Radiohead will be unveiling its eighth studio album, The King of Limbs,' this week, and as they did in 2007, the band is planning on releasing it in a decidedly unique way.
On Valentine's Day, the band announced that their new full-length album will be released for download on Feb. 19 and in physical form on March 28, with an elaborately packaged "newspaper" version coming out on May 9.
Unlike in 2007, when the group allowed fans to pay any amount they wanted for 'In Rainbows,' Radiohead's new album will have a set price -- £6 for the digital version and £30 for the newspaper packaged set. On the album's official website, the group heralded 'Limbs' as (perhaps) the world's first "newspaper album." The packaged album includes two 10" vinyl records, a CD, large pieces of artwork, and 625 smaller pieces of art -- all of which will be held within a full-color piece of "oxo-degradable" plastic. One lucky owner of the digital version will also receive an autographed, two-track 12" vinyl record, though it's not clear what music will be included on the record.
Though some may interpret this release as a sign that Radiohead has "abandoned" the "pay what you want" model, band manager Chris Hufford said that the strategy simply represents a "logical progression" in the group's ongoing experiment with today's shifting corporate landscape.
King Of Limbs Website
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