| Hectic | ||||
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| Released | January 1988 April 18, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | November 30, 1987 | |||
| Studio | Dangerous Rhythm in Oakland, California | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk, ska punk | |||
| Length | 10:39 | |||
| Label | Lookout![1] Hellcat | |||
| Producer | Kevin Army and Operation Ivy | |||
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Hectic is the debut EP by the American ska punk band Operation Ivy.[2] It was released in January 1988 through Lookout! Records (LK 003). Hectic is credited as one of the first ska-core records.[3]
In 1991, all 6 tracks from Hectic were later released on the self-titled compilation album, which also featured all the tracks from Energy and two tracks from the Turn It Around! compilation.[4] Hectic was re-released on 12-inch vinyl by Hellcat Records on April 18, 2012.
Larry Livermore, founder of Lookout! Records, has said that Lookout! was founded solely to release an Operation Ivy record. Lookout! Records was in fact started with simply a PO Box in order to release records by Livermore's own band, The Lookouts. This was said to emphasize Operation Ivy's importance in Lookout! Records' catalog. [citation needed]
- ^ Thompson, Dave (October 13, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
- ^ Yancey, Bryne (March 2, 2012). "Hellcat Records to reissue Operation Ivy's "Hectic" EP on vinyl".
- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Rancid". www.trouserpress.com.
- ^ Records, Epitaph. "Operation Ivy - Operation Ivy" – via epitaph.com.