Linkin Park Underground

Founded in 2001 by Linkin Park and Jessica Bardas, the Linkin Park Underground allows fans of Linkin Park to share their passion for the band. Each year, a new membership package is released. In its first year, the LPU gave away a re-issued Hybrid Theory EP as a gift for signing up. The first 500 members of the LPU received a signed copy of the EP as a thank you from the band. Until January 31 2005, there was a forum allowing fans to trade and sell LP merchandise. It was however closed after difficulties with several members.

In September 2005, a similar fan club called Fort Minor Militia was created for Mike Shinoda's hip-hop project, Fort Minor. The first 100 people to join had the DVD that was included with their first album, The Rising Tied, as well as other merchandise, signed by Shinoda.

Since then, the LPU had undergone some major website changes, and is currently in its sixth year. As it stands they have distributed six "Underground" CDs with the bonus album, LP Underground V6.0, being the latest release.

This was the LPU's first release which was released in 2001.

1. Carousel - 3:00
2. Technique (Short) - 0:40
3. Step Up - 3:54
4. And One - 4:30 (with interlude)
5. High Voltage - 3:30
6. Part Of Me - 12:41 (hidden untitled instrumental at 10:00)

This album was recorded in 1999, after Xero dismantled and Chester Bennington joined the band, at this point called "Hybrid Theory", making the disc a self-titled album. In 1999, Linkin Park pressed 1000 copies of the EP, (the original copies) and the re-release in 2001 had several changes to the album artwork and text, making it extremely less valuable. Because of this, Linkin Park individually hand-signed the first 500 copies of the re-release.

On November 18 2002, the second year of the Linkin Park Underground was launched. The second fan club package was shipped to members and included an exclusive, six-track EP entitled LP Underground 2.0. This EP cannot be purchased in stores.

1. "A.06" – 0:54
2. "With You" (Live) – 3:22
3. "Pts.Of.Athrty" (Crystal Method Remix) – 4:57
4. "Dedicated" (Demo 1999) – 3:11
5. "High Voltage" (Live) – 4:02
6. "My December" – 4:19

• Chester Bennington – vocalist
• Mike Shinoda – Vocals, emcee, keyboardist, rhythm guitarist, samples
• Brad Delson – guitarist
• Dave "Phoenix" Farrell – bassist
• Rob Bourdon – drummer
• Joe "Mr. Hahn" Hahn – turntablist, samples

• "A.06" – Written by Linkin Park. Produced by Don Gilmore and Linkin Park.
• "With You" (Live) – Live version mixed by Mr. Colson. Written by Linkin Park and the Dust Brothers. "With You" originally appears on Hybrid Theory. Performed at an unknown location in London, England.
• "Pts.of.Athrty" (Crystal Method Remix) – Remixed by the Crystal Method. The Crystal Method appears courtesy of Geffen Records. "Points of Authority" written by Linkin Park. "Points of Authority" originally appears on Hybrid Theory.
• "Dedicated" – Written by Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Joe Hahn and Chester Bennington. Produced by Mike Shinoda.
• "High Voltage" (Live) – Live version mixed by Mr. Colson. Written by Linkin Park. Performed at an unknown location in London, England.
• "My December" – Written by Mike Shinoda. Produced and engineered by Mike Shinoda. Additional Pro Tools by Joe Hahn.
• Mastered by Pat Kraus
• LPU co-coordination by Jessica Bardas
• Art direction and design by the Flem

On November 17 2003, the third fan club package was shipped to members and included an exclusive, five-track EP entitled LP Underground 3.0. The CD also contained enhanced content. This EP cannot be purchased in stores.

1. "Don't Stay" – 3:11
2. "Figure.09" – 3:48
3. "With You" – 3:20
4. "By Myself" – 4:06
5. "A Place for My Head" – 3:57

Note: All tracks recorded live during the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003, either in Houston, TX or Dallas, TX.

Note: These tracks are a compliment to the 2003 release of Live in Texas, and to these tracks (and the Live in Texas album tracks) are available on the Live in Texas DVD.

