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Download your copy of In Rainbows on Wednesday? You weren't alone (duh). According to a Gigwise.com report that cites an unnamed "source close to the band"-- and completely unconfirmed at this point-- the digital version of In Rainbows that Radiohead made available October 10 logged an impressive 1.2 million downloads in its very first day on the digital market.

Were precious metal distinctions awarded on the basis of global sales, our headline might read: Radiohead Go Platinum (Maybe)!!

Of course, the fact that Radiohead gave fans the option to name their price (and £0.00 was indeed an option) no doubt bolstered the "sales" some-- and, again, Radiohead's camp have neither confirmed nor denied these figures-- but yeah, there you go, something to discuss on your lunch break.

As if you needed reminding, the In Rainbows deluxe discbox is due in December (we'll never get sick of the alliterative punch of that one), and folks can still expect a regular CD early next year. Ah, and Jonny Greenwood's got a soundtrack and a U.S. orchestral premiere, plus he's had enough of yer 160 kbps bitching.