Early Stages är en dubbelCD med det bästa från den numera utgångna 6CD-boxen med liveinspelningar från 1982-87 (Fish-eran). Sista spåret på albumet är en raritet som ges ut för första gången. Disc 1 Tracks 1-3: Live at The Mayfair, Glasgow 13/09/82 Garden Party / She Chameleon / Three Boats Down From The Candy
- An early concert recorded the week the band signed to EMI for a Radio Clyde concert live at The Mayfair, Glasgow, 13th September 1982 Tracks 4-6: Marquee Club on 30/12/82 Script For A Jesters Tear / Chelsea Monday / Forgotten Sons
- Recorded for a celebratory gig at London’s legendary Marquee Club on 30th December 1982.
- All tracks were from the yet to be released debut Script For A Jesters Tear, which the band were recording at Marquee Studio’s at the time (Dec 1982-Feb 1983) Tracks 7-9: Live at the Reading Festival 27/08/83 Grendel / Charting The Single / He Knows You Know
- Recorded for BBC 1’s Friday Rock Show, Reading Rock Festival
- Marillion blew headliners Black Sabbath of the stage - a legendary gig amongst fans
- Features the last performance of firm fan favourite Grendel Disc 2 Tracks 1-7: Live at Hammersmith Odeon 14/12/84
- Recorded for BBC Radio 1 (also broadcast in the USA on syndication by Westwood One) on the bands pre-Christmas Fugazi tour. Assassing / Punch and Judy / Fugazi
- Material from Marillion’s then new second LP, Fugazi The Pseudo Silk Kimono / Kayleigh / Bitter Suite / Heart of Lothian
- Early work in progress versions that later appeared on studio album Misplaced Childhood (released and charted at number 1 in the UK albums chart June 1985)
- Single Kayleigh is clearly a work in progress piece, containing different lyrics and vocal melody to the single version of Kayleigh which went on to chart at number 2 in the UK singles Chart, May 1985. Tracks 8-13: Live at Wembley Arena 05/11/1987 Slainte Mhath / Sugar Mice / Hotel Hobbies / Warm Wet Circles / That Time of The Night / The Last Straw
- Wembley Arena Charity concert in aid for Muscular Dystrophy & attended by His Royal Highness Prince Edward. Features six tracks from Fish’s final studio album with Marillion - Clutching at Straws. Track 14: Live at Fife Aid 1988 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED Market Square Heroes
- Extremely rare and previously unreleased recording of Marillion’s last ever gig with Fish at Fife Aid* 1988. Fittingly, the band’s very first single as well as live at Fife Aid’s very last track, Market Square Heroes has been included at the end to complete this set. *Fife Aid took place on two occasions - 1986 and 1988, organised by environmentalist and TV personality David Bellamy to raise funds for environmentally sustainable projects in Africa.
