The Rose Of Avalanche: Always There 1987 + In Rock 1988 + Anthology 1988 + Never Another Sunset 1989 + I.C.E 1991

The band was formed by Phil Morris, Paul James Berry and Alan Davis.The name came from the

"rose" for the beauty and the "avalanche" for the power, as a way of describing their music. Before they had played a gig they signed to local independent label LiL, and released two singles: "LA Rain" and "Goddess". Both made the Top 20 of the UK Independent Chart, with "LA Rain" also featuring in John Peel's Festive Fifty in 1985. After this initial success, Fire Records signed the band and the personnel changed. 
                                

The lineup became Phil Morris, Paul James Berry, Glenn Schultz, Nicol McKay, and Mark

Thompson. Mass market exposure came with the support slot on The Mission's 1986–87 World Crusade Tour. The next single ‘Velveteen’, a tribute to Nico, gained further exposure after the band accompanied the Mission on a European tour. This lineup released a further five singles and the first official studio album – Never Another Sunset in 1989.
                                

After gaining early praise the band was stopped in their tracks for 18 months between 1987 and 1988

following disputes with their label, Fire Records, who rather unceremoniously went ahead with the release of an album of old material. The Rose Of Avalanche responded by setting up their own Avalantic label, releasing their debut album proper (Never Another Sunset) in 1989. Further line-up changes then ensued with Schultz and McKay departing, with the latter replaced by Darren Horner. 
                         

The 4 track A Peace Inside EP was the last to feature Mark Thompson, leaving Morris and Berry to carry

on with Horner and new drummer Andrew Porter. Their next two albums, String ‘A’ Beads and I.C.E., brought about a transformation in the band’s sound, replacing the heavy rhythms and chiming guitar that saw them pigeonholed as ‘gothic’ with material of a comparatively melodic and ‘poppy’ nature. The departure of Berry after the release of the latter hastened the demise of this ill-fated band. In 2019, they announced that the band would reform.
                                             

01.  THE ROSE OF AVALANCHE - ALWAYS THERE 1987 + IN ROCK 1988
                                      

The Rose Of Avalanche – Always There + In Rock
Label: Restless Records – 7 72285-2
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: Goth Rock, New Wave

ALWAYS THERE 1987        

                           

    
01. Always There    3:23
02. Waiting For The Sun   3:48
Written-By – Morrison    
03. Majesty    5:56
04. Just Like Yesterday    5:45
05. Velveteen    5:28
06. Who Cares    5:16
07. The Mainline Man    3:12
08. Always There (The Mainline Mix)    3:23

IN ROCK    1988        

                          

09. Dreamland    3:57
10. Not Another Day    4:59
11. Height Of The Clouds - Part I    4:27
12. Height Of The Clouds - Part II    4:29
13. Darkorjan    5:40
14. Yesterday Once More    4:55
15. Darkorjan - Og    5:23

LINE - UP

                             

Bass – Nicol Mckay
Drums – Mark Thomson
Guitar – Glenn Schultz, Paul J. Berry
Vocals – Phillip Morris
Written-By – The Rose Of Avalanche (tracks: 1, 3 to 15)

Flac Size: 467 MB

02.  THE ROSE OF AVALANCHE - ANTHOLOGY (FIRST AVALANCHE/ALWAYS THERE) 1988

                                              

The Rose Of Avalanche – Anthology (First Avalanche  Always There)
Label: Fire Records – FIRE CD 7
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: UK
Released: 1988
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave, Goth Rock

TRACKS

                        

01. Always There    3:23
02. Waiting For The Sun   3:48
Written-By – Jim Morrison    
03. Majesty    5:56
04. L.A. Rain    7:39
05. Stick In The Works    4:20
06. Goddess    5:05
07. Velveteen    5:28
08. Rise To The Groove    3:20
09. Too Many Castles In The Sky    4:15
10. Dizzy Miss Lizzy   2:16
Written-By – Larry Williams 
11. Assassin    7:29
12. Conceal Me    4:32
13. American Girls    4:08
14. A Thousand Landscapes    5:49
15. Gimme Some Lovin'   4:24
Written-By – Winwood, Davis, Winwood
16. The Mainline Man    3:12
17. Always There (The Mainline Mix)    3:23

BONUS TRACKS

18. Who Cares
19. Just Like Yesterday

NOTES

This CD contains the songs from the album "First Avalanche" and the singles "Too Many Castles In The Sky", "Velveteen" (without B Sides), and "Always There".

