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Radiohead album covers

Pablo Honey, The Bends

Pablo Honey (1993): Universally recognised as the worst Radiohead album, the band's debut LP also has the worst cover art of their back catalogue.

The Bends (1995): Witness the debut of the Radiohead font! This album features artwork by Stanley Donwood, an artist Thom Yorke met at the University of Exeter who has produced the cover art (with Yorke) for every album except Pablo Honey.
Photograph: PR
OK Computer, Kid A
OK Computer (1997) and Kid A (2000): These two classic albums were both designed by Stanley Donwood, who really has the whole modern alienation thing down pat, no? Photograph: PR
Amnesiac, Hail to the Thief
Amnesiac (2001) and Hail to the Thief (2003): Yes, more Stanley Donwood! The first illustrates a minotaur crying; the second illustrates how Thom Yorke comes up with his lyrics. Photograph: PR
The EPS
The EPs. My Iron Lung (1994) bridged the gap between Pablo Honey and the much more sophisticated The Bends visually as well as aurally. Airbag/How Am I Driving? (1998) - released only in North America, where it was nominated for a Grammy - showed how fruitful the OK Computer sessions were, collecting such album-worthy B-sides as A Reminder and Polyethylene (Parts 1 & 2). I Might Be Wrong (2001) was a live 'mini-album' that showcased live versions of some of the tracks off Kid A and Amnesiac. Photograph: PR
Meeting People is Easy
Meeting People is Easy (1998): Stanley Donwood designed the packaging for this rockumentary DVD as well. Basically, it sums up No Logo in one picture... two years before Naomi Klein released her book. Spooky! Photograph: PR
The Eraser, Bodysong
The Eraser (2006) and Bodysong (2003): Donwood designed the cover art for both Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood's solo albums, too. So: Would you pay £40 for the In Rainbows 'discbox'? Photograph: PR
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