Hectic

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{{Infobox album

| name = Hectic

| type = EP

| artist = Operation Ivy

| cover = Operation Ivy - Hectic.jpg

| alt =

| released = January 1988
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| recorded = November 30, 1987

| venue =

| studio = Dangerous Rhythm in Oakland, California

| genre = Hardcore punk, ska punk

| length = 10:39

| label = Lookout!{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHP-r9-eqdAC&q=Hectic+operation+ivy&pg=PA108|title=Alternative Rock|first=Dave|last=Thompson|date=October 13, 2000|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=9780879306076|via=Google Books}}
Hellcat

| producer = Kevin Army and Operation Ivy

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Energy

| next_year = 1989

}}

Hectic is the debut EP by the American ska punk band Operation Ivy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/hellcat_records_to_reissue_operation_ivys_hectic_ep_on_vinyl/|title=Hellcat Records to reissue Operation Ivy's "Hectic" EP on vinyl|first=Bryne|last=Yancey|date=March 2, 2012}} It was released in January 1988 through Lookout! Records (LK 003). Hectic is credited as one of the first ska-core records.{{Cite web|url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=rancid|title=TrouserPress.com :: Rancid|website=www.trouserpress.com}}

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.{{Cite web|url=http://epitaph.com/artists/operation-ivy/release/operation-ivy|title=Operation Ivy - Operation Ivy|first=Epitaph|last=Records|via=epitaph.com}} 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|date=March 2021}}

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

{{track listing

| headline = Side one

| all_lyrics = Jesse Michaels, except where noted

| all_music = Operation Ivy

| title1 = Junkie's Runnin' Dry

| length1 = 2:03

| title2 = Here We Go Again

| note2 = intro lyrics by Lint

| length2 = 2:04

| title3 = Hoboken

| length3 = 1:10

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Side two

| total_length = 10:39

| title1 = Yellin' in My Ear

| length1 = 1:31

| title2 = Sleep Long

| length2 = 2:06

| title3 = Healthy Body

| length3 = 1:40

}}

Personnel

Additional musicians

  • Pat Mello – backing vocals

Production

  • Kevin Army – producer, engineer
  • 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

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Category:1988 debut EPs

Category:Lookout! Records EPs

Category:Operation Ivy (band) albums

Category:Ska punk EPs

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