radiohead album release date

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 10:16 am

Full details here on how to get it:

http://www.inrainbows.com/Store/Quickindex2.html

Like most things the band do, genius and confusing at the same time.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:05 am

Oh man! I made the exact same thread.
I believe you were first though, so you win.

I'm going for the digital download.

I love that you get to decide for yourself how much you wanna pay for the download.
Genius

EDIT: There, I just bought it for £5.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:19 am

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7021743.stm

edit - deleted the other thread. There can be only one!

sprunkner · Post by **sprunkner** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 3:16 pm

I am so scared this is a hoax.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 3:26 pm

They wrote about it on their blog.

http://radiohead.com/deadairspace/ (weirdest blog ever)

sprunkner · Post by **sprunkner** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 4:20 pm

http://greenplastic.com/

Some details, including the tracklisting for the extra CD.

I'm torn. I really don't want to pay exchange rates and shipping for the discbox. But I don't want to miss out on hearing "Bangers N'Mash," "4 Minute Warning" and "Down is the New Up," either.

Someone on this site needs to get the discbox and share the extra tracks with us poor folk.

[edit] Okay, there is no shipping and no more than a 45p processing fee. Still, the USD sucks. I'd be paying $80.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:49 pm

Well I can't even get the thing to work.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:58 pm

One of the Greenwood brothers said that there was some trouble with the page (it took 24 hours for me to get my confirmation mail, for example).

I seem to be able to access the site though.

sprunkner · Post by **sprunkner** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 2:04 pm

What did you fellas pay?

They seem to have dealt with server overload--this morning I am getting a "You are currently in a queue" message that shows my progress.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 2:08 pm

I paid £5 ($10] for the digital download

I think this is a really cool idea, and I hope people will support it.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:12 pm

Well its completely groundbreaking. Who knows what the repercussions for the record industry could be...

I eventually ordered the diskbox. £40.

I take it that includes the download on the 10th?

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:49 pm

Yes it does!

sprunkner · Post by **sprunkner** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:21 pm

OKay, Spidey, you have to promise you'll share those extra tracks....

Please? Please? Pretty please and a bucket of cheese?

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 12:01 pm

Call yourself a fan?

sprunkner · Post by **sprunkner** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:23 pm

A fan who happens to not have 85$ USD lying around? Yes.

Come on, I'll swap you for some other rare tracks. I've got the all-piano "From the Basement" versions of "Videotape" and "Down is the New Up" and the orchestral version of "Arpeggi."

Post by **Best First** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:33 pm

Obfleur wrote:
I love that you get to decide for yourself how much you wanna pay for the download.
Genius

Its not that novel really though is it? There are a bunch of resturants that do this and several bands have given things away free and done quite nicely out of it in the end.

I'm all for a new RH album but there's nothing particularly remarkable or clever about how they are distributing it in my opinion.

What would be more novel was making sure the web site worked peoperly before putting it live...

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:42 pm

What if I just want the CD and don't want a big chunk of vinyl? (plastic? needle? music? witchcraft!)

I routinely decide how much I want to pay for music.

Frequently it's "nothing." Tee hee.

sprunkner · Post by **sprunkner** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:07 pm

I think they're releasing the CD in 2008 to stores.

And Besty, you speak sacrilege. Radiohead invented the free download, the open chord, and the moon. Repent.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 5:50 pm

Best First wrote:
Obfleur wrote:
I love that you get to decide for yourself how much you wanna pay for the download.
Genius
Its not that novel really though is it? There are a bunch of resturants that do this and several bands have given things away free and done quite nicely out of it in the end.

I've never been to a resturant that let's you decide how much you want to pay - and the only other band I know of that's said "Here, take this album for free" is The Smashing Pumpkins. So in my world, this is still super awesome.
What other bands have given away albums for free though?

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 5:51 pm

Sprunky, if I can figure out how to share, course I will.

Best First wrote:
I'm all for a new RH album but there's nothing particularly remarkable or clever about how they are distributing it in my opinion.

