Operation Ivy
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Operation Ivy was an influential ska punk band that originated from the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The band consisted of frontman Jesse Michaels (vocals), Tim Armstrong (credited as "Lint") (vocals/guitar), Matt Freeman (credited as Matt McCall) (bass/backing vocals), and Dave Mello (Drums/backing vocals). Their name was derived from the Operation Ivy series of nuclear tests; the name was one of many previously abandoned by another Gilman band, Isocracy.
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- Armstrong, Tim "Lint"
- Guitarist and vocalist.
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- Berkeley, CA
- City (at 924 Gilman Street) where Op Ivy played many gigs which led to many of their early fans.
- Big Rig
- Band band that included Op Ivy frontman Jesse Michaels.
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Energy
Title of the band's only official LP.
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- Hectic
- Title of the band's EP.
- Heroin
- Tim did lots of it!
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- Seedy
- Title of album put out by Karma Kredit label in 1996. A collection of unreleased material by David Hayes of Very Small Records. I occassionaly surfaces on ebay.
- Slashout!
- Label that released a title called "Lint Rides Again," a recording of Op Ivy's last show at Gilman St.
- Smoothed Out Slappy Hours
- Green Day did a cover of the Op Ivy song "Knowledge" on this album.
- Sound System
- Live radio show recording put out by Gilman St. Records in February of 1988.
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- Unity
- Title of, arguably, the band's most well-known song.
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