Fat Wreck Chords
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| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder(s) | Fat Mike |
| Genre(s) | Punk rock |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | San Francisco, California |
| Official Website | http://www.fatwreck.com/ |
Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock, which was started by Fat Mike the lead singer and bassist of the punk rock band NOFX and his wife Erin, in 1990. They have released material for bands such as Less Than Jake, Rise Against, Against Me!, Anti-Flag, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (for which Fat Mike is also the bassist), NOFX, Propagandhi and more.
One somewhat unique and defining characteristic of Fat Wreck Chords is that they only sign one-record deals with bands. This allows the bands working with Fat Wreck Chords to have a choice as to when and if they want to put a record out on the label. [1]
In some cases, bands will put out albums on Fat Wreck Chords but may also choose to release material for other labels as well.
Many bands on this label participated in the campaign Punk Voter, which was started by Fat Mike and attempted to encourage the youth in the U.S. to vote against George W. Bush in the 2004 U.S. presidential election.
Despite many rumours to the contrary, the label is not, and never has been a member of the Recording Industry Association of America as indicated on the frequently-asked questions portion of the label's website: "Are we a member? Not only no, but FUCK NO!".[2]
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[edit] Bands
[edit] Current bands
- Avail
- Chixdiggit
- Citizen Fish
- Dead To Me
- The Descendents
- The Dickies
- Dillinger Four
- The Epoxies
- Frenzal Rhomb
- Goober Patrol
- Good Riddance
- Hi-Standard
- Lagwagon
- The Lawrence Arms
- Leftover Crack
- The Loved Ones
- Love Equals Death
- Mad Caddies
- Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
- NOFX
- No Use for a Name
- Only Crime
- Propagandhi
- Randy
- The Real McKenzies
- The Sainte Catherines
- Screw 32
- Smoke or Fire
- The Soviettes
- Strike Anywhere
- Strung Out
- The Subhumans
- $wingin' Utter$
- Western Addiction
[edit] Former bands
- 88 Fingers Louie
- Against Me!
- Anti-Flag
- The Ataris
- Bad Astronaut
- Bracket
- Consumed
- face to face
- The Fight
- Guns n' Wankers
- Less Than Jake
- MxPx
- None More Black
- Rise Against
- Screeching Weasel
- Sick of it All
- Snuff
- Tilt
- Zero Down
[edit] Distribution
Fat is distributed by RED Distribution (1)
