Rockchester

"Rockchester"
Single by Fats Comet
B-side "OK Bye!"
Released January 1987
Format 12"
Recorded Southern Studios, London, England
Genre Funk, industrial
Length 6:16
Label World
Writer(s) Keith LeBlanc, Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood, Doug Wimbish
Producer(s) Fats Comet
Fats Comet singles chronology
"Stormy Weather"
(1985)		 "Rockchester"
(1987)

"Rockchester" is a single by the British industrial hip-hop group Fats Comet, released in January 1987 on World Records.[1]

Release and Reception

In the August 1986 issue of Spin, columnist John Leland described the song as "the best dance music now being made"[2] The single entered the UK Indie Chart in 1987, remaining there for eleven weeks and peaking at No. 6.[3] The song later appeared on the retrospective compilation album Power Inc. Vol. 1, released in 1994.[4]

In 1997, Future Sound of London released the hit single We Have Explosive, part three of which interpolates a looped sample of "Rockchester".[5]

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Keith LeBlanc, Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood and Doug Wimbish

UK 12" single (WR006)
  1. "Rockchester" – 6:16
  2. "OK Bye!" – 5:18

Personnel

Musicians
Technical personnel

Charts

Charts (1987) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[3] 6

References

  1. ↑ Parker, David (2001). "12" single: Fats Comet - 'Rockchester'". skysaw.org. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  2. ↑ Leland, John (August 1986). "Singles: Sideswipes". Spin (SPIN Media LLC) 2 (5): 41. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  4. ↑ Cook, Stephen. "Power Inc., Vol. 1". Allmusic. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (April 15, 1997). "Future Sound of London Remixes". MTV. Retrieved October 2, 2014.

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