Fat Club

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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]

Track listings and personnel

The Vandals

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Underground"	Dave Quackenbush	3:39

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Why Are You Alive?"	Warren Fitzgerald	2:34
Total length:			6:13

Joe Escalante – bass guitar, backing vocals
Warren Fitzgerald – guitar, backing vocals
Josh Freese – drums
Dave Quackenbush – lead vocals

American Steel

All songs written and composed by Scott Healy, Rory Henderson, Ryan Massey, and John Peck.

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Middle of the Night"	4:00

Side B
No.	Title	Length
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

The Real McKenzies

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Another Round"	Mark Boland, Gwomper, Paul McKenzie, Kurt Robertson, Sean Sellers, and Gord Taylor	2:39

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Loch Lomond"	traditional	3:20
Total length:			5:59

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

All songs written and composed by Mike Herrera.

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Road Less Traveled"	3:01

Side B
No.	Title	Length
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

Strike Anywhere

All songs written and composed by Thomas Barnett, Eric Kane, Garth Petrie, Matt Sherwood, and Matt Smith.

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Antidote"	3:45

Side B
No.	Title	Length
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

Randy

All songs written and composed by Johan Brändström, Fredrik Granberg, Stefan Granberg, and Johan Gustafsson.

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'm Stepping Out"	3:07

Side B
No.	Title	Length
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 buitar, backing vocals

NOFX

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Zyclone B Bath House"	Fat Mike	1:40

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Spaghetti Motel"	Fat Mike, Bill Bartell	1:58
Total length:			3:38

El Hefe – lead guitar, backing vocals
Fat Mike – lead vocals, bass guitar
Eric Melvin – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Erik Sandin – drums

Swingin' Utters

All songs written and composed by Darius Koski.

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Black Mountain Rain"	1:44

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Outside Life"	2:00
Total length:		3:44

Strung Out

All songs written and composed by Chris Aiken, Jordan Burns, Jason Cruz, Jake Kiley, and Rob Ramos.

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dig"	2:54

Side B
No.	Title	Length
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

Enemy You

All songs written and composed by David Jones.

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Promise Breakers"	1:07

Side B
No.	Title	Length
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

The Lawrence Arms

All songs written and composed by Brendan Kelly, Neil Hennessy, and Chris McCaughan.

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Porno and Snuff Films"	2:34

Side B
No.	Title	Length
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

One Man Army

All songs written and composed by One Man Army.

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Victoria"	2:32

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"She Wants Me Dead"	2:04
Total length:		4:36

References

↑ "1st Rule: Dont Talk About Fat Club". Punknews.org. 2000-11-28. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
↑ "Fat to Release 'Wrecktrospective' Box Set to Celebrate 20th Year". Punknews.org. 2009-10-23. Retrieved 2011-10-12.

v t e The Vandals

Joe Escalante Dave Quackenbush Warren Fitzgerald Josh Freese Stevo Jan Nils Ackerman Steve "Human" Pfauter Brent Turner Chalmer Lumary Robbie Allen Doug MacKinnon

Studio albums	When in Rome Do as The Vandals Slippery When Ill Fear of a Punk Planet Live Fast, Diarrhea The Quickening Oi to the World! Hitler Bad, Vandals Good Look What I Almost Stepped In... Internet Dating Superstuds Hollywood Potato Chip

Live albums	Sweatin' to the Oldies Live at the House of Blues

Compilation albums	Peace thru Vandalism / When in Rome Do as the Vandals BBC Sessions and Other Polished Turds

Remix albums	Shingo Japanese Remix Album

Videos	Sweatin' to the Oldies Live at the House of Blues

EPs	Peace thru Vandalism

Singles	The Vandals / Assorted Jelly Beans "Fat Club" "Fat City Presents...One For the Ages!"

Related articles	Discography The Vandals Play Really Bad Original Country Tunes Kung Fu Records

v t e MxPx

Mike Herrera Tom Wisniewski Yuri Ruley Chris Wilson Andy Husted

Studio albums	Pokinatcha Teenage Politics Life In General Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo The Ever Passing Moment Before Everything & After Panic Secret Weapon On the Cover II Punk Rawk Christmas Plans Within Plans

Live albums	At the Show

Compilation albums	Let It Happen Ten Years and Running Let's Rock The Ultimate Collection

EPs	On the Cover Move to Bremerton Small Town Minds The Broken Bones The Renaissance EP The AC/EP Left Coast Punk EP

Video albums	B-Movie

Singles	"Chick Magnet" "Responsibility"

Related articles	Discography Arthur Mike Herrera's Tumbledown

v t e Strike Anywhere

Thomas Barnett Matt Smith Garth Petrie Eric Kane Mark Miller Matt Sherwood

Studio albums	Change is a Sound Exit English Dead FM Iron Front

EPs	Chorus of One Fat Club

Compilation albums	To Live in Discontent

Live albums	Live at Camden Underworld

v t e NOFX

Fat Mike El Hefe Eric Melvin Erik Sandin Scott Sellers Scott Aldahl Dave Allen Dave Casillas Steve Kidwiller

Studio albums	Liberal Animation S&M Airlines Ribbed White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean Punk in Drublic Heavy Petting Zoo So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes Pump Up the Valuum BYO Split Series Volume III The War on Errorism Wolves in Wolves' Clothing Coaster Self Entitled

Live albums	I Heard They Suck Live!! They've Actually Gotten Worse Live!

Compilation albums	Maximum Rocknroll 45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) The Longest EP

EPs	NOFX (1985) So What If We're on Mystic! The P.M.R.C. Can Suck on This The Longest Line HOFX Fuck the Kids Timmy the Turtle The Decline Surfer Regaining Unconsciousness 7" of the Month Club Never Trust a Hippy The Myspace Transmissions Cokie the Clown NOFX / The Spits NOFX (2011) Stoke Extinguisher

Singles	"Liza and Louise" "Don't Call Me White" "Leave It Alone" "All of Me" "Louise and Liza" "Bottles to the Ground" "Pods and Gods" Fat Club "13 Stitches"

Related articles	Discography Ten Years of Fuckin' Up NOFX: Backstage Passport Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Fat Wreck Chords Rock Against Bush

' Book:NOFX Category:NOFX Portal:Punk rock

v t e Strung Out

Jason Cruz Jake Kiley Rob Ramos Chris Aiken Jordan Burns Brad Morrison Jim Cherry Adam Austin

Studio albums	Another Day in Paradise Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues Twisted by Design An American Paradox Exile in Oblivion Blackhawks Over Los Angeles Agents of the Underground

Live albums	Live in a Dive

Compilation albums	The Skinny Years...Before We Got Fat Prototypes and Painkillers Top Contenders

EPs	Crossroads & Illusions The Element of Sonic Defiance

Related articles	Fat Wreck Chords

v t e The Lawrence Arms

Neil Hennessy Brendan Kelly Chris McCaughan

Studio albums	A Guided Tour of Chicago Ghost Stories Apathy and Exhaustion The Greatest Story Ever Told Oh! Calcutta! Metropole

Compilation albums	Cocktails & Dreams

EPs	Shady View Terrace / The Lawrence Arms Present Day Memories Fat Club Buttsweat and Tears

Associated acts	Slapstick The Broadways Baxter The Falcon Sundowner Colossal

Related articles	Asian Man Records Fat Wreck Chords Epitaph Records

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