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 Hits, collects songs from 33 of the label's album releases. The second disc, Demos, includes 28 demo recordings and rare tracks, a majority of which are previously unreleased. The third disc, Fat Club, includes all of the tracks from the Fat Club series of 7-inch singles released monthly by the label from February 2001 to January 2002. In total the compilation includes 88 songs by 51 different artists.

Wrecktrospective
Compilation album by
ReleasedDecember 8, 2009
Recorded1992–2008
GenrePunk rock
LabelFat Wreck Chords
ProducerFat Mike, Chad Williams
Fat Wreck Chords chronology
Protect: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children
(2005)
Wrecktrospective
(2009)
Harder, Fatter + Louder!
(2010)

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [1]

James Christopher Monger of Allmusic remarked that Wrecktrospective "sums up the record company’s devotion to all things punk, as in classic, pop, and skatepunk, alternative folk, post-punk, and screamo. A decent balance of the old guard and the new (from the Descendents to Against Me!) keeps things fresh and fun, while the relative brevity of punk songs in general makes for a truly stocked jukebox of high-energy, high-quality, classically minded modern punk."[1]

Track listing edit

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Disc 1: Fattest Hits
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."The Separation of Church and Skate" (from The War on Errorism, 2003)Fat MikeNOFX2:49
2."Violins" (from Hoss, 1995)Joey CapeLagwagon3:05
3."Back to the Motor League" (from Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes, 2001)Chris Hannah, Jord Samolesky, Todd KowalskiPropagandhi2:37
4."Soulmate" (from ¡Leche con Carne!, 1995)Tony SlyNo Use for a Name3:03
5."2RAK005" (from Stinky Fingers, 1994)Marty Gregori, Larry Tinney, Zack Charlos, Ray CastroBracket2:32
6."Too Close to See" (from Twisted by Design, 1998)Jason Cruz, Jake Kiley, Rob Ramos, Jordan Burns, Jim CherryStrung Out2:55
7."You've Done Nothing" (from Don't Turn Away, 1992)Trever Keith, Matt RiddleFace to Face2:00
8."Weight of the World" (from A Comprehensive Guide to Moderne Rebellion, 1996)Luke Pabich, Russ RankinGood Riddance1:44
9."War Room" (from Viewers Like You, 1999)Jeffrey BischoffTilt2:26
10."Leaving on a Jet Plane" (from Denver, 1995; originally performed by John Denver)John DenverMe First and the Gimme Gimmes2:32
11."Raum der Zeit" (from Uuaarrgh!, 1994)Axel Kurth, Jörn Genserowski, Charly ZaskoWizo1:40
12."Never Had So Much Fun" (from A Man's Not a Camel, 1999)Jason Whalley, Lindsay McDougall, Gordy Forman, Lex FelthamFrenzal Rhomb2:01
13."Wait for the Sun" (from Growing Up, 1996)Akihiro Nanba, Ken Yokoyama, Akira TsuneokaHi-Standard2:20
14."Martin" (from Demmamussabebonk, 1996)Duncan Redmonds, Loz Wong, Andy CrightonSnuff2:12
15."Easy Life" (from Vacation, 1996)Simon Robert SandallGoober Patrol2:52
16."Windspitting Punk" (from A Juvenile Product of the Working Class, 1996)Darius Koski, Goddard, Johnny Bonnel, Max HuberSwingin' Utters2:15
17."Cool Kids" (from Bark Like a Dog, 1996)Ben WeaselScreeching Weasel2:12
18."Mary Melody" (from Rock the Plank, 2001)Sascha Lazor, Chuck RobertsonMad Caddies3:09
19."Brutal Tooth" (from Breakfast at Pappa's, 1998)Steve Ford, Mike Ford, Baz Barrett, Chris BillamConsumed1:34
20."The Bland Within" (from Yours Truly, 2000)Lou Koller, Pete Koller, Craig Setari, Armand MajidiSick of It All2:09
