Operation Ivy’s “Energy” Gets 35th Anniversary Cassette Reissue Via Tapehead City

Tapehead City and Hellcat Records are teaming up to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Operation Ivy‘s 1989 album, Energy, with a special cassette reissue that will be released on May 28th. As the pulse of punk culture beats on, Energy is still regarded by many as the best ska-punk album of all time, with countless bands which revere its unparalleled influence. Band members Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman who later formed Rancid would write in the song Journey To The End Of The East Bay: “Started in ’87 ended in ’89. You got a garage or an amp, we’ll play anytime. It was just the four of us, yeah man the core of us. Too much attention unavoidably destroyed us”

Recorded using High Quality RTM tape this official limited edition reissue of Energy includes the remastered versions of all 19 original tracks and will be available in two shell variants, 2-tone & UV. The 2-tone (one side black / one side white tape) shell imprint is from an actual scan of the original cassette shell print. The UV print includes artwork direct from the album. For the first time the jcard will include the lyric sheet drawn by Jesse Michaels that never made it into the original tape. You can pre-order the Energy 35th anniversary tapes and a limited edition Tapehead City / Operation Ivy mash up shirt via Tapehead City.

“Me and my friends grew playing in bands that would always cover Rancid and Opivy. These songs have been a part of me for so long. Working on this project was so much fun and such an honor. I really hope the fans are happy with the tapes. I think they came out great. (Tapehead City owner Charlie Kaplan)