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\At'omos*phere\, n. the particular environment or surroundinginfluence of extreme artistic ability [Thom Yorke, Radiohead];'the athomosphere in the studio was awesome, man!' [syn: ambiance,ambience, vibe] [[email protected], [email protected]]

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1. INTRODUCTION1.1. About this FAQ.1.2. History of the FAQ.1.3. Revision History.1.4. Credits.1.5. Contacting the Editor.1.6. Questions Still Needing an Answer.

2. THE BAND.2.1. Who are Radiohead?2.2. History.2.2.1. Where did Radiohead go to school? Where did they meet?2.2.2. 'On a Friday'.

2.2.3. Where does the band get its name?2.2.4. Radiohead's climb to fame.2.2.5. The Future.



2.3. Touring.2.4. Background.2.4.1. Are Radiohead a 'Britpop' band?2.4.2. What's the connection with The Unbelievable Truth?2.4.3. What is the deal with Thom's 'Presse Ne Pas Avaler' shirt?2.4.4. What's the deal with Colin's trousers?2.4.5. What's wrong with Thom's eye?

2.4.6. Why all the songs about cars?2.4.7. What's that thing on Jonny's arm?

3. THE RECORDS.3.1. Brief Discography.3.1.1. Singles.3.1.2. Albums.3.1.3. Videography.3.1.4. Bootlegs.3.1.5. Unreleased material.3.1.6. Things to come (The Next Album).3.2. Artwork.

3.2.1. Who's responsible for the Pablo Honey cover art?3.2.2. What's all that stuff on The Bends album cover?3.2.3. What does the Esperanto on the Paranoid Android single

covers and on their official site mean?3.2.4. What is(n't) the significance of the number on the Airbag

EP cover?3.2.5. What's the deal with 'You' being listed on the sleeve of

this live EP I have, but it plays '[Nice Dream]'?3.2.6. What's the deal with 'The Bends' being listed on the sleeve

of this live EP I have, but it plays 'Planet Telex'?3.3. Buying and Collecting.3.3.1. I'm looking to buy a copy of the Drill EP....3.3.2. Where can I buy radiohead stuff online?

3.3.3. What's the Help album?3.3.4. Was Let Down ever released as a single? What about a video?3.3.5. Was Lucky ever released as a single?3.3.6. What's so special about the Japanese releases?3.4. The Videos.3.4.1. Why is the 'Live At The Astoria' video so expensive?3.4.2. I just heard that Radiohead are going to make a video for

every track on OK Computer, even Fitter Happier!3.4.3. Radiohead videos? 7 Commercials? Eh?3.4.4. What's all this about a new video? Meeting People Is Easy?

4. THE MUSIC.4.1. What are the lyrics for.... ?4.1.1. ...the chorus of 'Creep'?4.1.2. ...Ed's background vocal at the end of 'Blow Out'?4.1.3. ...that weird part in 'My Iron Lung'?4.1.4. ...that loud bit in 'The Trickster' that nobody can

understand?4.1.5. ...that bit at the end of 'The Bends' that's clearly

misprinted on the lyric sheet?4.1.6. ...background lyrics at the end of 'Bulletproof'?4.2. Samples, background voices and computer-generated speech.4.2.1. What is the voice in Paranoid Android saying during 'What's

That?'4.2.2. What is the voice saying in the background of 'Fitter

Happier'?4.2.3. Whose is the voice in 'Fitter, Happier'?4.2.4. Whose mad laugh is at the end of India Rubber?



4.3. What are all these strange words in their songs?4.3.1. Ansaphone?4.3.2. And what's a Belisha Beacon, then?4.3.3. The bends?4.3.4. Climbing up the walls?4.3.5. Cotton wool?4.3.7. How to disappear completely and never be found.

4.3.8. Iron lung?4.3.9. Lurgee?4.3.10. Maquiladora?4.3.11. Pablo Honey?4.3.12. Paranoid android?4.3.13. Ripcord?4.3.14. Telex?4.3.15. IMF (in Electioneering)4.3.16. Where/what is Palo Alto?4.4. What is the meaning of the songs on OK Computer?4.4.1. Airbag.4.4.2. Paranoid Android.

4.4.3. Subterranean Homesick Alien.4.4.4. Exit Music (For A Film).4.4.5. Let Down.4.4.6. Karma Police.4.4.7. Fitter Happier.4.4.8. Electioneering.4.4.9. Climbing Up The Walls.4.4.10. No Surprises.4.4.11. Lucky.4.4.12. The Tourist.4.5. Remixes and Alternative Versions.4.5.1. What's all this about a remix album?4.5.2. What alternative versions are there of Radiohead songs and

who mixed/arranged them?4.5.3. Why does my copy of Pablo Honey have an extra recording of

'Creep'? What's the clean version of 'Creep'?4.6. Collaborations.4.6.1. Sparklehorse, 'Wish You Were Here'.4.6.2. Drugstore, 'El President'.4.6.3. What is UNKLE?4.6.4. Velvet Goldmine soundtrack.4.6.5. R.E.M., Tibetan Freedom Concert.4.6.6. Martin Phipps, 'Eureka Street'.4.6.7. Björk, 'I've Seen It All".4.6.8. PJ Harvey, 'Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea'.4.6.9. Unbelievable Truth, 'Sharing'.4.6.10. Headless Chickens, 'I Don't Want To Go To Woodstock'.4.7. Music Videos.4.7.1. In the video for 'Just', what does the man say in the part

without subtitles?4.7.2. Who directed the videos for the Pablo Honey singles?4.7.3. Tell me more about the Gorky's Zygotic Mynci video. I am

intrigued.4.7.4. Who produced the videos of the Pablo Honey releases 'Stop

Whispering' and 'Creep'?4.7.5. What is the song the band are seen working on at the end of

the 'Meeting People Is Easy' video? What are the wordsprinted on the cover?

4.8. What covers have Radiohead done?4.8.1. Carly Simon, 'Nobody Does It Better',4.8.2. Glen Campbell, 'Rhinestone Cowboy'



4.8.3. Oasis., 'Wonderwall',.4.8.4. The Beatles, 'Tomorrow Never Knows'.4.8.5. Tim Buckley, 'Sing A Song For You'.4.8.6. Blondie, 'Union City Blue'.4.8.7. Belly, 'Untogether'.4.8.8. R.E.M., 'So. Central Rain'.4.8.9. Elvis Costello, 'Wear it Proudly'.

4.8.10. Can, 'The Thief'.4.8.11. Magazine, 'Shot By Both Sides'.4.8.12. Neil Young, 'Cinnamon Girl'.4.8.13. Neil Young, 'On The Beach'.4.8.14. Felix Bernard & Dick Smith, "Winter Wonderland".4.9. What artists (to use the term loosely) have covered Radiohead?4.9.1. Frank Bennett, 'Creep'.4.9.2. The Brit Pops Orchestra, 'Creep'.4.9.3. Chino XL, 'Kreep'.4.9.4. J Church, 'Creep'.4.9.5. The Heartworms, 'Creep'.4.9.6. Chrissie Hynde, 'Creep'.

4.9.7. Last Chance Lottery, 'Creep'.4.9.8. Mark Owen, 'Creep'.4.9.9. Tears for Fears, 'Creep'.4.9.10. Zri West, 'Creep'.4.9.11. Anthrax, 'The Bends'4.9.12. Drugstore, 'Black Star'.4.9.13. Marillion, 'Fake Plastic Trees'.4.9.14. Alanis Morissette, 'Fake Plastic Trees'.4.9.15. Raine (from Our Lady Peace), 'Fake Plastic Trees'.4.9.16. Duncan Sheik, 'Fake Plastic Trees'.4.9.17. Geoff Parnell, 'High and Dry'.4.9.18. Holly Palmer, 'High and Dry'.4.9.19. Brian Kennedy, 'Street Spirit'.

4.9.20. Sarah Slean, 'Climbing up the Walls'.4.9.21. Brad Mehldau, 'Exit Music (for a film)'.4.9.22. Hazeldine, 'Lucky'.4.9.23. David Anderson, 'High & Dry' and 'Fake Plastic Trees'.4.9.24. Pepper Acton, 'Creep'4.9.25. Show Of Hands, 'Fake Plastic Trees' and 'Lucky'.4.9.26. Holy Roman Empire, 'Street Spirit (Fade Out)'4.9.27. Voodoo, 'Paranoid Android'.4.9.28. Sentenced, 'Creep'.4.9.29. Gina Jeffries, 'Creep'.4.9.30. Shirehorses, 'No Big Sizes'.4.9.31. 'Plastic Mutations: Electronic Tribute To Radiohead'.4.9.32. 'Strung Out On Ok Computer'.4.9.33. 'Anyone Can Play Radiohead '.4.9.34. Ari Hest, 'No Surprises'.4.9.35. Eddie Vedder, 'Creep'.4.9.36. Darkness, 'Street Spirit (Fade Out)'.4.9.37. Damien Rice, 'Creep'.4.9.38. Moby, 'Creep'.4.9.39. Jamie Cullum, 'High And Dry.4.10. Miscellaneous.4.10.1. Who is the female singer on How Can You Be Sure?4.10.2. What's the meaning behind Airbag?4.10.3. Is 'Paranoid Android' a reference to Douglas Adams4.10.4. Does the Daewoo advert sound like 'No Surprises'?

4.10.5. Is 'Subterranean Homesick Alien' a cover of Bob Dylan's'Subterranean Homesick Blues'?

4.10.6. What's the relationship between 'Subterranean Homesick



Alien' and Roger McGuinn's 'Mr Spaceman'?4.10.7. What is the "sexiest song ever"?4.10.8. What is the "second sexiest song ever"?

5. THE MERCHANDISE.5.1. Does Radiohead have an official fan club? W.A.S.T.E?5.2. Are there any Radiohead TAB books available?

