Rockchester

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

"Rockchester"
Single by Fats Comet
B-side"OK Bye!"
ReleasedJanuary 1987 (1987-01)
RecordedSouthern Studios, London, England
GenreFunk, industrial
Length6:16
LabelWorld
Songwriter(s)Keith LeBlanc, Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood, Doug Wimbish
Producer(s)Fats Comet
Fats Comet singles chronology
"Stormy Weather"
(1985)		 "Rockchester"
(1987)

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)
  1. "Rockchester" – 6:16
  2. "OK Bye!" – 5:18

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. 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. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
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