(Review from progarchives.com)

With many collections of B sides, outtakes, non-album singles, live and alternative versions, etc., you can often be distracted by the sound of the barrel being scraped. With this collection from Marillion however there is good reason to gather these tracks together to form an album. Indeed, the title rather belittles what is on offer here, as it may imply a collection of sub-standard tracks.

While that connotation may indeed be applicable to some of the content, others such as the three tracks from the “Market Square heroes“ EP would be worthy of inclusion on any Fish era album. The opening track, “Grendel” is an excellent piece of music, despite the fact that has been the subject of repeated debate, due to the strong similarities on one part of it, with the “Apocalypse in 9/8″ section of “Supper’s ready” by Genesis.

Inevitably, being a collection of on the whole pretty good B sides, there is a lack of cohesion and continuity to the album. This is especially apparent with the live “Margaret” which ends the album. While this may well be an enjoyable climax to a live concert, it is a rather tedious indulgence when taken out of context.

A worthwhile collection of rare tracks, which offers a simple and effective way of obtaining them.

Line-up:
- Fish / vocals
- Mark Kelly / keyboards
- Ian Mosley / drums
- Mick Pointer / drums, percussion (1-2)
- Steve Rothery / guitars
- Pete Trewavas / basses

Track List:
01. Grendel – 17:15
02. Charting The Single – 4:48
03. Market Square Heroes – 3:56
04. Three Boats Down From The Candy – 4:01
05. Cinderella Search – 4:21
06. Lady Nina – 3:43
07. Freaks – 4:04
08. Tux On – 5:12
09. Margaret (Live) – 12:17

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