5.2.1. Official album tabs.5.2.2. 'Best of Radiohead'.5.2.3. 'Make Music with Radiohead'.5.3. What other books are available?5.3.1. Green Plastic Watering Can.5.3.2. Coming Up For Air.5.3.3. Radiohead.5.3.4. From A Great Height.5.3.5. Hysterical & Useless.5.3.6. Standing on the Edge.5.3.7. Exit Music: The Radiohead Story5.3.8. Karma Police (The Stories Behind Every Song).

5.3.9. Back to Save the Universe: The Stories Behind Every Song.5.3.10. Radiohead: A Visual Documentary5.3.11. Radiohead: In Their Own Words.

6. THE INTERNET.6.1. Radiohead sites on the World Wide Web.6.1.1. Official sites.6.1.2. Links to other good sites.6.1.3. Where can I get Radiohead .MP3s?6.1.3b. I've found an MP3 of a song credited to Radiohead on a

Napster, AudioGalaxy (etc.), is it genuine?6.1.4. Where can I buy radiohead stuff online?6.2. Radiohead discussion groups.

6.2.1. Radiohead Announce/Regular Mailing list.6.2.2. Usenet.6.2.3. What's the deal with this IRC conference?6.3. Do the band use the Internet/computers?

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. About this FAQ.

You are reading the Frequently Asked Questions document for theRadiohead mailing list and alt.music.radiohead newsgroup. It isposted to these groups at least once every two weeks. It may bedistributed freely as long as no fee is charged (excepting regularservice fees by Internet service providers) and it remainsunaltered and unabridged.

Netiquette and common sense suggest that you 'lurk' -read withoutcontributing- for two weeks before making your first post, so youhave no excuse not to have seen this file before you do so.

If you ignore the FAQ, and make a fool of yourself outright, you

waive your right not to be shouted at.

This FAQ is not in any way associated with nor endorsed by



Radiohead, Parlophone, Capitol, EMI, or anyone else except it'seditors and the member(s) of the mailing list and newsgroup whohave helped to compile it. No warranties, express or implied, areprovided with respect to this resource. Although the informationherein is deemed generally reliable and every effort is made tokeep it so, it's authors accept no liability for misinformationpropagated by this FAQ. E & OE.

The maintainers of the FAQ reserve the right to edit entries forclarity or brievity. Submissions become the property of theeditor and are subsequently passed into the public domain.

The latest version of this FAQ is available from:

Text - http://www.radioheadfaq.co.uk/rhfaq.txtHTML - http://www.radioheadfaq.co.uk/rhfaq.htm

1.2. History of the FAQ.

This file incorporates and supersedes two previous FAQs;

The RADIOHEAD MAILING LIST FAQ was originally compiled by K.Lee[[email protected]] on 21-Jun-96. Later maintenance was carriedout by E.K.Sutcliffe [[email protected]] who 'retired' in 1998.

The ALT.MUSIC.RADIOHEAD FAQ was created by Matthew[[email protected]]. Responsibility passed to Paul Hopwood[[email protected]] and David Deans when Matt's continuinginvolvement became untenable in late 1998.

In the interests of consistency and to remove duplication the two

FAQs were merged into one. Primers for the Usenet newsgroup andmailing list accompany this FAQ and deal specifically with theissues relating to each forum.

1.3. Revision History.

21-Jun-96 v.0.1.a. RHML-FAQ compiled by K.Lee.12-Dec-97 v.1.0. RHML-FAQ no longer "provisional".09-Nov-98 v.1.0.a. RHML-FAQ final version.

05-Feb-98 v.1.0. AMR-FAQ compiled by Matt Bulb.07-Nov-98 v.2.0. AMR-FAQ overhauled by Paul Hopwood.16-Dec-98 v.2.3. AMR-FAQ final version.

04-Feb-99 v.0.1.0. RHML-FAQ/AMR-FAQ merged by Paul Hopwood.07-Mar-99 v.1.0.0. RH-FAQ no longer "draft".10-Mar-99 v.1.0.1. Minor updates and corrections.30-Mar-99 v.1.0.2. Creep & SW video + minor amendments.29-Apr-99 v.1.0.3. Books section updated11-May-99 v.1.0.4. Videos, Jonny's arm brace + minor stuff13-Jun-99 v.1.0.5. Minor release, tour and cover updates.05-Jul-99 v.1.0.6. Links to Richard Arthur's discography.14-Jul-99 v.1.0.7. Additional info added to section 2.4.5.19-Aug-99 v.1.0.8. General housekeeping and grammar.

30-Aug-99 v.1.0.9. Updated and added numerous web links.09-Oct-99 v.1.0.10. Removed references to Uptight website.17-Oct-99 v.1.0.11. Added 4.6.6. and revised 4.10.1.



05-Nov-99 v.1.0.12. Covers section updated - added 4.9.25.16-Jan-00 v.1.0.13. New .co.uk address, new album, webcast...30-Jan-00 v.1.0.14. India rubber Q answered. Creep (edit).24-Jul-00 v.1.0.15. Major update mainly ref: Kid A / tour.05-Nov-00 v.1.0.16. Mostly minor email/web updates.25-Nov-00 v.1.0.17. Lurgee definition. Some covers.03-Dec-00 v.1.0.18. Magazine cover at Brussels.

09-Jan-01 v.1.0.19. Buying links updated.02-Mar-01 v.1.0.20. Minor updates re: Amnesiac, credits, links.23-May-01 v.1.0.21. Updates re: Amnesiac. Shirehorses "cover".05-Aug-01 v.1.0.22. Minor updates re releases, tours etc.06-Nov-01 v.1.0.23. Minor updates re releases, tours etc.30-Mar-02 v.1.0.24. Email address changes.13-Jul-02 v.1.0.25. Email address changes.15-Aug-04 v.1.0.26. Major update, general tidy-up.

1.4. Credits.

Thanks go to Emma Sutcliffe [[email protected]] and K. Lee[[email protected]] for their work on the mailing list FAQ and toMatt [[email protected]] for creating the amr FAQ.

Stuart Crouch [[email protected]], Mark Noble[[email protected]] and Dan Smith [[email protected]] were all kindenough to help with the various earlier conversions.

Our appreciation also to the regular contributors to the mailinglist, alt.music.radiohead and those quoted within the text forproviding much of the information contained herein.

1.5. Contacting the Editor.

This FAQ is maintained by Paul Hopwood [[email protected]].Suggestions, comments, additions, deletions, amendments, abuse etcshould be sent to [[email protected]].

1.6. Questions Still Needing an Answer.

If you have answers to any of these, e-mail the maintainer (seeabove for the e-mail address).

<none awaiting answers>

2. THE BAND.

2.1. Who are Radiohead?

Radiohead are a band from Oxford, England. The members of theband are as follows:

Colin Charles Greenwood, 26-Jun-1969Bass

Jonathan (Jonny) Richard Guy Greenwood, 05-Nov-1971Lead ('abusive') guitar, organ, synthesiser, piano, recorder,weird effects beyond all comprehension



Edward (Ed) John O'Brien, 15-Apr-1968Rhythm ('polite') guitar, backing vocals

Philip (Phil) James Selway, 23-May-1967Percussion (that's Drums to you)

Thomas (Thom) Edward Yorke, 07-Oct-1968Lead vocals, guitar

[Tina Kallimanis [email protected]][Martha Ellen Levine [email protected]]

2.2. History.

2.2.1. Where did Radiohead go to school? Where did they meet?

The boys met at Abingdon School, a boys public school close to

Oxford. Thom later went to Exeter University, Ed to Manchester,Phil to Liverpool and Colin to Cambridge. Jonny went to technicalschool but quit to do the band thing.

2.2.2. 'On a Friday'.

'On A Friday' was the original name of the group we know and loveas Radiohead. Jonny Greenwood, not part of the original line-up,joined the band sometime after it was formed.

2.2.3. Where does the band get its name?

Radiohead most probably comes from the name of a Talking Heads

song, supposedly "the least annoying song" on the album 'TrueStories'. Radiohead may have said this in jest since reports arethat this song is actually one of the most annoying.

2.2.4. Radiohead's climb to fame.

After a disappointing debut release, 'Drill EP', Radiohead becamea household name when 'Creep' climbed to the top of the U.S.charts. Widely written off as "one hit wonders", the rush todeliver their first album 'Pablo Honey' (1993) yielded acollection of songs which did little to give them credibility.

It wasn't until their second album 'The Bends' (1995) wasreleased that the band were to be taken seriously. Theirpopularity rose steadily over the next two years, gaining momentumwith the "Britpop" movement of the mid-1990s.

Their third album, 'OK Computer' (1997) was well received, earningRadiohead numerous awards and nominations and becoming widelyregarded as one of the most influential albums of the decade. Thetour promoting the album included a triumphant headlining set atGlastonbury Festival, Michael Eavis recalling the performance someyears later saying "God, that was really magic, I'll tell you", inspite of technical problems, and extreme weather that hadtransformed the festival site into a mud bath.

The release of their next album, 'Kid A' (2000), despite a lack ofsingles and being less warmly received by the music media and fans



alike, soured to claim the top spot in the U.S. album charts andenjoyed similar success around the world. Their fifth album,'Amnesiac' (2001), recorded during the same sessions as 'Kid A'entered the U.K. and U.S. album charts at #1 and #2 respectively.

A live 8-track "mini-album" followed, 'I Might Be Wrong' (2001)comprising live recordings of songs from 'Kid A' and 'Amnesiac'.

Radiohead's sixth and most recent studio album, 'Hail To TheThief' (2003) saw a return to more Rock-like form and became thefastest selling album of the year, entering the UK album charts atnumber one and reaching to top of Amazon's top selling musicchart, despite being leaked on the Internet almost three monthsprior to it's release date. The band returned to the GlastonburyPyramid Stage, becoming one of the few bands ever to headline theevent more than once.

