetmarzipanpodcast@gmail.com

The PM Team meet the amazing Anne-Marie Forker, a fantastic, award winning, photographer who has shot some of the iconic images of our favourite band, amongst others.

Hear all about Anne-Marie's adventures with Marillion, how she first discovered the band and how she gave up her job to fulfil her dream of being a photographer.

We also hear about her new book "Get Ready, Foot Down, Push The Button - Marillion on Tour" to be released at the Port Zelande weekend - and on sale from Racket later.

For more on Anne-Maries work visit https://www.forkerfotos.com

We are pleased to welcome Lucy Jordache, Marillion's manager, for the first of our "Planet Marzipan meets.." episodes. Join us for a lively chat about all things Marillion including some exclusive scoops. Later on we are joined by Lucy's husband, Ian Mosley!

Spotify listeners - don't forget to answer our poll question for this episode - "Are Supertramp prog?"

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Craig and Mezza welcome legendary illustrator Mark Wilkinson for the second "Planet Marzipan Meets” episode.

Talk includes Mark’s work with Marillion, Fish, Iron Maiden and Kylie! From the iconic Market Square Heroes sleeve right up to Mark’s current projects - covering as much of a life’s work as possible in around an hour!

Check out his website at www.mark-wilkinson.co.uk

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Craig & Mezza get together to discuss the brand new release from Steve Hogarth - S.P.Q.R. - a live Blu-ray & CD recorded in Rome earlier in 2024. This fantastic gig with Ranestrane & the Flowing Chords choir is reviewed in depth.

Also included in this episode is a review of h Natural - live in Liverpool - and details of the final episodes planned to round off 2024 on Planet Marzipan.

This week the PM team are joined by fellow fan, Scott, to look at all things Fugazi! Talk includes the revolving drum stool, gigs, rumours and truths from 1984 and the "difficult second album"!

Also included ...the results of the first Planet Marzipan poll...and much more!

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The PM team are joined by Mark Kennedy as they catch Fish's "Road to the Isles" tour in Utrecht, Holland.

This "on the road" episode includes thoughts on the gig, setlist, stage design and the fantastic venue - As such it includes SETLIST SPOILERS. You have been warned! :-)

Join Mezza & Craig as they chat to Vanessa Kennedy in Port Zelande. Topics covered include Vanessa's take on entering Marillo world as a "Newbie", having Steve Hogarth give her away at her wedding (!), the fun of Port Zélande/ Marillion Weekends, an insight into the months of prep that go into MW '25 and much more besides.

It's Planet Marzipans first birthday! :-)

To celebrate they've got some friends around to discuss Fish's Yin & Yang compilations from 1995.

This extended episode with Mikie Kay & Grae Tennick along with Craig & Mezza, includes a track by track review, cover and packaging discussion as well as tour memories.

Want to know which track has a "Beefy Creepiness"? Listen on.....

Join Craig & Mezza as they chat to the lead singer of both StillMarillion and the Steve Rothery Band, Martin Jakubski!

Martin talks about the origins of StillMarillion and how he became the singer in the Rothery band. Martin also discusses his love of all eras of Marillion and Fish's solo catalogue.

Join Mezza and Craig along with Grae Tennick, Emma Mills, Taff Jones and Mike Barton as they take an in depth look at the first half of Fish's Road to Isles UK Tour.

From the first gigs in Haddington on to the English dates, the journey includes setlists, venue comments, and a detailed run down of the shenanigans that took place on the road.

Look out for part 2 next week, The Final Fling....It's emotional!

Craig & Mezza are joined by Stephanie Bradley, from the Marillion team, and Mike Barton, for the second in the "Charting the Single" series of mini-pods.

Across this series the PM team take a look at the Marillion and Fish singles, in detail, in chronological order.

In this episode the team take a look at Marillion's second single 'He Knows You Know'.

Email your thoughts or comments to Planetmarzipanpodcast@gmail.com

Craig & Mezza are joined by Andrew "Barnsley" Wood, Gary Uzzell, Gary Page and Nathan Page to give a fans view on Marillion's first Royal Albert Hall gig, immortalised by the "All One Tonight" album and film.

