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.
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.