2.2.5. The Future.

Rumours are abound on the subject of Radiohead's future.

As fanatics with their finger on the pulse will know, Radioheadhave a healthy portfolio of, as yet, unreleased songs. Many areavailable in various bootlegged forms. See 3.1.5. for moredetails.

For more up-to-date, but often unsubstantiated, information checkout the various forums, newsgroups and IRC channels devoted to theband.

2.3. Touring.

Radiohead toured non-stop after their signing to Parlophone in1992 until the end of the North America leg of the OK Computertour. After completing the tour in New York City on 18th April1998 they took a well-deserved before returning to the studio towork on their fourth album. During the remainder of 1998 and 1999they played only a handful of benefit gigs, returning briefly tothe U.S. for the Tibetan Freedom Concert in Washington DC, AmnestyInternational in Paris on 10 December 1998 and an acoustic set byThom and Jonny at TFC99 in Amsterdam on 13 June 1999.

The band returned to the stage in June 2000 for their first UKappearance since 1997, playing Scott Walker's Meltdown festival atthe Royal Festival Hall in London, showcasing material which wasto be released on 'Kid A'. A succession of European datesfollowed, ending in Israel on July 9th then a tour of Europe withtheir own tent at the end of 2000.

Much of 2001 was spent touring the US, with some gigs in Europeand Japan. Their only scheduled UK gig of the year was theirtriumphant home-coming at Oxford on 7th June 2001, playing to the44,000 people who braved torrential rain to see the band headlinethe one-day festival at South Park.

Touring schedules in recent years have been more relaxed, with the

band devoting more time between promoting albums to concentrate onrecording, solo projects, collaborations and family commitments.



For up-to-date tour information and tickets visit the officialRadiohead web site:

http://www.radiohead.co.uk

For a detailed gigography, see Richard Arthur's site at:

http://www.btinternet.com/~r.j.arthur/rh/

2.4. Background.

2.4.1. Are Radiohead a 'Britpop' band?

Who cares? The term 'Britpop' is as manufactured as Hear'Say andlasted a similar period of time. The more enduring acts to emergefrom the 'Britpop movement' have moved on, many enjoying hugesuccess in their own right. As long as we know where to find themon the shelves, why should other people's vain attempts to

pigeonhole a group matter?

2.4.2. What's the connection with The Unbelievable Truth?

Andy Yorke, Thom's younger brother, was lead vocalist in an bandcalled Unbelievable Truth. After releasing a single on Oxfordlabel Shifty Disco, they signed to Virgin in 1997 and released thealbum 'Almost Here' and a bunch of singles before being axed inearly 2000. Their second album 'sorrythankyou' was released laterthe same year, again on Shifty Disco. They split-up when Andyleft the band after their final gig at The Zodiac in Oxford on16th September 2000.

Opinions on the quality of the band's work were, as ever, varied.Most people with an open mind really rather liked them. But then,so did the utter fanatics, but people hoping for another Radioheadwere disappointed.

Official site - http://www.unbelievable-truth.co.uk/

[Duncan McKean, [email protected]][[email protected]]

2.4.3. What is the deal with Thom's 'Presse Ne Pas Avaler' shirt?

It is French for 'don't believe what the press says'; literally,'do not swallow the press'. This is presumably a reference to thepoor way in which the music press has generally treated the bandor, for that matter, other musicians.

The graphic is a print of a poster from the Paris revolt of 1969.For more info, go to:

http://burn.ucsd.edu/paris.htm

[Andrew Christie -- [email protected]]

2.4.4. What's the deal with Colin's trousers?

It all comes from a MM i/v which dates back to June 10, 1995.Quoting the relevant part: 'This is Colin 4 a.m. He pulls a face,



slurps morsely at his wine, and gestures for a light. Someoneholds a candle across the table, and drips molten wax on histrousers. "Oh ! My trousers ! Fuck ! - this is how you shouldthink of Radiohead" [[email protected]]

2.4.5. What's wrong with Thom's eye?

The condition is one of two major possible medical problems, bothof which involve muscular paralysis around the eye. The first, iscongenital muscular fibrosis. This involves obstructing fibroids,which prevent the muscles from functioning correctly. The secondis Dewaynes Syndrome, in which case the muscle connections areimproper and result in the eye being held in one position by ahypotonic contraction. Both problems have remarkably similarsymptoms and are incredibly difficult to distinguish between toanyone other than a trained oculist. We understand that Thom hasa remarkable amount of control in his eye, for someone who waspreviously paralysed completely. As a child he would haveundergone numerous operations, and may have been made to wear an

eye patch in order to strengthen his weak eye. The purpose ofimproving the condition of an eye in a case like this, is as muchaesthetic as it is visually beneficial, as the eyes are our mainform of bodily communication. Many thanks to a fairly anonymoussource - Thank you Wendy - for this information.

There are also a couple of other conditions which have similarsymptoms. Thanks to Janice Smith, a student nurse, for postingthe following information.

Horner's syndrome - a group of symptoms that are due to a disorderof the sympathetic nerves in the brainstem or cervical (neck)region. The syndrome consists of a constricted pupil, ptosis, and

an absence of sweating over the affected side of the face. [J.F.Horner (1831-86), Swiss ophthalmologist]McFerren, T. A (Editor) (1994) A Dictionary Of Nursing. SecondEdition. Great Britain: Oxford Reference. Page 216

Horner's syndrome. This is the description given to a combinationof changes resulting from paralysis of the sympathetic nerve inthe neck. They are: small pupil, a drooping upper lid and anapparently (though not actually) sunken eye.Macpherson, G. (editor) (1995) Black's Medical Dictionary. 38thEdition. London: A & C Black Limited. Page 236.

Ptosis - drooping of the upper eyelid. This may be due to adisorder of the ocularmotor nerve, a disease of the eye muscle, ormyasthenia gravis; it may also occur as part of Horner's syndromeor as an isolated congenital feature.McFerren, T. A (Editor) (1994) A Dictionary Of Nursing. SecondEdition. Great Britain: Oxford Reference. Page 386[Janice Smith -- [email protected]]

2.4.6. Why all the songs about cars?

You may have noticed that a lot of Thom's songs and lyrics dealwith transport. Thom has a strong dislike of the way the humanrace looks upon cars. He considers them to be highly dangerous,

considering the age we live in, and has expressed his shock at theway cars seem to be overlooked in the pursuit of a modern life.Because being a member of a touring band involves a lot of moving



around, you might imagine why he centres upon it.

2.4.7. What's that thing on Jonny's arm?

It's a wrist brace, used to support the joint. It's likely thathe wears it to provide relief from a condition known as CarpalTunnel Syndrome, or RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury), which causes

joint pain when any action or movement is performed repetitivelyover a prolonged period. It is a common ailment amongst typistsand VDU operators.

It could also be used to provide some support to his wrist andprevent muscle strain caused by his aggressive playing style and /or prevent him from gashing his lower-arm against the bridge ofhis guitar. [[email protected]]

3. THE RECORDS.

3.1. Brief Discography.

While by no means comprehensive, the following list shows theband's main releases to date.

Richard Arthur's authoritative site, which is probably the mostexhaustive listing available, may be found at:


Less detailed but more graphical versions are to be found at:

http://www.ateaseweb.com/discography/

3.1.1. Singles.

Drill EP May-1992Creep (1st UK release) Sep-1992Anyone Can Play Guitar Feb-1993Pop Is Dead May-1993Creep (re-release) Sep-1993Stop Whispering (U.S./Aus) 1993Itch EP (Japan/NZ) Jun-1994My Iron Lung Sep-1994 (reissued Sep-2000)High & Dry / Planet Telex Feb-1995 (reissued Sep-2000)Fake Plastic Trees Feb-1995 (reissued Sep-2000)Just Aug-1995 (reissued Sep-2000)Street Spirit (Fade Out) Jan-1996 (reissued Sep-2000)Paranoid Android May-1997 (reissued Sep-2000)Karma Police Aug-1997 (reissued Sep-2000)No Surprises Jan-1998 (reissued Sep-2000)Airbag EP (UK/US) Apr-1998NS/Running From Demons EP (Japan) Aug-1999Pyramid Song Jun-2001Knives Out Aug-2001I Might Be Wrong - live EP Nov-2001There There May-2003

Go To Sleep Aug-20032+2=5 Nov-2003Com Lag: 2+2=5 EP(Japan) May-2004



3.1.2. Albums.

Pablo Honey Feb-1993The Bends Mar-1995OK Computer Jun-1997Kid A Oct-2000

Amnesiac Jun-2001Hail To The Thief Jun-2003

3.1.3. Videography.

Live At The Astoria Mar-19957 Television Commercials May-1998Meeting People Is Easy Nov-1998 (May-1999 worldwide)

3.1.4. Bootlegs.

The number of bootlegs available on CD or CD-R increases at an

incredible rate. Suffice to say there are more than the averagefan will ever have time or cash (or desire, considering the poorquality of many) to hunt down.

Richard Arthur's discography also lists bootlegs (see 3.1.) andhe has created a cross-reference which is available from:


3.1.5. Unreleased material.

A fair amount material played during various tours or recorded inremains unreleased studio session, much of which may yet appear as

B-sides or surface from future recording endeavours. It is notunknown for the band to occasionally revisit and re-work ideas.

The band rehearsed and performed a handful of new songs during theOK Computer tour (1997-1998). 'Big Ideas... Don't Get Any' (akaNude or Neut) and 'I Promise' have yet to be officially released.

It was reported that the band attempted to record 'Big Boots' (aka'Man-o-war') during 1998 for The Avengers soundtrack but wereunhappy with the results. The song has since been dropped and itseems unlikely that it be re-recorded in the foreseeable future.

Older unreleased material, such as 'Lift', no longer form part ofthe bands live repertoire and will probably remain unreleased.

