"Marillion.com" is the eleventh studio album by the British neo-prog band Marillion, released on 18 October 1999 by their own label, Intact Records, and distributed by Castle Communications.
The album marked the last of three recordings made under contract with Castle after the band was dropped by EMI Records in 1995, before becoming independent in the 2000s. Continuing a decline in mainstream success, it became the first Marillion album to fail to reach the UK Top 40, peaking at number 53 and remaining in the charts for just one week. Notably, it was also the first album from which no singles were officially released; however, "Deserve" was used as a promo single, and "Rich" served as a radio single in Brazil.
Recorded at The Racket Club between December 1998 and August 1999, marillion.com was self-produced, with additional production from Steven Wilson on five out of nine tracks. The songs "Tumble Down the Years" and "Interior Lulu" were initially recorded during the sessions for Radiation (1998) but were re-recorded for this album as the band felt they were incomplete at the time.
The track "House" features a laid-back dub influence and had working titles including "The Massive Attack Song" and "This House Aches." It was inspired by the disintegration of Steve Hogarth's marriage, reflecting the emotional atmosphere surrounding the situation.
The title of the album references Marillion's new approach to using the Internet for fan communication and financing projects, a concept that later became known as "crowdfunding." In 1997, fans had funded a North American tour through an online campaign, and the next album, Anoraknophobia, would be financed entirely by pre-orders, allowing the band to operate independently from record company support.
During the album's preparation, the band's management invited fans to submit passport photographs, with 732 images used for the artwork of the slipcase. The number 11 is subtly represented in the "LL" of the name "marillion" on the cover. The front cover photo was taken at the end of Long Acre, outside the Palace Theatre.
In 2012, the independent label Madfish re-released marillion.com as a deluxe edition in a 36-page digibook format, complete with additional artwork by Carl Glover, and as a limited double 180gm heavyweight vinyl edition featuring a slightly modified track listing.
