Hybrid Theory EP
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| Hybrid Theory EP | ||
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| EP by Linkin Park | ||
| Released | 1999/November 19, 2001 | |
| Recorded | 1999 | |
| Genre | Nu metal Rapcore |
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| Length | 22:30 | |
| Label | Mix Media (Zomba Music/Independent) | |
| Producer(s) | Mike Shinoda | |
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| Linkin Park chronology | ||
| Xero (1997/1998) |
Hybrid Theory EP (1999/2001) |
Hybrid Theory (2000) |
Hybrid Theory EP is an EP by Linkin Park (at that time called Hybrid Theory, making it a self-titled record), recorded and released in 1999.
It was their first record in chronological order. Before it, in 1997 the band registered only a demo tape entitled Xero.
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[edit] About the EP
At the time, the band's name was still Hybrid Theory (they were previously called Xero; the band changed name later in 1998, after Chester Bennington joined them, replacing Mark Wakefield).
Only one thousand copies were pressed, and the EP was sent to various record labels, including Warner Bros. Records. The remaining copies of the EP were sent to the first members of Linkin Park's newly-formed street team.
On November 19, 2001, Linkin Park Underground, Linkin Park's exclusive fan club, was opened. The first fan club package was shipped to members and included a re-mixed and re-mastered edition of Hybrid Theory EP, with edited inlay artwork, including a note from the band. The first 500 copies of the CD were individually signed by all 6 members of the band.
The Hybrid Theory EP has fetched several hundred dollars, from auctions on Web sites like eBay. Currently, the only way to obtain the EP is to purchase it from eBay, download it from any of a number of fansites, or to participate in contests in the LPU in which the EP is awarded as a contest prize. However, the prizes awarded by the LPU are not copies from the original run; they are the less-valuable re-releases. Care must also be taken when purchasing the CD on eBay, as it is easy confuse a re-release for an original copy, and to pay more than the CD is worth. The differences between the original pressing and the LPU re-release include:
- Original pressing lists the 'Produced by' credit on the back insert to Hybrid Theory (the band's name at the time); the re-release was changed to show Mike Shinoda as producer.
- Artwork differences include a text box on the inner cover on the original containing the following quote - "After eight months, she was sure of one thing: that the baby's future would be determined by the convergence of its divided past."; the re-release does not.
- The inner cover/liner notes for the original list the band members at the time, including bassist Kyle Christener; the re-release contains a letter from Linkin Park to their fans and has quite different artwork from the original.
- The Re-Release of the Hybrid Theory EP's cover art is noticeably brighter than the EP's original release, and the picture in the inner cover is bluer in the re-release than the original.
It is unknown why, although the album featured several curse words (such as the word "shit" being used 3 times in "High Voltage"), the EP did not receive a Parental Advisory label. However, it has been suspected that the band did not want a bad name, although that is not much of a reason at all.
[edit] Track listing
- "Carousel" – 3:00
- "Technique (Short)" – 0:40
- "Step Up" – 3:55
- "And One" – 4:33
- Contains a hidden Interlude
- "High Voltage" – 3:30
- "Part of Me" – 12:44 (Ends at 4:06, untitled instrumental begins at 9:58)
[edit] Band line-up
- Chester Bennington – vocalist, occasionally guitar
- Rob Bourdon – drummer
- Brad Delson – guitar
- Joe "Mr. Hahn" Hahn – turntablist, samples
- Mike Shinoda – Vocals, MC, keyboardist, rhythm guitarist, samples
- Dave "Phoenix" Farrell - Bass
[edit] Personnel
- Produced by Mike Shinoda.
- "Carousel" – Written by Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn, Brad Delson, Chester Bennington and Rob Bourdon. Produced and mixed by Mudrock and Mike Shinoda.
- "Technique" (Short) – Written by Mike Shinoda and Joe Hahn. Produced and mixed by Mike Shinoda.
- "Step Up" – Written by Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn and Brad Delson. Produced and mixed by Mike Shinoda.
- "And One" – Written by Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn, Brad Delson, Chester Bennington and Rob Bourdon. Produced and mixed by Mudrock and Mike Shinoda.
- "High Voltage" – Written by Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn and Brad Delson. Produced and mixed by Mike Shinoda.
- "Part of Me" – Written by Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn, Brad Delson, Chester Bennington and Rob Bourdon. Produced and mixed by Mudrock and Mike Shinoda.
- Track seven written, produced and mixed by Mike Shinoda.
- Mastered by Pat Kraus.
- Art direction by Mike Shinoda.
- Cover art by Mike Shinoda and Joe Hahn.
- Bass by Kyle Christener and Brad Delson.