3.1.6. Things to come (The Next Album).

Most of the new songs documented in Ed's diary on the official website and played live during 2000/2001 have been released on'Kid A' and 'Amnesiac'.

While there remains some material which has yet to be released, itis probably not sufficient in volume or quality to fill anotheralbum. Subsequently the band are unlikely to release a seventhstudio album without returning to the studio to record new

material.



3.2. Artwork.

3.2.1. Who's responsible for the Pablo Honey cover art?

The CD booklet reveals the following attributions: Paintings (C)Lisa Bunny Jones. Design by Icon. Photography by Tom Sheenan.Further reports on who these people are would be welcomed.

3.2.2. What's all that stuff on The Bends album cover?

The cover is taken from one of those dummies they use to teachmouth-to-mouth that they found in the John Radcliffe hospital inOxford. The inside cover includes pictures (from left to right)of a blown up belly of a Gulf war soldier (as in expanded notexploded), some people walking along a street in New Zealand, thecolours used on the Bends T-shirt, a face drawn by Thom, Japanesecar salesmen, symbols from a Japanese weather programme, someonebeing given defibrillator treatment, the band in an airportlounge, an icon of the old revolving world the BBC used to use

before programmes came on).[URBANE GUERRILLA -- [email protected]]

3.2.3. What does the Esperanto on the Paranoid Android singlecovers and on their official site mean?

Dangera najbar-ajo: Dangerous neighbourhood.Injektiklo: syringe.Malamikigi: to antagonize, or more accurately, to make an enemy or

to make enemies.Malvenkemo: defeatism, although the root "venk-" can be translated

both as victory and defeat.Simbolo: symbol.

Mortigi tempo: mortigi tempon would be translated as killing time.As written, it could easily be taken to mean a timeto kill. (found in w.a.s.t.e catalogue and the HubDesign Studio site http://www.hub.co.uk/hub/).

See http://www.esperanto.net for more information about Esperanto.[Thomas L. Rochestro -- [email protected]]

3.2.4. What is(n't) the significance of the number on the Airbag EPcover?

Precede the number, 1426148550, with a zero (+44 if you areoutside the UK). It is answered by a pre-recorded 'Hello?'. Thisis indeed Thom's voice; it used to be his old pager number. Ifyou are one of those who called and left messages, although it isbelieved the band listened to them it's unlikely they will bedoing anything with the recordings.[Alex Kent] [posted by: Cathy Fan -- [email protected]]

3.2.5. What's the deal with 'You' being listed on the sleeve ofthis live EP I have, but it plays '[Nice Dream]'?

Some copies of the Belgian 'Live EP' and Dutch 'Pinkpop' givenaway with some copies of 'The Bends' sold in those countries, weremis-pressed.

Thomas Vander Stichele ([email protected]) confirmsthat there are, contrary to previous versions of this FAQ, some



versions of this EP that do play 'You'.

3.2.6. What's the deal with 'The Bends' being listed on the sleeveof this live EP I have, but it plays 'Planet Telex'?

Copies of the Irish 'The Bends' live EP were pressed which played'Planet Telex' rather than the title track. This seems to be

equally as common as the CD with the correct track listing.

3.3. Buying and Collecting.

3.3.1. I'm looking to buy a copy of the Drill EP....

Good luck. It's now valued at about 275UKP, and it's not going tostop increasing in value any time soon. You can probably assumethat nobody from any of the fan forums lucky enough to own a copyis going to sell theirs. You'd have better luck trying the'used' collectors record stores on the net. Esprit (EIL), Energy

Music, Map Records, Opal Music (see 3.3.2.) and so on. Yes, theycharge a fortune. Live with it or do without.

3.3.2. Where can I buy radiohead stuff online?

There are many online vendors selling Radiohead goods. Thefollowing have been used and recommended by many people in thenewsgroup.

i. Current Releases.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=radioheadfaq0fhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/radioheadfaq

http://www.whsmith.co.uk/whs/go.asp?menu=Music&shop=23356

ii. Rare and Hard-to-find.

http://eil.com/partner/radiohead6.asphttp://www.opalmusic.comhttp://www.maprecords.co.uk

Also, keep reading the groups, as they are (un?)fortunately proneto the occasional advert.

3.3.3. What's the Help album?

'Help' is a benefit album for the Bosnian victims of the Serbian'ethnic cleansing' and general chaos in Yugoslavia. Musically,it's mostly notable for the standout Radiohead track 'Lucky' --one of the consensus favourites of RH-list members, which was alsoreleased as a single before being included on OK Computer.

Apparently some of the albums didn't have track listings, and as aresult some previous versions of this FAQ reproduced the entiretrack listing; however, it has since been deemed to be a largeexpenditure of space for relatively little gain. The trulycurious are advised to go forth and search among the numerousRadiohead web sites (see the end of this FAQ).

3.3.4. Was 'Let Down' released as a single? What about a video?



Let Down could be described as a 'radio single' - it was given tomany radio stations as a promo - though there was never anofficial public release as a single. The track also featured onthe French and Japanese 'Karma Police' singles. A video wassupposedly made, but withdrawn at great personal expense to theband because they were not satisfied with it.

3.3.5. Was 'Lucky' ever released as a single? What about a video?

Not as such, though it was recorded on 4th September 1995 for theWarchild benefit album and selected as the opening track for theHelp EP. An accompanying video was made which features the bandin the studio and footage of children in the war-torn formerYugoslavia. Unfortunately commercial success of the singlesuffered because Lucky was deemed not to be "radio friendly" andfailed to get play-listed by radio stations.

The same recording of the song later made it onto OK Computer andwas to be released again as a single in it's own right but,

although promos were issued to radio stations, it was onlyreleased commercially in France. [[email protected]]

3.3.6. What's so special about the Japanese releases?

Japanese pressings of the first two albums contain otherwise hard-to-find bonus tracks. There are also several EPs which includerare recordings and B-sides from singles that were only readilyavailable in the UK and have long since been "deleted". Whilemore expensive than domestic releases, they are readily availableon import and offer an easy and less costly way to own some of thebands' older and more difficult to find material.[[email protected]]

3.4. The Videos.

3.4.1. Why is the 'Live At The Astoria' video so expensive?

The Astoria video was never released in the U.S. It is widelyavailable (and cheap!) in the UK, Europe and Australasia; thoseareas of the world which use PAL format VHS recorders.

An NTSC version, the format used in America, was only officiallyreleased in Japan. Japanese imports are expensive and prices ofaround $80 are common. [[email protected],[email protected]]

Alternatively, CD Europe in Florida will import a PAL copy fromEurope and convert it to NTSC for around $42 all inclusive. Theirweb site is at:

http://www.cdeurope.com 3.4.2. I heard that Radiohead are going to make a video for every

track on OK Computer, even Fitter Happier!

It was a plan, but it was abandoned due to time and financialconstraints after the band scrapped the video for 'Let Down'.

3.4.3. Radiohead videos? 7 Commercials? Eh?



The videos to Radiohead's seven most recent singles; Just, FakePlastic Trees, High & Dry (US version), Street Spirit (Fade Out),Paranoid Android, No Surprises and Karma Police have been releasedon one VHS cassette.

3.4.4. What's all this about a new video? Meeting People Is Easy?

Grant Gee, also responsible for the No Surprises video, spent ayear with Radiohead making a 'fly-on-the-wall' documentary called'Meeting People Is Easy'. It features footage of the band andlive performances from the OK Computer tour, as well as snippetsfrom some of the, as yet, unreleased new songs. The video wasreleased in PAL format in UK/Europe on 30th November 1998 but wasinitially available only from independent stores. Many largeretailers refused to stock it because the '15' certification wasnot printed on the front cover. After numerous delays, the NTSCand DVD formats were finally released worldwide in May 1999.[[email protected]]

4. THE MUSIC.

4.1. What are the lyrics for.... ?

It is beyond the scope of this FAQ to reprint every obscure lyric.However, there are several lyric archives on the web, althoughnone of them is necessarily definitive. See section 6 for a listof web pages; most of them have some sort of lyric archive(notably, the official site does not).

4.1.1. ...the chorus of 'Creep'?

But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo, what the hell am I doing here? Idon't belong here. NOT 'I'm a widow'.

4.1.2. ...Ed's background vocal at the end of 'Blow Out'?

The generally accepted version is: all wrapped up in cotton wool,all wrapped up in sugar-coated pills.

4.1.3. ...that weird part in 'My Iron Lung'?

The headshrinkers, they want everything, my Uncle Bill, my Belishabeacon. [Roger Singh, [email protected]]

4.1.4. ...that loud bit in 'The Trickster' that nobody canunderstand?

Truant kids, a can of brickdust worms, who do not want to climbdown from their chestnut tree

4.1.5. ...that bit at the end of 'The Bends' that's clearly

misprinted on the lyric sheet?

Where do we go from here? the planet is a gunboat in a sea of fearand where are you?

4.1.6. ...background lyrics at the end of 'Bulletproof'?

It's actually just Ed making noises, mumbling. nothing else.



(quoted from a press source) [Jonathon S. Moore]

4.2. Samples, background voices and computer-generated speech.

4.2.1. What is the voice in Paranoid Android saying during 'What'sThat?'

'I may... be paranoid, but.... not an...android.' and then, 'I may... be paranoid, but.... no ...android.' That's the most populartheory. Nothing is official, there is still argument over what thevoice actually says. However, members have agreed to disagree.Whatever you hear is as right as anyone else. We just don't wantto know about it.[Peter Campbell -- [email protected]] [[email protected]]

4.2.2. What is the voice saying in the background of 'FitterHappier'?

'This is the Panic Office. Section 9-17 may have been hit.

