The Rose of Avalanche were an alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band from Yorkshire

Yorkshire

Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...

, England, formed in the early 1980s. They released seven albums before splitting up in 1992.

History

The band was formed by Philip Morris (vocals) and Paul James Berry (guitar) (www.myspace.com/pauljamesberry), and by 1985 the lineup included Glenn Schultz (guitar), Alan Davis (Drums), and Nicol Mackay (Bass). They recorded a session for John Peel

John Peel

John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...

's BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...

 show in May 1985, and their track "L.A. Rain" was voted to number 26 in that year's Festive Fifty

Festive Fifty

The Festive Fifty was originally an annual list of the year's fifty best songs compiled at the end of the year and voted for by listeners to John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show...

. Their early releases were on the Leeds Independent Label, including debut album First Avalanche (1986), Former Vidal Sassoon hairdresser Mark Thompson became the drummer. They were subsequently signed to Fire Records

Fire Records (UK)

Fire Records is an independent record label in London, England. The label was founded by Clive Solomon in 1986 and is currently run by James Nicholls.-Current roster:*Giant Sand*Guided By Voices*Howe Gelb*Josephine Foster*Wooden Wand*Bobby Conn...

, releasing the albums Always There and In Rock, before leaving the label acrimoniously. After a live album on the Contempo label, they started their own Avalantic label, releasing Never Another Sunset in 1991. In 1990 Morris and Berry formed a new lineup with bassist Darren Homer and drummer Andrew Parker, releasing two further albums before splitting up.

Albums

• First Avalanche (1986), Leeds Independent Label - UK Indie #3
• Always There (1986), Fire
  Fire Records (UK)
  Fire Records is an independent record label in London, England. The label was founded by Clive Solomon in 1986 and is currently run by James Nicholls.-Current roster:*Giant Sand*Guided By Voices*Howe Gelb*Josephine Foster*Wooden Wand*Bobby Conn...
  
  
• In Rock (1988), Fire - UK Indie #10
• Live at Town and Country (1988), Contempo
• Never Another Sunset (1989), Avalantic - UK Indie #10
• String 'a' Beads (1990), Avalantic
• I.C.E. (1991), Avalantic

Singles, EPs

• "L.A. Rain" (1985), Leeds Independent Label - UK Indie #10
• "Goddess" (1986), Leeds Independent Label - UK Indie #16
• "Too Many Castles In the Sky" (1986), Fire - UK Indie #8
• "Velveteen" (1986), Fire - UK Indie #9
• "Always There" (1987), Fire - UK Indie #3
• Too Many Castles in the Sky/Velveteen double 7-inch EP (1987), Fire
• "The World Is Ours" (1988), Avalantic - UK Indie #8
• "Never Another Sunset" (1989), Avalantic - UK Indie #19
• A Peace Inside EP (1989), Avalantic