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OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017 is a reissue of the 1997 album OK Computer by Radiohead. It was reissued in June 2017, on the album's 20th anniversary, following the 2016 acquisition of Radiohead's back catalogue by XL Recordings from EMI. This edition comprises remastered versions of OK Computer and its B-sides, plus three previously unreleased songs: "I Promise", "Man of War" and "Lift". 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.

Using the textured soundscapes of The Bends as a launching pad, Radiohead delivered another startlingly accomplished set of modern guitar rock with OK Computer. The anthemic guitar heroics present on Pablo Honey and even The Bends are nowhere to be heard here. Radiohead 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 Thom Yorke'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 OK Computer 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)." OK Computer is the album that established Radiohead as one of the most inventive and rewarding guitar rock bands of the '90s. — (via AllMusic)
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Released in a triple-sleeve gatefold jacket with colour printed inner sleeves.
The release consists of the original twelve track album, three unreleased tracks and eight B-sides,
all newly remastered from the original analogue tapes. (This is not the 2017 reissued version)

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Label: XL Recordings
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 180g
Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Reissued: 2022 / Original Release: 1997
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Alternative Rock

File under: School Of Rock
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