Activate following procedure.' The clip, which is repeatedthroughout the track, is taken from 'Flight of the Condor'.[Dan Smith -- [email protected]]

4.2.3. Whose is the voice in 'Fitter, Happier'?

It is not Thom's distorted vocals, a guest appearance by StevenHawking, or a PC. The voice was done on a Macintosh computer.speech is generated from typed text into one of 20 or so voices;the one used in 'Fitter, Happier' believed to be 'Fred'.[John M. P. Athayde -- [email protected]]

Thom wrote Fitter Happier to unlock his thoughts at the beginning

of the 'OK Computer' creation process. The lyrics are supposedlythe result of an email exchange between Thom and female fan andThom was impressed by the way they were brought to life when heran them through his computer. And no, Steven Hawking will not betouring with the band.

4.2.4. Whose mad laugh is at the end of India Rubber?

(was 1.6.3. Is that Thom's mad laugh at the end of India Rubber?)The band have confirmed the mad laugh at the end of India Rubberbelongs to Jonny.

4.3. What are all these strange words in their songs?

4.3.1. Ansaphone?

Britspeak for an 'answering machine'.

4.3.2. And what's a Belisha Beacon, then?

A belisha beacon is a flashing yellow light atop a black and whitestriped pole used for traffic barricades at pedestrian crossings.There's a picture of one at:

http://www.picture-gallery.com/cdrom/thumb/env01/THUMBS072.HTML

They were named after Baron Leslie Hore-Belisha (1893-1957) whoinstituted the use of belisha beacons while serving as British



Minister of Transport in the 1930's. He is also responsible forintroducing driving tests for motorists to England. He alsoserved as Secretary of State for War in the late 1930's.[Belisha Beacon -- [email protected]][Duncan McKean -- [email protected]]

4.3.3. The bends?

The bends is an intensely painful condition experienced by diverswho resurface from deep water too rapidly, perhaps so namedbecause divers often writhe (bend) in agony when it happens. Thehigh pressure in deep water forces an excess of nitrogen todissolve in your bloodstream; if you resurface too quickly, thenitrogen immediately forms air bubbles. This is one of thereasons divers breathe special air with less nitrogen than normalair.

4.3.4. Climbing up the walls?

'Climbing the walls' means to be so stressed, desperate, upset,that you are figuratively doing the impossible -- climbing thewalls. It also sometimes has a connotation of being fenced in,hemmed in, closed in. [Polar -- [email protected]]

4.3.5. Cotton wool?

Those puffy little balls of cotton you use for medicine etc. U.S.equivalent is 'cotton balls'.

4.3.7. How to disappear completely and never be found.

Coincidentally this is also the title of a book by Doug Richmond

about: "Planning for a disappearance, arranging newidentification, finding work, establishing credit, pseudocide(creating the impression that you are dead), and more"

The book cover can be found here:http://www.amazon.com/covers/0/80/651/559/0806515597.l.gif

[Scott Cairns, [email protected]]

4.3.8. Iron lung?

A mechanical apparatus that does your breathing for you when youcan't do it yourself.

4.3.9. Lurgee?

Lurgee (aka 'the dreaded lurgee') is a British expression for adisease, illness or ailment.

It has been suggested the origin of the word could be as recentas the 1950s when it used by Spike Milligan in the BBC Radiocomedy 'The Goon Show' (1950-1960). In the plot it was a diseaseinvented by two out of work doctors, both owners of music shops,which could only be cured by playing in a brass band. It's mostlikely the script writers didn't invent the word but simply

popularised it. Spike probably first heard it while serving inthe Royal Artillery during World War II (1939-1945), when it isthought to of been used to refer to sickness brought on by



drinking contaminated foreign water.

There's also a game called Lurgee, based on "tag", played byEnglish children. The game involves an inflicted player catchingand passing on the Lurgee by touching other players.[[email protected]] [[email protected]][[email protected]]

4.3.10. Maquiladora?

The majority of releases including this song use the one-lspelling 'maquiladora', which means: Plant that executes, for amore important company, one of the operations of the process ofthe fabrication of a product.[Jay Collins -- [email protected]]

On the Capitol High & Dry Maxi CD it reads with two-ls,'maquilladora', which means: 'Make-up lady' (the feminine ofmaquillador). [Peter -- [email protected]]

More commonly, the term is used with either spelling to refer tothe US/Mexico trade agreement and the sweatshop-like factoriesjust south of the US-Mexico border where US corporations exploitMexican workers at ludicrously low wages. The previous workingtitle of 'Interstate 5' would suggest this being the definitionmost relevant to the song. [[email protected]]

4.3.11. Pablo Honey?

There are 2 guys from New York called 'The Jerky Boys.' They makeprank phone calls and record them on tape. Back in the early 90s,these tapes were only available through bootleg. Somehow, a tape

made it to Jonny Greenwood. [Bryce, [email protected]]

The full transcript of the prank call goes like this:

-Hello?-Yeah?-Pablo, honey?-Yeah?-Please,honey,come down to Florida.-Huh?-Come to Florida,honey,we need to...-Yeah? Who's this?-Pablo, honey, been washing your ass, Pablo?-Who is this?-Keep yourself clean, honey?-Hello?-Pablo?-Yeah?

[1:40 onwards, How Do You, right speaker]

-Please come to Florida-Who the hell is this?-Oh you...you bastard,you.....-Hello?

-Pablo..-Yeah?-You bastard.......Pablo?



-- Thanks to Peter Campbell ([email protected]).

4.3.12. Paranoid android?

No one knows who this 'android' is for sure. Though the bandMarvin, who also released the single 'Marvin the Paranoid Android'

in 1981, is one of the better-known. The origin of the phrase'paranoid android', however, is generally understood to be the'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy', a 1970s book by Douglas Adamswhich started out as a BBC radio series a few decades ago. Thebook, which spawned (among other things) four sequels, a movie,and an illustrated digitally-rendered coffee table book, hassomething of a cult following among science fiction fans. One ofthe characters in the series is a robot named Marvin the ParanoidAndroid, who belongs to a new generation of robots with 'GenuinePeople Personalities'. Marvin's 'Genuine People Personality' is,more or less, melancholic misanthropy. He lives in eternal painand suffering, and, due to various time-travel exploits,

unfortunately lives to be 'thirty-seven times older than theUniverse itself'. However, in the end, he does find someredemption in discovering God's Last Message to His Creation: 'Weapologise for the inconvenience.'

Thanks to (non-listee) Richard Arthur ([email protected]) andRobert Dane ([email protected]) for their assistance with thissection. What all this has to do with the song itself, however,is unclear, except that the phrase 'off with his head' has somesignificance in the plot.

4.3.13. Ripcord?

A ripcord is the thing you pull on a parachute pack to make itopen.

4.3.14. Telex?

Telex is defined as any form of two way communication involvingtwo or more computers. [Dumont -- [email protected]]

4.3.15. IMF (in Electioneering)

Stands for International Monetary Fund. Like most arms of theU.N., it is often believed to be a puppet of the United Statesgovernment, oriented towards manipulating global financial marketsto serve the interests of American big business.[[email protected], K.Lee]

4.3.16. Where/what is Palo Alto?

Palo Alto is in California, USA, about 40 miles south of SanFrancisco. Entering the city, the welcome sign reads "Welcome toPalo Alto, A city of the future". It is 25.9 miles square with apopulation of about 55,900 (1995) and is the home to StanfordUniversity and various high-tech' industry giants.

It's most famous establishment is probably Xerox PARC (Palo Alto

Research Centre), which invites really brainy people to sit aroundand be clever all day. Without them, you probably wouldn't bereading this as they invented the GUI (the inspiration for MacOS



and Windoze), Ethernet and Object Programming.[Heather -- [email protected]][Stephen Crompton -- [email protected]][Joshua -- [email protected]]

4.4. What is the meaning of the songs on OK Computer?

The following are the explanations for the songs from OK Computer,as given by Thom in an interview for Select Magazine in the UK.[thanks to Jennifer for typing these up]

4.4.1. Airbag.

Has an airbag saved my life? Nah...but I tell you something,every time you have a near accident, instead of just sighing andcarrying on, you should pull over, get out of the car and run downthe street screaming, 'I'm BACK! I'm ALIVE! My life has startedagain today!'. In fact, you should do that every time you get out

of a car. We're just riding on those things - we're not really incontrol of them.

4.4.2. Paranoid Android.

Basically an excuse to weld loads of half-finished songs together'Abbey Road' style. It's Radiohead, pissed and having a party. Iwasn't there when it was all stuck together--I'd been sent to bedto sleep it off. What's it about? The fall of the Roman Empire.

4.4.3. Subterranean Homesick Alien.

Ah, this is us desperate to be Miles Davis on 'Bitches Brew'.

It's got a groove. And it used to be called 'Uptight'. That's itreally.

4.4.4. Exit Music (For A Film).

We wrote this for 'Romeo & Juliet'. I saw the Zeffirelli versionwhen I was 13 and I cried my eyes out, because I couldn'tunderstand why, the morning after they shagged, they didn't justrun away. It's a song written for two people who should run awaybefore all the bad stuff starts. A personal song.

4.4.5. Let Down.

I was pissed in a club, and I suddenly had the funniest thoughtI'd had for ages - what if all the people who were drinking werehanging from the bottles... if the bottles were hung from theceiling with string, and the floor caved in, and the only thingthat kept everyone up was the bottles? It's also about anenormous fear of being trapped.

4.4.6. Karma Police.

This is really schizophrenic, isn't it? There's that hugepersonality change halfway through. Wait until you see the video!We're making the whole LP into a film, commissioning it song by

song. [Jennifer's note: Ehhh...not anymore *giggle*]

4.4.7. Fitter Happier.



The others were downstairs, 'rockin'', and I crept upstairs anddid this in ten minutes. I was feeling incredible hysteria andpanic, and it was so liberating to give the lyrics to this neutral-sounding computer.

