Script for a Jester’s Tear
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Script for a Jester’s Tear is the 1983 debut studio album by British neo-progressive rock band Marillion, noted for its theatrical, emotionally charged songs and Fish’s distinctive lyrical storytelling.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Script for a Jester’s Tear canonical | 3 |
| Script for a Jester's Tear | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8544520 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Script for a Jester’s Tear Context triple: [Marillion, notableWork, Script for a Jester’s Tear]
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A.
The Jester Race
The Jester Race is a landmark 1996 album by Swedish band In Flames that helped define the Gothenburg melodic death metal sound with its blend of aggressive riffing and harmonized melodies.
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B.
Figment
Figment is a small purple dragon from Disney's Epcot theme park, known as the playful embodiment of imagination in the Journey Into Imagination attraction.
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C.
The Shadow Play
The Shadow Play is a Chinese crime thriller film directed by Lou Ye that delves into corruption and moral ambiguity in contemporary urban China.
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D.
Spellmonger
Spellmonger is a long-running epic fantasy novel series by Terry Mancour that follows the rise of a battle-weary mage in a richly detailed, war-torn world.
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E.
The Spell
The Spell is a subtitle of G.K. Chesterton’s metaphysical novel "Thursday; or, The Man Who Was Thursday," highlighting its enigmatic, almost magical atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Script for a Jester’s Tear Target entity description: Script for a Jester’s Tear is the 1983 debut studio album by British neo-progressive rock band Marillion, noted for its theatrical, emotionally charged songs and Fish’s distinctive lyrical storytelling.
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A.
The Jester Race
The Jester Race is a landmark 1996 album by Swedish band In Flames that helped define the Gothenburg melodic death metal sound with its blend of aggressive riffing and harmonized melodies.
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B.
Figment
Figment is a small purple dragon from Disney's Epcot theme park, known as the playful embodiment of imagination in the Journey Into Imagination attraction.
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C.
The Shadow Play
The Shadow Play is a Chinese crime thriller film directed by Lou Ye that delves into corruption and moral ambiguity in contemporary urban China.
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D.
Spellmonger
Spellmonger is a long-running epic fantasy novel series by Terry Mancour that follows the rise of a battle-weary mage in a richly detailed, war-torn world.
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E.
The Spell
The Spell is a subtitle of G.K. Chesterton’s metaphysical novel "Thursday; or, The Man Who Was Thursday," highlighting its enigmatic, almost magical atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Marillion ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | charted in the UK Albums Chart ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| followedBy | Fugazi ⓘ |
| follows | Market Square Heroes (EP) ⓘ |
| genre |
neo-progressive rock
ⓘ
progressive rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Script for a Jester’s Tear album cover ⓘ |
| hasMusician |
Mark Kelly
ⓘ
Mick Pointer ⓘ Pete Trewavas ⓘ Steve Rothery ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chelsea Monday
ⓘ
Forgotten Sons ⓘ Garden Party ⓘ He Knows You Know ⓘ Script for a Jester’s Tear (song) ⓘ The Web ⓘ |
| hasSingle |
Garden Party
ⓘ
He Knows You Know ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
emotional turmoil and introspection
ⓘ
personal relationships ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | neo-progressive rock movement of the 1980s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 46 minutes ⓘ |
| lyricist | Fish ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
complex song structures
ⓘ
dramatic vocal delivery ⓘ lyric-driven compositions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Fish’s distinctive lyrical storytelling
ⓘ
theatrical, emotionally charged songs ⓘ |
| originallyReleasedAsFormat |
LP record
ⓘ
vinyl ⓘ |
| partOf |
Marillion discography
ⓘ
linked to:
Marillion
|
| performer | Marillion ⓘ |
| producer | Nick Tauber ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1982 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
EMI
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EMI Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1983-03-14 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Fish ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Script for a Jester’s Tear Description of subject: Script for a Jester’s Tear is the 1983 debut studio album by British neo-progressive rock band Marillion, noted for its theatrical, emotionally charged songs and Fish’s distinctive lyrical storytelling.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Script for a Jester’s Tear