21."Black and Red" (from Front Porch Stories, 2002)Tim Barry, Joe Banks, Gwomper, Ed Trask, Beau Beau ButlerAvail2:15
22."Gainesville Rock City" (from Borders & Boundaries, 2000)Chris Demakes, Roger Manganelli, Vinnie Fiorello, Buddy Schaub, Pete AnnaLess Than Jake3:08
23."Turncoat" (from The Terror State, 2003)Justin Sane, Chris Head, Chris #2, Pat TheticAnti-Flag2:11
24."Heaven Knows" (from Revolutions per Minute, 2003)Tim McIlrath, Todd Mohney, Joe Principe, Brandon BarnesRise Against3:23
25."Kings of Fife" (from Off the Leash, 2008)Paul McKenzie, Kurt Robertson, Gord Taylor, Sean Sellers, Mark Boland, GwomperThe Real McKenzies2:50
26."Like a Record Player" (from Oh! Calcutta!, 2006)Chris McCaughan, Brendan Kelly, Neil HennessyThe Lawrence Arms2:01
27."Americaspremierefaithbasedinitiative" (from Civil War, 2008)Patrick Costello, Erik Funk, Bill Morrisette, Lane PedersonDillinger Four3:10
28."Everyday Balloons" (from File Under Black, 2003)Jason Shevchuk, Paul Delaney, Jeff Shevchuk, Mike McEvoyNone More Black1:53
29."T.S.R." (from Against Me! as the Eternal Cowboy, 2003)Laura Jane Grace, James Bowman, Andrew Seward, Warren OakesAgainst Me!1:35
30."'Merican" (from Cool to Be You, 2004)Karl AlvarezDescendents1:52
31."R.J.R." (from To the Nines, 2004)Rankin, Zach Blair, Aaron Dalbec, Doni Blair, Bill StevensonOnly Crime2:05
32."I Remember You" (from Pink Razors, 2005)KJ JansenChixdiggit!2:34
33."By the Throat" (from Cuban Ballerina, 2006)Tyson Annicharico, Jack Dalrymple, Brandon Pollack, Ian AndersonDead to Me2:22
Disc 2: Demos
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Flies First Class" (demo for For God and Country, 1995)Rankin, Pabich, Chuck Platt, Rich McDermottGood Riddance2:48
2."Alive and Well" (demo for The Unraveling, 2001)McIlrath, Principe, Dan Wleklinski, Dan LumleyRise Against2:04
3."Eulogy" (demo for The Great Awake, 2007)Scott Brigham, Chris Cresswell, Jon Darbey, Paul RamirezThe Flatliners3:26
4."It's My Job to Keep Punk Rock Elite" (outtake from Fuck the Kids sessions, 1996)Fat MikeNOFX1:10
5."On with the Show" (demo for The Greatest Story Ever Told, 2003)McCaughan, Kelly, HennessyThe Lawrence Arms1:25
6."Bury the Hatchet" (demo for Duh, 1992)Cape, Chris Flippin, Shawn Dewey, Jesse Buglione, Derrick PlourdeLagwagon3:33
7."The Church of Black Flag" (demo for Cognicide, 2005)Jason Hall, Ken Yamazaki, Chicken Annicharico, Chad WilliamsWestern Addiction2:09
8."Living Will (Get You Dead)" (demo for Keep Your Heart, 2006)Dave Hause, Michael Cotterman, Mike SneeringerThe Loved Ones2:06
9."Immigrants & Hypocrites" (demo for Until We're Dead, 2008)Stza, Nico de Gaillo, Frank Piegaro, Yula Beeri, Ara BabajianStar Fucking Hipsters2:37
10."Everyone Is Telling Me I'll Never Win, If I Fall in Love with a Girl from Marin" (acoustic demo for When All Else Fails, 2000)Gregori, Charlos, Castro, Angelo CelliBracket3:24
11."Sons of Avarice" (demo for Destroy Their Future, 2007)Rory Henderson, Ryan Massey, John Peck, Scott HealyAmerican Steel3:44
12."5000 Ways to Die" (demo for How to Meet Girls, 2000)Parry GrippNerf Herder2:53
13."Middle Finger Response" (demo for How to Clean Everything, 1993)Hannah, Samolesky, John K. SamsonPropagandhi2:54
14."Slytherin? My Ass!" (demo for This Is Satire, 2006)Delaney, Jason Shevchuk, Colin McGinniss, Jared ShavelsonNone More Black2:18
