Operation Ivy – Learn to Dance the Geek With... The Demos (12-Inch Album)

Bay Area punk legends Operation Ivy were only together for two years, but the one album they released would go on to influence countless bands.

This anthology captures the raw, high-energy, and frantic ska-punk sound that preceded their seminal 1989 album, Energy. These recordings, including unpolished demo versions of classics like Sound System, Take Warning and Unity, often feature different arrangements, and offer a rare document of the band before their 1989 split.

Track Listing

Side One

1. Uncertain *
2. Trouble Bound *
3. Someday *
4. Plea for Peace *
5. Bombshell **
6. Hedgecore **
7. Hangin’ Out **
8. Sarcastic **
9. Left Behind **
10. Break It Down **
11. Artificial Life ***
12. Freeze Up ***
13. Sound System ***
14. Jaded ***

Side Two

1. Take Warning ***
2. 6 to 10 ***
3. Missionary ***
4. Bankshot ***
5. Unity (w/ horns) ***
6. Smiling ***
7. One of Those Days ***
8. Face That Screams ***
9. Gonna Find You ***
10. Room Without a Window ***
11. Hangin’ Out ***
12. Sound System (Instro) ***
13. Sound System (Ext.) ***
14. Unity (Insto w/ sax) ***

* 1987 Demo

** 1988 Gilman St. Demo

*** 1988 Energy Demos

Format: Vinyl / 12” Album

Label: Waste Management

Catalogue No: TONY005

Barcode: 0637913874154

Release Date: 8 Jan 2024