Friday, February 18, 2011

New Radiohead album available NOW...

God damn. Ready? I am. Good start to the weekend...who wants to start a "kickstarter" to have them play Mortville when they come around?

Via Pitchfork :

GO GET IT

"Radiohead have pushed forward the digital release of their eight album, The King of Limbs. Those who pre-ordered the record should look for their download codes. New orders are, of course, still being taken as well.

The King of Limbs will be released by TBD Records in North America, XL in the UK, and Hostess Entertainment in Asia. The album will be out March 29 in North America and March 28 everywhere else. It'll be available on CD, 12" vinyl, and digital download."

"Radiohead's new record, The King of Limbs, is presented here as the world's first* Newspaper Album, comprising:

Two clear 10" vinyl records in a purpose-built record sleeve.
A compact disc.
Many large sheets of artwork, 625 tiny pieces of artwork and a full-colour piece of oxo-degradeable plastic to hold it all together.
The Newspaper Album comes with a digital download that is compatible with all good digital media players.
The Newspaper Album will be shipped on Monday 9th May 2011 you can, however, enjoy the download on Saturday 19th February 2011.
Shipping is included in the prices shown.
One lucky owner of the digital version of The King of Limbs, purchased from this website, will receive a signed 2 track 12" vinyl.
*"perhaps"
In the U.S., the mp3 version of the newspaper album is $48 and the WAV version is $53. In the UK, the two sets are £30 and £33; in Europe, €36 and €39; and in the rest of the world.

A digital-only presale version is also available:

"Radiohead's new record, The King of Limbs, is presented here with a choice of two digital formats:

MP3 version is a 320K constant bit rate file.
WAV version is a full CD quality uncompressed digital audio file.
One lucky owner of the digital version of The King of Limbs, purchased from this website, will receive a signed 2 track 12" vinyl.
The King of Limbs can be pre-ordered now and downloaded on Saturday 19th February 2011."

In the U.S., this version is $9 for mp3s and $14 for a WAV version. In the UK, £6 and £9; in Europe, €7 and €11

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