Former members of lengendary ska/punk band
Opertion Ivy from Berkley, California.
Rancid's first recorded release was a 1992 EP on Operation Ivy's old label Lookout! Records. Shortly after releasing this, the band was signed to
Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz's label, Epitaph Records. Rancid would release their self titled debut album for Epitaph in 1993.
