OK COMPUTER OKNOTOK 1997 - 2017 Black

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Real songs and tunes, but ones that didn't shrink from the increasingly unlimited possibilities of modern music-making. Unlike previous Radiohead reissues, which were released by EMI without Radiohead's involvement and contained no new material, the band curated the OKNOTOK material themselves.

The box set comes with three 180 Gram black vinyl records featuring the album, three unreleased tracks and B-sides, all remastered.There is also a 104 page notebook, a 48 page sketchbook of artwork and notes, and a C90 cassette mix tape compiled by the band, taken from 'OK Computer' session archives and demo tapes. The 'Product' page will show the most up to date info we have with regards to the item and its release date, but this information is subject to change so check in with us if you have any questions. Every record is shipped in original factory-applied shrink wrap and has never been touched by human hands. A triple-sleeve Gatefold holding three 180 gram blue 12" vinyl records containing the original twelve track album, three unreleased tracks and eight B-sides, all newly remastered from the original analogue tapes.

While the sonics are stellar and all three discs ruler flat, scuff marks, bubbles, and hairline scratches inhabit every side. Radiohead have remastered their 1997 album OK Computer and will reissue it across three physical formats to mark the 20th anniversary. black colored vinyl with color printed inner sleeves housed in a triple sleeve booklet gatefold jacket. Rescued from defunct formats, prised from dark cupboards and brought to light after two decades in cold storage, OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017 will be issued through XL Recordings, coinciding (roughly) with the original 1997 release date(s) of Radiohead’s landmark third album ‘OK Computer’.For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered. XL Records’ 20th anniversary vinyl reissue of OK Computer—subtitled OKNOTOK 1997-2017—echoes such prevalent themes: The struggle to maintain meaningful human interaction. The sound of a band stubbornly refusing to follow up the stadium-strafing stylings of its predecessor The Bends - and instead bursting headlong into experimentation and wild creativity -is portrayed in still more vivid colours by the alarmingly strong collection of out-takes and B-sides collected herein, Yet there's no getting away from the chill and spark that marked out OK Computer from everything surrounding it in the post-Britpop malaise, and continues to do so in the pre-Brexit counterpart. Digital formats, double CD, and triple 180g LP versions of the 23-track album will be released widely on June 23rd. The special edition includes an art book, notes, and a cassette tape of demos and session recordings.

Rescued from defunct formats, prised from dark cupboards and brought to light after two decades in cold storage.In addition, and exclusive to the set, is a “C90 cassette mix tape” compiled by the band, taken from OK Computer session archives and demo tapes. OKNOTOK is dedicated to Rachel Owen, Yorke's ex-wife, who died from cancer months prior to the album release.

Unlike their majestic models U2, Radiohead take on techno without switching instruments or employing trendy producers. The original studio recordings of these three previously unreleased and long sought-after OK COMPUTER era tracks finally receive their first official issue on OKNOTOK. After a period of being out of print on vinyl, EMI reissued a double LP of OK Computer without Radiohead's involvement in 2008, and again in 2009 as an expanded "Collector's Edition".By clearing away some noise and improving separation, he preserves the feel of the original while enabling microdetails to emerge. Shrouded in wafting guitars, swoony rhythms, and moody-blue strings, it shrugs off mosh-pit conventions for a poignant delicacy and breadth, with Yorke's cracked-throat voice the album's melancholy center. Rescued from defunct formats, prised from dark cupboards and brought to light after two decades in cold storage… OKnotOK is released through XL Recordings, coinciding (roughly) with the original 1997 release date(s) of Radiohead’s landmark third album OK Computer. Three 180 gram black 12” vinyl LPs containing 23 tracks: OK Computer, 3 previously unreleased studio tracks and 8 B-sides, all newly remastered. The Observer wrote that the reissue, with its "excellent" unreleased songs, proved that Radiohead were "the world's greatest rock band, pushing the limits of what they, or anyone else, could achieve".