Talk:The Avalanches

This article must adhere to the biographies of living persons (BLP) policy, even if it is not a biography, because it contains material about living persons. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libellous. If such material is repeatedly inserted, or if you have other concerns, please report the issue to this noticeboard.

If you are a subject of this article, or acting on behalf of one, and you need help, please see this help page.

Biography: Musicians

	Biography portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography articles
	This article is supported by WikiProject Musicians (assessed as Low-importance).

Australia: Music Low‑importance

	Australia portal The Avalanches is within the scope of WikiProject Australia, which aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Australia and Australia-related topics. If you would like to participate, visit the project page.AustraliaWikipedia:WikiProject AustraliaTemplate:WikiProject AustraliaAustralia articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.
	This article is supported by WikiProject Australian music (assessed as Mid-importance).
	Need help improving this article? Ask a Librarian^{What's this?} at the National Library of Australia.
	The Wikimedia Australia chapter can be contacted via email to helpwikimedia.org.au for non-editorial assistance.

Photo caption

can someone put alternative text for the avalanches photo please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.42.13.83 (talk) 12:16, 11 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Like what? Cnwb 23:26, 11 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I'm guessing he wanted names for the people in the photo... I'm unable to do this, if someone can, that'd be good. --Itamae 16:27, 29 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

When I Met You

i downloaded an Avalanches album titled "When I Met You". it's not listed on their discography here. any ideas? --69.250.163.144 23:14, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It is a bootleg release of their "Gimix" mix (which was only a promotional release), so is not part of their official discography. --James 03:32, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just what I was gonna say :) M.C. Brown Shoes 08:32, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image

What's wrong with the image? Andrewhime 18:45, 7 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

900 samples

Where did they get this number? It seems impossible, considering how many 1/4 second samples of bells and snare drums and drops of water there are on the album.

Major Update

I have included many historical facts that were missing. I have referenced wherever possible (previously there were none.) I will continue to tweak as i spot errors... In the future I would like to 1) update the picture, 2)separate the discography 3)convert to wiki footnote format. Eygenraam 07:11, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:The Avalanches.jpg

Image:The Avalanches.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot 07:23, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Since I Left You section

The "Since I Left You" section is very confusing. Is it a time line leading to release of the album? It is formatted as a bunch of individual sentences, which may mean it was written/constructed piecemeal. Can someone who knows the story sort it out and make some thing more coherent? --GargoyleMT 02:59, 29 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

letitsnow080808.com

There is a note in the section about the second album mentioning a rumour related to this domain name. While the name probably was registered when the comment was added (I remember doing whois on it a month back), it does not seem to be registered any more.

Googling for it just brings up pages which repeat the rumour almost word for word without anything more concrete. If we can't find a source, it should probably be removed. --James 13:25, 30 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The domain name still isn't registered.

Recommend removal. --64.65.86.187 (talk) 15:26, 6 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted reference. Wongm (talk) 01:35, 9 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

After the Goldrush

Is that a legit album? The tracklist is the same as on the 3rd mix they did for Breezeblock: http://www.pearsontowers.com/mixes/157-Avalanches-Third_Breezeblock_Mix

The only source is a website that sells the cd. If no one can confirm this it has to be deleted.62.235.218.22 (talk) 21:20, 8 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It sounds like you might be right here. There hasn't been any official word on this from The Avalanches yet, so it is a bit difficult to tell. Assuming it is a bootleg, it might be worth including a note about this release and "When I Left You" as fairly widely available fake releases. --James (talk) 23:38, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

While it may or may not be a bootleg, I have seen it for sale in legitimate music stores in San Francisco, CA. ~Peter —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.61.140.250 (talk) 22:51, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The "When I Left You" bootleg was also available from legitimate retailers. Perhaps it would be worth mentioning "Notable Bootlegs" if only to stop people adding them as official album releases. --James (talk) 06:12, 6 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

2011 Improvements: more to follow

I've had a go at improving this article: I've provided some better refs for earlier years and their first album. However, the second album section contains far too much detail on its non-release: its virtually a blow by blow account of announcements that failed to deliver. I intend deleting much of this content, even though it contains references (mostly the band/label/fan sources), one week from today unless interested editor(s) can provide a rationale for keeping it.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 04:05, 11 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Its been over a week (more like 3.5 months), so I've deleted much of the speculation/promises of the second album's imminent release. As of 19 December, there was still no definitive album title or exact release date.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 21:10, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

External links modified

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified one external link on The Avalanches. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:

Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20160630015044/http://ripitup.com.au/music/avalanches-sample-sound-music-new-single-frankie-sinatra to http://ripitup.com.au/music/avalanches-sample-sound-music-new-single-frankie-sinatra

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

This message was posted before February 2018. After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{source check}} (last update: 5 June 2024).

If you have discovered URLs which were erroneously considered dead by the bot, you can report them with this tool.
If you found an error with any archives or the URLs themselves, you can fix them with this tool.

Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 08:55, 5 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

External links modified

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified one external link on The Avalanches. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Y An editor has reviewed this edit and fixed any errors that were found.

If you have discovered URLs which were erroneously considered dead by the bot, you can report them with this tool.
If you found an error with any archives or the URLs themselves, you can fix them with this tool.

Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 08:52, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Notability

Did not see in depth coverage. May need redirect to The Avalanches.Dlohcierekim (talk) 18:08, 22 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The above comment was transcluded from Talk:Robbie Chater in line with his article being redirected to The Avalanches.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 01:08, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Plunderphonics section removed

This section was removed without discussion. If major changes to the page, like the removal of a whole section are mooted, please discuss here and gain consensus before doing so. The Avalanches are without doubt are a prime example of Plunderphonics, and there are plenty of good RS in that section that support this. Deathlibrarian (talk) 07:12, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]