PUNK SKA RANCID AND OUT COME THE WOLVES RIAA GOLD AWARD

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This is a 1X GOLD CD ALBUM award. Award has a METAL BLACK WOOD FRAME with the following dimensions: Approx. 24" Tall X 24" Wide X 1 1/2" Deep. Frame is in great condition, like new. AWARD IS AN Official RIAA award not some cheap imitation. A great item for fans of this legendary 90's and 00's artist or for fans of the members. VERY IMPORTANT; MUST READ - Award's original recipient's name will be engraved out in order to preserve the anonymity that the owner has requested as a condition of the sale. The original recipient's name will be engraved out and the buyer has the following options 1) For an extra $40 fee, they can have HIS/HER name engraved on the award on a strip of metal that will affixed over the place of the original name. Thus, please realize that the new name will not be flush with the original plaque surface but instead will have slight 1/8" rise. 2) Or the buyer can choose NOT to have his/her name engraved, however, we must still have original name engraved out - NO EXCEPTIONS. Regardless of option 1) or 2) above t will be at least a 2 - 3 week delay since award will need to be taken to engraver in all circumstances (either to engrave out original name and engrave in new name or just to engrave out original name).QUESTIONS: If you have any questions, rather than bid first and ask later, please email me prior to bidding. My email is . S&H: Will vary according by distance. All S&H is to be done via USPS unless a Fedex number is given in which case prior arrangements must be made. Domestic S&H for USPS Priority Mail will be approximately $37.99. Int'l S&H estimate must be done once weight is determined and will vary according to recipient country. 032908. Biography by Steve Huey One of the cornerstone bands of the '90s punk revival, Rancid's unabashedly classicist sound drew heavily from the Clash's early records, echoing their left-leaning politics and fascination with ska, while adding a bit of post-hardcore crunch. While some critics dismissed Rancid as derivative, others praised their political commitment, surging energy, and undeniable way with a hook. And, regardless of critical debate over their significance, the band's strengths made them perhaps the most popular neo-punk band after Green Day and the Offspring. Their third album, 1995's ...And Out Come the Wolves, made them a platinum-selling sensation and an inescapable presence on MTV and modern rock radio. While they never translated that success into an enormous blockbuster record (like the aforementioned bands who hit the mainstream first), that wasn't necessarily their ambition, choosing to stay with the independent punk label Epitaph and the creative freedom it allowed them. That decision helped them retain a large, devoted core audience as revivalist punk-pop began to slip off the mainstream's musical radar. Rancid were formed in 1991 by San Francisco Bay Area punk scenesters Tim Armstrong (guitar/vocals) and Matt Freeman (bass). Lifelong friends and longtime punk fans, the two had grown up together in the small, working-class town of Albany, near Berkeley; they'd also played together in the legendary ska-punk band Operation Ivy, Armstrong as "Lint" and Freeman as Matt McCall. After Op Ivy disbanded in 1989, Armstrong and Freeman spent a few weeks in the ska-punk outfit Dance Hall Crashers, as well as Downfall; Freeman later briefly joined the hardcore band MDC. Meanwhile, Armstrong was waging a battle with alcoholism (but, fortunately, winning), and to help keep his friend occupied, Freeman suggested they escape their day jobs by forming a new band, which became Rancid. The duo added drummer Brett Reed, Armstrong's roommate and a familiar presence on the Gilman Street scene w Operation Ivy had cut their teeth. Just a couple of months later, Rancid were performing live around the area, and in 1992 they released a five-song debut EP on Lookout! Records. The EP caught the attention of Brett Gurewitz and his well-respected Epitaph label, which signed Rancid to a highly favorable contract guaranteeing them... read more

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