Linkin Park

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	Hybrid Theory Colored Vinyl - New - 093624941422 Sealed 2021 Limited Edition Reissue Pressed On Red Vinyl. "At The Turn Of The 21st Century, As Nu-metal Neared Its Peak In Mainstream Popularity, The Next Generation Of Bands Began To Emerge, Influenced By That Scene's Unhinged Anger, Pummeling Metallic Riffs, And Hip-hop Flourish. Of Those Groups, Californian Crew Linkin Park Rose To The Top Of The Pack With Their Boundary-busting Approach To The Genre, Which They Debuted On Their First Effort, Hybrid Theory. Released In Late 2000, The Album Took The Basics Of Rap-metal Fusion, Discarded The Lug-headed Posturing And Cartoonish Profanity, And Expanded Its Scope To Include Atmospheric Electronics, A Pop-savvy Attention To Hooks, And Confessional Lyrics That Balanced Angst With Vulnerability. Anchored By The Effortless Interplay Between Throat-shredding Vocalist Chester Bennington And Emcee Mike Shinoda, The Sextet Also Featured The Talents Of Guitarist Brad Delson, Bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, Drummer Rob Bourdon, And Programmer/dj Joe Hahn, The Behind-the-scenes Wizard On The Turntables (Who Has His Own Moment To Shine On "Cure For The Itch"). Together, They Crafted A Taut Set Of Deviously Catchy And Relatable Anthems That Quickly Connected Them To A Legion Of Fans Who Craved More Emotional Depth In Their Heavy Music. On Breakthrough Single "One Step Closer," A Seething Bennington Showcased His Wide Range -- Which Whips From A Pained Whisper To A Feral Roar -- As Hahn Wildly Scratched And Scrubbed On The Turntables, Mimicking The Turmoil And Angst In Bennington's Lyrics. "By Myself" And "A Place For My Head" Operate On A Similar Level, Unleashing Bennington's Bloody Shrieks Upon Shinoda's Aggressive Rhymes And A Band United As A Fine-tuned Melodic Unit. Later, On "Points Of Authority," Atop Hahn's Explosive Effects, Bennington's Rage Hits Another Peak, Confronting The One Who Sexually Abused Him As A Child. Such Heavy Lyrical Content Forms The Core Of Hybrid Theory, Creating A Cathartic Outlet For Those Who Can Relate To Struggling With Addiction (The Grammy-winning "Crawling"), Paranoia ("Papercut"), Failed Relationships ("Pushing Me Away," "In The End"), And Much More. The Combination Of Emotional Bloodletting And Gifted Songwriting Resonated With The Public, And Hybrid Theory Was Soon An International, Diamond-certified Smash, Catapulting Linkin Park To Worldwide Fame. However, Before Becoming One Of The Most Beloved Bands Of The 2000s And 2010s, They Were A Group Of Hungry Unknowns Who Sought To Try Something New With Their Hybrid Approach To Genre And Human Emotion." Hybrid Theory Review By Neil Z. Yeung. more
	Hybrid Theory Used - LP - 532432-1 2013 Gatefold Reissue, With Insert. Few Tiny Corner Rubs. "At The Turn Of The 21st Century, As Nu-metal Neared Its Peak In Mainstream Popularity, The Next Generation Of Bands Began To Emerge, Influenced By That Scene's Unhinged Anger, Pummeling Metallic Riffs, And Hip-hop Flourish. Of Those Groups, Californian Crew Linkin Park Rose To The Top Of The Pack With Their Boundary-busting Approach To The Genre, Which They Debuted On Their First Effort, Hybrid Theory. Released In Late 2000, The Album Took The Basics Of Rap-metal Fusion, Discarded The Lug-headed Posturing And Cartoonish Profanity, And Expanded Its Scope To Include Atmospheric Electronics, A Pop-savvy Attention To Hooks, And Confessional Lyrics That Balanced Angst With Vulnerability. Anchored By The Effortless Interplay Between Throat-shredding Vocalist Chester Bennington And Emcee Mike Shinoda, The Sextet Also Featured The Talents Of Guitarist Brad Delson, Bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, Drummer Rob