Moonloop is a Porcupine Tree EP that arrived on 17 October 1994, between the albums Up the Downstair and The Sky Moves Sideways. The band were working in space rock and progressive rock at the time. In the UK it came out on vinyl and CD through Delerium Records.

In the United States, C & S Records issued it as Stars Die, adding "Always Never" from Up the Downstair as an extra track. "Stars Die" itself missed the original UK edition of The Sky Moves Sideways but appeared on the US version, and it sits on the second disc of the 2CD reissues. The cover artwork was later reused for the compilation Stars Die: The Delerium Years 1991–1997, which makes this a handy stop for anyone tracing the band's early years.

Moonloop EP: tracklist and credits

2 tracks · 23:02

Tracklist

  1. 1Stars DieSteven Wilson4:58
  2. 2MoonloopEdwards, Edwin, Maitland, Wilson18:04
Produced by
Steven Wilson
Recorded at
No Man’s Land, The Doghouse
Recorded
June–July 1994 at No Man's Land and The Doghouse
Mixed by
Steven Wilson
Mixed at
No Man’s Land
Engineered by
Steven Wilson
Artwork
Mike Bennion
Photography
Mike Diver
Labels
C & S Records, Delerium
Length
23:02

Line-up

  • Rick Edwards · percussion · guest
  • Colin Edwin · bass guitar, bass
  • Chris Maitland · drums (drum set)
  • Steven Wilson · guitar, keyboard, vocals

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SourceDateNote
MusicBrainzOctober 1994
Wikipedia infobox17 October 1994
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US release1994earliest US date
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DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
1994USC & S Records090541202421other
October 1994GBDelerium Records5021289093250original
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coverartarchive500×435rejected