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OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017 is a reissue of the 1997 album OK Computer by the English rock band Radiohead. 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.
OK Computer was released in Japan on 21 May, in the UK on 16 June, in Canada on 17 June and in the US on 1 July. [141] It was released on CD, double-LP vinyl record, cassette and MiniDisc . [ 142 ] It debuted at number one in the UK with sales of 136,000 copies in its first week. [ 143 ]
[1] [2] Their debut single, "Creep", remains their most successful, entering the top 10 in several countries. Their second album, The Bends, released in March 1995, reached number four in the UK and is certified triple platinum. [1] Radiohead's third album, OK Computer, was released in May 1997. It remains their most successful album, reaching ...
In June 2017, Radiohead released "Lift" on the OK Computer reissue OKNOTOK 1997 2017, [2] alongside two other previously unreleased tracks: "I Promise" and "Man of War". [5] This version "Lift" was recorded at Chipping Norton Recording Studios in February 1996, while Radiohead were recording demos for OK Computer. [6] [7]
MiniDiscs [Hacked] is a compilation album by the English rock band Radiohead, released in 2019.It comprises more than 16 hours of demos, rehearsals, live performances and other material recorded while Radiohead were working on their 1997 album OK Computer.
"I Promise" features strummed acoustic guitar, [3] marching band-like drums, [1] and orchestral Mellotron tones. [2] The lyrics have Yorke "listing off vows like a shopping list", [1] with themes common to OK Computer including loneliness, alienation, paranoia and heartache. [3] O'Brien likened it to Roy Orbison, while Yorke likened it to Joy ...
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The Radiodread producer and arranger, Michael Goldwasser, said OK Computer had elements that were well suited to reggae, such as "strong melodies, intense dynamics and trippy soundscapes", but also uncommon elements such as complex time signatures and lots of chord changes. He said, "The more we looked at it, the more we realized that this was ...