Chat includes the excitement of the anticipation of our heroes first visit to the Albert, a track by track review of the gig, the legacy of this gig (including Toward Infinity's wonderful film of the event). Later in the episode the PM team visit their Facebook page for listeners comments and memories of this historic night.

A bonus episode that wraps up the MW PZ 25 weekend - including interviews with PM listeners, recorded at the PZ meet up, Jon Chapmans discovery of Marillion story and listeners reviews of the PZ weekend.

Look out for a very special 100th Planet Marzipan episode next week!

Craig & Mezza are joined by Edwin Ammerlaan to discuss his new book " The Marillion & Fish Files - 30 Uncut and Uncensored Interviews". Talk covers Edwin's career in music journalism and his long history with Marillion and Fish. The book is a treasure trove of information, including previously unseen stories and information.

You can order Edwins book from Amazon or BOL.com.

Please email us at planetmarzipan@gmail.com

Joining Craig & Mezza to discuss the mighty Afraid of Sunlight album are Mikie Kay, Grae Tennick and James Levey. There is a lot of love for the final album of the original EMI contracts and that is reflected in the conversation here.

Chat includes the origins of the Racket Club, the dilemma of following up the "Brave" album and EMI losing faith with the band. This crucial period for Marillion, sees the seeds of the current set up for the band being sown, H's lyrics taking on a more personal angle, Rothers moving away from his trademark sound, the spilt from John Arnison and leaving EMI.

Look out for Part 2 next week.

Join Georgina Wistow, Mark McCormac, Mike Barton, Martin Jakubski, Craig & Mezza as they review July to December 2024. from a Marillion & Fish fans perspective.

Chat covers the Fish Internal & Vigil reissues, the SRB tour, The Remains of the Weekend releases, the h Natural tour, the SPQR release and much more besides.

Happy New Year to all our listeners. We hope 2025 is everything you want it to be! ( Misplaced is 40 years old - AOS is 30 years old in 2025! )

Mezza & Craig are joined by Mikie, Dave & Mark K to review the Seasons End album and tour. Chat includes gig memories, the contentious 2023 "remix" of the album sleeve and much more besides.

Please email your thoughts on any or all of this to Planetmarzipanpodcast@gmail.com

Join the PM guys as they celebrate their 100th episode by meeting Pete Trewavas.

In a very relaxed chat Pete discusses a wide range of topics including Marillion Weekends, the "Pete, Pete, Pete" chant, Marillion writing techniques, meeting Robin Boult and he gives a detailed account of some of his challenges with his health over the last year.

Mezza and Craig would like to thank Pete for his time, and thank the PM listeners for helping achieve 100 episodes.

Thanks also to Chris Oliver who is the mastermind behind the visual side of Planet Marzipan.

The PM team are joined by Stephanie Bradley, Mike Barton & Andrew "Barnsley" Wood to review the brand new "Remains of the Weekend" BluRay/DVD and the 2 double CD live releases from the Friday and Sunday night of the 2023 Port Zelande weekend.

What do you think of these releases?

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The PM team are joined by Mike Barton, James Levey and Darren Moore to take an in depth look at the F.E.A.R. album.

Be prepared for lots of differing views in an, at times, frank and irreverent discussion about the songs, lyrics and meanings behind them.

This episode is guaranteed to get you talking ! :-)

Craig & Mezza are joined by James Levey & Dave Dobbie to discuss the final album of the deal with Castle Communications, Marillion.com! Chat includes the origins of the album, the trials of mixing the album, a track by track review of the album and talk of the Marillion.com tour.

Also hear Craigs story of Ron Smallwood - guaranteed to make you smile!

Join the PM team as they meet Fraser Marshall, from The Web UK team.

A lively chat includes, how the Web UK has changed and developed over the last 20 years (!), the Port Zelande Marillion Quiz, Frasers Marillion lyric website and much more besides!