Flac Size: 817 MB

03.  THE ROSE OF AVALANCHE - NEVER ANOTHER SUNSET 1989

                     

The Rose Of Avalanche – Never Another Sunset
Label: Avalantic Records – AVE CD1
Format: CD, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1989
Genre: Rock
Style: Goth Rock,New Wave

TRACKS

                             

                          
01. Whats Going Down    5:45
02. Nowhere To Run    4:35
03. You Don't Belong    4:16
04. The Devils Embrace    5:25
05. The World Is Ours    3:15
06. Mistakes    5:20
07. Never Another Sunset    4:55
08. Delusions    3:40
09. Her Fatal Charm    4:35
10. Don't Fly Too High    4:15
11. A Romantic Vision    4:30

Flac Size: 355 MB

04.  THE ROSE OF AVALANCHE - I.C.E 1991

                      

The Rose Of Avalanche – I.C.E.
Label: Avalantic Records – AVECD 003
Format: CD, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1991
Genre: Rock
Style: Indie Rock

TRACKS

                            

01. Ride The Storm    4:40
02. Two Time Baby    4:15
03. I Love The Ice    3:57
04. Destination Nowhere    4:15
05. The Garden    4:30
06. Lost The Chance    4:30
07. Wall Of Pain    3:01
08. Everythings OK    4:40
09. Take All My Money    6:00

LINE - UP

                  

Bass, Arranged By, Written-By – Horner
Drums, Arranged By, Written-By – Andrew Porter
Guitar, Arranged By, Written-By – Berry
Vocals, Arranged By, Written-By – Morris

Flac Size: 299 MB

 
The Rose Of Avalanche: String 'A' Beads 1990 on Urban Aspirinea HERE

The Rose Of Avalanche: String 'A' Beads 1990

 

Leeds, 1983. Three tearaway school mates are skipping school to listen to Hendrix, MC5, The Stooges,

Lou Reed and daydreaming about becoming rock stars. But even the most idealistic adolescent couldn’t have guessed just how quickly those dreams would become reality. The band name arrived in early ‘84 and just 12 months later, having not yet played a gig, this fresh-faced ragtag band were in the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios recording their own John Peel session.
                                             

The Rose of Avalanche is an English alternative rock band from Leeds, West Yorkshire, England,

formed in 1984. They have currently released ten albums. The band was formed by Phil Morris, Paul James Berry and Alan Davis. The name came from the "rose" for the beauty and the "avalanche" for the power, as a way of describing their music. Before they had played a gig they signed to local independent label LiL, and released two singles: "LA Rain" and "Goddess". Both made the Top 20 of the UK Independent Chart, with "LA Rain" also featuring in John Peel's Festive Fifty in 1985.  
                                           

Young, naive, and still learning their craft, however right from the off they were churning out finely

tuned slabs of sleazy, guitar-driven goth rock that belied their age and experience. Peel loved them and followed the BBC1 session by placing the bands first single “L.A.Rain” at number 26 in his 1985 Festive 50, above songs by The Cure, The Smiths and The Sisters of Mercy.
                                  

From there the next four singles dominated the UK Independent Charts. “Goddess” matched the chart-

topping debut “L.A.Rain” and was named Single of The Week by Sounds, “Too Many Castles In The Sky” went Top 5, followed by “Velveteen” and “Always There”. In parallel to this chart success, the band were fine-tuning their live show in the limelight of the prestigious UK & European support slot to media darlings The Mission on their hedonistic 1986/87 World Crusade Tour.
                             

Then just at the point of taking the next big leap, the band hit legal issues which put a metaphorical

“stick in the works”. Their much-anticipated debut album was delayed by nearly two years, with “Never Another Sunset” finally being released in 1989. Despite this loss of momentum, the band retained a loyal following in mainland Europe and went on to release two further albums, 1990’s “String A Beads” and I.C.E. in 1991. At the turn of the decade, musical tastes & the priorities of band members were changing and following a final European tour in 1992, the band called time and split.
                                

27 years of silence followed.   

                                          

Various rumours of a reunion surfaced over the intervening years, and there was still clearly a demand from a passionate fan base. In August 2019, seemingly out of the blue, the impossible happened. The band announced it was reforming the original line up and played a secret friends and family gig at the Fox and Newt Leeds in September 2019. 2020 started strong with an appearance at the Porta Nigra Festival in Belgium and a headline at the famous Gibus Live in Paris, but then the comeback was put temporarily on hold due to the pandemic. At the end of 2021 the band released their long awaited BBC sessions recorded for John Peel and Janice Long, and closed the year out with an intimate club tour of the UK.  

                                              

The Rose Of Avalanche – String ‛A’ Beads
Label: Rebel Rec. – SPV 084-30962
Format:    CD, Album
Country: Germany, Austria, & Switzerland
Released: 1990
Genre: Rock
Style: Goth Rock, Indie Rock

TRAXS

                                       

01. Your Lights On    3:58
02. All We Want    4:04
03. Make It Right    4:54
04. If You Only Knew / A Certain Truth    7:17
05. A Certain Truth 2:51
06. String ‛A’ Beads    3:51
07. If It's Right For You    3:47
08. Second Sight    5:04
09. A Different Child    5:22
10. Be True To Your Love 6:30   
11. Lights On (Dasilva's Dark Dub Digig Mix)
(Engineer – Ben Sky/Remix, Producer [Additional] – Jon Dasilva)  6:45

MEMBERS

Bass – Darren Horner
Concept By [Design] – The Rose Of Avalanche
Design – Kate
Drums, Synthesizer – Andy Porter
Engineer – Dave Creffield, Steve Harris
Guitar, Synthesizer – Paul James Berry
Producer – The Rose Of Avalanche
Vocals – Phillip Morris

MP3 @ 320 Size: 122 MB
Flac  Size: 347 MB