Hectic

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]

ReleasedJanuary 1988
April 18, 2012 (2012-04-18)

RecordedNovember 30, 1987

StudioDangerous Rhythm (Oakland, California)

GenreHardcore punk, ska punk

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Hectic
EP by Operation Ivy
Released	January 1988 April 18, 2012 (2012-04-18)
Recorded	November 30, 1987
Studio	Dangerous Rhythm (Oakland, California)
Genre	Hardcore punk, ska punk
Length	10:39
Label	Lookout![1] Hellcat
Producer	Kevin Army and Operation Ivy
Operation Ivy chronology
Hectic (1988) Energy (1989)

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In 1991, all six 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]}