The Fat Club is a series of twelve 7-inch singles released monthly by Fat Wreck Chords from March 2001 to February 2002. 1,300 of each single were pressed; They were not available for sale individually, but were distributed by postal service to those who purchased a subscription to the series.[ 1]
The series featured bands who had not previously been associated with the label: Of the 12 bands who participated, only three—NOFX , Swingin' Utters , and Strung Out —were already part of the Fat Wreck Chords roster. Three of the participating bands had other one-off releases with Fat following their participation in the Fat Club: MxPx 's The Renaissance EP (2001), Randy 's Randy the Band (2005), and Strike Anywhere 's Dead FM (2006). Three of the bands—The Lawrence Arms , The Real McKenzies , and American Steel —became long-term additions to Fat Wreck Chords' roster, releasing multiple albums through the label in the years following. Only The Vandals , Enemy You , and One Man Army have had no further releases through Fat Wreck Chords.
Though the singles were limited, several of the bands re-released their tracks on compilation albums in the years following, including NOFX's 45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records (2002), Strike Anywhere's To Live in Discontent (2005), The Lawrence Arms' Cocktails & Dreams (2005), Swingin' Utters' Hatest Grits: B-Sides and Bullshit (2008), and Strung Out's Prototypes and Painkillers (2009). All of the tracks from the series were re-released as part of the Fat Wreck Chords twentieth anniversary compilation Wrecktrospective in 2009.[ 2]
Summary of releases
Track listings and personnel
All tracks are written by Scott Healy, Rory Henderson, Ryan Massey, and John Peck
Side A Title 1. "Middle of the Night" 4:00
Side B Title 1. "New Religion Everyday" 3:17 Total length: 7:17
Scott Healy – drums
Rory Henderson – lead vocals, guitar
Ryan Massey – guitar, backing vocals
John Peck – bass guitar, backing vocals
Side A Title Writer(s) 1. "Another Round" Mark Boland, Gwomper, Paul McKenzie, Kurt Robertson, Sean Sellers, and Gord Taylor 2:39
Mark Boland – guitar, backing vocals
Gwomper – bass guitar
Paul McKenzie – lead vocals
Kurt Robertson – guitar, backing vocals
Sean Sellers – drums
Gord Taylor – Great Highland Bagpipe
All tracks are written by Mike Herrera
Side A Title 1. "The Road Less Traveled" 3:01
Side B Title 1. "You Hold the Key" 2:49 Total length: 5:50
Mike Herrera – lead vocals, bass guitar
Yuri Ruley – drums
Tom Wisniewski – guitar
Stephen Egerton – backing vocals on "You Hold the Key"
Jerry Finn – producer, recording engineer, mix engineer
All tracks are written by Thomas Barnett , Eric Kane, Garth Petrie, Matt Sherwood, and Matt Smith
Side A Title 1. "Antidote" 3:45
Side B Title 1. "Asleep" 2:33 Total length: 6:18
Thomas Barnett – lead vocals
Eric Kane – drums
Garth Petrie – bass guitar
Matt Sherwood - guitar, backing vocals
Matt Smith – guitar, backing vocals
All tracks are written by Johan Brändström, Fredrik Granberg, Stefan Granberg, and Johan Gustafsson
Side A Title 1. "I'm Stepping Out" 3:07
Side B Title 1. "Unite" 2:26 2. "Freedom Song" 3:15 Total length: 8:48
Johan Brändström – guitar, backing vocals
Fredrik Granberg – drums
Stefan Granberg – lead vocals, guitar
Johan Gustafsson – bass guitar, backing vocals
Side A Title Writer(s) 1. "Zyclone B Bath House" Fat Mike 1:40
Side B Title Writer(s) 1. "Spaghetti Motel" Fat Mike, Bill Bartell 1:58 Total length: 3:38
All tracks are written by Darius Koski
Side A Title 1. "Black Mountain Rain" 1:44
Side B Title 1. "Outside Life" 2:00 Total length: 3:44
All tracks are written by Chris Aiken, Jordan Burns, Jason Cruz , Jake Kiley, and Rob Ramos
Side B Title 1. "Lost Motel" 3:59 Total length: 6:53
Chris Aiken – bass guitar
Jordan Burns – drums
Jason Cruz – lead vocals
Jake Kiley – guitar
Rob Ramos – guitar
All tracks are written by David Jones
Side A Title 1. "The Promise Breakers" 1:07
Side B Title 1. "Kind Hearts" 2:28 2. "Emma" 2:38 Total length: 6:13
David Jones – lead vocals, guitar
Chris Matulich – bass guitar
Joe Yamazaki – drums
Ken Yamazaki – guitar
Side B Title 1. "A Toast" 2:33 2. "Overheated" 4:18 Total length: 9:25
Neil Hennessy – drums
Brendan Kelly – bass guitar, lead and backing vocals
Chris McCaughan – guitar, lead and backing vocals
All tracks are written by One Man Army
Side A Title 1. "Victoria" 2:32
Side B Title 1. "She Wants Me Dead" 2:04 Total length: 4:36
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