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==Reissues and compilations== Radiohead's record contract with [[EMI]], the parent company of Parlophone, ended in 2003. EMI retained the rights to Radiohead's material recorded under their contract, including ''OK Computer''.<ref>{{citation | first = Adam | last = Sherwin | title = EMI accuses Radiohead after group's demands for more fell on deaf ears | url = https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list/profile/article/emi-accuses-radiohead-after-groups-demands-for-more-fell-on-deaf-ears-rlxzn35rvk3 | newspaper = [[The Times]] | date = 28 December 2007 | access-date = 4 February 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150204235954/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/music/article2414653.ece | archive-date = 4 February 2015 | url-status = live }}</ref> In 2007, EMI released ''[[Radiohead Box Set]]'', a compilation of albums recorded while Radiohead were signed to EMI.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |last=Nestruck |first=Kelly |date=8 November 2007 |title=EMI stab Radiohead in the back catalogue |url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2207489,00.html |access-date=22 November 2007 |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London}}</ref> On 19 August 2008, EMI reissued ''OK Computer'' as a double LP as part of the "From the Capitol Vaults" series, along with other Radiohead albums.<ref>{{cite web |date=10 July 2008 |title=Coldplay, Radiohead to be reissued on vinyl |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplay-396-1336094 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216012653/http://www.nme.com/news/coldplay/37969 |archive-date=16 February 2012 |access-date=2 November 2011 |website=[[NME]] }}</ref> It became the tenth-bestselling vinyl record of 2008, selling almost 10,000 copies.<ref name="PETEY V">{{citation | first = Petey | last = V | title = Animal Collective Rides Vinyl Wave into '09, Massive 2008 Vinyl Sales Figures Confuse Everyone but B-52s Fans | url = http://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/animal-collective-rides-vinyl-wave-09-massive-2008-vinyl-sales-figures-confuse-everyone-b | magazine = [[Tiny Mix Tapes]] | date = 9 January 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100924015145/http://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/animal-collective-rides-vinyl-wave-09-massive-2008-vinyl-sales-figures-confuse-everyone-b | archive-date = 24 September 2010 | url-status = live }}</ref> The reissue was connected in the press to the [[Vinyl revival|resurgence of interest in vinyl]] in the early 21st century.<ref>{{citation | first = Daniel | last = Kreps | title = Radiohead, Neutral Milk Hotel Help Vinyl Sales Almost Double in 2008 | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/radiohead-neutral-milk-hotel-help-vinyl-sales-almost-double-in-2008-20090108 | magazine = [[Rolling Stone]] | date = 8 January 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110731134553/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/radiohead-neutral-milk-hotel-help-vinyl-sales-almost-double-in-2008-20090108 | archive-date = 31 July 2011 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{citation | title = The 7in. revival β fans get back in the groove | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-7in-revival--fans-get-back-in-the-groove-870493.html | newspaper = [[The Independent]] | date = 18 July 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101101063232/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-7in-revival--fans-get-back-in-the-groove-870493.html | archive-date = 1 November 2010}}</ref> ===2009 "Collector's Edition" reissue=== {{Album ratings | title = "Collector's Edition" ratings | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic reissue"/> | rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' | rev2score = A<ref name="AV reissue"/> | rev3 = ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' | rev3score = 100/100<ref name="Paste 2009"/> | rev4 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' | rev4score = 10/10<ref name="Pitchfork reissue"/> | rev5 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' | rev5score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="RS reissue"/> | rev6 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' | rev6score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="Q Collectors">{{citation | first = Victoria | last = Segal | title = Reissues: Radiohead | magazine = [[Q (magazine)|Q]] | date = May 2009}}</ref> | rev7 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'' | rev7score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="RICHARDS"/> }}On 24 March 2009, EMI reissued ''OK Computer'' as an expanded "Collector's Edition", alongside ''Pablo Honey'' and ''The Bends'', without Radiohead's involvement. The reissue was released in a 2-CD edition and an expanded 2-CD, 1-DVD edition. The first disc contains the original album, the second disc contains [[A-side and B-side|B-sides]] collected from ''OK Computer'' singles and live recording sessions, and the DVD contains a collection of music videos and a live television performance.