View basket “Imaginary People” has been added to your basket. III Fucking Champs, The SKU: DC858 Barcode: 0781484085812 34.00 £34.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Drag City Released Date: 26th May 2023 Buying Format: 2LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info “In May of 1996, with a handful of releases under their belts, the kings of the insanity sound, then known simply as: The Champs, began recording their magnum octopus, III. This time their sights were set beyond the still diminutive cassette format and trained squarely on a gatefold double album – the perfect medium for Total Music. Over the next year, in between touring up and down the west coast, the band molded the Kubrickian monolith known as ‘III’. “In May of 1997, after lugging a console, tape machines, speakers and a smattering of outboard gear up three flights of stairs, the band mixed the album in the bedroom of a third floor apartment, directly overlooking the 280 freeway. The noise floor was such that all windows remained closed for the duration of the process. “Over the next six weeks they played wherever people thirsted for something compelling and different, something to rock out with their Bach out, in a word, well two words, Total Music. While on the road, the band also searched for a suitable record label willing to make the financial commitment a gatefold double album requires – a tall order for a band virtually unknown outside of the west coast and the borough of Manhattan. “Ultimately, the eclectic San Francisco label, Frenetic, took the plunge and generously emptied their modest coffers to fund the manufacture of ‘III’, which was released under the legally distinct band name: C4AM95. In print, the name was easily decoded by use of the ubiquitous ‘devil horns’ or ‘maloik’, with the index finger covering the awkward section of the 4 and the underrated pinkie finger covering the southern portion of the 9. This deliberate obfuscation shielded the band from increasingly ominous communications emanating from Nashville concerning the similarity in name to a certain band from the 1950’s. “After the release of ‘III’, The Champs continued to tour the US, embarking on (and completing) six tours before the turn of the millennium. It was at this point the powers that be at Drag City International realized they could sit on the sidelines no longer and committed to release the band’s aptly titled follow-up, ‘IV’ (on which I was honored to guest, playing bass on the only Champs song ever to feature that instrument). However, one obstacle stood in the band’s way to global dissemination of Total Music: the seemingly benign moniker they had saddled themselves with so many years earlier. After much discussion and consultation with The Oracle, it was determined that adding the supplemental ‘Fucking’ to The Champs name would clear up any confusion regarding another band of the same name from the 1950’s and provide lasting legal indemnification. “The band subsequently released four albums with Drag City, an EP with Thrill Jockey, and a collection of greatest hits on Matador. They contributed music to moving pictures (both television and film) and wrote music for video games, such as The Sims. They collaborated with French sensations Justice. They toured the US, Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, and spread the totality of Total Music far and wide. Name dropped by luminaries such as Chloë Sevigny, they were often cited as inspiration by sources from Metallica to The Strokes to that guy from Guided by Voices. The Fucking Champs left an indelible mark on the musical consciousness of the second to last and final millennia. “For this special 26th anniversary edition of III, the album was remastered by the band from the original master tapes, lacquers expertly cut by John Golden and artwork restored by forensic experts in Drag City’s employ. Long sought after on eBay, Discogs and the like, this will be the first time that this master stroke of musicality will be made widely available.” “I hope you enjoy this timeless classic as much I have these past 25 years.” – Dale Nixon, April 15, 2022 Artist Fucking Champs, The Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label Drag City Buying Options 2LP Format 2LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings Andres Segovia Interests Me Valkyrie Is Dying Don The Atmosphere Heart To Heart The Trees Silent Night, Friendly Night Some Swords Lee Tom Now Is The Winter Of Our Discoteque You’re Feelings Dale Bozzio Sad Segovia Amanda ’84 Flawless Victory The Golden Pipes Trilogy: 1) The Golden Pipes 2) On Seas Of Sorrow Sail Death’s Ships 3) Starlight On The Barrow Downs Some Swords Reprise ROM Atop The Pyramid That Is You Guns In Our Schools Tonight, We Ride The Tennis Book You’ve Got A Thirst, Portland Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo View Product Quick View Dead Weather, The Horehound Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Sony | 2LP Released 17th November 2023 £42.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Dead Weather, The Horehound £42.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Sony SKU: 19658805811 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 17th November 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View yndi halda Enjoy Eternal Bliss – 15th Anniversary Edition Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | YH Recording | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 25th March 2022 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders yndi halda Enjoy Eternal Bliss – 15th Anniversary Edition £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: YH Recording SKU: YH1 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 25th March 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bad Religion No Control Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Epitaph | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 26th May 2023 £22.00 - £25.00 Select options Bad Religion No Control £22.00 - £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Epitaph Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 26th May 2023 Read More Select options Nearly New View Product Quick View Castles Fiction Or Truth? 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