Band Name: Operation Ivy
Music Album: Unreleased Energy
Album Release Date: May 1996
Music Genre: Punk Rock Ska
Record Label: Red Robin Records
Album Release Country: United States
Music Record Type: 30 Tracks CD
Defunct ska-punk band from Berkeley, California. Formed in May 1987, the band was only together for two years, breaking up in 1989 after being offered a major label deal by EMI. Members Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman (2) went on to form Downfall (6), and later Rancid. Singer Jesse Michaels went on to Big Rig, Common Rider, and Classics Of Love. Original Lineup: Jesse Michaels - Vocals, Lint (Tim Armstrong) - Guitar, Matt McCall (Matt Freeman) - Bass, Dave Mello - Drums, Paul Bae - Saxophone (on selected recordings).
| 1987 Demo | ||
| 1 | Uncertain | 2:08 |
| 2 | Trouble Bound | 1:37 |
| 3 | Someday | 1:41 |
| 4 | Plea For Peace | 2:12 |
| 1988 Gilman St. Demo | ||
| 5 | Healthy Body (Extended Version) | 3:22 |
| 6 | Bombshell | 1:25 |
| 7 | Hedgecore | 1:40 |
| 8 | Hangin’ Out | 1:25 |
| 9 | Sarcastic | 1:37 |
| 10 | Left Behind | 2:28 |
| 11 | Break It Down | 1:46 |
| 12 | Steppin’ Out | 7:41 |
| 1988 Energy Demos | ||
| 13 | Artificial Life | 2:01 |
| 14 | Freeze Up | 2:21 |
| 15 | Sound System | 2:17 |
| 16 | Jaded | 1:32 |
| 17 | Take Warning | 2:31 |
| 18 | 6 To 10 | 1:27 |
| 19 | Missionary | 2:00 |
| 20 | Bankshot | 1:35 |
| 21 | Unity (With Horns) | 2:19 |
| 22 | Smiling | 1:45 |
| 23 | One Of Those Days | 1:12 |
| 24 | Face That Screams | 1:55 |
| 25 | Gonna Find You | 1:56 |
| 26 | Room Without A Window | 1:22 |
| 27 | Hangin’ Out | 1:18 |
| 28 | Sound System (Instro) | 1:45 |
| 29 | Sound System (Ext.) | 1:46 |
| 30 | Unity (Insto W/ Sax) | 4:27 |
Tracks 9, 11, 12, 18, and 24 are marked as being unreleased songs.
from back cover art:
“Thanks to: Reverend Cleotis Washington, owner of Red Robin Records, who is still years away from senility, and to XMAS for loan of mastertapes.”
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