Script for a Jester's Tear is the debut album by the neo-progressive rock band Marillion, released in 1983. It reached number seven on the UK album chart and stayed on the chart for 31 weeks, the second longest chart residency of a Marillion album. Produced by Nick Tauber Recorded and Mixed by Simon Hanhart Digitally remastered by Peter Mew and Mark Kelly at Abbey Road Studios London April – July 1997