• LPU Worldwide video
• "From the Inside" video
• "Don't Stay" and "Faint" video footage from "Jimmy Kimmel Live"
• Bonus multimedia content

• Chester Bennington – vocalist
• Mike Shinoda – Vocals, emcee, keyboardist, rhythm guitarist, samples
• Brad Delson – guitarist
• Dave "Phoenix" Farrell – bassist
• Rob Bourdon – drummer
• Joe "Mr. Hahn" Hahn – turntablist, samples

• "Don't Stay" and "Figure.09" written by Linkin Park. "Don't Stay" and "Figure.09" originally appear on Meteora.
• "With You" written by Linkin Park and the Dust Brothers. "With You" originally appears on Hybrid Theory.
• "By Myself" written by Linkin Park. "By Myself" originally appears on Hybrid Theory.
• "A Place for My Head" written by Linkin Park and Mark Wakefield. "A Place for My Head" originally appears on Hybrid Theory.
• Recorded live August 2 2003 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas
• Recorded live August 3 2003 at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas
• Recorded during the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003
• Produced and mixed by Josh Abraham
• Engineered by Ryan Williams
• Pro Tools engineering by Brandon Belsky
• Mixed at Pulse Recordings
• Live recording engineering by Joel Singer
• Assistant live recording engineering by Hardi Kamsani
• Recording equipment provided by Effanel Music
• LPU Worldwide video filmed by Mark Fiore
• "From the Inside" video directed by Joe Hahn and produced by Matt Caltabiano
• "Jimmy Kimmel Live" performances produced by ABC
• Referral contest video filmed by Mark Fiore and edited by Bill Berg-Hillinger
• Enhanced CD layout by Sparkart
• LPU coordination by Jessica Bardas and Michelle Yin
• Art direction and design by the Flem

On November 22 2004, the fourth fan club package was shipped to members and included an exclusive, six-track EP entitled LP Underground 4.0. The CD also contained enhanced content. This EP cannot be purchased in stores.

1. "Sold My Soul to Yo Mama" – 1:58
2. "Breaking the Habit" (Live) – 5:35
3. "Standing in the Middle" – 3:22
4. "Step Up / Nobody's Listening / It's Goin' Down" (Live) – 4:57
5. "Wish" (Live) – 4:28
6. "One Step Closer" Featuring Jonathan Davis (Live) – 3:57

• Worldwide Underground video
• "Figure.09" - Projekt Revolution Tour 2004
• "Easier To Run" - LP Underground Tour 2003
• Newscaster outtakes

• Chester Bennington – vocalist
• Mike Shinoda – Vocals, emcee, keyboardist, rhythm guitarist, samples
• Brad Delson – guitarist
• Dave "Phoenix" Farrell – bassist
• Rob Bourdon – drummer
• Joe "Mr. Hahn" Hahn – turntablist, samples

• "Sold My Soul To Yo Mama" – Written by Joe Hahn, Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda. Performed by Joe Hahn and Mike Shinoda (Guitars). Produced and mixed by Joe Hahn. Recorded by Mike Shinoda. Additional engineering by Renson Mateo.
• "Breaking the Habit" (Live) – Written by Mike Shinoda. "Breaking the Habit" originally appears on Meteora.
• "Standing In The Middle" – Performed by Motion Man featuring Mike Shinoda. Produced by Kutmasta Kurt. Mixed by Mike Shinoda. Chorus guitar by Mike Shinoda. Motion Man appears courtesy of Threshold Recordings, LLC.
• "Step Up/Nobody's Listening/It's Goin' Down" (Live) – Recorded in the Summer of 2004. "Step Up" written by Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn and Brad Delson. "Nobody's Listening" written by Linkin Park. "It's Goin' Down" written by Mike Shinoda and Joe Hahn. "Step Up" originally appears on Hybrid Theory EP. "Nobody's Listening" originally appears on Meteora. "It's Goin' Down" originally appears on The X-Ecutioners' album Built From Scratch.
• "Wish" (Live) – Nine Inch Nails cover, recorded live at Projekt Revolution 2004. Mixed by Don Gilmore. Recorded and engineered by John van Eaton. Assisted by Jason "Ruster" Ruggles. Production managing by Jim Digby. Written by Trent Reznor.
• "One Step Closer" (featuring Jonathan Davis) (Live) – Recorded at Projekt Revolution 2004. Mixed by Don Gilmore. Recorded and engineered by John van Eaton. Assisted by Jason "Ruster" Ruggles. Production managing by Jim Digby. "One Step Closer" written by Linkin Park. "1Stp Klosr" written by Linkin Park and remixed by the Humble Brothers. Jonathan Davis appears courtesy of himself. "One Step Closer" originally appears on Hybrid Theory. "1Stp Klosr" originally appears on Reanimation.
• Mastered by Brian "Big Bass" Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering.
• Art direction and design by the Flem.
• Enhanced CD layout by Sparkart.
• LPU coordination by Jessica Bardas and Michelle Yin.
• Additional production coordination by Ryan DeMarti and Michael "Stick" Shefrin.