Visit Frasers Explanations of Song Lyrics website at http://marillionations.blogspot.com

For more info on The Web UK visit http://www.theweb-uk.com

Join Craig & Mezza as they re-visit the mighty Misplaced Childhood album, celebrating it's 40 year anniversary with Grae Tennick, Mark Owens, Richard Broadley and Mark Colton.

In a bumper episode, originally conceived as the 100th Planet Marzipan Episode, chat includes the origins of the album, a track by track look at this masterpiece, memories of the tour, the cover art and the legacy of this wonderful record.

Grab a drink & settle in - it's a long one! :-)

For more info on Marquee Square Heroes visit https://www.marqueesquareheroes.com

Join Craig & Mezza as they chat to Ian Mosley. A very relaxed chat includes Cruise to the Edge, Ian's musician heroes, tour stories, Hackett memories, Ian's plans for the rest of this year and why he is not quite ready to run for president....yet.

Ian's wife, Lucy Jordache, joins the conversation later on for that perennial question...."are Supertramp prog?".

Craig and Mezza are joined by Lucy Jordache, Grae Tennick & Mark Kennedy to discuss the Sunday activities in PZ - including the PM meet up - Haunt the Woods in the Action Factory, Rick and Dave in the main tent - and Marillions fantastic Sunday night show.

A very tired Lucy and Mark give their overview of the weekend - and Ian Mosley even pops his head in briefly to join the chat.

MW Port Zelande 2025 - is in the record books - and it was a cracker!

Join Mezza & Craig as they meet Diz Minnitt ,Nigel Spennewyn and Deborah Hopper from Pride of Passion. Mark McCormack (from Markos Marillion Museum) joins the chat too.

Diz talks about his memories of his time in Marillion, including Fish and Diz's demo audio tape for the band, early gigs, writing sessions, BBC sessions and lots more besides.

Later in the conversion talk turns to Pride of Passion, the band that Diz joined after leaving Marillion. Nigel and Deborah discuss the bands time in the eighties (Including having Steven Wilson and Brian Jelliman in the line up at different times) and how they arrived at reforming now to record new Pride of Passion music.

The episode also includes a new song "Legions".

For more information on Pride of Passion visit their Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571994384626

Join Mezza & Craig as they chat to Mark Kennedy about his role in the Racket team, the origins of his fandom, his wedding at Port Zelande, Marillo merchandise designs - the good, bad and ugly, and lots more besides.

This mini Cakey Boys reunion is a lively hour of chat, informative and irreverent, just as you would expect!

Craig & Mezza are joined by Mark Kennedy from Marillion's Racket team, to discuss the bands 10th album, Radiation. This album heralded a real change in the sound of the band. Talk includes memories from the tour, including the album launch gig at Londons Jazz Cafe.

There is a bonus audio treat at the end of the episode!

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Craig & Mezza are joined by Stephanie Bradley, from the Marillion team, and Mike Barton for the third in the "Charting the Single" series of mini-pods.

Across this series the PM team take a look at the Marillion and Fish singles in detail, in chronological order.

In this episode the team look at Marillion's third single, the great cucumber massacre AKA 'Garden Party'.

Please email your thoughts or comments to Planetmarzipanpodcast@gmail.com

Mezza & Craig are joined by Lucy Jordache and Mikie Kay to discuss the 3rd single from "Misplaced Childhood", "Heart of Lothian".

Chat includes release information, chart performance, cover art, the promo video, b-side, lyrics and memories of the time.

Join Craig, Mezza and Mark Kennedy for a festive look at both the Web Christmas 2023 and the Extended Collection of Recycled Gifts CDs.

This track by track review includes the origins of the songs and much more besides. So pour a glass of your favourite tipple and dive on in....

Mezza & Craig meet Sharon & Martin aka Candacraig to discuss their love for Marillion and their upcoming special gigs as a 5 piece band featuring a retelling of Marillion's Brave album.

Chat also includes the history of Candacraig, their 2 albums, the origins of their name and lots more besides, all with the usual PM level of irreverence !

