The Fat Skier
The Fat Skier is a mini-LP 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]
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| 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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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
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
- Phares, Heather "The Fat Skier Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-01-16
- Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-841953-35-0, p. 546
- Lazell, Barry (1998) Indie Hits 1980–1989, Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-9517206-9-4, p. 233
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