{"product_id":"radiohead-a-moon-shaped-pool-2-180g-vinyl-lp","title":"Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool [2× 180g Vinyl LP]","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRadiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool [2× 180g Vinyl LP]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2× Vinyl LP, Album, Gatefold, Stereo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e XLLP790\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 634904079017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Art Rock \/ Chamber Pop \/ Electronic \/ Alternative\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e XL Recordings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17 June 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180 Gram Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Moon Shaped Pool\u003c\/em\u003e is the ninth studio album by Radiohead, released on XL Recordings on 17 June 2016, and one of the most emotionally devastating records of their career. Work began in Radiohead's Oxfordshire studio in September 2014 with their long-term producer and informal sixth member \u003cstrong\u003eNigel Godrich\u003c\/strong\u003e, who made the deliberate decision to abandon the sampling software and computer-based methods that had defined \u003cem\u003eThe King of Limbs\u003c\/em\u003e (2011) in favour of recording to \u003cstrong\u003eanalogue tape\u003c\/strong\u003e using multitrack recorders — a process inspired, Godrich has said, by Motown and early David Bowie records. Tracking sessions continued at \u003cstrong\u003eLa Fabrique studio in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France\u003c\/strong\u003e, where Jonny Greenwood estimated that 80% of the album was recorded in just two weeks. Godrich subsequently mixed and edited the album in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album occupies a distinctive position in Radiohead's catalogue as a synthesis of their entire career — the electronic experimentation and textural density of the \u003cem\u003eKid A\u003c\/em\u003e\/\u003cem\u003eAmnesiac\u003c\/em\u003e era interlacing with the emotional directness of \u003cem\u003eThe Bends\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIn Rainbows\u003c\/em\u003e. It incorporates art rock, folk, chamber music, ambient and baroque pop, unified by \u003cstrong\u003eJonny Greenwood's\u003c\/strong\u003e orchestral arrangements for strings and choir, performed throughout by the \u003cstrong\u003eLondon Contemporary Orchestra\u003c\/strong\u003e and conducted by \u003cstrong\u003eHugh Brunt\u003c\/strong\u003e. The strings are not decorative but structural: they carry the weight of the album's emotional argument, most arrestingly on \u003cstrong\u003e\"Burn the Witch\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (where cellists were instructed to detune their cellos for a growling, destabilised effect), \u003cstrong\u003e\"Daydreaming\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the closing \u003cstrong\u003e\"True Love Waits\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — a song Radiohead had been attempting to record since 1995, finally realised here on solo piano and electronics. The album was mastered by \u003cstrong\u003eBob Ludwig\u003c\/strong\u003e and the artwork was created, as on every Radiohead release since \u003cem\u003eThe Bends\u003c\/em\u003e, by \u003cstrong\u003eStanley Donwood\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePersonal circumstances give the record its particular emotional charge. Thom Yorke separated from his partner of 23 years, \u003cstrong\u003eRachel Owen\u003c\/strong\u003e, during the sessions; she passed away from cancer in December 2016, seven months after the album's release. Godrich lost his father on the day the strings for \"Burn the Witch\" were recorded. The album opens with the word \"Stay\" and ends with the word \"Leave\". \u003cem\u003eA Moon Shaped Pool\u003c\/em\u003e debuted at \u003cstrong\u003enumber one in the UK\u003c\/strong\u003e and reached \u003cstrong\u003enumber three in the United States\u003c\/strong\u003e, and was named album of the year by \u003cem\u003eUncut\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNME\u003c\/em\u003e, and numerous other publications. It contains some of the most beloved individual tracks in the band's catalogue: \u003cstrong\u003e\"Burn the Witch\"\u003c\/strong\u003e with its Hitchcock-referencing stop-motion video; \u003cstrong\u003e\"Daydreaming\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson; \u003cstrong\u003e\"The Numbers\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, which addresses climate change; and \u003cstrong\u003e\"Ful Stop\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, the album's most viscerally propulsive moment, built from vocal loops recorded during the \u003cem\u003eKing of Limbs\u003c\/em\u003e tour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pressing on \u003cstrong\u003e2× 180 gram black vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e is presented in a \u003cstrong\u003egatefold sleeve\u003c\/strong\u003e with silver-foil embossed title detail — a physically elegant edition of one of the finest British rock albums of the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBurn the Witch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaydreaming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecks Dark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesert Island Disk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFul Stop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide C\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlass Eyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentikit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Numbers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide D\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresent Tense\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTinker Tailor Soldier Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar Man Thief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrue Love Waits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThom Yorke – Vocals, Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJonny Greenwood – Guitar, String \u0026amp; Choir Arrangements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColin Greenwood – Bass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEd O'Brien – Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilip Selway – Drums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClive Deamer – Additional Drums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNigel Godrich – Producer, Engineer, Mixer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSam Petts-Davies – Engineer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBob Ludwig – Mastering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLondon Contemporary Orchestra – Strings \u0026amp; Choir\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHugh Brunt – Conductor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStanley Donwood – Artwork \u0026amp; Design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabel – XL Recordings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Radiohead","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57560203231619,"sku":"XLLP790","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/files\/6fbb9eaa-866e-4f53-be20-b49fc067de3e.webp?v=1773226066","url":"https:\/\/vikingrecords.co.uk\/products\/radiohead-a-moon-shaped-pool-2-180g-vinyl-lp","provider":"Viking Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}