For more details on Candacraig visit https://candacraig.net

For tickets for their gigs visit https://candacraig.net/tour-dates/

The PM team are joined by Mark McCormac, Grae Tennick, Mark Owens, Nathan Page and Dave Dobbie to discuss the last few dates of Fish's Road to the Isles tour - including the emotional final two gigs in Glasgow.

Chat includes setlists, crowd reactions, pop up shops and a discussion on what Fish's retirement means to the panel.

It's an emotional listen.

So long Derek, thanks for all the Fish :-)

2023? What a year to be a Marillion and Fish fan! Mezza & Craig have gathered a few friends around to discuss a whole year of Fishy & Marillo music & events. Lucy Jordache, Gary Page, Mike Barton, Andrew "Barnsley" Wood & Mark Kennedy join the PM team to chat about the year just ending.

Listen out for part 2 next week.

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The PM team are joined by Tim Sidwell for a tour of "The Space" Marillions VOD (Video on Demand) platform.

This guided tour includes a look at some of rare and exclusive video content on The Space, as well as a look at the features of the platform, how to access the free trial and what's coming up on the near future.

To visit "The Space" please follow this link - https://marillionvod.uscreen.io

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The PM team meet Georgina Wistow - aka the Port Zelande Merch Queen and author of the Ian Mosley book "Do I Owe you Money?". In a lively chat listen in as George tells us about how Marillion have made a huge impact on her life, meeting her best friend, Marillion Manager, Lucy Jordache, how she came to work for Marillion and her double life ! :-)

George also tells us which merch ideas worked and which were, erm, less than succesful ! Is your favourite item in the list?

Does she give away any of Lucy's secrets? Listen in to find out!

Join Mezza and Craig as they take an in depth view of Fish's "Field of Crows" album. They are joined by Emma Mills, Taff Jones and Stuart Mitchell for a lengthy discussion which includes the story of the album's origin, a track by track review of the music, detailed tour memories, the physical formats, artwork and what the podcast listeners think of this album.

Emma and Taff talk about the legendary Company Gloster, too!

Settle in....it's a long one! :-)

Join Mezza & Craig as they discuss the Brave album. Joining the PM team again are Gary Foalle, Scott Evans & Gary Page. Talk includes the music, the live recordings, the Steven Wilson remix, the 5.1 mix and the vinyl versions.

Look out for a special bonus episode later this week with fan feedback about this landmark album.

Craig & Mezza are joined by James Levey (marillion archivist) , Mikie Kay & Gary Page to take an in-depth look at Steve Hogarth' s first solo album "Ice Cream Genius".

A lengthy chat includes - song origins, cover art, band members, the short ICG tour as well as a track by track review of this legendary album. The episode concludes with listener feedback about this album and tour, from the Planet Marzipan Podcast Facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/238339422155058

The PM team welcome back Gary Foalle and Edwin Ammerlaan to take an in-depth look at Fish's "Suits" album.

Hear tales of the "Toile", "Outpatients" and "Suits" tours, from the albums inception in 1992 through to the 1994 release. Along the way chat includes the split from Polydor records, the ill fated supergroup and the formation of Dick Brothers Records.

Not to mention a track by track review and the return of "Just for the Record"!

The PM team travel to Gateshead's Three Tuns pub to catch the Cillirion (UK based Marillion tribute) boys, live, for the first time. As it's another PM on the road episode..expect an in depth review of the the gig, along with some interesting interviews of varying audio quality! :-)

Mark, Les, Ady, John and Mike talk to the PM guys about how they became a Marillo tribute band and their love for the bands music.

The band have UK dates booked for the rest of 2024. All details are on their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/cillirion

Join Craig & Mezza as they examine Fish's third solo album, Songs From the Mirror. Listen in as they discuss the cover versions album, originally released by Polydor, back in 1993. The chat includes memories of a busy touring year for Fish, the live album Sushi, the E.P. Never Mind the Bullocks and the later re-issues released via Roadrunner and Chocolate Frog.

