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Fat Wreck Chords

January 01, 1970

Fat Wreck Chords (pronounced "Fat Records") is a San Francisco, California-based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by NOFX lead singer Michael Burkett (better known as Fat Mike), and his wife at the time, Erin Burkett in 1990.[1]

Fat Wreck Chords
Founded1990
FounderFat Mike & Erin Burkett
Distributor(s)The Orchard (US)
PIAS (Europe)
eOne Music (Worldwide)
GenrePunk rock
Country of originU.S.
LocationSan Francisco, California
Official websitehttps://fatwreck.com/

Fat Wreck Chords has released over 300 studio albums to date.[1]

History edit

Fat Mike started his record label Wassail records in 1987. He put out two NOFX records, The PMRC 7” and Liberal Animation in 1988. In 1990, he and his wife Erin Burkett co-founded Fat Wreck Chords, and rereleased NOFX's 1987 EP, The P.M.R.C Can Suck on This. In 1992, Fat Mike went on to produce Lagwagon, Propagandhi, and No Use for a Name. In 1993, the label released records by Rancid, Face to Face, and Strung Out. Fat Mike & Erin continue to run the label together and remain 100% independent.

The label grew during the 1990s selling over a million records per year. It had eighteen employees and four offices.[1]

A documentary about Fat Wreck Chords called 'A Fat Wreck' was released on October 25, 2016.[2]

Imprints edit

The label has had two subsidiaries over the years, Honest Don's and Pink and Black. Honest Don's released records from Chixdiggit and Teen Idols amongst others, while Pink & Black released albums from female-fronted bands like Fabulous Disaster and Dance Hall Crashers.

Fat Mike also advanced $50,000 to Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky of Propagandhi which he recouped within months from sales of Propagandhi records to help them start up their own label, G7 Welcoming Committee,[3] though G7WC is independent from Fat Wreck.

Discography edit

Main article: Fat Wreck Chords discography

Compilation albums edit

Main article: Fat Music

Fat Wreck Chords regularly releases compilation albums, often to promote bands signed to the label, but also, since 2003, to raise funds for various charities. The earliest Fat Wreck Chords compilations all have titles with some reference to fatness.

Shortly after Fat Music Volume IV was released, Fat Wreck Chords released a similarly titled album, Short Music for Short People, which features 101 songs, all averaging approximately 30 seconds. The shortest song ("Short Attention Span" by the Fizzy Bangers) is only eight seconds, and the longest ("Out of Hand" by Bad Religion) is 40 seconds. Some of the songs were commissioned and recorded specifically for the album, while others were from the bands' pre-existing repertoires.

Since the last Fat Music album has been released, the Fat Wreck Chords compilations have been explicitly for charitable causes. Liberation: Songs to Benefit PETA is a benefit album for the animal rights organization PETA, and PROTECT: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children is a benefit album for the children's rights group PROTECT. Between Liberation and PROTECT, two other compilation albums were released in protest of President George W. Bush and his administration: Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2.

To celebrate 20 years of business Fat Wreck Chords released the 3-disc Wrecktrospective compilation on December 8, 2009. Disc 1 is composed of the label's greatest hits, disc 2 is composed of unreleased demos and rarities, and disc 3 is composed the Fat Club 7" series in its entirety.[4]

Album series edit

Live in a Dive edit

Live in a Dive is a series of live albums recorded by Fat Wreck Chords.[5] In order of release:

Title Artist Release date
Live in a Dive No Use for a Name September 11, 2001
Live in a Dive Bracket February 26, 2002
Live in a Dive Sick of It All August 13, 2002
Live in a Dive Strung Out June 22, 2003
Live in a Dive Subhumans February 10, 2004
Live in a Dive Swingin' Utters June 29, 2004
Live in a Dive Lagwagon February 8, 2005
Ribbed: Live in a Dive NOFX August 3, 2018
Live in a Dive Face to Face October 18, 2019
Live in a Dive Rich Kids on LSD June 3, 2022

Fat Club Series edit

Main article: Fat Club

In addition to the Live in a Dive series, Fat Wreck Chords also released the Fat Club series of 7" vinyl records during 2001. The series was only available to mail-order subscribers which received one single every month. Fat Wreck Chords did not publish any information on the upcoming releases so subscribers would not know what they were about to receive until the record arrived in the post.

