Radiohead – Airbag / How Am I Driving?
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Capitol Records – C2 7243 8 58701 2 5 |
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US |
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Rock |
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Indie Rock |
Tracklist
| 1 | Airbag | 4:47 | |
| 2 | Pearly* | 3:33 | |
| 3 | Meeting In The Aisle | 3:09 | |
| 4 | A Reminder | 3:51 | |
| 5 | Polyethylene [Parts 1 & 2] | 4:22 | |
| 6 | Melatonin | 2:09 | |
| 7 | Palo Alto | 3:44 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – EMI Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – EMI Records Ltd.
- Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
- Published By – Warner Chappell Ltd.
- Pressed By – EMI Uden
Credits
- Artwork [Packaged By] – Chocolate*
- Recorded By [Committed To Tape By] – Nigel Godrich
- Written-By – Radiohead
Notes
This mini album is aimed at the USA.
From the Compact Disc and Cassette "OK Computer". Tracks 2-7 previously unreleased.
Why visit www.radiohead.com when you can go for a stroll in the sunshine instead?
Packaging: 4 Digipak with white disc tray. 12-page booklet glued to inner left .
From the Compact Disc and Cassette "OK Computer". Tracks 2-7 previously unreleased.
Why visit www.radiohead.com when you can go for a stroll in the sunshine instead?
Packaging: 4 Digipak with white disc tray. 12-page booklet glued to inner left .
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 7 2438-58701-2 5
- Barcode (Scanned): 724385870125
- Matrix / Runout: EMI UDEN 8587012 @ 2
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI L046
Other Versions (5 of 11)
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Melatonin (Cassette, Compilation, Unofficial Release) | Always Records | ALR 527 | Russia | 1997 | ||
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New Submission
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Airbag / How Am I Driving? (Cassette, Mini-Album, Compilation, Unofficial Release) | EMI | FAT 586-2 | Indonesia | 1997 | ||
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Airbag / How Am I Driving? (CD, Mini-Album, Compilation, Club Edition, Digipak) | Capitol Records | C2 7243 8 58701 2 5 | US | 1998 | ||
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Airbag / How Am I Driving? (CD, Mini-Album, Compilation, Unofficial Release) | Capitol Records (2) | C2 7243 8 58701 2 5 | Russia | 1998 | ||
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Airbag / How Am I Driving? (CD, Mini-Album, Compilation, Unofficial Release) | Capitol Records (2) | C2 7243 8 58701 2 5 | Russia | 1998 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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On the artwork of the back cover of this CD, in the lower left corner, there's a box that says "POWER FAILURE REPORT" with the date 08/01/1999 written next to it. August 1, 1999 happened to be the exact date I bought this EP. I now realize, Radiohead being British, that they probably meant January 8, 1999, but when I noticed this at the time it blew my 13-year-old American mind.
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I when this was quite rare before it was reissued and would fetch $70+ on eBay.
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Edited 8 years agoSome of Radiohead's best B-sides, and kind of a hint at the band's future releases.
It starts off with Airbag, the opening track of OK Computer, with its start-and-stop bassline and chopped-up drums.
It then moves on to Pearly*, which is a gorgeous piece of alt-rock. Every Muse song in existence has Pearly* to thank.
Next is their first instrumental track ever, Meeting in the Aisle. This little slice of trip-hop awesomeness is essentially the precursor to the style of Kid A.
A Reminder. Uhh... not much to say about this one.
Polyethylene (Parts 1&2). The Paranoid Android of Airbag/How Am I Driving?. The longest track, and, as you could guess, it's made of 2 parts. Part 1 is a little acoustic ditty, Part 2 is epic alt-rock with borderline nonsense lyrics.
Melatonin is a little synth ditty Thom wrote for his son as a lullaby. It's quite soothing, even though the lyrics get a bit dark near the end.
Finally, Palo Alto. It's like Pearly*, but happy!
All in all, one of their most underrated releases, if not their most underrated. I love the art, too.
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