The Chocolate Frog remastered album is still currently available from fishmusic.eu

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Join Mezza & Craig as they chat to the band's archivist, James Levey.

Chat includes how James first got access to the bands vault of writing demos and live recordings. James also gives an insight into how the "making of" albums are assembled as well as the selection of the bonus material for the remix/reissues.

James also teases us with his list of the best Marillion songs you've never heard! :-)

For this Fish Shop update, join Craig & Mezza along with Mikie Kay and Grae Tennick as they take a look at the gorgeous new versions of Fish's first 2 albums, Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors and Internal Exile.

Talk includes all 3 formats, the double vinyl, 3cd and 5cd boxes, the remixes, track listings, the documentaries, the surround mixes, the streaming versions and lots more.....

Join Craig & Mezza as they welcome the rest of the Cakeyboys, Mark Kennedy, Mikie Kay and Dave Dobbie, to talk about the road to the Seasons End album.

Chat includes the spilt with Fish, the audition process for a new singer and the arrival of the "New Boy", Steve Hogarth.

Part 2 follows next week!

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Mezza & Craig are joined by Lucy Jordache, Georgina Wistow and Ian Mosley to talk about Marillions first gig at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Chat includes the planning and logistics of playing the RAH, including ticket management, band discussions and the reasons why playing the RAH is not like ANY other venue!

Later in the episode, Ian Mosley joins the chat to reminisce about this historic gig.

Look out for part 2 in our next episode.

The PM team are on the road again, joined by Mark Owens, they head off to Manchester for a weekend with The Steve Rothery Band, at the Band on the Wall!

Listen in for reviews of both SRB gigs, interviews with Leon Parr, Martin Jakubski and Steve Rothery from the SRB and a chat with Mike Barton, on merch duties for the weekend.

Back in October 2024 Craig and Mezza were interviewed by The Web UK - Marillions UK fan club - for an article to be included in the 2024 Christmas Web magazine, by Darren Newitt.

The magazine featured an edited version of that chat. Now you can hear the full interview - at the end of which the PM boys turned the tables and interviewed Darren! The chat with Darren includes stories about how he came to design an album sleeve for the band and the time he got to play live with them.

Mezza & Craig are joined by Georgina Wistow, Fraser Marshall & James Levey to discuss the Anorak tour, The Remixomatosis album, the Anorak in the UK Live album and much more besides.

This completes our 3 episode dive into this exciting time in Marillion history.

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The PM team are joined by Mikey Kay, Andrew "Barnsley" Wood and Martin Jakubski to conclude their look at the singles from Clutching at Straws - This time it's Warm Wet Circles.

The usual Charting the Single features are included...bsides, video, chart performance and artwork...along with more of Barnsley 's "facts you never knew...." !

Listen in as Craig & Mezza are joined by a special guest, Mark Kennedy, from Marillion's Racket Team, to share memories of the Clutching era gigs and look at the Warners box set in detail.

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Mezza & Craig get together with Lucy Jordache and Mikie Kay to discuss the single "Lavender" from the "Misplaced Childhood" album.

Chat includes release information, formats, B-sides, TV performances, the promo video, sleeve and a very unique rendition of the lyrics... :-)

Craig & Mezza are joined by Stephanie Bradley, from the Marillion team, and Mike Barton, for the first in the "Charting the Single" series of mini-pods.

Across this series the PM team take a look at the Marillion and Fish singles in detail, in chronological order.

This episode the team look at where it all began, with Marillion's first release, the 'Market Square Heroes' EP.

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Mezza & Craig chat with Steve H about all things h, Ice Cream Genius, The H Band, Live Spirit/Live Body, Marillion, Trevor Horn, Friends Romans, The Corona Diaries and much more besides!

In an action packed hour hear Steve talk about "The Unseen Hand" and possible plans for the next Marillion release!

Thanks to Steve Hogarth for his time and generosity.

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Join Mezza & Craig as they chat to Andrew Wild about his new book focussing on the early 80s wave of prog rock and centering around the Marquee club in London - "A Mirror of Dreams - The Progressive Rock Revival 1981 - 1983".

