Dude Ranch

Dude Ranch is the 2nd studio album by blink-182 and was released on June 17, 1997 through Cargo Music. MCA Records signed the band in 1998 to handle increased distribution for the album. It was the last album to feature Scott Raynor, who was replaced the following year with Travis Barker.

Upon the release, the album peaked at #67 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It was certified Gold nearly a year after its' release, and was certified Platinum for the first time in 1999.

Four singles were released: "Dammit" in September 1997, "Apple Shampoo" in October 1997, "Dick Lips" in February 1998 and "Josie" in November 1998. "Dammit" was the only single to chart, peaking at #11 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks. "I Won't Be Home for Christmas" was released as a promotional single in 1998. "Dammit" and "Josie" helped them gain mainstream popularity.

Origins
Many songs on the album had previously been demoed and written much earlier, even before Cheshire Cat. The earliest of these is a version of "Degenerate" from the band's second demo, Demo #2. They wrapped up the recording sessions for Dude Ranch in early 1997, the album being completed in one month. For the final touches, Unwritten Law frontman Scott Russo donated a few vocal tracks to the album, and Trombino let blink-182 record a couple of jokes between songs using his sound-effects machine. The band had confidence and was very happy with the album, Hoppus recalling "I remember when we finished Dude Ranch I was so proud. That was the first time we could take the time and whatever to make a good record".

Release and reception
As the original release of the album was only pressed on CD and cassette, the album was released on vinyl format for the first time on January 12, 2010 by independent record label Mightier Than Sword Records, following a re-release of Enema of the State on vinyl. The album was only released in its original explicit format, a "clean" (or edited version) has never been produced. It is one of few albums to face major distribution without a Parental Advisory sticker, possibly because it originally went without one when released through Cargo in 1997.