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Radiohead Biography:
The members of Radiohead originally met at a private boy's school outside of Oxford, England. The band was originally called On A Friday and was formed by Thom Yorke (vocals/guitar) with classmates Ed O'Brien (guitar) and Colin Greenwood (bass).

Also joining were Phil Selway (drums) and Colin's brother, Jonny Greenwood (guitar/keyboards). On A Friday played their first gigs in 1987, but the band was put on hold while the members attended college. They reformed in 1991 with a new name, Radiohead (from a Talking Heads song) and signed with EMI Records. Radiohead released the Drill EP in 1992 and three singles, "Creep", "Anyone Can Play Guitar" and "Pop is Dead." Their debut album was released in 1993. The U2 influenced Pablo Honey received mixed reviews but a re-release of the song "Creep" became a smash.
Radiohead impressed the skeptical press, who were expecting the band to be one hit wonders, with their next album The Bends (1995). The album's deeper writing and more progressive sound was praised by critics, although it was not as big of a commercial success as their debut. The album did yield the moderate hits, "High And Dry" and "Fake Plastic Trees", and the UK Top 5 single "Street Spirit (Fade Out)".

The group built on the praise for the Bends with their follow up album, 1997's OK Computer. The album was universally hailed as the best of the year and one of the best of the decade. It continued the trend of artistic growth, with strong songwriting paired with increasingly progressive music and production. The album featured two MTV hits, "Paranoid Android" and "Karma Police" and Radiohead established a huge fan base.
For their highly anticipated next album, 2000's Kid A, Radiohead continued to change artistically. The album's featured minimal, sparse electronic textures with less tightly structured songwriting. Although it received mixed reviews, it was still a commercial success due to the huge following Radiohead built from OK Computer. Kid A's follow up, Amnesiac, was culled from the Kid A sessions and released within a year. Amnesiac had similar success with critics and fans. Their 2003 album, Hail to the Thief, was a fusion of the earlier progressive rock and later electronic sounds. It yielded their best reviews since OK Computer, as well as continuing their best.

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Radiohead Discography:
Studio Radiohead Albums & Radiohead CDs:
1993 Pablo Honey EMI
1995 The Bends EMI
1997 OK Computer EMI
2000 Kid A EMI
2001 Amnesiac EMI
2003 Hail to the Thief EMI

Live Radiohead Albums & Radiohead CDs:
2001 I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings EMI

US Radiohead CDs (Singles):
1993 Creep Capitol
1994 Stop Whispering Capitol
1994 My Iron Lung EP Capitol
1996 High & Dry/India Rubber Capitol
1998 Airbag: How Am I Driving Capitol
2001 Knives Out Capitol
2003 Go to Sleep Capitol
2003 2+2=5 EMI

1990s UK Radiohead CDs (Singles):
1993 Anyone Can Play Guitar EP EMI
1993 Creep EMI
1995 Fake Plastic Trees EMI
1995 Street Spirit (Fade Out) EMI
1996 Just EMI
1997 Paranoid Android EMI
1997 Karma Police/Meeting in the Aisle/Climbing... Parlophone
1998 No Surprises EMI
1998 Street Spirit (Fade Out) EMI
1998 Karma Police EMI
1998 Itch EMI

2000s UK Radiohead CDs (Singles):
2000 Fake Plastic Trees EMI
2000 Just EMI
2000 My Iron Lung EMI
2000 High & Dry EMI
2001 Pyramid Song EMI
2001 Knives Out EMI
2003 Go to Sleep EMI

Interview Radiohead Albums & Radiohead CDs:
1997 Rockview Interviews Radiohead Rockview
1997 Chatback Interview Chatback
1997 Spot 30 min. Interview EMI
1998 Radiohead Interview Backtabak
1998 Radiohead: The Interview Talking Music
2000 Maximum Radiohead Chrome Dreams
2001 Radiohead X-Posed Chrome Dreams
 Radiohead Discography - Radiohead Videos & Radiohead DVDs
1998 7 Television Commercials Capitol
1999 Meeting People Is Easy Capitol
2003 Homework: Unauthorized Music Video

