RKL pressed on without original member Bomer. They recorded a new album at the Music Annex in 1994 with completely new material. The resultant album Riches to Rags would be released in early 1995 and dedicated to Will Knutilla. The name was a sarcastic self-deprecating spoof on their previous ‘Lifestyles’ persona. For perhaps the first time in their history, RKL finally had a large amount of support from an experienced and highly successful independent label, Epitaph Records. The band had the song “We’re Back We’re Pissed” appear on Epitaph’s first of a long running compilation series called Punk-O-Rama . The song “Betrayed” also appeared on the February 1995 sample CD of the magazine CMJ New Music Monthly . RKL’s first music video was created featuring the song “Betrayed” and directed by Isaac Camner. Around this time they were also featured on the national tabloid news television show Hard Copy in a piece about LSD . RKL toured the world supporting Riches to Rags , including most parts of Europe and Japan. However, tensions within the band caused RKL to once again go their separate ways. Ward put together the entire “Still Flailing After All These Beers RKL” video which released on VHS through Epitaph Records. The video contained rare live footage and home videos from RKL’s time on the road, an exclusive Take Me Home music video directed by Ward, and a cover of Devo ‘s “Timing X”.
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