XL Rec 2LPs/2CDs LLLPLLPLP01: Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool - 2016 UK Spec Ed.
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Background -
This is a special edition item! Made to look like a soft covered (plushy) book, this set has 2xLPs, 2xCDs, a half inch of Radiohead master tape. The book itself is like an art work. The music media fits snugly inside the book. Regarding the 2 compact discs - one CD has the album on it, and the other has two extra tracks. Recording tape belly band applied - this is a piece of a Radiohead ½ inch master tape from an actual recording session. The tape degrades over time and becomes unplayable. Radiohead thought rather than the tape ending up as landfill, they would cut it up and make it useful as a part of this special edition. A new life for some obsolete technology... Each loop contains about ¾ of a second of audio - which could be from any era in the band's recording past going back to Kid A.A cursory glance at A Moon Shaped Pool may suggest a certain measure of indifference on the part of Radiohead. Its 11 songs are sequenced in alphabetical order -- a stunt befitting a Pixies concert or perhaps a Frank Black box set, not a proper album -- and many of these tunes are of an older vintage: the group began work on the opening "Burn the Witch" at the turn of the century, while the closing "True Love Waits" first appeared in concerts way back in 1995. These are the elements of a clearing house, but with Radiohead appearances are always deceiving. A Moon Shaped Pool doesn't play like an ill-considered collection of leftovers; it unfurls with understated ease, each silvery song shimmering into the next. The pulse rarely quickens and the arrangements seldom agitate, yet the album never quite feels monochromatic. Sly, dissonant strings grace some cuts, acoustic guitars provide a pastoral counterpoint to an electronic pulse, Thom Yorke's voice floats through the music, often functioning as nothing more than an element of a mix; what he's saying matters not as much as how he murmurs. Such subtle, shifting textures emphasize Radiohead's musicianship, a point underscored when this version of "True Love Waits" is compared to its 2001 incarnation. There, Yorke accompanied himself with a simple acoustic guitar and he seemed earnest and yearning, but here, supported by piano and strings, he sounds weary and weathered, a man who has lost his innocence. What he and Radiohead have gained, however, is some measure of maturity, and with this, their music has deepened. Certainly, sections of A Moon Shaped Pool contain an eerie, disconcerting glimmer, usually attained through power kept in reserve -- nothing stabs as hard as the sawing fanfare of "Burn the Witch," while the winding, intersecting guitars that conclude "Identikit" provide the noisiest element -- yet the album as a whole doesn't feel unsettling. Instead, there's a melancholic comfort to its ebb and flow, a gentle rocking motion that feels comforting; it's a tonic to the cloistered, scattered King of Limbs and even the sleek alienation of Kid A. Radiohead are recognizably the same band that made that pioneering piece of electronica-rock but they're older and wiser on A Moon Shaped Pool, deciding not to push at the borders of their sound but rather settle into the territory they've marked as their own. This may not result in a radical shift in sound but rather a welcome change in tone: for the first time Radiohead feel comfortable in their own skin. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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Made by XL Recordings, in the EU (UK / Great Britain / England we believe)
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Released in 2016
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Recorded in STEREO
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Catalog Number: LLLPLLPLP01
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Record Labels are primarily WHITE with BLACK lettering
Radiohead
2-LP / 2-CD + EXTRAS Book-Format Set / Title -
A Moon Shaped Pool
Track Listing -
A1. Burn The Witch - 3:41
A2. Daydreaming - 6:25
B1. Decks Dark - 4:41
B2. Desert Island Disk - 3:45
B3. Ful Stop - Drums [Additional Drums] – Clive Deamer - 6:07
C1. Glass Eyes - 2:53
C2. Identikit - 4:27
C3. The Numbers - 5:46
D1. Present Tense - 5:07
D2. Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar Man Thief - 5:04
D3. True Love Waits - 4:46
CD1-1. Burn The Witch - 3:41
CD1-2. Daydreaming - 6:25
CD1-3. Decks Dark - 4:41
CD1-4. Desert Island Disk - 3:45
CD1-5. Ful Stop - Drums [Additional Drums] – Clive Deamer - 6:07
CD1-6. Glass Eyes - 2:53
CD1-7. Identikit - 4:27
CD1-8. The Numbers - 5:46
CD1-9. Present Tense - 5:07
CD1-10. Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar Man Thief - 5:04
CD1-11. True Love Waits - 4:46
CD2-1. Ill Wind - 4:16
CD2-2. Spectre - 3:22
Performers / Credits / Other Information -
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – LLLP LLP
• Copyright (c) – LLLP LLP
• Licensed To – XL Recordings Ltd.