UK Compilation Radiohead Albums & Radiohead CDs:
1993 Volume 7 Rtm/Pinnacle
1994 Girls + Boys Parlophone
1994 Criminal Justice! Axe The Act Ultimate
1995 Volume 13 Rtm/Pinnacle
1995 Sharks Patrol These Waters Rtm/Pinnacle
1995 Hold On - Bbc Radio 1 Fm Sessions Mm/Bbc
1995 Clueless Soundtrack Capitol
1996 Mmmmm... Q
1996 Later Volume One : Brit Beat Island
1996 Evening Session Priority Tunes Virgin
1996 Rock The Vote Laughing Stock
1996 Altered States Solid State
1997 Foundations: Coming Up Off The Streets Feedback Communications
1997 William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet Emi
1997 Haute Couture Vox
1997 Long Live Tibet Emi
1997 Sound As A Pound Parlophone
1997 Glastonbury Live 97: Mud For It Bbc/Virgin
1997 Tibetan Freedom Concert Emi
1998 Nme Awards 1998 Bbc
1998 Screenadelica Hot Sounds From Cool Movies Uncut
1998 Velvet Goldmine Ost Innerstate/London
1998 Blowout : 18 Of The Best Indie Sounds Emi
2000 Year Zero The Exeter Punk Scene 1977-2000 Hometown Atrocities
2001 The Chillout Virgin
2002 The Remixfm Virgin

1990s US Compilation Radiohead Albums & Radiohead CDs:
1996 Just Passin' Thru Hfs
1997 Music From The Gregg Akiri Movie Nowhere Mercury
1997 Certain Damage ! Volume 85 Cmj
1997 Tibetan Freedom Concert Capitol
1997 Certain Damage ! Volume 87 Cmj
1998 Mtv:120 Minutes Live Atlantic
1998 Cmj New Music Cmj
1998 Rare On Air Volume 4 Mammoth
1999 Best Of Kroq Almost Acoustic Christmas Bmg/Time Bomb

2000s US Compilation Radiohead Albums & Radiohead CDs:
2000 The Cornerstone Player 015 Cornerstone Promotions
2001 Sounds For Visual Thinkers Warner/Chappell
2001 Monitor This ! April / May 2001 Music Monitor Network
2001 Memento Ost Thrive
2001 Wbcn Naked Disc 4 Play Wicked Disc
2001 The Cornerstone Player 029 Cornerstone Promotions
2001 Music For Dreams Nettwerk Records
2001 The Cornerstone Player 030 Cornerstone Promotions
2002 The Cornerstone Player 032 Cornerstone Promotions
2002 The Cornerstone Player 033 Cornerstone Promotions
2004 Com Lag EMI

International Compilation Radiohead Albums & Radiohead CDs:
1995 2 Meter Sessies Volume 6 Radio Records Netherlands
1996 Vital Brits Virgin Australia
1996 Hot Stuff: Live & Inedits Emi France
1996 World Of Noise Emi Bospcd Netherlands
1997 Het Beste Uit 10 Jaar 2 Meter Sessies Radio Records Netherlands
2001 Pinkpop 2001 Emi Pinkpop Netherlands
2001 Le Sampler Parlophone France

Solo Radiohead Albums & Radiohead CDs - Thom Yorke appearances:
Björk Selmasongs: Music From the Motion... (2000) Performer
Drugstore White Magic for Lovers (1998) Vocals, Performer
Drugstore President (1998) Vocals
Drugstore El President, Pt. 2 (1999) Vocals
PJ Harvey Stories From the City, Stories... (2000) Vocals

Solo Radiohead Albums & Radiohead CDs - Jonny Greenwood:
2003 Bodysong Capitol

Solo Radiohead Albums & Radiohead CDs - Ed O'Brien appearances:
Asian Dub Foundation Fortress Europe (2002) Guitar
Asian Dub Foundation Enemy of the Enemy (2003) Guitar
Asian Dub Foundation 1000 Mirrors (2003) Guitar
Ronnie Earl & the... Language of the Soul (1994) Guitar
Neil Finn 7 Worlds Collide (2002) Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals, E-Bow, Effects

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