Bourdon, And Programmer/dj Joe Hahn, The Behind-the-scenes Wizard On The Turntables (Who Has His Own Moment To Shine On "Cure For The Itch"). Together, They Crafted A Taut Set Of Deviously Catchy And Relatable Anthems That Quickly Connected Them To A Legion Of Fans Who Craved More Emotional Depth In Their Heavy Music. On Breakthrough Single "One Step Closer," A Seething Bennington Showcased His Wide Range -- Which Whips From A Pained Whisper To A Feral Roar -- As Hahn Wildly Scratched And Scrubbed On The Turntables, Mimicking The Turmoil And Angst In Bennington's Lyrics. "By Myself" And "A Place For My Head" Operate On A Similar Level, Unleashing Bennington's Bloody Shrieks Upon Shinoda's Aggressive Rhymes And A Band United As A Fine-tuned Melodic Unit. Later, On "Points Of Authority," Atop Hahn's Explosive Effects, Bennington's Rage Hits Another Peak, Confronting The One Who Sexually Abused Him As A Child. Such Heavy Lyrical Content Forms The Core Of Hybrid Theory, Creating A Cathartic Outlet For Those Who Can Relate To Struggling With Addiction (The Grammy-winning "Crawling"), Paranoia ("Papercut"), Failed Relationships ("Pushing Me Away," "In The End"), And Much More. The Combination Of Emotional Bloodletting And Gifted Songwriting Resonated With The Public, And Hybrid Theory Was Soon An International, Diamond-certified Smash, Catapulting Linkin Park To Worldwide Fame. However, Before Becoming One Of The Most Beloved Bands Of The 2000s And 2010s, They Were A Group Of Hungry Unknowns Who Sought To Try Something New With Their Hybrid Approach To Genre And Human Emotion." AMG Review By Neil Z. Yeung more
	Hybrid Theory Used Import - 9362-49477-5 2014 Gatefold Repress. Includes Inner Sheet. Tiny Top Seam Split. more
	Hybrid Theory New - LP - 093624941422 Sealed 2020 Gatefold Reissue; EU Import. "At The Turn Of The 21st Century, As Nu-metal Neared Its Peak In Mainstream Popularity, The Next Generation Of Bands Began To Emerge, Influenced By That Scene's Unhinged Anger, Pummeling Metallic Riffs, And Hip-hop Flourish. Of Those Groups, Californian Crew Linkin Park Rose To The Top Of The Pack With Their Boundary-busting Approach To The Genre, Which They Debuted On Their First Effort, Hybrid Theory. Released In Late 2000, The Album Took The Basics Of Rap-metal Fusion, Discarded The Lug-headed Posturing And Cartoonish Profanity, And Expanded Its Scope To Include Atmospheric Electronics, A Pop-savvy Attention To Hooks, And Confessional Lyrics That Balanced Angst With Vulnerability. Anchored By The Effortless Interplay Between Throat-shredding Vocalist Chester Bennington And Emcee Mike Shinoda, The Sextet Also Featured The Talents Of Guitarist Brad Delson, Bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, Drummer Rob Bourdon, And Programmer/dj Joe Hahn, The Behind-the-scenes Wizard On The Turntables (Who Has His Own Moment To Shine On "Cure For The Itch"). Together, They Crafted A Taut Set Of Deviously Catchy And Relatable Anthems That Quickly Connected Them To A Legion Of Fans Who Craved More Emotional Depth In Their Heavy Music. On Breakthrough Single "One Step Closer," A Seething Bennington Showcased His Wide Range -- Which Whips From A Pained Whisper To A Feral Roar -- As Hahn Wildly Scratched And Scrubbed On The Turntables, Mimicking The Turmoil And Angst In Bennington's Lyrics. "By Myself" And "A Place For My Head" Operate On A Similar Level, Unleashing Bennington's Bloody Shrieks Upon Shinoda's Aggressive Rhymes And A Band United As A Fine-tuned Melodic Unit. Later, On "Points Of Authority," Atop Hahn's Explosive Effects, Bennington's Rage Hits Another Peak, Confronting The One Who Sexually Abused Him As A Child. Such Heavy Lyrical Content Forms The Core Of Hybrid Theory, Creating A Cathartic Outlet For Those Who Can