OK, so some of you may have seen that Radiohead announced a new album is done and that it's going to be available in a few days, direct from their website. This following in the wake of their 'pay us what you want for it' release from a while back.
This time around the album will be available as such (and this comes as per the awesome site Brooklyn Vegan):
Radiohead's new record, The King Of Limbs, is presented here as the world's first (perhaps) 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.
So you can get it online in mp3 format for $9.99 or you can buy the fancy ass version or you can wait and buy an actual CD 3/28, well over a month later.
I kinda like what they're doing here, going direct to the consumer and trying different tactics to generate revenue through their music.
I dunno that I have much else to add, really, I just thought it was interesting how they're doing this is all.
This time around the album will be available as such (and this comes as per the awesome site Brooklyn Vegan):
Radiohead's new record, The King Of Limbs, is presented here as the world's first (perhaps) 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.
So you can get it online in mp3 format for $9.99 or you can buy the fancy ass version or you can wait and buy an actual CD 3/28, well over a month later.
I kinda like what they're doing here, going direct to the consumer and trying different tactics to generate revenue through their music.
I dunno that I have much else to add, really, I just thought it was interesting how they're doing this is all.