Name: An Hour Before It’s Dark
Brand: Marillion

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

0217253EMU

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Colour

Orange

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Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Housed in Gatefold Sleeve.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-03-04

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Universal

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

4029759172536

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Total Cap

2 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / orange

0217171EMU

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Black

Extended format: No

4029759171713

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

0217175EMU

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4029759171751

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1 / CD / Extended format: Yes / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Marillion

Genre GB

Prog Rock

Label GB

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Marillion formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England in 1979. They have been recording consistently since 1982 and are known for their distinct eras led by two vocalists. The original vocalist, Fish, guided the band during their most popular period both critically and commercially. After Fish's departure in 1989, Steve Hogarth, formerly of Europeans, took over as the new vocalist. The band's different styles between the two vocalists have often divided fans.

Whether it's the last hour you were allowed to play outside as a child before you had to go home, a reference to the fight against time in regard to the climate crisis or the last minutes of a person's life - An Hour Before It's Dark certainly doesn't lack interpretations.

Be it "Seasons End" on the 1989 album of the same name or the much discussed track "Gaza" on the 2012 album Sounds That Can't Be Made - Marillion have never minced their words and don't do so on this album either.

An Hour Before It's Dark is not only the title of the album, but also the overarching theme that creates a connection between all the songs on the album. Recorded in Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios, Marillion remain musically true to themselves and continue swimming against the path of adjusting to norms and limitations.

DVD and Blu-ray come with a Hi-Res stereo mix and HD video content including a documentary on the making of the album and a performance of Murder Machines from Real World Studios.

An Hour Before It’s Dark

Music GB

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