Although the Fat club series was limited to 1,300 copies for each single, the songs contained on the records were later released as the third disc of the Wrecktrospective collection.

Artists edit

Current bands edit

Former bands edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c . Bandcamp. Archived from the original on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ^ "A Film Project about Fat Wreck Chords". A Fat Wreck. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  3. ^ Robertshaw, Steven (2005-10-13). . Alternative Press Magazine. Archived from the original on 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
  4. ^ "Records: Fat Wreck Chords". Fatwreck.com. 2009-12-08. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
  5. ^ "New "Strung Out" MP3 & 'NOFX' Coaster track list". Fatwreck.com. Retrieved 2015-08-26.

External links edit

  • Official website

January 01, 1970
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Fat Wreck Chords pronounced Fat Records is a San Francisco California based independent record label focused on punk rock It was started by NOFX lead singer Michael Burkett better known as Fat Mike and his wife at the time Erin Burkett in 1990 1 Fat Wreck ChordsFounded1990FounderFat Mike amp Erin BurkettDistributor s The Orchard US PIAS Europe eOne Music Worldwide GenrePunk rockCountry of originU S LocationSan Francisco CaliforniaOfficial websitehttps fatwreck com Fat Wreck Chords has released over 300 studio albums to date 1 Contents 1 History 2 Imprints 3 Discography 3 1 Compilation albums 3 2 Album series 3 2 1 Live in a Dive 3 3 Fat Club Series 4 Artists 4 1 Current bands 4 2 Former bands 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editFat Mike started his record label Wassail records in 1987 He put out two NOFX records The PMRC 7 and Liberal Animation in 1988 In 1990 he and his wife Erin Burkett co founded Fat Wreck Chords and rereleased NOFX s 1987 EP The P M R C Can Suck on This In 1992 Fat Mike went on to produce Lagwagon Propagandhi and No Use for a Name In 1993 the label released records by Rancid Face to Face and Strung Out Fat Mike amp Erin continue to run the label together and remain 100 independent The label grew during the 1990s selling over a million records per year It had eighteen employees and four offices 1 A documentary about Fat Wreck Chords called A Fat Wreck was released on October 25 2016 2 Imprints editThe label has had two subsidiaries over the years Honest Don s and Pink and Black Honest Don s released records from Chixdiggit and Teen Idols amongst others while Pink amp Black released albums from female fronted bands like Fabulous Disaster and Dance Hall Crashers Fat Mike also advanced 50 000 to Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky of Propagandhi which he recouped within months from sales of Propagandhi records to help them start up their own label G7 Welcoming Committee 3 though G7WC is independent from Fat Wreck Discography editMain article Fat Wreck Chords discography Compilation albums edit Main article Fat Music Fat Wreck Chords regularly releases compilation albums often to promote bands signed to the label but also since 2003 to raise funds for various charities The earliest Fat Wreck Chords compilations all have titles with some reference to fatness Shortly after Fat Music Volume IV was released Fat Wreck Chords released a similarly titled album Short Music for Short People which features 101 songs all averaging approximately 30 seconds The shortest song Short Attention Span by the Fizzy Bangers is only eight seconds and the longest Out of Hand by Bad Religion is 40 seconds Some of the songs were commissioned and recorded specifically for the album while others were from the bands pre existing repertoires Since the last Fat Music album has been released the Fat Wreck Chords compilations have been explicitly for charitable causes Liberation Songs to Benefit PETA is a benefit album for the animal rights organization PETA and PROTECT A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children is a benefit album for the children s rights group PROTECT