15."A Promise to Distinction" (demo for Five Lessons Learned, 1998)Darius KoskiSwingin' Utters2:07
16."You Look Like I Need a Drink" (acoustic demo for Against Me! as the Eternal Cowboy, 2003)Grace, Bowman, Seward, OakesAgainst Me!2:43
17."Multiply and Divide" (demo for LP III, 2005)Annie Holoien, Maren Macosko, Danny Henry, Susy SharpThe Soviettes2:30
18."No Apologies" (demo for With a Lifetime to Pay, 2001)Cherry, John McCree, Milo TodescoZero Down2:29
19."Always Carrie" (demo for More Betterness!, 1999)SlyNo Use for a Name2:41
20."Writing Letters" (demo for Cuban Ballerina, 2006)Annicharico, Dalrymple, Pollack, AndersonDead to Me2:52
21."Alone" (demo for Another Day in Paradise, 1994)Cruz, Kiley, Ramos, Burns, CherryStrung Out2:33
22."My Pop the Cop" (demo for All This and Puppet Stew, 2001)Stan Lee, Leonard Graves PhillipsThe Dickies2:27
23."Done Reckoning" (demo for Front Porch Stories, 2002)Barry, Banks, Gwomper, Trask, ButlerAvail1:36
24."Polyester Khakis" (demo for Quality Soft Core, 1997)Lazor, Carter Benson, Eduardo HernandezMad Caddies2:21
25."Hau Weg die Scheisse" (demo for Dancing for Decadence, 2006)Hugo Mudie, Fred Jacques, Louis Valiquette, Marc-André BeaudetThe Sainte Catherines2:26
26."It's You" (demo for Stop the Future, 2005)Fritz M. Static, Viz Spectrum, Roxy Epoxy, Shock Diode, Ray CathodeEpoxies2:35
27."Goodbye to Boston" (demo for Above the City, 2005)Jeremy Cochran, Ken Gurley, Nick Maggiore, Joe McMahonSmoke or Fire2:24
28."Underground Network" (demo for Underground Network, 2001)SaneAnti-Flag3:56
Disc 3: Fat Club
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Underground"Dave QuackenbushThe Vandals3:39
2."Why Are You Alive?"Warren FitzgeraldThe Vandals2:34
3."Middle of the Night"Henderson, Massey, Peck, HealyAmerican Steel4:00
4."New Religion Everyday"Henderson, Massey, Peck, HealyAmerican Steel3:17
5."Another Round"McKenzie, Robertson, Taylor, Sellers, Boland, GwomperThe Real McKenzies2:39
6."Loch Lomond"traditionalThe Real McKenzies3:20
7."The Road Less Traveled"Mike HerreraMxPx3:01
8."You Hold the Key"HerreraMxPx2:49
9."Antidote"Thomas Barnett, Matt Smith, Garth Petrie, Eric Kane, Matt SherwoodStrike Anywhere3:45
10."Asleep"Barnett, Smith, Petrie, Kane, SherwoodStrike Anywhere2:33
11."I'm Stepping Out"Fredrik Granberg, Johan Gustafsson, Stefan Granberg, Johan BrändströmRandy3:07
12."Unite"F. Granberg, Gustafsson, S. Granberg, BrändströmRandy2:26
13."Freedom Song"F. Granberg, Gustafsson, S. Granberg, BrändströmRandy3:15
14."Zyclone B Bath House"Fat MikeNOFX1:40
15."Spaghetti Motel"Fat Mike, Bill BartellNOFX1:58
16."Black Mountain Rain"KoskiSwingin' Utters1:44
17."Outside Life"KoskiSwingin' Utters2:00
18."Dig"Cruz, Kiley, Ramos, Burns, Chris AikenStrung Out2:54
19."Lost Motel"Cruz, Kiley, Ramos, Burns, AikenStrung Out3:59
20."The Promise Breakers"David JonesEnemy You1:07
21."Kind Hearts"JonesEnemy You2:28
22."Emma"JonesEnemy You2:38
23."Porno and Snuff Films"McCaughan, Kelly, HennessyThe Lawrence Arms2:34
24."A Toast"McCaughan, Kelly, HennessyThe Lawrence Arms2:33
25."Overheated"McCaughan, Kelly, HennessyThe Lawrence Arms4:18
26."Victoria"One Man ArmyOne Man Army2:32
27."She Wants Me Dead"One Man ArmyOne Man Army2:04

References edit

  1. ^ a b Monger, James Christopher. "Review: Wrecktrospective: Twenty Years... And Counting!". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
  2. ^ "Wrecktrospective official website". Fat Wreck Chords. Retrieved 2009-12-31.[dead link]