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{{About|the 1988 Operation Ivy EP}}
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{{Infobox album
| name       = Hectic
| type       = EP
| artist     = [[Operation Ivy (band)|Operation Ivy]]
| cover      = Operation Ivy - Hectic.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = January 1988<br/>{{Start date|2012|4|18}}
| recorded   = November 30, 1987
| venue      =
| studio     = Dangerous Rhythm in [[Oakland, California]]
| genre      = [[Hardcore punk]], [[ska punk]]
| length     = 10:39
| label      = [[Lookout! Records|Lookout!]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> <br/>[[Hellcat Records|Hellcat]]
| producer   = Kevin Army and Operation Ivy
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title = [[Energy (Operation Ivy album)|Energy]]
| next_year  = 1989
}}

'''''Hectic''''' is the debut [[Extended play|EP]] by the American [[ska punk]] band [[Operation Ivy (band)|Operation Ivy]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> It was released in January 1988 through [[Lookout! Records]] (LK 003). ''Hectic'' is credited as one of the first ska-core records.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=rancid|title=TrouserPress.com :: Rancid|website=www.trouserpress.com}}</ref>

In 1991, all 6 tracks from ''Hectic'' were later released on the [[Energy (Operation Ivy album)|self-titled compilation album]], which also featured all the tracks from ''Energy'' and two tracks from the ''[[Turn It Around!]]'' compilation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://epitaph.com/artists/operation-ivy/release/operation-ivy|title=Operation Ivy - Operation Ivy|first=Epitaph|last=Records|via=epitaph.com}}</ref> ''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 [[Tim Armstrong|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==
* [[Jesse Michaels]]&nbsp;– [[Lead vocalist|lead vocals]]
* [[Tim Armstrong|Lint]]&nbsp;– [[guitar]], [[Backing vocalist|backing vocals]], lead vocals on intro of "Here We Go Again"
* [[Matt Freeman|Matt McCall]]&nbsp;– [[Bass guitar|bass]], backing vocals
* [[Dave Mello]]&nbsp;– [[Drum kit|drums]], backing vocals

'''Additional musicians'''
* Pat Mello&nbsp;– backing vocals

'''Production'''
* Kevin Army&nbsp;– [[Record producer|producer]], [[Audio engineering|engineer]]
* Operation Ivy&nbsp;– producers
* John Golden&nbsp;– [[Audio mastering|mastering]]
* Jesse Michaels&nbsp;– cover art, booklet
* David Hayes (credited as “Sprocket”)&nbsp;– back cover, labels
* Murray Bowles; Cammie Toloui; Cesar Rubio; Vivian Sayles&nbsp;– 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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