The Fat Skier
1987 EP by Throwing Muses
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EP by Throwing Muses | ||||
Released | 6 July 1987 | |||
Recorded | December 1986 – April 1987 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 25:32 | |||
Label | 4AD (MAD706) | |||
Producer | Mark Van Hecke | |||
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The Fat Skier is a mini-album by Throwing Muses, released on 6 July 1987 on the 4AD label in the UK and licensed to Sire Records in the US.[2] It played at 33 ⅓ RPM on the A-side (the first six tracks) and at 45 RPM on the B-side (a new version of "Soul Soldier", a song which first appeared on their debut album). It reached number two in the Independent Albums Chart in the UK.[3]
Track listing
All songs written by Kristin Hersh except where noted
- "Garoux des Larmes" – 2:37
- "Pools in Eyes" – 3:20 (Tanya Donelly)
- "A Feeling" – 3:09
- "Soap and Water" – 2:26
- "And a She-Wolf After the War" – 3:31
- "You Cage" – 1:41
- "Soul Soldier" – 8:48
Personnel
- Kristin Hersh – guitars, vocals
- Tanya Donelly – guitars, vocals
- Leslie Langston – bass
- David Narcizo – drums, percussion
Production
- Producer: Mark Van Hecke
- Engineer: Warren Bruleigh
- Mixing: Hideki Sunada for Mission Control
- Mastering: Greg Calbi
References
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- Tanya Donelly
- Leslie Langston
- Fred Abong
- Throwing Muses
- House Tornado
- Hunkpapa
- The Real Ramona
- Red Heaven
- University
- Limbo
- Throwing Muses
- Purgatory/Paradise
- Sun Racket
- Chains Changed
- The Fat Skier