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Linkin Park just announced the event that will take place in Los Angeles on Thursday, September 5, between 12:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. The even will be exclusive for LPUnderground members with a valid Passport Plus membership as of August 24, 2024. Linkin Park posted the description of the event that says: "Be Part Of Something". Who from LPL's members will be there? Let us know! UPDATE: here are some details/rules for the event:

It's not a redirect lol. http://φ.lplive.net/ / http://xn--7xa.lplive.net

That wasn't a strategy for BIO. Upgrade of BIO in this case is happened by the way of that strategy. All music videos (those that did not have upgrade) were upgraded in April just a few days before the Papercuts release day. BIO was only omitted and didn't have upgrade till now.

As I just noticed - too bad that it has the same problems with audio like WID 4K version. Can they do at least one thing without making a mess?

Bleed it Out is now 4K and it debuts as explicit not-censored version. Previously only censored version existed.

Just in case that "new" Deezer picture was up on Deezer since months.

01. One Step Closer (Ext. Intro w/ Outro) 02. Battle Symphony 03. Breaking The Habit 04. Points Of Authority 05. Papercut 06. The Catalyst 07. Wastelands 08. Lost In The Echo (w/ ext. Intro) 09. From The Inside 10. Waiting For The End 11. Invisible (Ext. Intro) 12. One More Light 13. Sharp Edges (Ext. Intro) 14. Crawling (Piano Version) 15. Leave Out All The Rest (2017 Version) 16. Faint (Ext. Outro) 17. Final Masquerade 18. Nobody Can Save Me 19. Rebellion 20. Bleed It Out (Bridge w/ A Place For My Head v1 + Bridge)

I compared the instrumentals if they have any differences with album or single versions of the same songs and also compared them with previous officially released instrumental version. 01.Crawling (Instrumental) (03:29) It matches with the album version. 02.Faint (Instrumental) (02:42) Didn't noticed that earlier, but the intro in the single version of Faint is basically the album version but with fade in, which is a bit cut, weird edit. The instrumental version is not the single version, the intro in it fades in differently. Faint-Single Faint-Instrumental 03.Numb/Encore (Instrumental) (03:25) After comparing it with the instrumental from the Numb/Encore CD single it has Completely new, better mastering. The version from the CD was too loud and had a lot of clippings. This version with new mastering seems to be fixing both of those. I can easily recommend the Papercuts: Instrumentals version. https://i.ibb.co/wRKpWkT/numb-enc.jpg 04.Papercut (Instrumental) (03:04) Not a single or album version. The guitar in the intro comes a bit late in this instrumental version. The instrumental doesn't have the transition to One Step Closer at all. 05.Breaking The Habit (Instrumental) (03:15) Single version, without almost 2 seconds of silence at the end. 06.In The End (Instrumental) (03:36) Besides the quality, no differences between the album version. 07.Bleed It Out (Instrumental) (02:44) Album version. 08.Somewhere I Belong (Instrumental) (03:34) Single version, which means no transition from Don't Stay. 09.Waiting For The End (Instrumental) (03:51) - The effects on the guitar that's in the intro matches with the 2012 version. - No transition to Blackout but almost one second of the outro at the end was cut and instead of it. it has almost one second of silence comparing to how the version with vocals, released on Papercuts on May 6 have it. 10.Castle Of Glass (Instrumental) (03:25) after comparing it with the released in 2012 instrumental version: - the volume of it was a bit decreased, - out of 4 glitches only the first one was fixed. 11.One More Light (Instrumental) (04:15) Album version. 12.Burn It Down (Instrumental) (03:50) After comparing it with the released in 2012 instrumental version: - just a little differences in mastering 13.What I’ve Done (Instrumental) (03:28) - single version. Very noticeable difference in mastering/EQ. 14.QWERTY (Instrumental) (03:21) Compared it with the instrumental version released on the single: If there are any differences, they are unnoticeable. 15.One Step Closer (Instrumental) (02:35) The intro doesn't have the transition that starts at the end of Papercut and goes through the intro of OSC. 16.New Divide (Instrumental) (04:29) after comparing it with the released in 2009 instrumental version: - it has different mastering - -2 seconds of silence less at the end 17.Leave Out All the Rest (Instrumental) (03:19) - single version 18.Lost (Instrumental) (03:21) First thought are good memories because this instrumental version has the same length like the very first version of the song with vocals that was registered in 2022 which was later in Januray 2023 replaced with the '3:19' version. It contains almost half of a second of silence at the beginning and one and half of a second of silence at the end. 19.Numb (Instrumental) (03:06) Comparing it with the album version: - the instrumental version is missing over 1 second of intro and it contains a slightly different effects. Numb-instr Numb-album 20.Friendly Fire (Instrumental) (02:56) Compared it with the instrumental version released on the single: If there are any differences, they are unnoticeable. ---------------------------------------------- Also, here's the quality check of the source (the highest quality delivered by the label), because some of those instrumentals for some reason were exported to even 192 sample rate, but in general what is the real quality of them? I downloaded the source from one of the digital stores and checked it, here are the results: 01.Crawling (Instrumental) (03:29) Source: 24-bit/96.0kHz - Upsampled, correct quality: 24-bit/48.0kHz 02.Faint (Instrumental) (02:42) Source: 24-bit/192.0kHz - Upsampled, correct quality: 24-bit/96.0kHz 03.Numb/Encore (Instrumental) (03:25) Source: 24-bit/44.1kHz 04.Papercut (Instrumental) (03:04) Source: 24-bit/96.0kHz - Upsampled, correct quality: 24-bit/48.0kHz 05.Breaking The Habit (Instrumental) (03:15) Source: 24-bit/192.0kHz - Upsampled, correct quality: 24-bit/96.0kHz 06.In The End (Instrumental) (03:36) Source: 24-bit/96.0kHz - Upsampled, correct quality: 24-bit/48.0kHz 07.Bleed It Out (Instrumental) (02:44) Source: 24-bit/96.0kHz 08.Somewhere I Belong (Instrumental) (03:34) Source: 24-bit/192.0kHz - Upsampled, correct quality: 24-bit/96.0kHz 09.Waiting For The End (Instrumental) (03:51) Source: 24-bit/44.1kHz 10.Castle Of Glass (Instrumental) (03:25) Source: 24-bit/44.1kHz 11.One More Light (Instrumental) (04:15) Source: 24-bit/44.1kHz 12.Burn It Down (Instrumental) (03:50) Source: 24-bit/44.1kHz 13.What I’ve Done (Instrumental) (03:28) Source: 24-bit/44.1kHz 14.QWERTY (Instrumental) (03:21) Source: 24-bit/44.1kHz 15.One Step Closer (Instrumental) (02:35) Source: 24-bit/96.0kHz - Upsampled, correct quality: 24-bit/48.0kHz 16.New Divide (Instrumental) (04:29) Source: 24-bit/44.1kHz 17.Leave Out All the Rest (Instrumental) (03:19) Source: 24-bit/96.0kHz - Upsampled, correct quality: 24-bit/48.0kHz 18.Lost (Instrumental) (03:21) Source: 24-bit/96.0kHz 19.Numb (Instrumental) (03:06) Source: 24-bit/192.0kHz - Upsampled, correct quality: 24-bit/96.0kHz 20.Friendly Fire (Instrumental) (02:56) Source: 24-bit/48.0kHz So now with that info you can save some MB on your disc by converting your source upsampled audio files to the correct quality.

