The Fat Club is a series of twelve

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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. The series featured bands who had not previously been associated with the label: Of the 12 bands who participated, only three—

NOFX NOFX () is an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. Vocalist/bassist Fat Mike, guitarist Eric Melvin and drummer Erik Sandin are original founding and longest-serving members of the band, who have appeared on every ...

, Swingin' Utters, and

Strung Out Strung Out is an American punk rock band from Simi Valley, California, formed in 1989. They are known mainly for their musical style, which fuses aspects of melodic punk rock, progressive rock and heavy metal to form their primary sound. They ...

—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 ''The Renaissance EP'' is an EP by American punk rock band MxPx, released in 2001. Track listing Trivia * "Party II" is a sequel song to "Party, My House, Be There" from the band's fourth album, ''Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo ''Slow ...

'' (2001),

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's ''

Randy the Band ''Randy the Band'' is an album by Swedish punk rock band Randy, released in October 2005 by Ny Våg Records and Epitaph Records/Burning Heart Records. As of July 2020, it is Randy's latest album. The album produced one single, "Razorblade," for ...

'' (2005), and Strike Anywhere's '' Dead FM'' (2006). Three of the bands—

The Lawrence Arms The Lawrence Arms are an American punk rock band from Chicago, formed in 1999. They have released seven full-length albums and toured extensively. Band history Pre-history Prior to forming the Lawrence Arms, the three band members were active i ...

The Real McKenzies The Real McKenzies is a Canadian Celtic punk band founded in 1992 and based in Vancouver, British Columbia. They are one of the founders of the Celtic punk movement, albeit 10 years after The Pogues. In addition to writing and performing origin ...

, and

American Steel American Steel is an American punk rock band formed in 1995 in Oakland, California. When offered their first show, the group took their name from the block-long sign on the warehouse across the street. After playing at parties and smaller venu ...

—became long-term additions to Fat Wreck Chords' roster, releasing multiple albums through the label in the years following. Only The Vandals,

Enemy You Enemy You was an American punk rock band from San Francisco, California, United States, that formed in 1997. Biography Prior to their formation, David Jones, the main songwriter in Enemy You, recorded several releases with his pop punk band Af ...

, and

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have had no further releases through Fat Wreck Chords. Though the singles were limited, several of the bands re-released their tracks on

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s in the years following, including NOFX's ''

45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records ''45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records'' is a double album released in 2002 by NOFX. There were 47 songs on the CD version, and all the songs easily fit onto one CD. The band built up a list of songs that did not mak ...

'' (2002), Strike Anywhere's ''

To Live in Discontent ''To Live in Discontent'' is a compilation album released by Strike Anywhere. It collects various rare, live and unreleased tracks by the band including the entirety of their out of print __NOTOC__ An out-of-print (OOP) or out-of-commerce ite ...

'' (2005), The Lawrence Arms' ''

Cocktails & Dreams ''Cocktails & Dreams'' is an album of B-Sides and rarities by the Chicago punk rock band The Lawrence Arms, released in 2005 by Asian Man Records. It collects the songs from their two Asian Man EPs, songs from several compilations and a few new ...

'' (2005), Swingin' Utters' '' Hatest Grits: B-Sides and Bullshit'' (2008), and Strung Out's ''

Prototypes and Painkillers ''Prototypes and Painkillers'' is a compilation album by the punk rock band Strung Out, released on March 31, 2009, by Fat Wreck Chords Fat Wreck Chords (pronounced "Fat Records") is a San Francisco, California-based independent record label ...

'' (2009). All of the tracks from the series were re-released as part of the Fat Wreck Chords twentieth anniversary compilation ''

Wrecktrospective ''Wrecktrospective'' is a three-disc compilation album released December 8, 2009 by Fat Wreck Chords. Subtitled "Twenty Years...and Counting!", it compiles tracks spanning the label's catalog from 1990 to 2009. The first disc, titled ''Fattest Hit ...

'' in 2009.