4.4.8. Electioneering.

I was thinking of the Poll Tax riots when I wrote this - themoment when the horses broke through the barriers and everyonestarted smashing windows. It's also from watching too many MPs ontelly - you just get that feeling of Whoah, I've seen this oncetoo many times.

4.4.9. Climbing Up The Walls.

This is about the unspeakable. Literally skull-crushing. I usedto work in a mental hospital around the time that Care In TheCommunity started, and we all just knew what was going to happen.

And it's one of the scariest things to happen in this country,because a lot of them weren't just harmless... It was hailingviolently when we recorded this. It seems to add to the mood.

4.4.10. No Surprises.

The first song we recorded - that, erm, haunting, child-likeguitar sound set the mood for the whole album. We were going forthat 'Pet Sounds' vibe.

4.4.11. Lucky.

Everyone knows about this one. Recorded for War Child, unplayed

by Radio. Who's 'Sarah'? No one I know. It's just my favouritename.

4.4.12. The Tourist.

Ah, one of Jonny's songs. The lyrics come from being in abeautiful square in France on a sunny day, and watching all theseAmerican tourists being wheeled around, frantically trying to seeeverything in ten minutes. You know: We've got to be in Paristomorrow morning! And then I saw this old bloke on telly, sayingthat he couldn't work out why the world had got so fast and in ahurry. I just had an image of him standing on a street corner,watching the traffic hurl by.

4.5. Remixes and Alternative Versions.

4.5.1. What's all this about a remix album?

Massive attack were cooperating on a remixed version of the OKComputer album, to be released later in 1998. Due to 'timeconstraints', this project has come to its demise. The bandsstill hope to work together at some time, in the future.

4.5.2. What alternative versions are there of Radiohead songs and

who mixed/arranged them?

Blow Out - Remix version (Phil Vinnel-sp?)



Climbing Up The Walls - Filia Brazillia (single version)- Filia Brazillia (Brazilification album)- Zero 7

Karma Police - Filia Brazillia; was 'doing the rounds' in theclubs Aug-Sept 97

Killer Cars - Mogadon versionPlanet Telex - DepthCharge mix (found on 'Altered States')

- Hexidecimal dub (Steve Osborne)- Hexidecimal mix (Steve Osborne)- Karma Sun Ra mix (Karma Sun Ra)- L.F.O JD mix, (L.F.O) also known as Mo' Wax mix- Trashed mix (Alien Beatfreak)

Stop Whispering - US remix (Chris Sheldon)Street Spirit - Planet Perfecto (Paul Oakenfold) Unofficial!Stupid Car - Tinnitus mix (Chris Hufford)

on the 'Sharks Patrol These Waters' compilationTalk Show Host - Black Dog mix (Black Dog & Webby)

On 'Foundations: Coming Up From The Streets'-'Hooper' remix (Nellee Hooper)

Romeo & Juliet motion picture soundtrack.

4.5.3. Why does my copy of Pablo Honey have an extra recording of'Creep'? What's the clean version of 'Creep'?

US radio regulations impose restrictions on the broadcast ofprofanity. Because 'Creep' contains the "F word" Capitol,Radiohead's record label in the US, edited the song, replacingevery instance of "fuck" with "very". The new Creep(edit), oftenreferred to as the "clean" or "radio friendly" version, was usedon US versions of the single and added to North American pressingsof the Pablo Honey CD as a hidden track.

In the absence of worldwide sales figures it is probably safe toassume that there are at least as many copies of Pablo Honey incirculation which include the extra track than without it.

4.6. Collaborations.

4.6.1. Sparklehorse, 'Wish You Were Here'.

Thom doesn't actually sing or perform on this Pink Floyd cover butdoes some rather insignificant backing vocals, over a telephone.

In an interview for Australian radio the lead singer explainedthat the group had some difficulty organising studio time withThom. It was agreed they would record the vocal over thetelephone, but, in the end, the recording was so bad that Thom'sonly contribution was the sound of the TV in his hotel room.[Nick Ian K -- [email protected], Tim Byron -- [email protected]]

Available as a B-side to their 'Painbirds / Maria's Little Elbows'single and on the 'Come Here' compilation album.

4.6.2. Drugstore, 'El President'.

Thom sings with Drugstore's lead singer Isabel Monteiro. The song

is available as a single or on their 1998 album 'White Magic ForLovers', both on the Roadrunner label.



4.6.3. What is UNKLE?

UNKLE is an album project headed by James Lavelle and DJ Shadow.Thom sings on 'Rabbit In Your Headlights', available as a singlein the UK and on the album 'Psyence Fiction'. Further details canbe found at http://www.unkle.com/ [[email protected]]

4.6.4. Velvet Goldmine soundtrack.

Thom and Jonny performed in a group called The Venus In Furs alongwith Bernard Butler, Clune, Paul Kimble and Andy MacKay. The bandwas formed for the soundtrack of the film Velvet Goldmine,produced by Michael Stipe. [[email protected]]

4.6.5. R.E.M., Tibetan Freedom Concert.

At TFC98 in Washington DC, 14-Jun-1998, Michael Stipe joined theband on-stage to provide lead vocals on 'Lucky'. Thom made anappearance on R.E.M.s set later the same day for 'Be Mine' and

'E-Bow The Letter'. [[email protected]]

4.6.6. Martin Phipps, 'Eureka Street'.

Ed O'Brien co-wrote and played e-bow and electric guitars on thesoundtrack to the BBC TV series 'Eureka Street', available on CDfrom BBC Music. [[email protected]]

4.6.7. Björk, 'I've Seen It All'.

Duet between Thom Yorke and Björk featuring on 'Selmasongs', thesoundtrack to the film 'Dancer in the Dark'. Downloadable in MP3format from the official Björk website at http://www.bjork.com.

[[email protected]]

4.6.8. PJ Harvey, 'Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea'.

Thom duets with Harvey on the song This Mess Were In which shewrote with him in mind. He also sings on two other tracks on thealbum, Beautiful Feeling and One Line, due for release inSeptember 2000.

4.6.9. Unbelievable Truth, 'Sharing'.

Jonny Greenwood plays guitar on the song, recorded by Andy Yorke'sband in 1993. Available for download in MP3 format from theirwebsite at http://www.unbelievable-truth.com.

4.6.10. Headless Chickens, 'I Don't Want To Go To Woodstock'.

Not strictly a collaboration per se, Headless Chickens were punkoutfit in which Thom played guitar while studying at ExeterUniversity. This track was released on the now very rareHometown Atrocities 7" EP (Hometown Atrocities Records 1989),available with 'Face' sleeve or limited edition (50-100 copies)'Disgrace to the Corpse of Kylie' sleeve. Recently re-released onthe CD compilation "Year Zero - The Exeter Punk Scene 1977-2000"on the same label. [[email protected]]

4.7. Music Videos.



4.7.1. In the video for 'Just', what does the man say in the partwithout subtitles?

This is rapidly becoming the most annoying question asked. Pleasedon't be the next person to ask it. The concept of the videoobviously negates the possibility of there being any real answer

to the question. It is an entirely hypothetical situation, inwhich there is some scrap of knowledge which, if known, will causethe effect seen on the people in the video. If you're still oneof that unfortunate camp of people not blessed with the ability toconsider such hypothetical situations, I recommend that you sufferin silence.

Even if the man in the video does actually say anything, the bandhave sworn to secrecy.

4.7.2. Who directed the videos for the Pablo Honey singles?

Tom Sheehan directed the video for Anyone Can Play Guitar. Also,the video for Creep was filmed in Oxford's venue The Zodiac.

4.7.3. Tell me more about the Gorky's Zygotic Mynci video. I amintrigued.

It's a spoof on loads of videos - No Surprises included. Thecreators of the TV show 'Adam And Joe' made the mock up of usingtoys. It features Mr Potato Head inside a glass filling withwater for No Surprises, a>plastic skeleton walking down a roadknocking people over (Bitter Sweet Symphony), stuffed animalsjumping all over the place and into walls (Song 2), and severaldolls wearing black dresses and makeup fronted by a guy in a white

shirt (Addicted To Love).[[email protected], [email protected]]

4.7.4. Who produced the videos of the Pablo Honey releases 'StopWhispering' and 'Creep'?

According to one of the early w.a.s.t.e. letters, 'StopWhispering' is by Jeff Plansker and 'Creep' by Brett Tumbull.[OhJayLymm -- [email protected]]

4.7.5. What is the song the band are seen working on at the end ofthe 'Meeting People Is Easy' video? What are the wordsprinted on the cover?

Both are from the unreleased song 'Man-O-War', more recentlyknown as 'Big Boots'. The footage is probably from theirabortive attempts to record the song for the soundtrack of thefilm "The Avengers". Played a few times live, they have triedto get the song to tape in the studio several times and have beenunhappy with the results. It seems likely that the song willremain "unreleased" for the foreseeable future.

4.8. What covers have Radiohead done?

Very few, to our knowledge; we've only got a few stories. A quotefrom an interview question about doing covers :



Thom - Not at the moment, no. I think we're going to do some,but if we do, it would be like Frank Sinatra songs, andreally awful stuff. That way we could only improve it.

JR - Have you ever done any in the past?Thom - Yeah. They're always awful (both laugh) and we always

chicken out with putting them on to tape because they'reso bad.

[Jane Foo -- [email protected]]

4.8.1. Carly Simon, 'Nobody Does It Better'.

The theme tune to the Bond movie 'The Spy Who Loved Me'.Introduced by Thom as 'The sexiest song ever'.[MS. Legge -- [email protected]]

4.8.2. Glen Campbell, 'Rhinestone Cowboy'.

They performed the song in 1993, possibly once only.

