Stars Die: The Delerium Years 1991-1997

Stars Die: The Delerium Years 1991-1997 is a double album

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compilation

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by British

United Kingdom

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progressive rock

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band Porcupine Tree

Porcupine Tree

Porcupine Tree is a progressive rock band formed by Steven Wilson in 1987 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Their music is difficult to categorise, being associated with both psychedelic rock and progressive rock, yet having been influenced by trance, krautrock and ambient due to Steven...

, first released in March, 2002. The cover is the same one used for Moonloop EP.

Disc one (1991-1993)

"Radioactive Toy" – 10:10
(from On the Sunday of Life
On the Sunday of Life
On the Sunday of Life is the debut album of English progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in July, 1991. It compiles tracks that Steven Wilson produced and recorded for two cassette-only releases, Tarquin's Seaweed Farm and The Nostalgia Factory...

)
"Nine Cats" – 3:51
(from On the Sunday of Life
On the Sunday of Life
On the Sunday of Life is the debut album of English progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in July, 1991. It compiles tracks that Steven Wilson produced and recorded for two cassette-only releases, Tarquin's Seaweed Farm and The Nostalgia Factory...

)
"And the Swallows Dance Above the Sun" – 4:02
(from On the Sunday of Life
On the Sunday of Life
On the Sunday of Life is the debut album of English progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in July, 1991. It compiles tracks that Steven Wilson produced and recorded for two cassette-only releases, Tarquin's Seaweed Farm and The Nostalgia Factory...

)
"The Nostalgia Factory" – 7:33
(from On the Sunday of Life
On the Sunday of Life
On the Sunday of Life is the debut album of English progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in July, 1991. It compiles tracks that Steven Wilson produced and recorded for two cassette-only releases, Tarquin's Seaweed Farm and The Nostalgia Factory...

)
"Voyage 34 (Phase One)" – 12:54
(from the Voyage 34
Voyage 34
"Voyage 34" is a single by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree. Although it was originally thought to be a song for the album Up the Downstair, making it a double album, this idea was later rejected so it was released separately....

single)
"Synesthesia" (Extended Version) – 7:54
(previously unreleased, original version on Up the Downstair
Up the Downstair
Up the Downstair is the second studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in May 1993. It was originally intended to be a double album set including the song "Voyage 34", which was instead released as a single in 1992, and other material that ended up on the...

)
"Phantoms" – 3:14
(previously unreleased, except for internet .mp3 downloads)
"Up the Downstair" – 10:09
(2001 remix, original version on Up the Downstair
Up the Downstair
Up the Downstair is the second studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in May 1993. It was originally intended to be a double album set including the song "Voyage 34", which was instead released as a single in 1992, and other material that ended up on the...

)*
"Fadeaway" – 6:16
(2001 remix, original version on Up the Downstair
Up the Downstair
Up the Downstair is the second studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in May 1993. It was originally intended to be a double album set including the song "Voyage 34", which was instead released as a single in 1992, and other material that ended up on the...

)*
"Rainy Taxi" – 6:52
(from Staircase Infinities
Staircase Infinities
Staircase Infinities is a studio EP by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in December 1994 as a limited 2,000-copy 10" vinyl by Lazy Eye and reissued on CD by Blueprint in the UK in October 1995...

)

* Replaced by partially re-recorded remixes from 2004 on later re-releases.

All tracks written by Steven Wilson

Steven Wilson

Steven John Wilson is an English musician, best known as the founder, lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of progressive rock band Porcupine Tree...

, except 2,3,4,7 and 9 written by Steven Wilson and Alan Duffy and 5 written by Steven Wilson, Hugh Banton

Hugh Banton

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, David Jackson

David Jackson (rock musician)

David Nicholas George Jackson , nicknamed Jaxon, is a British progressive rock saxophonist, flautist, and composer. He is best known for his work with the band Van der Graaf Generator and his work in Music and Disability...

