"Cheshire Cat" is the debut studio album by American punk-pop band blink-182. Recorded at Westbeach Recorders in Los Angeles and produced by Otis Barthoulameu, the album was released through local independent record label Cargo Music on February 17, 1995.
The trio, composed of guitarist Tom DeLonge, bassist Mark Hoppus, and drummer Scott Raynor, formed in 1992 and recorded three demos that impressed the San Diego-based Cargo. In addition, their reputation as an irreverent local live act at venues such as SOMA alerted the label, which was trying to expand into different genres.