Added more covers (front+back) to main post, so make sure to re-visit it.

Added: Albums & EPs Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000-2023): Instrumentals // {20tr, 093624840831} link Ringtones (links works only on apple's mobile devices) Bleed It Out (Instrumental) // {portion of the second verse + chorus and portion of the bridge} link Breaking The Habit (Instrumental) // {first pre-chorus and chorus} link Burn It Down (Instrumental) // {portion of the first verse + chorus} link Castle Of Glass (Instrumental) // {portion of the first verse + chorus} link Crawling (Instrumental) // {portion of the pre-chorus, chorus + portion of the second verse} link Friendly Fire (Instrumental) // {first 30 seconds of the song} link In The End (Instrumental) // {portion of the first verse, chorus and portion of the second verse} link Leave Out All The Rest (Instrumental) // {1st chorus+portion of the 2nd verse} link Lost (Instrumental) // {portion of the pre-chorus + chorus and portion of the second verse} link New Divide (Instrumental) // {first chorus} link One More Light (Instrumental) // {1st chorus} link QWERTY (Instrumental) // {first 30 seconds of the song} link Waiting For The End (Instrumental) // {first chorus + portion of the second verse} link Update: Both are now available only in AAC m4a format. The site was updated with that info.

Lost still have that scratching sample in the verses which is cool. https://i.ibb.co/Bj74C3w/806789990999.jpg - what? 192kHz?

Linkin park just released the instrumental version of "Papercuts". All 20 instrumental tracks are now available on DSPs. Tracklist: 01.Crawling (Instrumental) (03:29) 02.Faint (Instrumental) (02:42) 03.Numb/Encore (Instrumental) (03:25) 04.Papercut (Instrumental) (03:04) 05.Breaking The Habit (Instrumental) (03:15) 06.In The End (Instrumental) (03:36) 07.Bleed It Out (Instrumental) (02:44) 08.Somewhere I Belong (Instrumental) (03:34) 09.Waiting For The End (Instrumental) (03:51) 10.Castle Of Glass (Instrumental) (03:25) 11.One More Light (Instrumental) (04:15) 12.Burn It Down (Instrumental) (03:50) 13.What I’ve Done (Instrumental) (03:28) 14.QWERTY (Instrumental) (03:21) 15.One Step Closer (Instrumental) (02:35) 16.New Divide (Instrumental) (04:29) 17.Leave Out All the Rest (Instrumental) (03:19) 18.Lost (Instrumental) (03:21) 19.Numb (Instrumental) (03:06) 20.Friendly Fire (Instrumental) (02:56) Source: https://lprk.co/instrumentals Choose service to buy: HDtracks, Qobuz, ProStudioMasters, 7digital, Juno

Unnofficial.

