Stars Die: The Delerium Years ’91–97 by Porcupine Tree, album cover
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Stars Die: The Delerium Years ’91–97

Released25 March 2002
LabelKscope
Popularity26.0

Stars Die: The Delerium Years '91–97 is a compilation of Porcupine Tree's early work, released on 25 March 2002 through Kscope. It gathers material from the period when the band were signed to the Delerium label, before they moved on to Snapper/K-Scope and the more song-focused direction of Stupid Dream.

That makes it a handy way into the group's first chapter. Those years take in On the Sunday of Life… and Up the Downstair, which Melody Maker called "a psychedelic masterpiece", and The Sky Moves Sideways, which led the press to dub them the "Pink Floyd of the nineties". It also reaches Signify, the first album played by all four members together. For anyone who knows the later records, it shows where Steven Wilson's psychedelic and progressive rock began.

Stars Die: The Delerium Years ’91–97: tracklist and credits

21 tracks · 2:26:30

Tracklist

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1Radioactive ToySteven Wilson10:10
  3. 2Nine CatsSteven Wilson and Alan Duffy3:51
  4. 3And the Swallows Dance Above the SunSteven Wilson and Alan Duffy4:02
  5. 4Nostalgia FactorySteven Wilson and Alan Duffy7:34
  6. 5Voyage 34, Phase OneSteven Wilson12:55
  7. 6Synesthesia (extended version)Steven Wilson7:54
  8. 7PhantomsSteven Wilson and Alan Duffy3:14
  9. 8Up the DownstairSteven Wilson10:10
  10. 9FadeawaySteven Wilson and Alan Duffy6:16
  11. 10Rainy TaxiSteven Wilson6:53
  12. Disc 2
  13. 1Stars DieSteven Wilson5:07
  14. 2The Sky Moves Sideways, Phase OneSteven Wilson18:37
  15. 3Men of WoodSteven Wilson and Alan Duffy3:35
  16. 4WaitingSteven Wilson4:30
  17. 5The Sound of No-One ListeningSteven Wilson8:14
  18. 6Colourflow in MindSteven Wilson3:50
  19. 7Fuse the SkySteven Wilson4:34
  20. 8Signify IISteven Wilson6:04
  21. 9Every Home Is WiredSteven Wilson5:14
  22. 10SeverSteven Wilson5:34
  23. 11Dark MatterSteven Wilson8:12
Produced by
Steven Wilson, Porcupine Tree
Recorded at
No Man’s Land, The Doghouse, Katrina And The Waves’ Studio
Recorded
1988 – July 1994
Mixed by
Steven Wilson
Engineered by
Steven Wilson
Artwork
Mike Bennion, Mike Diver, Carl Glover
Photography
Luigi Colasanti Antonelli, Rob Crossland, Mike Diver, Jill Douglas, Chris Kissadjekian, Gordon Leach, Paul Rider, Claudine Schaffer
Label
Kscope
Length
2:26:30

Line-up

  • Steven Wilson · vocals, sampler, guitar, keyboard, flute, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, lead vocals, mellotron, tape, piano
  • Gavin Harrison · drums (drum set) · guest
  • Richard Barbieri · electronic instruments, synthesizer, keyboard, Hammond organ
  • Suzanne Barbieri · vocals · guest
  • Porcupine Tree · guest
  • Colin Edwin · bass guitar, double bass, electric bass guitar
  • Chris Maitland · drums (drum set), percussion, background vocals
  • Theo Travis · flute · guest

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6 editions
DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
—XWKscope802644744827remaster
25 March 2002GBKscope636551085120original
2005GBSnapper Music636551291422other
23 April 2008JPWHD Entertainment, Inc.4582213912081other
2 September 2008GBKscope802644810720other
2017GBKscope802644744827other
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