0.45p gets you Radiohead's new album

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 04 Oct 2007, 00:02

More old news, Radiohead is practically giving away their new album.

www.inrainbows.com

Out on Oct 10th is an digital version of their new album, In Rainbows. You can pay as little as you want. 0.45p is minimum you'll be charged.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 04 Oct 2007, 00:10

WOW the CD version is £40!

It doesn't say what format you'll get the music in though. Unless it's in MP3 at at least 192Kbps I wouldn't bother myself.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 04 Oct 2007, 00:21

Single CD retail versions are rumoured to be in stores by early 2008.

Did you see what's in the £40 box though? Still way overkill IMO, christ two vinyls.

THIS CONSISTS OF THE NEW ALBUM, IN RAINBOWS, ON CD
AND ON 2 X 12 INCH HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL RECORDS.
A SECOND, ENHANCED CD CONTAINS MORE NEW SONGS, ALONG WITH DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND ARTWORK.
THE DISCBOX ALSO INCLUDES ARTWORK AND LYRIC BOOKLETS.
ALL ARE ENCASED IN A HARDBACK BOOK AND SLIPCASE.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 04 Oct 2007, 01:44

It's not 45p, I've pre-ordered it for £0.00. It's only a 45p charge added onto whatever you actually pay, so if you pay nothing, there is no charge at all. I'll be buying the regular CD when it comes out next year, you see.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 04 Oct 2007, 08:41

£40? Bloody hell...

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 04 Oct 2007, 13:29

True but what are most people supposed to do with the LP?

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 04 Oct 2007, 14:02

Its a gimic anyway, as its not in any shops anywhere its the Only way to get the album on their site, so really it does not matter at all.

They are trying something new, and boy they are going to fail. It does not even get entered into any charts becuase its not available in shops and many TV stations will not play the videos either, basically this gimic is crap, they deserve eveyrthing that comes to them. But I am sure they have cash to fail anyway, so it wont hurt them.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 04 Oct 2007, 14:28

You've not needed to have music in the shops to get it into the UK charts for at least a year now, keep up

Both Radiohead, Prince and the like are experimenting with new ways to get their music out to the masses, it's not like they need the money. They both know so many people now download their music illegally, Radiohead may as well give it away.

This also is a great way to create buzz for the album before it's official launch later on, when no doubt this offer will be over.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 04 Oct 2007, 14:51

No this is not eligable for any charts, becuase its ONLY sold thru their site, so no charts at all. Its not like its sold online like other songs on many sites everywhere, its not its ONLY on the Radiohead site, so its not alowed in any charts or on TV etc..

Well according to the news anyway, which seemed right to me.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 04 Oct 2007, 15:10

romerojpg wrote:No this is not eligable for any charts, becuase its ONLY sold thru their site, so no charts at all. Its not like its sold online like other songs on many sites everywhere, its not its ONLY on the Radiohead site, so its not alowed in any charts or on TV etc..

I know. I wasn't correcting that, you said it had to be sold "in shops" to be eligible which isn't correct.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 04 Oct 2007, 15:15

Shops/online shops same thing

what do you call shops on the net haha, I call them shops

I still dont get why they are doing this myself, but they have gathered a BIG media storm over it, so at least its got them in the news again, well for a little time anyway.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 04 Oct 2007, 15:43

romerojpg wrote:Shops/online shops same thing what do you call shops on the net haha, I call them shops

Internet stores, e-tailors not shops but fair enough.

romerojpg wrote:I still dont get why they are doing this myself, but they have gathered a BIG media storm over it, so at least its got them in the news again, well for a little time anyway.

You've answered your own question.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 04 Oct 2007, 16:27

Because they finished their EMI contract with Hail to the Thief, and have decided to self-release this album. What the hell is wrong with that? They're not going to fail at all, they'll make loads of money. £40 per box set which LOADS of people will buy, my mate has that pre-ordered already, then all the donations for the mp3s which don't cost the band anything to distribute, well barely anything (bandwith obviously), and then the regular CD which is released next year, which I will be buying!

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 04 Oct 2007, 17:19

I may buy the CD, depending on whether or not I like the whole album. I've already heard Videotape off of it, that's a beautiful song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0MI3gtaqfY (give it a click, Brad)

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 04 Oct 2007, 18:21

I will later. I don't much like Radiohead though. Our tastes mostly differ wildly Eva.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 09 Oct 2007, 23:33

From an email that I received:-
THE ALBUM WILL COME AS A 48.4MB ZIP FILE CONTAINING 10 X 160KBPS DRM
FREE MP3s.

DRM free, good. Too bad about the crappy low bitrate.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 09 Oct 2007, 23:53

Yeah I know, it's a good job I'm not paying anything for it! 160kbps, pfft, I never like to go below 192kbps, and even that is low.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 10 Oct 2007, 00:36

Why not just use FLAC or WAVE (which many MP3 Players support) if you're going to use bitrates above 192Kbps. If you're that bothered I'm surprised you don't.

192Kbps is the top end for me, any more is overkill. I use 128Kbps most of the time, it means I can fit my entire music collection into 12Gb and thus all on to a Mini MP3 Player (soon). Sometimes I think I can hear the subtle differences in the nuisance between 128Kbps and 192Kbps, other times I cannot hear any difference whatsoever. What I can notice is the extreme amount of disc space 192Kbps needs.

Hell I listen to my WMAs at 64Kbps on my current MP3 Player (I can fit most of my 12Gb of MP3s on that way), which sounds good enough to me, noticeably inferior but perfectly fine. Thankfully now Mini MP3 Players are finally coming that have more than 8Gb I can retire my WMAs.

I'd only want 192Kbps here so I could burn it to CD if I wished.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 10 Oct 2007, 01:40

If anything CBR encoded stuff is a waste of space. VBR is the most economical spacewise whilst retaining quality.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 10 Oct 2007, 03:12

Not all MP3 Players can handle VBR. IMO VBR is a bit of a waste of time.

Rock legends back Radiohead plan:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7034320.stm

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 10 Oct 2007, 18:43

Who's listened to it, then? I like it, but obviously need to give it more listens before I can fully appreciate it all. Standout tracks for me first time round were 'All I Need' and 'Reckoner'. Could possibly be their best since OK Computer (not better than it, though).

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 14 Oct 2007, 01:19

I haven't really listened to it much yet, just sampled all the tracks. Johnny Greenwood finally remembered how to properly play his guitar (there is guitar play on almost every track), That makes it their best since OK Computer by default. (Their previous three albums did grow on me, after listening to them several dozen times. Hail to the Thief is worth having for Go to Sleep alone.)

But good on them for releasing the album for free. Not like it makes much difference, since musicians make the majority of their money from concerts and songwriting royalties, not record sales. I hope that they tour more, especially in my neck of the woods.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 14 Oct 2007, 16:38

I really love this album.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 16 Oct 2007, 10:55

This record is great, solid rock. I will buy the retail CD. Hopefully we'll get the 2nd disc from £40 CD box.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 16 Oct 2007, 18:18

Yeah, I'm interested in that bonus disc too.