Rockchester

"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)

"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)
  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. 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.