You can always count on Radiohead to buck the trend of spending months promoting the release of a new album. This morning, the British megastars announced that The King of Limbs, the group’s eighth album, is currently available for pre-order and will be downloadable starting Saturday. Always the innovators, The King of Limbs will be the first “Newspaper Album.”
Here are the details about the Newspaper Album option from the newly unveiled thekingoflimbs.com…
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
The Newspaper Album version will run you $48 for the MP3 version or $53 for the WAV version. You can also get a digital-only copy of the LP for a mere $9 (MP3) or $14 (WAV). Head to thekingoflimbs.com to pre-order either version.
According to our friends at Consequence of Sound, “the album’s title refers to a 1,000-year-old oak tree in Wiltshire’s Savernake Forest, which was three miles away from where Radiohead recorded In Rainbows.” The King of Limbs will also be available through traditional markets this Spring.
Will you throw down for Radiohead’s Newspaper Only LP?
3 Responses
YES
Can’t wait. When In Rainbows came out we’d all heard most of the tunes but this should be a super-fresh treat. Hope they tour!
I’d like to hear the sound of two bricks beings smashed together.