Mike44

The Bends (1995)

The Bends - 2016 - US - XL Recordings - XLLP780 - Vinyl

★★★★½ Jun 27, 2026

Album Everyone jumps straight to OK Computer when they talk Radiohead but this one deserves way more credit. It's more raw, and honestly has some of their best songs on it. Fake Plastic Trees, Just, Street Spirit Pressing For the pressing, skip the 2008 Capitol (flat and lifeless, everyone who owns one regrets it) and the more recent GZ Czech pressings. The one to get is the 2016 XL repress that uses the original UK metalwork On the turntable it sounds pretty great, Planet Telex opens up properly, and Fake Plastic Trees has real emotional weight to it. It's a touch quieter than the original Parlophone so crank it up a bit.. Street Spirit closing the record is haunting in the best way.

OK Computer (1997)

OK Computer - 1998 - UK - Parlophone - NODATA 02, 7243 8 55229 1 8 - Vinyl

★★★★★ Jun 27, 2026

Album OK Computer is one of those records for me just hits good. My favourites are Paranoid Android, Let Down, The Tourist, it's basically classics. Pressing Now the pressing. This 1998 UK Parlophone repress is the one people actually recommend when you ask around. The guitars have this crunch and texture that feels physical. Let Down is where it really comes to bne good. The Tourist closing out the record has drums you can actually feel. Not sure about the other pressings but this one is definitely good