• Published By – Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
• Manufactured By – www.thinktankmedia.co.uk
• Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BG32644
• Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH – AG40922
• Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH – AG41251
• Lacquer Cut At – Alchemy Mastering
• Artwork, Design – Doktor Tchock, Stanley Donwood
• Cello – Christopher Graves, Clare O'Connell, Gregor Riddell, Max Ruisi, Oliver Coates
• Choir – Bethany Horak-Hallett, Catherine Harrison, Cerian Holland, Chrysanthemum Bear, Daisy Chute, Emma Lewis, Harriet Armston-Clarke, Harriet Houghham Slade, Josephine Stephenson, Judy Brown, Martina McLorinan, Rose Martin, Sophie Gallagher • Conductor [London Contemporary Orchestra (Strings And Female Chorus)] – Hugh Brunt
• Crew [Studio Crew] – Graeme Stewart, Michelle Shearer, Plank, Tim
• Double Bass – Dave Brown
• Engineer – Nigel Godrich, Sam Petts-Davies
• Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Maxime LeGuil
• Lacquer Cut By – Bazza
• Mastered By – Robert C. Ludwig
• Producer, Mixed By – Nigel Godrich
• Strings, Chorus [Female Chorus] – London Contemporary Orchestra
• Typography – K-Type.com
• Viola – Charlotte Bonneton, Ian Anderson, Rebecca Jones, Robert Ames
• Violin – Alanna Tonetti-Tieppo, Eloisa-Fleur Thom, Galya Bisengalieva, Mira Benjamin
• Written-By – Radiohead
Case bound album, inspired by the albums for 78rpm shellac records in the library of La Fabrique, France
32 pages of artwork
The 11 track album on two heavyweight 12" vinyl records
Two compact discs: one with the album and one with two extra tracks
Recording tape belly band applied *
* This is a piece of a Radiohead ½ inch master tape from an actual recording session.
The tape degrades over time and becomes unplayable. We thought rather than it ending up as landfill we would cut it up and make it useful as a part of the special edition. A new life for some obsolete technology...
Each loop contains about ¾ of a second of audio - which could be from any era in the band's recording past going back to Kid A.
Assistant engineer at La Fabrique Studio: Maxime LeGuil
℗ 2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd.
© 2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd.
Published by Warner/Chappell Music Ltd
In memory of Vic Goodrich 1936-2015 and Scott Johnson 1979-2012
• Matrix / Runout (A-side [hand-etched]): BG32644-01 A2 SYNTHESIZED XLLP 790-A3 BAZZA ALCHEMY
• Matrix / Runout (B-side [hand-etched]): BG32644-01 B2 SANITIZED XLLP 790-B3
• Matrix / Runout (C-side [hand-etched]): BG32644-02 C1 STERILIZED XLLP 790-C1
• Matrix / Runout (D-side [hand-etched]): BG32644-02 D1 NEUTRALIZED XLLP 790-D1
• Mastering SID Code (CD1): ifpi L574
• Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 9751
• Matrix / Runout (CD1): AG40922-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH www.thinktankmedia.co.uk
• Mastering SID Code (CD2): ifpi L575
• Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 9755
• Matrix / Runout (CD2): AG41251-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH www.thinktankmedia.co.uk
• Barcode: 634904079086
CONDITION Details:
The outer LP BOOK is in near mint minus overall condition. The book has NO splits and NO crushing - it's actually BRAND NEW. There are NO cutout marks and NO writing on the book - see our pictures with this listing as they are of the actual item.
The LPs / CDs are in near mint minus overall condition. The music media has never been played! The LPs are shiny and glossy with NO marks evident. There may be a slight spider mark or two, but we couldn't really see anything when we examined the LPs under strong, white light. The CDs have no marks on the reflective sides of the discs. The set comes complete - this is a superb collectors grade example.A Short Note About LP GRADING -
- Mint = Only used for sealed items.
- Near Mint = Virtually flawless in every way.
- Near Mint Minus = Item has some minor imperfections, some audible.
- Excellent = Item obviously played and enjoyed with some noise.
- Very Good Plus = Many more imperfections which are noticeable and obtrusive.
For best results, always properly clean your LPs before playing them.
The LP is an audiophile quality pressing (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).
Do not let this rarity slip by!
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