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The Fat Skier
The Fat Skier
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
Throwing Muses chronology

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Track listing edit

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 edit

Kristin Hersh – guitars, vocals
Tanya Donelly – guitars, vocals
Leslie Langston – bass
David Narcizo – drums, percussion

Production edit

Producer: Mark Van Hecke
Engineer: Warren Bruleigh
Mixing: Hideki Sunada for Mission Control
Mastering: Greg Calbi

References edit

^ 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

[Phares-1] Phares, Heather "The Fat Skier Review", AllMusic, retrieved 2011-01-16

[Strong-2] Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-841953-35-0, p. 546

[Lazell-3] Lazell, Barry (1998) Indie Hits 1980–1989, Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-9517206-9-4, p. 233

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