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]

## Summary of releases

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Catalog  | Band  | Release date

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FAT205  | The Vandals | April 2001[3]
FAT202  | American Steel | April 2001[4]
FAT201  | The Real McKenzies | May 2001[5]
FAT208  | MxPx | June 2001[6]
FAT203  | Strike Anywhere | July 2001[7]
FAT204  | Randy | August 2001[8]
FAT209  | NOFX | September 2001[9]
FAT207  | Swingin' Utters | October 2001[10]
FAT210  | Strung Out | November 2001[11]
FAT206  | Enemy You | December 2001[12]
FAT211  | The Lawrence Arms | January 2002[13]
FAT212  | One Man Army | February 2002 [14]

## Track listings and personnel

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### The Vandals

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Side ANo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Underground"| Dave Quackenbush| 3:39

Side BNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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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

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All tracks are written by Scott Healy, Rory Henderson, Ryan Massey, and John Peck.

Side ANo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Middle of the Night"| 4:00

Side BNo.| Title| Length

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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

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Side ANo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Another Round"| Mark Boland, Gwomper, Paul McKenzie, Kurt Robertson, Sean Sellers, and Gord Taylor| 2:39

Side BNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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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

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All tracks are written by Mike Herrera.

Side ANo.| Title| Length

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1.| "The Road Less Traveled"| 3:01

Side BNo.| Title| Length

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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

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All tracks are written by Thomas Barnett, Eric Kane, Garth Petrie, Matt Sherwood, and Matt Smith.

Side ANo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Antidote"| 3:45

Side BNo.| Title| Length

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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

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All tracks are written by Johan Brändström, Fredrik Granberg, Stefan Granberg, and Johan Gustafsson.

Side ANo.| Title| Length

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1.| "I'm Stepping Out"| 3:07

Side BNo.| Title| Length

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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 guitar, backing vocals

### NOFX

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Side ANo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Zyclone B Bath House"| Fat Mike| 1:40

Side BNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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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

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All tracks are written by Darius Koski.

Side ANo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Black Mountain Rain"| 1:44

Side BNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Outside Life"| 2:00
Total length:| 3:44

### Strung Out

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

Side ANo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Dig"| 2:54

Side BNo.| Title| Length

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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

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All tracks are written by David Jones.

Side ANo.| Title| Length

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1.| "The Promise Breakers"| 1:07

Side BNo.| Title| Length

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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

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All tracks are written by Brendan Kelly, Neil Hennessy, and Chris McCaughan.

Side ANo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Porno and Snuff Films"| 2:34

Side BNo.| Title| Length

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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

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All tracks are written by One Man Army.

Side ANo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Victoria"| 2:32

Side BNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "She Wants Me Dead"| 2:04
Total length:| 4:36

## References

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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.
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MxPx

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Strike Anywhere

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* Matt Sherwood

Studio albums|

* Change is a Sound
* Exit English
* Dead FM
* Iron Front

EPs|

* Chorus of One

Compilation albums|

* To Live in Discontent

Live albums|

* Camden Underworld, London – 16 November 2001

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NOFX

* Fat Mike
* El Hefe
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* Erik Sandin

* Scott Sellers
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* Heavy Petting Zoo
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* The War on Errorism
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* Coaster
* Self Entitled
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* Single Album
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* I Heard They Suck Live!!
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* Ribbed: Live in a Dive

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)
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* Fuck the Kids
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* Regaining Unconsciousness
* 7" of the Month Club
* Never Trust a Hippy
* Cokie the Clown
* NOFX (2011)
* Stoke Extinguisher
* Hepatitis Bathtub

Split albums|

* BYO Split Series Volume III
* NOFX / The Spits
* West Coast vs. Wessex

Singles|

* "Don't Call Me White"
* "All of Me"
* "Bottles to the Ground"
* "Pods and Gods"
* "The Decline"
* "13 Stitches"
* "Stoke Extinguisher"

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Strung Out

* Jason Cruz
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* Rob Ramos
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* Another Day in Paradise
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* Agents of the Underground
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* Prototypes and Painkillers

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* The Element of Sonic Defiance

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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
* We Are the Champions of the World

EPs|

* Shady View Terrace / The Lawrence Arms
* Present Day Memories
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Swingin' Utters

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* Jack Dalrymple
* Miles Peck
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* Joel Dison
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* The Streets of San Francisco (1995)
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* Five Lessons Learned (1998)
* Swingin' Utters (2000)
* Dead Flowers, Bottles, Bluegrass, and Bones (2003)
* Here, Under Protest (2011)
* Poorly Formed (2013)
* Fistful of Hollow (2014)
* Peace and Love (2018)

Compilation albums|

* More Scared: The House of Faith Years (1996)
* Drowning in the Sea, Rising with the Sun (2017)

Live albums|

* Live in a Dive (2004)

EPs|

* No Eager Men (1993)
* The Sounds Wrong E.P. (1995)

Splits|

* BYO Split Series Volume II (1999)

Singles|

* "Fat Club" (2001)

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The Real McKenzies

* Paul McKenzie
* Matt Hawley
* Gord Taylor
* Aspy Luison
* Troy Zak
* Jono Jak
* Dan Garrison
* Dan Stenning

* Tony Walker
* Rob Esch
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* Rich Priske
* Nathan Roberts
* Alan MacLeod
* Kurt Robertson
* Anthony Creery
* James Brander
* Jamie Fawkes
* Brien O'Brien
* Mike MacDonald
* Glenn Kruger
* Bradford Lambert
* Stuart MacNeil
* Anthony Kerr
* Mark Boland
* Eddie Big Beers
* Ike Eidness
* Ken Fleming
* Sean Sellers
* Joe Raposo
* Dave Gregg
* Karl Alvarez
* Justin Burdick
* Brent Johnson
* Jesse Pinner
* Mario Nieva

Studio albums|

* Real McKenzies (1995)
* Clash of the Tartans (1998)
* Fat Club (2000)
* Loch'd and Loaded (2001)
* Oot & Aboot (2003)
* 10,000 Shots (2005)
* Off the Leash (2008)
* Westwinds (2012)
* Rats in the Burlap (2015)
* Two Devils Will Talk (2017)
* Beer and Loathing (2020)

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* Pissed Tae Th' Gills (2002)
* Shine Not Burn (2010)

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