4.8.3. Oasis, 'Wonderwall'.

Thom Yorke did an hilarious cover/spoof recorded at CBC Studios,Vancouver, Canada on 22 March 1996. Performing with John Auerand Ken Stringfellow from the American band The Posies, the triogave up after the first chorus, conceding [it] was abysmal andmorphed the song into a slow, acoustic version of Blowout.[Pytlik; Mark -- [email protected]]

Canadian singer Sarah McLachlan, a resident of Vancouver, playeda similarly shortened cover in Toronto in 19 July 1996 but itisn't clear if this was influenced by the above broadcast.

4.8.4. The Beatles, 'Tomorrow Never Knows'.

Phil and Jonny playing the song with the supporting band duringthe Autumn tour of Pablo Honey in St. Louis on 17th October 1993,while Colin took photographs from out in the audience.[Stephanie Ann -- [email protected]]

4.8.5. Tim Buckley, 'Sing A Song For You'.

First known performance was 11th July 1993 in San Francisco, andthe next at the 1994 Reading Festival. Thom opened up solo on hisacoustic guitar. [Roger Singh -- [email protected]]

4.8.6. Blondie, 'Union City Blue'.

Performed for the French Black Session on 21st February 1995.

4.8.7. Belly, 'Untogether'.

Duet with Tanya Donelly of Belly.[Jonathon S. Moore -- [email protected]]

4.8.8. R.E.M., 'So. Central Rain'.

The Babylon in Munich, Germany, 1st November 1997. [Heike]

4.8.9. Elvis Costello, 'I'll Wear it Proudly'.



Acoustic performance by Thom and Jonny at the Tibetan FreedomConcert in Amsterdam, Holland, 14th July 1999.

4.8.10. Can, 'The Thief'.

Played at several shows during the European "Tent Tour" in 2000.

[Steven Bosmans -- [email protected]]

4.8.11. Magazine, 'Shot By Both Sides'.

From Magazine's 'Real Life' album. Played on 12 September 2000 inBrussels, Belgium.

4.8.12. Neil Young, 'Cinnamon Girl'.

Played several times during 2001.[Tim Byron -- [email protected]]

4.8.13. Neil Young, 'On The Beach'.This cover first turned up at a sound check for the Maida Valeshow, an acoustic set by Thom and Jonny for BBC Radio 1 onDecember 8th. This song was first broadcast on December 22 onBBC 6MUSIC. [ateaseweb.com]

4.8.14. Felix Bernard & Dick Smith, "Winter Wonderland".This song debuted during Radiohead's webcast on December 18th2002. [ateaseweb.com]

4.9. What artists (to use the term loosely) have covered Radiohead?

Several, although some can only loosely be called covers.

4.9.1. Frank Bennett, 'Creep'.

Released in Australia as a single by a pseudo lounge singer underthe name of Frank Bennett. He is a member of Dave Graney and theCoral Snakes and is also sometimes known as Tony Sinatra. Thesong appears on "Five O'Clock Shadow", an album featuring coversof songs from groups such as Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins and RedHot Chilli Peppers.[Tim Lee -- [email protected]][Ian -- [email protected]][Tim Byron -- [email protected]]

4.9.2. The Brit Pops Orchestra, 'Creep'.

4.9.3. Chino XL, 'Kreep'.

He titles his version 'Kreep', and it isn't actually the song aswe know it. It just recycles the words 'I'm a creep, I'm a loser,I wish I was special, you're so very special' as the chorus. Thenhe raps for a while, bitching about other things, and talkingabout getting high. . . . They do give credit to radiohead for thelyrics saying that the song contains part of the composition'Creep'. [tiM -- [email protected]]

4.9.4. J Church, 'Creep'.

Awful punk rendition of the song.



4.9.5. The Heartworms, 'Creep'.

4.9.6. Chrissie Hynde, 'Creep'.

Recorded the song during The Pretenders' 'Isle of View' recordingsession. It was cut from the album but appeared on the video and

as a B-side to the re-release single 'Kid'. [[email protected]]

4.9.7. Last Chance Lottery, 'Creep'.

4.9.8. Mark Owen, 'Creep'.

On UK television Channel 4's 'The Show'.

4.9.9. Tears for Fears, 'Creep'.

'We supported Tears For Fears in Las Vegas... no sound check, andthey were complete wankers. But for the rest of their tour they

did 'Creep' as their encore. He has to pay money for it, so that'scool.' --Thom Yorke [tiM -- [email protected]]

4.9.10. Zri West, 'Creep'.

4.9.11. Anthrax, 'The Bends'.

The American metal outfit covered 'The Bends'. You can get it,either as a B-side to their single 'Inside Out', or on the'Remixes and Rare' Japanese tour EP.

4.9.12. Drugstore, 'Black Star'.

4.9.13. Marillion, 'Fake Plastic Trees'.

Appears as B-side to 'These Chains' or as a bonus track on theJapanese release of their album 'Radiation'.

4.9.14. Alanis Morissette, 'Fake Plastic Trees'.

She covered the song when Radiohead supported her in 1995. Onlyavailable on a few of her bootlegs from this period.

4.9.15. Raine (from Our Lady Peace), 'Fake Plastic Trees'.

4.9.16. Duncan Sheik, 'Fake Plastic Trees'.

A live acoustic version appears on Duncan's 'She Runs Away' singleand 'At The Reservoir' live promotional EP.

4.9.17. Geoff Parnell, 'High and Dry'.

4.9.18. Holly Palmer, 'High and Dry'.

4.9.19. Brian Kennedy, 'Street Spirit'.

4.9.20. Sarah Slean, 'Climbing up the Walls'.

The song appears as a 'hidden' track on the CD version of thisunsigned Canadian singers' debut EP 'Universe'. Sleeve notesinclude a credit to 'Radiohead - those blessed creatures'. Visit



her homepage at http://www.sarahslean.com - or you can order theCD from Indie Pool (http://www.indiepool.com/) for $11.99 (CDN) +shipping. [[email protected]]

4.9.21. Brad Mehldau, 'Exit Music (for a film)'.

Jazz artist Brad Mehldau has included a reading of 'Exit Music

(for a film)' on his CD 'The Art of the Trio, Vol 3' out on WarnerBrothers. [[email protected]]

A live and more improvised version is available on 'Vol. 4 - BackAt The Vanguard', also on Warner. Brad has also played 'ParanoidAndroid' live, bootleg recordings of which may be available.[sirmchyde -- [email protected]]

4.9.22. Hazeldine, 'Lucky'.

Appears on this New Mexico bands debut 1998 album 'Orphans',published by Polydor/A&M.

4.9.23. David Anderson, 'High & Dry' and 'Fake Plastic Trees'.

David Anderson is a guitarist with the U.S. band Brother Cane.When not performing with the group he plays solo acoustic sets ofhis own music and eclectic covers, including Radiohead songs.[Craig Smoot -- [email protected]]

4.9.24. Pepper Acton, 'Creep'.

Covers the song on her live "Ovaries II" cassette. For more infovisit http://pepper.by.net. [[email protected]]

4.9.25. Show Of Hands, 'Fake Plastic Trees' and 'Lucky'.

Show Of Hands (Steve Knightley and Phil Beer) are an Englishacoustic duo who play 'World Music from the West Country [ofEngland]'. They started playing 'Fake Plastic Trees' in theirlive shows after having seen Radiohead at Glastonbury (they wereon the bill as well), and have recently played 'Lucky' as well.Steve Knightley has said that they'll include their version of'Fake Plastic Trees' on their next recording (due out early 2000).See http://www.showofhands.co.uk/ for more on them.[Jeremy Walton -- [email protected]]

4.9.26. Holy Roman Empire, 'Street Spirit (Fade Out)'

Appears as a B-side on their 'Holy Water Baby' single.[Tim Gwinnett -- [email protected]]

4.9.27. Voodoo, 'Paranoid Android'.

4.9.28. Sentenced, 'Creep'.

Finnish heavy-metal band Sentenced recorded an arrangement verysimilar to the original. [a.j. ravelin -- [email protected]]

4.9.29. Gina Jeffries, 'Creep'.

This cover by Australian Country singer Gina Jeffries appears onthe CD 'The Andrew Denton Breakfast Show Musical Challenge'.



Other delights on this unlikely covers compilation disc include'My Heart Will Go On' covered by hair metal band The ScreamingJets, another country singer covering the Offspring and Neil Finncovering Michael Jackson. [Tim Byron -- [email protected]]

As well as those listed within the content, additional thanks toNadia [[email protected]], Ed Hearsey [[email protected]],

why do you care? [[email protected]], BoGuS [[email protected]], '.'[[email protected]], wynne [[email protected]], and Eric Korman[[email protected]] for their help compiling thissection.

4.9.30. Shirehorses, 'No Big Sizes'.

Not strictly a cover, but this take-off of 'No Surprises' appearson the Shirehorses (BBC Radio 1 DJs Mark & Lard) album 'Our KidEh', the artwork of which shares more than a passing resemblanceto that of 'Kid A'.

4.9.31. 'Plastic Mutations: Electronic Tribute To Radiohead'.

This album, released on Vitamin Records, features electronicinterpretations of songs from Radiohead's first four albums.[Tim Byron -- [email protected]]

4.9.32. 'Strung Out On Ok Computer'.

Another questionable compilation of covers by those folks atVitamin. [Tim Byron -- [email protected]]

4.9.33. 'Anyone Can Play Radiohead '.

Yet another in the line of dodgy "Tribute" albums, available onthe Anagram label. [Tim Byron -- [email protected]]

4.9.34. Ari Hest, 'No Surprises'.

This cover by the New York singer/songwriter is available fordownload from his web site at http://www.arihest.com/[Eino Keskitalo -- [email protected]]

4.9.35. Eddie Vedder, 'Creep'.

The Pearl Jam lead singer covered the song, with changes to thelyrics.

