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Studio album by Marillion
Released 17 June 1985[1]
Recorded March – May 1985
Studio Hansa Tonstudio (Berlin)
Genre Neo-prog
Length 41:17
Label EMI
Producer Chris Kimsey
Marillion chronology
Real to Reel
(1984) Misplaced Childhood
(1985) Brief Encounter
(1986)

Misplaced Childhood is the third studio album by the British neo-prog band Marillion, released in 1985. It is a concept album loosely based on the childhood of Marillion`s lead singer, Fish, who was inspired by a brief incident that occurred while he was under the influence of LSD.

The album was recorded during the spring of 1985 at Hansa Tonstudio in Berlin and produced by Chris Kimsey, who had previously worked with the Rolling Stones. Misplaced Childhood is the group`s most commercially successful album, peaking immediately at number one in the UK charts and spending a total of 41 weeks on the chart.[2] It ultimately gained the Platinum status.[3] It features Marillion`s two most successful singles, the guitar-led rock ballad `Kayleigh`, which reached number two in the UK,[4] and piano-led `Lavender`, which peaked at number five.[5]

Misplaced Childhood was listed as the sixth best album of 1985 by Kerrang! and chosen as the fourth greatest concept album of all time by Classic Rock in 2003.

Concept
`I was in `Padres Bay` when suddenly I felt a child standing behind me on the stairs. I knew he was dressed as a soldier and vanished as soon as he entered the corner of my eye. Perhaps it was my muse; perhaps it was the drug. It was enough to propel me into reaming off a large scrawl of prose.`

— Fish[6]
Misplaced Childhood was Marillion`s first full concept album consisting of two continuous pieces of music on the two sides of the vinyl record. The story has thematic elements of lost love, sudden success, acceptance, and lost childhood, along with an upbeat ending. As Fish explains, he conceived the concept during a 10-hour acid trip.

Several of the songs and titles contain notable autobiographical references; for example, `Kayleigh` references the breakdown of relationships as a whole but is centered around Fish`s past girlfriend named Kay Lee. Fish came up with the name Kayleigh in order to obscure the original name due to the song being too personal.[7] Another example is `Heart of Lothian` (`I was born with the heart of Lothian`) which is a reference to a traditional region of Scotland – Fish himself being from Midlothian – and a reference to the Heart of Midlothian, a mosaic heart in the pavement of Edinburgh`s Royal Mile.

The theme of childhood is developed in `Lavender`, which is partly based on the traditional folk song `Lavender Blue`.[7] Like `Kayleigh` it is a love song, but whereas `Kayleigh` was about the failure of an adult relationship, `Lavender` recalls the innocence of childhood.

Packaging and cover art
Like Script for a Jester`s Tear and Fugazi, the original vinyl edition[nb 1] of Misplaced Childhood was released in a gatefold sleeve. The artwork was created by Mark Wilkinson who was commissioned to the role on all Marillion albums and 12` singles of the Fish-era.

The front cover features a soldier drummer portrayed by Robert Mead, a then-ten-year-old boy who lived next door to Wilkinson.[8] Mead also appeared on the artwork of the album`s three hit singles, `Kayleigh`, `Lavender`, and `Heart of Lothian`, and can be seen in the music video for `Kayleigh`. The Jester from the two previous studio albums is imagined escaping through the window on the back cover.

Personnel
Marillion
Fish – vocals; cover concept
Steve Rothery – guitars; additional bass guitar;[27] photography (1998 remastered edition)
Mark Kelly – keyboards
Pete Trewavas – bass guitar
Ian Mosley – drums, percussion
Technical personnel
Chris Kimsey – production and mixing
Thomas Stiehler – recording
Mark Freegard – mixing engineering
Mark Wilkinson – sleeve design and illustration
Julie Hazelwood – collage
1998 remastered edition
Peter Mew – digital remastering (July — August 1998 at Abbey Road, London, England)
Bill Smith Studio – artwork design