, Brendan Perry

Brendan Perry

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and Lisa Gerrard

Lisa Gerrard

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Disc two (1994-1997)

"Stars Die" – 5:06
(from the US version of The Sky Moves Sideways
The Sky Moves Sideways
The Sky Moves Sideways is the third studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in February, 1995. It has been compared to Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here because of their similar structure; both albums have extended pieces at the beginning and end, which are the...

)
"The Sky Moves Sideways (Phase One)" – 18:37
(from the UK version of The Sky Moves Sideways
The Sky Moves Sideways
The Sky Moves Sideways is the third studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in February, 1995. It has been compared to Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here because of their similar structure; both albums have extended pieces at the beginning and end, which are the...

)
"Men of Wood" – 3:35
(previously unreleased)
"Waiting Phase One
Waiting (Porcupine Tree song)
"Waiting" is the first single of British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, released in May 1996. It came in two formats: a regular CD and a 12" vinyl. At the time, the single was intended to promote the forthcoming album Signify...

" – 4:29
(from Signify
Signify
Signify is the fourth studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in September 1996. It was the first album that frontman Steven Wilson recorded with a full group of musicians on board from the beginning. Previously he had been recording albums primarily as a...

)
"The Sound of No-One Listening" – 8:13
(2001 remix, original version on the Waiting
Waiting (Porcupine Tree song)
"Waiting" is the first single of British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, released in May 1996. It came in two formats: a regular CD and a 12" vinyl. At the time, the single was intended to promote the forthcoming album Signify...

CD single)
"Colourflow in Mind" – 3:49
(from the Waiting
Waiting (Porcupine Tree song)
"Waiting" is the first single of British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, released in May 1996. It came in two formats: a regular CD and a 12" vinyl. At the time, the single was intended to promote the forthcoming album Signify...

12" single)
"Fuse the Sky" – 4:33
(from the Waiting
Waiting (Porcupine Tree song)
"Waiting" is the first single of British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, released in May 1996. It came in two formats: a regular CD and a 12" vinyl. At the time, the single was intended to promote the forthcoming album Signify...

12" single)
"Signify II" – 6:04
(previously unreleased)
"Every Home Is Wired" – 5:13
(from Signify
Signify
Signify is the fourth studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in September 1996. It was the first album that frontman Steven Wilson recorded with a full group of musicians on board from the beginning. Previously he had been recording albums primarily as a...

)
"Sever" – 5:33
(from Signify
Signify
Signify is the fourth studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in September 1996. It was the first album that frontman Steven Wilson recorded with a full group of musicians on board from the beginning. Previously he had been recording albums primarily as a...

)
"Dark Matter" – 8:12
(from Signify
Signify
Signify is the fourth studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in September 1996. It was the first album that frontman Steven Wilson recorded with a full group of musicians on board from the beginning. Previously he had been recording albums primarily as a...

)

All tracks written by Steven Wilson, except 3 written by Steven Wilson and Alan Duffy.

Personnel

Disc one:

Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson
Steven John Wilson is an English musician, best known as the founder, lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of progressive rock band Porcupine Tree...

- vocals, all instruments
Richard Barbieri
Richard Barbieri
Richard Barbieri, is an English synthesiser player, keyboardist and composer. He was educated at Catford Boys' School, Catford, South East London...

- electronics on track 8
Suzanne Barberi - voice on track 8
Gavin Harrison
Gavin Harrison
Gavin Harrison is a British drummer and percussionist. He is best known for playing with the British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree which he joined in 2002. As of 2008, he also plays with the band King Crimson....

- 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 intruments on track 6
Richard Barbieri - keyborads, electronics, synthesizers, hammond organ (except tracks 1, 3 & 6)
Colin Edwin
Colin Edwin
Colin Edwin is a member of the British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, where he plays both fretted and fretless bass guitar as well as double bass and guimbri. He joined the band in December 1993...

- bass guitar (except tracks 3, 6 & 7), double bass on tracks 9
Chris Maitland
Chris Maitland
Chris Maitland is an English drummer.After being the drummer for No-Man on their Autumn 1993 tour , Maitland was asked by the band's Steven Wilson to join his other main project, the progressive rock band Porcupine Tree...

- drums, percussion (except tracks 6 & 7), backing vocals on tracks 4 & 10

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