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Radiohead ~ OK Computer Sealed 1997 original 1st UK Double / 2 LP gatefold

Sold Date: March 1, 2015
Start Date: February 21, 2015
Final Price: $137.00 $109.60 (USD)
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Radiohead ~ OK Computer  Factory Sealed / Factory New 1997 original 1st pressing. Made in the U.K Double Vinyl / 2 LP set EMI Records - 924385522918 Gatefold cover is Mint-, except a small imperfection lower-right corner (see photos). Out of print original.

Using the textured soundscapes of  as a launching pad,  delivered another startlingly accomplished set of modern guitar rock with . The anthemic guitar heroics present on  and even  are nowhere to be heard here.  have stripped away many of the obvious elements of guitar rock, creating music that is subtle and textured yet still has the feeling of rock & roll. Even at its most adventurous -- such as the complex, multi-segmented "Paranoid Android" -- the band is tight, melodic, and muscular, and 's voice effortlessly shifts from a sweet falsetto to vicious snarls. It's a thoroughly astonishing demonstration of musical virtuosity and becomes even more impressive with repeated listens, which reveal subtleties like electronica rhythms, eerie keyboards, odd time signatures, and complex syncopations. Yet all of this would simply be showmanship if the songs weren't strong in themselves, and  is filled with moody masterpieces, from the shimmering "Subterranean Homesick Alien" and the sighing "Karma Police" to the gothic crawl of "Exit Music (For a Film)."  is the album that establishes  as one of the most inventive and rewarding guitar rock bands of the '90s.

-allmusic

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