Album
The Sky Moves Sideways
The Sky Moves Sideways is the third studio album by English progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, following Up the Downstair in 1993. It was the first of their records to be released in the US, and it arrived on Prog Rock Music in 1995, with the UK and European release on 30 January and the American one the following month.
The structure is the thing to listen for. Long pieces open and close the record, and they are two halves of a single song, an arrangement that has drawn comparisons with Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here. If you like your prog rock tinged with space rock and built on a grand scale, this is the Porcupine Tree album that shows the band stretching out before Signify arrived in 1996.
The Sky Moves Sideways: tracklist and credits
9 tracks · 1:49:27Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1The Sky Moves Sideways, Phase 1Steven Wilson18:39
- 2Dislocated DaySteven Wilson5:24
- 3The Moon Touches Your ShoulderSteven Wilson5:41
- 4Prepare YourselfSteven Wilson1:59
- 5The Sky Moves Sideways, Phase 2Steven Wilson16:49
- Disc 2
- 1The Sky Moves Sideways (alternate version)Steven Wilson34:43
- 2Stars DieSteven Wilson5:02
- 3Moonloop (improvisation)Edwards, Edwin, Maitland, Wilson16:18
- 4Moonloop (coda)Edwards, Edwin, Maitland, Wilson4:53
- Produced by
- Steven Wilson
- Recorded at
- The Doghouse, No Man’s Land
- Recorded
- June 1993 – July 1994
- Mixed by
- Steven Wilson
- Mixed at
- No Man’s Land
- Engineered by
- Steven Wilson
- Artwork
- Daniel Ray Billington
- Labels
- Prog Rock Music, Delerium
- Length
- 1:49:27
Line-up
- Richard Barbieri · electronic instruments, synthesizer, keyboard
- Colin Edwin · bass guitar, double bass, bass
- Chris Maitland · percussion, drums (drum set)
- Theo Travis · flute
- Steven Wilson · guitar, keyboard, flute, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, bass
- Suzanne Barbieri · vocals
- Rick Edwards · percussion · guest
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| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 1994 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 30 January 1995 | |
| Wikidata | 1995 | |
| US release | February 1995 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 30 January 1995 | earliest UK or European date |
24 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | PL | Rock‐Serwis | 5907729902446 | other |
| 1995 | PL | Prog Rock Music | other | |
| 30 January 1995 | GB | Delerium Records | 5021289092819 | other |
| 30 January 1995 | GB | Delerium Records | 5021289092819 | other |
| 30 January 1995 | GB | Delerium Records | 5021289092826 | other |
| February 1995 | US | C & S Records | 090541852428 | other |
| November 1997 | GB | Delerium Records | 5032966092824 | other |
| 17 November 2003 | GB | Delerium Records | 5032966098222 | remaster |
| 2 August 2004 | GB | Snapper Music | 636551288323 | other |
| November 2004 | NL | Headspin Recordings | 2090502324481 | other |
| 2005 | RU | Союз | 4601250332147 | other |
| 2007 | GB | Snapper Music | 636551288323 | other |
| 23 April 2008 | JP | Snapper Music | 4582213912012 | other |
| 20 August 2008 | JP | WHD Entertainment, Inc. | 4582213912470 | other |
| January 2010 | GB | Kscope | 802644812427 | other |
| 20 September 2010 | GB | Kscope | 802644812427 | other |
| 25 February 2012 | GB | Kscope | 802644582511 | other |
| 2016 | XW | Kscope | 802644845869 | remaster |
| 5 May 2017 | XE | Kscope | 802644894911 | other |
| 1 March 2018 | XE | Kscope | 802644748726 | other |
| May 2019 | XE | Kscope | 802644804118 | other |
| 2021 | XE | Transmission Recordings | 802644718125 | other |
| 2021 | JP | Snapper Music | 802644718125 | other |
| 15 April 2022 | XE | Transmission Recordings | 802644818214 | other |
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| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 715×715 | upscaled |