Fat City Recordings

infobox record label


founded = 1998
founder = ???
country = UK
location = Manchester
genre = Electronic
url = http://www.fatcity.co.uk/fatcity/default.asp

Fat City Recordings is an independent record label. It emerged in 1998 from the "Fat City Records" shop originally situated in Affleck's Palace in the Northern Quarter, Manchester, but which has now moved onto Oldham Street. The shop was at one time managed by Grand Central Records boss Mark Rae, and later by Martin Brew.

The label has released a number of compilation albums featuring hip hop, funk and electronic music.

Fat City is also involved in the "Friends and Family" club nights and its predecessor "Counter Culture Promotions". These club nights usually take place in "The Roadhouse" in Manchester and "Cargo" in London. The "Friends and Family" nights were formerly put on in conjunction with Grand Central Records until that label ceased operating in 2006.

Fat City compilations

* Mystic Brew - The Flavour of Fat City (1998, FCCD001)
* Mystic Brew - The Counter Culture (1998, FCCD002)
* Mystic Brew - The Main Ingredients (1999, FCCD003)
* Special Brew - Heavy Loungin' (October 2000, FCCD004)
* Finders Keepers (17 July 2002, FCCD005)
* Mystic Brew - For Play (2002, FCCD006)
* Fat & Funky Pt. 1 - 45 Kings (2001, FCCD007)
* Fat & Funky Pt. 2 - 45 Kings II (2002, FCCD008)
* Mystic Brew - The Fat City Sound (2002, FCCD009)
* Fat & Funky Pt. 3 - 45 Kings III (2002, FCCD012)
* Songs Of Insolence (unmixed selection from Andy Votel's 2 "Stars on 33" albums (2005, FCCD014)
* HipHop Love Soul (Compiled by Nicci Cheeks (22 March 2004, FCCD015)

DJ mixes

* Aim - Stars on 33 (04 November 2002, FCCD010)
* Ralph Lawson - Stars on 33 (April 2003, FCCD011)
* Andy Votel - Stars on 33: Music To Watch Girls Cry (16 June 2003, FCCD012)
* The Nextmen - 5: A Selection From The Fat City Recordings Back Catalogue (20 October 2003, FCCD014)
* The 45 Midgets - The Crunch (07 June 2004, FCCD016)
* Monk One - Still Dreaming (FCCD017)
* Andy Votel - Stars on 33: Songs In The Key Of Death (25 April 2005, FCCD018)

Artist releases

* Martin Brew - No Room In The City For Big Hearts Like Ours (2005, FCCD020)

See also

* List of record labels
* List of independent UK record labels

External links

* [http://www.fatcity.co.uk/fatcity/default.asp Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/fatcityrecordings Fat City on MySpace]