OK COMPUTER OKNOTOK 1997 - 2017 Black

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OKNOTOK features the original OK Computer twelve track album, eight B-sides, and the Radiohead completist's dream: "I Promise," "Lift," and "Man Of War. By clearing away some noise and improving separation, he preserves the feel of the original while enabling microdetails to emerge. 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. 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. It was released in June 2017, the album's 20th anniversary, following the 2016 acquisition of Radiohead's back catalogue by XL Recordings from EMI.

The vinyl within the big package is housed in a hardcover book along with 40 pages of artwork and lyrics (“except the ones that haven’t really got any lyrics”). We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love. Produced by the band and Nigel Godrich, the album features the singles ‘Paranoid Android’, ‘Karma Police’, ‘Lucky’ and ‘No Surprises’ and is widely cited as one of the greatest works of Radiohead’s or any artist’s catalogue. Rescued from defunct formats, prized from dark cupboards and brought to light after two decades in cold storage.OKNOTOK features the original OK COMPUTER twelve-track album, eight B-sides, and the Radiohead completist’s dream: “I Promise,” “Lift,” and “Man Of War. Before its announcement on 2 May 2017, Radiohead promoted OKNOTOK with posters in cities around the world featuring "cryptic" messages, and a teaser video featuring "glitchy" computer graphics and lyrics from "Climbing Up the Walls".

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.Under this weighty tome are yet more surprises: a notebook containing 104 pages from Thom Yorke's library of scrawled notes of the time, a sketchbook containing 48 pages of Donwood and Tchock's 'preparatory work' and a C90 cassette mix tape taken from OK Computer session archives and demo tapes. 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". Inside a black box emblazoned with a dark image of a burned copy of OK Computer are three heavyweight 180 Gram black 12" vinyl records and a hardcover book containing more than 30 artworks, many of which have never been seen before except by us, and full lyrics to all the tracks except the ones that haven't really got any lyrics. Lines such as “No alarms/No surprises, please” mirror the protective “like/dislike” bubbles that now surround our daily lives and prevent people from touching each other.

Music videos were released for the three new songs, and "I Promise" and "Man of War" were released as singles. Certain items can take longer to source than the estimated week, particularly during busy trading periods and may take longer to arrive at our warehouse. The LPs, along with larger and more elaborate art work, do something their digital counterparts can’t quite manage: Help us connect with the music’s creators and original performances in ways only afforded by physical media.All formats have all the bonus stuff on so if you miss out on the opaque blue vinyl you are still ok (computer). These new editions are dubbed ‘OKNOTOK’; the box set comes with three 180g black vinyl records containing 23 tracks in total – album, three unreleased tracks and B-sides, all remastered, “from the original analogue master tapes”. No CDs in this set, the vinyl comes housed in a hardcover book along with 40 pages of artwork and lyrics.

OKNOTOK is dedicated to Rachel Owen, Yorke's ex-wife, who died from cancer months prior to the album release.Too bad XL Records didn’t contract with a pressing plant with quality control worthy of Radiohead’s watershed work. black colored vinyl with color printed inner sleeves housed in a triple sleeve booklet gatefold jacket. Three 180 gram black 12” vinyl LPs containing 23 tracks: OK Computer, 3 previously unreleased studio tracks and 8 B-sides, all newly remastered. OKnotOK features the original OK Computer twelve track album, eight B-sides, and the Radiohead completist's dream: I Promise, Lift, and Man Of War.