Rockchester

1987 single by Fats Comet

"Rockchester"

Single by Fats Comet
B-side| "OK Bye!"
Released| January 1987 (1987-01)
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
| "Stormy Weather"
(1985)  | "Rockchester"
(1987)  |

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

## Release and reception

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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

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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

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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

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## Charts

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Chart (1987)  | Peak
position

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UK Indie Chart[3] | 6

## References

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1. ^ Parker, David (2001). "12" single: Fats Comet – 'Rockchester'". skysaw.org. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
2. ^ Leland, John (August 1986). "Singles: Sideswipes". Spin. 2 (5). SPIN Media LLC: 41. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
3. ^ a b Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. 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. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.

## External links

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* "Rockchester" at Discogs (list of releases)

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Tackhead

* 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)

Related|

* Discography
* Dub Syndicate
* Jungle Funk
* Living Colour

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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