Rockchester Explained
| Rockchester |
| Cover: | Fats Comet - Rockchester.jpeg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Fats Comet |
| B-Side: | OK Bye! |
| Recorded: | Southern Studios, London, England |
| Genre: | Funk, industrial |
| Length: | 6:16 |
| Label: | World |
| Producer: | Fats Comet |
| Prev Title: | Stormy Weather |
| Prev Year: | 1985 |
"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. The song's B-side later appeared on the retrospective compilation album Power Inc. Vol. 1, released in 1994.[3]
In 1997, Future Sound of London released the hit single We Have Explosive, part three of which interpolates a looped sample of "Rockchester".[4]
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
- Technical personnel
Notes and References
- Web site: David . Parker . 12" single: Fats Comet – 'Rockchester' . skysaw.org . 2001 . September 30, 2014.
- John . Leland . Singles: Sideswipes . . SPIN Media LLC . August 1986 . 2 . 5 . 41 . October 2, 2014.
- Web site: Stephen . Cook . [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000052277|pure_url=yes}} Power Inc., Vol. 1 ]. Allmusic . October 2, 2014.
- Web site: Gil . Kaufman . Future Sound of London Remixes . https://web.archive.org/web/20141007051515/http://www.mtv.com/news/509461/future-sound-of-london-remixes/ . dead . October 7, 2014 . . April 15, 1997 . October 2, 2014.
- Book: Lazell, Barry . Indie Hits 1980–1989 . Cherry Red Books . 1997 . September 30, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110605084555/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/f.htm . June 5, 2011 .
