Avalanche (EP)

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]

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)

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 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 songs previously released by the band. The final track of the original EP is a cover 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

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

2003 reissue

7. "Baseball Bill (Electrafixion Version)" (Sergeant, McCulloch) – 4:43
8. "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

1. "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.