Radiohead Reveal Cool In Rainbows CD Packaging
Chances are if you're reading this and you like Radiohead you've probably already heard In Rainbows. Perhaps you downloaded it (for free or otherwise) way back in October. Perhaps you scooped up the discbox and even gave the bonus material a whirl too.
Which is all to say that web-trolling folks' In Rainbows anticipation levels-- at least music-wise-- won't exactly be shooting through the roof in late December/early January, when CD and vinyl copies of the latest Radiohead masterpiece land in stores the world over.
Well! Good thing music isn't the only thing to get all riled up about here, eh? Radiohead have let us in on a few secrets surrounding the packaging that will protect all CD copies of In Rainbows when they invade Japan December 26 (via Hostess Entertainment), the UK December 31 (via XL), and the U.S. and Canada January 1 (via ATO/TBD and MapleMusic, respectively), and they're totally taking us back to the days when we tricked out our Trapper Keepers with Lisa Frank adhesives.
First and foremost: There will be no jewel case. Instead, your Rainbows will come in some kind of paper product-type container that also includes-- wait for it-- stickers! Yes, stickers, such that you may turn any old battered jewel case into a bona fide Radiohead opus. Nothing quite so elaborate as the veritable arts and crafts set that was Beck's Information, but still, pretty cool. And environmentally friendly, of course!
All of this fanciness has been illustrated magician-stylee in a special In Rainbows telly advert which you wanderers of web may view here:
The cute teaser trailer is here:
Finally, lest ye forget, the "Jigsaw Falling Into Place" single comes to the UK January 14, and Radiohead are poised to hit the road in 2008. No North American dates quite yet, but leave it to these guys to announce those sometime around midnight Chicago time on January 1, when the entire Pitchfork News staff is otherwise occupied. Wood duly knocked on.
Gettin' some 'head:
06-06 Dublin, Ireland - Malahide
06-07 Dublin, Ireland - Malahide
06-09 Paris, France - Bercy
06-10 Paris, France - Bercy
06-12 Barcelona, Spain - Parc del Fòrum
06-14 Nimes, France - Arenes
06-15 Nimes, France - Arenes
06-17 Milan, Italy - Civica Arena
06-18 Milan, Italy - Civica Arena
06-20 Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany - Southside Festival
06-22 Scheeßel, Germany - Hurricane Festival
06-24 London, England - Victoria Park
06-25 London, England - Victoria Park
06-27 Glasgow, Scotland - Glasgow Green
06-29 Manchester, England - Lancashire County Cricket Club
07-01 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Westerpark
07-03 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
07-04-05 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter Festival
07-06 Arras, France - Main Square Festival
07-08 Berlin, Germany - Wuhlheide
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