Gregory Spawton from Kingmaker Publishing (and Big Big Train) is also on hand to give some first hand tales of the time as well as the story behind the genesis of the book.

As well as lots of stories from the time the book features some wonderful photos (many previously unseen) of the origins of Marillion, Pallas, I.Q. , Twelfth Night, Solstice & Pendragon.

The book is available to order at Burning Shed https://burningshed.com/andrew-wild_a-mirror-of-dreams_book

Neil Cockles band, referred to in this episode, is The Mighty Bard. https://themightybard.bandcamp.com

For the latest episode in the "Charting the Single" mini-pod series, join Craig & Mezza as they discuss Marillions biggest single release, so far, with Lucy Jordache and Mikey Kay.

Chat includes release information, memories of TV performances, formats, b-sides, lyrics and the legacy of this iconic single from the 80's.

Join Mezza & Craig, along with Mikie Kay, James Levey and Grae (not Grace!) Tennick as they conclude their in depth look at the Afraid of Sunlight album.

Part 2 discussion includes, the sleeve artwork, the Warners reissue boxsets, the making of, the AOS tour and the welcome return of the "Just for the Record" slot!

Add in some listener comments from our Planet Marzipan Facebook group and you've got another slice of Planet Marzipan gold!

Mezza & Craig are joined by Stephen Wicks, Tim Sidwell and Graham Tennick for a "Charting the Single" mini pod looking at the first single from the Fugazi album, "Punch & Judy".

A lively chat includes memories of picking up the single, track listings, picture discs, videos, TV appearances and much more besides.

If you would be interested in joining us for a future "Charting the Single" - please email us at planetmarzipanpodcast@gmail.com - and let us know what your first Marillion or Fish single was.

Join the PM team as they meet Andy Rotherham, whose long history as a Marillo fan includes, over 20 years as a member of the Web UK team, being the catalyst for of Marillion weekends, curating the Marillion Museum at Marillion weekends and, in more recent times, becoming the bands Luthier.

This lively chat also includes the excitement of being a fan working in Germany at the height of the bands popularity during the Fish years, Andy's work with the Aylesbury food bank and as an Autism trainer.

Mezza & Craig are joined by Gary, Barnsley, Mike & Mark to complete their review of 2023. July - December includes talk of more solo gigs, Fish's 13th Star remix deluxe edition, A tour before it's Christmas, AHBID live from PZ Blu-ray and the Web Christmas 2023 CD.

What an action packed year! :-)

Join us as we take a look at the mighty Misplaced Childhood - focusing on the Warners box sets - including the bonus tracks and live concert from the Misplaced tour. Mezza & Craig also discuss memories of gigs from the 84-86 era. This episode features the first sighting of our regular feature "Just for the Record"!

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The PM team are joined by Mikie Kay (a fan of over 35 years), James Levey (Marillion's archivist) and Mark Kennedy (Member of the Racket Team) to discuss "This Strange Engine", the first album of the "Castle Years".

Part one includes an in-depth, track by track, discussion of the music - with insight from James into the origins of some of the songs.

Look out for part 2 next week.

Join the PM team as they meet Marillion's live sound guru, Phil Brown, for a lively chat.

Talk includes Phil's career as jobbing musician, from the Dooley's to Heartland via few detours, growing up in Whitehaven alongside Francis Dunnery, working as famed record producer Jimbo Bartons right hand man and, of course, Phil's time working with Marillion.

Join Mezza & Craig as they chat to Mark McCormac and Claude Micallef Attard from the Marko's Marillion Museum Facebook page. Mark and Claude tell the PM boys about how the MMM team came together. Hear about the origins of this vast collection of music, memorabilia and much more!

Talk includes the origins of the boys fandom, some of the rare items in the collection and an exclusive audio clip of the Stone Dome Band (including Fish & Diz Minnitt) from 1980.

Mezza & Craig are joined by James Levey, Mike Barton, Tim Sidwell & Nathan Page to look at the live side of the Somewhere Else album. Talk includes the SE tour, gig memories and Tims recollections on filming the fantastic "Somewhere in London" shows.

