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"Rockchester"
Single by Fats Comet
B-side	"OK Bye!"
Released	January 1987 (1987-01)
Recorded	Southern Studios, London, England
Genre	Funk, industrial
Length	6:16
Label	World
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.

Release and reception

In the August 1986 issue of Spin, columnist John Leland described the song as "the best dance music now being made" 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.

In 1997, Future Sound of London released the hit single We Have Explosive, part three of which interpolates a looped sample of "Rockchester".

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

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. ^ 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.

External links

• "Rockchester" at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1987 songs
• 1987 singles
• Fats Comet songs
• Songs written by Keith LeBlanc
• Songs written by Adrian Sherwood
• Songs written by Doug Wimbish
• Songs written by Little Axe