

" Papercut" was a song that came together relatively quickly. He was quite intense with the band, making them rewrite many songs over and over again, so the lyrics were written as a way to vent their frustration. " Plaster" was written after Hybrid Theory started working with producer Don Gilmore and was partially inspired by him. The first song was "Plaster" without a bridge and the second song was a very rough beat and guitar demo of "Papercut." In the first week of March, Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson went to Jeff's office with a two track demo of new tracks they were working on. The band entered NRG Recording Studios with producer Don Gilmore on Maand the recording process for Hybrid Theory was scheduled for a month and a half.

The May 8 version has a note indicating that Chris Williams from 99X (a radio station in Atlanta, Georgia) picked "Plaster" for his Rate-a-Record program, where he played new alternative rock tracks and asked his audience to call in and choose their favorite one.

Both versions had the name "Hybrid Theory" printed both on the cover and on the CD, indicating they might have been made before the name change to Linkin Park. A second version of the CD dating from Apwas discovered by fan site LPCatalog in December 2016.
LINKIN PARK HYBRID THEORY ALBUM COVER 500X500 FOR FREE
A copy of the CD dating from was obtained by community member Ginger and made available for free download by fan site LPAssociation on September 15, 2012.