The PM team check in on Stephanie Bradley as the Port Zelande weekend resident's list is finalised and passed to the Center Parcs team. Stephanie gives an update on what to look out for in PZ whether it's your first time or your ninth!

This video episode is the 3rd of our 4 in the "Countdown to Port Zelande 2025".

Look out for the last one next week!

Your hosts Mezza and Craig are joined this week by good friend Michael 'Mikie' Kay for a visit back to 1991. We look at Steve Hogarth's second album with Marillion which is considered the 'commercial' album that divided the fans at the time, the tour, the singles, some live releases and the Warner's deluxe reissue.

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Mezza & Craig take a look (and listen) at the latest release from the band, An Hour Before It's Dark - Live in Port Zelande 2023 - on BluRay, CD and DVD. Talk includes memories of the 2023 PZ weekend and we compare the new release to the mighty All One Tonight BluRay - But which is best? There is only one way to find out..... :-)

This release is currently (as of December 2023) exclusively available at Marillion.com/shop

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Mezza & Craig are joined by Scott Evans, Gary Page & Gary Foalle to discuss events leading up to the Brave album. Talk includes EMI records, Dave Meegan, Mike Hunter and the origins of the concept of Brave. Recording sessions at Chateau de Marouatte and Liverpool's Parr Street studios are also covered.

Look out for part 2 in our next episode.

Craig & Mezza are joined by Stephen Wicks, Guy Vickers & Greg Forster to take a look at the bands headline gig at the Milton Keynes Bowl in 1986.

Chat includes the road to MK, the peak of the bands popularity in the UK, personal recollections of the time and a detailed look at the bands playing on this historic day in Marillion folklore.

Andy Rotherham also joins the chat to give his take on some of the German dates on this leg of festival shows.

Join Craig & Mezza as they discuss the EMI 10th anniversary compilation - Including the singles, "Sympathy" and the re-release of "No One Can". Gig talk includes the 10th anniversary Web show at the Borderline in London, live releases from the 1992 tour and much more.

Make sure you listen right to the end of the episode for an added bonus surprise.

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Join Craig & Mezza as they chat with Stephanie Bradley, the bands Convention Co-ordinator, Merch Queen and problem solver!

Stephanie talks about how she first began working for the band, the complexities of convention planning, tales from the tour bus and lots more.

Hear about Stephanies love of steam trains shared with her friend Martin Orford (Former keyboard player for IQ) - for further info take a look at this blog:

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And to help out restore the engine they have a just giving campaign:

https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/watercressline-80150?share=eyJvZ0Rlc2NyaXB0aW9uIjoiSGVscCB1cyByZXN0b3JlIEJSIFN0YW5kYXJkIGNsYXNzIDQgVGFuayAtIDgwMTUwIC0gSnVzdEdpdmluZyJ9&fbclid=IwAR3G8TT-5uqRHMIwBHXaHV1nD1Em1pt4BFs_iaKZEmdjX5oRW6m-IeH-hBM

Mezza & Craig are joined by Andrew "Barnsley" Wood, Martin Jakubski (Lead singer of both the Steve Rothery Band and StillMarillion) and Mikie Kay, to discuss the first single from "Clutching at Straws" - "Incommunicado".

This mini pod chat includes the promo video, the history of the song, the Bsides, formats and lots more besides.

Look out for our "Sugar Mice" and "Warm Wet Circles" episodes coming up VERY soon.

Mezza & Craig are joined by Lucy Jordache to talk about how she came to work for Marillion and the fun and games around the lead up to the Anoraknophobia album.

Chat includes the first pre-order campaign, the UK university tour, the BOGOF single campaign, re-signing with EMI, what a communications manager actually does and lots more besides.

Later on in the chat, Ian Mosley joins the discussion to share his memories and recollections of this exciting time in the bands history.

Listen out for parts 2 & 3 covering the album, tour and Anorak in the UK live album, soon.