Fat Club#MxPx
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.{{cite web |title=1st Rule: Dont Talk About Fat Club |publisher=Punknews.org |date=2000-11-28 |url=http://www.punknews.org/article/880 |access-date=2011-10-12}}
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.{{cite web |title=Fat to Release 'Wrecktrospective' Box Set to Celebrate 20th Year |publisher=Punknews.org |date=2009-10-23|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/35713 |access-date=2011-10-12}}
Summary of releases
| class="wikitable" |
| Catalog
!Band !Release date |
|---|
| FAT205 |
| FAT202 |
| FAT201 |
| FAT208
|MxPx |
| FAT203 |
| FAT204 |
| FAT209
|NOFX |September 2001{{Cite web|url=http://www.fatwreckwiki.com/w/Discography/Fat_Club#NOFX|title = The wiki is not the working}} |
| FAT207 |
| FAT210
|November 2001{{Cite web|url=http://www.fatwreckwiki.com/w/Discography/Fat_Club#Strung_Out|title = The wiki is not the working}} |
| FAT206
|December 2001{{Cite web|url=http://www.fatwreckwiki.com/w/Discography/Fat_Club#Enemy_You|title=The wiki is not the working}} |
| FAT211 |
| FAT212
|February 2002 {{Cite web|url=http://www.fatwreckwiki.com/w/Discography/Fat_Club#One_Man_Army|title=The wiki is not the working}} |
Track listings and personnel
=[[The Vandals]]=
{{tracklist
| headline = Side A
| title1 = Underground
| writer1 = Dave Quackenbush
| length1 = 3:39
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side B
| total_length = 6:13
| title1 = Why Are You Alive?
| writer1 = Warren Fitzgerald
| length1 = 2:34
}}
- Joe Escalante – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Warren Fitzgerald – guitar, backing vocals
- Josh Freese – drums
- Dave Quackenbush – lead vocals
=[[American Steel]]=
{{tracklist
| headline = Side A
| all_writing = Scott Healy, Rory Henderson, Ryan Massey, and John Peck
| title1 = Middle of the Night
| length1 = 4:00
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side B
| total_length = 7:17
| title1 = New Religion Everyday
| length1 = 3:17
}}
- Scott Healy – drums
- Rory Henderson – lead vocals, guitar
- Ryan Massey – guitar, backing vocals
- John Peck – bass guitar, backing vocals
=[[The Real McKenzies]]=
{{tracklist
| headline = Side A
| title1 = Another Round
| writer1 = Mark Boland, Gwomper, Paul McKenzie, Kurt Robertson, Sean Sellers, and Gord Taylor
| length1 = 2:39
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side B
| total_length = 5:59
| title1 = Loch Lomond
| writer1 = traditional
| length1 = 3:20
}}
- 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
=[[MxPx]]=
{{tracklist
| headline = Side A
| all_writing = Mike Herrera
| title1 = The Road Less Traveled
| length1 = 3:01
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side B
| total_length = 5:50
| title1 = You Hold the Key
| length1 = 2:49
}}
- 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
=[[Strike Anywhere]]=
{{tracklist
| headline = Side A
| all_writing = Thomas Barnett, Eric Kane, Garth Petrie, Matt Sherwood, and Matt Smith
| title1 = Antidote
| length1 = 3:45
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side B
| total_length = 6:18
| title1 = Asleep
| length1 = 2:33
}}
- Thomas Barnett – lead vocals
- Eric Kane – drums
- Garth Petrie – bass guitar
- Matt Sherwood - guitar, backing vocals
- Matt Smith – guitar, backing vocals
=[[Randy (band)|Randy]]=
{{tracklist
| headline = Side A
| all_writing = Johan Brändström, Fredrik Granberg, Stefan Granberg, and Johan Gustafsson
| title1 = I'm Stepping Out
| length1 = 3:07
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side B
| total_length = 8:48
| title1 = Unite
| length1 = 2:26
| title2 = Freedom Song
| length2 = 3:15
}}
- Johan Brändström – guitar, backing vocals
- Fredrik Granberg – drums
- Stefan Granberg – lead vocals, guitar
- Johan Gustafsson – bass guitar, backing vocals
=[[NOFX]]=
{{tracklist
| headline = Side A
| title1 = Zyclone B Bath House
| writer1 = Fat Mike
| length1 = 1:40
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side B
| total_length = 3:38
| title1 = Spaghetti Motel
| writer1 = Fat Mike, Bill Bartell
| length1 = 1:58
}}
- El Hefe – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Fat Mike – lead vocals, bass guitar
- Eric Melvin – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Erik Sandin – drums
=[[Swingin' Utters]]=
{{tracklist
| headline = Side A
| all_writing = Darius Koski
| title1 = Black Mountain Rain
| length1 = 1:44
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side B
| total_length = 3:44
| title1 = Outside Life
| length1 = 2:00
}}
=[[Strung Out]]=
{{tracklist
| headline = Side A
| all_writing = Chris Aiken, Jordan Burns, Jason Cruz, Jake Kiley, and Rob Ramos
| title1 = Dig
| length1 = 2:54
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side B
| total_length = 6:53
| title1 = Lost Motel
| length1 = 3:59
}}
- Chris Aiken – bass guitar
- Jordan Burns – drums
- Jason Cruz – lead vocals
- Jake Kiley – guitar
- Rob Ramos – guitar
=[[Enemy You]]=
{{tracklist
| headline = Side A
| all_writing = David Jones
| title1 = The Promise Breakers
| length1 = 1:07
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side B
| total_length = 6:13
| title1 = Kind Hearts
| length1 = 2:28
| title2 = Emma
| length2 = 2:38
}}
- David Jones – lead vocals, guitar
- Chris Matulich – bass guitar
- Joe Yamazaki – drums
- Ken Yamazaki – guitar
=[[The Lawrence Arms]]=
{{tracklist
| headline = Side A
| all_writing = Brendan Kelly, Neil Hennessy, and Chris McCaughan
| title1 = Porno and Snuff Films
| length1 = 2:34
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side B
| total_length = 9:25
| title1 = A Toast
| length1 = 2:33
| title2 = Overheated
| length2 = 4:18
}}
- Neil Hennessy – drums
- Brendan Kelly – bass guitar, lead and backing vocals
- Chris McCaughan – guitar, lead and backing vocals
=[[One Man Army (band)|One Man Army]]=
{{tracklist
| headline = Side A
| all_writing = One Man Army
| title1 = Victoria
| length1 = 2:32
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side B
| total_length = 4:36
| title1 = She Wants Me Dead
| length1 = 2:04
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Fat Wreck Chords}}
{{The Vandals}}
{{MxPx}}
{{Strike Anywhere}}
{{NOFX}}
{{Strung Out}}
{{The Lawrence Arms}}
{{Swingin' Utters}}
{{The Real McKenzies}}
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