Rockchester

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

"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's B-side 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)

"Rockchester" – 6:16
"OK Bye!" – 5:18

Personnel

Musicians

Keith LeBlanc – drums, percussion
Skip McDonald – guitar
Adrian Sherwood – sampler, programming
Bim Sherman – additional vocals
Doug Wimbish – bass guitar

Technical personnel

Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
George Tashiro – editing

Charts

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

References

^ Parker, David (2001). "12" single: Fats Comet – 'Rockchester'". skysaw.org. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
^ Leland, John (August 1986). "Singles: Sideswipes". Spin. 2 (5). SPIN Media LLC: 41. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
^ Cook, Stephen. "Power Inc., Vol. 1". Allmusic. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
^ Kaufman, Gil (April 15, 1997). "Future Sound of London Remixes". MTV. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.

External links

"Rockchester" at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Parker, David (2001). "12" single: Fats Comet – 'Rockchester'". skysaw.org. Retrieved September 30, 2014.

[spinmag-2] Leland, John (August 1986). "Singles: Sideswipes". Spin. 2 (5). SPIN Media LLC: 41. Retrieved October 2, 2014.

[UKindiechart-3] Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2014.

[allmusicpower-4] Cook, Stephen. "Power Inc., Vol. 1". Allmusic. Retrieved October 2, 2014.

[5] Kaufman, Gil (April 15, 1997). "Future Sound of London Remixes". MTV. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.

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Keith LeBlanc Skip McDonald Adrian Sherwood Doug Wimbish Gary Clail Bernard Fowler
Studio albums	Tackhead Tape Time (1987) Friendly as a Hand Grenade (1989) Strange Things (1990) For the Love of Money (2014)
Remix albums	Tackhead Sound Crash (2006)
Compilations	Power Inc. Vol. 1 (1994) Power Inc. Vol. 2 (1994) Power Inc. Vol. 3 (1997)
Singles	"What's My Mission Now?" "Mind at the End of the Tether" "The Game (You'll Never Walk Alone)" "Reality" "Ticking Time Bomb"
as The Maffia	As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade (1985) Mark Stewart (1987) Metatron (1990) Control Data (1996) Edit (2008)
as Fats Comet	"Stormy Weather" "Rockchester"
as Strange Parcels	Disconnection (1994)
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