<ref name="FITZMAURICE">{{citation |last=Fitzmaurice |first=Larry |title=Radiohead's First Three Albums Reissued with Extras |date=15 January 2009 |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |url=https://www.spin.com/2009/01/radioheads-first-three-albums-reissued-extras/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122214440/http://spin.com/articles/radioheads-first-three-albums-reissued-extras |archive-date=22 January 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> All the material had been previously released and the music was not remastered.<ref name="DOMBAL reissue">{{citation | first = Ryan | last = Dombal | title = Radiohead's First Three Albums Reissued and Expanded | url = https://pitchfork.com/news/34391-radioheads-first-three-albums-reissued-and-expanded/ | magazine = [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | date = 14 January 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090317215443/http://pitchfork.com/news/34391-radioheads-first-three-albums-reissued-and-expanded/ | archive-date = 17 March 2009 | url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="MCCARTHY2">{{cite magazine |last=McCarthy |first=Sean |date=18 December 2009 |title=The Best Re-Issues of 2009: 18: Radiohead: ''Pablo Honey'' / ''The Bends'' / ''OK Computer'' / ''Kid A'' / ''Amnesiac'' / ''Hail to the Thief'' |url=https://www.popmatters.com/best-album-re-issues-2009-2496140735.html |url-status=live |magazine=[[PopMatters]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091220175703/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/117848-the-best-re-issues-of-2009/ |archive-date=20 December 2009 |access-date=29 August 2011}}</ref> [[AllMusic]],<ref name="Allmusic reissue">{{citation | first = Stephen Thomas | last = Erlewine | author-link = Stephen Thomas Erlewine | title = OK Computer [Collector's Edition] [2CD/1DVD] | url = https://www.allmusic.com/album/ok-computer-collectors-edition-2cd1dvd-r1503993/review | magazine = [[AllMusic]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120512104033/https://www.allmusic.com/album/ok-computer-collectors-edition-2cd1dvd-r1503993/review | archive-date = 12 May 2012 | url-status = live}}</ref> ''Uncut'',<ref name="RICHARDS">{{citation | title = Album review: Radiohead Reissues β Collectors Editions | date = 8 April 2009 | url = http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/radiohead/reviews/13013 | newspaper = [[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] | last = Richards | first = Sam | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101206061947/http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/radiohead/reviews/13013 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 6 December 2010}}</ref> ''Q'',<ref name="Q Collectors" /> ''Rolling Stone'',<ref name="RS reissue">{{citation | first = Will | last = Hermes | title = ''OK Computer'' (Collector's Edition) | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/ok-computer-collectors-edition-20090430 | magazine = [[Rolling Stone]] | date = 30 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130122002857/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/ok-computer-collectors-edition-20090430 | archive-date = 22 January 2013 | url-status = live}}</ref> ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]''<ref name="Paste 2009">{{citation | last = Kemp | first = Mark | author-link = Mark Kemp | url = https://pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/03/radiohead-pablo-honey-the-bends-ok-computer-reissu.html | title = Radiohead: Pablo Honey, The Bends, OK Computer (reissues) | magazine = [[Paste (magazine)|Spin]] | date = 27 March 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090330005140/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/03/radiohead-pablo-honey-the-bends-ok-computer-reissu.html | archive-date = 30 March 2009 | url-status = live }}</ref> and ''[[PopMatters]]<ref name="MCCARTHY2" />'' praised the supplemental material, but with reservations. Scott Plagenhoef of ''Pitchfork'' awarded the reissue a [[List of albums awarded 10 by Pitchfork|perfect score]], arguing that it was worth buying for fans who did not already own the extra material. Plagenhoef said: "That the band had nothing to do with these is beside the point: this is the final word on these records, if for no other reason that the [[The Beatles Stereo Box Set|Beatles' September 9 remaster campaign]] is, arguably, the end of the CD era."<ref name="Pitchfork reissue">{{cite web | first = Scott | last = Plagenhoef | title = Radiohead: ''Pablo Honey'': Collector's Edition / ''The Bends'': Collector's Edition / ''OK Computer'': Collector's Edition | url = https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12938-pablo-honey-collectors-edition-the-bends-collectors-edition-ok-computer-collectors-edition/ | magazine = [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | date = 16 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090417043256/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12938-pablo-honey-collectors-edition-the-bends-collectors-edition-ok-computer-collectors-edition/ | archive-date = 17 April 2009 | url-status = live}}</ref> ''The A.V. Club'' writer Josh Modell praised the bonus disc and DVD, and said ''OK Computer'' was "the perfect synthesis of Radiohead's seemingly conflicted impulses".