Script for a Jester's Tear is the first 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. The single released before the album was "Market Square Heroes", with the double B-sides "Three Boats Down from the Candy" and the 17 minute epic "Grendel". "He Knows You Know" and "Garden Party" were also released as singles, and became Top 40 hits in the UK. This is the only Marillion album to feature Mick Pointer, Read more on Last.fm.