Between Liberation and PROTECT two other compilation albums were released in protest of President George W Bush and his administration Rock Against Bush Vol 1 and Vol 2 To celebrate 20 years of business Fat Wreck Chords released the 3 disc Wrecktrospective compilation on December 8 2009 Disc 1 is composed of the label s greatest hits disc 2 is composed of unreleased demos and rarities and disc 3 is composed the Fat Club 7 series in its entirety 4 Album series edit Live in a Dive edit Live in a Dive is a series of live albums recorded by Fat Wreck Chords 5 In order of release Title Artist Release date Live in a Dive No Use for a Name September 11 2001 Live in a Dive Bracket February 26 2002 Live in a Dive Sick of It All August 13 2002 Live in a Dive Strung Out June 22 2003 Live in a Dive Subhumans February 10 2004 Live in a Dive Swingin Utters June 29 2004 Live in a Dive Lagwagon February 8 2005 Ribbed Live in a Dive NOFX August 3 2018 Live in a Dive Face to Face October 18 2019 Live in a Dive Rich Kids on LSD June 3 2022 Fat Club Series edit Main article Fat Club In addition to the Live in a Dive series Fat Wreck Chords also released the Fat Club series of 7 vinyl records during 2001 The series was only available to mail order subscribers which received one single every month Fat Wreck Chords did not publish any information on the upcoming releases so subscribers would not know what they were about to receive until the record arrived in the post Although the Fat club series was limited to 1 300 copies for each single the songs contained on the records were later released as the third disc of the Wrecktrospective collection Artists editCurrent bands edit Against Me American Steel Bad Astronaut Bad Cop Bad Cop Banner Pilot The Bombpops Bracket Chixdiggit Cigar band Clowns The Copyrights C J Ramone Darius Koski Days N Daze Dead to Me Dillinger Four Direct Hit Escape From The Zoo Face To Face Frenzal Rhomb Get Dead Good Riddance Hi Standard Joey Cape Lagwagon The Last Gang The Lillingtons MakeWar Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Mean Jeans Night Birds NOFX PEARS The Real McKenzies Sick of It All in North America Century Media Records in Europe Snuff Strung Out Sundowner Swingin Utters Teenage Bottlerocket Tommy and June ToyGuitar Uke Hunt Useless ID Western Addiction Zach Quinn Former bands edit 88 Fingers Louie Anti Flag disbanded The Ataris Avail Big In Japan Bullet Treatment Citizen Fish Cobra Skulls Consumed Descendents The Dickies Diesel Boy Epoxies disbanded The Fight disbanded The Flatliners Goober Patrol Guns n Wankers Leftover Crack Less Than Jake active on Pure Noise Records The Lawrence Arms active on Epitaph Records The Loved Ones Love Equals Death active on SBAM Records Mad Caddies active on SBAM Records Masked Intruder active on Pure Noise Records Morning Glory MxPx Nerf Herder No Use for a Name disbanded None More Black Only Crime Paint It Black active on Revelation Records Pour Habit Propagandhi active on Epitaph Records Rancid Rise Against active on Loma Vista Recordings The Sainte Catherines disbanded Screeching Weasel Screw 32 Smoke or Fire active on Iodine Recordings The Soviettes disbanded Star Fucking Hipsters Strike Anywhere Subhumans The Suicide Machines active on Bad Time Records Tilt Tony Sly Wizo Zero Down disbanded See also editList of Fat Wreck Chords compilation albums List of record labelsReferences edit a b c Gaining Weight The Rise of Fat Wreck Chords As One Of The Last Great Punk Indies Bandcamp Archived from the original on 7 August 2015 Retrieved 6 August 2015 A Film Project about Fat Wreck Chords A Fat Wreck Retrieved 2016 11 09 Robertshaw Steven 2005 10 13 NOFX The State of Punk to Come Alternative Press Magazine Archived from the original on 2008 02 08 Retrieved 2008 02 26 Records Fat Wreck Chords Fatwreck com 2009 12 08 Retrieved 2012 10 17 New Strung Out MP3 amp NOFX Coaster track list Fatwreck com Retrieved 2015 08 26 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fat Wreck Chords amp oldid 1217351655, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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