Give 'Em the Boot is a series of compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

s released by Hellcat Records

Hellcat Records

Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an off-shoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz carp Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, the latter of whom is generally responsible for...

. The first release came out July 29, 1997, and there has been a new release every other year, except for the gap between the second and third releases, which had three years in between. It is similar to the Punk-O-Rama

Punk-O-Rama

Punk-O-Rama was the title given to a series of ten compilation albums published by Epitaph Records between 1994 and 2005. The first volume was released in 1994, the second in 1996, and the rest annually from 1998 to 2005. The albums included artists from Epitaph's roster as well as from its...

and Unsound series released by Hellcat's parent label, Epitaph Records

Epitaph Records

Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...

.

The series is released to promote bands on Hellcat Records. Because of this, the price of the compilations are cheaper than other regular releases, to encourage fans to buy it and hear bands that may or may not have heard of before.

The title of the series comes from a lyric in the song "Roots Radicals

Roots Radicals

"Roots Radicals" is a song by the American punk rock band Rancid. It was released as the first single from its third album, ...And Out Come the Wolves. The song reached number 27 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks. The b-side, "I Wanna Riot" was originally featured on the Epitaph Records...

" which appears on the album ...And Out Come the Wolves

...And Out Come the Wolves

…And Out Come the Wolves is the third studio album by the American punk rock band Rancid. It was released on August 22, 1995 through Epitaph Records. Rancid's popularity and catchy songs made them the subject of a major label bidding war that ended with the band staying on Epitaph...

by Rancid

Rancid (band)

Rancid is an American punk rock band formed in Berkeley, California in 1991. Founded by Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, both of whom previously played in the ska punk band Operation Ivy, Rancid is credited—along with Green Day and The Offspring—for reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the...

. The head of Hellcat Records is Tim Armstrong

Tim Armstrong

Timothy Lockwood Armstrong is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known for his work with punk rock bands Rancid, Operation Ivy, Downfall, and the Transplants. He is also the owner and operator of Hellcat Records.-Personal life:Armstrong was born November 25, 1965 and was...

, who is lead singer and guitarist for Rancid.

In 2005, a DVD was released under the Give 'Em the Boot name. It featured live performances by many Hellcat artists, including multiple appearances by Rancid.

Releases

• Give 'Em the Boot
  Give 'Em the Boot (album)
  Give 'Em the Boot is the first compilation album in the Give 'Em the Boot series.This, as of 2007, is the only entry not to include the boot design of all of the other covers.-Track listing:# "The Brothels" – Rancid – 2:57...
  
  (1997)
• Give 'Em the Boot II
  Give 'Em the Boot II
  Give 'Em the Boot II is the second compilation album in the Give 'Em the Boot series.This was the first entry to feature the standard boot design for the cover...
  
  (1999)
• Give 'Em the Boot III
  Give 'Em the Boot III
  Give 'Em the Boot III is the third compilation album in the Give 'Em the Boot series, released in 2002 .- Track listing :#"Sick of It All" - The Distillers#"The Legend of Finn MacCumhail" - Dropkick Murphys#"Die Alone" - U.S...
  
  (2002)
• Give 'Em the Boot IV
  Give 'Em the Boot IV
  Give 'Em the Boot IV is the fourth compilation album in the Give 'Em the Boot series, released in 2004 .- Track listing :#"Killing Zone" - Rancid#"Dirty Reggae" - The Aggrolites#"Atomic" - Tiger Army#"Propaganda" - The Slackers...
  
  (2004)
• Give 'Em the Boot DVD
  Give 'Em the Boot DVD
  Give 'Em the Boot is the fifth release in the Give 'Em the Boot series. It was released in 2005 .-Track listing:#Give Em the Boot Intro#"Ruby Soho" - Rancid#"Never Die" - Tiger Army#"Light at the End" - F-Minus...
  
  (2005)
• Give 'Em the Boot V
  Give 'Em the Boot V
  Give 'Em the Boot V is the fifth compilation album in the Give 'Em the Boot series, released in 2006 .- Track listing :#"Tattoo" - Rancid#"Warriors Code" - Dropkick Murphys#"Cold Concrete" - Time Again...
  
  (2006)
• Give 'Em the Boot VI
  Give 'Em the Boot VI
  Give 'Em the Boot VI is an unofficial sixth entry in the Give 'Em the Boot series of albums. The compilations are periodically released by "Hellcat Records" and there is no record of it on the label's website. It has been distributed through the use of torrent download websites and features a...
  
  (2007)
• "Give 'Em the Boot VII" (2009)