Misplaced Childhood

Misplaced Childhood is the third studio album of the progressive rock band Marillion. It was released in 1985 and was the commercially most successful album of the band until today.

The album also featured the band's most successful single, Kayleigh, which reached No. 2 in the UK and was a world-wide success. This name was invented by Fish to slightly obscure the name of a former girlfriend named "Kay Lee" (with "Lee" being the middle name), who the song was mostly about. Quite a few girls born in that time were given this name.

Misplaced Childhood was the band's first full concept album, consisting of two contiguous pieces of music on the two sides of the vinyl. The story is essentially about lost love, sudden success, lost childhood, with a surprisingly upbeat ending. As Fish explains, he perceived the concept during a 10-hour acid trip (see the external link below).

A 2-CD remastered version with additional B-sides and demoes was released in 1998.

The 1998 remaster has the following additional tracks on the second CD:

Lady Nina (Extended 12" Version) 5:50
Freaks (Single version) 4:03
Kayleigh (Alternative Mix) 04:03
Lavender Blue (Lavender Remix) 4:22
Heart of Lothian (Extended Mix) 5:54
Pseudo Silk Kimono (demo) 2:11
Kayleigh (demo) 4:06
Lavender (demo) 2:37
Bitter Suite (demo) 2:54
Lords of the Backstage (demo) 1:46
Blue Angel (demo) 1:46
Misplaced Randezvous (demo) 1:56
Heart of Lothian (demo) 3:49
Waterhole (Expresso Bongo) (demo) 2:00
Passing Strangers (demo) 9:17
Childhood's End? (demo) 2:23
White Feather (demo) 2:18

External links

Liner notes for the remaster by some of the band members (on the marillion.com band page):