Operation Ivy (band)
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Operation Ivy was an American punk rock band from Berkeley, California, formed in May 1987. They were critical to the emergence of Lookout Records and the so-called "East Bay Sound."
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Origin | Berkeley, California, U.S. |
Genres | Ska punk · punk rock · hardcore punk |
Years active | 1987–1989 |
Labels | Lookout, Hellcat |
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The band's name was derived from the Operation Ivy series of nuclear tests in 1952. Although the band released just one full-length album (Energy) before breaking up in May 1989, Operation Ivy is well remembered as the direct antecedent of popular band Rancid and for wielding a lasting stylistic influence over numerous other bands in what became the third wave ska movement.