Rockchester

"Rockchester"
Single by Fats Comet
B-side	"OK Bye!"
Released	January 1987
Format	12"
Recorded	Southern Studios, London, England
Genre	Funk, industrial
Length	6:16
Label	World
Writer(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 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

Musicians Keith LeBlanc – drums, percussion Skip McDonald – guitar Adrian Sherwood – sampler, programming Bim Sherman – additional vocals Doug Wimbish – bass guitar

Technical personnel Kevin Metcalfe – mastering George Tashiro – editing

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. 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.

External links

• "Rockchester" at Discogs (list of releases)