Stars Die: The Delerium Years 1991–1997
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Stars Die: The Delerium Years 1991-1997 | ||||
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Cover art by Mike Diver
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Compilation album by Porcupine Tree | ||||
Released | 25 March 2002 | |||
Recorded | 1988-1996 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, psychedelic rock,[1] space rock[citation needed] | |||
Length | 146:19 | |||
Label | Delerium | |||
Porcupine Tree chronology | ||||
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DPRP | (8.5/10) [2] |
Stars Die: The Delerium Years 1991–1997 is a double album compilation by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in March 2002. The cover is the same one used for Moonloop EP.
Contents
Track listing
Disc one (1991-1993)
- "Radioactive Toy" – 10:10
(from On the Sunday of Life, 1992) - "Nine Cats" – 3:51
(from On the Sunday of Life) - "And the Swallows Dance Above the Sun" – 4:02
(from On the Sunday of Life) - "Nostalgia Factory" – 7:33
(from On the Sunday of Life) - "Voyage 34 - Phase One" – 12:54
(from the Voyage 34 single, 1992) - "Synesthesia" (Extended version) – 7:54
(Previously unreleased, 2002; original version on Up the Downstair, 1993) - "Phantoms" – 3:14
(Previously unreleased, except for internet .mp3 downloads) - "Up the Downstair" – 10:09
(2001 remix; original version on Up the Downstair)* - "Fadeaway" – 6:16
(2001 remix; original version on Up the Downstair)* - "Rainy Taxi" – 6:52
(from Staircase Infinities, 1994 (Vinyl)/1995 (CD))
* Replaced by partially re-recorded remixes from 2004 on later re-releases.
All tracks written by Steven Wilson, except 2,3,4,7 and 9 written by Steven Wilson and Alan Duffy and 5 written by Steven Wilson, Hugh Banton, David Jackson, Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard.
Disc two (1994-1997)
- "Stars Die" – 5:06
(from the US version of The Sky Moves Sideways, 1995) - "The Sky Moves Sideways - Phase One" – 18:37
(from the UK version of The Sky Moves Sideways) - "Men of Wood" – 3:35
(Previously unreleased) - "Waiting" – 4:29
(from Signify, 1996) - "The Sound of No-One Listening" – 8:13
(2001 remix; original version on the Waiting CD single, 1996) - "Colourflow in Mind" – 3:49
(from the Waiting 12" single, 1996) - "Fuse the Sky" – 4:33
(from the Waiting 12" single) - "Signify II" – 6:04
(Previously unreleased) - "Every Home Is Wired" – 5:13
(from Signify) - "Sever" – 5:33
(from Signify) - "Dark Matter" – 8:12
(from Signify)
All tracks written by Steven Wilson, except 3 written by Steven Wilson and Alan Duffy.
Personnel
Disc one
- Steven Wilson - vocals, all instruments
- Richard Barbieri - electronics on track 8
- Suzanne Barberi - background vocals on track 8
- Gavin Harrison - drums on tracks 8 & 9 (rerelease only)
Disc two
- Steven Wilson - vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, tapes, samples, mellotron, programming, bass on track 3, all instruments on track 6
- Richard Barbieri - keyboards, electronics, synthesizers, hammond organ (except tracks 1, 3 & 6)
- Colin Edwin - bass guitar (except tracks 3, 6 & 7), double bass on tracks 9
- Chris Maitland - drums, percussion (except tracks 6 & 7), backing vocals on tracks 4 & 10