Avalanche (EP)

Avalanche

EP by Echo & the Bunnymen

Released

October 2000

Genre

Post-punk

Length

20:29

Label

Gimme Music

Producer

Ian McCulloch, Will Sergeant

Echo & the Bunnymen chronology

"Get in the Car"
(1999)

Avalanche
(2000)

"It's Alright"
(2001)

Avalanche is an EP that was released in October 2000 by Echo & the Bunnymen. The EP was released on CD by Gimme Music and was only available to buy on the internet.^[1]

Overview

The first track on the original EP is a cover version of American folk musician, Tim Hardin's, song "How Can We Hang On to a Dream?", with the title was changed to "Hang on to a Dream". The second track, "Avalanche" was a new song by the band. The next three tracks: "All My Colours (Zimbo)", "Silver" and "Angels and Devils"; are re-recordings of the songs. The final track of the original EP is another cover version, this time of the Bob Dylan song "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" with the title listed as "It's All Over Now".

In 2003 the EP was re-released with two bonus tracks: the first being the Electrafixion version of "Baseball Bill" and the second being a remixed version called "Baseball Bill (Sgt Fuzz Remix)".

Track listing

Original release

"Hang on to a Dream" (Tim Hardin) – 2:26
"Avalanche" (Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch) – 3:27
"All My Colours (Zimbo)" (Sergeant, McCulloch, Les Pattinson, Pete de Freitas) – 4:12
"Silver" (Sergeant, McCulloch, Pattinson, de Freitas) – 3:18
"Angels and Devils" (Sergeant, McCulloch, Pattinson, de Freitas) – 3:31
"It's All Over Now (Baby Blue)" (Bob Dylan) – 3:35

2003 reissue

"Baseball Bill (Electrafixion Version)" (Sergeant, McCulloch) – 4:43
"Baseball Bill (Sgt Fuzz Remix)" (Sergeant, McCulloch) – 4:35

Personnel

Musicians

Ian McCulloch – vocals, guitar
Will Sergeant – lead guitar
Alex Gleave – bass
Ceri James – keyboards
Vinnie Jamieson – drums

Production

Ian McCulloch – producer
Will Sergeant – producer
Tim Speed – engineer
Nick Allen – sleeve artwork

References

↑ "The Ultimate Echo and the Bunnymen Discography". Villiers Terrace.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2008.

"Echo & The Bunnymen – World Tour E.P.". Discogs.com. Retrieved 11 May 2008.

Echo & the Bunnymen

Ian McCulloch Will Sergeant Les Pattinson Pete de Freitas Jake Brockman Noel Burke Damon Reece

Studio albums	Crocodiles Heaven Up Here Porcupine Ocean Rain Echo & the Bunnymen Reverberation Evergreen What Are You Going to Do with Your Life? Flowers Siberia The Fountain Meteorites

Live albums	BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert Live in Liverpool Me, I'm All Smiles

Compilations	Songs to Learn & Sing The Cutter Ballyhoo Crystal Days: 1979–1999 Seven Seas More Songs to Learn and Sing Killing Moon: The Best of Echo & the Bunnymen B-sides & Live (2001–2005) The Works

Singles	"The Pictures on My Wall" "Rescue" "The Puppet" "A Promise" "Over the Wall" "The Back of Love" "The Cutter" "Never Stop" "The Killing Moon" "Silver" "Seven Seas" "Bring On the Dancing Horses" "The Game" "Lips Like Sugar" "Bedbugs and Ballyhoo" "People Are Strange" "Enlighten Me" "Prove Me Wrong" "Inside Me, Inside You" "Nothing Lasts Forever" "I Want to Be There (When You Come)" "Don't Let It Get You Down" "Rust" "Get in the Car" "It's Alright" "Make Me Shine" "Stormy Weather" "In the Margins" "Scissors in the Sand" "Think I Need It Too"

EPs	Shine So Hard The Sound of Echo Life at Brian's – Lean and Hungry The Peel Sessions New Live and Rare World Tour E.P. Avalanche

Related articles	Discography Korova Electrafixion

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