Front Row Club Releases
The Front Row Club was a subscription-only service by which CDs of raw concert recordings, originally made by the band for their own reference, were released. Members paid for a subscription (initially lasting six releases; later reduced to four releases), and as the shows were released, they were automatically mailed to members. There were also occasional optional releases, which were only mailed on request - these were generally reissues of previously-released material. The only FRC issue which was available to non-subscribers was the Curtain Call box set - this was the only FRC release of material before Steve Hogarth joined the band, and was sold via both Marillion and Fish's online stores, as well as being an optional FRC release.
After the release of FRC-040 in January 2008, the FRC changed to a download-only digital distribution format. This lasted for a further three issues - after FRC-043, the FRC was closed. (Starting with the Happiness On The Road tour, Marillion moved to publishing the majority of their live performances from desk recordings as digital downloads, rendering the FRC redundant.)
Only a limited number of copies were manufactured for each FRC release (believed to be no more than 3,000) and were not re-issued once sold out. Most of the FRC releases are now out of print on CD, but are still available from the band's website as downloads.
Year | Catalogue # | Recorded | Venue | City | Country | Notes |
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2002 | FRC-001 | 1998-11-09 | Ludwigshalle | Dieburg | Germany | |
2002 | FRC-002 | 1999-11-18 | Academy | Manchester | England | |
2002 | FRC-003 | 1995-06-23 | Luxor | Arnhem | Netherlands | Supplied with free exclusive FRC t-shirt |
2002 | FRC-004 | 1992-05-09 | The Borderline | London | England | Optional release - reissue of Racket release Racket 1 |
2002 | FRC-005 | 1989-12-04 | Barrowlands | Glasgow | Scotland | Optional release - reissue of Racket release Racket 3 |
2002 | FRC-006 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Optional release - Michael Hunter, River |
2002 | FRC-007 | 1991-10-19 | Salle de Fetes Beaulieu | Lausanne | Switzerland | |
2002 | FRC-008 | 1997-09-06 | Le Spectrum | Montréal | Canada | |
2002 | FRC-009 | 1996-04-28 | Forum | London | England | |
2003 | FRC-010 | 1990-12-12 | Moles Club | Bath | England | |
2003 | FRC-011 | 2000-11-17 | Bass Brewery Museum | Burton-On-Trent | England | Optional release - reissue of Fan Club CD WEBFREE3 |
2003 | FRC-012 | 2000-12-12 | Sala Bikini | Barcelona | Spain | |
2003 | FRC-013 | 1995-09-29 | Ahoy | Rotterdam | Netherlands | |
2003 | FRC-014 | 1990-02-22 | The Ritz | Roseville, MI | USA | |
2004 | FRC-015A | 1983-10-01 | Rundsporthalle | Baunatal | Germany | Optional release - Curtain Call box set of Fish-era shows |
2004 | FRC-015B | 1986-02-03 | Hammersmith Odeon | London | England | Optional release - Curtain Call box set of Fish-era shows |
2004 | FRC-015C | 1988-01-26 | Palatrussardi | Milan | Italy | Optional release - Curtain Call box set of Fish-era shows |
2003 | FRC-016 | 1998-01-10 | Ateneu Popular de Nou Barris | Barcelona | Spain | |
2003 | FRC-017 | 2001-10-13 | 013 | Tilburg | Netherlands | |
2004 | FRC-018 | 1992-09-02 | E-Werk | Köln | Germany | |
2004 | FRC-019 | 1998-11-04 | Civic | Wolverhampton | England | |
2004 | FRC-020 | 1994-05-27 | Pumpehuset | Copenhagen | Denmark | Recording from both 27 and 28 May |
2004 | FRC-021 | 2001-02-28 | Dingwalls | London | England | |
2004 | FRC-022 | 1997-05-29 | Tivoli | Utrecht | Netherlands | |
2004 | FRC-023 | 2004-04-30 | Civic Centre | Aylesbury | England | |
2005 | FRC-024 | 1998-11-18 | Elysée Montmartre | Paris | France | |
2005 | FRC-025 | 1999-12-04 | Capitol | Mannheim | Germany | |
2005 | FRC-026 | 1999-07-25 | Zodiac | Oxford | England | |
2005 | FRC-027 | 1995-09-17 | Corn Exchange | Cambridge | England | |
2005 | FRC-028 | 1992-10-05 | Olympia | São Paulo | Brazil | |
2005 | FRC-029 | 2004-10-08 | Theater of the Living Arts | Philadelphia, PA | USA | |
2005 | FRC-030 | 1994-03-20 | PC69 | Bielefeld | Germany | |
2006 | FRC-031 | 1997-09-20 | The Rave | Milwaukee, WI | USA | |
2006 | FRC-032 | 2002-08-03 | Richmond Live Festival | Richmond | England | |
2006 | FRC-033 | 1992-09-05 | Wembley Arena | London | England | |
2006 | FRC-034 | 2005-12-03 | Vredenburg Muziekcentrum | Utrecht | Netherlands | |
2006 | FRC-035 | 2005-12-05 | Forum | London | England | Free bonus issue with FRC-34 |
2007 | FRC-036 | 1989-10-05 | Palais Des Sports | Bensancon | France | |
2007 | FRC-037 | 2005-06-12 | Bowery Ballroom | New York City, NY | USA | |
2007 | FRC-038 | 2007-05-22 | Klub Stodola | Warsaw | Poland | |
2007 | FRC-039 | 1991-09-16 | Royal Court Theatre | Liverpool | England | |
2008 | FRC-040 | 2007-12-12 | Paradiso | Amsterdam | Netherlands | |
2008 | FRC-041 | 1995-08-15 | The Chance | Poughkeepsie, NY | USA | Download only |
2008 | FRC-042 | 2005-09-11 | The Great American Music Hall | San Francisco, CA | USA | Download only |
2008 | FRC-043 | 2007-11-30 | The Academy | Manchester | England | Download only |
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