Riverdales (album)
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| Released | June 7, 1995 October 10, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | January 1995 | |||
| Studio | Sonic Iguana Studios in Lafayette, Indiana | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, pop punk | |||
| Length | 30:23 58:26 (reissue) | |||
| Label | Lookout (LK 120) Asian Man (AMR 138) | |||
| Producer | Mass Giorgini | |||
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Riverdales is the eponymously titled debut studio album by the Chicago-based punk rock band the Riverdales. Formed after the break-up of Screeching Weasel, the band sought to write more Ramones-inspired music and the album was released on June 7, 1995, through Lookout Records with the catalog number LK 120. The group supported the album by opening for Green Day on the initial US leg of the tour for their album Insomniac. Riverdales experienced substantial success on the tour, and the album became the group's best-selling release to date.
Shortly after the original release of Riverdales, Foster got into a dispute with Lookout Records owner Larry Livermore and the Riverdales left the label and signed to Fat Mike's Honest Don's Records for their next album Storm the Streets (1997). Despite this, Riverdales remained in print on Lookout until 2005, when the group removed their catalog from the label, alongside many other artists. The album was re-released on October 10, 2006, by Asian Man Records with new cover art and 12 bonus tracks.