Producer Nick Tauber made a name for himself in the 1970s for his work with Thin Lizzy, Stiff Little Fingers and many others. An invitation to work on Marillion’s debut album Script For A Jester’s Tear in 1983 seemed to be a match made in heaven – but by Tauber’s own admission, their collaboration on follow-up Fugazi disappointed everyone, and he never worked in prog again. He reflected on the experience in 2009.
“I didn’t have any sort of pedigree with progressive music until Marillion asked me to do their debut album Script For A Jester’s Tear (1983). David Hitchcock, whom I knew really well, had produced their first single, Market Square Heroes in 1982 – but then he’d been involved in a bad road accident.
