The Fat Skier

The Fat Skier
EP by
Released6 July 1987
RecordedDecember 1986 – April 1987
GenreAlternative rock
Length25:32
Label4AD (MAD706)
ProducerMark 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.