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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
Chains Changed (1987) The Fat Skier (1987) House Tornado (1988)

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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. 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.

Track listing

All songs written by Kristin Hersh except where noted

1. "Garoux des Larmes" – 2:37
2. "Pools in Eyes" – 3:20 (Tanya Donelly)
3. "A Feeling" – 3:09
4. "Soap and Water" – 2:26
5. "And a She-Wolf After the War" – 3:31
6. "You Cage" – 1:41
7. "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

1. Phares, Heather "The Fat Skier Review", AllMusic, retrieved 2011-01-16
2. Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-841953-35-0, p. 546
3. Lazell, Barry (1998) Indie Hits 1980–1989, Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-9517206-9-4, p. 233

• Throwing Muses albums
• 1987 albums
• 4AD albums