Relate To Struggling With Addiction (The Grammy-winning "Crawling"), Paranoia ("Papercut"), Failed Relationships ("Pushing Me Away," "In The End"), And Much More. The Combination Of Emotional Bloodletting And Gifted Songwriting Resonated With The Public, And Hybrid Theory Was Soon An International, Diamond-certified Smash, Catapulting Linkin Park To Worldwide Fame. However, Before Becoming One Of The Most Beloved Bands Of The 2000s And 2010s, They Were A Group Of Hungry Unknowns Who Sought To Try Something New With Their Hybrid Approach To Genre And Human Emotion." Hybrid Theory Review By Neil Z. Yeung. more
	Minutes To Midnight New - LP - 44477-1 Sealed, Out Of Print 2008 180gm Gatefold Original. Produced By Rick Rubin & Mastered By Stan Ricker At RTI. more
	Minutes To Midnight Colored Vinyl - New - 093624998105 Sealed 2021 Limited Edition Reissue On Yellow Colored Vinyl. Album Originally Produced By Rick Rubin. more
	Minutes To Midnight New - LP - 093624998105 Sealed 2020 Gatefold Reissue. Produced By Rick Rubin. "Damned If They Do, Damned If They Don't -- That Was The Conundrum Facing Linkin Park When It Came Time To Deliver Minutes To Midnight, Their Third Album. It Had Been Four Years Since Their Last, 2003's Meteora, Which Itself Was Essentially A Continuation Of The Rap-Rock Of Their 2000 Debut, Hybrid Theory, The Blockbuster That Was One Of The Biggest Rock Hits Of The New Millennium. On That Album, Linkin Park Sounded Tense And Nervous, They Sounded Wiry -- Rap-Rock Without The Maliciousness That Pulsed Through Mock-Rockers Like Limp Bizkit. Linkin Park Seemed To Come By Their Alienation Honestly, Plus They Had Hooks And A Visceral Power That Connected With Millions Of Listeners, Many Of Whom Who Were Satisfied By The Familiarity Of Meteora. They May Have Been Able To Give Their Fans More Of The Same On Their Sophomore Effort, But Linkin Park Couldn't Do The Same Thing On Their Third Record: They Would Seem Like One-trick Ponies, So They'd Be Better Off To Acknowledge Their Advancing Age And Try To Mature, Or Broaden Their Sonic Palette. Yet Like Many Other Hard Rockers, They Were The Kind Of Band Whose Audience Either Didn't Want Change Or Outgrew The Group -- And Considering That It Had Been A Full Seven Years Between Hybrid Theory And Minutes To Midnight, Many Fans Who Were On The Verge Of Getting Their Driver's License In 2000 Were Now Leaving College And, Along With It, Adolescent Angst. So, Linkin Park Decided To Embrace The Inevitable And Jumped Headfirst Into Maturity On Minutes To Midnight, Which Meant That Poor Mike Shinoda Was Effectively Benched, Rapping On Just Two Songs. In Many Ways, It Seems Like Even The Guitarists Were Benched This Time Around, Since Minutes To Midnight Doesn't Really Rock, It Broods. Apart From A Handful Of Ringers -- "Given Up," The Shinoda-Fueled "Bleed It Out," Easily The Best, Most Visceral Track Here -- This Is Quiet, Atmospheric Stuff, Dabbling With Electronic Textures That Were Cutting Edge In 1996 But Sound Passé Now. Also Sounding Passé Are The Tortured Musings Of Lead Singer Chester Bennington, Who Still Is Tormented By Love, Loss, Family, Any Number Of Items That Sound Convincing Coming From A Man In His Early Twenties, But Not So Much So When The Thirties Are Approaching Rapidly. And Yet The Way Bennington And His Mates, Shepherded By Producer Rick Rubin, Try To Sound Mature Isn't Always Convincing, Either, Possibly Because It Sounds Like A Skate Punk Uncomfortably Trying On His Big Brother's Suit. They Have The Chops To Rock, And When They Deign To Do So On Minutes To Midnight They Sound Comfortable, They Sound Right, But Too Often They Run Away From This Core Strength." AMG Review By Stephen Thomas Erlewine. more
