Energy

The best ska / punk album of all time gets reissued by Epitaph. It's poetic, fun, upbeat and 31 years after it's initial release - still absolutely essential. 

Operation Ivy was a legendary Berkeley, California based 4-piece punk / ska band fronted by future Rancid cohorts Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman who helped create the Gilman street punk scene that also spawned Green Day and AFI.