RADIOHEAD THE BENDS VINYL LP ORIGINAL 1995 FIRST PRESS PCS 7372 A1/B1

	£		80
	$		106

Sanctuary Music

ARTIST:  RADIOHEAD

TITLE:  THE BENDS

LABEL:  PARLOPHONE/EMI

CAT. NO.:  PCS 7372

RUN-OUT MATRIX:  

Matrix / Runout (A, stamped): PCS 7372 A-01-01-2 SHE'S OUT WITH HER ANSWERPHONE D

Matrix / Runout (B, stamped): PCS 7372 B-01-01-2 (NICE DREAM) D

FORMAT:  VINYL LP

RELEASDE DATE: 13/03/1995

INFORMATION/BACKGROUND:

The Bends is the second studio album by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, released on 13 March 1995 by Parlophone. The Bends was produced by John Leckie at EMI's studios in London, and engineered by Nigel Godrich, who would go on to produce all future albums by the band. Featuring five charting singles, the album also marked the beginning of a shift in aesthetics and themes for the band, with greater use of keyboards, and more abrasive guitar tracks balancing subtler ones. The introspective grunge-influenced style of Pablo Honey evolved into more multi-layered rock with cryptic lyrics and larger ideas, as the band and singer Thom Yorke reacted against the rigors of near-constant world tours.

My Iron Lung was released as an EP and later, "High and Dry" was released as an A-side with "Planet Telex" as the B-side. "Fake Plastic Trees" was released as the second single, with "Just" as the album's third. "Street Spirit (Fade Out)", the final single and last song on the album, became their first top five UK hit.

The album was subject to greater critical acclaim than their debut Pablo Honey (1993), receiving an enthusiastic critical reaction, and it reached number four in the UK Albums Chart However, it failed to build on the commercial success of their single "Creep" outside the United Kingdom, and it peaked on the American charts at number 88. Although it lacked the instant success of later Radiohead albums, The Bends achieved triple platinum sales certifications in the UK and Canada and platinum sales in the United States and the European Union. In the years since its release, the album has frequently appeared in listener polls and critics' lists of the best albums of all time.

TRACK LIST: 

1.            "Planet Telex"                                  4:19

2.            "The Bends"                                      4:06

3.            "High and Dry"                                 4:17

4.            "Fake Plastic Trees"                         4:50

5.            "Bones"                                              3:09

6.            "(Nice Dream)"                                 3:53

7.            "Just"                                                  3:54

8.            "My Iron Lung"                                 4:36

9.            "Bullet Proof..I Wish I Was"          3:28

10.          "Black Star"                                      4:07

11.          "Sulk"                                                 3:42

12.          "Street Spirit (Fade Out)"              4:12

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