In Rainbows

In Rainbows

2007 0 releases 0 reviews MusicBrainz

In Rainbows was recorded over a period of roughly two years, from early 2005 to mid-2007, primarily at Radiohead's own studio in Oxfordshire, with additional sessions at Halswell House in Somerset and Tottenham House in Wiltshire, both of which were converted country estates used as temporary residential studios. The album was produced by Nigel Godrich, Radiohead's long-time collaborator since OK Computer, and the band themselves. Godrich engineered much of the recording, favoring a mix of analog warmth and digital precision, with the album noted for its spacious, intimate sound achieved partly through live ensemble performances and minimal overdubbing compared to their more electronically layered previous works. The band deliberately took a more relaxed, organic approach to the sessions, allowing songs that had been performed live for years—such as "Nude," "Videotape," and "Bodysnatchers"—to evolve naturally in the studio. In Rainbows was historically significant not only for its production quality but for its unprecedented self-release in October 2007 as a pay-what-you-want digital download, bypassing traditional record label structures after Radiohead's contract with EMI had ended.

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CDS_X_X001 GB Original
_Xurbia_Xendless Limited
Vinyl 2007 Bob Ludwig
CD_X_X001 GB Original
_Xurbia_Xendless Limited
Vinyl 2007 Bob Ludwig
_X_X001 GB Original
_Xurbia_Xendless Limited
Vinyl 2007 Bob Ludwig
XLLP324 GB
XL Recordings
Vinyl 2007 Bob Ludwig
XLCD324 XE
XL Recordings
CD 2007 Bob Ludwig
XLCD 324 XE
XL Recordings
CD 2007 Bob Ludwig
88088-21623-1 US
RED Distribution, LLC
Vinyl 2008 Bob Ludwig
CD_X_X001J JP
Hostess Entertainment Unlimited
CD 2007
88088-21622-2 US
RED Distribution, LLC
CD 2008 Bob Ludwig
XCXX-61001 JP
Hostess Entertainment Unlimited
CD 2008 Bob Ludwig
XL1247CDJP JP
Beat Records
CD 2023
TBD0001 CA
TBD Records
CD 2008 Bob Ludwig
XLDA324 XW
XL Recordings
Digital 2016
XLMC 324 ID
XL Recordings
CD 2007
0634904032494
XL Recordings
Digital 2007
0634904032432
XL Recordings
Digital 2007
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