Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory

Not sure if some of these came out bad or something, I do know this got a stealth reissue as this was out of stock and randomly started popping up again. My copy that I got right when it was pressed sounds good to my ears. Though I havent heard the CD of this one in a while, will have to do a direct comparison at some point.

I have a good system and normally play 180g reissues, but thought I'd take a chance on this repress. Bad decision. The sound is very thin, sounds 'hot', I can't seem to offset the lack of bottom end. Iistened 1x and am going to give it away.

Mine is dead flat no surface noise, sound is perfect zero complaint about it the red is georgous

Pressing is very thin sounding for the first half of side A then the mix opens up out of nowhere during Points Of Authority.

That's a Nope from me! I grabbed two from Walmart. Both first and second Walmart copies have this static hiss noise in-between tracks. Same sound as the STP Core and Purple Italy presses give off, although Walmart's Linkin Park vinyl has made in on the back. First copy was warped and I noticed some edges lifting off the plate. Second wasn't warped. My 2013 issue sounds better than this.

The hype is real my friends, beautiful pressing all around. The red translucent is gorgeous

Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory is one of the best albums of the 00s. Combining hip-hop elements with alternative rock in a brilliant way, and having one of the decade's best voices in Chester Bennington, LP brought a fresh, aggressive element to their music. This is no more apparent than from this album, which front to back is filled with amazing tracks, and could almost by itself be a greatest hits album. This pressing is very good, one which I only partly disagree is as amazing as many posters here have rated it. (For the record, I would give it a 4.5/5 if that were possible). The biggest issue for me is that the soundscape is a little compressed, and could be a little punchier if they did not overload the wax like they did. An album of this importance deserves a 2LP spread. Anotehr issue I have is that there is a lot of inconsistency from track to track. Some sound incredible, others, only average. Regardless, the vinyl sounds pretty damn good, and lacks only a bit more punch and tighter bass to be a full five stars. This translucent red version is absolutely killer as well.

Wal-Mart has been absolutely killing it with their exclusives, this record sounds incredible.

I'm very surprised at how good this LP sounds. Did Hybryd Theory a great well-deserved job. Also, the translucent red really fits its mood. I feel 13 again, and it's great.

An incredible pressing. Clean, very little background noise and punchy where it needs to be. I was surprised at how this album sounds on vinyl, so long as your copy isn’t warped or mispressed, a great auditory experience.