''Hectic'' is the debut
EP by the American
ska punk
Ska punk (also spelled ska-punk) is a fusion genre that mixes ska music and punk rock music together. (sometimes spelled skacore) is a subgenre of ska punk that mixes ska with hardcore punk. Early ska punk mixed both 2 tone and ska with hard ...
band
Operation Ivy. It was released in January 1988 through
Lookout! Records
Lookout Records (stylized as Lookout! Records) was an independent record label, initially based in Laytonville, California and later in Berkeley, California, Berkeley, focusing on punk rock. Established in 1987, the label is best known for having ...
(LK 003). ''Hectic'' is credited as one of the first ska-core records.
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!
''Turn It Around!'' is a punk rock compilation album by ''Maximumrocknroll''. Originally released as two 7-inch records in October 1987, it served as a benefit to raise money for the Berkeley, California DIY punk scene (known as the Gilman Stree ...
'' compilation.
''Hectic'' was re-released on 12-inch vinyl by
Hellcat Records
Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an offshoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, w ...
on April 18, 2012.
Larry Livermore
Lawrence Hayes (born October 28, 1947), better known by his stage name Larry Livermore, is an American singer, musician, record producer, and author, best known as the co-founder of Lookout Records.
Biography
In 1977, Hayes began to attend pun ...
, 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
The Lookouts were an American punk rock band that existed from 1985 to 1990 on Iron Peak, a remote rural mountain community outside Laytonville, California, United States. The members were Larry Livermore on guitar and vocals, Kain Kong (Kain ...
. This was said to emphasize Operation Ivy's importance in Lookout! Records' catalog.
Influence
''Hectic'' is often overshadowed by ''Energy'', mainly because the songs on ''Hectic'' are included on ''Energy. However, ''Hectic'' is widely regarded as the first ska-core record.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Jesse Michaels
Jesse Michaels (born 1969) is an American songwriter, vocalist, guitarist, artist, and author from Berkeley, California. His lyrics deal with politics, racism, and general social issues. He is most well known as the vocalist for the ska punk ba ...
–
lead vocals
*
Lint –
guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...
,
backing vocals
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, lead vocals on intro of "Here We Go Again"
*
Matt McCall –
bass, backing vocals
*
Dave Mello –
drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians
* Pat Mello – backing vocals
Production
* Kevin Army –
producer,
engineer
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* Operation Ivy – producers
* John Golden –
mastering
* Jesse Michaels – cover art, booklet
* David Hayes (credited as “Sprocket”) – back cover, labels
* Murray Bowles; Cammie Toloui; Cesar Rubio; Vivian Sayles – photography
References
1988 debut EPs
Lookout! Records EPs
Operation Ivy (band) albums
Ska punk EPs
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