Fat Club

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. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Underground"  Dave Quackenbush 3:39
Side B
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Why Are You Alive?"  Warren Fitzgerald 2:34
Total length:
 6:13

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

The Real McKenzies

Side A
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Another Round"  Mark Boland, Gwomper, Paul McKenzie, Kurt Robertson, Sean Sellers, and Gord Taylor 2:39
Side B
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Loch Lomond"  traditional 3:20
Total length:
 5:59

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

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

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

NOFX

Side A
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Zyclone B Bath House"  Fat Mike 1:40
Side B
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Spaghetti Motel"  Fat Mike, Bill Bartell 1:58
Total length:
 3:38

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

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

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

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

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