	Minutes To Midnight Used - LP - 44477-1 Clean 2008 First Pressing Of This 180gm Original Housed In A Gatefold Cover. Produced By Rick Rubin & Mastered By Stan Ricker At RTI. Not The Recent Reissue. more
	One More Light Used Import - 093624913245 2020 reissue; EU import. Updated Warner logo on rear cover. Includes booklet insert. "One More Light, Linkin Park's seventh set, is a divisive and brazen statement from a band that already does not shy away from fearless experimental leaps. From the rap focus on Collision Course and the Fort Minor side project to the electronic A Thousand Suns and their remix albums, Linkin Park have balanced an empire built upon pain and angst with an admirable dose of cross-genre dabbling. Which is why One More Light shouldn't come as such a surprise. And yet, the album remains a jarring follow-up to 2014's muscular The Hunting Party and an overall curve ball in their catalog. Recruiting electronic pop producers like Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter, Jesse Shatkin, and RAC, Linkin Park made a pop album, which is sure to infuriate diehards who yearn for the days of "shut up when I'm talking to you." While it's unfair to fault them for not being pissed off anymore, the experience is not the same. For the first time, the band sounds happy and content. Though while they may be at peace, their creativity took a bullet. There's a bevy of bright tropical notes and even some "na na na" choruses, tones that are dime a dozen on pop radio. The group is effectively neutered on One More Light: there's no feral screaming from Chester Bennington, there are barely any riffs, and DJ Hahn has disappeared beneath the textured studio sheen. The closest they toe to "rock" is "Talking to Myself," which has discernable live drumming from Rob Bourdon and guitar licks from Brad Delson. Otherwise, One More Light is mostly concerned with triumphant anthems ("Battle Symphony" and "Invisible") and heartfelt confessions ("Sorry for Now" and "Halfway Right") that end up sounding like the Chainsmokers blended with Twenty One Pilots. Certainly, One More Light will find its defenders, but for fans of their past work, "Good Goodbye" with rappers Pusha T and Stormzy is the closest they come to "aggressive" and "inspired" (even if Shinoda sounds like G-Eazy). Oddly enough, the Kiiara-assisted lead single "Heavy" ends up being one of the only memorable earworms on the album, an undeniably catchy dose of radio-friendly pop that dares listeners to sing along. Here, Linkin Park actually lay out the entire plot of this endeavor by asking "Why is everything so heavy?" With the bandmembers all hovering around their forties, they've matured and fully expect fans to do the same, taking huge steps away from the nü metal that established them in the early 2000s. Objectively, that attitude is refreshing, but nonetheless a letdown. From their inception, Linkin Park connected through catharsis. However, many of the emotions presented here are fleeting. The issue isn't that it's a pop effort; indeed, they get points for a brave attempt so outside of their wheelhouse. The problem is that much of One More Light is devoid of that visceral charge that previously defined much of their catalog. It's a provocative challenge that ultimately fails to satisfy." All Music Guide - Neil Z. Yeung. more
	One More Light New Import - 093624913245 Sealed 2020 Reissue, With Custom Clear Circular Hype Sticker On Shrink. EU Import. more
	One More Light New Import - 093624913245 Sealed 2020 Reissue, With Custom Clear Circular Hype Sticker On Shrink. EU Import. more
	Reanimation New - LP - 093624920830 Sealed 2020 2LP Gatefold Repress. more
	Recharged New - LP - 534903 Sealed 2013 Original, Clear 2LP Vinyl Housed In A Gatefold Cover. Produced By Rick Rubin. Slight Corner Rubs & Shrink Tear. more