4.9.36. Darkness, 'Street Spirit (Fade Out)'.

Performed live on number of occasions, Darkness' re-working ofthe song was eventually recorded by the BBC in June 2003 for theBBC3 TV series 'Re:Covered'. [[email protected]]

4.9.37. Damien Rice, 'Creep'.

Damien is reported to have played the song at Glastonbury Festival2003 with, supposedly prompted by Thom asking other bands on thelineup to play it as Radiohead themselves hadn't performed it

during their own headline performance the previous evening.[[email protected]]



4.9.38. Moby, 'Creep'.

Moby closed his headlining set at Glastonbury Festival 2003 withthis cover, supposedly prompted by Thom asking other bands on thelineup to play it as Radiohead themselves hadn't performed itduring their own headline performance the previous evening.[[email protected]]

4.9.39. Jamie Cullum, 'High And Dry.

Recorded for his album 'Pointless Nostalgic' (2002) Jamie has alsoperformed the song live, including his headlining appearance on theWorld Stage of Glastonbury Festival 2004.[[email protected]]

4.10. Miscellaneous.

4.10.1. Who is the female singer on 'How Can You Be Sure'?

Background vocals are credited to Dianne Swann. Rumours that itis actually Ed's voice re-sampled and the name is a play on wordsfor 'Dying Swan' would appear to be entirely unfounded.[[email protected]]

Dianne is the vocalist for a group called The Julie Dolphin. Theysupported Radiohead on tour a couple of times and released onealbum called 'Lit' before having record company troubles and,more recently, re-emerging as Boom Boom Mancini. They have sincereleased two singles in England on their new record label AlmoSounds, 'Super Model Human' and 'Arguments & Alcohol', taken fromtheir forthcoming album 'Mess Up Your Life'.[Edward A Wakabayashi -- [email protected]]

4.10.2. What's the meaning behind 'Airbag'?

The song was inspired by piece of junk mail. Thom was reading aflyer from the AA. That's the Automobile Association for those ofyou not in the UK - a motorists organisation, as opposed to theplace where alcoholics go to dry out - anyone whose a member ofboth has *real* problems! The song was initially titled 'AnAirbag Saved My Life' but later shortened to simply 'Airbag'.

4.10.3. Is 'Paranoid Android' a reference to Douglas Adams'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'? What about the 'Firstagainst the wall' bit?

Is the answer to life, the universe, and everything, 42?

4.10.4. Does the Daewoo advert sound like 'No Surprises'?

Yes.

4.10.5. Is 'Subterranean Homesick Alien' a cover of Bob Dylan's'Subterranean Homesick Blues'?

No, but it is widely believed that the play on words isintentional. There might be a more significant link if we also

consider the following question....

4.10.6. What's the relationship between 'Subterranean Homesick



Alien' and Roger McGuinn's 'Mr Spaceman'?

Roger McGuinn wrote for The Byrds, who often covered Dylan songs.The song refers to alien visitors and the observer's desire to betaken on-board their craft. Like the later Radiohead song, italso refers to people as "Uptight".

Quoting the relevant part of the song:

"Must be those strangers that come every nightThose saucer shaped lights put people uptightLeave blue green footprints that glow in the darkI hope they get home alright"

Notice the use of "alright" at the end too, just like in SHA

"Hey, Mr. SpacemanWon't you please take me alongI won't do anything wrong

Hey, Mr. SpacemanWon't you please take me along for a ride"

[Frouser -- [email protected]]

4.10.7. What is the "sexiest song ever"?

Thom used to introduce their cover of the Carly Simon song 'NobodyDoes It Better' as the sexiest song ever.[[email protected]]

4.10.8. What is the "second sexiest song ever"?

After a performance of "the sexiest song ever" (see 4.10.7. above)at KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas in December 1995, theyintroduced 'Creep' as the second sexiest song.[[email protected]]

5. THE MERCHANDISE.

5.1. Does Radiohead have an official fan club? W.A.S.T.E?

W.A.S.T.E. is the official Radiohead fan club. 'We Await SilentTristero's Empire' is an acronym printed on the mailboxes used asan underground message system in Thomas Pynchon's 'The Crying ofLot 49'. Contact information for W.A.S.T.E products, ieRadiohead merchandise, can be found at the official radioheadsite. W.A.S.T.E products are available from their web site at:

http://www.waste.uk.com

For a catalogue made from felled trees, send your name, andcomplete mailing address to [email protected], or byregular mail to:

W.A.S.T.E.PO Box 322

OxfordOX4 1EYUK



5.2. Are there any Radiohead TAB books available?

5.2.1. Official album tabs.

Books for each of the albums with lyrics, chord boxes, tab, and

notation for guitar are all available in the UK priced between£12 and £17GBP (about $22 to $32 US). They are published by:

Warner/Chappell musicInternational Music Press (IMP) LtdSouthend RoadWoodford GreenEssex,1G8 8HN,England

[Henry Strong -- [email protected]]

(see links section at 6.1.2. for web sites)

5.2.2. 'Best of Radiohead'.

'Best of Radiohead' (ISBN 1-85909-582-8) is a piano/vocal/guitarbook published by International Music Publications Limited. Thesongs in the book are Creep, Exit Music (For a Film), Fake PlasticTrees, High and Dry, Just, Karma Police, Lucky, My Iron Lung, NoSurprises, Paranoid Android, Street Spirit (Fade Out), Sulk, andThe Tourist. Overall the arrangements are pretty good, (they weredone by Barnes Music Engraving Ltd, if you care) but they are notamazing. A couple of chord progressions in Karma Police are weird

- they work - but they don't sound the same as the way the banddoes them.[Scott W Hawley -- [email protected]][[email protected]]

5.2.3. 'Make Music with Radiohead'.Published by Music Sales Limited. (ISBN 1-8432-8211-9).[[email protected]]

5.3. What other books are available?

5.3.1. Green Plastic Watering Can.

GPWC is a book about Radiohead and is published by:

UFO Music Ltd,18 Hanway Street,London,W1P 9DDTelephone: 0171 636 1281

It is priced at £12.99 plus £2.20 p+p. Ring before you order orfor the equivalent price outside the U.K.[E.K.Sutcliffe -- [email protected]]

5.3.2. Coming Up For Air.

The book came out in Spring 97. It can be obtained from:



Virgin Publishing Ltd.332 Ladbroke Grove,London,W10 5AH

5.3.3. Radiohead.

A book called simply 'Radiohead' by Nick Johnstone came out inNovember 97. [Annie -- [email protected]]

5.3.4. From A Great Height.

Written by Jonathan Hale and published by ECW Press in April 1999,'Radiohead- From A Great Height' (ISBN 1-55022-373-9) is probablythe most comprehensive book available about the band and featuresexclusive photos, full (and mostly accurate) discography andbackground on all the songs. [[email protected]]

5.3.5. Hysterical & Useless.

Good history of the band with photographs. Written by Britishmusic biographer Martin Clarke. Published by Plexus of London(ISBN 0-85965-266-1). [[email protected]]

5.3.6. Standing on the Edge.

Biography written by Alex Ogg. A bit sparse in the photographdepartment but some rare shots from 1992. Published by Boxtree(ISBN 0-7522-1843-3). [[email protected]]

5.3.7. Exit Music: The Radiohead Story

Written by US East Coast editor of LAUNCH, Mac Randall, andpublished by Omnibuss Press. (ISBN 0-7119-7977-4).[[email protected]]

5.3.8. Karma Police (The Stories Behind Every Song).

James Doheny's synopsis and interpretation of the events andthinking behind the songs and their lyrical and musical workings.Published by Carlton Books. (ISBN 1-8422-2621-5).[[email protected]]

5.3.9. Back to Save the Universe: The Stories Behind Every Song.

James Doheny's synopsis and interpretation of the events andthinking behind the songs and their lyrical and musical workings.Published by Thunder's Mouth Press. (ISBN 1-5602-5398-3).[[email protected]]

5.3.10. Radiohead: A Visual Documentary

A chronological documentary authored by Tim Footman, supposedly anearly associate of Thom Yorke, and edited by Billy Dancer.Includes many rare full colour photographs. Published by ChromeDreams. (ISBN 1-8424-0179-3).[[email protected]]

5.3.11. Radiohead: In Their Own Words.



Written by Susan Black and edited by Chris Charlesworth, attemptsto build a history of the band based on interviews and quotesattributed to the band. Illustrated in black and white.Published by Omnibus Press. (ISBN 0-7119-9167-7).[[email protected]]

6. THE INTERNET.

6.1. Radiohead sites on the World Wide Web.

6.1.1. Official sites.

Radiohead:http://www.radiohead.co.ukhttp://www.radiohead.com

W.A.S.T.E.:http://www.waste.uk.com

Parlophone:http://www.parlophone.co.uk

Capitol:http://www.hollywoodandvine.com

EMI:http://www.emirecords.co.ukhttp://www.emimusic.cahttp://www.emimusic.nlhttp://www.emimusic.de

6.1.2. Links to other good sites.

The following sites are essential reading for any Radiohead fan onthe Internet. They contain a wealth of useful information such asbiographies, discographies, pictures, sound samples etc.

At Ease [A Radiohead Site]:http://www.ateaseweb.com/

Richard Arthur's Discography site:http://www.btinternet.com/~r.j.arthur/rh/

Green Plastic Radiohead:http://www.greenplastic.com/

Follow Me Around:http://www.followmearound.com/

Radiohead on NME.COMhttp://www.nme.com/artists/70940.htm

The Ultimate band links page, http://www.ubl.com is also worthchecking for other Radiohead related sites on the Internet. Ifanybody feels left out, or has another favourite page, email themaintainer of the FAQ.

6.1.3. Where can I get Radiohead .MP3s?





with AOL and members of the band have used Macintosh computers.The sad lives of people who start Apple vs. IBM arguments will begraphically highlighted. The sad lives of people who 'need' toknow the email address of band members need not even be hinted at.

Look in the sleeves of either 'The Bends' or 'OK Computer' fordetails of how to contact Radiohead through the correct channels.

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