Transplants (album)

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Template:Start date(US)January 2000–June 2002Tim Armstrong's Basement (Los Angeles, CA)Template:Hlist45:21HellcatTemplate:Hlistx|2=</?t[drh][ >]|nomatch=}}|Template:Main other}}Template:Main other}} Template:Music ratings Transplants is the debut studio album by the American punk rock/hip hop band Transplants. It was released on October 22, 2002, via Hellcat Records. Audio production of the twelve-track record was handled by Tim Armstrong and Dave Carlock. Rancid's Matt Freeman and Lars Frederiksen, The Slackers' Vic Ruggiero, The Distillers' Brody Dalle, AFI's Davey Havok, Funkdoobiest's Son Doobie, The Nerve Agents' Eric Ozenne, and Skarhead's Danny Diablo made their appearances on the album as additional musicians and vocalists.

The album peaked at No. 96 on the Billboard 200<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref> and No. 1 on the Independent Albums chart.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite news</ref> Its lead single, "Diamonds and Guns", peaked at No. 19 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart,<ref name=":2">Template:Cite news</ref> No. 27 on the UK Singles Chart,<ref name=":3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and was most played as background music in older Garnier Fructis TV commercials.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The second single of the album, "D.J. D.J." peaked at #49 on the UK Singles Chart.<ref name=":4">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both its singles are featured in Paul Hunter's 2003 film Bulletproof Monk. The song "California Babylon" is included in the 2003 video game Tony Hawk's Underground.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personnel

• Tim Armstrong - vocals (tracks: 2–4, 6–10, 12), guitar, bass (tracks: 4–5, 7–9, 12), synthesizer (tracks: 1, 5), percussion (track 6, 10), loops, producer, mixing
• Rob "Skinhead Rob" Aston - vocals (tracks: 1–11), scratches (tracks: 3–4, 11)
• Travis Barker - drums
• Eric Ozenne - vocals (track 1)
• Son Doobie - vocals (track 4)
• Davey Havok - vocals (track 5)
• Brody Dalle - vocals (tracks: 2, 7)
• Danny Diablo - vocals (track 11)
• Dave Carlock - backing vocals (tracks: 3–4, 6), guitar (track 11), bass (tracks: 1, 6, 11), piano (track 4), synthesizer (tracks: 1–3, 6–7, 9, 11–12), producer, mixing
• Lars Frederiksen - backing vocals (track 10)
• Matt Freeman - bass (track 2)
• Victor Ruggiero - piano (tracks: 9–10, 12), Hammond B-3 organ (tracks: 2, 6–7, 9, 10, 12)
• Gene Grimaldi - mastering
• Estavan Oriol - photography, artwork & design
• Mark Machado - artwork & design
• Eklipsone - artwork & design

Charts

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Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Billboard 200<ref name=":0" />	96
US Billboard Independent Albums<ref name=":1" />	1

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Year	Song	Peak positions
		US Mod Rock	UK Singles Chart
2003	"Diamonds and Guns"	19<ref name=":2" />	27<ref name=":3" />
	"D.J. D.J."	—	49<ref name=":4" />

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