Summary of releases

Track listings and personnel

The Vandals

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– bass guitar, backing vocals * Warren Fitzgerald – guitar, backing vocals *

Josh Freese Joshua Ryan Freese (born December 25, 1972) is an American session drummer. He is the son of tuba soloist Stan Freese and the older brother of musician Jason Freese. He is a member of the Vandals (since 1989) and Devo (since 1996), having forme ...

–

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* Dave Quackenbush – lead vocals

American Steel American Steel is an American punk rock band formed in 1995 in Oakland, California. When offered their first show, the group took their name from the block-long sign on the warehouse across the street. After playing at parties and smaller venu ...

* Scott Healy – drums * Rory Henderson – lead vocals, guitar * Ryan Massey – guitar, backing vocals * John Peck – bass guitar, backing vocals

The Real McKenzies The Real McKenzies is a Canadian Celtic punk band founded in 1992 and based in Vancouver, British Columbia. They are one of the founders of the Celtic punk movement, albeit 10 years after The Pogues. In addition to writing and performing origin ...

* Mark Boland – guitar, backing vocals * Gwomper – bass guitar * Paul McKenzie – lead vocals *

Kurt Robertson Kurt Robertson, also known as "Dirty Kurt" (born July 21, 1965 in Vancouver, British Columbia), is a Canadian punk rock guitarist and musician. Robertson was a member of Vancouver-based Celtic punk band The Real McKenzies from 1993 to 2013, appe ...

– guitar, backing vocals * Sean Sellers – drums * Gord Taylor –

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MxPx

* Mike Herrera – lead vocals, bass guitar * Yuri Ruley – drums * Tom Wisniewski – guitar *

Stephen Egerton Stephen Egerton may refer to: * Stephen Egerton (priest) (1555?–1621?), English clergyman * Stephen Egerton (diplomat) (1932–2006), British Ambassador to Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Italy *Stephen Egerton (guitarist) Stephen Patrick O'Reilly (bor ...

– backing vocals on "You Hold the Key" * Jerry Finn – producer, recording engineer, mix engineer

Strike Anywhere

* Thomas Barnett – lead vocals * Eric Kane – drums * Garth Petrie – bass guitar * Matt Sherwood - guitar, backing vocals * Matt Smith – guitar, backing vocals

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* Johan Brändström – guitar, backing vocals * Fredrik Granberg – drums * Stefan Granberg – lead vocals, guitar * Johan Gustafsson – bass guitar, backing vocals

NOFX NOFX () is an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. Vocalist/bassist Fat Mike, guitarist Eric Melvin and drummer Erik Sandin are original founding and longest-serving members of the band, who have appeared on every ...

* El Hefe – lead guitar, backing vocals *

Fat Mike Michael John Burkett (born January 16, 1967), known professionally as Fat Mike, is an American musician and producer. He is the bassist and lead vocalist for the punk rock band NOFX and the bassist for the punk rock supergroup cover band Me F ...

– lead vocals, bass guitar * Eric Melvin – rhythm guitar, backing vocals * Erik Sandin – drums

Swingin' Utters

Strung Out Strung Out is an American punk rock band from Simi Valley, California, formed in 1989. They are known mainly for their musical style, which fuses aspects of melodic punk rock, progressive rock and heavy metal to form their primary sound. They ...

* Chris Aiken – bass guitar * Jordan Burns – drums * Jason Cruz – lead vocals * Jake Kiley – guitar * Rob Ramos – guitar

Enemy You Enemy You was an American punk rock band from San Francisco, California, United States, that formed in 1997. Biography Prior to their formation, David Jones, the main songwriter in Enemy You, recorded several releases with his pop punk band Af ...

* David Jones – lead vocals, guitar * Chris Matulich – bass guitar * Joe Yamazaki – drums * Ken Yamazaki – guitar

The Lawrence Arms The Lawrence Arms are an American punk rock band from Chicago, formed in 1999. They have released seven full-length albums and toured extensively. Band history Pre-history Prior to forming the Lawrence Arms, the three band members were active i ...

* Neil Hennessy – drums * Brendan Kelly – bass guitar, lead and backing vocals * Chris McCaughan – guitar, lead and backing vocals

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