On November 21 2005, the fifth fan club package shipped to its members and included an exclusive EP entitled LP Underground 5.0. The EP features live tracks from the band's performance during Live 8 Philadelphia on July 2 2005 with Jay-Z, and it is not available for purchase in stores. The songs In The End and Numb/Encore were the only songs to be featured on the Live 8 DVD, the rest of the songs, except Crawling, are available on this CD.

1. "Somewhere I Belong" – 4:19
2. "Breaking the Habit" – 4:40
3. "Public Service Announcement - Intro" – 1:18
4. "Dirt Off Your Shoulder/Lying From You" – 4:01
5. "Big Pimpin'/Papercut" – 2:32
6. "Jigga What/Faint" – 3:50

• "Somewhere I Belong", "Breaking the Habit", "Lying From You" and "Faint" - Written by Linkin Park. Originally Appeared on Linkin Park's Meteora
• "Papercut" - Written by Linkin Park. Originally appeared on Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory
• "Public Service Announcement" Written by Shawn Carter, J.Smith, R.Levin. Originally Appeared on Jay-Z's The Black Album
• "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" - Written by Shawn Carter and Timothy Mosley. Originally Appeared on Jay-Z's The Black Album "
• Big Pimpin'" - Written by Shawn Carter, Timothy Mosley, K. Joshua, C.Butler,and B. Freeman. Originally appeared on Jay-Z's Vol.3...Life and Times Of S. Carter
• "Jigga What, Jigga Who (Originator 99)" - Written by Shawn Carter, J. Burks, Timothy Mosley. Originally Appeared on Jay-Z's Vol.2...Hard Knock Life
• All tracks recorded LIVE at Live 8 in Philadelphia, PA. July 2 2005

Shortly after LP Underground 6.0 was announced it was leaked onto the internet. The CD includes a studio demo version of "Qwerty" (which may have been recorded to compromise for it not appearing on Minutes To Midnight) and a new instrumental song called "Announcement Service Public". The title suggests that it came from Jay-Z's Public Service Announcement, hinting that if reversed, there will be a subliminal message. Chester can be heard saying, "You should brush your teeth, and you should wash your hands" when the track is played in reverse.

It was sold at Best Buy on December 5 2006 while supplies lasted. A different limited edition package is being sold at every Projekt Revolution Show and the cover is red instead of the Best Buy limited edition green color the content is the same

1. "Announcement Service Public" – 2:22
2. "QWERTY" – 3:21
3. "QWERTY" Live – 3:54
4. "Pushing Me Away" Live – 3:30
5. "Breaking the Habit" Live – 5:21
6. "Reading My Eyes" Live – 3:17

• Breaking the Habit (originally appeared on Meteora), Pushing Me Away (originally appeared on Hybrid Theory) - Written by: Linkin Park; Reading My Eyes (originally appeared on Xero demo) - Written by Xero

• Announcement Service Public, and Qwerty were recorded at The Mansion at Laurel Canyon and Korn Studios. Produced by: Rick Rubin and Mike Shinoda. Engineered by: Andrew Schepps. 2nd Engineer: Phillip Broussard Jr.. Additional engineering by: Dana Nielson. Qwerty (Live) - Reading My Eyes (Live) were recorded LIVE at the Chiba Marine Stadium in Tokyo, Japan on August 13th 2006 at the Summer Sonic Festival. All tracks mixed by: Ethan Mates and Mastered by: Brian "Big Bass" Gardner

• Breaking the Habit (Live) was also recorded live at the Chiba Marine stadium in Tokyo, Japan on August 13, 2006. Pushing Me Away (Live) was recorded live in Sendai, Japan.

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