Marillion anniversary vinyl picture discs on the way

Marillion will release a pair of albums as vinyl picture discs, in September. The albums in question are 1985’s Misplaced Childhood and from a decade later, Afraid of Sunlight. The long-players celebrate 40th and 30th anniversaries, respectively.

Misplaced Childhood was, of course, a major commercial success with it hit singles Kayleigh and Lavender and went to No 1 in the UK. The concept album is loosely based on Fish’s childhood. The single LP vinyl picture disc uses the 2017 remastering of this record.

Afraid of Sunlight was the band’s eighth studio outing and their fourth to feature lead vocalist Steve Hogarth. The days of hit singles were gone (although ‘Beautiful’ was a minor hit in the UK) and this was the first album not to reach the top 10 of the UK album chart but Afraid of Sunlight has become one of the band’s most acclaimed albums. This is a 2LP vinyl picture and audio is the 2019 Michael Hunter remix. Unlike Misplaced Childhood, this album wasn’t issued on picture disc at the time of its original release.

Both Misplaced Childhood and Afraid of Sunlight will be released on 5 September 2025, via Rhino.

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Misplaced Childhood - vinyl picture disc

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Afraid of Sunlight - 2LP vinyl picture disc

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Tracklisting

Misplaced Childhood Marillion / 40th anniversary picture disc

• single LP

  • Side A

    1. Pseudo Silk Kimono (2017 Remaster)
    2. Kayleigh (2017 Remaster)
    3. Lavender (2017 Remaster)
    4. Bitter Suite: Brief Encounter / Lost Weekend / Blue Angel / Misplaced Rendezvous / Windswept Thumb (2017 Remaster)
    5. Heart of Lothian (2017 Remaster)

    Side B

    1. Waterhole (Expresso Bongo) (2017 Remaster)
    2. Lords of the Backstage (2017 Remaster)
    3. Blind Curve: Vocal Under a Bloodlight / Passing Strangers / Mylo / Perimeter Walk / Threshold (2017 Remaster)
    4. Childhood’s End? (2017 Remaster)
    5. White Feather (2017 Remaster)

Tracklisting

Afraid of Sunlight Marillion / 30th anniversary picture disc

• 2LP vinyl
  • LP 1

    Side A

    1. Gazpacho (2019 Michael Hunter Remix)
    2. Cannibal Surf Babe (2019 Michael Hunter Remix)
    3. Beautiful (2019 Michael Hunter Remix)

    Side B

    1. Beautiful (2019 Michael Hunter Remix)
    2. Afraid of Sunrise (2019 Michael Hunter Remix)
  • LP 2

    Side A

    1. Out of This World (2019 Michael Hunter Remix)
    2. Afraid of Sunlight (2019 Michael Hunter Remix)

    Side B

    1. Beyond You (2019 Michael Hunter Remix)
    2. King (2019 Michael Hunter Remix)