The Rose of Avalanche are 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. The Rose Of Avalanche were labelled with the Goth Rock tag from an early stage, however unlike their contemporaries their influences - particularly on the début First Avalanche - lay with American Psychedelic Rock such as The Doors.
Links to Peel[]
Peel played material from the band's singles in the mid-80's, but didn't seem to play their albums. They did a session for his show in 1985 and some of his listeners voted their track, L.A. Rain, in the 1985 Festive Fifty, but after 1986, Peel never played any material from the group.
Festive Fifty Entries[]
- 1985 Festive Fifty: L.A. Rain #26
Sessions[]
1. Recorded: 1985-05-28. First Broadcast: 12 June 1985. Repeated: 02 July 1985
- Goddess / A Thousand Landscapes / Gimme Some Lovin' / Rise To The Groove
Other Shows Played[]
- John Peel Various 1985: L.A. Rain (v/a album - Parkside Shivers Leeds Independent Label LILLP1
- 03 March 1985 (BFBS): L.A. Rain (v/a album - Parkside Shivers Leeds Independent Label LILLP1 (JP: 'Well, everybody in the studio liked that, which is a bad sign, frankly.')
- 05 March 1985: American Girls (v/a album - Parkside Shivers Leeds Independent Label LILLP1
- 06 March 1985: 'L.A. Rain (v/a album - Parkside Shivers Leeds Independent Label LILLP1
- 10 March 1985 (BFBS): 'American Girls (v/a album - Parkside Shivers Leeds Independent Label LILLP1 (JP: 'Yes indeed! Or possibly, no indeed!)
- 18 March 1985: L.A. Rain (v/a album - Parkside Shivers Leeds Independent Label LILLP1
- 27 March 1985: American Girls (v/a album - Parkside Shivers Leeds Independent Label LILLP1
- 18 December 1985: L.A. Rain (v/a album - Parkside Shivers Leeds Independent Label LILLP1 FF #26
- 1986
- 17 February 1986 (BBC World Service): A Thousand Landscapes (12" - Goddess) Leeds Independent Label
- 24 February 1986: Conceal Me (LP - First Avalanche) Leeds Independent Label