Has another band as commercially and critically successful released a whole album as a download? Circumvented both record companies and even itunes? Refused to promote it in anyway other than a measly interview on Radio 4's the Today Programme?

Personally I've found it a pain in the arse but as a statement I would say there's is a mighty big one.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 5:53 pm

Didn't Prince piss off every record company in the free world by giving away his new album free with the piece of **** Mail on Sunday?

Restaraunts let you decide how much to tip.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 5:55 pm

Prince and Pumpkins *gulp* ...are way past their peak and don't sell as much albums or get as many postive notices as the 'Head still do.

Post by **Best First** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:46 pm

which kind of makes them more bold not less so, no? More risk involved.

Plus i think Prince has recently proved that he has in fact still got it in every way aftre bossing the o2.

And whether RH are past their peak or not remains to be seen doesn't it? I'm not anticipating it but it might be sheeite

If they weren't all spectacularly rich it might have some resonace, but as it is waiting until your tilled to then circumnavigating the system (er, as long as you are net enabled, yay the poverty divide etc etc) doesn't come across as a massive statement to me.

Sorry, but "Big statement" my arse.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:46 pm

Well it certainly knocked me for six.

Six!

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:50 pm

And doesn't pretty much ignoring the media and being arsey about interviews/promotion damage their mainstream cred?

It's one thing being the most followed/popular band in Teh World, but when you isolate yourself from The Machine, you just damage your fanbase by making it insular and stagnant.

Stunts like this are the reason Prince isn't perceived as being a Top Artist these days. Regardless of what his material may prove to the contrary.

sprunkner · Post by **sprunkner** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:05 pm

spiderfrommars wrote:Sprunky, if I can figure out how to share, course I will.

AIM me. I think it's on me profile.

And I think it's not so much the issue of whether or not it's been done before--it's the fact that most music critics worship Radiohead. Also, when it's been five years since your last (acclaimed and money-making album) there's a little more buildup than for Prince, who has released I think four albums since 2003. But yes, a lot of it is hype, which the 'Head manage to feed rather well.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 4:07 am

Prince did it before there was something like mp3s that could support artists having vertical monopolies.

I thought the thing of note here wasn't so much that they were selling them online, but that there's no hard price on the tracks.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 7:28 am

Radiohead isn't doing this to say "[composite word including 'f*ck'] you, record companys" though.
It's about Radiohead wanting to work without deadlines, and with total freedom.

Comparing this to what Prince did is silly.
Prince has released 50 albums - 14 since 2000.
Radiohead hasn't released an album since 2003. So them just giving their brand new album away is nice.

I can't see how much money Radioheads got has anything to do with this? During the early 90's something like this wasn't really possible - and in the later half of the 90's they were super rich, and also under contract with Parlophone (and Capitol? until the release of Hail to the thief). So it's not until now that they've really gotten the opportunity to do something like this ("something like this" being: giving away their album for free. Not: revolutionizing the industry).

I believe that Radiohead doesn't give a **** if they are perceived as "top artists" in the mainstream eye or not.

Anyways, I find Radioheads opinions and way to do things refreshing.
They encouraged the use of Napster, they released Kid A without the use of singles and videos, they are giving away their new album for free.

And that's the point: they are giving away their album for free. Something that 99,99999% of all other artists doesn't.
So this is not about Radiohead revolutionizing the industry.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:29 am

sprunkner wrote:
spiderfrommars wrote:Sprunky, if I can figure out how to share, course I will.
AIM me. I think it's on me profile.

We've got till December till the box comes out.

But I should be able to get the tracks over once it arrives.

Obfleur wrote: So this is not about Radiohead revolutionizing the industry.

If other major artists follow their lead thats precisely what will happen though.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:33 am

Obfleur wrote:I believe that Radiohead doesn't give a **** if they are perceived as "top artists" in the mainstream eye or not.

Indisputably.

The perception was the bit I was alluding to. Going against "traditional" marketing strategies (one album every few years / making people pay to get it) is part of why Prince isn't perceived as mainstream / whatever.

Was making comparison, not slagging either off.