Fat Wrecktrospective

After 20 years as one of the premiere independent labels, as well as punk rock’s most admired, Fat Wreck Chords has amassed an extraordinary catalog of artists and releases. Label founder Fat Mike (NOFX) consistently adhered to an ethos of putting out releases that always measured up to listeners’ expectations. The result was an unspoken guarantee to fans through which Fat Wreck Chords became a coveted brand name and the gold standard among punk labels. With multiple releases from heavyweights Lagwagon, Propagandhi, No Use For a Name, Strung Out, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Descendents, Anti-Flag, Against Me, and Rise Against, Fat managed to cultivate and evolve a recognizable sound in music. “Wrecktrospective” is 3 discs and a huge booklet that renders a view of Fat Wreck Chords’ journey along the path of its storied existence. The first disc is a sampling of the label’s greatest hits. The second disc contains an array of all unreleased demos and rarities. The third disc is the limited release Fat Club 7” series in its entirety. Finally, the booklet provides an oral history of sorts, chock-full of stories from band members, as well as a timeline of all Fat’s releases. The box set as whole is an essential piece of punk rock history, a must-have for fans, and a hallmark of the influence Fat Wreck Chords had in shaping a genre Track Listing: Disc 1: Separation of Church & Skate - NOFX Violins - Lagwagon Back to the Motor League - Propagandhi Soulmate - No Use for a Name 2RAK005 Too Close to See - Strung Out You've Done Nothing Weight of the World - Good Riddance War Room Leaving on a Jet Plane Raum der Zeit - WIZO Never Had So Much Fun - Frenzal Rhomb Wait for the Sun Martin Easy Life - Goober Patrol Windspitting Punk - Swingin' Utters Cool Kids - Screeching Weasel Mary Melody - Mad Caddies Brutal Truth Bland Within - Sick of It All Black and Red Gainesville Rock City - Less Than Jake Turncoat - Anti-Flag Heaven Knows - Rise Against Kings of Fife - The Real McKenzies Like a Record Player - The Lawrence Arms Americaspremierfaithbasedinitiative - Dillinger Four Everyday Balloons - None More Black T.S.R. - Against Me! 'Merican RJR - Only Crime I Remember You - Chixdiggit! By the Throat - Dead to Me Disc 2: Flies First Class - Good Riddance Alive and Well - Rise Against Eulogy Punk Rock Elite - NOFX On with the Show - The Lawrence Arms Bury the Hatchet - Lagwagon Church of Black Flag - Western Addiction Living Will (Get You Dead) Until We're Dead - Star Fucking Hipsters Girl from Marin [Acoustic] Sons of Avarice - American Steel 5000 Ways to Die - Nerf Herder Middle Finger Response - Propagandhi Slytherin? My Ass! - None More Black Promise to Distinction - Swingin' Utters You Look Like I Need a Drink [Acoustic] - Against Me! Multiply and Divide - The Soviettes No Apologies - Zero Down Always Carrie - No Use for a Name Writing Letters - Dead to Me Alone - Strung Out Done Reckoning Road Rash - Mad Caddies Hau Weg Die Scheisse - The Sainte Catherines Radiation - The Epoxies Underground Network - Anti-Flag Disc 3: Underground - The Vandals Why Are You Alive - The Vandals Middle of the Night - American Steel New Religion Everyday - American Steel Another Round - The Real McKenzies Loch Lomond - The Real McKenzies Road Less Traveled - MxPx You Hold the Key - MxPx Antidote - Strike Anywhere Asleep - Strike Anywhere I'm Stepping Out Unite Freedom Song Zyklone B Bathouse - NOFX Spaghetti Motel - NOFX Black Mountain Rain - Swingin' Utters Outside Life - Swingin' Utters Dig - Strung Out Lost Motel - Strung Out Promise Breakers - Enemy You Kind Hearts - Enemy You Emma - Enemy You Porno and Snuff Films - The Lawrence Arms Toast - The Lawrence Arms Overheated - The Lawrence Arms Victoria She Wants Me Dead