<ref name="AV reissue">{{citation |first = Josh |last = Modell |title = Pablo Honey'' / ''The Bends'' / ''OK Computer |url = https://www.avclub.com/radiohead-1798205963 |magazine = [[The A.V. Club]] |date = 3 April 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111015041153/http://www.avclub.com/articles/radiohead,26177/ |archive-date = 15 October 2011 |url-status = live }}</ref> === XL reissues === In April 2016, [[XL Recordings]] acquired Radiohead's back catalogue. The EMI reissues, released without Radiohead's approval, were removed from streaming services.<ref name="Catalog">{{cite magazine |last=Christman |first=Ed |date=4 April 2016 |title=Radiohead's Early Catalog Moves From Warner Bros. to XL |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/radioheads-early-catalog-warner-bros-xl/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=6 May 2017}}</ref> In May 2016, XL reissued Radiohead's back catalogue on vinyl, including ''OK Computer''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Spice |first=Anton |date=6 May 2016 |title=Radiohead to reissue entire catalogue on vinyl |url=http://www.thevinylfactory.com/vinyl-factory-news/radiohead-reissue-entire-catalogue-vinyl/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826093045/http://www.thevinylfactory.com/vinyl-factory-news/radiohead-reissue-entire-catalogue-vinyl/ |archive-date=26 August 2016 |access-date=6 May 2017 |website=[[The Vinyl Factory]]}}</ref> On 23 June 2017, Radiohead released a 20th-anniversary ''OK Computer'' reissue, ''[[OKNOTOK 1997 2017]],'' on XL. It includes a remastered version of the album, plus eight B-sides and three previously unreleased tracks: "[[I Promise (Radiohead song)|I Promise]]", "[[Man of War (song)|Man of War]]" and "[[Lift (Radiohead song)|Lift]]". The special edition includes books of artwork and notes and an [[Compact Cassette|audio cassette]] of demos and session recordings, including previously unreleased songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/ok-computer-oknotok-1997-2017|title=OK Computer β OKNOTOK 1997-2017 - Record Collector Magazine|last=Atkins|first=Jamie|date=22 June 2017|website=Record Collector|access-date=23 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625083556/http://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/ok-computer-oknotok-1997-2017|archive-date=25 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''OKNOTOK'' debuted at number two on the [[UK Albums Chart|UK Album Chart]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20170630/7502/|title=Official Albums Chart Top 100|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|language=en|access-date=9 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909113733/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20170630/7502/|archive-date=9 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> boosted by Radiohead's third headline performance at [[Glastonbury Festival 2017|Glastonbury Festival]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markbeech/2017/06/26/the-glastonbury-effect-radiohead-back-at-top-of-u-k-chart-foo-fighters-follow/|title=The Glastonbury Effect: Radiohead Back At Top Of U.K. Chart, Foo Fighters Follow|last=Beech|first=Mark|work=Forbes|access-date=27 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627000813/https://www.forbes.com/sites/markbeech/2017/06/26/the-glastonbury-effect-radiohead-back-at-top-of-u-k-chart-foo-fighters-follow/#496824ad5506|archive-date=27 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> It was the best-selling album in independent UK record shops for a year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/radiohead-tops-list-of-bestselling-albums-in-independent-record-stores-36826977.html|title=Radiohead tops list of best-selling albums in independent record stores |work=Irish Independent|access-date=21 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421232612/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/radiohead-tops-list-of-bestselling-albums-in-independent-record-stores-36826977.html|archive-date=21 April 2018|url-status=live|author-first1=Laura|author-last1=Harding|date=20 April 2018}}</ref> ===''MiniDiscs [Hacked]''=== {{main|MiniDiscs (Hacked)}} In early June 2019, nearly 18 hours of demos, outtakes and other material recorded during the ''OK Computer'' period [[music leak|leaked online]]. On 11 June, Radiohead made the archive available to stream or purchase from the music sharing site [[Bandcamp]] for 18 days, with proceeds going to the environmental advocacy group [[Extinction Rebellion]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Terry|first=Josh|title=Radiohead Officially Release 18 Hours of Leaked 'OK Computer' Sessions|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/radiohead-release-18-hours-of-leaked-ok-computer-demos/|website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|access-date=11 June 2019|date=11 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611175313/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xwn753/radiohead-release-18-hours-of-leaked-ok-computer-demos|archive-date=11 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
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