So just to sums up, those vinyl will never have the 192 studio quality, case closed. But you can still buy them for collection purposes.

But I think they would have to compare the SOTD with the correct version, otherwise how would they know which version they have?

The store is now officially opened. The Pre-Orders for vinyls are now available for everyone! Main post have now direct links to the store. Have fun!

Because Sound Matters None of the Linkin Park albums were ever released with 192/24 quality. And I think those vinyls will be the very first ones to which the 192/24 masters were used.

A special limited vinyl releases of three Linkin Park's albums Hybrid Theory, Meteora, Minutes To Midnight are available now for Pre-Order on Because Sound Matters web store, for those who previously has purchased something through the band's official store. Check your e-mails! EDIT: the vinyls are now available for everyone! Store description: LINKIN PARK's first three studio albums will be released as One-Step vinyl records on August 9. As a valued customer of the LINKIN PARK STORE who has previously purchased vinyl records, we wanted to give you early access to this pre-order 24 hours before we launch. One-Step vinyl is the ultimate vinyl pressing. The process creates the definitive sounding audiophile version of an album. Each limited to 3,000 copies, Hybrid Theory, Meteora, and Minutes To Midnight will each be housed inside a top quality, foil-stamped, uniquely designed slipcase. The enclosed gatefold single LP will feature an “Old Style” tip-on jacket with original artwork and have printed details regarding the entire One-Step process. Special care has been taken to faithfully preserve the original sound with exceptional clarity and depth, capturing the recording's nuances and subtleties at every step to create the best sounding record possible. Hybrid Theory (cat. 093624844044): click on the cover for HQ artwork PRE-ORDER Details: Meteora (cat. 093624844068): click on the cover for HQ artwork PRE-ORDER Details: Minutes To Midnight (cat. 093624844099): click on the cover for HQ artwork PRE-ORDER Details: All vinyls have a price $99.98 and will be released on August 9 this year. Let us know in the comments if you gonna buy it!

Small update on the site: - corrected the release date of Not Alone single from January, 2010, to October 21, 2011 - after talking about it with someone on discord, it wasn't available on iTunes on the same date as the Download To Donate compilation, it was actually released a year later on digital stores. Also, added some other links to notes. - changed status of Reanimation's interactive booklet to "available" since it is included on the Reanimation's bonus edition on Qobuz. But i think that anyone who will decide to purchase it, it would have less than 1% chances to open it, even with having the correct versions of iTunes and quicktime.

Added: As one person described that on LP's discord.

This green vs standard. Green is from Indonesia version.

I'm interesting if THP will really gets the POA. That would be something really exclusive in it. The green THP looks sick.

So all purchased files from iTunes have the original album id from which they were purchased. I checked the id in the "Crawl Back In (Live).m4a" file and I found this. Next I tried to search that album via web archive by adding the id of it at the end of the link just like links to the albums on iTunes have and i found it. So this is the 14-track edition that originally had the 14 pre-order only track Crawl Back In (Live). unfortunately I haven't found the same link archived in the time when the album was still in the pre-order. It was only archived after the album was released so the CBI (Live) track is not present in the tracklist. Also, there was 13-track version also with booklet which was archived the same day as the 14-track version and it is still available till this day on iTunes, Qobuz and other stores. I have re-check the iTunes database, Qobuz and confirmed that the 13-track edition matches with this identifier: 093624971528 - which if you check it here - there is a confirmation that it never had more than 13 tracks. Also, here is the extracted page with the tracklist from the booklet pdf that was downloaded from that edition before the 2019 (you can see 13 tracks there). Now why I'm showing this? Because yesterday i downloaded the booklet from that same 13 track edition (same identifier: 093624971528) from one of the digital stores and the booklet is the 2019 updated one with new Warner Records logo etc. but it seems they choose the wrong booklet not from this edition, the tracklist lists 14 tracks instead of 13: https://i.ibb.co/zfz4D5Z/OOA-Booklet-pdf.jpg - EDIT: also I have noticed that in the bottom right corner there is a word "Unauthor" which is not present in any other booklets. Besides the new Warner logo the booklet has also a small differences in contrast and colors. You can notice that in the 2009 booklet the colors are more red while in the 2019 updated version the colors are more orange than red. Site's update: - added web archive link to it. - added info about the updated booklet in 2019. ---------------------- EDIT: 12.06 The site was updated. - the plan9music.com service is no longer selling music in digital format, the releases that were available only in that service were marked as not available anymore (8 releases were effected) and the links to all of them were replaced with the ones archived by web.archive.org; - new blue icon as the link, it means that there is a link to the release that doesn't work anymore and it wasn't archived by any site. Plus some other minor changes on some ATS releases/export to TXT file info corrections and few others.

Plot twist - the LPU vinyl is available again.